The following is a list of football stadiums in Bulgaria , ordered by capacity. Stadiums with a capacity of 5,000 or more are included.
Stadium | Capacity | City | Home team | Broke ground | Status | Opening | UEFA category ranking |
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Chernomorets Arena | 30,000-55,000 | Burgas | Chernomorets Burgas | - | Frozen | - | - |
Georgi Asparuhov Stadium redevelopment project | 29,200 | Sofia | Levski Sofia | 2013 | Frozen. One stand completed | TBD | |
New Varna Stadium | 22,441 | Varna | Cherno More Varna | 2008 | Frozen construction due to disagreement between investor and officials. Three stands ready for rough construction. | TBA | |
Bulgarian Army Stadium redevelopment project | 17,376 | Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 2024 | Ongoing building of the new stadium. | 2026 | |
Lokomotiv Stadium | 14,500 | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2011 | Expansion is underway, three stands fully completed, reconstruction of the main stand is expected to be started in 2025. | 2026 | |
Ludogorets Arena expansion | 12,500 | Razgrad | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2011 | Ongoing expansion, three stands completed | TBD |
Image | Stadium | Capacity | City | Home team | Opened | Closed | Demolished | UEFA rating |
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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 | - | - |
The following are lists of stadiums throughout the world. Note that horse racing and motorsport venues are not included at some pages, because those are not stadiums but sports venues.
Stadion Hristo Botev is a football stadium in the Kamenitsa neighbourhood of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. It is the home of Botev Plovdiv. Originally named The College, it is still popular by this name amongst fans, as in the early 20th century the pitch was owned by Saint Augustine Catholic College.
Vasil Levski National Stadium, named after Bulgarian national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski (1837–1873), is the country's second largest stadium. The stadium has 43,230 seats and is located in the centre of Sofia, on the territory of the city's oldest and most famous park - the Borisova gradina. The Bulgaria national football team's home matches and the Bulgarian Cup finals are held at the venue, as well as athletics competitions. It was used as the home venue for Levski Sofia's Champions League games, and is often used for important derbies between the big clubs from Sofia, instead of their own home stadiums.
Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, nicknamed Gerena, is a multi-purpose stadium situated in the Suhata reka neighbourhood of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Named after the legendary Bulgarian footballer Georgi Asparuhov (1943–1971), it has been the home ground of Bulgarian association football club Levski Sofia since its opening in 1963.
Stadion Hristo Botev is a multi-purpose stadium in Vratsa, Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It has been the home of Botev Vratsa for 70 years. The stadium was built in 1948 and has a seating capacity of 8,935 spectators.
Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov is a multi-purpose stadium in the Slavia district of Sofia, Bulgaria named after the football legend Aleksandar Shalamanov. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of the local football club PFC Slavia Sofia. The stadium has a seating capacity of 25,000 and is one of the biggest sport facilities in Bulgaria.
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Stadion Beroe is a multi-purpose stadium in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. It is located in the north-western part of the city, near the park Ayazmoto. Currently, the venue is used for football matches and athletic competitions and is also the home ground of the local football club PFC Beroe Stara Zagora. The stadium has a seating capacity of 12,128 spectators and it was officially inaugurated on April 4, 1959.
Stadion Balgarska Armia is a stadium of the Bulgarian football club CSKA Sofia. It's situated in the Borisova gradina in the centre of Sofia. Until 2024 the stadium had four sectors and a total of 22,995 (18,495) seats, of which 2,100 are covered; the pitch length was 106 meters and the width was 66 meters.
Stadion Bonchuk is a multi-use stadium in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Marek Dupnitsa. The stadium has seating capacity for 16,050 people.
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The 2009–10 A Group was the 86th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 62nd of A Group as the top tier football league in the country. It began on 7 August 2009 with the game between Beroe and Lokomotiv Sofia. The last round took place on 16 May 2010. Levski Sofia were the defending champions, but they were unable to defend it and Litex Lovech won the title, which was their third overall.
Huvepharma Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Razgrad, Bulgaria. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of the local football club Ludogorets Razgrad. The stadium has a seating capacity of 10,423 spectators.
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The 2019−20 Bulgarian Cup was the 38th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition began on 4 September 2019 with the preliminary round and finished with the final on 1 July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria. Lokomotiv Plovdiv successfully defended the cup by winning on penalties against CSKA Sofia and qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.