FC Saburtalo is a

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football club, based in

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, the capital of the country.

History

Saburtalo was founded on August 20, 1999 in

. In 2005, the club was bought by Iberia Business Group and its owner Tariel Khechikashvili, who later became the Minister of Sport & Youth Affairs of

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. Saburtalo has one of the top football academies in the country. The club has a full-size stadium, called ''Bendela'', with the capacity of 1,800 spectators. In March 2016,

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was appointed as the sporting director of the club. Saburtalo is the name of one of Tbilisi's central districts.

Honours

Statistics

Domestic

European record

''As of 14 July 2022'' ;Notes * QR: Qualifying round

Overall record

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Players

First team squad

External links

Official websiteFC Saburtalo Results

References

Football clubs in Georgia (country) Football clubs in Tbilisi FC Saburtalo Tbilisi FC Saburtalo Tbilisi {{Georgia-footyclub-stub