Roof
all seats
Every seat is covered — the first big difference from the old ground.
More
- Coverage
- all seats No open stand.
- On the roof
- solar panels Some of the building’s power is made on site.
The stadium
What it is
Four sectors, every seat under roof. Two numbers for who fits — because one stand sometimes watches on its feet.
The numbers
18 540
domestic match
16 819
UEFA match
−1 721 between the two
Sector Г has folding seats. For a league match they stay up and the stand watches on its feet. For a UEFA match they come down and the away section shrinks — 1,721 places between the two.
- А 2 741
- Б 5 440
- В 4 742
- Г 5 617
The full sheet, line by line
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Capacity
18 540 / 16 819 seats
Two capacities. 18 540 for domestic matches, when sector Г stands with its seats folded up; 16 819 for UEFA matches, when the seats come down and the away section shrinks. Earlier reports gave 17 376 and 18 502 — those predate the split into two modes.
stadium.cska.bg; BNR Horizont
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VIP
28 boxes · 20 gold, 8 platinum
In sector А, above the seating. Gold hold 12 – 24 people, Platinum 10 – 12, between 37 and 53 sq m, with a private terrace. A season costs €100 000 – €180 000.
Fakti.bg; 7dnisport; Topsport
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Sector В
4 742 / 4 640 seats
Tip-up seats meeting UEFA requirements. The first figure is for a domestic match, the second under UEFA.
stadium.cska.bg
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Sector Г
5 617 / 4 835 seats
The largest sector. The gap of 782 comes from the seats that stay folded up for domestic matches, with the stand on its feet.
stadium.cska.bg
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Sector Б
5 440 / 4 503 seats
Split in two: a home section of 3 482 / 3 461 and an away section of 1 958 / 1 042. The away part nearly halves under UEFA.
stadium.cska.bg
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Sector А derived
2 741 / 2 841 seats
Falls out as the remainder of the announced totals. This is where the four premium zones sit — Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum — which is why it holds the fewest ordinary seats of any sector.
derived from the announced figures
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UEFA category
4
The highest category — it permits Champions League group-stage matches.
reporting on the project
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Architect
Ivo Petrov Architects
The design has been recognised in architectural competitions.
Archinova; Novsport
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Cost
80 – 90 m lv.
An estimate reported during construction.
BNT
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Demolition of the old ground
April – August 2024
reporting on the project
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Construction began
January 2025
The official start of the rebuild.
reporting on the project
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Opening sources differ
September 2026
“Summer 2026” has also been reported, and the stated 24-month term from January 2025 would put it in early 2027. No date has been officially confirmed.
stadium.cska.bg and other reporting
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The old ground, for comparison
22 015 seats
А 6 417 · Б 4 889 · В 5 689 · Г 5 020. The new one is smaller, but it is entirely under roof and every place is a seat.
Wikipedia; FCCSKA.com
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Where it is
Borisova Gradina, Sofia
The nearest public-transport stop is “Vasil Levski Stadium” — about 340 m, six minutes on foot according to Moovit.
visitsofia.bg; Moovit
Checked 2026-08-26
How it is laid out
The drawing is not a rendering. It is computed from the same figures as every number on this site — arrangement and scale, not colours or finishes.
Every sector at its domestic figure. Sector Г carries most of the difference — its seats fold up and the stand watches on its feet.
The same bowl under UEFA rules: the seats come down in Г and the away section in Б nearly halves.
The same bowl coloured by the price of a match ticket. Behind the goals is cheapest, the main stand dearest.
- 15 €
- 25 – 30 €
- 50 – 180 €
4 stands · 26 rows each · seat counts announced, dimensions still estimated
The building
A roof, lights, a pitch, and rooms that work on days without a match.
How it is built
Floodlights
174
Entirely LED and specified to UEFA category 4 — that is, for television, not just for playing.
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- Fittings in total
- 174
- Aimed at the pitch
- 140 projectors
- Aimed at the stands
- 20 projectors
- Effects
- 14 RGBW For light shows before kick-off and on special nights.
- Illuminance
- 1 500 lux Even, both horizontally and vertically.
- Colour rendering
- CRI ≥ 80 The floor for television broadcast.
- Perimeter LED band
- 2.70 m high Above the stands in sectors Б, В and Г.
Pitch
105 × 68 m
Natural grass with drainage and an irrigation system that puts the water back into circulation.
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- Dimensions
- 105 × 68 m The UEFA standard for international matches.
- Drainage
- yes
- Irrigation
- with water recovery
Energy
on the roof
Heating, cooling and ventilation run on heat pumps and solar.
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- Solar panels
- on the roof
- Heat pumps
- yes For heating, cooling and ventilation.
Source: reporting on the project
Besides stands
Meant to work on days without a match too.
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Interactive museum
The club museum sits on the upper level, connected directly to the shop.
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Club shop
A large area on level 0 that continues onto the floor above.
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VIP area and skyboxes
Private rooms with a direct view of the pitch. 20 boxes and 272 VIP seats have been announced.
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Restaurant
Table service, separate from the quick-serve kiosks.
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Food and drink kiosks
Spread across the levels, for quick service at half time.
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Children’s sector
An indoor space with an animator and a view of the pitch — so a child can come to a match and enjoy it.
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Multifunction halls
For cultural and business events on non-match days.
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Undersoil heating
A system to warm the turf — football in the cold.
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Screens and sound
Several screens and an entirely new sound system.
Source: stadium.cska.bg; Sportal; Dnes.bg; Ivo Petrov Architects
Sector by sector
What the club showed in its own walkthrough — once you are inside.
Sector Г
the North Stand
This is where the ultras stand. The seats are folding metal — for league matches they go up and the stand watches on its feet.
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- Entrances
- 6
- Blocks and gangways
- 7
- Evacuation exits
- 4
- Concourse
- 1 172 sq m
- Food kiosks
- 3
- Toilets
- 2 men’s · 2 women’s · 2 accessible
There are places for disabled supporters in both corners. A lifting system for choreography is tied into the roof structure. In front of the stand sits the “Amphitheatre” — a stepped, freely accessible space recreating the old look of the sector, facing a large video wall on the facade.
Sector В
The long side opposite the main stand. Folding polyethylene seats, meeting UEFA’s fire and strength standards.
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- Entrances
- 5
- Blocks and gangways
- 5
- Evacuation stairs
- 5
- Concourse
- 1 059 sq m
- Food kiosks
- 4
- Toilets
- 4 men’s · 2 women’s
Sector Б
Split into a home section and a segregated away section, as UEFA and the Bulgarian federation require.
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- Home section
- 3 482 seats
- Away section
- 1 958 seats
- Entrances
- 4
- Blocks and gangways
- 4 blocks · 5 gangways
- Accessible places
- 12
Sector А
The main stand runs to four levels. Bronze and Silver hold seats below; the boxes sit above them.
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- Bronze
- 1 066 seats · 533 on each side
- Silver
- 1 126 seats · a 1 140 sq m hall
- Gold
- 20 boxes · 35 sq m, the end ones 55
- Platinum
- 8 boxes · 37 – 53 sq m
- Media tribune
- 226 seats · 90 with power and cable
- Media centre
- 207 sq m · 60 workstations
- Museum
- about 560 sq m
- Club shop
- on two floors · 178 sq m upstairs
In Silver the catering is included in the price of the card or ticket. The Platinum terrace carries three television camera platforms, and at the end towards sector Б sit the control room and a television studio looking onto the pitch.
Source: stadium.cska.bg
Sector А, from the roof down
Four zones stacked. The fewest ordinary seats of any sector, because most of the height is boxes, hospitality and a restaurant.
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Platinum
8 boxes
160 000 – 180 000 €
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Gold
20 boxes
100 000 – 120 000 €
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Silver
seats
1 200 – 3 000 €
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Bronze
seats
800 – 1 200 €
28 boxes in total, 10 – 24 seats each.
Sources differ: Sources differ on box size: some say 12 – 18 seats, others 10 – 12 for Platinum and 12 – 24 for Gold. The total of 28 is repeated everywhere.
What it costs to get in
Prices leaked in May 2026. The club then said it would revise them. A guide, not a price list.
The same prices sit on the drawing — switch it to “Ticket price”.
Per match
- Behind the goals (Б and Г) The cheapest way in. 15 €
- Sector В The far long side. 25 – 30 €
- Sector А — Bronze 50 – 70 €
- Sector А — Silver 180 €
Season cards
- Sector Б, home section Season cards are sold for sector Б for the first time. 250 €
- Sector А — Bronze zone 800 – 1 200 €
- Sector А — Silver zone 1 200 – 3 000 €
- Sector В — central (В14 and the inner parts of В13 and В15) 480 €
- Sector В — outer (В12, В13, В15, В16) 400 €
- Sector Г The cheapest card at the ground. 194,80 €
- Gold box (20 of them) 12 – 24 people, with an outdoor terrace. 100 000 – 120 000 €
- Platinum box (8 of them) 10 – 12 seats, 37 – 53 sq m, with a private terrace. 160 000 – 180 000 €
Sector А is split into Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. The last two include skyboxes holding between 10 and 24.
Sources differ: Sources disagree on the number of boxes: earlier reports give 20 boxes and 272 VIP seats, the pricing reports give 28 skyboxes. Both are recorded here.
Sources: Sportal · Dsport · Topsport · KotaSport · 7dnisport · Fakti.bg
The place
3 Dragan Tsankov Blvd, Borisova Gradina, 1164 Sofia
The stadium sits inside a park. There is no parking around it — public transport or walking is both quicker and easier.
Buses 76, 84 and 184 · Trolleybuses 4, 5, 8 and 11 · Source: visitsofia.bg
No parking, on purpose
The new ground has no parking of its own. UEFA’s rules would call for roughly 1,600 spaces at a capacity of 16,000; the design provides none. The club is counting on the car parks around the National Stadium and the “Vasil Levski Stadium” metro station, and has said it expects people to come by public transport rather than by car; later metro services on match days have also been discussed.
Source: Sega, 24 April 2023
Source: Wikipedia; oink.bg; visitsofia.bg; Moovit
Photographs from the ground
Ours, taken on site in summer 2026.
