A decision to transfer the ownership of the “Georgi Asparuhov” sports complex was approved by the Sofia regional administration to the Sofia municipality, “Sega” reported.
The proposal was made by the architectural commission of the Metropolitan Municipal Council and was accepted unanimously. For this reason, tomorrow the municipal councilors are expected to vote on it only formally. Together with the stadium, all adjacent sports halls in the “Gerena” complex will be transferred to the municipality.
This opens the way to acquiring the stadium on a long-term concession – something that the owner of Levski, Nasko Sirakov, pointed out as a mandatory condition for a new stadium. Even at the beginning of February, the company “Stadion Georgi Asparuhov” EAD was established by the club, whose main goal is the construction of a new facility. However, it will be able to work in reality only after the current decision of the SOS.
Currently, Georgi Asparuhov Stadium is owned by the Regional Government, and Levski has been using the facility rent-free since 1998, paying only the building tax and garbage fee, which were due to the municipality. In recent years, however, the football club has not been a correct payer and debts of around BGN 2 million have accumulated. At the beginning of this month, the capital municipality agreed to conclude a 3-year agreement with Levski for deferred payment. This not only eliminated the danger of a problem with the club’s license for the next season, but also solved the issue of the pending debt.
After the rescheduling agreement, Levski will now have the right to apply for a concession. On March 1, the club announced that they had initiated a procedure to establish a free stadium construction right. The documents were submitted to the regional administration, from where they are now to be transferred to the Metropolitan Municipality.
