FC WIT Georgia
FC WIT Georgia is a Georgian football team from Tbilisi. The team is sponsored by WIT Georgia Ltd (a subsidiary of the US WIT, Inc.), a pet food, accessories, and human and veterinary pharmaceuticals import company. WIT stands for World Innovation Technologies. They play their home games at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium #2 in Tbilisi.
Full name | Football Club WIT Georgia | |||
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Founded | 1997 | |||
Ground | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium #2 Tbilisi, Georgia | |||
Capacity | >1,000 | |||
Chairman | Guram Rukhadze | |||
Manager | Zurab Beridze | |||
League | Erovnuli Liga 2 | |||
2019 | 10th (Erovnuli Liga) | |||
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In 2004 FC WIT Georgia won the Georgian Championship, qualifying them for the early stages of the UEFA Champions League. In 2009, they won the championship for the second time.[1] In 2010, the team won the Georgian Cup for the first time.[2] However, performance of WIT Georgia was faded after 2010–11 season and relegated to Pirveli Liga in 2014–15 season. In 2017-18, they finished second in the Erovnuli Liga 2 and secured promotion to the Erovnuli Liga.
History
- 1997: Founded as FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi.
Honours
- Erovnuli Liga
- Winners: 2004, 2009
- Georgian Cup
- Winners: 2010
- Georgian Super Cup
- Winners: 2009
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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European cups history
Season | Competition | Round | Country | Team | Home | Away |
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2000–01 | UEFA Cup | QR | Beitar Jerusalem | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
2001 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Ried | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
2R | Troyes | 1–1 | 0–6 | |||
2002 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Lokeren | 3–2 | 1–3 | |
2003 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Pasching | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
2004–05 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | HB Tórshavn | 5–0 | 0–3 | |
2QR | Wisla Kraków | 2–8 | 0–3 | |||
2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Lombard-Papa | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
2006–07 | UEFA Cup | 1QR | Artmedia Petržalka | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 1QR | Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
2QR | Austria Vienna | X | 0–2 | |||
2009–10 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Maribor | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | Baník Ostrava | 0–6 | 0–0 |
Managers
Elguja Gugushvili (1997–199?) Sergo Kotrikadze (March 8, 1999 – 2001) Nestor Mumladze (2006 – August 2009) Merab Kochlashvili (August 2009 – 2009) Gela Gomelauri (2009–2010) Merab Kochlashvili (July 16, 2010–??) Zurab Beridze (April 20, 2011 – March 11, 2012) Merab Kochlashvili (March 2012–1?) Zurab Beridze (April 1, 2013–1?) Merab Kochlashvili (June 1, 2013–) Tengiz Kobiashvili (2015–)
References
- "Season review: Georgia". UEFA. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- "WIT claim maiden Georgian Cup triumph". UEFA. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.