Dinamo Zugdidi

FC Dinamo Zugdidi is a Georgian football club based in Zugdidi. Since 2023, the club competes in Liga 4 after they were accused of match-fixing and were expelled from the Erovnuli Liga 2 the previous season.

Dinamo Zugdidi
Full nameFC Dinamo Zugdidi
Founded1918 (1918)
GroundCentral Stadium
Ganarjiis Mukhuri, Georgia
Capacity2,000
ManagerKakhaber Gogichaishvili
LeagueLiga 4
20229th of 10 (relegated automatically after didn't play all matches)

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 from to FC Zugdidi.

In July 2006, FC Zugdidi and FC Mglebi Zugdidi, a Regionuli Liga club, merged. The club continued to perform in the Pirveli League but was renamed FC Mglebi Zugdidi. In the season 2006–07, they won the league and returned to the Umaglesi Liga.

They renamed themselves to FC Baia Zugdidi in 2009 Later, ahead of the 2012-13 season, FC Baia Zugdidi changed their name to FC Zugdidi. Since 2020, they have been called FC DInamo Zugdidi.

In the 2022 season, they, alongside FC Shevardeni-1908 Tbilisi, were accused of match-fixing and were expelled to Liga 4, the fourth division of Georgian football.

Name History
  • 1918–??: Odishi Zugdidi (Georgian: ოდიში ზუგდიდი)
  • 1964–65: Engurhesi Zugdidi
  • 1965–73: Inguri Zugdidi
  • 1974–90: Dinamo Zugdidi
  • 1990–94: Odishi Zugdidi
  • 1994–95: Dinamo Zugdidi
  • 1995–96: Dinamo-Odishi Zugdidi
  • 1996–99: Odishi Zugdidi
  • 2000–01: Dinamo Zugdidi
  • 2001–03: Lazika Zugdidi
  • 2003: Spartak-Lazika Zugdidi
  • 2004: Dinamo Zugdidi
  • 2004–06: FC Zugdidi
  • 2006–09: Mglebi Zugdidi
  • 2009–12: Baia Zugdidi
  • 2012–20: FC Zugdidi
  • 2020–: Dinamo Zugdidi

Seasons

As Odishi / Dinamo
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Notes Manager
1998–99 Umaglesi Liga 15 306222 217020 Relegated
1999-00 Pirveli Liga
2000–01 Pirveli Liga Relegated
2001–02 Regionuli Liga West
2002–03 Regionuli Liga West
2003–04 Regionuli Liga West
2004–05 Regionuli Liga West
2005–06 Regionuli Liga West
2006–07 Regionuli Liga West

As Baia / Mglebi / FC Zugdidi
SeasonLeaguePos.Pl.WDLGFGAPtsCupEuropeNotesManager
2005–06 Pirveli Liga 12 3412715 243343 Round of 32 FC Zugdidi
2006–07 1 342446 582476 1st Round Mglebi Zugdidi
2007–08 Umaglesi Liga 7 2610313 273333 Round of 16 Mglebi Zugdidi
2008–09 7 3010614 364136 Round of 32 Mglebi Zugdidi
2009–10 8 3671118 294832 Quarter-finals Baia Zugdidi
2010–11 6 3613518 365144 Round of 16 Baia Zugdidi
2011–12 7 285716 254922 Quarter-finals Baia Zugdidi
2012–13 6 3210616 315236 Round of 16 FC Zugdidi

As Baia Zugdidi (reserves)
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager
2008–09 Pirveli Liga 2 301965 582063 Round of 16 Promoted

Honours
Champion: 1964, 1973 [1]
Champion: 1973, 1984
Champion: 2003, 2007
Silver Medal winner: 2009

Current squad

As of August 2019[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 FW South Africa RSA Melkisedek Tsvale
3 DF Georgia (country) GEO Saba Nadiradze
4 DF Nigeria NGA Lukman Gilmori
5 DF Georgia (country) GEO Papuna Mosemgvdlishvili
7 FW Georgia (country) GEO Arvelod Khunjgurua
8 MF Georgia (country) GEO Data Kiria
9 MF Georgia (country) GEO Nukri Chkadua
10 MF Georgia (country) GEO Luka Guguchia
11 MF Georgia (country) GEO Archil Meskhi
13 MF Georgia (country) GEO Irakli Klimiashvili
14 MF Georgia (country) GEO Gigla Burkadze
15 DF Georgia (country) GEO Mikheil Rukhaia
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Georgia (country) GEO Boris Makharadze
19 MF Georgia (country) GEO Irakli Bigvava
20 MF Georgia (country) GEO Karlo Jikidze
21 MF Georgia (country) GEO Saba Danelia
22 DF Georgia (country) GEO Guram Mindorashvili
24 GK Georgia (country) GEO Vakhtang Jomidava
27 MF Georgia (country) GEO Giga Tsurtsumia
30 GK Georgia (country) GEO Soso Kardava
31 DF Georgia (country) GEO Tornike Jimsheleishvili
37 MF Russia RUS Nikoloz Berishvili
40 MF Georgia (country) GEO Bachana Chedia

Managers
  • Germany Herbert Zanker (Jul 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
  • Georgia (country) Elguja Kometiani (Dec 17, 2009 – Dec 27, 2011)
  • Georgia (country) Gocha Tkebuchava (Jan 6, 2012 – May 15, 2012)
  • Georgia (country) Elguja Kometiani (May 15, 2012 – June 30, 2013)
  • Georgia (country) Klimenti Tsitaishvili (Aug 1, 2013 – Nov 10, 2013)
  • Georgia (country) Sergo Gabelaia (Nov 14–19, 2013)
  • Georgia (country) Giorgi Daraselia (Nov 19, 2014 – June 1, 2014)
  • Georgia (country) Nestor Mumladze (Aug 1, 2014 – Oct 20, 2014)
  • Georgia (country) Besik Sherozia (Oct 21, 2014 – Nov 14, 2015)
  • Ukraine Yuriy Bakalov (Jan 11, 2016 – Aug 2016)
  • Georgia (country) Otar Gabelia (Aug 2016 – Aug 2016)
  • Ukraine Volodymyr Lyutyi (since Aug 2016)

Women's team

The women's team participated in the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, where it lost all three matches.

References
  1. Georgia - List of Champions - RSSSF
  2. "Players". Erovnuliliga. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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