Stadion Septemvri (Sofia)

Stadion Septemvri
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Full nameSeptemvri Stadium
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
Coordinates42°41′32″N 23°17′16″E / 42.69222°N 23.28778°E / 42.69222; 23.28778
OwnerDIT Group
OperatorSeptemvri Sofia
Capacity25,000
Field size105 × 68
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1956
Built1958 (old)
Opened1958 (old)
Tenants
Old Stadium
Septemvri Sofia (1958–1969; 1988–2006)
CSKA Sofia (1970–1988)
CSKA Sofia Reserves (1981–1984)

Stadion Septemvri (Bulgarian: Стадион „Септември“, English: 'Septemvri Stadium') is a multi-purpose stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for football matches.

History

Old Septemvri Stadium

Septemvri Stadium was opened on 18 March 1958 with a friendly match against PFC Septemvri Sofia and PFC Levski Sofia. The stadium had 25,000 seats.

New Septemvri Stadium

In 2011, Hristo Stoichkov announced that a new Septemvri Stadium would be built with 15,000 seats and would have the name The Crown of Septemvri.[1][2] But the project was cancelled in 2013.

After the takeover of Septemvri by DIT Group in 2015, the new owners would fund a new stadium. In early 2017 it was announced that the new Septemvri Stadium building would start in summer 2017, if the team get the promotion for the Bulgarian First League.[3] In 2018, the project with 4,500 seats was run, expecting to be approved before the end of 2018.[4] As of 2023, no construction was started, while Septemvri Sofia are playing on Stadion Dragalevtsi or Vasil Levski National Stadium.

References

  1. ^ "Стоичков показа уникалните проекти за нови стадиони". dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  2. ^ Проект за нов стадион "Септемврийска корона"
  3. ^ Септември (Сф) има готов проект за нов стадион
  4. ^ Септември ще строи нов стадион

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