Sport

Posted on February 17, 2008
Filed Under Sofia |

Being the country’s capital, Sofia is also the centre of Bulgaria’s sport activities, with a large number of sports clubs being based in the city, including most of Bulgaria’s primary, such as Levski Sofia, CSKA Sofia, Akademik Sofia, Spartak Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia and Slavia Sofia. Football is arguably the most popular sport in the city, as well as the whole country, but sports such as basketball and volleyball also have strong traditions in Sofia.

The capital is also home to a large number of sports venues, including the 43,000-seat Vasil Levski National Stadium which hosts most major outdoor events in Bulgaria, Levski Sofia’s Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, CSKA Sofia’s Balgarska Armiya Stadium and Slavia Sofia’s Ovcha Kupel Stadium. Another important sports facility is Universiade Hall, where in turn many indoor events are held.

Sofia applied to host the Winter Olympic Games in 1992 and in 1994, coming 2nd and 3rd respectively. The city was also an applicant for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but was not selected as candidate. In addition, Sofia hosted Eurobasket 1957 and the 1961 and 1977 Summer Universiades, as well as the 1983 and 1989 winter editions.

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