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2017 Georgian Cup
The 2017 Georgian Cup began on 1 March 2017 and ended on 2 December 2017. The winners of this season's cup (Chikhura Sachkhere) earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and will enter in the first qualifying round. Torpedo Kutaisi were the defending champions. Format For the 2017 season, the Georgian Cup was a single elimination tournament between 80 clubs. Level matches after regulation went to extra time and then to penalties, when needed, to decide the winning club. First round Twelve first round matches were played on 1 March 2017. Second round Twenty-four second round matches were played on 5 March 2017. Third round Twelve third round matches were played on 9–10 March 2017. Fourth round Sixteen fourth round matches were played on 15 March 2017. Fifth round Eight fifth round matches were played on 25–26 April 2017. Quarter–finals The quarter-final matches were played on 12–13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Torpedo Kutaisi
FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's third largest city. 'Torpedo Kutaisi' was founded in 1946 and in just three years the club became the winner of the Football Championship of that time. Torpedo's home ground is Ramaz Shengelia Stadium. History The Soviet period FC Torpedo Kutaisi was founded in 1946 on the base of Kutaisi Automotive Plant. In 1949 the club became the winner of the Georgian SSR Championship. In 1959 two football clubs "FC Torpedo Kutaisi" and "FC Locomotive Kutaisi" were united and the name remained "FC Torpedo Kutaisi". In 1962 "FC Torpedo Kutaisi" became a first participant in the Soviet Top League. Many famous Georgian football players began their career in this club, among them Revaz Dzodzuashvili, Anzor Kavazashvili, Sergo Kutivadze, Givi Nodia, Manuchar Machaidze, Murtaz Khurtsilava. In addition, when Dinamo Tbilisi won UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1980–81, five footballers were the ex-players of FC Torpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Saburtalo Tbilisi
FC Saburtalo is a Georgian 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 ... club, based in Tbilisi, the capital of the country. History Saburtalo was founded on August 20, 1999 in Tbilisi. In 2005, the club was bought by Iberia Business Group and its owner Tariel Khechikashvili, who later became the Minister of Sport & Youth Affairs of Georgia. Saburtalo has one of the top football academies in the country. The club has a full-size stadium, called ''Bendela'', with the capacity of 1,800 spectators. In March 2016, Manolo Hierro was appointed as the sporting director of the club. Saburtalo is the name of one of Tbilisi's central districts. Honours Statistics Domestic : European record ''As of 14 July 2022'' ;Notes * QR: Qualifying round Overall record L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Aragvi Dusheti
FC Aragvi Dusheti, or simply Aragvi Dusheti ( ka, სკ დუშეთის არაგვი) is a Georgian association football club from Dusheti, currently based in Tbilisi. Following the 2023 season, the team won Liga 3 and advanced to Erovnuli Liga 2, the second tier of Georgian football. History Established in 1954, during the Soviet period Aragvi mainly participated in the East group of Georgian republican league 2. In the 2008–09 season, the team played in the Meore Liga. Shiola Shiolashvili led the team to first place in the third tier. In 2009–10 season the team had the opportunity to participate in the Pirveli Liga next year, but some financial problems made this goal unachievable. Although the city council stopped supporting Aragvi, which brought the club to the verge of collapse, the football school continued to exist and was awaiting a revival. A few years later, the club was rebuilt but the financial problems could not be completely resolved. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Borjomi
FC Borjomi is a Georgian football club based in Borjomi. Since the 2021 season they have been a member of Liga 3, the third tier of Georgian football system. The team has spent four seasons in the top flight. Their home ground is Jemal Zeinklishvili Stadium. History Founded in 1936, FC Borjomi participated in Georgian regional championship for many years. From 1993/94 they spent several seasons in the second and third division. In 2004/05 Borjomi finished 2nd in Liga 2 and got promoted to Umaglesi Liga, where the club competed for four seasons. The fifth place in 2005/06 is the best result Borjomi have achieved in Georgian leagues. It is noteworthy that the club won 14 home games out of 15, including against the top three leaders. In the 2007/08 season Borjomi won the group stage of David Kipiani Cup and reached the semifinals, but the next year the club finished in the bottom place and quit the league. A few years later Borjomi experienced some significant revival. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Norchi Dinamoeli
FC Norchi Dinamoeli ( ka, საფეხბურთო კლუბი ნორჩი დინამოელი) is a Georgian football club based in Tbilisi. They play in Erovnuli Liga 2 since they were promoted in 2017. History Football School Norchi Dinamoeli was organized by FC Dinamo Tbilisi in 1949, The School primary purpose was to prepare young talented players for the club. FC Norchi Dinamoeli became the winner of the Pirveli Liga in 1999 and promoted to Umaglesi Liga, where he participated in club FC Tbilisi behalf. First season at the club was relegated from a Umaglesi Liga. The following season the Club joined to FC Merani-91 Tbilisi FC Merani Tbilisi is a Georgian football club based in Tbilisi. They play in the Erovnuli Liga 2, the second division in Georgian football. They play their home games at Sinatle Stadium. The club is named after a hotel in Tbilisi. The club colo ... and participating as a Norchi Dinamo Merani-B. In 2002, FC Merani has faced fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Chkherimela Kharagauli
FC Chkherimela Kharagauli ( Georgian: სკ ჩხერიმელა) was a Georgian football club based in the town of Kharagauli. History Founded in 1982, the club participated the lower leagues of the Georgian SSR Championships until 1997. Twelve years later the team resumed their activities as ''Chkherimela 2009'' and took part in the third division. They gained promotion to Pirveli Liga where retained their place up until 2016. Having been accused of involvement in a match-fixing scandal, Chkherimela were deducted six points, fined and expelled from the competition. The team played in Liga 3 for one year before being relegated to Regionuli Liga. In 2018 the club was subjected to reorganization and reduction of financial assistance by five times compared to previous three years. Based on complaints from two former coaches, the next year the district court in Kutaisi Kutaisi (, ka, ქუთაისი ) is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Telavi
FC Telavi ''(Georgian:'' საფეხბურთო კლუბი თელავი) is a Georgian professional football club based in the city of Telavi, Kakheti. The team competes in Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of the national league system. While the municipal stadium named after Givi Chokheli awaits a thorough reconstruction, Telavi have played their home matches at Kavkasioni Arena since their promotion to Erovnuli Liga. They have been a member of the top flight since 2020. History First steps The football club was founded in 2016 by former football players Irakli Vashakidze, Soso Grishikashvili and Aleksandre Amisulashvili. Telavi successfully completed their first season in Regionuli Liga in 2016 and earned a place in III division. The next year they finished 2nd in Group White and in promotion play-offs defeated Guria 3–2 on aggregate. In 2018, Telavi took a foothold in Liga 2 coming 5th in the final table. In David Kipiani Cup Telavi eliminated four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Locomotive Tbilisi
FC Locomotive Tbilisi is a Georgian football club from the capital, Tbilisi. During the existence of the USSR the club was a part of the Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society. The club has strong connections with the Georgian Railways. History Locomotive was founded on 14 August 1936 as a part of Lokomotiv sports society. The club won Georgian championship in 1937, which gave them the permission to participate in USSR Top League. Their debut season in the highest level of the Soviet football championship came in 1938, where the club took 24th place out of 26 and got relegated. However, the Tbilisi-based club managed to get another promotion during the following season and participated in 1940 Soviet Top League. But they were eventually disqualified from the tournament. These were the only seasons when Locomotive managed to take part in the top league. From the following years until the dissolution of USSR, the club moved between the lower divisions, played in the second the thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Gardabani
FC Gardabani (Georgian: სკ გარდაბანი) is a Georgian association football club from the city of Gardabani. Within less than a decade since joining Georgian football, Gardabani have had different years from the lowest division to the 2nd tier. Following the 2023 season, they won promotion to Liga 3, the third tier of the national football system. History Gardabani were established in 2015 as a municipal club. They won the regional league tournament in the very first season. Promoted to Liga 3, Gardabani took the 1st place amid a tight competition with Mtskheta and Tskhumi. The club spent one year in the second division, which has been their highest point. After getting relegated, Gardabani took part in Liga 3 for two seasons. They knocked out three teams of the 2018 Cup campaign and reached the fourth round. In the same year, along with other nine teams that finished in the bottom half of the table, Gardabani were relegated to the fourth tier. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Algeti Marneuli
FC Algeti is a Georgian 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 ... club from Marneuli, currently competing in the fourth tier of Georgian football league. The club currently plays home matches in Tbilisi. The name comes from the Algeti river. History Algeti participated in Georgian second division for years before being relegated after the 2015/16 season. The club participated in Liga 3 for two years, but they quit it following the 2018 season after ten teams in the bottom half of the table formed Liga 4. In 2020, Algeti came third in White Group of the league, below two promotion places, and the next two years they finished just above the drop-zone. Seasons References Algeti Marneuli {{Georgia-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC WIT Georgia
FC WIT Georgia is a Georgian football team from Tbilisi. The team is sponsored by WIT Georgia Ltd (a subsidiary of the United States WIT, Inc.), a pet food, accessories, and human and veterinary pharmaceuticals import company. WIT stands for World Innovation Technologies. They play their home games at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium#2 in Tbilisi. In 2004, FC WIT Georgia won the Georgian Championship, qualifying them for the early stages of the UEFA Champions League. In 2009, they won the championship for the second time. In 2010, the team won the Georgian Cup for the first time. However, performance of WIT Georgia was faded after 2010–11 season and relegated to Pirveli Liga in 2014–15 season. In 2017–18, they finished second in the Erovnuli Liga 2 and secured promotion to the Erovnuli Liga. History *1997: Founded as ''FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi''. Honours *Erovnuli Liga ** Winners (2): 2003–04, 2009 *Georgian Cup ** Winners (1): 2010 *Georgian Super Cup The Georgian Super Cup is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Gori
FC Gori is a Georgian association football club, based in Gori, which competes in Liga 3, the third tier of Georgian football system. History Established in 2015, FC Gori to this day retains the status of a municipal non-commercial legal entity. Currently they are the only club to have been in the third division for the eight successive season. The team achieved their best result in Liga 3 in 2016 when they won the tournament after an unbeaten run during the entire season. But in this transitional season all group winners were denied promotion. FC Gori came close to Liga 2 again in 2020, when they earned a place in play-offs against Merani Martvili. After a goalless draw at home the events in the return leg unfolded unfavourably for Gori when they were reduced to ten men already in the first half with another player sent off later on. This circumstance defined a final outcome of the match. In David Kipiani Cup Gori achieved a remarkable success in 2017 after they knocked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
