Adjarabet Arena
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ბათუმის სტადიონი | |
Batumi, Georgia | |
Owner | Government of Georgia |
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Capacity | 20,383 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 21 January 2018 |
Built | January 2018 – July 2020 |
Opened | 27 September 2020 |
Construction cost | ₾ 141 million |
Architect | Bahadır Kul |
Tenants | |
FC Dinamo Batumi (2020–present) Georgia national football team (selected matches) |
The Batumi Stadium (Georgian: ბათუმის სტადიონი, batumis st’adioni) officially Adjarabet Arena (Georgian: აჭარაბეთ არენა) for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Batumi, Georgia. The stadium has a capacity of 20,383 people.
History
Construction began in January 2018 and was completed in July 2020. Its inauguration, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, took place on 27 October 2020 with an official ceremony. The ceremony was attended by then-Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Gakharia.
It has a capacity of 20,000 seats and hosts
The stadium was designed by the Turkish firm Bahadır Kul Architecture and cost about 100 million
The exterior of the stadium, consisting of a series of panels arranged in the form of overlapping scales that can be illuminated at night, is inspired by the swirling effect of traditional Georgian dances, in particular Khorumi.
In 2023, it was one of four
Notable Games
The first match was held on November 21, 2020, between
On 10 July 2022, the Georgian Rugby Team defeated Italy 28–19. Batumi Stadium hosted this historical match, when Georgia defeated a first-tier team for the first time in 2022 summer series.
International Games
11 November 2021 CST |
Kvaratskhelia 61' 77' | Report | Stadium: Adjarabet Arena Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |