Chernomorets Arena
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Chernomorets Arena is a planned future modern sports venue in Burgas
, Bulgaria
. The stadium will be built in the place of the old Chernomorets Stadium
and will have an exact capacity of 30,000 spectators and a possible expansion to 55,000. It is scheduled to be opened in 2017 and it will be the new home ground of the local PFC Chernomorets Burgas
. The construction will start in 2013, because of the global financial crisis, and will cost 500 million euros, making it one of the most expensive stadiums in Europe
. The stadium will be part of a modern complex with a mall, underground parking area, indoor sports hall with a capacity of 3,500 spectators, three business towers and a five-star luxury hotel. The whole complex will cost 1 billion euros, according by the owner of Chernomorets
and Petrol Holding AD
Mitko Sabev
.
Burgas
-History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. The stadium will be built in the place of the old Chernomorets Stadium
Chernomorets Stadium
Chernomorets Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of PFC Chernomorets Burgas and its predecessor OFC Chernomorets 1919. The stadium currently holds 22,000 people and soon it will be replaced with a new modern sports...
and will have an exact capacity of 30,000 spectators and a possible expansion to 55,000. It is scheduled to be opened in 2017 and it will be the new home ground of the local PFC Chernomorets Burgas
PFC Chernomorets Burgas
PSFC Chernomorets Burgas or simply Chernomorets is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was restored in 2005 by the local municipality and is the official successor of the traditions and successes of the...
. The construction will start in 2013, because of the global financial crisis, and will cost 500 million euros, making it one of the most expensive stadiums in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The stadium will be part of a modern complex with a mall, underground parking area, indoor sports hall with a capacity of 3,500 spectators, three business towers and a five-star luxury hotel. The whole complex will cost 1 billion euros, according by the owner of Chernomorets
PFC Chernomorets Burgas
PSFC Chernomorets Burgas or simply Chernomorets is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was restored in 2005 by the local municipality and is the official successor of the traditions and successes of the...
and Petrol Holding AD
Petrol AD
Petrol AD is a Bulgarian oil distributing company which has 470 petrol stations, 80 petrol depots and 3 petrol port terminals throughout the country. The company was privatised in 1999....
Mitko Sabev
Mitko Sabev
Mitko Sabev , is a Bulgarian businessman.Sabev graduated from the higher naval school "Nikola Vaptsarov" in Varna, and then served as chief of the Bulgarian maritime fleet. Co-founder and manager on the "Festa Holding". He is also CEO of Yukos Petroleum Bulgaria Plc and Chairman of the Supervisory...
.
- The venue will be able to host matches of European football competitions such as the UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
and the UEFA Europa League, due to the lack of licensed stadiums in most parts of Eastern Bulgaria. - The stadium can also support a possible bid as a venue for the UEFA Euro 2020, which Bulgaria and RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
are planning to host. - As of July 2009, the construction of the complex is currently on hold, due to the global financial crisis, and according to the former managing director of the football club, Fredi Bobic, the project's main realization will start no sooner than 2011.