Stadion Septemvri (Sofia) Explained

Stadium Name:Stadion Septemvri
Fullname:Septemvri Stadium
Location:Sofia, Bulgaria
Broke Ground:1956
Built:1958 (old)
Opened:1958 (old)
Owner:DIT Group
Operator:Septemvri Sofia
Surface:Grass
Tenants:

Old Stadium
Septemvri Sofia (1958–1969; 1988–2006)
CSKA Sofia (1970–1988)
CSKA Sofia Reserves (1981–1984)

Seating Capacity:25,000
Dimensions:105 × 68

Stadion Septemvri (bg|Стадион „Септември“, {{langx|en|'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. Web site: 2011-07-25 . Стоичков показа уникалните проекти за нови стадиони . 2024-09-25 . dariknews.bg . bg.
  2. https://www.sportal.bg/sportal_tv.php?category=1&video_page=501&video=36866 Проект за нов стадион "Септемврийска корона"
  3. http://www.novsport.com/news2325971_1.html Септември (Сф) има готов проект за нов стадион
  4. https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=741162 Септември ще строи нов стадион