Arena Botevgrad

42°54′00″N 23°47′18″E / 42.900026°N 23.788394°E / 42.900026; 23.788394OwnerMunicipality of BotevgradCapacitySports: 3,200Field size24/44 mSurfaceVersatileConstructionBroke ground2012; 12 years ago (2012)OpenedMarch 29, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-03-29)Construction cost7.02 million BGN (around 3.5 million EUR)ArchitectBozhidar Hinkov
Borislav BogdanovMain contractorsR.S. EngineeringTenantsBC Balkan Botevgrad (2014–present)
Bulgaria men's national basketball team

Arena Botevgrad (Bulgarian: Арена Ботевград) is an indoor arena located in Botevgrad, Bulgaria. It has a capacity of 4,500, and has been the home venue for BC Balkan Botevgrad since its opening in 2014.

History

Arena Botevgrad was officially opened on March 29, 2014 after two years of construction in the presence of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko 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 the 2016 Bulgarian Basketball Cup Final 8 bracket, with BC Rilski Sportist claiming their first ever cup. In September 2016, Arena Botevgrad hosted the national basketball team's home games from Group E of the EuroBasket 2017 qualification.