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 | 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 |
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.
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