Pitch
SIS PitchesIreland
A hybrid pitch, not plain natural turf: 95% real grass, 5% stitched synthetic fibre, so it survives the season without shredding under studs.
- Mix
- 95% / 5%
- Dimensions
- 105 × 68 m
- Drainage
- yes
The stadium
What it is
Capacity, the building, tickets and how to get there — with a source on every line.
The numbers
18 540
domestic match
16 819 UEFA match · −1 721 between the two
Sector G 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.
- 100% seats under roof
- 4 UEFA category
- 28 boxes in A
- A 2 741
- B 5 440
- V 4 742
- G 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 G 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 A, 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 V
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 G
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 B
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 A 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
A 6 417 · B 4 889 · V 5 689 · G 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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Heating and cooling
heat pumps and solar power
Heating, cooling and ventilation run on heat pumps; solar panels on the roof supply part of the building's electricity.
reporting on the project
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Landscaping
300 new trees
The new footprint is about 3 800 sq m smaller than the old one — the freed-up ground, 40 decares, goes back to free public use in the park as green space and walkways.
Ivo Petrov Architects
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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
The building
A roof, lights, a pitch, and rooms that work on days without a match.
How it is built
Floodlights
Entirely LED, from an American supplier, and specified to UEFA category 4 — that is, for television, not just for playing. No brand named publicly.
- Fittings in total
- 174
- Aimed at the pitch
- 140 projectors
- Aimed at the stands
- 20 projectors
- Effects
- 14 RGBW
- Illuminance
- 1 500 lux
- Colour rendering
- CRI ≥ 80
- Perimeter LED band
- 2.70 m high
Sound system
Electro-VoiceUnited States
34 identical clusters along the canopy cover every sector; four separate systems in sector A aim straight at the pitch, not the stands.
- Clusters along the canopy
- 34
- Aimed at the pitch
- 4
- Same maker's other work
- Allianz Arena, Berlin Olympiastadion
Seats
model “FCB”Germany
German-made — per the project manager, identical to Munich's Allianz Arena. The company isn't named outright, but the “FCB” model (from “FC Bayern”) is the product line Ferco Seating themselves say was built for Munich — the closest thing to a brand name we have.
- Model
- FCB
- Sector G
- folding metal — standing for league matches
- A, B and V
- polyethylene, FCB model
Source: БТА; novsport.com; БТА; novsport.com; novsport.com; fercoseating.com
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.
- seats per sector
Sector A Main stand
The main stand runs to four levels. Bronze and Silver hold seats below; the boxes sit above them.
- 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
More
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 B sit the control room and a television studio looking onto the pitch.
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 · the top level, at the centre of the main stand
160 000 – 180 000 €
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Gold
20 boxes · above the seating, along the length of the main stand
100 000 – 120 000 €
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Silver
seats · the central blocks of sector A, on the axis of the pitch
1 200 – 3 000 €
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Bronze
seats · the outer parts of sector A, on both sides of the central blocks
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.
Sector B Home and away
Split into a home section and a segregated away section, as UEFA and the Bulgarian federation require.
- Home section
- 3 482 seats
- Away section
- 1 958 seats
- Entrances
- 4
- Blocks and gangways
- 4 blocks · 5 gangways
- Accessible places
- 12
Sector V The long side
The long side opposite the main stand. Folding polyethylene seats, meeting UEFA’s fire and strength standards.
- 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 G 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.
- 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
More
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.
Source: stadium.cska.bg
What it costs to get in
The club has not announced official ticket prices for the new stadium.
What leaked in the press came with a note that the club would revise it — so nothing there is safe to call final. This is a genuine gap, not filler: prices go here the moment there is a real list.
What leaked in the press, May 2026 — unconfirmed
15 €
cheapest match ticket
180 €
Silver, one match
Per match
- Behind the goals (B and G) The cheapest way in. 15 €
- Sector V The far long side. 25 – 30 €
- Sector A — Bronze 50 – 70 €
- Sector A — Silver 180 €
Season cards
- Sector B, home section Season cards are sold for sector B for the first time. 250 €
- Sector A — Bronze zone 800 – 1 200 €
- Sector A — Silver zone 1 200 – 3 000 €
- Sector V — central (V14 and the inner parts of V13 and V15) 480 €
- Sector V — outer (V12, V13, V15, V16) 400 €
- Sector G 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 A 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
The stadium
3 Dragan Tsankov Blvd, Borisova Gradina, 1164 Sofia
“Vasil Levski Stadium” — about 340 m, roughly six minutes on foot
Buses 76, 84 and 184 · Trolleybuses 4, 5, 8 and 11
The stadium sits inside a park. Public transport or walking is both quicker and easier.
Source: Wikipedia; oink.bg; visitsofia.bg; Moovit