Arena Botevgrad (Bulgarian: Арена Ботевград) is an indoor arena located in Botevgrad, Bulgaria. It has a capacity of 4,500, and has been the home venue for BC Balkan Botevgrad since its opening in 2014.
 Arena Botevgrad in June 2014 | |
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| Location | 9 Zahari Stoyanov Street 2140 Botevgrad, Bulgaria |
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| Coordinates | 42°54′00″N 23°47′18″E / 42.900026°N 23.788394°E |
| Owner | Municipality of Botevgrad |
| Capacity | Sports: 3,200 |
| Field size | 24/44 m |
| Surface | Versatile |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2012 |
| Opened | March 29, 2014 |
| Construction cost | 7.02 million BGN (around 3.5 million EUR) |
| Architect | Bozhidar Hinkov Borislav Bogdanov |
| Main contractors | R.S. Engineering |
| Tenants | |
| BC Balkan Botevgrad (2014–present) Bulgaria men's national basketball team | |
History
editArena Botevgrad was officially opened on March 29, 2014 after two years of construction in the presence of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Botevgrad's mayor Georgi Georgiev, and several government ministers. The hall cost 7.02 million Bulgarian lev, or about 3.5 million Euros to build.[1]
Between February 18th and 21st, 2016, the hall was host to the 2016 Bulgarian Basketball Cup Final 8 bracket, with BC Rilski Sportist claiming their first ever cup. In September 2016, Arena Botevgrad hosted the national basketball team's home games from Group E of the EuroBasket 2017 qualification.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Новата спортна зала в Ботевград беше открита пред 4000 души" (in Bulgarian). Dnevnik. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
External links
edit- Facebook page
- Project page at RS Engineering (in English)