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 (Bulgarian: Стадион „Септември“, {{lang-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 the beginning of 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. https://dariknews.bg/novini/sport/stoichkov-pokaza-unikalnite-proekti-za-novi-stadioni-753141 Стоичков показа уникалните проекти за нови стадиони
  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