Batumi Arena
ბათუმი არენა | |
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 Interactive map of Batumi Arena | |
Full name | Batumi Arena |
|---|---|
| Location | Batumi, Georgia |
| Owner | Government of Georgia |
| Capacity | 20,035 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | 21 January 2018 |
| Built | January 2018 – July 2020 |
| Opened | 27 October 2020 |
| Cost | ₾ 141 million |
| Architect | Bahadır Kul |
| Tenants | |
| Dinamo Batumi (2020–present) Georgia national football team (selected matches) Georgia national rugby union team (selected matches) | |
The Batumi Arena (Georgian: ბათუმი არენა, batumi arena), formerly known as Adjarabet Arena, is a football stadium in Batumi, Adjara, Georgia. The stadium has a capacity of 20,035 people.[1]
History
[edit]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 attended by then-Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Gakharia.[2]
It has a capacity of 20,000 seats and hosts FC Dinamo Batumi's home matches. It is a UEFA Category 4 Stadium and since 2021 has been occasionally hosting matches of the Georgian national football team.
The stadium was designed by the Turkish firm Bahadır Kul Architecture and cost about 141 million Georgian Lari (€49 million).[3] The construction was carried out by Georgian company Anagi.[4]
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 Georgian venues to host the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. In a final game of the tournament, England defeated Spain 1–0 here.[5]
For sponsorship reasons, the stadium was known as Adjarabet Arena until September 2026[6] with the Adjarabet betting company purchasing this name for a five-year period in August 2021. According to media reports, the deal cost 8.7 million Lari. [7]
Notable games
[edit]The first match was held on November 21, 2020, between Dinamo Batumi and Dila.[8]
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 the 2022 summer series.
International games
[edit]| 11 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Georgia  | 2–0 |  Sweden | Batumi |
| 18:00 CST | Kvaratskhelia  61' 77' |
Report | Stadium: Adjarabet Arena Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 28 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | Georgia | 1–1 |  Norway | Batumi |
| 18:00 CST | Mikautadze 60' |
Report | Sørloth 15' |
Stadium: Adjarabet Arena Attendance: 20,300 Referee: Andris Treimanis |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Adjarabet Arena". StadiumDB.com. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ↑ "ბათუმის სტადიონი ოფიციალურად გაიხსნა" [Batumi stadium officially opened]. sportall.ge (in Georgian). 27 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
- ↑ "ბათუმის სტადიონის გახსნა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 27 October 2020.
- ↑ "აჭარაბეთ არენა, ბათუმი". anagi.ge. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
- ↑ "England v Spain match report". UEFA. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
- ↑ "ბათუმის სტადიონს ამიერიდან "ბათუმი არენა" ეწოდება" [Batumi stadium to become Batumi Arena]. ipress.ge (in Georgian). 9 September 2026. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
- ↑ "ბათუმის ახალი სტადიონის ოფიციალური სახელწოდება ცნობილია" [Name of new Batumi stadium unveiled]. forbes.ge (in Georgian). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
- ↑ "ისტორიაში პირველი მატჩი - ბათუმის დინამო გორის დილას ახალ სტადიონზე უმასპინძლებს" [Historic day for Batumi as Dinamo hosts Dila at new stadium]. eliga.ge (in Georgian). 17 November 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
