Stadion Ivaylo

Stadion Ivaylo
Location	Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Coordinates	43°4′38″N 25°37′14″E
Owner	Veliko Tarnovo Municipality
Capacity	18,000
Record attendance	40,000
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1953
Opened	1958
Renovated	2015
Tenants
	F.C. Etar (1958–2003); FC Etar Veliko Tarnovo (2002–2012); SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo (2013–)

Stadion Ivaylo (Bulgarian: Стадион „Ивайло“, English: 'Ivaylo Stadium') is a multi-purpose stadium in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Etar Veliko Tarnovo. The stadium holds 18,000 people and was built in 1958. The highest attendance ever at the venue was 40,000 on 18 September 1969 during match against Levski Sofia. The match ends with 0:2 defeat for Etar. In 1974 the stadium hosts first round of UEFA cup between Etar and Inter Milano (0:0) with attendance 27,000. On 2 October 1991, Etar secured a 1:1 draw with German champions Kaiserslautern in front of 15,000 people in the first round of the 1991-92 European Cup.

In recent years, it has hosted the final for the Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League five times - in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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