FC Gori

FC Gori is a Georgian association football club, based in Gori, which competes in Liga 3, the third tier of Georgian football system.

FC Gori
Founded2015 (2015)
GroundKartli Stadium, Gori
Capacity1,500
ManagerVladimer Eliauri
LeagueLiga 3
2022Liga 3, 6th of 16
WebsiteClub website

History

Established in 2015, FC Gori to this day retains the status of a municipal non-commercial legal entity. Currently they are the only club to have been in the third division for the eight successive season.

The team achieved their best result in Liga 3 in 2016 when they won the tournament after an unbeaten run during the entire season.[1] But in this transitional season all group winners were denied promotion.

FC Gori came close to Liga 2 again in 2020, when they earned a place in play-offs against Merani Martvili. After a goalless draw at home the events in the return leg unfolded unfavourably for Gori when they were reduced to ten men already in the first half with another player sent off later on. This circumstance defined a final outcome of the match.[2]

In David Kipiani Cup Gori achieved a remarkable success in 2017 after they knocked out Erovnuli Liga team Shukura Kobuleti in the second round.[3] The next year the club was eliminated by Torpedo Kutaisi, the Cup winners of the season, and in 2021 was beaten in extra-time by Samgurali, the finalists of the last two competitions.

Around 80% of the current players are local residents, brought up at the football school of Gori.[4]

Seasons
SeasonPosMWDLGF–GAPtsNotesCup
20161st of 814131066-940Group Centre
20176th of 101865726-2423White Group4th Round
20189th of 203814111358-48533rd Round
20197th of 10361161945-52392nd Round
20203rd of 101895422-1832Promotion play-offs, lost2nd Round
20216th of 1426108833-33385th Round
20226th of 16301551058-38502nd Round
20232nd Round

Current squad

As of 28 April 2023[5]

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 Georgia (country) GEO Erekle Guluashvili
2 DF Georgia (country) GEO Mikheil Avaliani
4 DF Georgia (country) GEO Demetre Merebashvili
5 DF Georgia (country) GEO Gogi Mamulashvili
6 DF Georgia (country) GEO Temur Iluridze
7 DF Georgia (country) GEO Otar Ananiashvili
8 MF Georgia (country) GEO Erekle Tabatadze
9 MF Georgia (country) GEO Archil Gigauri
10 FW Georgia (country) GEO Nodar Nozadze
11 FW Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Khachapuridze
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Georgia (country) GEO Davit Mariamidze
13 DF Georgia (country) GEO Akaki Sirbiladze
14 MF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Tavkelishvili
15 FW Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Babluani
16 MF Georgia (country) GEO Nika Okropiridze (C)
17 MF Georgia (country) GEO Guram Balakhashvili
18 MF Georgia (country) GEO Giga Bekadze
20 FW   Sanogo Sekouba
21 MF Georgia (country) GEO Saba Gegelashvili
22 MF South Africa RSA Daniel Kekana
39 GK Georgia (country) GEO Besarion Kechkhuashvili

Honours

• Liga 3

Winners (1): 2016 (Group Centre)
Third place (1): 2020

Managers

Davit Shubitidze worked as head coach for six seasons starting from 2016. He was replaced by Vladimer Eliauri before the 2022 season.

Stadium

Built in 1978, stadium Kartli is located between two IDP settlements in Gori. It has the capacity of 1,500 seats. Until 2012 it was home of Spartaki Tskhinvali.

References
  1. "2016 in Liga 3". soccerway.com.
  2. "ორი წითელი ბარათი, გოლი კუთხურიდან და სანახაობრივი მატჩი მარტვილში - „მერანმა" ლიგა 2-ში ადგილი შეინარჩუნა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 20 December 2020.
  3. "Gori vs Shukura". flashscore.com.
  4. "გორის დირექტორი: გუნდისგან ასეთ წარმატებას ვერავინ წარმოიდგენდა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Georgian Public TV. 15 December 2020.
  5. "List of players". soccerway.com.
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