Bulgarian Hockey (1932-1940)

This page features information on ice hockey in Bulgaria between 1937 and 1940:

Results

1936-37

1/17: AC23 Sofia - FC13 Sofia 4:3 (0:1, 2:2, 2:0) @ Yunak Stadium - said to be first game of ice hockey in Bulgaria^[1]
1/30: AC23 Sofia - FC13 Sofia^[2]

1937-38

On December 24, 1937 it was noted that an ice hockey competition for the cup of the Col. S.z. Kusheva was planned, with four teams set to compete: Levski, AC23, FC13 and the Italian u-che (италианското у-че).^[3] On January 5, 1938, it was reported that FC13 Sofia and AC23 Sofia planned to play a game of ice hockey against one another in the near future.^[4] They tried to play it on January 9. "However, their attempt turned out to be rather unsuccessful. Perhaps it was due to the fact that the owner of the rink refused to give them enough space, so they had neither a mapped out field nor goals established according to the rules. In addition, many players were still far from being prepared for this difficult sport that requires a lot of skill. Only one or two made an exception. The idea of calling a Romanian team is very absurd. It probably only serves to advertise the rink."^[5]

1938-39

1/19: FC13 Sofia - AC23 Sofia 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0) - first game for Winter Sports Cup^[6]
2/4: FC13 Sofia - AC23 Sofia 1:1 - second game for Winter Sports Cup^[7]

1939-40

There were plans for the BOK (БОК) to organize a hockey competition featuring FC13, AC23, and the Skating Club from Sofia. It was hoped that two more clubs might be formed as well.^[8] No results were subsequently reported. On January 29 it was reported the Butsevo High School VI class had organized an ice hockey team that was training at Yunak Stadium and hoped to meet FC13 and AC23 in games.^[9]