FC WIT Georgia
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| Full name | Football Club WIT Georgia | ||
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| Founded | 1997 | ||
| Ground | Mtskheta Park Mtskheta, Georgia | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Guram Rukhadze | ||
| Manager | Zurab Beridze | ||
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FC WIT Georgia is a Georgian football team, playing in the capital, Tbilisi. The team is sponsored by WIT Georgia Ltd (a subsidiary of the U.S. WIT, Inc.), a pet food, accessories, and human and veterinary pharmaceuticals import company. WIT stands for World Innovation Technologies. They play their home games at Mtskheta Park at Mtskheta.
In 2004 FC WIT Georgia won the Georgian Championship, qualifying them for the early stages of the UEFA Champions League. In 2009 they won the championship for a second time.[1] In 2010 the Georgian Cup was won for the first time.[2]
History
- 1997: Founded as FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi.
Honours
- Umaglesi Liga
- Champion: 2004, 2009
- Silver Medal winner: 2000, 2006, 2008
- Bronze Medal winner: 2003
- Georgian Cup
- Champion: 2010
- Georgian Super Cup
- Champion: 2009
- Finalist: 2010
- Pirveli Liga
- Champion: 1997
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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European cups history
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Team | Home | Away |
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| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | QR | 
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Beitar Jerusalem | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| 2001 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | 
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Ried | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| 2R | 
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Troyes | 1–1 | 0–6 | ||
| 2002 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | 
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Lokeren | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| 2003 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R |
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Pasching | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | 
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HB Tórshavn | 5–0 | 0–3 |
| 2QR | 
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Wisla Kraków | 2–8 | 0–3 | ||
| 2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | 
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Lombard-Papa | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | 1QR | 
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Artmedia Petržalka | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 1QR |
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Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| 2QR |
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Austria Vienna | X | 0–2 | ||
| 2009–10 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | 
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Maribor | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | 
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Baník Ostrava | 0–6 | 0–0 |
Managers
Elguja Gugushvili (1997–199?)- Sergo Kotrikadze (March 8, 1999–2001)
- Nestor Mumladze (2006–August 2009)
- Merab Kochlashvili (August 2009–2009)
- Gela Gomelauri (2009–2010)
- Merab Kochlashvili (July 16, 2010–??)
- Zurab Beridze (April 20, 2011 – March 11, 2012)
- Merab Kochlashvili (March 2012–1?)
- Zurab Beridze (April 1, 2013–1?)
- Merab Kochlashvili (June 1, 2013–)
- Tengiz Kobiashvili (2015–)
References
- ^ "Season review: Georgia". UEFA. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "WIT claim maiden Georgian Cup triumph". UEFA. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.