Dinamo Tbilisi is a
sports club
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from
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 ...
,
Georgia
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. It was founded in 1925.
Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its
football
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team which won the
Cup Winners' Cup
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in 1981, beating
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
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of
East Germany
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2–1 in the final in
Düsseldorf
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.
In
basketball
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, the club won the
European Champions Cup in 1962, against
Real Madrid
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in the final, and also was the European Champions Cup finalist in 1960.
The club teams include:
*
FC Dinamo Tbilisi
FC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, დინამო თბილისი, ) is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football.
Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the mo ...
– Men's football team
*
BC Dinamo Tbilisi
BC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, საკალათბურთო კლუბი ,,დინამო’’) is a professional basketball club that is based in Tbilisi, that plays in the Georgian Superliga. It is one of the oldest and most successful ...
– Men's basketball team
* WC Dinamo Tbilsi – Men's water polo team
* Dinamo Tbilsi – Men's rugby union team
[Bath, page 67]
References
* Bath, Richard, ed. (1997). Complete Book of Rugby. Seven Oaks Ltd. {{ISBN, 1-86200-013-1.
Citations
Multi-sport clubs in Georgia (country)
1925 establishments in Georgia (country)
Sport in Tbilisi
Dynamo sports society
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