A 70,000-capacity football stadium will be built in Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi with a goal of the venue hosting the 2028 final of the UEFA Champions League, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced on Monday.
Kobakhidze said the announcement was coming as part of his Government’s “important mega project related to sports, specifically football and rugby”.
We want to build a new stadium in Tbilisi, which will essentially serve these two types of sports, [and] it will be designed to host 70,000 spectators. This will be a first-class, modern stadium that will allow us to host the most high-profile matches in our capital, including the Champions League final”, he said.
The Government head noted the stadium would be built with the “British style” of design without tracks for running sports.
“We will submit an application to host the 2028 UEFA Champions League final in this [...] stadium. This will be a very important present for Georgian football and Georgian fans. Tbilisi will have a unique stadium designed for 70,000 fans, and this project will be properly implemented”, he noted.
