Lokomotiv Stadium, Soccer stadium in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Stadion Hristo Bonev, known as Lokomotiv Stadium until its 2026 renaming, stands in Lauta Park in southeastern Plovdiv. Its pitch measures 105.3 by 71.4 metres, and the covered central stand faces four 40-metre floodlight masts carrying 46 lamps each. The ground is part of a sports complex with three training pitches, tennis courts, a volleyball hall and an indoor athletics hall.
Construction of the stadium began in 1980, and the first match was played on 6 September 1982. In 2004, the north-west stand collapsed; it had been declared unsafe months earlier, and after clearing, capacity fell to 15,000. The Sportclub stand was rebuilt in 2010, floodlights were installed in April 2013, and the pitch received new drainage and irrigation in 2016. In September 2026 the stadium was renamed after Hristo Bonev.
The stadium is home to PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv and sits within a sports complex in the Lauta Park area. Local supporters gather here regularly for matches, forming the core of the team's fan community.
The venue is accessible by public transportation and has parking available for visitors. You should check beforehand if there is a match or event happening on the day you plan to visit.
The record attendance dates from 1983, when 33,000 people packed in for a promotion play-off against Chernomorets Burgas; at least 6,000 of them stood outside the ground. The north-west stand later collapsed in 2004, the year Lokomotiv won the national title, after it had been declared unsafe.
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