|
2010–11 Umaglesi Liga
The 2010–11 Umaglesi Liga was the 22nd season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on 14 August 2010 and ended on 22 May 2011. Olimpi Rustavi are the defending champions, having won their second Georgian championship last season. FC Zestaponi claimed their first title. The league size was expanded from 10 teams in that season to 12 teams in following season. Therefore, there was no direct relegation to the Pirveli Liga in that season. Teams Lokomotivi Tbilisi and Gagra were relegated to Pirveli Liga at the end of last season after finishing in 9th and 10th place respectively. Promoted to Georgia's top football division were Pirveli Liga champions Torpedo 2008 Kutaisi and runners-up Kolkheti Poti. Spartaki Tskhinvali play their home matches in Gori due to various inner-Georgian conflicts. FC WIT Georgia play their home matches from this season on in the newly built ''WIT Georgia'' Stadium in the city of Mtskheta League table Results The ten teams played eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erovnuli Liga
The Erovnuli Liga ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა; ) is the top Division (sport), division of professional top tier Association football, football in Georgia (Country), Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federation. From 1927 to 1989, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the Soviet Union. From 2017, the Erovnuli Liga switched to a spring-autumn system, with only 10 clubs in the top flight. History and format evolution The Erovnuli Liga ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა) is the highest division of Georgian football, established in 1990 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Prior to that, Georgian clubs competed within the Soviet league system and the Georgian SSR Championship (1927–1989). Originally called the Umaglesi Liga ( ka, უმაღლესი ლიგა, "Supreme League"), the league adopted the name Erovnuli Liga ("National League") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erovnuli Liga 2
The Georgian Erovnuli Liga 2 ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა 2; ), organized since 1990 by the GFF, serves as the second division of professional football in Georgia. The league was introduced for the 2017 season under the current name as a part of reorganization process of the entire league system. It was formerly known as Pirveli liga (the First league). Structure There are ten clubs competing in Erovnuli Liga 2. During the season each club plays each other four times, twice at home and twice away. At the end of each season the winner gains automatic promotion and the bottom club is relegated. The runner-up and 3rd placed team participate in two-legged home and away play-off matches against the 9th and 8th placed clubs of Erovnuli Liga, respectively. In case two or more teams obtain an equal number of points, final standings are determined by an aggregate of the results between them. Seasons run on a full year system, running from spring to autumn. Format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fazisi Stadium
The Fazisi Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Poti, Georgia (country), Georgia. It is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Erovnuli Liga club FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti, Kolkheti 1913. It is able to hold 6,000 people. History The arena was inaugurated in 1961 when the first stadium with a capacity for 6,000 spectators was built on this site. In 2013, two tenders regarding the reconstruction were announced, but after contractor organizations failed to meet their obligations, there were court hearings between them and the Poti City Hall. Meanwhile, the club had to relocate to other cities before being able to host their first game in October 2019. At this stage, the stadium had one stand with the capacity of 1,700. On 3 December 2020, when the candidacies of Georgia and Romania to host the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2023 U21 European Championship were confirmed by UEFA, the port city of Poti, on the Black Sea, was also chose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poti
Poti ( ka, ფოთი ; Mingrelian language, Mingrelian: ფუთი; Laz language, Laz: ჶაში/Faşi or ფაში/Paşi) is a port city in Georgia (country), Georgia, located on the eastern Black Sea coast in the mkhare, region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in the west of the country. Built near the site of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek colony of Phasis (town), Phasis and deriving its name from the same, the city has become a major port city and industrial center since the early 20th century. It is also home to a main naval base and the headquarters of the Georgian Navy. Etymology The name Poti is linked to Phasis, but the etymology is a matter of a scholarly dispute. "Phasis" () is first recorded in Hesiod's ''Theogony'' (c. 700 BC) as a name of the Phasis (river), river, not a town. Since Erich Diehl, 1938, first suggested a non-Hellenic origin of the name and asserted that Phasis might have been a derivative of a local hydronym, several explanations have been pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Paichadze Stadium
The Boris Paitchadze Dinamo Arena ( ''Boris P’aich’adzis erovnuli st’adioni''), formerly known as Boris Paitchadze National Stadium, is a stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia, and the home stadium of Dinamo Tbilisi, Georgia national rugby union team and Georgia national football team. With a capacity of 54,202, the stadium is the largest in Georgia. Built in 1976 by the Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani, the Dinamo Arena was named Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Dinamo Stadium after Russian Communist leader but later, in 1995 was renamed Boris Paitchadze National Stadium after the famous Georgian football player Boris Paichadze (1915–1990). Prior to the construction of Boris Paitchadze Dinamo Arena, the home stadium of Dinamo Tbilisi was the Central Stadium with an approximate capacity of 35,000 spectators. The demand for a much bigger stadium was increased with the successful performance of Dinamo Tbilisi in the mid 1970s. After the inauguration of the stadium, it became the third-largest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, located on the banks of the Kura (Caspian Sea), Kura River. With around 1.2 million inhabitants, it contains almost one third of the country's population. Tbilisi was founded in the fifth century Anno Domini, AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia and has since served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Between 1801 and 1917, then part of the Russian Empire, it was the seat of the Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917), Caucasus Viceroyalty, governing both the North Caucasus, northern and the South Caucasus, southern sides of the Caucasus. Because of its location at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, and its proximity to the lucrative Silk Road, throughout history, Tbilisi has been a point of contention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulia Tutberidze Stadium
Gulia Tutberidze Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Zugdidi, Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe .... {{coord, 42, 30, 32, N, 41, 52, 26, E, region:GE_type:city_source:kolossus-plwiki, display=title Sports venues in Georgia (country) Football venues in Georgia (country) Buildings and structures in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zugdidi
Zugdidi ( ka, ზუგდიდი ; or ზუგიდი) is a city in the western Georgian historical province of Samegrelo (Mingrelia). It is situated in the north-west of that province. The city is located 318 kilometres west of Tbilisi, 30 km from the Black Sea coast and 30 km from the Egrisi Range, at an elevation of 100–110 metres above sea level. Zugdidi is the capital of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, which combines Samegrelo (Mingrelia) and upper part of Svaneti, and the centre of the Zugdidi Municipality within. Zugdidi is the sixth most populous city in Georgia. The city serves as a residence of the Metropolitan of Zugdidi and Tsaishi Eparchy of the Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Etymology The name "Zugdidi" (ზუგდიდი) first appeared in the 17th century. Literally it means "big hill" in the Mingrelian language (from , 'hill'; 'big'). An alternative version of the name recorded in old sources is "Zubdidi" (� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Sioni Bolnisi
FC Sioni ('' Georgian:'' საფეხბურთო კლუბი სიონი) is a Georgian professional football club based in Bolnisi. They compete in Erovnuli Liga Liga 2, the second tier of the Georgian league system. The team has won the league title on one occasion, in 2005/06. Sioni play their home matches at local stadium named after Tamaz Stepania. History The football club in Bolnisi was founded in 1936. For years they took part in Georgian domestic competitions under the name ''Madneuli''. While being in the second division in early 1990s, the team emerged among the candidates challenging for the top league. For the first time Sioni participated in Umaglesi Liga in the 1995/96 season and after initial several years made significant progress towards joining ambitious clubs vying for titles. In 2002, they reached the Cup final, although failed to prevail over Dinamo Tbilisi. In the 2003/04 season, Sioni and FC WIT Georgia shared the first position in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Zugdidi
FC Dinamo Zugdidi is a defunct Georgian football club based in Zugdidi. In 2023, after being accused of match-fixing and expelled from the Erovnuli Liga 2 the previous season, the club took part in Liga 4 and stopped functioning following their relegation to Regionuli Liga. History The club was founded in 1918 as Odishi Zugdidi. In 1990, FC Odishi Zugdidi were promoted for the first time to the Umaglesi Liga, the top division of Georgian football. In the 1998–99 season they finished 15th and were relegated to the Pirveli Liga. Ahead of the 2001–02 season the club changed its name to FC Lazika Zugdidi and the following season the club won promotion back to the Umaglesi Liga. Ahead of the 2003–04 season, FC Lazika Zugdidi merged with FC Spartaki Tbilisi, a Pirveli Liga club. During the winter break, FC Spartak-Lazika Zugdidi relocated to Tbilisi and renamed themselves to FC Spartaki Tbilisi. The fusion was later undone and the now independent club changed its name to FC Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mtskheta
Mtskheta ( ka, მცხეთა} ) is a city in the Mkhare, region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia (country), Georgia. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is located approximately north of Tbilisi, at the confluence of the Kura (South Caucasus river), Kura and Aragvi rivers. Currently a small provincial capital, for nearly a millennium until the 5th century AD, Mtskheta was a large fortified city and a significant economic and political center of the Kingdom of Iberia (antiquity), Kingdom of Iberia. Due to the historical significance of the town and its several outstanding churches and cultural monuments, the "Historical Monuments of Mtskheta" became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. As the birthplace and one of the most vibrant centers of Christianity in Georgia (country), Christianity in Georgia, Mtskheta was declared the "Holy city, Holy City" by the Georgian Orthodox Church in 2014. In 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gori, Georgia
Gori ( ka, გორი ) is a city in eastern Georgia (country), Georgia, which serves as the mkhare, regional Capital (political), capital of Shida Kartli. It is located at the confluence of two rivers, the Mtkvari and the Liakhvi River, Liakhvi. Gori is the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), fifth most populous city in Georgia. Its name comes from the Georgian word ''gora'' (გორა), meaning "heap", "hill", or "mountain". A settlement known here from the Hellenistic period, with the Gori Fortress built at least in 7th century, it received town status in the 12th century. Gori was an important military stronghold in the Middle Ages and maintains a strategic importance due to its location on the principal highway connecting eastern and western parts of Georgia. In the course of its history, Gori has been invaded by the armies of regional powers several times. The city was Occupation of Gori, occupied by Russian troops during the 2008 Russo–Georgian War. Gori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
