Hristo Botev Stadium, Municipal sports stadium in Gabrovo, Bulgaria.
Hristo Botev Stadium is a 12,000-seat football ground in the southern part of Gabrovo, home of FC Yantra. Next to it stand an artificial-turf pitch, a sports hall and tennis courts.
The stadium's documented history includes hosting the 1990 Bulgarian Football Cup final, in which FC Sliven beat CSKA Sofia 2-0. In 1988 Uriah Heep played a concert there, and t.A.T.u. performed in 2002. Since 2004 it has hosted the Kamenitza fan cup football tournament each summer.
The stadium bears the name of Hristo Botev, a key figure in Bulgaria's revolutionary struggle for independence from Ottoman rule. This naming connects the sports venue to a defining moment in the nation's past.
The stadium sits in the southern part of Gabrovo, next to an artificial-turf football pitch, a sports hall and tennis courts. Matches of FC Yantra are the main reason to come; the ground is otherwise closed to visitors. Every summer since 2004 it has hosted the Kamenitza fan cup tournament.
The 1990 Bulgarian Cup final was played here, and Sliven beat CSKA Sofia 2-0. The stadium has also held concerts: Uriah Heep played in 1988 and t.A.T.u in 2002. Since 2004 it has hosted the Kamenitza fan cup football tournament each summer.
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