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Sport stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov (Bulgarian: Стадион „Александър Шаламанов“) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Slavia district of Sofia, Bulgaria named after the football legend Aleksandar Shalamanov. 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 25,000 and is one of the biggest sport facilities in Bulgaria.[1]
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| Full name | Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov |
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| Former names | Slavia Stadium (1958–2021) |
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Coordinates | 42°40′31.30″N 23°16′19.30″E |
| Owner | Slavia Sofia |
| Operator | Slavia Sofia |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Field size | 105 X 68 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1958 |
| Tenants | |
| Slavia Sofia (1932–present) Bulgaria U21 (2009–present) | |
In April 2014, a contract for building a new stadium to replace the old one was signed between PFC Slavia and the German company IFS. The capacity shall be expanded to 24,000, with an option for 33,000 spectators for major events. The deal was co-signed by the Bulgarian Football Union. The national teams shall be obliged to play their host matches at the new stadium. Also, the football union will bid with this stadium for a standard package of Euro 2020 matches.[2][3]
On 25 October 2021, a day after Slavia's legend Aleksandar Shalamanov died, the team announced that the stadium would be renamed in his honour and would take the name Aleksandar Shalamanov Stadium.[4]
The original home ground of Slavia was located just to the northwest of Ruski Pametnik near the center of Sofia. It was built in the mid-1920s and demolished in the late 1940s.[5]
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