Named after Evgrapi Shevardnadze, head of the district government during Guria's ascending years in the 1970-80s and elder brother of Eduard Shevardnadze, the arena was initially envisaged for 5 000 visitors gradually extended to 10 000.

After 1986, when Guria secured promotion to the top Soviet League, the stadium sustained a major reconstruction with its capacity reaching 22,000.

A partial reconstruction got under way in 2012, but initial plans to increase the number of seats to 10,000 never materialized.

[2] In October 2018, a special ceremony dedicated to Evgrapi Shevardnadze took place in the stadium, where his bust was opened.

[3] A year later, the local authorities pledged to finally solve all existing problems regarding the stadium,[4] but with Guria settled in tier 3 of the national league, no reconstruction project was launched.