FC Merani Tbilisi is a
Georgian
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football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club based in
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...
. They play in the
Erovnuli Liga 2
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 in Georgian football. They play their home games at
Sinatle Stadium Sinatle Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia (country), Georgia. It is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of FC Merani Tbilisi. The stadium is able to hold 2,500 people.
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The club is named after a hotel in Tbilisi. The club colours are all-red for home matches, and all-white for away.
History
Merani Tbilisi was merged with Bacho Tbilisi in July 1993 and formed
Merani-Bacho Tbilisi. Later Lokomotivi Tbilisi renamed in 1996
The club second team Merani-91 Tbilisi, became the first team.
In 2002, Merani-91 Tbilisi merged again, this time to
FC Olimpi Tbilisi, owned by
Nikoloz Dolidze and formed Merani-Olimpi Tbilisi. Which
FC Tbilisi
FC Tbilisi was a Georgian football team based in the capital Tbilisi. The club played their home games at Olimpi Stadium. FC Tbilisi were renamed Olimpi Rustavi after merging with second division club Rustavi.
In the summer of 2008, the two c ...
take the 2002–03 seat.
Merani restarted 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 ...
by changed the reserve team to first team.
In July 2004, newly formed ''Merani Tbilisi'' was merged with
Milani Tsnori and formed Merani-Milani Tbilisi, which renamed to Merani Tbilisi in July 2005.
Seasons
*1990: ?
*1991: Merani Tbilisi
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 ...
*1991–92: Merani Tbilisi
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 ...
*1992–93: Merani Tbilisi
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 ...
*1993–94: Merani-Bacho Tbilisi
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 ...
*1994–95: Merani-Bacho Tbilisi
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 ...
*2003–04: Merani Tbilisi
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 ...
*2004–05: Merani-Milani Tbilisi
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 ...
*2005–06: Merani Tbilisi
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 ...
Runner-up
*2006–07: Merani Tbilisi
Umaghlesi Liga
*2007–08: Merani Tbilisi
Umaghlesi Liga 15th, Relegated
*2008–09: Merani Tbilisi
Meore Liga
Merani-91
*1991: Merani-91 Tbilisi ?
*1991–92: Merani-91 Tbilisi ?
*1992–93: Merani-91 Tbilisi ?
*1993–94: Merani-91 Tbilisi
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 ...
*1994–95: Merani-91 Tbilisi
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 ...
*1995–96: Merani-91 Tbilisi
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 ...
*1996–97: Merani-91 Tbilisi
Umaghlesi Liga
*1997–98: Merani-91 Tbilisi
Umaghlesi Liga
*1998–99: Merani-91 Tbilisi
Umaghlesi Liga
*1999-00: Merani-91 Tbilisi
Umaghlesi Liga
*2000–01: Merani-91 Tbilisi
Umaghlesi Liga
*2001–02: Merani-91 Tbilisi
Umaghlesi Liga (Second team in Pirveli Liga)
*2002–03: Merani-Olimpi Tbilisi
Umaghlesi Liga
Current squad
''As of August 2020''
Honours
*
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: 1996
** Silver Medal winner: 1995, 2006
Notable players
*
Teymuraz Mchedlishvili
Teymuraz Davidovich Mchedlishvili ( uk, Теймураз Давидович Мчедлишвили; born 18 April 1985) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career
In 2005 Mchedlishvili started his career at ...
Eurocups record
Coaches
*2002:
Otar Gabelia
Otar Gabelia ( ka, ოთარ ამბროსის ძე გაბელია; born 24 March 1953) is a Georgian football manager and a former player. He was a long-time goalkeeper for Dinamo Tbilisi. Winner of the Best Soviet Goalkeeper ...
*2003:
Koba Zhorzhikashvili
*2003:
Nikoloz Dolidze
*2003:
Temur Lortkipanidze
*2003:
Joni Janelidze
References
Merani Tbilisi
Merani Tbilisi
Association football clubs established in 1995
1995 establishments in Georgia (country)
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