Arena Botevgrad

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

Arena Botevgrad in June 2014
Location	9 Zahari Stoyanov Street 2140 Botevgrad, Bulgaria
Coordinates	42.900026°N 23.788394°E / 42.900026; 23.788394
Owner	Municipality of Botevgrad
Capacity	Sports: 3,200
Field size	24/44 m
Surface	Versatile
Construction
Broke ground	2012; 13 years ago (2012)
Opened	March 29, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-03-29)
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

Arena 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

• List of indoor arenas in Bulgaria