List of football stadiums in Bulgaria
The following is a list of football stadiums in Bulgaria, ordered by capacity. Stadiums with a capacity of 5,000 or more are included.
Existing stadiums
# | Image | Stadium | Capacity | City | Home team | Opened | UEFA category ranking |
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1 | Plovdiv Stadium | 55,000 | Plovdiv | Not in use since 1996 | 1956 | ||
2 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 44,000 | Sofia | Bulgaria national football team | 1953 | ||
3 | Ovcha Kupel Stadium | 25,556 | Sofia | Slavia Sofia | 1958 | ||
4 | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 29,200 | Sofia | Levski Sofia | 1963 | ||
5 | Hristo Botev Stadium | 25,000 | Vratsa | Botev Vratsa | 1948 | ||
6 | Pleven Stadium | 25,000 | Pleven | Spartak Pleven | 1952 | ||
7 | Lokomotiv Stadium | 22,000 | Sofia | Lokomotiv Sofia | 1985 | ||
8 | Hristo Botev Stadium | 18,777 | Plovdiv | Botev Plovdiv | 1961 | ||
9 | Lazur Stadium | 18,037 | Burgas | Neftochimic Burgas | 1967 | ||
10 | Ivaylo Stadium | 18,000 | Tarnovo | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 1958 | ||
11 | Bonchuk Stadium | 16,050 | Dupnitsa | Marek Dupnitsa | 1952 | ||
12 | Sevtopolis Stadium | 15,000 | Kazanlak | Rozova Dolina Kazanlak | 1981 | ||
13 | Belite Orli Stadium | 15,000 | Pleven | Belite Orli Pleven (dissolved) | |||
14 | Dunav Stadium | 15,000 | Ruse | Dunav Ruse U19 | |||
15 | Tundzha Stadium | 15,000 | Yambol | Yambol | |||
16 | Hristo Botev Stadium | 14,000 | Gabrovo | Yantra Gabrovo | 1919 | ||
17 | Akademik Stadium | 13,500 | Svishtov | Akademik Svishtov | |||
18 | Georgi Benkovski Stadium | 13,128 | Pazardzhik | Hebar Pazardzhik | 1989 | ||
19 | Gradski Stadium | 13,000 | Ruse | Dunav Ruse | 1910 | ||
20 | Druzhba Stadium | 12,500 | Dobrich | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 1960 | ||
21 | Beroe Stadium | 12,128 | Stara Zagora | Beroe Stara Zagora | 1959 | ||
22 | Metalurg Stadium | 12,000 | Pernik | Metalurg Pernik | |||
23 | Louis Eyer Stadium | 12,000 | Silistra | Dorostol Silistra | |||
24 | Panayot Volov Stadium | 12,000 | Shumen | Volov Shumen | |||
25 | Lokomotiv Stadium | 11,800 | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1982 | ||
26 | Arena Arda | 11,114 | Kardzhali | Arda Kardzhali | 1963 | ||
27 | Lokomotiv Stadium | 10,500 | Gorna Oryahovitsa | FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | 1956 | ||
28 | Ludogorets Arena | 10,423 | Razgrad | PFC Ludogorets Razgrad | 2011 | ||
29 | Minyor Stadium | 10,000 | Dimitrovgrad | Dimitrovgrad | |||
30 | Osogovo Stadium | 10,000 | Kyustendil | Velbazhd Kyustendil | 1979 | ||
31 | Gancho Panov Stadium | 10,000 | Pavlikeni | Pavlikeni | |||
32 | Lokomotiv Stadium | 10,000 | Ruse | Ariston Ruse | |||
33 | Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium | 10,000 | Sliven | Sliven 2000 (dissolved) | 1959 | ||
34 | Akademik Stadium | 10,000 | Sofia | Akademik Sofia | |||
35 | Lokomotiv Stadium | 10,000 | Stara Zagora | Lokomotiv Stara Zagora (dissolved) | |||
36 | Dimitar Burkov Stadium | 10,000 | Targovishte | Svetkavitsa | 1954 | ||
37 | Tsar Samuil Stadium | 9,500 | Petrich | Belasitsa Petrich | |||
38 | Georgi Benkovski Stadium | 9,000 | Vidin | Bdin Vidin | 1961 | ||
39 | Rakovski Stadium | 8,816 | Sevlievo | Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo | 1958 | ||
40 | Ticha Stadium | 8,250 | Varna | Cherno More Varna | 1968 | ||
41 | Lovech Stadium | 8,100 | Lovech | Litex Lovech | 1962 | ||
42 | Hristo Botev Stadium | 8,000 | Botevgrad | Balkan Botevgrad | |||
43 | Gradski Stadium | 8,000 | Parvomay | Borislav Parvomay | |||
44 | Gradski Stadium | 8,000 | Novi Pazar | Botev Novi Pazar | |||
45 | Minyor Stadium | 8,000 | Pernik | Minyor Pernik | 1954 | ||
46 | Minyor Stadium | 8,000 | Radnevo | Minyor Radnevo | |||
47 | Struma Stadium | 8,000 | Simitli | Septemvri Simitli | |||
48 | Hristo Botev Stadium | 7,500 | Blagoevgrad | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1934 | ||
49 | Haskovo Stadium | 7,500 | Haskovo | Haskovo | 1961 | ||
50 | Nesebar Stadium | 7,000 | Nesebar | Nesebar | 1965 | ||
51 | Iskar Stadium | 7,000 | Samokov | Rilski Sportist Samokov | |||
52 | Gradski Stadium | 6,500 | Razlog | Pirin Razlog | |||
53 | Chavdar Stadium | 6,000 | Byala Slatina | Chavdar Byala Slatina | |||
54 | Vasil Levski Stadium | 6,000 | Karlovo | Levski Karlovo | |||
55 | Spartak Stadium | 6,000 | Varna | Spartak Varna | 1964 | ||
56 | Kubrat Stadium | 6,000 | Kubrat | Kubrat | |||
57 | Strandzhata Stadium | 6,000 | Kyustendil | 1974 | |||
58 | Ogosta Stadium | 6,000 | Montana | Montana | 1965 | ||
59 | Sandanski Stadium | 6,000 | Sandanski | Vihren Sandanski | |||
60 | Septemvri Stadium | 6,000 | Smolyan | Rodopa Smolyan | |||
61 | Chavdar Stadium | 5,600 | Etropole | Chavdar Etropole | |||
62 | Zagorets Stadium | 5,069 | Nova Zagora | Zagorets Nova Zagora | |||
63 | Elin Pelin Stadium | 5,000 | Elin Pelin | OFC Elin Pelin | |||
64 | Aprilov Stadium | 5,000 | Gabrovo | Yantra 1919 Gabrovo | |||
65 | Gradski Stadium | 5,000 | Gotse Delchev | Pirin Gotse Delchev | |||
66 | Kavarna Stadium | 5,000 | Kavarna | Kaliakra Kavarna | 1968 | ||
67 | Lokomotiv Stadium | 5,000 | Mezdra | Lokomotiv Mezdra | 1946 | ||
68 | Maritsa Stadium | 5,000 | Plovdiv | Maritsa Plovdiv | 1943 | ||
69 | Gradski Stadium | 5,000 | Radomir | Strumska Slava Radomir | |||
70 | Saedinenie Stadium | 5,000 | Saedinenie | Gigant Saedinenie | |||
71 | Slivnishki Geroy Stadium | 5,000 | Slivnitsa | Slivnishki Geroy Slivnitsa | |||
72 | Rakovski Stadium | 5,000 | Sofia | Spartak Sofia (dissolved) | 1955 |
Future stadiums
Stadium | Capacity | City | Home team | Broke ground | Status | Opening | UEFA category ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chernomorets Arena | 30,000-55,000 | Burgas | Chernomorets Burgas | - | Frozen | - | - |
Georgi Asparuhov Stadium redevelopment project | 29,200 | Sofia | Levski Sofia | 2013 | Ongoing expansion on hold, one stand completed | TBD | UEFA Category 4 |
New Varna Stadium | 22,441 | Varna | Cherno More Varna | 2008 | U/C | 2026 | UEFA Category 4 |
Bulgarian Army Stadium redevelopment project | 18,000 | Sofia | CSKA-Sofia | 2024 | Demolition of the old facility is underway, and the new construction is expected to start in the spring of 2024. | 2026 | UEFA Category 4 |
Lokomotiv Stadium | 14,500 | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2011 | Expansion is underway, two stands fully completed, third is expected to be open for beginning of 2024/2025 season. | 2026 | UEFA Category 4 |
Ludogorets Arena expansion | 12,500 | Razgrad | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2011 | Ongoing expansion, three stands completed | TBD | UEFA Category 4 |
Defunct stadiums
Image | Stadium | Capacity | City | Home team | Opened | Closed | Demolished | UEFA rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yuri Gagarin Stadium | 40,000 | Varna | Cherno More Varna | 1950 | 2007 | 2008 | - | |
Stadion Septemvri | 25,000 | Sofia | Septemvri Sofia | 1958 | 2011 | - | - | |
Bulgarian Army Stadium | 22,995 | Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 1923 | 2024 | - | - | |
Chernomorets Stadium | 22,000 | Burgas | Chernomorets Burgas | 1954 | 2006 | - | - | |
Hristo Botev Stadium | 18,777 | Plovdiv | Botev Plovdiv | 1961 | 2014 | - | - |
See also
External links
- (in Bulgarian) Pictures of stadiums in Bulgaria
- List of Stadiums Pictures in Bulgaria
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