Gradski stadion

City Stadium of Lovech
UEFA Category 3 Stadium
Interactive map of Gradski stadion
Full name	Gradski stadion Lovech
Former names	Stadion Hristo Karpachev
Location	Lovech, Bulgaria
Coordinates	43°8′33.50″N 24°43′29.50″E / 43.1426389°N 24.7248611°E / 43.1426389; 24.7248611
Owner	Litex Commerce JSC
Operator	Lovech Municipality
Capacity	8,100
Surface	Grass
Field size	105 X 68[clarification needed]
Construction
Broke ground	1961
Built	1961 - 1962
Opened	1962
Renovated	1999, 2011
Expanded	1999, 2011
Tenants
FC Lovech (1962–) PFC Litex Lovech II (2015–2016)

Gradski stadion (Bulgarian: Градски стадион, lit. ''City Stadium'') is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home of local team Lovech. The stadium has more than 8,100 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and currently meets the UEFA guidelines to host Champions League and Europa League matches. The record attendance of the stadium was achieved at the game between Levski Sofia and Litex Lovech in 1997, a Bulgarian cup match, where Litex won 2-0 - in front of 12,500 spectators. The most visited European match was against Aston Villa in 2008, where 8000 spectators attended.

In 2010, right after the end of the 2009-10 season of the A PFG, the stadium was totally reconstructed to meet the UEFA rules for a 3-star UEFA stadium, in order to host the home matches of Litex Lovech in the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League. The reconstructions of the stadium started on May 12, 2010 and finished on July 10, at a total cost of €3 million.

Summer of 2011 renovations of the stadium continued as the main stand was demolished and a new one constructed.

• Official website of the football club (in Bulgarian)