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THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OF BULGARIA (WOMEN)

CSKA Royal Keyk Sofia is the 56th National Champion of Bulgaria.
This is their 14th National Title.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:

This is a Best of 5 series.

In series:      AIS Shumen v CSKA Royal Keyk Sofia  1-3 

June 8, 2000 (in Shumen):   AIS v CSKA Royal Keyk 2-3 (22, -24, -21, 
16, -13)
June 9, 2000 (in Shumen):   AIS v CSKA Royal Keyk 2-3 (-20, 18, 23, 
-17, -10)
June 12, 2000 (in Sofia):   CSKA Royal Keyk v AIS 2-3 (16, -11, 24, 
-17, -10)
June 13, 2000 (in Sofia):   CSKA Royal Keyk v AIS 3-2 (11, -27, -22, 
11, 7)

NATIONAL HONORS:

Best Striker:   Yuliya Ivanova (CSKA Royal Keyk)
Best Setter:    Diana Dimitrova (AIS)
Best Libero:    Mariya Filipova (CSKA Royal Keyk)


FINAL FOUR:

After two Round Robin Tournaments, the top two teams qualify
for the National Championship Series.


Final Four Tournament 1 (in Shumen)

Day 1 (April 26, 2000):
        Spartak'96 Pleven v CSKA Royal Keyk     3-1 (23, 18, -16, 20)
        Levski-Sikonko v AIS Shumen             1-3 (24, -21, -19, -28)

Day 2 (April 27, 2000):
        Levski-Sikonko v CSKA Royal Keyk        0-3 (-20, -21, -22)
        AIS Shumen v Spartak'96 Pleven          3-1 (19, -21, 17, 22)

Day 3 (April 28, 2000):
        Levski-Sikonko v Spartak'96 Pleven      0-3 (-24, -23, -24)
        CSKA Royal Keyk v AIS Shumen            3-1 (20, -21, 20, 21)


Final Four Tournament 2 (in Universiada Hall, Sofia)

Day 1 (May 3, 2000):
        Spartak'96 Pleven v CSKA Royal Keyk     1-3 (-20, 27, -16, -14)
        Levski-Sikonko v AIS Shumen             0-3 (-23, -16, -17)

Day 2 (May 4, 2000):
        Levski-Sikonko v CSKA Royal Keyk        3-2
        AIS Shumen v Spartak'96 Pleven          3-2 (23, -23, 22, -20, 13)

Day 3 (May 5, 2000):
        Levski-Sikonko v Spartak'96 Pleven      3-1 (18, -28, 24, 16)
        CSKA Royal Keyk v AIS Shumen            0-3


F4 STANDINGS:
                                W       L        G.D.   Pts
q- 1.AIS Shumen                 5       1       16-7     11
q- 2.CSKA Royal Keyk Sofia      3       3       12-11     9
   3.Spartak'96 Pleven          2       4       11-13     8
   4.Levski-Sikonko Sofia       2       4        7-15     8

*q- qualified for the National Championship Series


PRELIMINARY PLAY-OFFS:

Velbajd Kyustendil v Spartak'96 Pleven  1-3 (11, -20, -22, -20)
Spartak'96 Pleven v Velbajd Kyustendil  3-0 (21, 13, 19)

Spartak'96 qualifies for the Final Four with a 2-0 aggregate.

AIS Shumen v Maritsa Plovdiv            3-1 (-25, 14, 21, 23)
Maritsa Plovdiv v AIS Shumen            3-1 (22, 23, -21, 17)
Maritsa Plovdiv v AIS Shumen            1-3 (-19, 20, -19, -23)

AIS qualifies for the Final Four with a 2-1 aggregate.


FINAL STANDINGS AFTER 4TH PLACE:

 5. Maritsa Plovdiv
 6. Velbajd Kyustendil
 7. Cherno more Pauar Varna
 8. Akademik Sofia
 9. Lokomotiv Sofia
10. Slaviya Sofia
11. Septemvri Sofia



THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS OF BULGARIA FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS:

1990         Levski-Spartak Sofia
1991         CSKA Sofia
1992         CSKA Sofia
1993         Akademik-Elpida
1994         CSKA Sofia
1995         CSKA Sofia
1996         Levski-Sikonko Sofia
1997         Levski-Sikonko Sofia
1998         Levski-Sikonko Sofia
1999         Levski-Sikonko Sofia
2000         CSKA Royal Keyk Sofia



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