FC WIT Georgia

WIT Georgia
Full nameFootball Club WIT Georgia
Founded1997 (1997)
GroundMtskheta Park[1]
Tbilisi, Georgia
Capacity2,000
ChairmanGuram Rukhadze
ManagerAleksandre Intskirveli
LeagueLiga 3 (Georgia)
20249th of 10 (relegated)

FC WIT Georgia is a Georgian football team from Tbilisi. The team is sponsored by WIT Georgia Ltd (a subsidiary of the United States 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 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi.

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 the second time.[2] In 2010, the team won the Georgian Cup for the first time.[3] However, performance of WIT Georgia was faded after 2010–11 season and relegated to Pirveli Liga in 2014–15 season. In 2017–18, they finished second in the Erovnuli Liga 2 and secured promotion to the Erovnuli Liga.

History

  • 1997: Founded as FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi.

Honours

Current squad

As of 1 August 2023[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GEO Pavle Todadze
2 DF  GEO Zaur Kereleishvili
3 DF  GEO Irakli Javakhishvili
4 DF  GEO Sulkhan Svianadze
5 DF  GEO Giorgi Samadashvili
6 MF  GEO Luka Iashvili
7 MF  GEO Giorgi Tkemaladze
8 MF  GEO Tristan Kardava
9 MF  GEO Tornike Bzekalava
10 FW  GEO Beka Ketsbaia
11 FW  GEO Amiran Dzagania
12 GK  GEO Tamaz Gelkhviidze
13 MF  GEO Irakli Chkhikvadze
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  GEO Ilia Sabiashvili
17 MF  GEO Otar Zviadauri
18 DF  GEO Irakli Lobjanidze
19 MF  GEO Saba Jintcharadze
21 DF  GEO Zurab Tchavtchanidze
22 DF  GEO Nika Chagunava
23 MF  GEO Luka Tolordava
24 DF  GEO Luka Berozashvili
25 GK  GEO Avto Kapanadze
27 MF  GEO Tsotne Chotalishvili
29 FW  GEO Beka Gugberidze
30 DF  GEO Tornike Shekiladze
DF  GEO Ioseb Turashvili

European cups history

Season Competition Round Country Team Home Away
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Beitar Jerusalem 0–3 1–1
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Ried 1–0 1–2
2R Troyes 1–1 0–6
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Lokeren 3–2 1–3
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Pasching 2–1 0–1
2004–05 UEFA Champions League 1QR HB Tórshavn 5–0 0–3
2QR Wisła Kraków 2–8 0–3
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Lombard-Papa 0–1 1–2
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1QR Artmedia Petržalka 2–1 0–2
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1QR Spartak Trnava 1–0 2–2
2QR Austria Vienna X 0–2
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 1QR Maribor 0–0 1–3
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2QR 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

  1. ^ "Სტადიონი მცხეთა პარკი » FC Wit Georgia".
  2. ^ "Season review: Georgia". UEFA. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. ^ "WIT claim maiden Georgian Cup triumph". UEFA. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Squad". Soccerway.