FC Samtredia

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FC Samtredia
Full nameFootball Club Samtredia
Founded1936; 88 years ago (1936) as Sanavardo Samtredia
GroundErosi Manjgaladze Stadium, Samtredia, Georgia
Capacity3,000
ChairmanGia Omanadze
CoachDimitar Kapinkovski
LeagueErovnuli Liga
20239th of 10 in Erovnuli Liga, Play-offs

FC Samtredia (Georgian: სკ სამტრედია), commonly known simply as Samtredia, is a Georgian association football club based in the city of Samtredia.

The club gained promotion to Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of Georgian football system, after the 2022 season. Their home ground is Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium.

In 2016, Samtredia won the league and the Super Cup.

Pre-Independence[edit]

Soviet League Era[edit]

Established in 1936, Samtredia spent years in the Georgian SSR Championship before the club eventually obtained the right to participate in the Soviet Second League, the third tier of the Soviet football system. Lokomotivi Samtredia finished their season as runners-up several times and even won the league twice, although they eventually failed to win the knockout stages of the competition against winners of two other SSR Countries.[1]

Season League Pos Notes
1973 II, zone 4 12
1974 II, zone 3 9
1975 II, zone 1 10
1976 II, zone 1 13
1977 II, zone 4 12
1978 II, zone 4 8
1979 II, zone 4 2
1980 II, zone 9 1 Play-off, lost
1981 II, zone 9 2
1982 II, zone 9 2
1983 II, zone 9 4
1984 II, zone 9 4
1985 II, zone 9 10
1986 II, zone 9 7
1987 II, zone 9 1 Play-offs, lost
1988 II, zone 3 8
1989 II, zone 9 4

Below are the all-time results during the 17 consecutive seasons in the Soviet Second League.

M W D L GF–GA
626 300 121 205 992-813

Following the 1989 season, the Samtredian team as well as all other Georgian clubs withdrew from their relevant Soviet leagues after Georgian Football Federation broke ties with the Soviet Football Federation and formed an independent championship.

After Independence[edit]

Early years[edit]

Right after Georgia's independence, Sanavardo Samtredia became a member of the new national top tier, the Umaglesi Liga.

While twice, in 1993/94 and 1995/96, they finished in 4th, in 1994/1995 the club ended the season in 2nd which gave them qualification for the preliminary round of the UEFA Cup.

The debut in European competition turned out unsuccessful.[2] Soon they fell from the top flight followed by relegation from Pirveli Liga as well.

Recent Times[edit]

In 2014/15 Samtredia reached the final of the David Kipiani Cup. In the previous rounds they had knocked out four opponents, including favourites Dinamo Batumi, Torpedo Kutaisi and Chikhura, but they weren't able to upset the odds again against Dinamo Tbilisi.[3]

The most fruitful period for Samtredia was in the mid-2010s, when they finished amongst the top three teams of Umaglesi Liga for three seasons in a row. Moreover, in 2016, under head coach Giorgi Tsetsadze, they became champions for the first time in their history after a victory over Chikhura Sachkhere in the championship playoffs.[4] Samtredia completed the season with the double after they beat Georgian Cup holders Torpedo Kutaisi in the Super Cup game.[5]

In 2019, the club were in Liga 2, although they returned to the Erovnuli Liga after one season. Manager Kakhaber Kacharava, who guided Samtredia back to the top flight, had to quit the club in September 2020 after just one point earned in their last five league games and a shock cup defeat from Liga 3 minnows Tbilisi City.[6]

New head coach Giorgi Mikadze steered Samtredia away from the relegation zone, but in February 2021 he was replaced by Giorgi Tsetsadze, who had once brought the club to their only champion's title.[7] His second tenure lasted eight months, though. The team lost the relegation struggle and finished bottom of the table.[8]

Just like the previous case three years earlier, it took Samtredia a year to move back to the top flight. Under Giorgi Shashiashvili the team beat their rivals for a playoff spot and qualified for decisive matches for the third time in the last five years. Another victory over Sioni completed their successful league campaign in 2022.[9]

Seasons[edit]

Domestic leagues[edit]

Season Div Pos Top goalscorer Goals Cup
1990 1st 12/18 Round of 32
1991 1st 18/20 –
1991/92 1st 15/20 Round of 16
1992/93 1st 10/17 Round of 16
1993/94 1st 4/10 Round of 16
1994/95 1st 2/16 Gia Jishkariani 18 Quarterfinals
1995/96 1st 4/16 Zurab Ionanidze 23 Semifinals
1996/97 1st 14/16↓ Round of 16
1997/98 2nd 2/14↑ Quarterfinals
1998/99 1st 8/16 Round of 16
1999/2000 1st, Champ.Group 7/8 Round of 32
2000/01 1st 12/12↓ Round of 32
2001/02 2nd, Releg.Round 10/11 Round of 32
2002/03 2nd 16/16 Round of 32
2003/04 2nd 14/16 Round of 32
2007/08 2nd 8/10 1st Round
2008/09 2nd 1/11↑ Round of 16
2009/10 1st 7/10 Georgia (country) Zaur Khachiperadze 11 Round of 16
2010/11 1st 10/10↓ Georgia (country) Giga Kverenchkhiladze 4 Round of 32
2011/12 2nd, A Group 3/8 Georgia (country) Papuna Shatirishvili 3 Round of 32
2012/13 2nd 5/12 Georgia (country) Zaur Khachiperadze 9 Round of 16
2013/14 2nd 1/14↑ Georgia (country) Zviad Kantaria 11 Round of 32
2014/15 1st 6/16 Georgia (country) Tornike Kapanadze 7 Runners-up
2015/16 1st 2/16 Georgia (country) Budu Zivzivadze 16 Quarterfinals
2016 1st 1/14 Georgia (country) Budu Zivzivadze 11 Quarterfinals
2017 1st 3/10 Georgia (country) Davit Rajamashvili 8 Round of 16
2018 1st 9/10↓ Georgia (country) Giorgi Pantsulaia 6 Round of 16
2019 2nd 2/10↑ Georgia (country) Guram Samushia 15 Round of 16
2020 1st 7/10 Azerbaijan Nijat Gurbanov 4 Round of 16
2021 1st 10/10↓ Croatia Nikola Prelčec 4 Round of 32
2022 2nd 3/10↑ Georgia (country) Dato Kirkitadze 8 Round of 32
2023 1st 9/10 Georgia (country) Zurab Nachkebia North Macedonia Aleksandar Mishov 8 Round of 32

European record[edit]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1995–96 UEFA Cup PR North Macedonia FK Vardar 0–2 0–1 0–3
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1QR Azerbaijan Gabala 2–1 1–5 3–6
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2QR Azerbaijan Qarabag 0–1 0–5 0–6
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1QR Kazakhstan Tobol 0–1 0–2 0–3

Current squad[edit]

As of 9 April, 2024[10]

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 Georgia (country) GEO Tornike Megrelishvili
2 DF Georgia (country) GEO Lasha Kvaratskhelia
3 DF Georgia (country) GEO Zurab Gigashvili
4 DF Georgia (country) GEO Jemal Chachua
7 MF Georgia (country) GEO Revaz Injgia
8 MF Argentina ARG Eric Barrios
9 FW Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Gogolashvili
10 FW Afghanistan AFG Omran Haydary (on loan from Torpedo Kutaisi)
11 MF Georgia (country) GEO Dito Pachulia
13 MF Georgia (country) GEO Lasha Parunashvili
14 DF Brazil BRA Léo Assunpção
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Kveladze
17 MF Georgia (country) GEO Irakli Chiabrishvili
18 MF Georgia (country) GEO Levan Khmaladze (captain)
20 DF North Macedonia MKD Filip Boskovski
23 MF Russia RUS Niko Abuladze
29 FW Georgia (country) GEO Vano Chargeishvili
30 MF Georgia (country) GEO Malkhaz Chitaishvili
38 MF Tajikistan TJK Murodali Aknazarov
39 FW South Africa RSA Tochi Ukpeli
40 DF Georgia (country) GEO Davit Ubilava

Managers[edit]

  • Georgia (country) Levan Anjaparidze (Jan - Jul 2011)
  • Georgia (country) Koba Mikadze (Aug - Oct 2011)
  • Georgia (country) Gia Bendeliani (Oct 2011 - Sep 2012)
  • Georgia (country) Leri Megeneishvili (Sep - Dec 2012)
  • Georgia (country) Dato Chelidze (Jan - Jun 2013)
  • Georgia (country) Ucha Sosiashvili (Jul - Dec 2013)
  • Georgia (country) Gela Sanaia (Jan - Oct 2014)
  • Georgia (country) Giorgi Tsetsadze (Oct 2014 - Sep 2018)
  • Georgia (country) Giorgi Daraselia (Sep - Dec 2018)
  • Georgia (country) Kakhaber Kacharava (Jan 2019 - Aug 2020)
  • Georgia (country) Giorgi Mikadze (Aug 2020 - Jan 2021)
  • Georgia (country) Giorgi Tsetsadze (Feb - Oct 2021)
  • Georgia (country) Leri Megeneishvili (Oct 2021 - Jan 2022)
  • Georgia (country) Giorgi Shashiashvili (Feb 2022 - Apr 2023)
  • North Macedonia Dimitar Kapinkovski (Since April 2023)

Notable players[edit]

Born in Samtredia, Kаkha Kaladze began his football career at the age of 11 in FC Samtredia's junior team as a striker.

Honours[edit]

League[edit]

Cup[edit]

Sponsors[edit]

Since 2019 Archi development company has been a general sponsor of FC Samtredia.[12]

Name[edit]

Throughout their history Samtredia have also been named Lokomotivi, Sanavardo, Juba and Iberia[13] with the current name regained in 2006.

Samtredia literally means a place where pigeons reside and comes from Georgian word mtredi - pigeon.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Samtredia in 1970-80s". wildstat.com.
  2. ^ "Samtredia vs Vardar 1995 History". uefa.com.
  3. ^ "დინამო (თბ)-სამტრედია 5:0 - ძლევაი საკვირველი". sportall.ge (in Georgian), 27 May 2015.
  4. ^ "ფეხბურთი: "სამტრედია" საქართველოს ჩემპიონი გახდა". netgazeti.ge (in Georgian), 11 December 2016.
  5. ^ "სამტრედია - ტორპედო: პირველი სუპერთასი და პირველი დუბლი". sportall.ge (in Georgian), 27 February 2017.
  6. ^ "კახა კაჭარავამ "სამტრედია" დატოვა". fanebi.com (in Georgian), 23 September 2020.
  7. ^ "გია ცეცაძე: სამტრედიაში იმიტომ დავბრუნდი, რომ ეს ჩემი უსაყვარლესი გუნდია". 1tv.ge (in Georgian), 10 February 2021.
  8. ^ "სამტრედია შაშიაშვილმა ჩაიბარა". leadersport.ge (in Georgian). 14 February 2022.
  9. ^ "სამტრედია" ეროვნულ ლიგაში დაბრუნდა, "სიონი" ლიგა 2-ში გავარდა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 11 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Players". erovnuliliga.ge. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  11. ^ Georgia – List of Champions – RSSSF
  12. ^ "არქი "სამტრედიას" გენერალური სპონსორი გახდა". sportall.ge (in Georgian), 17 September 2019.
  13. ^ "The history of FC Samtredia". fcsamtredia.com. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 18 December 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

External links[edit]

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