New Varna Stadium
| Full name | Sport Complex Varna |
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| Location | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Coordinates | 43°13′16″N 27°56′35″E / 43.22111°N 27.94306°E |
| Owner | Chimimport AD, Municipality of Varna |
| Operator | PFC Cherno More Varna |
| Capacity | 22,000 |
| Field size | 105 × 68 |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | September 12, 2008 |
| Built | 2018 (planned) |
| Opened | 2019 (planned) |
| Construction cost | € 80 million |
| Architect | GMP International GmbH |
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Arena Varna (Bulgarian: Арена Варна) is a new football stadium currently under construction, which is going to be built directly, just rotated to lie on the north-south axis, in the place of the former Yuri Gagarin Stadium. The stadium will be used for football matches and will be the new home ground of the local Cherno More Varna.
History
Project
It was due to open in 2013 and would have a capacity of 22,000 spectators with a possible expansion to 30,000. The stadium, as part of Sport Complex Varna, will have an underground parking area, convertible roof covers, office lounges, two-tier stands and four 50-metre (160 ft) towers, which will block the pressure of the terrain and bring the stadium in a shape of a ship. The convertible roof covers would be made of transparent panels, which will allow the light of the floodlights to stream inside the pitch during night matches. The venue would be awarded with an elite stadium rating by UEFA.[1]
The sport complex and its concept would be built by the German architect company GMP International GmbH, which built several stadiums for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, including the renovation of the Olympiastadion in Berlin and the construction of the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt respectively. The stadium was also proposed to support a possible bid as a venue for the Euro 2020, which Bulgaria and Romania were planning to host.[2] The construction officially started on September 12, 2008, with the demolishing of the Yuri Gagarin Stadium.
Construction
The construction of the new stadium was on hold since 2009, due to the global financial crisis and the lack of funding, but in the summer of 2015, the owners received 30% of the funding from the sale of a nearby lot and the stadium's construction finally started. It is expected to be finished in the fall of 2018. [3]
References
External links
- (Bulgarian) Stadium website
- (English) Stadium information
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