Mikheil Meskhi Stadium

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Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Lokomotivi Stadium
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UEFA Category 3 Stadium
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Full nameMikheil Meskhi Stadium
Former namesLokomotivi Stadium (1952–2005)
LocationGeorgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia
OwnerGovernment 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[3]
FC Spartaki Tbilisi[4]

The Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, also known as the Lokomotivi Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia named after the famous Georgian international footballer, Mikheil Meskhi. It is used mostly for football matches, and occasionally for rugby union and rugby league matches. The stadium was renovated in 2001[5] 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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  1. ^ "The Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi".
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/geo/stadion_mikheil_meskhi
  4. ^ http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/geo/stadion_mikheil_meskhi
  5. ^ "Stadion Mikheil Meskhi (Stadion Lokomotivi) – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 2017-02-17.

Coordinates: 41°42′34.62″N 44°44′46.49″E / 41.7096167°N 44.7462472°E / 41.7096167; 44.7462472

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