The 2008–09
Georgian Cup
The Georgian Cup (, ''Sakartvelos tasi'') is the main cup competition in Georgia (country), Georgian football (soccer), football.
The competition is a knockout (single elimination) tournament.
Soviet era cup winners
Previous winners are:
* 194 ...
(also known as the ''David Kipiani Cup'') was the sixty-fifth season overall and nineteenth since independence of the
Georgian
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Common meanings
* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
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annual
football
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tournament. The competition began on 30 August 2008 and ended with the Final held on 30 May 2009. The defending champions are
Zestafoni
Zestafoni or Zestaponi ( ka, ზესტაფონი, tr, ) is the administrative center of Zestafoni District in Western Georgia. Zestafoni is the center of an ancient, historical part of Georgia – Margveti, which is a part of Imereti ...
.
Round of 32
The first legs were played on 1 August and the second legs were played on 4 August 2008.
Section West
Section East
Round of 16
In this round entered winners from the previous round as well as three teams that finished first, second and third in
last year's
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 F ...
:
Dinamo Tbilisi
Dinamo Tbilisi is a sports club from Tbilisi, Georgia. It was founded in 1925.
Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its football team which won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating FC Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2–1 i ...
,
WIT Georgia
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and
Zestafoni
Zestafoni or Zestaponi ( ka, ზესტაფონი, tr, ) is the administrative center of Zestafoni District in Western Georgia. Zestafoni is the center of an ancient, historical part of Georgia – Margveti, which is a part of Imereti ...
. The first legs were played on August 30 and 31 and the second legs were played on September 16 and 17, 2008.
Quarterfinals
The matches were played on 12 November (first legs) and 26 November 2008 (second legs).
Semifinals
The matches were played on 14 April (first legs) and 29 April 2009 (second legs).
Final
See also
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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 ...
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2008–09 Pirveli Liga
2008–09 Pirveli Liga was the 20th season of the Georgian Pirveli Liga. The Pirveli Liga is the second division of Georgian Football. It consists of 4 reserve teams and professional teams.
Although reserve teams was allowed to play in the same ...
External links
Official site
goli.ge
es.geofootball.com
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Georgian Cup seasons
Cup
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Georgian Cup, 2008-09