Georgia - Ukraine

The construction started in 1933 (author, architect - Archil Kurdiani). Construction was finally completed on October 12, 1935, and the arena's official capacity was set at 23,000 spectators. From 1954 to 1956, the stadium was reconstructed (author, architect - Archil Kurdiani) and its capacity increased to 36,000. In 1974-1976, capital reconstruction of Dinamo Arena was carried out (authors, architects - Archil Kurdiani and Gia Kurdiani. Constructor - Shalva Gazashvili). The appearance of the stadium changed and its official capacity increased to 75,000. During the reconstruction period, Dinamo played its home matches at the Lokomotiv Stadium. The stadium was officially opened on September 29, 1976 with the 1/16 final match of the Cup Winners' Cup. Dinamo Tbilisi hosted the Welsh Cardiff City and beat them with a big score of 3:0. (Gutsaev, Kifiani and Kanteladze scored the goals in the Cardiff goal) The next reconstruction of the stadium was carried out in 2006 (authors, architects - Gia Kurdiani and Archil Kurdiani Jr.) and the capacity of the stadium became 54139. The stadium was opened with a qualifying match for the European Championship. On September 2, 2006, the Georgian national team hosted the French national team. The meeting ended with the victory of the guests 3:0. In 2012, the old playing field at Dinamo Arena was replaced with a new, high-quality lawn. Complete rehabilitation of the energy system and irrigation system took place. New lighting was installed, which meets all the strict requirements. The VIP box has been completely redesigned to UEFA standards. In 2015, Dinamo Arena hosted the UEFA European Super Cup, in which Barcelona and Sevilla faced each other. The seats in the stands were completely changed for this match. The press box was renovated and completely covered, equipped with communication channels and desks of UEFA standards. The interior storage rooms and warehouse duality have been renovated. A modern multifunctional scoreboard was installed in place of the old scoreboard on the northern stand. Official name of the stadium: 1936 - Dynamo Stadium 1937 - 1952 Dynamo stadium named after Beria 1952 - 1964 Dinamo Stadium 1976 - 1990 Dynamo stadium named after Lenin 1990 - 2011 Boris Paichadze National Stadium Since 2011 - Dynamo Arena named after Boris Paichadze The maximum number of spectators at Dinamo Arena was recorded on October 3, 1979. 110,000 fans attended the 1/16 final match of the Champions Cup, in which Dinamo Tbilisi hosted Liverpool. The match ended with the victory of Tbilisi, with the score 3:0. The goals were scored by Gutsaev, Shengelia and Chivadze.