Stadion Lazur Explained

Stadium Name:efbet Arena Burgas
Location:Burgas, Bulgaria
Opened:1967
Renovated:1997
2009
2010
Owner:Petrol Holding AD
Operator:Neftochimic 1962 Burgas
Surface:Grass
Former Names:Lazur Stadium
Neftochimic Stadium
Naftex Stadium
Seating Capacity:18,037
Dimensions:105 x 68
Tenants:Naftex Burgas (1967–2009)
Chernomorets Burgas (2006–2015)
Neftochimic 1986 (2012–2013)
Neftochimic Burgas (2015–2017, 2019-2021)
Pomorie (2017–2019)
Chernomorets 1919 Burgas (2023-present)

efbet Arena (Bulgarian: „Ефбет Арена“, {{lang-en|'efbet Arena') is a multi-purpose stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Neftochimic 1962 Burgas. The stadium holds 18,037 people and carries a 3-star rating by UEFA. It was opened in 1967 and was renovated between 1990 and 1997. Officially opened after renovation at 13 April 1997 with the match Neftochimik - Levski Sofia 4:1. Until 2002 the stadium was named "Neftochimic" and later "Naftex".

The stadium was used by PFC Chernomorets Burgas between 2006 and 2015, even though they had plans to move to a new stadium in the future. It was used also in some European matches of Litex Lovech (for the UEFA Champions League match against FC Spartak Moscow), PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (for UEFA Champions League match against Club Brugge and for UEFA Cup matches against OFK Beograd and Bolton Wanderers F.C.) and PFC Cherno More Varna (for UEFA Intertoto match against UC Sampdoria and for the UEFA Europa League matches against Iskra-Stal and PSV Eindhoven).

National team matches

DateCompetitionOpponentScoreAtt.Ref
Bulgaria (1997–present)
8 June 1997 4–0 19,000 [1]
6 September 1998 0-3 15,000 [2]
14 October 1998 0-1 12,000 [3]
22 August 2007 0-1 15,000 [4]

Bulgarian Cup & Supercup finals

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upDateAtt.
Bulgarian Cup (2012–present)
Ludogorets Razgrad Lokomotiv Plovdiv19 May 2012 13,103
Ludogorets Razgrad Botev Plovdiv15 May 2014 13,250
Cherno More Varna 2–1 (aet) Levski Sofia30 May 2015 13,910
Bulgarian Supercup (2004–present)
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1-0 Litex Lovech31 July 2004 4,500
CSKA Sofia 3-1 Litex Lovech30 July 2011 12,620
Ludogorets Razgrad 3-1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv11 July 2012 2,730
Ludogorets Razgrad 3-1 Botev Plovdiv13 August 2014 4,400
Cherno More Varna 1-0 Ludogorets Razgrad12 August 2015 1,810
Botev Plovdiv 6-5 (pen)Ludogorets Razgrad9 August 2017 1,830

See also

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Notes and References

  1. http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=10737 EU-Football.info - Game Report - Bulgaria-Luxembourg - World Cup 1998 Qualifying
  2. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2000/matches/round=1165/match=55297/postmatch/statistics/index.html UEFA Game Report - Bulgaria-Poland - Euro 2000 Qualifying
  3. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2000/matches/round=1165/match=55298/index.html UEFA Game Report - Bulgaria-Sweden - Euro 2000 Qualifying
  4. http://www.11v11.com/matches/bulgaria-v-wales-22-august-2007-278280/ 11v11 Match Report - Bulgaria - Wales