FC Tskhinvali
Full name | FC Tskhinvali | ||
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Nickname(s) | Kartvelebi | ||
Founded | 1936 | ||
Ground | Tbilisi/Gori,[1][failed verification] Georgia | ||
Capacity | 1,535 | ||
Manager | Kakhaber Kacharava | ||
League | Erovnuli Liga 2 | ||
2017 | 7th | ||
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FC Tskhinvali is a Georgian football club based in Gori.[1][failed verification] They play in the Erovnuli Liga 2, the second tier in Georgian football.
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]
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.[2]
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.[clarification needed]
In the 2014/15 season, finishing 4th in the Georgian Premier League, FC Tskhinvali qualified to 2015–16 Europa League first qualifying round. [3]
Honours
- Champion: 1987
- Champion: 2013
- Bronze medal winner: 1997, 2005
Current squad
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 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
- Notes
- 1Q: First qualifying round
Managers
- Badri Kvaratskhelia (Oct 1, 2010–1?)
- Vladimer Khachidze (Sept 15, 2011 – Oct 30, 2013)
- Kakhaber Kacharava (Nov 1, 2013–)
External links
References
- ^ a b 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 Template:Ru icon
- ^ "Spartaki Tskhinvali: Georgia's football memorial to South Ossetia".
- ^ [1] FC Tskhinvali qualified to 2015–16 Europa League first qualifying round – 2015–16 UEFA Europa League list of participants.