Vivacom Arena Georgi Asparuhov
Sofia, Bulgaria
Formerly: Levski Stadium, Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov
Sector A came down in 2013 in a controlled explosion — 300 kg of charges — and the stand that replaced it opened in 2016 with 6,000 seats. The roof and the facade were never added. The three-stage reconstruction was costed at 14 million leva.
The ground took the name of Georgi Asparuhov in 1990, in honour of the Levski player who died in 1971. A sponsorship deal put Vivacom in front of it from 2017, and when the deal ran out the older name came back for the 2024/25 season.
The attendance figure that still stands was set on 4 March 1970, when 60,000 came in for a European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final against Górnik Zabrze; the same number returned on 16 September 1973 for a league match with Pirin Blagoevgrad.
The grass was given heating, drainage and sprinklers in the 2007 renovation. On 2 March 2011 the derby with CSKA Sofia ended with 32 police officers injured, 23 arrests and damage across the stands.