Junior hockey in Bulgaria

Junior hockey in Bulgaria has historically consisted of leagues ranging from U10 to U18. The competitions are sanctioned by the Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation

Champions

U18

• 2022-23: NSA Sofia
• 2021-22: Slavia Sofia
• 2020-21: NSA Sofia
• 2019-20: NSA Sofia
• 2018-19: NSA Sofia
• 2017-18: CSKA Sofia
• 2016-17: NSA Sofia
• 2015-16: Slavia Sofia
• 2014-15: CSKA Sofia
• 2012-13: Slavia Sofia

U17

• 1993-94: Slavia Sofia

U16

• 2022-23: Slavia Sofia
• 2021-22: Slavia Sofia
• 2020-21: NSA Sofia
• 2019-20: NSA Sofia
• 2018-19: NSA Sofia
• 2017-18: CSKA Sofia
• 2016-17: 1. CSKA Sofia, 2. NSA Sofia, 3. Irbis-Skate Sofia
• 2015-16: HC Morski Drakoni Varna
• 2012-13: Slavia Sofia
• 2011-12: Slavia Sofia
• 2010-11: Slavia Sofia
• 2009-10: CSKA Sofia
• 2008-09: Slavia Sofia
• 2007-08: Slavia Sofia

U15

• 1993-94: Etro 92 Veliko Tarnovo
• 1992-93: Levski Sofia

U14

• 2022-23: 5th place: CSKA-Levski 5:0 Forfeit, SF: NSA-Slavia 6:3, Irbis-Balkan 4:1, 3rd place: Slavia-Balkan 7:3, F: NSA-Irbis 7:0, final ranking: 1. NSA Sofia, 2. Irbis-Skate Sofia, 3. Slavia Sofia, 4. Balkan Botevgrad, 5. CSKA Sofia, 6. SK Levski Sofia
• 2021-22: 1. NSA Sofia, 2. SK Levski Sofia, 3. Irbis-Skate Sofia, 4. Slavia Sofia, 5. CSKA Sofia, 6. Balkan Botevgrad
• 2020-21: A Group: 1. Slavia Sofia 15 pts, 2. Irbis-Skate Sofia 13 pts, 3. NSA Sofia 5 pts, 4. CSKA Sofia 3 pts. B Group: 5. SK Levski Sofia 12 pts, 6. Balkan Botevgrad 6 pts, 7. HC Levski Sofia 0 pts.
• 2019-20: not completed due to COVID-19 (game results: 10/26: HC Levski-SK Levski 17:2, NSA-CSKA 4:3, 11/9: Slavia-CSKA 9:1, 11/9: Balkan-HC Levski 10:1, 11/10: NSA-Irbis 1:0 OT, 12/15: Slavia-NSA 5:2, 12/21: SK Levski-Balkan 1:0 SO, 12/22: Irbis-SK Levski 8:1, 1/11: NSA-CSKA 5:2, 1/12: Slavia-Irbis 6:1, 2/1: Slavia-NSA 6:3, 2/2: NSA-Irbis 1:0, 2/9: SK Levski-Balkan 11:0, 2/16: Balkan-HC Levski 6:1, 2/23: Slavia-Irbis 7:1, 2/23: CSKA-NSA 4:3 OT)
• 2018-19: A Group: 1. Slavia Sofia 15 pts, 2. CSKA Sofia 14 pts, 3. NSA Sofia 7 pts, 4. Irbis-Skate Sofia 0 pts. B Group: 5. Balkan Botevgrad 6 pts, 6. Levski Sofia 0 pts, 7. SKHL Varna 0 pts.
• 2017-18: reported results: Slavia-Irbis 4:1, CSKA-Iceberg 4:0, Slavia-Iceberg 7:2, Iceberg-Irbis 3:1, CSKA-Slavia 3:1, Iceberg-Irbis 3:0, Slavia-Balkan 12:1, CSKA-NSA 6:0 , final ranking: 1. CSKA Sofia, 2. Slavia Sofia, 3. NSA Sofia, 4. Balkan Botevgrad, 5. Iceberg Sofia, 6. Irbis-Skate Sofia, 7. Levski Sofia
• 2016-17: 1. NSA Sofia, 2. SK Levski Sofia, 3. CSKA Sofia, 4. Slavia Sofia, 5. Irbis-Skate Sofia, 6. HC Levski Sofia
• 2014-15: CSKA Sofia
• 2007-08: Slavia Sofia
• 2006-07: Slavia Sofia
• 2005-06: Slavia Sofia

U12

• 2022-23: SF: Slavia-CSKA 13:3, Irbis-NSA 4:0, F: Irbis-Slavia 4:3 OT, final ranking: 1. Irbis-Skate Sofia, 2. Slavia Sofia, 3. NSA Sofia, 4. CSKA Sofia, 5. SK Levski Sofia, 6. HC Levski Sofia, 7. Balkan Botevgrad
• 2021-22: A Group: 1. Irbis Skate Sofia 17 pts, 2. Balkan Botevgrad 8 pts, 3. Slavia Sofia 7 pts, 4. NSA Sofia 4 pts. B Group: 5. SK Levski Sofia 10 pts, 6. CSKA Sofia 8 pts, 7. HC Levski Sofia 0 pts.
• 2020-21: A Group: 1. NSA Sofia 18 pts, 2. Slavia Sofia 9 pts, 3. Balkan Botevgrad 9 pts, 4. SK Levski Sofia 0 pts. Group B: 5. Irbis-Skate Sofia 12 pts, 6. CSKA Sofia 5 pts, 7. HC Levski Sofia 1 pt.
• 2019-20: not completed due to COVID-19 (10/19: HC Levski-Slavia 7:6, 10/19: Balkan-Levski 15:3, 10/27: CSKA-Sofia 19:3, 11/2: Slavia-Irbis 7:6, 11/2: NSA-HC Levski 6:1, 11/2: CSKA-Balkan 8:4, 11/16: HC Levski-Irbis 3:1, 11/17: NSA-Slavia 12:0, 11/23: CSKA-Irbis 7:3, 1/4: Irbis-Balkan 7:3, 1/4: Slavia-CSKA 8:6, 1/25: Irbis-HC Levski 4:0, 1/26: SK Levski-CSKA 5:0, 1/26: NSA-Slavia 6:0, 2/9: NSA-CSKA 12:0, 2/22: NSA-SK Levski 6:1)
• 2018-19: A Group: 1. Slavia Sofia 15 pts, 2. Irbis Skate Sofia 15 pts, 3. NSA Sofia 5 pts, 4. HC Levski Sofia 1 pt. B Group: 5. CSKA Sofia 12 pts, 6. Balkan Botevgrad 6 pts, 7. Spartak Sofia 0 pts, 8. SKHL Varna 0 pts.
• 2017-18: reported results: NSA-Iceberg 5:1, Slavia-CSKA 5:0, Slavia-Levski 5:0, Levski-Irbis 12:6, Irbis-Iceberg 4:1, Slavia-Balkan 9:0, Iceberg-CSKA 6:1, Irbis-NSA 1:0 OT, Irbis-Iceberg 1:0, Levski SF-Balkan 7:1, Slavia-NSA 6:3, NSA-Iceberg 3:0, SK Levski-HC Levski 13:0, final ranking: 1. Slavia Sofia, 2. Irbis-Skate Sofia, 3. NSA Sofia, 4. Iceberg Sofia, 5. CSKA Sofia, 6. SK Levski Sofia, 7. HC Levski Sofia, 8. Balkan Botevgrad
• 2016-17: 1. CSKA Sofia, 2. Slavia Sofia, 3. NSA Sofia, 4. SK Levski Sofia, 5. Irbis-Skate Sofia, 6. HC Morski Drakoni Varna, 7. Iceberg Sofia, 8. HC Levski Sofia
• 2014-15: NSA Sofia
• 2007-08: Slavia Sofia

U11

• 2006-07: Akademika Sofia

U10

• 2022-23: 5th place: Levski-Iceberg 3:0, 3rd place: Irbis-CSKA 6:0, F: Slavia-NSA 10:4, final ranking: 1. Slavia Sofia, 2. NSA Sofia, 3. Irbis-Skate Sofia, 4. CSKA Sofia, 5. HC Levski Sofia, 6. Iceberg Sofia, 7. SK Levski Sofia
• 2021-22: 1. Slavia Sofia, 2. Irbis-Skate Sofia, 3. CSKA Sofia, 4. NSA Sofia, 5. SK Levski Sofia, 6. HC Levski Sofia, 7. Iceberg Sofia
• 2020-21: 1. Slavia Sofia 20 pts, 2. Irbis-Skate Sofia 19 pts, 3. NSA Sofia 14 pts, 4. CSKA Sofia 13 pts, 5. Iceberg Sofia 9 pts, 6. HC Levski Sofia 6 pts, 7. SK Levski Sofia 3 pts, 8. Balkan Botevgrad 0 pts
• 2019-20: 1. Balkan Botevgrad 36 pts, 2. Slavia Sofia 26 pts, 3. Irbis-Skate Sofia 24 pts, 4. NSA Sofia 21 pts, 5. CSKA Sofia 12 pts, 6. HC Levski Sofia 3 pts, 7. SK Levski Sofia 1 pt
• 2018-19 1. NSA Sofia 33 pts, 2. Slavia Sofia 32 pts, 3. Balkan Botevgrad 25 pts, 4. Irbis-Skate Sofia 21 pts, 5. CSKA Sofia 12 pts, 6. Levski Sofia 6 pts, 7. Spartak Sofia 0 pts.
• 2017-18: reported results: Slavia-Iceberg 19:2, Levski-Irbis 12:6, Irbis-Iceberg 18:0, NSA-Slavia 11:4, NSA-Iceberg 24:0, CSKA-Slavia 9:3

References

European Hockey Overview

Top-Level Leagues

International Alps Hockey League - BeNe League - Erste Liga - International Hockey League - Kontinental Hockey League National Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom

Second-Level Leagues

Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Slovakia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine

Third-Level Leagues

Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Scotland - Slovakia - Sweden - Switzerland

Fourth-Level and lower Leagues

Austria - Belgium (4, 5) - Czech Republic (4, 5) - Finland (4, 5, 6, 7) - France - Germany (4, 5) - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands (4, 5, 6, 7) - Norway (4, 5, 6, 7) - Poland - Russia (Night League, Amateur Leagues) - Sweden (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Switzerland (4, 5, 6, 7)

Cup Competitions

Cups Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - East Germany - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands (Cup, Ron Berteling Schaal) - Norway - Poland - Romania - Scotland - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Soviet Union - Spain - Switzerland - Ukraine - Yugoslavia Supercups Belgium - Estonia - Hungary - Italy - Poland - Netherlands - Slovenia - Spain

Defunct Leagues

Soviet Union - Russia - Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - West Germany - East Germany - Ireland - Luxembourg - Macedonia - Malta - Portugal - Alpenliga - Interliga - Inter-National League - North Sea Cup - Panonian League - Eastern European - Balkan League (1994-1997) - Baltic League (2001) - Baltic Hockey League (2020) - Carpathian League - Slohokej Liga - Balkan Ice Hockey League - English League - English National League - Scottish National League - British Hockey League - Ice Hockey Superleague - German Championship - Swedish Championship - Klass I - Svenska Serien - Elitserien - Swedish Division I - SM-sarja - Swiss National Championship - Swiss International Championship

Women's Leagues

International leagues Elite Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup National leagues Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland (1, 2, 3, U20, U18, U16) - France - Germany (1, 2, 3, Cup) - Great Britain (England U16) - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (U18) - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden (1, 2, 3, 4, U20) - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine Defunct leagues Czechoslovakia - Interliga - Low Countries Cup

Junior Leagues

Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany (East Germany) - Great Britain - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (Soviet Union) - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - Yugoslavia

University Leagues

European University Hockey League - Czech Republic - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL, MSHL, SHLC, SHLMO, SibSHL, SPSHL) - Sweden