Batumi Stadium

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Batumi Stadium
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place GeorgiaGeorgia Batumi , Georgia
Coordinates 41 ° 38 '6.8 "  N , 41 ° 37' 8.6"  E Coordinates: 41 ° 38 '6.8 "  N , 41 ° 37' 8.6"  E
classification 4th
owner State of Georgia
start of building January 21, 2018
opening Date still open
surface Natural grass
costs 99.5 million GEL
(around 33 million euros )
architect Bahadır Kul Architect
capacity 20,035 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
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The Batumi Stadium is a football stadium in the second largest Georgian city ​​of Batumi , capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara . After the Boris Paitschadze National Stadium in Tbilisi, it is the second stadium in the country to meet the requirements of UEFA stadium category 4 . The new football arena in the port city is the largest stadium outside of the capital Tbilisi. With its white, curved facade and roof construction, it is slightly reminiscent of the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille .

history

Until 2006, FC Dinamo Batumi played its home games in the city's central stadium, which has now been demolished . They then avoided the Chele Arena in Kobuleti , 28 kilometers north of Batumi. A place for a stadium has been found in the west of the resort on the Black Sea . The preferred north-south axis (for sunlight) was almost impossible due to lack of space. On one side a street bordered the square. On the other side are apartment blocks that are barely 30 meters away from the stadium today. As a result, the seating arrangement on the lower corner of the stadium had to be changed minimally. The design comes from the Turkish office Bahadır Kul Architect, which is based in the homeland u. a. was responsible for the Gaziantep Stadyumu , the Eskişehir Yeni Ataturk Stadı or the Konya Büyükşehir Stadı . The new building is designed for 20,035 seats. During the day, the stadium shines in plain white. The facade made of membrane strips is equipped with an LED lighting system that can produce a dynamic light show in different colors at night. You can even display images and fonts. The roof, also with membrane strips, arches over each of the four stands towards the center and slopes down towards the corners. The number of spectators is roughly evenly distributed between the upper tier (9995 seats) and the lower tier (10,040 seats). Around 1000 parking spaces were to be created around the stadium on an area of ​​87,000  m² . In 2016, the final appearance of the Batumi Stadium should be determined and the foundation stone laid at the end of the year . The tender was delayed until December 2017. A construction period of 34 months was expected.

The contract with the construction company Anagi Construction Company was signed in mid-December 2018 . After the site had been cleared, work could begin. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on January 21, 2018 . The stadium exterior is inspired by the Georgians' love for dance . The facade gives the dynamic impression of a vortex as the rotations in Adjarian martial dance Khorumi. From the foundation to the upper seating tier, the stadium consists largely of large concrete elements. The lower tier, on the other hand, was built almost entirely from prefabricated concrete parts. In February 2019, a year and a half before the completion date, almost all of the concrete work was completed. The supporting steel structure for the roof was also in place. The first membrane parts were installed. The number of parking spaces had increased to 1,200. The budget for a stadium construction with around 20,000 seats in UEFA Category 4 is a relatively low 99.5 million Georgian Lari (GEL, around 33 million euros ). Construction entered its final phase in August 2019. The work progressed so quickly that the inauguration should take place in January 2020. When the contract was signed, November of that year was assumed. There were talks with the Georgian football association GFF and UEFA about the work progress and plans for further construction. The work carried out up to then corresponded to the standards and requirements of UEFA.

On December 7, 2019, Prime Minister Giorgi Gacharia visited the construction site with Tornike Rijvadze, Prime Minister of Adjara , and Levan Kobiaschwili , President of the GFF. Gacharia announced that the Batumi Stadium should be handed over in March 2020. As a UEFA Category 4 stadium, not only FC Dinamo Batumi matches can be played in the new soccer arena, but also international matches for the Georgian national soccer team . The most important work has been carried out. A few more seats on the upper tier and on the entire lower tier had to be installed and the interior work had to be done. Since 2006 the city has been without a stadium. Several failed tenders and concept changes led to years of delays until the construction of the Batumi Stadium began in 2018. At the end of February 2020, the LED light installation on the facade was tested, approved and has been fully operational since then. Testing the system was one of the last jobs in the stadium. The two video display boards were installed in the stadium corners in the north-east and south-west. The floodlight system has been operational since December 2019. The last activities concerned the installation and furnishing of the press areas and the corporate areas in the stadium.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , an official opening has not yet been possible. They took their time with the last work. At the beginning of July 2020 the investor confirms the completion of the building. At that time, only security systems for inside and outside as well as for fire protection were installed. All facilities and furnishings as well as installations in the boxes are used by corporate customers. The assembly of the blue plastic seats in the stands was finished in January of that year. The natural grass was laid months in advance. Construction took a total of 27 months. An official opening date is not yet known.

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Individual evidence

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  3. ^ Georgia: Great pace in Batumi. In: stadiumdb.com. February 23, 2019, accessed July 6, 2020 .
  4. ^ Georgia: Construction of Batumi Stadium entering its final phase. In: stadiumdb.com. August 21, 2019, accessed on July 6, 2020 .
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