Chele Arena is a multi-use
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in
Kobuleti,
Georgia. Built in 1967, it is used mostly for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
matches and is the home stadium of
FC Shukura Kobuleti.
FC Dinamo Batumi
FC Dinamo Batumi is a Georgian football club based in Batumi, Adjara, and current vice-champion of Erovnuli Liga, the top division of Georgian football system.
The club has won the league (2021), the Georgian Cup ( 1997-98) and Super Cup (1997 ...
also used it until 2020. The stadium is able to hold 6,000 people.
After the reconstruction works were completed in September 2012, the stadium was named after
Revaz Chelebadze, the most famous player to come from Kobuleti. Chelebadze won Soviet Championship in 1978 and Soviet Cup in 1976 and 1979 all with Dinamo Tbilisi. He also played for USSR National Team and became a bronze medal winner in 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
In September 2023, the authorities announced that a new 8,000-seater stadium would replace the existing arena in the near future.
See also
Stadiums in Georgia
References
Sports venues in Georgia (country)
Football venues in Georgia (country)
Buildings and structures in Adjara
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