Men Volleyball Bulgaria A RVG 1973-1974 - Champion Slavia Sofia
Final Rankingptwonlstsetspointsm
1.Slavia Sofia4019(6)258:27 2.151168/905 1.29121
2.CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3716(4)5(3)56:28 2.001132/971 1.16621
3.Akademik Sofia3312(5)9(3)47:39 1.211081/1004 1.07721
4.Levski-Spartak Sofia3211(2)10(3)44:37 1.191007/997 1.01021
5.Arda Kardzhali309(1)12(6)43:44 0.981044/1037 1.00721
6.Benkovski Pazardzhik287(5)14(3)30:53 0.57883/1004 0.87921
7.Minyor Pernik276(2)15(6)36:52 0.69961/1087 0.88421
8.Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad254(2)17(3)22:56 0.39792/1063 0.74521
Group AII
9.Dunav Ruse
10.Lokomotiv Plovdiv
11.Minyor Buhovo
12.Lokomotiv Sofia
13.VMZ Sopot
14.Partizanin Parvomay
15.Himik Vidin
16.Botev Vratza
Slavia made Double winning also Kupa na NRB Men 1974 Cup.
Format:
3 Round Robins - 21 matches for each team.
_ Round Robin 1 and Round Robin 2 - Home and Away
_ Round Robin 3 - Final Tournament

Round Robin 1 - Autumn 1973

Ranking Round Robin 1ptwonlstsetspointsmFR
1.Slavia Sofia147(2)021:9 2.33411/325 1.26571.
2.CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia125(2)2(1)18:11 1.64406/344 1.18072.
3.Akademik Sofia114(2)3(1)16:14 1.14373/361 1.03373.
4.Benkovski Pazardzhik114(2)3(1)15:14 1.07368/346 1.06474.
5.Minyor Pernik103(1)4(2)14:16 0.88364/394 0.92475.
6.Arda Kardzhali925(2)13:16 0.81358/375 0.95575.
7.Levski-Spartak Sofia925(2)13:16 0.81337/385 0.87574.
8.Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad8165:19 0.26238/325 0.73278.
TableSlaviaCSKAAkad SfBenkovMinyorArdaLev SpSep Sl
Slavia Sofia----3:153-493:156-363:159-41 3:265-623:155-35
CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia ----3:273-663:045-25 3:159-353:275-60
Akademik Sofia ---- 3:045-27 3:155-32
Benkovski Pazardzhik 2:357-68----3:272-623:160-463:268-513:045-15
Minyor Pernik2:362-673:268-60 ----
Arda Kardzhali 2:364-62 1:347-56----3:159-513:045-22
Levski-Spartak Sofia 3:152-41 1:343-55 ----3:045-32
Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad1:340-560:337-45 3:160-34 ----

Week - Sunday, 9th December 1974

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
Fri 07.12.73Benkovski Pazardzhik3-2Minyor Pernik72-6214-1615-1313-1515-815-10
Sun 09.12.73Arda Kardzhali1-3Minyor Pernik47-567-1515-1113-1512-15
Arda: Trendafilov, Mladenov, Topuzov, Mitev --- Minyor: K. Ivanov, Milev, Slavov.
Septemvriyska Slava postponed its 2 way matches due tour in Tunisia.

Week - Sunday, 16th December 1974

Away matches for 4 Sofia teams.
dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
Fri 14.12.73Benkovski Pazardzhik2-3Akademik Sofia57-689-1515-1115-125-1513-15
Fri 14.12.73Arda Kardzhali3-1Levski-Spartak Sofia59-5114-1615-1215-1015-13
Fri 14.12.73Minyor Pernik3-2CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia68-6015-712-159-1515-817-15
Fri 14.12.73Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad1-3Slavia Sofia40-5615-1111-157-157-15
Sept. Slava ws back from Tunisia were beat national team 3-2 and city of Kelidia 3-1.
Sun 16.12.73Benkovski Pazardzhik3-2Levski-Spartak Sofia68-5115-1012-1511-1515-315-8
Sun 16.12.73Arda Kardzhali2-3Akademik Sofia64-629-1511-1517-1515-212-15
Sun 16.12.73Minyor Pernik2-3Slavia Sofia62-678-1515-911-1515-1313-15
Sun 16.12.73Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad0-3CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia37-456-1510-1511-15
Tehnikum po elektronika hall. CSKA: Zlatanov, Simeonov, Al. Trenev, Iv. Ivanov, Kraychev, Shabanliyski.

Week - Sunday, 23rd December 1974

Home matches for 4 Sofia teams.
dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
Tue 18.12.73Arda Kardzhali3-0Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad45-2215-515-815-9
Thu 20.12.73Benkovski Pazardzhik3-0Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad45-1515-415-415-7
played at Festivalna hall, Sofia.
Sun 23.12.73Akademik Sofia3-1Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad55-3215-510-1515-715-5
Sun 23.12.73Levski-Spartak Sofia1-3Minyor Pernik43-5515-1011-155-1512-15
Sun 23.12.73CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-1Arda Kardzhali59-3515-515-714-1615-7
Sun 23.12.73Slavia Sofia3-1Benkovski Pazardzhik59-4114-1615-915-515-11
Mon 24.12.73Slavia Sofia3-2Arda Kardzhali65-6215-1313-156-1515-516-14
Slavia: Br. Iliev, Em. Spasov, Dim. Dimitrov, Vl. Stoyanov, Em. Valchev, Em. Trenev (Ts. Tasnov, P. Asparuhov) --- Arda: P. Burov, Avr. Yordanov, Vl. Mladenov, T. Todev, T. Tenev, G. Trendafilov (D. Chakarov, A. Sherifov).
Mon 24.12.73Akademik Sofia3-0Minyor Pernik45-2715-515-1215-10
Mon 24.12.73Levski-Spartak Sofia3-0Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad45-3215-1115-915-12
Mon 24.12.73CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-0Benkovski Pazardzhik45-2515-815-615-11

Week - Sunday, 30rd December 1974

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
played at Festivalna hall, Sofia matches between Sofia teams.
Fri 28.12.73Slavia Sofia3-1Akademik Sofia56-3615-615-811-1515-7
Fri 28.12.73CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-2Levski-Spartak Sofia75-6014-1615-416-1815-1315-9
Sat 29.12.73Levski-Spartak Sofia3-1Akademik Sofia52-4115-1215-127-1515-2
Sat 29.12.73Slavia Sofia3-1CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia53-4915-98-1515-1215-13
Sun 30.12.73Slavia Sofia3-1Levski-Spartak Sofia55-3510-1515-515-615-9
Sun 30.12.73CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-2Akademik Sofia73-6616-1413-1513-1516-1415-8
Provincial Matches
Sun 30.12.73Benkovski Pazardzhik3-1Arda Kardzhali60-4615-1715-1215-615-11
Sun 30.12.73Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad3-1Minyor Pernik60-3415-1715-115-515-11
Ranking Round Robin 1ptwonlstsfsaFR
1.Slavia Sofia147021:91.
2.CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia125218:112.
3.Akademik Sofia114316:143.
4.Benkovski Pazardzhik114315:146.
5.Minyor Pernik103414:167.
6.Arda Kardzhali92513:165.
6.Levski-Spartak Sofia92513:164.
8.Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad8165:108.

Round Robin 2 - Winter 1974

Ranking Round Robin 2ptwonlstsetspointsmFR
1.Levski-Spartak Sofia136(2)1(1)20:8 2.50383/318 1.20474.
2.CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia125(1)2(2)19:11 1.73380/364 1.04472.
3.Slavia Sofia125(4)216:14 1.14390/335 1.16471.
4.Akademik Sofia114(2)3(1)15:14 1.07376/356 1.05673.
5.Minyor Pernik103(1)4(2)14:15 0.93291/293 0.99377.
6.Arda Kardzhali92(1)5(4)15:17 0.88364/377 0.96675.
7.Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad92(1)5(2)11:17 0.65304/375 0.81178.
8.Benkovski Pazardzhik81(1)6(1)6:20 0.30214/284 0.75476.
TableLevski-SpaCSKA Sept.Slavia SofAkademik SMinyor PerArda KardzSept. SlavBenkovski
Levski-Spartak Sofia----3:265-61 3:045-32 3:152-31 3:045-22
CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia ----3:045-363:155-493:158-42 3:159-40
Slavia Sofia3:276-59 ---- 3:268-55 3:045-25
Akademik Sofia 3:157-51---- 3:267-56 3:045-32
Minyor Pernik0:329-45 2:350-63----3:270-473:045-123:1
Arda Kardzhali 2:369-522:353-61 ---- 3:046-27
Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad2:367-72 3:267-63 2:348-62----3:045-29
Benkovski Pazardzhik 3:263-502:341-53 ----

Week - Sunday, 10th February 1974

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
Fri 08.02.84Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad2-3Arda Kardzhali48-628-152-1515-715-108-15
Sun 10.02.84Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad3-0Benkovski Pazardzhik45-2915-915-1215-8
2 matches of Minyor played in Razlog due penalty.
Sat 09.02.84Minyor Pernik3-1Benkovski Pazardzhik
Sun 10.02.84Minyor Pernik3-2Arda Kardzhali70-4713-1515-712-1515-815-2

Week - Sunday, 17th February 1974

Hone matches for 4 Sofia teams.
dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
Sat 16.02.84Levski-Spartak Sofia3-0Benkovski Pazardzhik45-2215-1115-615-5
Sat 16.02.84Slavia Sofia3-0Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad45-2515-915-815-8
Sat 16.02.84CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-1Minyor Pernik58-4215-615-813-1515-13
Sat 16.02.84Akademik Sofia3-2Arda Kardzhali67-5615-68-1514-1615-715-12
Akademik: Stefanov, D. Antonov, Borisov, Milushev, Mrankov, Statev --- Tsakov, Zhechev, Pl. Antonov --- Arda: Trendafilov, Burov, Velev, Mladenov, Chakarov, Sherifov - Mitev, E. aleksandrov, Todev, Kitanchev.
Sun 17.02.84CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-1Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad59-4015-814-1615-815-8
Sun 17.02.84Akademik Sofia3-0Benkovski Pazardzhik45-3215-915-1115-12
Sun 17.02.84Levski-Spartak Sofia3-1Arda Kardzhali52-317-1515-415-315-9
Sun 17.02.84Slavia Sofia3-2Minyor Pernik68-5515-911-1512-1515-615-10
Slavia: Em. Trenev, Valchev, D. Dimitrov, Br. Iliev, Vl. Stoyanov, Tsanov ; Asparuhov, Kuzmanov, Spasov --- Minyor: Slavov, D. Dimitrov, P. Dimitrov, K, Ivanov, Kalchev, Nikolov --- Gorunov, Milev, Sv. Dimitrov.
Ranking 17.02.1974ltsfsa
1.Slavia Sofia027:11
2.CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia224:13
3.Akademik Sofia322:16
4.Levski-Spartak Sofia519:17
5.Minyor Pernik623:25
6.Benkovski Pazardzhik716:26
5.Arda Kardzhali821:27
8.Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad911:28

Week - Sunday, 24th February 1974

Away matches for 4 Sofia teams.
dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
Fri 22.02.74Minyor Pernik0-3Levski-Spartak Sofia29-458-1512-159-15
Fri 22.02.74Benkovski Pazardzhik2-3Slavia Sofia41-5315-64-156-1515-21-15
Fri 22.02.74Arda Kardzhali2-3CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia69-5213-1515-811-1515-715-7
Fri 22.02.74Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad3-2Akademik Sofia67-6315-79-1515-1111-1517-15
Sun 24.02.74Arda Kardzhali2-3Slavia Sofia53-6115-514-164-1515-108-15
Sun 24.02.74Benkovski Pazardzhik3-2CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia63-5015-1115-213-155-1515-7
Sun 24.02.74Minyor Pernik2-3Akademik Sofia50-6311-152-1515-1315-57-15
Sun 24.02.74Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad2-3Levski-Spartak Sofia67-7216-1410-1513-1515-1313-15
Wed 27.02.74Minyor Pernik3-0Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad45-1215-615-515-6

Week - Sunday, 10th March 1974

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
Fri 08.03.74Akademik Sofia3-1Slavia Sofia57-5111-1515-1015-1216-14
Akademik: Iv. Stefanov, Hr. Tsakov, Y. Krumov, V. Mrankov, B. Statev, D. Antonov, Zh. Zhechev --- Slavia: Br. Iliev, Rm. Trenev, Em. Valchev, Vl. Stoyanov, Ts. Tsanov, Dim. Dimitrov, P. Asparuhov, Em. Spasov.
Fri 08.03.74Levski-Spartak Sofia3-2CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia65-618-1515-515-1211-1516-14
Levski-Spartak: Tsv. Pavlov, St. Stoev, Hr. Iliev, D. Pangarov, Ang. Angelov, V. Ayshinov, Gr. Prinov, Gr. Anev --- CSKA: D. Zlatanov, Al. Trenev, Zdr. Simeonov, Iv. Ivanov, Iv. Seferinov, S. Shabanliyski, G, Draganov.
Sat 09.03.74Levski-Spartak Sofia3-0Akademik Sofia45-3215-1215-815-12
Sat 09.03.74CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-0Slavia Sofia45-3615-915-1116-14
Sun 10.03.74Slavia Sofia3-2Levski-Spartak Sofia76-5915-1014-1617-1915-315-11
Sun 10.03.74CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-1Akademik Sofia55-4910-1515-1115-1315-10
Sun 10.03.74Arda Kardzhali3-0Benkovski Pazardzhik46-2715-1016-1415-3
RkRanking after RR2ptswonlstsfsaFR
1.Slavia Sofia2612237:231.
2.CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia2410437:222.
3.Levski-Spartak Sofia228633:244.
4.Akademik Sofia228631:283.
5.Minyor Pernik206828:317.
6.Benkovski Pazardzhik195921:346.
7.Arda Kardzhali1841028:335.
8.Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad1731116:368.

Round Robin 3 - Tournament

All matches played at Arpezos hall, Kardzhali.
Ranking Round Robin 3ptwonlstsetspointsmFR
1.Slavia Sofia147021:4 5.25367/245 1.49871.
2.CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia136(1)119:6 3.17346/263 1.31672.
3.Arda Kardzhali125215:11 1.36322/285 1.13075.
4.Akademik Sofia114(1)3(1)16:11 1.45332/287 1.15773.
5.Levski-Spartak Sofia103411:13 0.85287/294 0.97674.
6.Benkovski Pazardzhik92(2)5(1)9:19 0.47301/374 0.80576.
7.Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad81(1)6(1)6:20 0.30250/363 0.68978.
8.Minyor Pernik707(2)8:21 0.38306/400 0.76577.
TableSlavia SofCSKA Sept.Arda KardzAkademik SLevski-SpaBenkovskiSept. SlavMinyor Per
Slavia Sofia----3:161-543:045-313:158-393:153-323:045-203:045-243:160-45
CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia ----3:045-233:258-533:045-303:045-263:045-233:154-47
Arda Kardzhali ----3:145-313:155-503:151-443:159-383:158-32
Akademik Sofia ----3:047-303:272-553:045-263:045-15
Levski-Spartak Sofia ----3:045-233:046-283:154-43
Benkovski Pazardzhik ----3:267-483:266-68
Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad ----3:263-56
Minyor Pernik ----
dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
Round 15 - Sunday, 17th March
Sun 17.03.74Slavia Sofia3-1Akademik Sofia58-3915-613-1515-1315-5
Sun 17.03.74CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-0Levski-Spartak Sofia45-3015-1315-1115-6
Sun 17.03.74Benkovski Pazardzhik3-2Minyor Pernik66-6815-119-158-1519-1715-10
Sun 17.03.74Arda Kardzhali3-1Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad59-3815-515-1014-1615-7
Round 16 - Monday, 18th March
Mon 18.03.74CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-0Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad45-2315-615-715-10
Mon 18.03.74Akademik Sofia3-2Benkovski Pazardzhik72-5513-1514-1615-1015-715-7
Mon 18.03.74Slavia Sofia3-1Levski-Spartak Sofia53-328-1515-615-115-10
Mon 18.03.74Arda Kardzhali3-1Minyor Pernik58-3215-415-613-1515-7
Round 17 - Tuesday, 19th March
Tue 19.03.74Levski-Spartak Sofia3-0Benkovski Pazardzhik45-2315-915-815-6
Tue 19.03.74Slavia Sofia3-0Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad45-2415-515-1115-8
Tue 19.03.74CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-0Arda Kardzhali45-2315-315-1015-10
Tue 19.03.74Akademik Sofia3-0Minyor Pernik45-1515-615-715-2
Round 18 - Wednesday, 20th March
Wed 20.03.74Benkovski Pazardzhik3-2Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad67-4815-415-1114-168-1515-2
Wed 20.03.74CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-1Minyor Pernik54-4716-148-1515-1215-6
Wed 20.03.74Akademik Sofia3-0Levski-Spartak Sofia47-3017-1515-615-9
Wed 20.03.74Slavia Sofia3-0Arda Kardzhali45-3115-1115-715-13
Rest Day - Thursday, 21st March
Round 19 - Friday, 22nd March
Fri 22.03.74Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad3-2Minyor Pernik63-568-1515-710-1515-715-12
Fri 22.03.74CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-2Akademik Sofia58-536-157-1515-1315-315-7
Akademik: Mrankov, Statev, Stefanov, Borisov, Antonov, Tsakov (Marinov, Zhechev).
Fri 22.03.74Slavia Sofia3-0Benkovski Pazardzhik45-2015-1315-315-4
Fri 22.03.74Arda Kardzhali3-1Levski-Spartak Sofia55-5015-1215-77-1518-16
Rank 22.03ptwonlstsfsamFR
1.Slavia Sofia3617252:25191.
2.CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3415452:25192.
3.Akademik Sofia3011843:36193.
4.Levski-Spartak Sofia2891038:36194.
7.Arda Kardzhali2671237:42195.
6.Benkovski Pazardzhik2671229:47196.
5.Minyor Pernik2561334:46197.
8.Sept. Slava Mihaylovgr2341522:50198.
dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
Round 20 - Saturday, 23rd March
Sat 23.03.74CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia3-0Benkovski Pazardzhik45-2615-1015-1015-6
Sat 23.03.74Levski-Spartak Sofia3-0Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad46-2815-1016-1415-4
Sat 23.03.74Slavia Sofia3-1Minyor Pernik60-4515-1715-515-1015-13
Sat 23.03.74Arda Kardzhali3-1Akademik Sofia45-3115-1215-1115-8
Round 21 - Sunday, 24th March
Sun 24.03.74Akademik Sofia3-0Sept. Slava Mihaylovgrad45-2615-815-1215-6
Sun 24.03.74Arda Kardzhali3-1Benkovski Pazardzhik51-446-1515-1115-1015-8
Sun 24.03.74Levski-Spartak Sofia3-1Minyor Pernik54-4315-915-139-1515-6
Sun 24.03.74Slavia Sofia3-1CSKA Sept. Zname Sofia61-5414-1616-1416-1415-10
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