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41°42′35″N 44°44′46″E / 41.70972°N 44.74611°E / 41.70972; 44.74611
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Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Full nameMikheil Meskhi Stadium
Former namesLokomotivi Stadium (1952–2005)
AddressTbilisi
Georgia
Location Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia
Owner Government of Georgia
Capacity27,223 [2]
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Opened1952 [1]
Tenants
Georgia national rugby union team
Georgia national football team
Georgia national rugby league team
FC Locomotive Tbilisi
Black Lion [3]
FC Spartaki Tbilisi [3]

The Mikheil Meskhi Stadium ( Georgian: მიხეილ მესხის სტადიონი), also known as the Lokomotivi Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia named after the famous Georgian international footballer, Mikheil Meskhi (1937–1991). It is used mostly for football matches, and occasionally for rugby union and rugby league matches. The stadium was renovated in 2001 [4] and has a capacity to hold 27,223 people. It is the second largest stadium in Georgia, after the Boris Paichadze Stadium.

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References

  1. ^ "The Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi".
  2. ^ http://www.worldstadiums.com/middle_east/countries/georgia.shtml [ dead link]
  3. ^ a b "Stadion Mikheil Meskhi (Stadion Lokomotivi) –". Stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  4. ^ "Stadion Mikheil Meskhi (Stadion Lokomotivi) – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 2017-02-17.

41°42′35″N 44°44′46″E / 41.70972°N 44.74611°E / 41.70972; 44.74611