Arena Botevgrad in June 2014 | |
![]() Interactive map of Arena Botevgrad | |
| Location | 9 Zahari Stoyanov Street 2140Botevgrad,Bulgaria |
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| Coordinates | 42°54′00″N23°47′18″E / 42.900026°N 23.788394°E /42.900026; 23.788394 |
| Owner | Municipality of Botevgrad |
| Capacity | Sports: 3,200 |
| Field size | 24/44 m |
| Surface | Versatile |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2012; 13 years ago (2012) |
| Opened | March 29, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-03-29) |
| Construction cost | 7.02 millionBGN (around 3.5 millionEUR) |
| Architect | Bozhidar Hinkov Borislav Bogdanov |
| Main contractors | R.S. Engineering |
| Tenants | |
| BC Balkan Botevgrad (2014–present) Bulgaria men's national basketball team | |
Arena Botevgrad (Bulgarian:Арена Ботевград) is anindoor arena located inBotevgrad,Bulgaria. It has a capacity of 4,500, and has been the home venue forBC Balkan Botevgrad since its opening in 2014.
Arena Botevgrad was officially opened on March 29, 2014 after two years of construction in the presence of Bulgarian Prime MinisterBoyko Borisov, Botevgrad's mayor Georgi Georgiev, and several government ministers. The hall cost 7.02 million Bulgarian lev, or about 3.5 million Euros to build.[1]
Between February 18th and 21st, 2016, the hall was host to the2016 Bulgarian Basketball Cup Final 8 bracket, withBC Rilski Sportist claiming their first ever cup. In September 2016, Arena Botevgrad hosted the national basketball team's home games from Group E of theEuroBasket 2017 qualification.