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Irakli Klimiashvili
Irakli Klimiashvili ( ka, ირაკლი კლიმიაშვილი; born 30 May 1988) is a Georgian footballer, who plays for Gareji Sagarejo. Largely known for his successful tenure at WIT Georgia, in the late 2000s Klimiashvili was a member of the national team as well. Career As a footballer, Irakli Klimiashvili grew up at WIT Georgia, one of the most decorated Georgian teams in the first decade of XXI century. After three years at the youth club, in 2005 he was promoted to the main team, which had won the national league in the previous year. In the next three years they twice finished as runner-ups before securing another top title in 2009. Being a key player in his club, Klimishvili was regularly called up by U21 team. He made his debut for Georgian national team on 27 May 2008 in a 1–1 friendly game against Estonia as a substitute. Later he featured in four more matches, including in a UEFA World Cup qualifying game against Montenegro. In 2013, Klim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura (Caspian Sea), Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Tbilisi was founded in the 5th century Anno Domini, AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia, and since then has served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Between 1801 and 1917, then part of the Russian Empire, Tiflis was the seat of the Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917), Caucasus Viceroyalty, governing both the North Caucasus, northern and the Transcaucasia, southern parts of the Caucasus. Because of its location on the crossroads between Europe and Asia, and its proximity to the lucrative Silk Road, throughout history Tbilisi was a point of contention among various global powers. The city's location to this day ensures its p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia National Football Team
The Georgia national football team ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები, tr) represents the country of Georgia in men's international football matches, and it is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major tournament from Euro 1996 onwards, but have not achieved qualification yet, although they came very close to Euro 2020. Home games are played at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi. History The history of the Georgia national football team began in 1990, when the team played their first international match against Lithuania, the first country to accept an invitation. The match was held on 27 May 1990 at national stadium. Georgia were coached by Givi Nodia. The friendly match ended in a 2–2 draw. This was the only match prior to the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Higher League
Latvian Higher League or Virslīga is a professional football league and the top tier of association football in Latvia. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the Higher League is contested by 10 clubs. The full name of the league is Optibet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons since 2019. History and league format History The first all-national Latvian championship, which succeeded the Riga Football League and other regional leagues, was organized in 1927, which lasted until the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940. After World War II, between 1945 and 1991 the championship of Soviet Latvia was the main footballing competition in the Latvian SSR. With Latvia regaining full independence in August 1991, the newly established Latvian Football Federation (LFF) decided to reorganise its competitions within the Virslīga from 1992. The same year Latvia returned to FIFA and became a member of UEFA. Format After the 2007 season the league increased from eight to ten sides. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzbekistan Cup
The O‘zbekiston Kubogi or ( uz, O‘zbekiston Kubogi, script=Latn or ) Uzbek Cup is the top knockout tournament in Uzbek football (soccer). Previous champions All champions as Uzbek SSR in Soviet times: *1939: Dinamo Tashkent *1940: Dinamo Tashkent *1941: no tournament *1942: Dinamo Tashkent *1943: Dinamo Tashkent *1944: Khar'kovskoye Tankovoye Uchilishche Chirchik *1945: Khar'kovskoye Tankovoye Uchilishche Chirchik *1946: DO Tashkent *1947: Pishchevik Tashkent *1948: Avtozavod im. Chkalova Tashkent *1949: Dinamo Tashkent *1950: Start Tashkent *1951: Start Tashkent *1952: Dinamo Tashkent *1953: Khimik Chirchik *1954: ODO Tashkent *1955: Spartak Samarkand *1956: Sbornaya Fergany *1957: Khimik Chirchik *1958: Mekhnat Tashkent *1959: Khimik Chirchik *1960: SKA-2 Tashkent *1961: Vostok Yangiabad *1962: Sokol Tashkent *1963: Tekstilshchik Tashkent *1964: Tashkentkabel' Tashkent *1965: Tashkabel' Tashkent *1966: Zvezda Tashkent *1967: Vostok Tashkent *1968: Tashkabel' Tashkent *1969 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Super Cup
The Georgian Super Cup is a competition consisting of a single football match played between the champions of the Erovnuli Liga and the winners of the Georgian Cup. It was first held in 1996. When a club has won both competitions, the Georgian Cup losing finalists play for the Super Cup. This occurred in 1996, 1997, 2013 and 2014 when Dinamo Tbilisi won the Double A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another. Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to: Film and television * Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character * ... on all four occasions. Supercup Finals Performance by club Clubs in ''italics'' are defunct. External linksGeorgia - List of Super Cup Finals RSSSF.com Football competitions in Georgia (country) National association football supercups Recurring sporting events established in 1996 1996 establishments in Georgia (country) {{Georgia-footy-competition-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 Georgian Cup
The 2009–10 Georgian Cup (also known as the ''David Kipiani Cup'') was the 66th season overall and twentieth since independence of the Georgian annual football tournament. The competition began on 25 August 2009 and ended with the Final on 26 May 2010. The defending champions were Dinamo Tbilisi. Round of 32 These matches were played on 25 and 26 August and 16 September 2009. Round of 16 In this round entered 12 winners from the previous round as well as four teams that finished first, second, third and fourth in last year's Umaglesi Liga: WIT Georgia, Dinamo Tbilisi, Olimpi Rustavi and Zestafoni. The matches were played on 21 October 2009. Quarterfinals The eight winners from the previous round play in this round. The first legs were played on 3 November 2009 and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 December 2009. Semifinals The four winners from the previous round played in this round. The first legs were played on 23 March 2010 and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Kipiani Cup
The Georgian Cup (, ''Sakartvelos tasi'') is the main cup competition in Georgian football. The competition is a knockout (single elimination) tournament. Soviet era cup winners Previous winners are: * 1944: Team of Sukhumi * 1945: Dinamo Sukhumi * 1946: Burevestnik Tbilisi * 1947: Dinamo Batumi * 1948: Dinamo Sukhumi * 1949: Factory of Dimitrov * 1950: TODO Tbilisi * 1951: TTU Tbilisi * 1952: TTU Tbilisi * 1953: Dinamo Kutaisi * 1954: TTU Tbilisi * 1955: Dinamo Kutaisi * 1956: Lokomotiv Tbilisi * 1957: TTU Tbilisi * 1958: Dinamo Batumi * 1959: Kolmeurne Makharadze * 1960: Kolmeurne Makharadze * 1961: SKIF Tbilisi * 1962: Metallurg Zestafoni * 1963: Imereti Kutaisi * 1964: Meshakhte Tkibuli * 1965: Guria Lanchkhuti * 1966: Guria Lanchkhuti * 1967: Sinatle Tbilisi * 1968: Sinatle Tbilisi * 1969: Sinatle Tbilisi * 1970: Egrisi Tskhakaya * 1971: Guria Lanchkhuti * 1972: Kakheti Telavi * 1973: Dinamo Zugdidi * 1974: Metallurg Rustavi * 1975: SKIF Tbilisi * 1976: Meshakhte Tkib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 Umaglesi Liga
The 2008–09 Umaglesi Liga was the twentieth season of top-tier football in Georgia. It was scheduled to begin in August 2008, but the start of the league was delayed due to the 2008 South Ossetia war. The first round of games finally took place on 13 and 14 September 2008. The season ended with the 33rd round played on 23 May 2009. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions. The league was reduced from 14 to 12 teams prior to this season. However, Ameri Tbilisi voluntarily withdrew from the competition in mid-July because of financial reasons. As no replacement team was announced, the league featured only 11 teams. Promotion and relegation Merani Tbilisi, Dinamo Batumi and Dila Gori were relegated at the end of the previous season due to finishing 12th through 14th, respectively. Spartaki Tskhinvali, who finished the previous season in 11th place, retained their spot in Umaglesi Liga after defeating Pirveli Liga runners-up Gagra by 1–0. Due to the reduction of league si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umaglesi Liga
The Erovnuli Liga ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა - lit. National League) is the top division of professional football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federation. From 1927 to 1989, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the Soviet Union. From 2017 the Erovnuli Liga switched to a spring-autumn system, with only 10 clubs in the top flight. Format Below is a complete record of how many teams have played in each season throughout the league's history: UEFA Country Ranking *39 (''39'') Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (6.500) *40 (''40'') Erovnuli Liga (6.375) uefa.com, accessed 6 June 2017 *41 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montenegro National Football Team
The Montenegro national football team ( cnr, Фудбалска репрезентација Црне Горе, Fudbalska reprezentacija Crne Gore) has represented Montenegro in international Association football, football since 2007. It is controlled by the Football Association of Montenegro, the governing body for football in Montenegro. Montenegro's home ground is Podgorica City Stadium in Podgorica. Montenegro is one of the world's youngest international teams, having joined FIFA and UEFA in 2007, following the restoration of Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006, Montenegrin independence in 2006. Montenegro played its first official international match against Hungary national football team, Hungary in March 2007, and competed in their first FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, 2010. History Formation Following the 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, independence of Montenegro from Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia was set to represent both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe) — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament. A total of 205 teams entered the qualification competition, with South Africa, as the host, qualifying for the World Cup automatically. The first qualification matches were played on 25 August 2007 and qualification concluded on 18 November 2009. Overall, 2,338 goals were scored over 852 matches, scoring on average 2.74 per match. Entrants At the close of entries on 15 March 2007, 204 football associations had entered the preliminary competition: 203 out of the 207 FIFA members at that time (including the host nation, South Africa, as the qualification procedure in Africa also acted as the qualification for the 2010 African Cup of Nations) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia National Football Team
The Estonia national football team ( et, Eesti jalgpallikoondis) represents Estonia in international football matches and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association, the governing body for football in Estonia. Estonia's home ground is Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn. Estonia's first match was held against Finland in 1920, being a 6–0 defeat. The team participated in the 1924 Olympic Games tournament, their only participation. In 1940, Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union and did not regain independence (and the possibility of a national football team) until 1991. Estonia's first FIFA recognised match as an independent nation after the break-up of the Soviet Union, was against Slovenia on 3 June 1992, a 1–1 draw in the Estonian capital city of Tallinn. Estonia has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship. The team has however reached the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs, by finishing second in their qualifying group, before being dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
