efbet Arena Burgas
UEFA Category 3 stadium
Former namesLazur Stadium
Neftochimic Stadium
Naftex Stadium
LocationBurgas, Bulgaria
Coordinates42°30′45″N 27°28′13″E / 42.51250°N 27.47028°E / 42.51250; 27.47028
OwnerPetrol Holding AD
OperatorNeftochimic 1962 Burgas
Capacity18,037
Field size105 x 68
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1967
Renovated1997
2009
2010
Tenants
Naftex Burgas (1967–2009)
Chernomorets Burgas (2006–2015)
Neftochimic 1986 (2012–2013)
Neftochimic Burgas (2015–2017, 2019-2021)
Pomorie (2017–2019)
Chernomorets 1919 Burgas (2023-present)

efbet Arena (Bulgarian: „Ефбет Арена“, English: 'efbet Arena') is a multi-purpose stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Neftochimic 1962 Burgas. The stadium holds 18,037 people and carries a 3-star rating by UEFA. It was opened in 1967 and was renovated between 1990 and 1997. Officially opened after renovation at 13 April 1997 with the match Neftochimik - Levski Sofia 4:1. Until 2002 the stadium was named "Neftochimic" and later "Naftex".

The stadium was used by PFC Chernomorets Burgas between 2006 and 2015, even though they had plans to move to a new stadium in the future. It was used also in some European matches of Litex Lovech (for the UEFA Champions League match against FC Spartak Moscow), PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (for UEFA Champions League match against Club Brugge and for UEFA Cup matches against OFK Beograd and Bolton Wanderers F.C.) and PFC Cherno More Varna (for UEFA Intertoto match against UC Sampdoria and for the UEFA Europa League matches against Iskra-Stal and PSV Eindhoven).

  • During several renovations of the Vasil Levski National Stadium the Bulgaria national football team has played some of their home matches at "Lazur".
  • In the summer of 2009, the stadium underwent some serious upgrades, which included replacing the yellow-green seats with blue ones, as well as increasing the roof covers of the stadium to 10 meters.
  • During the summer of 2015, the stadium was one of 4 venues hosting the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. It hosted 11 games in total, including the final, which had an official attendance of 14,680.

National team matches

Date Competition Opponent Score Att. Ref
Bulgaria (1997–present)
8 June 19971998 FIFA World Cup qualifying Luxembourg4–019,000[1]
6 September 1998UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Poland0-315,000[2]
14 October 1998UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Sweden0-112,000[3]
22 August 2007Friendly Wales0-115,000[4]

Bulgarian Cup & Supercup finals

Season Winner Score Runner-up Date Att.
Bulgarian Cup (2012–present)
2011–12Ludogorets Razgrad2–1Lokomotiv Plovdiv19 May 201213,103
2013–14Ludogorets Razgrad1–0Botev Plovdiv15 May 201413,250
2014–15Cherno More Varna2–1 (aet)Levski Sofia30 May 201513,910
Bulgarian Supercup (2004–present)
2004Lokomotiv Plovdiv1-0Litex Lovech31 July 20044,500
2011CSKA Sofia3-1Litex Lovech30 July 201112,620
2012Ludogorets Razgrad3-1Lokomotiv Plovdiv11 July 20122,730
2014Ludogorets Razgrad3-1Botev Plovdiv13 August 20144,400
2015Cherno More Varna1-0Ludogorets Razgrad12 August 20151,810
2017Botev Plovdiv6-5 (pen)Ludogorets Razgrad9 August 20171,830

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