Margveti Zestaponi was a
Georgian
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association football club based in
Zestaponi between 1990 and 2000.
History
In 1990 the
Georgian Football Federation was founded to hold their own football competition and leave the Soviet football league system. Clubs like
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 ...
and
FC Guria Lanchkhuti gave up their place in the
Soviet Top League to join.
At that time Zestaponi had their own club FC Metallurg Zestaponi. A new club, formed as Margveti Zestaponi, joined
Pirveli Liga
The Georgian Erovnuli Liga 2 ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა 2; ), organized since 1990 by GFF, serves as the second division of professional football in Georgia.
Under the current name the league was introduced for the 2017 season ...
and was promoted in the first season.
Margveti was a member of
Umaglesi Liga and achieved their best season in 1995–96 by finishing runner-up. But in the 1997–98 season, Margveti finished at the bottom and was relegated.
FC Margveti Zestaponi faced financial problems and was declared bankrupt in 2000.
A new club using the city legend team name Metalurgi Zestaponi was formed in 1999. In 2006
Margveti-2006 was founded in the lower division and recently in
Meore Liga, but it is a different (municipal) club.
Notable players
Zviad Endeladze
Zviad Endeladze ( ka, ზვიად ენდელაძე; born 7 April 1966 in Adigeni) is a retired Georgian footballer who played as a forward. He has played for clubs such as Guria Lanchkhuti and Margveti, scoring 40 goals during the ...
became the club's most famous player after scoring 40 goals in a
single season. With this achievement he joined the European Golden Shoe winners.
City rival
Although Metallurgi Zestaponi, Margveti Zestaponi and
FC Zestaponi
Football Club Zestafoni is a Georgian football club based in Zestafoni. They play their home games at David Abashidze Stadium. Zestafoni was founded on 18 June 2004 by the initiative of the shareholders of JSC Giorgi Nikoladze Zestafoni Ferro-A ...
came from the same city, they never met in the league, and both clubs came from the succession of Metallurgi Zestaponi.
Seasons
:
;Reserve
:
Eurocups
References
External links
{{Erovnuli Liga teamlist
Margveti Zestaponi
1990 establishments in Georgia (country)
2000 disestablishments in Georgia (country)