Many reconstructions of the stadium started in 1969 after the unification of the sport and football clubs Levski Sofia and Spartak Sofia. The main stand of the stadium was covered. The stadium then had a grass field with dimensions 110 х 80 m, an athletics track, seating capacity of 38,000 and additional terraces for standing spectators. The ground was opened on 10 March 1963 when Levski Sofia hosted a Bulgarian championship match against Spartak Pleven, winning 4-0. Its official name was Levski Stadium (Stadion Levski Bulgarian: Стадион „Левски“) but it was dubbed Gerena by the supporters after the name of the neighbourhood in which it was built. The construction started in 1960 and the new stadium, designed by Lazar Parashkevanov, was built in three years. In the late 1950s the club was granted a site where a new stadium could be built. In the following years, the football club was once again relocated to use another field in the capital, most notably a football ground in the Ivan Vazov neighbourhood of Sofia at the place of the current Spartak Swimming Complex.Ĭonstruction and early years Aerial view before the Sector A stand reconstruction The new football scoreboard at the club's stadium As the construction of a new national stadium emerged in the early 1950s, Levski Sofia was eventually relocated to the Yunak Stadium and began sharing it with several other football clubs. Between 19 the club had its own football ground which was named Igrishte Levski (Levski Football Field Bulgarian: Игрище „Левски“) and it was situated in the city centre at the place of the current Vasil Levski National Stadium. Levski Sofia previously played their home matches at two different stadiums before the construction of their current stadium. Named after the best Bulgarian footballer of the 20th century Georgi Asparuhov (1943–1971), it has been the home ground of Bulgarian association football club Levski Sofia since its opening in 1963. Georgi Asparuhov Stadium ( Bulgarian: Стадион „Георги Аспарухов“), due to sponsorship previously known as Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov ( Bulgarian: Виваком Арена - Георги Аспарухов), nicknamed Gerena ( Bulgarian: Герена, meaning "the flood plain"), is a multi-purpose stadium situated in the Suhata reka neighbourhood of the Bulgarian capital Sofia.
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