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Address: Akaki Tsereteli Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia
Country: Georgia
Capacity: 27,000 (approximate)
Opened: 1952 (as Lokomotivi Stadium)
Main use: Multi-purpose (Football, Rugby Union, Rugby League)
Tenants: FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi (primary football tenant)
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium is a historic multi-purpose stadium located in the Saburtalo district of Tbilisi, Georgia. Originally built in 1952 and known for many years as Lokomotivi Stadium, it was later renamed in honor of Mikheil Meskhi (1937–2003), a legendary Georgian-Soviet footballer who played for Dinamo Tbilisi and the Soviet national team, scoring in the 1960 European Nations’ Cup final.
As a classic Soviet-era design, it was built to serve various sports, most notably football and rugby, and has been a central venue in Georgian sporting life for over seven decades.
The stadium’s design is characteristic of its era, focusing on capacity and functionality:
Classic Soviet Bowl: A large, single-tiered oval bowl with a continuous stand, providing unobstructed views from all seats.
Athletics Track: Originally featured a running track, though its primary identity has evolved into a football and rugby venue.
Renovations: It has undergone several renovations to maintain safety standards and update facilities, though it retains much of its original architectural character.
The stadium uniquely serves as a primary home for both a major football club and the national rugby team.
The stadium is the traditional home ground of FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi, a historic club in Georgian football with periods of success in the Erovnuli Liga.
The stadium is arguably more famous internationally as the primary home of the Georgia national rugby union team, the “Lelos.”
It is the venue where the Lelos play their most important home matches in the European Rugby Championship and during autumn test series.
The stadium is renowned for its intense, passionate, and loud atmosphere during rugby internationals, with Georgian fans creating one of the most formidable home environments in European rugby. The venue has been instrumental in Georgia’s dominance of the Rugby Europe Championship.
Beyond regular league and test matches, the stadium has hosted significant events:
Soviet Era Football: Hosted top-flight Soviet football matches.
European Club Matches: Has staged UEFA club competition matches for Georgian teams.
Ruglanda Matches: Also hosts rugby league internationals for Georgia.
Concerts and Public Events: A major venue for large-scale concerts and civic gatherings in Tbilisi.
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium is a workhorse of Georgian sport. While it may lack the modern amenities of newer arenas like the Batumi Stadium or Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, its historical significance and atmospheric intensity are unmatched for rugby.
It represents a bridge between Georgia’s Soviet sporting past and its modern identity as a rising rugby power. Named after a football legend, it has become synonymous with the country’s national rugby triumphs. For fans, it is a temple of Georgian sporting pride, where the roars for Lokomotivi and the Lelos have echoed for generations.
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium stands as a durable, historic, and passionately loved arena—a true multi-sport landmark in the heart of Tbilisi.
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
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