Arena 8888 Sofia
Arena 8888 Sofia is a arena in Stolichna Municipality, Bulgaria that opened in 2011. Its recorded capacity is 12,373.
Key facts
Arena 8888 Sofia is a arena in Stolichna Municipality, Bulgaria that opened in 2011. Its recorded capacity is 12,373. It is owned by Sofia. It is operated by Sofia. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Arena Armeets Sofia. Current tenants are 2022 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships, PBC Lukoil Academic, 2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2014 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2015 Bulgaria Open Badminton Championships, 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, 2019 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, 2017 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, 2015 Bulgaria Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 2015 Bulgaria Open Badminton Championships – men's singles, 2015 Bulgaria Open Badminton Championships – women's doubles, 2015 Bulgaria Open Badminton Championships – women's singles, 2015 Bulgaria Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O35, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O40, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O45, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O50, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O55, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O60, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O65, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O70, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O35 – Men's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O35 – Men's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O35 – Women's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O35 – Women's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O35 – Mixed doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O40 – Men's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O40 – Men's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O40 – Women's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O40 – Women's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O40 – Mixed doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O45 – Men's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O45 – Men's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O45 – Women's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O45 – Women's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O45 – Mixed doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O50 – Men's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O50 – Men's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O50 – Women's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O50 – Women's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O50 – Mixed doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O55 – Men's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O55 – Men's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O55 – Women's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O55 – Women's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O55 – Mixed doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O60 – Men's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O60 – Men's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O60 – Women's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O60 – Women's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O60 – Mixed doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O65 – Men's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O65 – Men's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O65 – Women's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O65 – Women's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O65 – Mixed doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O70 – Men's doubles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O70 – Men's singles, 2012 European Senior Badminton Championships, Sofia Open.
Arena 8888 Sofia is at latitude 42.671111, longitude 23.369167, in Stolichna Municipality, Bulgaria. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 42.671111 |
| Longitude | 23.369167 |
| City | Stolichna Municipality |
| Region | Stolichna Municipality |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hardwood | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Arena 8888 Sofia has carried 1 recorded name. Arena Armeets Sofia (no sponsor) ran 2011 to 2022. The average tenure of a name here is 11 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Armeets Sofia | None | 2011 to 2022 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Sofia | Present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Sofia | Present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
80 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 213 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Bulgaria men's national volleyball team | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | National Sport Base PLC | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 32355 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 32354 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32355 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32354 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1062 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 688 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | not set | 2011 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 14545 | 12373 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372063820 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Arena_Sofia | Arena Sofia | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Arena Armeets Sofia | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16450 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1021 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1020 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1019 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1018 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1017 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1016 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1015 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1014 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1013 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1012 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1011 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1010 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1009 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1008 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1007 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1006 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1005 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1004 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1003 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1002 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1001 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1000 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 999 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 998 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 997 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 996 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 995 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 994 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 993 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 992 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 991 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 990 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 989 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 988 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 987 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 986 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 985 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 984 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 983 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 982 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 981 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 980 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 979 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 978 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 977 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 976 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 975 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 974 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 973 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 972 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 971 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 970 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 969 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 968 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 967 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 966 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 965 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 964 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 963 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 962 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 961 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 960 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 959 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: