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professional
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club based in
Kutaisi Kutaisi (, ka, ქუთაისი ) is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the third-most populous city in Georgia, traditionally, second in importance, after the capital city of Tbilisi. Situated west of Tbilis ...
, Georgia's third largest city. 'Torpedo Kutaisi' was founded in 1946 and in just three years the club became the winner of the Football Championship of that time. Torpedo's home ground is
Ramaz Shengelia Stadium Ramaz Shengelia Stadium ( ka, რამაზ შენგელიას სტადიონი) is a multi-use stadium in Kutaisi, Georgia used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of FC Torpedo Kutaisi. The stadium is able to ...
.


History


The Soviet period

FC Torpedo Kutaisi was founded in 1946 on the base of
Kutaisi Automotive Plant The Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) ( ka, ქუთაისის ავტომექანიკური ქარხანა, tr), formerly Kutaisi Automobile Plant ( ka, ქუთაისის საავტომობილო ...
. In 1949 the club became the winner of the Georgian SSR Championship. In 1959 two football clubs "FC Torpedo Kutaisi" and "FC Locomotive Kutaisi" were united and the name remained "FC Torpedo Kutaisi". In 1962 "FC Torpedo Kutaisi" became a first participant in the
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 ...
. Many famous Georgian football players began their career in this club, among them
Revaz Dzodzuashvili Revaz Mikheilis dze Dzodzuashvili ( ka, რევაზ მიხეილის ძე ძოძუაშვილი; born 15 April 1945) is a Georgian football manager and a former player. He coaches FC Dinamo Sukhumi. He earned 49 caps for t ...
,
Anzor Kavazashvili Anzor Amberkovich Kavazashvili ( ka, ანზორ ყავაზაშვილი, russian: Анзор Амберкович Кавазашвили, born 19 July 1940) is a Soviet former football goalkeeper of Georgian nationality. Honours ...
, Sergo Kutivadze,
Givi Nodia Givi Georgiyevich Nodia ( ka, გივი ნოდია; russian: Гиви Георгиевич Нодия; 2 January 1948 – 7 April 2005) was a Soviet Georgian association football player. Honours * Soviet Top League bronze: 1967, 1969, 1 ...
,
Manuchar Machaidze Manuchar Machaidze ( ka, მანუჩარ მაჩაიძე; russian: Манучар Доментьевич Мачаидзе, ''Manuchar Domentyevich Machaidze''; born 25 March 1949) is a Georgian former footballer who played as a midfi ...
,
Murtaz Khurtsilava Murtaz Kalistratovich Khurtsilava ( ka, მურთაზ ხურცილავა, russian: Муртаз Калистратович Хурцилава, born 5 January 1943) is a former Georgia (country), Georgian association football defende ...
. In addition, when
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 ...
won
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in 1980–81, five footballers were the ex-players of FC Torpedo Kutaisi -
Tamaz Kostava Tamaz Giviyevich Kostava (russian: Тамаз Гивиевич Костава) (born 29 February 1956, in Kutaisi) is a retired Georgian football player of the Soviet national team. Honours * Soviet Top League winner: 1978. * Soviet Cup winner: ...
, Otar Gabelia, Nodar Khizanishvili,
Tengiz Sulakvelidze Tengiz Grigoriyevich Sulakvelidze ( ka, თენგიზ სულაქველიძე; born 23 July 1956 in Kutaisi) is a former Georgian footballer. Honours * International Master of Sports: 1980. * Honored Master of Sports of the U ...
and
Ramaz Shengelia Ramaz Shengelia ( ka, რამაზ შენგელია; 1 January 1957 – 21 June 2012) was a Georgian and Soviet football player. Club career Born in Kutaisi, Shengelia started career in his hometown club Torpedo Kutaisi in 1968. He sp ...
. Torpedo spent one season in the Soviet Second league in 1988. The club also was represented for twenty years in the First league and for 14 more seasons between 1971 and 1990 in the Top league, the first tier of the Soviet football.


1990s and 2000s: Ups and downs

When the Georgian National Championships started in 1990, the club changed its name into "FC Kutaisi". But after three years the club restored the old name. The last years of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st were the most successful years in the club's history. During 1999–02 the club won five domestic titles. Many players from "FC Torpedo Kutaisi" were represented in the
Georgia national football team The Georgia national football team ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები, tr) represents the country of Georgia in men's international football matches, and it is c ...
, including
Valeri Abramidze Valeri Abramidze ( ka, ვალერი აბრამიძე; born 17 January 1980) is a former Georgian footballer. He also holds Russian citizenship. Spartak Moscow Abramidze joined FC Spartak Moscow during summer 2002, signed 5-year ...
,
Sevasti Todua Sevasti Todua (born 13 May 1976) is a Georgian former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Ameri ...
,
Malkhaz Asatiani Malkhaz Asatiani ( ka, მალხაზ ასათიანი; born 4 August 1981) is a Georgian former football defender. He started as an attacking midfielder but his displays at the back earned him a solid reputation as a central defende ...
,
Levan Silagadze Levan Silagadze ( ka, ლევან სილაგაძე; born 4 August 1976) is a former football defender from Georgia. From 1992 to 1997, he played for the Rustavi clubs Imedi, Azoti and Gorda. In 1997, he was bought by Latvian champio ...
,
Revaz Kemoklidze Revaz Kemoklidze ( ka, რევაზ ქემოკლიძე; born 13 March 1979 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian professional football defender, regarded as one of the best Georgian defenders of his generation. Club career His club career st ...
. Besides, Georgian managers (Jemal Kherkhadze,
David Kipiani David Kipiani ( ka, დავით ყიფიანი; 18 November 1951 – 17 September 2001) was a Georgian football midfielder and manager. Kipiani principally played as a playmaker and is considered one of Georgia's greatest playe ...
,
Revaz Dzodzuashvili Revaz Mikheilis dze Dzodzuashvili ( ka, რევაზ მიხეილის ძე ძოძუაშვილი; born 15 April 1945) is a Georgian football manager and a former player. He coaches FC Dinamo Sukhumi. He earned 49 caps for t ...
, Otar Gabelia,
Vladimir Gutsaev Vladimir Gutsaev ( ka, ვლადიმერ გუცაევი, russian: Владимир Гаврилович Гуцаев, ''Vladimir Gavrilovich Gutsayev''; born 21 December 1952) is a retired Soviet and Georgian footballer and coach ...
and others) worked in the club as a head coach and in the staff too. After the season 2004–05, three times Georgian Premier League Champion and two times Georgian National Cup Winner FC Torpedo Kutaisi was dissolved. Its last game was in
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,
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against BATE Borisov (First Qualifying Round of UEFA Cup 2005–06) in which FC Torpedo Kutaisi lost 5–0. After this, a new football club "FC Kutaisi Torpedo" was founded, but it was not the successor of FC Torpedo Kutaisi and had no titles. "FC Kutaisi Torpedo" was participating in the Georgian Premier League during two seasons (2005–06 and 2006–07), but due to financial reasons it was removed from the top league and began playing in the
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 ...
.


2010-2016: Road back to the success

Torpedo returned to
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three years later, after winning the second division in 2009/10. In June 2010 the newly promoted club signed a sponsorship deal with Wissol Petroleum, which was later renewed. The business relations between the sides lasted until December 2013. In the first season Torpedo reached the final of David Kipiani Cup where the winner was decided in penalty shoot-out.
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better converted from the spot and won the title for the first time in their history. In the next two seasons Torpedo added two bronze medals to their tally, but a big moment came in 2016 when they won a first Cup title in 15 years. The team eliminated four rivals, including
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in the semifinal, and prevailed over
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in the final stage. In 2016 FC Torpedo was sold by the local municipality at auction, won by businessman Zaal Chachava, who was declared president of the club. Two months before the Cup victory Kakha Chkhetiani, the ex-Torpedo player for six seasons and later assistant manager for three years, had taken charge of the club. Taking into account plans for new investments, he pledged to carry on with successful run and make a championship challenge next year.


2017-18: More titles

Torpedo won the league for the first time in 15 years in the most dramatic circumstances. A title battle continued until the dying seconds of the final game in late November. With two matches to go, Dinamo seemed comfortably sitting on the top, four points clear of second-placed Torpedo. While the former were held to a goalless draw at
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, Kutaisi won their game, and the rivals had their last fixture in Tbilisi with the gap reduced now to two points. Torpedo needed to win in order to capture the title, while their opponents needed just a draw. The team had a 1–0 advantage when they conceded a penalty in the last minute of the game. However, the penalty was saved by the goalkeeper and a dramatic win saw Torpedo crowned champions of Georgia. Six days later Torpedo had a chance to achieve the double by winning the Cup for the second time in a row, although they lost on penalties to Chikhura. The Super Cup was another title claimed by Torpedo in an opening match of the new 2018 season in February.
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took the lead in 76th min, but Kutaisi equalized ten minutes later with Levan Kutalia scoring in the stoppage time. This was their first Super Cup victory in history. Torpedo retained 18 players from the champion's squad for the 2018 season. While the club finished 3rd in the league, they once again encountered Liga 2 side
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in the Cup final held in
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. Torpedo were behind by two goals, but Milos Lacny scored twice and eventually the team won on penalties. As champions, Torpedo played eight games in
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competitions this season. They knocked out two opponents and advanced to Europa League play-off, where Ludogorets Razgrad claimed the victory. Summing up the season in December,
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named Roin Kvaskhvadze the best goalkeeper, whilst
Mamuka Kobakhidze Mamuka Kobakhidze ( ka, მამუკა კობახიძე; born 23 August 1992) is a Georgian professional football player. He plays for FC Dinamo Batumi. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 22 November 201 ...
and Mate Tsintsadze won nominations respectively as best defender and midfielder. In addition to them, Oleksandr Azatskyi, another central defender, was included in
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 ...
team of the season.


Since 2019: Decline

2019 began with yet another success. In the Super Cup Torpedo defeated
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and won the fifth title within 26 months. In March Torpedo's unbeaten run consisting of 27 games came to an end. Much worse was to come, though. Financial difficulties hit hard the club again, which led to the exit of twelve players by July. The fans held several rallies, demanding the resignation of Zaal Chachava. In an interview captain Roin Kvaskhvadze described the general situation around the team as unbearable and appealed for help. No wonder a fixture on
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turned out unsuccessful. In the league one win in 15 matches brought Torpedo close to the drop-zone. Unless the problem was solved, the relegation seemed one possibility with dissolution or expulsion to a lower league being other ones. In late August Zaal Chachava announced his departure from Torpedo, although an overall condition was so complicated that in October the club played against
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with eleven U18 players, including 13-year-old goalkeeper Soso Kopaliani. Largely at the expense of points picked up earlier this season, Torpedo stayed in the league, but Kakha Chkhetiani, who had spent 39 months at the helm, bade farewell to the club in December. After a series of negotiations with investors interested in buying the club an agreement was reached in late February 2020. New owner Fabrizio Mannini announced that a new era was about to begin in Torpedo's history. In October Giorgi Shengelia, son of legendary
Ramaz Shengelia Ramaz Shengelia ( ka, რამაზ შენგელია; 1 January 1957 – 21 June 2012) was a Georgian and Soviet football player. Club career Born in Kutaisi, Shengelia started career in his hometown club Torpedo Kutaisi in 1968. He sp ...
, was appointed as Sporting director. In another twist of events, Mannini quit the club in December. Torpedo finished in the bottom half of the table and at a decisive point gained the upper hand in a two-legged relegation tie against
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. Kakha Chkhetiani was appointed as team's manager for the second time in June 2021, although four months later he was axed by new owner of Torpedo, The New Vision University, which had purchased the club at auction in September.


Honours


Georgian competitions

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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 ...
** Winners (4): 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2017 *
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 ...
** Winners (1): 2009–10 *
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 ...
**Winners (5): 1998–99, 2000–01, 2016, 2018,
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Georgian Super Cup The Georgian Super Cup is a competition consisting of a single football match played between the champions of the Erovnuli Liga and the winners of the Georgian Cup. It was first held in 1996. When a club has won both competitions, the Georgian Cu ...
**Winners (2): 2018, 2019


Soviet competitions

* Georgian SSR Championship **Winners (1): 1949 *
Soviet First League The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая лига СССР по футболу) was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футбо ...
**Winners (2): 1960,
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Soviet Second League The Soviet Second League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу (вторая лига), Soviet football championship (Second League)) was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League. The leagu ...
**Winners (1):
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Friendly competitions

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Commonwealth of Independent States Cup The Commonwealth of Independent States Cup (russian: Кубок чемпионов Содружества, Кубок Содружества, Кубок чемпионов содружества стран СНГ и Балтии) is a defunct ann ...
First Division **Winners (1): 2001 *
Turkmenistan President's Cup Turkmenistan President’s Cup was an international football tournament in Turkmenistan which was created in 1995 and dissolved in 2013. The tournament was dedicated to Day of State Flag of Turkmenistan. The tournament prize money was US 35,000. Th ...
**Winners (1):
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Current squad


European history


Overall record

:''Accurate as of 18 July 2019'' Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.


Matches


UEFA club rankings


Seasons

Key * P = Played * W = Games won * D = Games drawn * L = Games lost * F = Goals for * A = Goals against * Pts = Points * Pos = Final position * UML =
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 ...
* 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 ...
* PIL =
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 ...
* 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 =
Soviet First League The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая лига СССР по футболу) was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футбо ...
* SSL =
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* STL = Soviet Third League * GSSR Cup = Georgian Soviet Society Republic Cup * DSSC = Dinamo Soviet Society Championship * GW = Group White * Z = Zone * TUR =
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*R1 = First round *R2 = Second round *GS = Group stage *PR = Preliminary Round *QR = Qualifying Round *1Q = First Qualifying Round *2Q = Second Qualifying Round


All seasons statistic

:''Accurate as of 7 December 2022'' Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.


Managers

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Revaz Dzodzuashvili Revaz Mikheilis dze Dzodzuashvili ( ka, რევაზ მიხეილის ძე ძოძუაშვილი; born 15 April 1945) is a Georgian football manager and a former player. He coaches FC Dinamo Sukhumi. He earned 49 caps for t ...
(1978), (1988–89) *
David Kipiani David Kipiani ( ka, დავით ყიფიანი; 18 November 1951 – 17 September 2001) was a Georgian football midfielder and manager. Kipiani principally played as a playmaker and is considered one of Georgia's greatest playe ...
(1 July 1999 – Sept 17, 2001) *
Revaz Dzodzuashvili Revaz Mikheilis dze Dzodzuashvili ( ka, რევაზ მიხეილის ძე ძოძუაშვილი; born 15 April 1945) is a Georgian football manager and a former player. He coaches FC Dinamo Sukhumi. He earned 49 caps for t ...
(1 June 2001 – 1 Jan 2002) * Otar Gabelia (2004–05) *
Revaz Dzodzuashvili Revaz Mikheilis dze Dzodzuashvili ( ka, რევაზ მიხეილის ძე ძოძუაშვილი; born 15 April 1945) is a Georgian football manager and a former player. He coaches FC Dinamo Sukhumi. He earned 49 caps for t ...
(1 June 2005 – 1 June 2007) * Giorgi Kiknadze (1 Feb 2007 – 1 March 2007) * Nestor Mumladze (1 July 2010 – Sept 24, 2010) * Gia Gigatadze (3 Nov 2010 – 30 June 2011) * Giorgi Kiknadze (1 July 2011 – Sept 2011) * Zaza Zamtaradze (1 July 2011 – Sept 25, 2011) * Gia Geguchadze (1 Oct 2011 – 31 May 2013) * Gerard Zaragoza (31 May 2013 – 31 Dec 2013) *
Revaz Dzodzuashvili Revaz Mikheilis dze Dzodzuashvili ( ka, რევაზ მიხეილის ძე ძოძუაშვილი; born 15 April 1945) is a Georgian football manager and a former player. He coaches FC Dinamo Sukhumi. He earned 49 caps for t ...
(10 Jan 2014 – 7 Dec 2015) *
Giorgi Daraselia Giorgi Daraselia (born 17 September 1968 in Senaki) is a Georgian-Israeli (since 2010) association football coach and former international player. Most recently he was the head coach of Shevardeni-1906. Career International goals Coach Afte ...
(15 Dec 2014 – 5 Oct 2016) *
Kakhaber Chkhetiani Kakhaber Chkhetiani ( ka, კახა ჩხეტიანი; born 24 February 1978) is a Georgian former professional football player and manager. His brother Zviad Chkhetiani is also a professional footballer. Honours Player ;Torpedo Ku ...
(Oct, 2016 – Dec, 2019) *
Mikheil Ashvetia Mikheil Ashvetia ( ka, მიხეილ აშვეთია; born 10 November 1977) is a Georgian former footballer. He has played mostly in Georgia and Russia, except for a short spell at FC København in 2001–2002 and a recent spell in G ...
(7 Feb 2020 – 22 April 2021) * Shota Babunashvili (23 April - 20 June 2021) *
Kakhaber Chkhetiani Kakhaber Chkhetiani ( ka, კახა ჩხეტიანი; born 24 February 1978) is a Georgian former professional football player and manager. His brother Zviad Chkhetiani is also a professional footballer. Honours Player ;Torpedo Ku ...
(21 Jun - 1 Nov 2021) *
Giorgi Tsetsadze Giorgi (Gia) Tsetsadze (, born on 3 September 1974) is a Georgian football manager. Most recently he was the head coach of Telavi. Career In 2011 Tsetsadze led FC Dila Gori to gain promotion to the Georgia top division (Umaglesi Liga). In 2013 ...
(18 Nov 2021 - 2 May 2022) *
Kakhaber Chkhetiani Kakhaber Chkhetiani ( ka, კახა ჩხეტიანი; born 24 February 1978) is a Georgian former professional football player and manager. His brother Zviad Chkhetiani is also a professional footballer. Honours Player ;Torpedo Ku ...
25 May 2022


Rivalry

In the
Soviet times The history of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union (USSR) reflects a period of change for both Russia and the world. Though the terms "Soviet Russia" and "Soviet Union" often are synonymous in everyday speech (either acknowledging the dominance ...
Torpedo Kutaisi was the second strongest Georgian club with most talented players regularly taken away by
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 ...
. After the independence Torpedo became the first to break the ten-year hegemony of Dinamo in
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 ...
. For four successive years between 1999 and 2002 they won five titles in the league and on the Cup combined. By this period the relationship between the best clubs of Eastern and Western Georgia had become tense. Fierce rivalry on the pitch was aggravated on the stands where skirmishes were not unusual. They resumed after Torpedo's reemergence among the leaders following roughly a decade-long absence. In 2014 the match in Kutaisi was abandoned as a result of clashes between the fans. Some property was also damaged and the police reported ten detentions. The next year some disturbances erupted during the away game 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 ...
. Fans angrily react in cases when a player leaves one club for the other. In 2018-2020 Levan Kutalia, Giorgi Kukhianidze, Roin Kvaskhvadze,
Giorgi Kimadze Giorgi Kimadze ( ka, გიორგი ქიმაძე; born 11 February 1992) is a Georgian footballer who plays for Shukura Kobuleti. International He made his Georgia national football team debut on 25 January 2017 in a friendly game agai ...
, Tornike Kapanadze, Nodar Kavtaradze, Omar Migineishvili as well as managers Kakha Chkhetiani and Shalva Gongadze all moved to Dinamo. So did
Budu Zivzivadze Budu Zivzivadze ( ka, ბუდუ ზივზივაძე; born 10 March 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC and the Georgia national team. Club career Budu signed wit ...
some time earlier, although he made a way back afterwards. At any rate, most of the fans realize that Dinamo and Torpedo desperately need each other as strong rivals and healthy competition between them would only contribute to a better quality of
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 ...
.


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Official page of FC Torpedo Kutaisi in English
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