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Hristo Botev Stadium (Plovdiv)

Hristo Botev Stadium
The College
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Full name Hristo Botev Stadium
Location Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Coordinates 42°08′23.50″N 24°45′52″E / 42.1398611°N 24.76444°E / 42.1398611; 24.76444
Owner Municipality of Plovdiv
Operator PFC Botev Plovdiv
Capacity 18,000 (17 500 seating)
Record attendance 40,000
(Botev-Atlético Madrid, 27 February 1963)
Field size 105m x 68m
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground July 21, 1959
Built 1959 - 1961
Opened May 14, 1961
Renovated 1993, 2008, 2012, 2013
Tenants
Botev Plovdiv (1961–present)

Hristo Botev Stadium (Bulgarian: Стадион „Христо Ботев“), also nicknamed the College, is a football stadium in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. It is the home ground of PFC Botev Plovdiv and has a seating capacity of 18,000 spectators. The sport venue was inaugurated on May 14, 1961, with the friendly match between Botev Plovdiv and Steaua Bucureşti.



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