FC Skuri, occasionally also spelled as Squri, is a
Georgian
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football
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club,
based in the town of
Tsalenjikha
Tsalenjikha ( ka, წალენჯიხა, also transliterated as Tsalendjikha and Tzalenjikha) is a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of western Georgia with the population of 3,847 (2014). It is located on the river Chanistsqali. Historic ...
. Currently they compete in
Liga 4, the fourth tier of
Georgian football.
History
During the late
Soviet
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times, Skuri was mainly a member of the first division of the Georgian domestic league. After the 1990s the team competed for years in
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 ...
, the second division of national championship.
Skuri suffered a defeat in the
2014–15 fierce survival battle, although still obtained the right to remain in the league after another club was expelled. In 2016, they were defeated in the play-off final and relegated to the third league.
A year later Skuri lost another
relegation play-off
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tie and, as a result, had to leave
Liga 3 as well.
Having played for the next two seasons in
Regionuli Liga
Regionuli Liga (Georgian: რეგიონული ლიგა), run by Georgian Football Federation since 1990, is the fifth and lowest division of the Georgian league system after Erovnuli Liga, Erovnuli Liga 2, Liga 3 and Liga 4. Its parti ...
, the club gained promotion to the newly formed
Liga 4 for the 2020 season after winning the first phase of the competition and coming 3rd in the Promotion Group.
Squad
''As of April 2022''
(C)
Seasons
Name
''Skuri'' is a
balneological resort located in Tsalenjikha municipality.
References
External links
Profile on SoccerwayOfficial Facebook page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Skuri Tsalenjikha
Football clubs in Georgia (country)