Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Football stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia
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The Mikheil Meskhi Stadium (Georgian: მიხეილ მესხის სტადიონი mikheil meskhis st’adioni), also known as the Lokomotivi Stadium, is a football-specific 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.
Full name
Mikheil Meskhi StadiumFormer names
Lokomotivi Stadium (1952–2005)AddressTbilisi
Georgia
Georgia
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Full name | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium |
|---|---|
Former names | Lokomotivi Stadium (1952–2005) |
| Address | Tbilisi Georgia |
| Location | |
| Owner | Government of Georgia |
| Capacity | 27,223[1] |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1952[2] |
| 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] FC Iberia 1999 | |
The stadium was converted from being a multi-purpose stadium into the current configuration in 2001 and has a capacity to hold 27,223 people.[1][4]
