Arena 8888 Sofia

Arena 8888 Sofia is a arena in Stolichna Municipality, Bulgaria that opened in 2011. Its recorded capacity is 12,373.

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Arena 8888 Sofia
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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.

Location
Stolichna Municipality, Bulgaria
Type
Arena
Capacity
12,373
Opened
2011
Status
Active
Current owner
Sofia
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Hardwood
Location of Arena 8888 Sofia
Arena 8888 Sofia

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
Recorded location of Arena 8888 Sofia
FieldValue
Latitude42.671111
Longitude23.369167
CityStolichna Municipality
RegionStolichna Municipality
CountryBulgaria
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Arena 8888 Sofia
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceHardwoodWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Arena 8888 Sofia
201120192026Arena Armeets Sofia (2011 to 2022)

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
Every recorded name of Arena 8888 Sofia, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Arena Armeets SofiaNone2011 to 2022Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Arena 8888 Sofia, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerSofiaPresentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorSofiaPresentCurrentWikidata statementSource

Tenants

Tenants of Arena 8888 Sofia and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
2022 Trampoline Gymnastics World ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
PBC Lukoil AcademicNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2014 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2015 Bulgaria Open Badminton ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2019 World Short Track Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2017 European Aesthetic Gymnastics ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics World ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2015 Bulgaria Open Badminton Championships – men's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2015 Bulgaria Open Badminton Championships – men's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2015 Bulgaria Open Badminton Championships – women's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2015 Bulgaria Open Badminton Championships – women's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2015 Bulgaria Open Badminton Championships – mixed doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2022 World Junior Wrestling ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O35Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O40Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O45Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O50Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O55Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O60Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O65Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O70Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O35 – Men's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O35 – Men's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O35 – Women's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O35 – Women's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O35 – Mixed doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O40 – Men's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O40 – Men's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O40 – Women's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O40 – Women's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O40 – Mixed doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O45 – Men's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O45 – Men's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O45 – Women's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O45 – Women's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O45 – Mixed doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O50 – Men's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O50 – Men's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O50 – Women's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O50 – Women's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O50 – Mixed doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O55 – Men's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O55 – Men's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O55 – Women's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O55 – Women's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O55 – Mixed doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O60 – Men's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O60 – Men's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O60 – Women's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O60 – Women's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O60 – Mixed doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O65 – Men's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O65 – Men's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O65 – Women's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O65 – Women's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O65 – Mixed doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O70 – Men's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton Championships O70 – Men's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2012 European Senior Badminton ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Sofia OpenNot mappedPresentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

80 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Arena 8888 Sofia
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set2132026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Bulgaria men's national volleyball teamnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)National Sport Base PLCnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)32355not set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)32354not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set323552026-09
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23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set10622026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set6882026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuesopened_yearnot set20112026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity14545123732026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720638202026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleArena_SofiaArena Sofia2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setArena Armeets Sofia2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set164502026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set10212026-09
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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:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Arena Sofia (revision 1372063820). Wikidata item: Q641325.