Svilengrad has opened the renovated Burdenis stadium, after the municipality invested 322,505.53 euros in the sports facility with financial support from the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The project was implemented by the Municipality of Svilengrad under contract No. 23-00-60 of 19.09.2025, and the grant awarded under it covers the complete modernization of the facility.

At the opening, the renovated pitch became an arena where the young footballers of FC “Svilengrad – 1921” and FC “Svilengrad” showed off their skills to the audience through a series of football drills and game situations. The Svilengrad majorette team complemented the event with an eye-catching dance routine.

“This is yet another investment of ours in sports infrastructure, so that our children can train and develop,” said Mayor Arch. Anastas Karchev to the audience at the stadium. For his part, the coach and president of FC “Svilengrad – 1921”, Svetoslav Dimitrov, thanked the mayor and the municipality for providing the children with another modern sports facility.

Project manager Tihomir Markov explained that the aim of the initiative was to improve the quality of the sports infrastructure, extend the service life of the Burdenis stadium, and create better conditions for training, competitions and sporting initiatives.

Under the project, the football pitch was completely regenerated and the grass surface restored, and a newly built automated irrigation system now takes care of its maintenance. The stadium was also provided with new sports equipment. It includes electronic scoreboards and substitution boards, corner flags, new football goals and auxiliary goals, as well as benches for the substitutes. New modular stands with 340 seats have been delivered and installed for spectators.

The existing changing room has also been renovated and furnished with new benches with hangers and a metal cabinet for storing sports equipment. In addition, two equipped modular containers have been delivered and installed – one for equipment and one for sanitary use.

Among the work carried out is also the modernization of the stadium lighting – new poles and modern floodlights have been installed, providing the necessary illumination of the sports facility during training and competitions.

The old, deteriorated fence around the stadium has been fully replaced with new metal panels. New areas with bicycle racks and special bins for separate waste collection have also been created.