Chernomorets Arena ( bg, Черноморец Арена) is a planned future modern sports venue in

Burgas Burgas ( bg, Бургас, ), sometimes transliterated as ''Bourgas'', is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a pop ...

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. The stadium will be built in the place of the old

Chernomorets Stadium Chernomorets Stadium ( bg, Стадион „Черноморец“) is a multi-purpose stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Eu ...

and will have an exact capacity of 30,000 spectators and a possible expansion to 55,000. It is scheduled to be opened in 2017 and it will be the new home ground of the local

PFC Chernomorets Burgas PSFC Chernomorets Burgas ( bg, ПСФК Черноморец Бургас) or simply Chernomorets ( bg, Черноморец) was a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas. The club never won any major competition, its most notable achi ...

. The construction will start in 2013, because of the global financial crisis, and will cost 500 million euros, making it one of the most expensive stadiums in

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. The stadium will be part of a modern complex with a mall, underground parking area, indoor sports hall with a capacity of 3,500 spectators, three business towers and a five-star luxury hotel. The whole complex will cost 1 billion euros, according by the owner of

Chernomorets Chernomorets ( bg, Черноморец ) is a town on the Black Sea coast of southeastern Bulgaria. Administratively part of Sozopol Municipality, Burgas Province, Chernomorets is a popular seaside resort. Chernomorets lies some southeast of ...

and Petrol Holding AD

Mitko Sabev Mitko Vasilev Sabev ( bg, Митко Василев Събев) (born October 8, 1961), is a Bulgarian businessman. Sabev graduated from the higher naval school "Nikola Vaptsarov" in Varna, and then served as chief of the Bulgarian maritime fleet. ...

. *The venue will be able to host matches of European football tournaments such as the

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and the

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, due to the lack of licensed stadiums in most parts of Eastern Bulgaria. *The stadium can also support a possible bid as a venue for the

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, which Bulgaria and

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are planning to host. *As of July 2009, the construction of the complex is currently on hold, due to the

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, and according to the former managing director of the football club,

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, the project's main realization will start no sooner than 2011.

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