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

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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 |  | Aleksandar Shalamanov Stadium | 25,000 | Sofia | Slavia Sofia | 1958 |
4 |  | Hristo Botev Stadium | 25,000 | Vratsa | Botev Vratsa | 1948 |
5 |  | Lokomotiv Stadium | 22,000 | Sofia | Lokomotiv Sofia | 1985 |
6 |  | Hristo Botev Stadium | 18,777 | Plovdiv | Botev Plovdiv | 1961 |

7 |  | Lazur Stadium | 18,037 | Burgas | Neftochimic Burgas | 1967 |
8 |  | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 18,000 | Sofia | Levski Sofia | 1963 |
9 |  | Ivaylo Stadium | 15,000 | Tarnovo | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 1958 |
10 |  | Bonchuk Stadium | 15,000 | Dupnitsa | Marek Dupnitsa | 1952 |
11 |  | Belite Orli Stadium | 15,000 | Pleven | Belite Orli Pleven (dissolved) |  |
12 |  | Hristo Botev Stadium | 14,000 | Gabrovo | Yantra Gabrovo | 1919 |
13 |  | Georgi Benkovski | 13,000 | Pazardzhik | Hebar Pazardzhik | 1989 |
14 |  | Gradski Stadium | 13,000 | Ruse | Dunav Ruse | 1910 |
15 |  | Beroe Stadium | 12,000 | Stara Zagora | Beroe Stara Zagora | 1959 |
16 |  | Panayot Volov Stadium | 12,000 | Shumen | Volov Shumen |  |
17 |  | Arena Arda | 12,000 | Kardzhali | Arda Kardzhali | 1963 |
18 |  | Lokomotiv Stadium | 10,500 | Gorna Oryahovitsa | FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | 1956 |
19 |  | Lokomotiv Stadium | 10,000 | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1982 |
20 |  | Spartak Stadium | 10,000 | Varna | Spartak Varna | 1964 |
21 |  | Ticha Stadium | 10,000 | Varna | Cherno More Varna | 1968 |
22 |  | Lokomotiv Stadium | 10,000 | Stara Zagora | Lokomotiv Stara Zagora (dissolved) |  |
23 |  | Dimitar Burkov Stadium | 10,000 | Targovishte | Svetkavitsa | 1954 |
24 |  | Tsar Samuil Stadium | 9,500 | Petrich | Belasitsa Petrich |  |
25 |  | Rakovski Stadium | 8,800 | Sevlievo | Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo | 1958 |
26 |  | Lovech Stadium | 8,000 | Lovech | Litex Lovech | 1962 |
27 |  | Minyor Stadium | 8,000 | Pernik | Minyor Pernik | 1954 |
28 |  | Hristo Botev Stadium | 7,500 | Blagoevgrad | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1934 |
29 |  | Nesebar Stadium | 7,000 | Nesebar | Nesebar | 1965 |
30 |  | Iskar Stadium | 7,000 | Samokov | Rilski Sportist Samokov |  |
31 |  | Ogosta Stadium | 6,000 | Montana | Montana | 1965 |
32 |  | Septemvri Stadium | 6,000 | Smolyan | Rodopa Smolyan |  |
33 |  | Lokomotiv Stadium | 5,000 | Mezdra | Lokomotiv Mezdra | 1946 |
34 |  | Arena Sozopol | 3,500 | Sozopol | FC Sozopol | 2012 |
35 |  | Rakovski Stadium | 3 000 | Rakovski | FC Rakovski | 1954 |
36 |  | Stadion Pomorie | 2 000 | Pomorie | OFC Pomorie | 2006 |
37 |  | Chernomorets Stadium | 700 | Byala, Varna Province | FC Chernomorets | 1986 |
38 |  | Pleven Stadium | 25,000 | Pleven | Spartak Pleven | 1952 |
39 |  | Druzhba Stadium | 12,500 | Dobrich | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 1960 |
40 |  | Ludogorets Arena | 10,500 | Razgrad | PFC Ludogorets Razgrad | 2011 |
41 |  | Akademik Stadium | 10,000 | Sofia | Akademik Sofia |  |
42 |  | Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium | 10,000 | Sliven | Sliven 2000 (dissolved) | 1959 |
43 |  | Hristo Botev Stadium | 8,000 | Botevgrad | Balkan Botevgrad |  |
44 |  | Haskovo Stadium | 7,500 | Haskovo | Haskovo | 1961 |
45 |  | Sandanski Stadium | 6,000 | Sandanski | Vihren Sandanski |  |
46 |  | Kavarna Stadium | 5,000 | Kavarna | PFC Kaliakra Kavarna | 1967 |
47 |  | Trace Arena | 3,500 | Stara Zagora | FC Vereya | 2001 |

## Future stadiums

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Stadium | Capacity | City | Home team | Broke ground | Status | Opening | UEFA category ranking

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Georgi Asparuhov Stadium redevelopment project | 25,000 | Sofia | Levski Sofia | 2013 | Frozen. One stand completed | - |
New Varna Stadium | 22,441 | Varna | Cherno More Varna | 2008 | Three stands ready for rough construction. Building of stadium is unfrozen. | 2027 |
Bulgarian Army Stadium redevelopment project | 17,376 | Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 2024 |

Ongoing building of the new stadium.

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Lokomotiv Stadium | 14,500 | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2011 | Expansion is underway, three stands fully completed, ongoing reconstruction of the main stand. | 2026 |
Ludogorets Arena expansion | 12,500 | Razgrad | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2011 | Three stands completed. Construction of main stand is frozen. | - |

## Defunct stadiums

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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 | \-
| Bulgarian Army Stadium | 22,000 | Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 1923 | 2024 | - | \-
| Chernomorets Stadium | 22,000 | Burgas | Chernomorets Burgas | 1954 | 2006 | - | \-
| Hristo Botev Stadium | 18,777 | Plovdiv | Botev Plovdiv | 1961 | 2014 | - | \-
| Stadion Septemvri | 25,000 | Sofia | Septemvri Sofia | 1958 | 2011 | - | \-

## See also

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* Football in Bulgaria
* List of football clubs in Bulgaria
* Lists of stadiums

## External links

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* (in Bulgarian) Pictures of stadiums in Bulgaria
* List of Stadiums Pictures in Bulgaria

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