FC Tskhumi Sokhumi is a

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club, currently playing 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 p ...

East, the fifth tier of the Georgian league system. The club was based in Sokhumi in 1990–1993 and following the

War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) The War in Abkhazia was fought between Georgian government forces for the most part and Abkhaz separatist forces, Russian government armed forces and North Caucasian militants between 1992 and 1993. Ethnic Georgians who lived in Abkhazia fo ...

was re-founded by an

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from Abkhazia in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

History

In 1990, most Georgian clubs including

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 mos ...

withdrew from the Soviet League system and established the Georgian national league as the

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 ...

. The club's predecessor,

FC Dinamo Sokhumi FC Dinamo Sokhumi ( ka, სკ სოხუმის დინამო) is a Georgian association football club from Sokhumi, Georgia, temporarily based in Tbilisi. The most successful club of Abkhazian ASSR currently competes in Regionuli Lig ...

, refused to join it and continued to play in the

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for the next two seasons. Therefore, Tskhumi was formed to represent Sokhumi in Umaglesi Liga. Star players Gocha Gogrichiani and

Giorgi Chikhradze Giorgi Chikhradze ( ka, გიორგი ჩიხრაძე; born 1 October 1967) is a Georgian football manager and former member of the Georgian national football team. Chikhradze played club football for FC Dinamo Sukhumi in the Soviet ...

joined from Dinamo. The first president was

Guram Gabiskiria Guram Gabiskiria ( ka, გურამ გაბესკირია; 2 March 1947 – 27 September 1993) was a Mayor of Sukhumi who was murdered by Abkhaz separatists during the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia in 1993. Biography Gu ...

. The team started successfully, reaching the

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 ...

finals twice in 1990 and 1991 where they lost respectively to Guria Lanchkhuti and

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 ...

. In 1991–1992 Tskhumi finished in 2nd place in the league, but due to the war in Abkhazia had to cease their participation in the championship along with all other clubs from the region. Overall Tskhumi spent four full seasons in Umaglesi Liga. Between 1993 and 1999 FC Tskhumi was dissolved. The club restored their participation in the Georgian league and won Liga 3 in 2014 by a large margin. Since then Tskhumi have played in lower divisions.

Name

''Tskhumi'' is an old Georgian historical name for the capital of Abkhazia used prior to the 16th century instead of its current form.

Stadium

The team has taken Shromiti Rezervebi stadium on lease. It has not gotten its own stadium and training base yet.

Football kits and sponsors

Current squad

''As of 31 March 2018'' Rati Chitadze Levan Khidasheli Giorgi Koridze Jaba Sulakvelidze Giorgi Jalaghonia Alexander Rostiashvili Luka Sabanadze Lash Ghonghadze Beka Karsimashvili Gaga Kukhianidze Rezi Karanadze Giorgi Gabunia Levan Kokaia Beka Ivanishvili Nika Sadghobelashvili Lasha Zghenti Luka Sigua Nika Kobauri Otar Kupatadze valeri Tsaava David Nadiradze Lekso Tkachovi Irakli Intskirveli

Personnel

Current technical staff

*Last updated: 2 April 2018

Management

*Last updated: 11 March 2018

Honours

* Georgian Umaglesi Liga ** Silver Medal winner: 1991–1992 *

** Runner-up: 1990, 1992 *

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 sys ...

** Winner: 2014–15

Top goal scorers

Managerial history

All managers of FC Tskhumi Sokhumi

Seasons

Key * P = Played * W = Games won * D = Games drawn * L = Games lost * F = Goals for * A = Goals against * Pts = Points * Pos = Final position * ERL =

Erovnuli 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 ...

* STL =

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ...

* SFL =

*R1 = First round *R2 = Second round *R3 = Third round *QF = Quarter-finals *SF = Semi-finals *GS = Group stage *QR1 = First Qualifying Round *QR2 = Second Qualifying Round *QR3 = Third Qualifying Round

Georgia

References

External links

Official website
Tskhumi Sokhumi Association football clubs established in 1990 Football in Abkhazia 1990 establishments in Georgia (country) Sport in Sukhumi {{Abkhazia-stub