Stadion Hadzhi Dimitar ( bg, Стадион „Хаджи Димитър“, en, 'Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium' ) is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

Sliven Sliven ( bg, Сливен ) is the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and industrial centre of Sliven Province and municipality in Northern Thrace. Sliven is famous for its heroic Haiduts who fought against the Ottoman Turk ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of

OFC Sliven 2000 FC Sliven (ФК Сливен) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Sliven, currently playing in the Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria), Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football. The club's home ground is the Hadzhi Dimit ...

. The stadium holds 10,000 people. *The stadium is a part of a big multifunctional sport complex, which includes a swimming pool, tennis courts, 2 training pitches and a 4-star hotel. *The athletic track of the stadium meets all of the IAAF requirements to host international competitions. *The stadium complex also has the only training pitch with FieldTurf flooring in

. In 2008, due to the promotion of

in the

A PFG The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

, plastic seats were installed in the stands of the stadium. In 2009, the mayor of

Yordan Letchkov Yordan Letchkov Yankov (also transliterated Jordan, Iordan, Lechkov) ( bg, Йордан Лечков Янков; born 9 July 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer. He is generally regarded as one of the best players to come out of B ...

, announced that he plans also to install electric lighting to the stadium, right before the start of the new football campaign.

References

External links

Unofficial website of the football club
Hadzhi Dimitar Sliven Multi-purpose stadiums in Bulgaria Buildings and structures in Sliven Province 1959 establishments in Bulgaria Sports venues completed in 1959 {{Bulgaria-sports-venue-stub