BC Yambol explained

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Yambol
Leagues:NBL
Capacity:3,000
Location:Yambol, Bulgaria
Colors:Yellow and Blue
President:Valentin Revanski
Coach:Toni Dechev
Championships:1 Bulgarian Championship
Website:yambolbasketball.com
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BC Yambol (Bulgarian: БК „Ямбол“) is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Yambol. Founded in 1945, Yambol has won the Bulgarian championship once as Yambolgas. They play their home matches at the Diana Hall. The team is a regular first league participant. Former names of the club are Luskov, Tundja, Yambolen and Yambolgas.

History

Founded in 1945, the club joined the third edition of the Bulgarian Championship to become the first participant of this basketball championship based outside of the capital Sofia.

In 1976 the club, as "Luskov"-Yambol, appointed Simeon Varchev as new head coach, who work there until 1980. He recruit some new young players including Georgi Glouchkov, the first bulgarian played in NBA. In 1977 they won the first medal for the club, third place in the Bulgarian Cup and in 1979 the bronze medal in Bulgarian Championship. In 1980 Georgi Glouchkov moved to PBC CSKA Sofia, captain of the team Ivan Angelov retired, and even though Varchev and Ivan Glavov (one of the leading playmakers in league the time) stayed, the club relegated in to the second tier.

Yambol stayed there until 1992, when it got promoted and since then remains in the top flight.[1] The coach of the club was Ivan Cholakov, who was team head coach in two periods- 1989-2002 and 2004-2013. In 2002, with the name of Yambolgas by sponsorship reasons, the club won the Bulgarian Championship after winning to Lukoil Academic by 3–0 in the final series.[2]

Honours

In Europe

BC Yambol played in FIBA Korać Cup (2000, 2001), FIBA Europe Champions Cup for Men 2003/Conference South and NEBL Open 2001/2002.

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RoundTeam Home  Away 
Elimination Round I KK Kumanovo104–7882–80
Elimination Round II KK FMP65–6762–75
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RoundTeamHome  Away 
Group Stage
(Conference South)
Peristeri B.C.66–7268–93
Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.76–7071–97
KK Vojvodina Srbijagas97–9185–72
Karşıyaka Basket82–6972–78
KK Rabotnički85–7369–75
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Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos.PostseasonBulgarian Cup
1992–931A-18align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist2–120-2align=left bgcolor=#97DEFFFourth
1993–941A-112align=left R1612–180-2
1994–952A-2
1995–961A-17align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist9–131-2First round
1996–971A-18align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist9–130-2
1997–981A-17align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist10–121-2
1998–991A-14align=left bgcolor=#97DEFFFourth14–83-6align=left bgcolor=#97DEFFFourth
1999–001A-13align=left bgcolor=#cc9966Third20–86-5align=left bgcolor=#cc9966Third
2000–011A-12align=left bgcolor=silverRunner-up23–55-4align=left bgcolor=#cc9966Third
2001–021A-11align=left bgcolor=goldChampion23–58–1align=left bgcolor=#cc9966Third
2002–031A-13align=left bgcolor=#cc9966Third21–75–4align=left bgcolor=#97DEFFFourth
2003–041A-17align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist8-202–2Quarterfinalist
2004–051A-15align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist12–163–2Quarterfinalist
2005–061A-13align=left bgcolor=#97DEFFFourth13–132–6align=left bgcolor=#97DEFFFourth
2006–071A-17align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist7–110–2Quarterfinalist
2007–081A-17align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist11–212–3Quarterfinalist
2008–091NBL6align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist7–171–2First round
2009–101NBL4align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist14–141–2Quarterfinalist
2010–111NBL6align=left bgcolor=#cc9966Third10–184–3align=left bgcolor=#97DEFFFourth
2011–121NBL3align=left bgcolor=#cc9966Third18–105–4align=left bgcolor=#97DEFFFourth
2012–131NBL5align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist13–141-2align=left bgcolor=#97DEFFFourth
2013–141NBL5align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist13–110–2Quarterfinalist
2014–151NBL7align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist8–161–2align=left bgcolor=#97DEFFFourth
2015–161NBL8align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist7-20 0-2Quarterfinalist
2016–171NBL8 align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist 7-170-2Quarterfinalist
2017–181NBL7align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist 8-161-2Quarterfinalist
2018–191NBL7align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist 8-160-2Quarterfinalist
2019–201NBL10Canceled2-17DNQ
2020–211NBL7align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist9-150-2align=left bgcolor=#97DEFFSemifinalist
2021–221NBL8align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0Quarterfinalist9-180-2align=left Quarterfinalist
2022-231NBL9DNQ9-21DNQalign=left Quarterfinalist
2023-241NBL
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Notable players

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Head coaches

1During the 2001–02 season, Vitaly Lebedintsev coached 6 regular season games. Lebedintsev was fired on November 2001, and Ivan Cholakov coached the remaining season games.
2During the 2010–11 season, Ivailo Stoimenov coached 7 regular season games. Stoimenov resigned on November 29, 2010, and Ivan Cholakov coached the remaining season games.
3During the 2015–16 season, Ninoslav Marjanovic coached 9 regular season games. Marjanovic resigned on December 5, 2015.
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External links

Notes and References

  1. http://yambolbasketball.com/history/history-resume.php history-resume (in bulgarian language)
  2. http://yambolbasketball.com/playoffs/scores/playoff-scores02.php bulgarian playoffs 2002
  3. http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_MsfTeemRHYovSUdkYV76x0.roundID_2555.season_2000.teamID_5322.html Yambol in Korac Cup 2000
  4. http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_MsfTeemRHYovSUdkYV76x0.roundID_2556.season_2001.teamID_5322.html Yambol in Korac Cup 2001
  5. http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_3PFNKyhLHWIYKHG2fZORy3.roundID_3553.season_2003.teamID_5322.html Yambol in Euro Challenge 2003
  6. http://yambolbasketball.com/games/scores/scores16.php results and standings
  7. http://yambolbasketball.com/players/players-list.php all players
  8. http://yambolbasketball.com/history/history-coaches.php all coaches