The College | |
Full name | Hristo Botev Stadium |
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Location | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
Coordinates | 42°08′23.50″N 24°45′52″E / 42.1398611°N 24.76444°E |
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 | |
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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.