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Dinamo Arena | |
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 Interactive map of Boris Paitchadze Dinamo Arena[1] | |
| Former names | Lenin Dinamo Stadium (1976–1990) Boris Paitchadze National Stadium (1995–2011) |
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| Location | Tbilisi,Georgia |
| Coordinates | 41°43′23″N44°47′23″E / 41.72306°N 44.78972°E /41.72306; 44.78972 |
| Owner | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Executive suites | 52 |
| Capacity | 54,202 |
| Record attendance | 110,000[citation needed] (Dinamo Tbilisi -Liverpool 3-0, 3 October 1979, Georgia-Germany 0-2, 29 March 1995) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1976 |
| Renovated | 2006 |
| Architect | Archil Kurdiani, Gia Kurdiani |
| Structural engineer | Shalva Gazashvili |
| Tenants | |
| FC Dinamo Tbilisi (1976–present) Georgia national football team (1990–present) Georgia national rugby union team (selected matches) | |
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TheBoris Paitchadze Dinamo Arena (Georgian:ბორის პაიჭაძის ეროვნული სტადიონიBoris P’aich’adzis erovnuli st’adioni),[2] formerly known asBoris Paitchadze National Stadium, is a stadium inTbilisi, Georgia, and the home stadium ofDinamo Tbilisi,Georgia national rugby union team andGeorgia national football team. With a capacity of 54,202, the stadium is the largest in Georgia. Built in 1976 by the Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani, the Dinamo Arena was namedVladimir Ilyich Lenin Dinamo Stadium after Russian Communist leader but later, in 1995 was renamedBoris Paitchadze National Stadium after the famous Georgian football playerBoris Paichadze (1915–1990). Prior to the construction of Boris Paitchadze Dinamo Arena, the home stadium of Dinamo Tbilisi was theCentral Stadium with an approximate capacity of 35,000 spectators. The demand for a much bigger stadium was increased with the successful performance of Dinamo Tbilisi in the mid 1970s. After the inauguration of the stadium, it became the third-largest in theSoviet Union, with a capacity of 74,354 spectators.
On 29 September 1976, the first official match was played at the newly built stadium between Dinamo Tbilisi and WelshCardiff City. The game ended with a 3–0 victory for Dinamo.
The stadium hosted many glorious days during Dinamo's 1978 and 1979 triumphs. Holding lighted torches, 80,000 fans came in 1981 just to congratulate the1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup winning team Dinamo Tbilisi.
The Dinamo Arena is now one of the largest stadiums inEastern Europe. Most of the seats in the second tier are covered by the roof. TheUSSR national football team played several international matches on the Dinamo Arena. Football clubsSpartak Moscow,Dynamo Kiev andDynamo Moscow often played their autumn international matches at the stadium.
100,000 fans attended the opening game of the First Georgian Championship, match betweenFC Dinamo Tbilisi andFC Kolkheti-1913 Poti. The record attendance was in 1979, when 110,000[citation needed] gathered to help Dinamo beatLiverpool F.C. 3:0 to go through to theEuropean Champion Clubs' Cup quarter final, and in 1995, Georgia-Germany 0-2, UEFA EURO 1996 qualifaying match. In the Soviet Union, the stadium had the record for the highest average attendance (around 65,000 per game).
In 1995, the stadium was renamedBoris Paichadze National Stadium, after the formerGeorgian football player. The National Stadium has been the home ground of theGeorgian National Football Team for several years. Georgia achieved memorable wins againstWales (5-0), andPoland (3-0).
The stadium was refurbished in 2006 and became anall-seater stadium. This reduced the capacity to 54,549.
On 11 August 2015, the stadium hostedUEFA Super Cup match betweenFC Barcelona andSevilla FC.
The newly built"Dinamo" stadium, housing 23,000 spectators, was inaugurated in Tbilisi in 1936. The author of the project design was architect Archil Kurdiani (the elder).
It was under his leadership that in 1956 the stadium has been subject to reconstruction with the edition of steel structures, which has made it possible to increase its occupancy up to 36.000 spectators.
The reconstructed Dinamo Arena stadium was inaugurated on 26 September 1976. Architects Archil Kurdiani (the elder) and Gia Kurdiani, along with the construction designer Shalva Gazashvili extended the capacity of the stadium to 74,354.
Fragments of the 1936 Stadium were partly maintained, and yet quite complex architectural-designing construction elements were realized. The facility represented a console system supported by 58 pylons. Each of these pylons been supported by 24 poles, where the depth of each ranged from 8 to 12 meters. The console system comprised several elements.The evacuation terrace was arranging spectators ascending by 23 stairs between the II and I tiers. The II tier, like the evacuation terrace, represented an element of indivisible console system.
The solution for Roofing of II tier was also of the console design. 30 meter console-design roofing protects spectators against precipitations.
The Author’s approach for calculating and designing the Visual angle for II tier was original thus ensuring full visibility of the stadium for any spectator from any seat. The roof was also used as a cite for placement of lightning and insonification.The stadium was equipped by two electronic boards. At the level of evacuation terrace were arranged government boxes and commentary studios. The area below evacuation terrace and Ist tier tribunes housed floor sporting facilities, swimming pool, administrative unit and other administrative facilities arranged at floors from 1 to 2. The Stadium, along its entire perimeter was encircled by 2 communication tunnels. One at the ground level, while the other between the ground level and evacuation terrace. The stadium was fenced.
The former swimming pool of the stadium now houses the nightclubBassiani.[3]
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