The Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, also known as the Lokomotivi Stadium, is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...
,
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
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named after the famous Georgian international footballer,
Mikheil Meskhi
Mikheil Meskhi (Georgian: მიხეილ მესხი; Russian: Михаил Шалвович Месхи; born 12 January 1937 in Tbilisi; died 22 April 1991 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian footballer. Nicknamed the "Georgian Garrincha" for hi ...
(1937–1991). It is used mostly for
football
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matches, and occasionally for
rugby union
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and
rugby league
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matches. The stadium was renovated in 2001
and has a capacity to hold 27,223 people. It is the second largest stadium in Georgia, after the
Boris Paichadze Stadium.
See also
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Boris Paichadze Stadium
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Georgia national rugby union team
The Georgia national rugby union team (Georgian: საქართველოს მორაგბეთა ეროვნული ნაკრები), nicknamed The Borjgalosnebi (''The Men of the Borjgali'' i.e. the traditional Georgi ...
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Georgia national football team
The Georgia national football team ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები, tr) represents the country of Georgia in men's international football matches, and it is c ...
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Georgia national rugby league team
The Georgia national rugby league team represented Georgia in rugby league football. It played its first international game in 2005. The Georgian team play in a red jersey with a white cross on the front. Before a match, they performed their own " ...
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Stadiums in Georgia
References
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Georgia national rugby union team
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Multi-purpose stadiums in Georgia (country)
Sports venues in Tbilisi
Vake, Tbilisi