Ovcha Kupel Stadium
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| Slavia Stadium | |
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| Full name | Slavia Stadium |
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Coordinates | 42°40′31.30″N 23°16′19.30″E / 42.6753611°N 23.2720278°E |
| Broke ground | 1930 |
| Built | 1930 - 1932 |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Renovated | 1997, 2001, 2004 |
| Owner | Municipality of Sofia |
| Operator | Slavia Sofia |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Field dimensions | 105 X 68 |
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Bulgaria U21 (2009-present) | |
Slavia Stadium (Bulgarian: Стадион „Славия“) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Ovcha Kupel district of Sofia, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of the local football club PFC Slavia Sofia. The stadium has a seating capacity of 15,992 spectators[1] and is one of the biggest sport facilities in Bulgaria.
- The stadium is part of a multifunctional sport complex, which includes two football training grounds, one multi-purpose indoor hall and an ice-hockey arena with a capacity of 2,000 spectators.
- Also, as of 2009, the Bulgaria national under-21 football team plays its home matches at this stadium.
Old Slavia Stadium
The original home ground of Slavia was located just to the north of Ruski Pametnik in south-central Sofia. It was built in the mid-1920s and demolished in the late 1940s. [2]
References
- ↑ Accessed on August 21, 2009 (Bulgarian).
- ↑ Map of Sofia, 1946, "Sp. Club Slavia" can be seen in square V4 ('В4' in Cyrillic).
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