BC Spartak Pleven

Spartak Pleven
Spartak Pleven logo
LeaguesNBL
Founded1947; 79 years ago (1947)
ArenaBalkanstroy Hall
Capacity1,500
LocationPleven, Bulgaria
PresidentTsvetan Antov
Championships2 Bulgarian Championships
1 Bulgarian Cup

BC Spartak Pleven (Bulgarian: БК „Спартак Плевен“) are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Pleven.

History

Founded in 1947, Spartak has been 2 time champions of Bulgaria, and 1 time Bulgarian Cup winners. They play their home matches at the Balkanstroy Hall. The team is a regular first league participant. Spartak Pleven has 13 seasons in the European club competitions since their international promotion in 1983. The club from the Northern Bulgarian city of Pleven has glorious victories over basketball giants like Real Madrid, Partizan Belgrade, Besiktas, Benfica, etc.

Spartak Pleven was eliminated by Turkish side Antalya BB in their 2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge campaign.

Honours

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Bulgarian Cup European competitions
2020–21 1 NBL 8th Quarterfinalist
2021–22 1 NBL 4th Quarterfinalist
2022–23 1 NBL 5th Quarterfinalist
2023–24 1 NBL 4th Runner-up R European North Basketball League RS 1-6
2024–25 1 NBL 4th Semifinalist R European North Basketball League RS 1-7
2025–26 1 NBL TBD TBD R European North Basketball League RS 3-5