FC Sulori is a

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club based in the town of

Vani Vani ( ka, ვანი) is a town in Imereti region of a western Georgia, at the Sulori river (a tributary of the Rioni river), 41 km southwest from the regional capital Kutaisi. The town with the population of 3,744 (2014) is an administra ...

. They currently take part in Liga 4, the forth tier of Georgian league system. The team has spent two seasons in the top flight. They play their home games at

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History

Sulori became champions of the Georgian Soviet league in 1969. This success enabled the club to participate in the Soviet Second Minor league the next year, which they finished in the 10th place among 18 teams. By claiming seven titles within nine years, Sulori became one of the leading members of the republican league in 1980s. In the same period twice in a row they clinched the Georgian Cup as well. When the national championship was formed, the team won the

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in 1990 and gained promotion to the tier. However, after two seasons they were relegated. The only attempt to return to

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 ...

via

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was unsuccessful in

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. In 2016, the team knocked out three opponents, including two top-tier teams, and reached the Cup quarterfinals, where they were beaten with a narrow margin by

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, the future Cup winners of the season. The team had an unusual achievement in the victorious 2015-16 season when they recorded an unbeaten run in the 3rd division. The club moved back to Pirveli Liga, although their tenure there lasted one season only. Following another relegation two years later Sulori reached their lowest point in 2019, when they competed in the regional league. Since 2020 Sulori have been playing in the fourth league.

Players

''As of April 2022'' (C)

Honours

* Georgian Soviet Championship ** Champion: 1969 **Silver Medal Winner: 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988 **Bronze Medal Winner: 1982 * Georgian Soviet Cup ** Winner: 1980, 1981 *

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 ...

** Champion: 1990 **Bronze Medal Winner: 1999 *

Meore Liga Liga 3, organized by Georgian Football Federation since 1990, is the third division of professional football in Georgia. Until 2017, when the current name was introduced, it was known as Meore Liga (the Second league). Structure and league syste ...

**Winner: 2015-16 (Group A) **Runners-up: 2014-15 *

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 ...

**Winner: 2019 (West)

Seasons

Name

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resort, situated in 11 km from the town of Vani.

References

External links

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Sulori Vani FC Sulori is a Georgian football club based in the town of Vani. They currently take part in Liga 4, the forth tier of Georgian league system. The team has spent two seasons in the top flight. They play their home games at Grigol Nikoleishvi ...

Vani 1932 establishments in Georgia (country)