FC Tskhinvali
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| Full name | FC Tskhinvali | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Kartvelebi | ||
| Founded | 1936 | ||
| Ground | Poladi Stadium, Rustavi,[1][failed verification] Georgia | ||
| Capacity | 10,720 | ||
| Manager | Vladimer Vashadze | ||
| League | Liga 4 | ||
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FC Tskhinvali is a Georgian football club which plays in the Liga 4, the fourth tier in Georgian football. The original club was founded in 1936 in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia. The current club was founded in 2007, in an effort for the Georgian government to regain control over South Ossetia.[2] Due to the enduring Georgian–Ossetian conflict, FC Tskhinvali has played its home games in Georgia state-controlled territory.
The name of the team was changed several times. As usual, the name was FC Spartak.[clarification needed] Tskhinvali is the new name for FC Tskhinvali, who withdrew in winter 2015.[clarification needed]
History
Spartak Tskhinvali
The original Spartaki Tskhinvali were founded in 1936, and during the time of the Soviet Union were a mainstay in the regional Georgian League, which was the fourth division in the Soviet league table. The club's biggest success came in 1987 when they won the regional Georgian Cup.[3]
In 2005–06 FC Spartak Tskhinvali was based in Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori. Since January 2015 the team withdrew their name from FC Spartak to FC Tskhinvali.[4]
In the 2014/15 season, finishing 4th in the Georgian Premier League, FC Tskhinvali qualified to 2015–16 Europa League first qualifying round. [5]
Honours
- Champion: 1987 [6]
- Champion: 2013
- Bronze medal winner: 1997, 2005
Current squad
As of August 2019[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Eurocups record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
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| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  FC Botoșani
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1–3 | 1–1 |
- Notes
- 1Q: First qualifying round
Managers
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Badri Kvaratskhelia (Oct 1, 2010–1?)- Vladimer Khachidze (Sept 15, 2011 – Oct 30, 2013)
- Kakhaber Kacharava (Nov 1, 2013–)
External links
References
- ^ Football players of South Ossetia are ready to participate in the Congo national championship, but not in Georgian Archived 2011-08-23 at archive.today (in Russian)
- ^ Displaced Georgians keep memories alive with soccer in exile - Eurasianet
- ^ "Spartaki Tskhinvali: Georgia's football memorial to South Ossetia".
- ^ Georgia 2015/16 - RSSSF
- ^ [1] FC Tskhinvali qualified to 2015–16 Europa League first qualifying round – 2015–16 UEFA Europa League list of participants.
- ^ Georgia - List of Cup Winners - RSSSF
- ^ "Players". Erovnuliliga. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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