- Boris Paichadze Stadium
Infobox Stadium
location =Tbilisi , Georgia
fullname =Boris Paichadze National Stadium of Georgia
nickname = Dinamo Stadium
built =1976
owner = Government of Georgia
opened =29 September ,1976
seating_capacity = 55,000
tenants =FC Dinamo Tbilisi Georgian national football team The
Boris Paichadze National Stadium ( _ka. ბორის პაიჭაძის სახელობის ეროვნული სტადიონი), also known as the Dinamo Stadium, is a footballstadium inTbilisi , Georgia. It is the home stadium ofFC Dinamo Tbilisi . The stadium was built in1976 by Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani. Before then Dinamo's stadium was a smaller ground with a maximum capacity of 35 000. The demand for a new, bigger stadium was increased because of the successful performance of Dinamo Tbilisi. When the new stadium was built, it had the third largest capacity in theSoviet Union . It could hold 78,000 supporters and fulfill all standards and requirements of Soviet Football Federation as well as UEFA.The first official match played was on September 29th, 1976. This was a UEFA cups last 32 match between
FC Dinamo Tbilisi andCardiff City FC ,Wales . The opening game ended successfully for Dinamo, with the score 3:0.The stadium hosted many glorious days during Dynamo's
1978 and1979 triumphs. Holding lighted torches, 80,000 fans came in1981 just to congratulate theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup winning teamFC Dinamo Tbilisi .The National Stadium is now one of the best in
Eastern Europe . Most of the seats in the second tier are covered by the roof. TheUSSR national football team played several international matches in Tbilisi "Dinamo" Stadium. Also football clubs Spartak Moscow and Dynamo Kiev often played their autumn international matches at the stadium.100,000 fans attended on the opening game of the First Georgian Championship, match between
FC Dinamo Tbilisi andFC Kolkheti-1913 Poti . The record attendance was in 1979, when 110,000 gathered to help Dinamo beatLiverpool FC 3:0 to go through to theEuropean Champion Clubs' Cup quarter final. In the Soviet Union, the stadium had the record for the highest average attendance at 45 000. The record attendance was repeated in 1995 for Georgia vs.Germany when the attendance was 110,000 again.In 1995 the stadium was renamed to
Boris Paichadze National Stadium. Paichadze was a legendary former Georgian football player. The National Stadium was the home ground of theGeorgian National Football Team for several years. Georgia achieved memorable wins againstWales (5-0), andPoland (3-0).The stadium was most recently refurbished in
2006 when it became an all-seater stadium. This reduced the capacity to 55,000.ee also
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Mikheil Meskhi Stadium External links
* [http://www.stadiumnational.com/ Boris Paichadze National Stadium official website]
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