▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁Vas il ▁Lev ski ▁National ▁Stadium , ▁opened ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁Din amo ▁Sof ia ▁were ▁given ▁a ▁new ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁north - e astern ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁the ▁capital , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁Y un ak ▁was ▁built ▁the ▁much ▁smaller ▁Dru zh ba ▁(" Fri end ship ") ▁stad ium , ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁as ▁an ▁ice ▁r ink . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁commun ism , ▁the ▁dis used ▁ice ▁r ink ▁reg ained ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Y un ak ▁stad ium , ▁but ▁was ▁never ▁again ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁sports ▁facility ▁and , ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁lies ▁in ▁ru ins , ▁which ▁are ▁visible ▁between ▁the ▁national ▁stad ium ▁and ▁the ▁Sof ia ▁Metro ▁station ▁that ▁formerly ▁bore ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁ ▁The ▁stad ium ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁un orth odox ▁" s ports ", ▁such ▁as ▁live ▁human ▁ch ess ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Ts ar ▁Bor is . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Foot ball ▁ven ues ▁in ▁Bulg aria ▁Category : Def unct ▁association ▁football ▁ven ues ▁Category : S ports ▁ven ues ▁in ▁Sof ia ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Sof ia ▁Category : S ports ▁ven ues ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Category : 1 9 2 8 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Bulg aria <0x0A> </s> ▁Gran ius ▁Lic in ian us