Hristo Botev Stadium, Football stadium in Vratsa, Bulgaria

Hristo Botev Stadium is a football ground in the center of Vratsa, Bulgaria, with a natural grass pitch and several seating sections around the field. It holds around 8,900 spectators and is the home ground for local football matches.

Hristo Botev Stadium was built in 1948 and officially opened on 12 September 1957 with a match in which Botev Vratsa beat Romanian side Locomotiv Craiova 2:0. By the late 1980s its capacity reached 25,000. Renovations since 2008 have replaced the concrete and seating, bringing capacity to 8,935 in 2022.

The stadium bears the name of Hristo Botev, a Bulgarian poet and revolutionary whose legacy connects this place to the nation's struggle for independence. This naming reflects how local sports venues often honor important figures from the country's history.

The stadium sits in central Vratsa and can be reached on foot from most parts of the city center. Floodlights allow for evening matches, so it is worth checking the schedule in advance.

The stadium is named after Hristo Botev, a 19th-century Bulgarian poet and revolutionary who fought and died near Vratsa itself. This makes the ground not just a sports venue but a place with a direct tie to the city's own past.