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

# Image Stadium Capacity City Home team Opened UEFA category ranking
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 Ovcha Kupel Stadium 25,556 Sofia Slavia Sofia 1958
4 Georgi Asparuhov Stadium 29,200 Sofia Levski Sofia 1963
5 Hristo Botev Stadium 25,000 Vratsa Botev Vratsa 1948
6 Pleven Stadium 25,000 Pleven Spartak Pleven 1952
7 Lokomotiv Stadium 22,000 Sofia Lokomotiv Sofia 1985
8 Hristo Botev Stadium 18,777 Plovdiv Botev Plovdiv 1961
9 Lazur Stadium 18,037 Burgas Neftochimic Burgas 1967
10 Ivaylo Stadium 18,000 Tarnovo Etar Veliko Tarnovo 1958
11 Bonchuk Stadium 16,050 Dupnitsa Marek Dupnitsa 1952
12 Sevtopolis Stadium 15,000 Kazanlak Rozova Dolina Kazanlak 1981
13 Belite Orli Stadium 15,000 Pleven Belite Orli Pleven (dissolved)
14 Dunav Stadium 15,000 Ruse Dunav Ruse U19
15 Tundzha Stadium 15,000 Yambol Yambol
16 Hristo Botev Stadium 14,000 Gabrovo Yantra Gabrovo 1919
17 Akademik Stadium 13,500 Svishtov Akademik Svishtov
18 Georgi Benkovski Stadium 13,128 Pazardzhik Hebar Pazardzhik 1989
19 Gradski Stadium Gradski Stadium 13,000 Ruse Dunav Ruse 1910
20 Druzhba Stadium 12,500 Dobrich Dobrudzha Dobrich 1960
21 Beroe Stadium 12,128 Stara Zagora Beroe Stara Zagora 1959
22 Metalurg Stadium 12,000 Pernik Metalurg Pernik
23 Louis Eyer Stadium 12,000 Silistra Dorostol Silistra
24 Panayot Volov Stadium 12,000 Shumen Volov Shumen
25 Lokomotiv Stadium 11,800 Plovdiv Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1982
26 Arena Arda 11,114 Kardzhali Arda Kardzhali 1963
27 Lokomotiv Stadium 10,500 Gorna Oryahovitsa FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa 1956
28 Ludogorets Arena 10,423 Razgrad PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 2011
29 Minyor Stadium 10,000 Dimitrovgrad Dimitrovgrad
30 Osogovo Stadium 10,000 Kyustendil Velbazhd Kyustendil 1979
31 Gancho Panov Stadium 10,000 Pavlikeni Pavlikeni
32 Lokomotiv Stadium 10,000 Ruse Ariston Ruse
33 Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium 10,000 Sliven Sliven 2000 (dissolved) 1959
34 Akademik Stadium 10,000 Sofia Akademik Sofia
35 Lokomotiv Stadium 10,000 Stara Zagora Lokomotiv Stara Zagora (dissolved)
36 Dimitar Burkov Stadium 10,000 Targovishte Svetkavitsa 1954
37 Tsar Samuil Stadium 9,500 Petrich Belasitsa Petrich
38 Georgi Benkovski Stadium 9,000 Vidin Bdin Vidin 1961
39 Rakovski Stadium 8,816 Sevlievo Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo 1958
40 Ticha Stadium 8,250 Varna Cherno More Varna 1968
41 Lovech Stadium 8,100 Lovech Litex Lovech 1962
42 Hristo Botev Stadium 8,000 Botevgrad Balkan Botevgrad
43 Gradski Stadium 8,000 Parvomay Borislav Parvomay
44 Gradski Stadium 8,000 Novi Pazar Botev Novi Pazar
45 Minyor Stadium 8,000 Pernik Minyor Pernik 1954
46 Minyor Stadium 8,000 Radnevo Minyor Radnevo
47 Struma Stadium 8,000 Simitli Septemvri Simitli
48 Hristo Botev Stadium 7,500 Blagoevgrad Pirin Blagoevgrad 1934
49 Haskovo Stadium 7,500 Haskovo Haskovo 1961
50 Nesebar Stadium 7,000 Nesebar Nesebar 1965
51 Iskar Stadium 7,000 Samokov Rilski Sportist Samokov
52 Gradski Stadium 6,500 Razlog Pirin Razlog
53 Chavdar Stadium 6,000 Byala Slatina Chavdar Byala Slatina
54 Vasil Levski Stadium 6,000 Karlovo Levski Karlovo
55 Spartak Stadium 6,000 Varna Spartak Varna 1964
56 Kubrat Stadium 6,000 Kubrat Kubrat
57 Strandzhata Stadium 6,000 Kyustendil 1974
58 Ogosta Stadium 6,000 Montana Montana 1965
59 Sandanski Stadium 6,000 Sandanski Vihren Sandanski
60 Septemvri Stadium 6,000 Smolyan Rodopa Smolyan
61 Chavdar Stadium 5,600 Etropole Chavdar Etropole
62 Zagorets Stadium 5,069 Nova Zagora Zagorets Nova Zagora
63 Elin Pelin Stadium 5,000 Elin Pelin OFC Elin Pelin
64 Aprilov Stadium 5,000 Gabrovo Yantra 1919 Gabrovo
65 Gradski Stadium 5,000 Gotse Delchev Pirin Gotse Delchev
66 Kavarna Stadium 5,000 Kavarna Kaliakra Kavarna 1968
67 Lokomotiv Stadium 5,000 Mezdra Lokomotiv Mezdra 1946
68 Maritsa Stadium 5,000 Plovdiv Maritsa Plovdiv 1943
69 Gradski Stadium 5,000 Radomir Strumska Slava Radomir
70 Saedinenie Stadium 5,000 Saedinenie Gigant Saedinenie
71 Slivnishki Geroy Stadium 5,000 Slivnitsa Slivnishki Geroy Slivnitsa
72 Rakovski Stadium 5,000 Sofia Spartak Sofia (dissolved) 1955

Future stadiums

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

Defunct stadiums

Image Stadium Capacity City Home team Opened Closed Demolished UEFA rating
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 - -

See also

External links

Football in Bulgaria
Lists of football stadiums in Europe
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