FC Saburtalo Tbilisi

FC Saburtalo is a Georgian football club,[1] based in Tbilisi.

FC Saburtalo
Full nameFC Saburtalo Tbilisi
Nickname(s)Eagles
FoundedAugust 20, 1999 (1999-08-20)
GroundMikheil Meskhi Stadium
Tbilisi, Georgia
Capacity25,453
ChairmanTariel Khechikashvili
ManagerTemur Shalamberidze
LeagueErovnuli Liga
20193rd
WebsiteClub website

History

Saburtalo was founded on August 20, 1999 in Tbilisi.[2] 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 Georgia.

Saburtalo has one of the top football academies in the country.[2] The club has a full-size stadium, called Bendela, with the capacity of 1,800 spectators.[2]

In March 2016, Manolo Hierro was appointed as the sporting director of the club.[3]

Saburtalo is the name of one of Tbilisi's central districts.

Honours

Statistics

Domestic
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager
2013–14 Erovnuli Liga 2 8 269512 383432 DNP Temur Shalamberidze
2014–15 Erovnuli Liga 2 1 362835 922582 First round Promoted Giorgi Chiabrishvili
2015–16 Erovnuli Liga 8 3011613 476139 First round Giorgi Chiabrishvili
2016 Erovnuli Liga 3 12543 171219 First round Lost Bronze play-offs to Dinamo Tbilisi Pablo Franco
2017 Erovnuli Liga 4 3618612 614260 Fourth round Giorgi Chiabrishvili
2018 Erovnuli Liga 1 362475 642979 Third round Giorgi Chiabrishvili
2019 Erovnuli Liga 3 362178 673670 Winners Champions League - 2QR
Europa League - 3QR		 Giorgi Chiabrishvili

European record

As of August 2020

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 1QR Sheriff Tiraspol 1–3 3–0 4−3
2QR Dinamo Zagreb 0−2 0−3 0−5
UEFA Europa League 3QR Ararat-Armenia 0−2 2−1 2−3
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1QR Apollon Limassol N/A N/A
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round

Overall record
Accurate as of 14 August 2019
CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin%
UEFA Champions League 4 1 0 3 4 8 −4 025.00
UEFA Europa League 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Total 6 2 0 4 6 11 −5 033.33

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

Players

First team squad
As of 5 March, 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GEO Lazare Kupatadze
2 DF  GEO Nikoloz Mali
3 DF  NED Julius Bliek
4 DF  GEO Gagi Margvelashvili (captain)
5 DF  STP Jardel Nazaré
6 DF  GEO Tedore Grigalashvili
7 MF  GEO Levan Kenia
8 MF  GEO Guram Goshteliani
9 FW  GEO Giorgi Gabedava
10 FW  GEO Giorgi Kokhreidze
11 MF  UKR Oleksandr Byelyayev (on loan from Dnipro-1)
13 FW  GEO Levan Macharashvili
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  GEO Beka Kavtaradze
15 DF  GEO Dachi Tsnobiladze
19 DF  GEO Anri Chichinadze
20 MF  KEN Alwyn Tera
21 DF  GEO Levan Kakubava
22 MF  GEO Sandro Altunashvili
27 MF  NED Jeroen Lumu
29 FW  GEO Iuri Tabatadze
30 GK  GEO Tornike Megrelishvili
33 FW  GEO Giorgi Guliashvili
39 GK  GEO Davit Kupatadze

References
  1. "Georgia – FC Saburtalo Tbilisi – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  2. "The history of FC Saburtalo Tbilisi". FCsaburtalo.ge. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. "მანოლო იერო "საბურთალოს" სპორტულ დირექტორად". FCsaburtalo.ge. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017. (in Georgian)


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