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Lazur Stadium

Lazur Stadium
Former names Neftochimic Stadium
Naftex Stadium
Location Burgas, Bulgaria
Coordinates 42°30′45″N 27°28′13″E / 42.51250°N 27.47028°E / 42.51250; 27.47028
Owner Petrol Holding AD
Operator
Capacity 18,037
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened 1967
Renovated 1997
2009
2010
Tenants
Naftex Burgas (1967-2009)
Chernomorets Burgas (2006-2015)
(2012-2013)
(2015-present)

The Lazur Stadium (Bulgarian: Стадион „Лазур") is a multi-purpose stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of . The stadium holds 18,037 people and carries a 3-star rating by UEFA. It was opened in 1967 and was renovated between 1990 and 1997. Officially opened after renovation at 13 April 1997 with the match Neftochimik - Levski Sofia 4:1. Until 2002 the stadium was named "Neftochimic" and later "Naftex".

The stadium was used by PFC Chernomorets Burgas between 2006 and 2015, even though they had plans to move to a new stadium in the future. It was used also in some European matches of Litex Lovech (for the UEFA Champions League match against FC Spartak Moscow), PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (for UEFA Champions League match against Club Brugge and for UEFA Cup matches against OFK Beograd and Bolton Wanderers F.C.) and PFC Cherno More Varna (for UEFA Intertoto match against UC Sampdoria and for the UEFA Europa League matches against Iskra-Stal and PSV Eindhoven).


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