Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium Explained

Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Gori, Georgia. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Dila Gori. The stadium is able to hold 5,000 people.

Being a UEFA category 2 arena,^[1] it is named after football player Tengiz Burjanadze, who had several distinguished seasons at Dila in the late 1960s.^[2]

Prior to 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, the stadium underwent a thorough renovation which cost around 1,350,000 GEL. After individual chairs were installed, its initial capacity has been reduced from 8,500.^[3]

The arena is often used by Georgian youth teams. In 2017, U19s held there their all three European championship matches.

See also

• Stadiums in Georgia

External links

• Stadium at soccerway.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: "ბურჯანაძე არენას" მესამე ეტაპის მასპინძლობის უფლება არ აქვს . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 10 August 2023.
2. Web site: კლუბის ისტორია . fcdila.ge (in Georgian) . FC Dila.
3. Web site: გორის საფეხბურთო სტადიონი განათებიდან განათებამდე . qartli.ge (in Georgian) . 2 July 2017.