Stadion Septemvri (Sofia)
Multi-purpose stadium in Bulgaria
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Stadion Septemvri (Bulgarian: Стадион „Септември“, English: 'Septemvri Stadium') is a multi-purpose stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
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Full name | Septemvri Stadium |
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| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Coordinates | 42°41′32″N 23°17′16″E |
| Owner | DIT Group |
| Operator | Septemvri Sofia |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
Field size | 105 × 68 |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | 1956 |
| Built | 1958 (old) |
| Opened | 1958 (old) |
| Tenants | |
Old Stadium Septemvri Sofia (1958–1969; 1988–2006) CSKA Sofia (1970–1988) CSKA Sofia Reserves (1981–1984) | |
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.