FC Guria Lanchkhuti

Guria Lanchkhuti
Founded	1924
Ground	Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium, Lanchkhuti, Georgia
Capacity	22,000
President	Kakhaber "Kakha" Ebralidze
Head Coach	Roman Pokora
League	Liga 3 (Georgia)
2017	8 Erovnuli Liga 2 (relegated)

FC Guria Lanchkhuti is a Georgian association football club. The club finished second in the 1990 and 1991 Umaglesi Liga. Before 1960 the club was named Kolmeurne Lanchkhuti, K.I.M.I. They currently play in Erovnuli Liga 2, the second division of Georgian football.

In 2000–01 season the club merged with Lokomotivi B Tbilisi as Guria-Lokomotivi B Lanchkhuti.

Seasons

Season	League	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GF	GA	P	Cup	Notes	Manager
1987	Top League	16	30	5	8	17	18	38	18		Relegated	Mykhaylo Fomenko
1988	First League	4	42	23	7	12	71	44	53			Mykhaylo Fomenko
1989	First League	2	42	27	9	6	78	39	63			Mykhaylo Fomenko
1990	Umaglesi Liga	2	34	22	6	6	73	20	72	Winner		Murtaz Khurtsilava
1991	Umaglesi Liga	2	19	14	4	1	38	15	46			Murtaz Khurtsilava
1991–92	Umaglesi Liga	4	38	22	3	13	89	56	69	Round of 16		Murtaz Khurtsilava
1992–93	Umaglesi Liga	12	32	12	2	18	37	57	38	Round of 16		Murtaz Khurtsilava
1993–94	Umaglesi Liga	2 (west)	14	9	0	5	36	22	27	Quarterfinals		Teimuraz Chkhaidze
1994–95	Umaglesi Liga	13	30	8	6	16	36	81	30	Quarterfinals		Gigla Imnadze
1995–96	Umaglesi Liga	13	30	9	0	21	35	74	27	Round of 32		Begi Sikharulidze
1996–97	Umaglesi Liga	13	30	10	3	17	33	63	33			Boris Dudarov / Gigla Imnadze
1997–98	Umaglesi Liga	14	30	6	9	15	30	58	27	Round of 16		Avtandil Nariashvili / Gia Tavadze
1998–99	Umaglesi Liga	16	30	3	4	23	34	87	13		Relegated
1999–00	Regionuli Liga
2000–01	Pirveli Liga
2001–02	Umaglesi Liga	10	22	3	6	13	14	44	15	Quarterfinals	Relegated
2002–03	Pirveli Liga									Second Round
2003–04	Pirveli Liga	10	30	13	6	11	38	37	45	First Round
2004–05	Pirveli Liga	10	30	10	8	12	30	45	38	First Round
2005–06	Pirveli Liga	9	34	14	5	15	50	47	47	Round of 32
2006–07	Pirveli Liga	15	34	8	7	19	36	76	31	First Round	Relegated
2007–08	Meore Liga West	2	22	15	6	1	49	17	51		Promoted
2008–09	Pirveli Liga	6	14	7	2	5	24	21	23	Round of 16
2009–10	Pirveli Liga	4	28	16	5	7	53	32	53	First Round		Gia Chkhaidze
2010–11	Pirveli Liga	6	32	14	4	14	50	59	46	First Round		Gigla Imnadze
2011–12	Pirveli Liga B Zona	2	18	12	3	3	41	15	39	Round of 32		Gigla Imnadze
2012–13	Pirveli Liga A Zona	1	33	27	4	2	86	20	85	Quarterfinals	Promoted	Temur Loria
2013–14	Umaglesi Liga	6	32	12	00	20	31	53	36	Round of 16		Davit Makharadze / Roman Pokora
2014–15	Umaglesi Liga	9	30	10	9	11	38	43	39	Round of 32
2015–16	Umaglesi Liga	11	30	6	9	15	28	49	27	Round of 16
2016	Umaglesi Liga	6 (group white)	21	3	2	7	8	21	11	Round of 16	relegation play-off Relegated
2017	Erovnuli Liga 2	8	36	11	4	21	47	68	37	Round of 16	relegation play-off Relegated
2018	Liga 3 (Georgia)

Club honours

Georgian Cup:
- Winners: 1990
Football championship of Georgian SSR:
- Winners (3): 1961, 1966, 1971

Personal honours

Otar Korghalidze – Best scorers – 14 goals 1990–91 season
Otar Korghalidze – Best scorers – 40 goals 1991–92 season
Zviad Endeladze – European Golden Shoe – 40 goals 1996 season (40 goals for "Margveti" Zestafoni)

Current squad

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	Irakli Khvedelidze
2	DF	GEO	Zurab Gelashvili
5	DF	GEO	Luka Nozadze
6	DF	GEO	Gia Chaduneli
7	MF	GEO	Giorgi Alaverdashvili
11	MF	GEO	Giorgi Kakhelishvili
13	MF	GEO	Luka Koberidze


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	GEO	Nikoloz Diasamidze
—	DF	GEO	Giga Tcheishvili
20	MF	GEO	Tornike Stepniashvili
22	MF	GEO	Davit Kirkitadze
23	MF	GEO	Solomon Gujabidze
29	GK	GEO	Robert Imerlishvili
33	FW	GEO	Irakli Kvekveskiri
44	DF	GEO	Gia Chaduneli

From youth team

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	GEO	Irakli Khvedelidze
—	MF	GEO	Soso Malania


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GEO	Levan Ingorokva
—	FW	GEO	Sandro Bakhia

Former players

Topscorers by season

Season	Name	Goals
1966–67	Omar Pertenava	16
1967–68	Vakhtang Dzidziguri	23
1968–69	Vakhtang Dzidziguri	17
1969–70	Vakhtang Dzidziguri	18
1970–71	Vakhtang Dzidziguri	39
1971–72	Vakhtang Dzidziguri	13
1972–73	Joni Abaishvili	19
1973–74	Vakhtang Dzidziguri	15
1974–75	Revaz Sanaia	25
1975–76	Besik Mchedlishvili	20
1976–77	Vasil Troian	18
1977–78	Vasil Troian	15
1978–79	Merab Megreladze	26
1979–80	Merab Megreladze	20
1980–81	Merab Megreladze	11
1981–82	Temur Ebanoidze	9
1982–83	Murtaz Akophiani	14
1983–84	Vakhtang Kopaleishvili	13
1984–85	Gia Tkebuchava	11
1985–86	Besik Phridonashvili	27
1986–87	Viktor Khlus	5
1987–88	Viktor Khlus	21
1988–89	Merab Zhordania	25
1989–90	Otar Korghalidze	21
1990–91	Otar Korghalidze	14
1991–92	Otar Korghalidze	40

Notable managers

Givi Imnaishvili (1952–53)
Vladimer Narimanidze (1954–55)
Viktor Berezhnoi (1956)
Boris Chitaia (1957–58)
Shalva Kakabadze (1959–79)
Aleqsandre Kotrikadze (1980)
Murtaz Khurtsilava (1981–82)
Shalva Kakabadze (1983–84)
Begi Sikharulidze (1985–86)
Aleqsandre Kotrikadze (1986)
Mikhail Fomenko (1987–90)

Gigla Imnadze (1990)
Murtaz Khurtsilava (1990–93)
Teimuraz Chkhiadze (1993–94)
Gigla Imnadze (1994–95)
Begi Sikharulidze (1995–96)
Boris Dudarov (1996)
Gigla Imnadze (1996–97)
Gia Tavadze (Jan 1997–??)
Avtandil Nariashvili (Aug 1997–??)
Davit Makharadze (July 22, 2013 – Sept 18, 2013)
Roman Pokora (Sept 19, 2013–)

References