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2024 FC Torpedo Kutaisi season

The 2024 season is Torpedo's 78th year in existence and 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Georgian football. In addition to the national league and cup competitions, the club also took part in this season's edition of UEFA Conference League.[1]

Torpedo Kutaisi
2024 season
OwnerNew Vision University
ChairmanGeorgia (country) Mikheil Lobjanidze
ManagerScotland Steve Kean
StadiumRamaz Shengelia Stadium
Erovnuli Liga3rd
Georgian CupRound of 16 (eliminated by Dinamo Tbilisi-2)
Super CupWinners
UEFA Conference League2nd qualifying round (eliminated by Omonia)
Top goalscorerLeague: Johnsen (13 goals)
All: Johnsen (16 goals)
Highest home attendance8,633 (vs Tirana, 11 July)
Biggest win4–1 vs Samtredia, 2 March, Erovnuli Liga
5–2 vs Kolkheti 1913, 19 May, Erovnuli Liga
Biggest defeat0–4 vs Dinamo Tbilisi-2, 28 July, Georgian Cup
1–5 vs Dila, 25 August, Erovnuli Liga
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The season covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2024.

Transfers

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In

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Date No. Pos. Player From Ref
19 January 11 MF   Jorginho   Ordabasy [2]
20 January 20 MF   Éliton Júnior   KuPS [3]
25 January 9 FW   Bjørn Maars Johnsen   Seoul [4]
31 January 14 MF   Felipe Pires   Dnipro-1 [5]
12 April 21 DF   Auro Alvaro   Ordabasy [6]
11 June 12 DF   Mamadou Sakho – [7]
4 July 23 MF   Tsotne Patsatsia   Dinamo Batumi [8]
18 MF   Irakli Bidzinashvili   Zhenis [9]
12 July 19 FW   Momo Yansane   Rijeka [10]
15 July 2 DF   Warley Leandro da Silva   Mirassol [11]
28 July 4 MF   Tim Oloko-Obi – [12]

Out

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Date No. Pos. Player To Ref
19 January – FW   Tornike Akhvlediani   Telavi [13]
20 MF   Irakli Bugridze   Kyzylzhar
38 MF   Kayke David   Nova Iguaçu
21 January 2 DF   Saba Goglichidze   Empoli [14]
21 June 4 DF   Mate Abuladze   Samgurali [15]
20 July 3 DF   Pedro Monteiro   Madura United [16]
8 FW   Giorgi Arabidze   Ulsan HD [17]
8 September 6 MF   Rahmat Akbari [18]

Loans out

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Date No. Pos. Player To Return Ref
12 February 11 MF   Omran Haydary   Samtredia End of season
15 July 2 DF   Luka Elbakidze End of season [19]
15 July 19 FW   Francois Ekongolo End of season
5 July 23 FW   Davit Imedadze   Aragvi End of season [20]

Squad

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Players and squad numbers last updated on 9 September 2024. Appearances include the Erovnuli Liga only. [21]

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

No. Player Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Oto Goshadze   (1997-10-13) 13 October 1997 (age 26) 2023 18 0
28 Avtandil Meparishvili   (2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 18) 2023 0 0
31 Filip Kljajić   (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 34) 2023 34 0
35 Luka Kvetenadze   (2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 (age 18) 2024 0 0
Defenders
2 Warley Leandro da Silva   (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 24) 2024 4 0
4 Tim Oloko-Obi   (2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 20) 2024 3 0
5 Tsotne Nadaraia   (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27) 2019 119 2
12 Mamadou Sakho   (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 34) 2024 4 0
15 Juba Dvalishvili   (2004-09-06) 6 September 2004 (age 20) 2023 1 0
16 Nika Sandokhadze   (1994-02-20) 20 February 1994 (age 30) 2022 73 3
17 Mate Topadze   (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) 2024 0 0
21 Auro Alvaro   (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28) 2024 9 0
22 Giorgi Mchedlishvili   (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 (age 32) 2022 51 0
24 Amiran Tkeshelashvili   (2006-07-11) 11 July 2006 (age 18) 2023 1 0
27 Lasha Shergelashvili   (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 (age 32) 2022 66 9
Midfielders
7 Merab Gigauri (C)   (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 31) 2022 51 2
13 Giuli Manjgaladze   (1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 (age 32) 2022 71 3
14 Felipe Pires   (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29) 2024 20 4
18 Irakli Bidzinashvili   (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 27) 2024 2 0
20 Eliton Junior   (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26) 2024 19 2
23 Tsotne Patsatsia   (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 24) 2024 3 0
26 Aleko Basiladze   (2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 (age 18) 2023 7 1
30 Luka Rekhviashvili   (2007-06-27) 27 June 2007 (age 17) 2024 1 0
33 Saba Gureshidze   (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 20) 2023 0 0
40 Luka Mzhavanadze   (2004-02-28) 28 February 2004 (age 20) 2019 1 0
Forwards
9 Bjørn Maars Johnsen   (1991-11-06) 6 November 1991 (age 32) 2024 22 13
10 Nikola Ninković   (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 29) 2023 33 9
11 Jorginho   (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 28) 2024 20 1
19 Momo Yansane   (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27) 2024 3 3

Pre-season friendlies

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Date Venue Opponents Result Goalscorers Ref.
7 February H Merani 3–1 Shergelashvili, Jorginho (2) [22]
13 February Valencia Stabek 1–2 Monteiro [23]
15 February Hércules 1–0 Arabidze [24]
17 February Levadia 3–1 Johnsen, Arabidze (2) [25]
20 February Villarreal B 4–1 Arabidze (3), Pires [26]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Erovnuli Liga 2 March 8 December Matchday 1 TBD 22 12 6 4 38 27 +11 054.55
Georgian Cup 28 July 28 July Round of 16 Round of 16 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
Super Cup 28 June 3 July Semifinal Winners 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 050.00
UEFA Conference League 11 July 1 August 1st qualifying round 2nd qualifying round 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 025.00
Total 29 14 8 7 47 41 +6 048.28

Source: Competitions

Erovnuli Liga

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Main article: 2024 Erovnuli Liga

League Table (part)

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dila Gori 23 13 8 2 36 15 +21 47 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Iberia 1999 22 13 3 6 43 32 +11 42 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 Torpedo Kutaisi 22 12 6 4 38 27 +11 42
4 Dinamo Batumi 23 9 8 6 27 24 +3 35
5 Kolkheti-1913 23 6 10 7 31 34 −3 28
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2024. Source: Erovnuli Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams).

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 12 6 4 38 27  +11 42 8 1 2 20 14  +6 4 5 2 18 13  +5

Source: See Results

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWLLWLWWWDDDDDWWWWWWWLD
Position1575644444444444222223
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match details

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorer(s)
2 March Samtredia H W 4–1 o.g. 5', Johnsen 8', 66', Arabidze 30' (pen.)
6 March Iberia 1999 H L 2–3 Johnsen 86', Ninković 90+3'
10 March Dinamo Tbilisi A L 0–1
15 March Dila H W 1–0 Arabidze 45+1'
29 March Dinamo Batumi A L 2–3 Pires 14', Johnsen 41' (pen.)
2 April Kolkheti 1913 H W 3–2 Arabidze 27', 80', Shergelashvili 69'
7 April Gagra A W 1–0 Johnsen 35'
11 April Samgurali H W 3–1 Ninković 49', Johnsen 83', Basiladze 90+7'
15 April Telavi A D 0–0
20 April Samtredia A D 0–0
27 April Iberia 1999 A D 3–3 Pires 34', Arabidze 72' (pen.), Johnsen 90+3'
2 May Dinamo Tbilisi H D 0–0
10 May Dila A D 1–1 Sandokhadze 45+2'
15 May Dinamo Batumi H W 1–0 Eliton Junior 28'
19 May Kolkheti 1913 A W 5–2 Eliton Junior 23', Jorginho 38', Johnsen 59',
Pires 87', Ninković 90+1'
24 May Gagra H W 2–1 Pires 86', Johnsen 90+5'
28 May Samgurali A W 3–1 Gigauri 54', Johnsen 61', Ninković 83
1 June Telavi H W 1–0 Johnsen 6' (pen.)
5 August Samtredia H W 2–1 Yansane 36', Shergelashvili 90+6'
18 August Dinamo Tbilisi A W 2–1 Yansane 35', 42'
25 August Dila H L 1–5 Johnsen 17' (pen.)
1 September Dinamo Batumi A D 1–1 Johnsen 84'
14 September Kolkheti 1913 H

Super Cup

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Main article: 2024 Georgian Super Cup
28 June 2024 (2024-06-28) Semifinal Dinamo Batumi 3–3
(2–3 p)		 Torpedo Batumi
21:00 GET Mamuchashvili 12' (pen.), Gudushauri 25', 84' Report Johnsen 19', 73',
Jorginho 90+3'		 Stadium: Batumi Stadium
Referee: A.Aptsiauri
Penalties
 Mamuchashvili
 Kharabadze
 Mara
  Gomis
 Gudushauri		   Johnsen
  Manjgaladze
  Pires
  Gigauri
 Arabidze
3 July 2024 (2024-07-03) Final Dinamo Tbilisi 1–2 Torpedo Tbilisi
21:00 GET Tsetskhladze 85' Report Eliton Junior 4'
Ninković 61'		 Stadium: Davit Petriashvili Arena
Referee: G.Kruashvili

Georgian Cup

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Main article: 2024 Georgian Cup
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28) Round of 16 Dinamo Tbilisi-2 4–0 Torpedo Tbilisi
17:00 GET Iobashvili 5' (pen.)
Pridonishvili 44
Chikovani 49'
Odikadze 63'		 Report Stadium: Vitali Daraselia Arena
Referee: I.Shengelia

UEFA Conference League

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

1st qualifying round

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11 July 2024 (2024-07-11) 1st leg Torpedo 1–1 KF Tirana Kutaisi
21:00 GET Mici 20' o.g. Report Haxhiu 87' Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium
Attendance: 8,633
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (ARM)
18 July 2024 (2024-07-18) 2nd leg KF Tirana 0–1 Torpedo Tirana
22:00 GET Report Johnsen 2' Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Dalibor Černý (CZE)

2nd qualifying round

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25 July 2024 (2024-07-25) 1st leg Omonia 3–1 Torpedo Nicosia
20:30 GET Coulibaly 41', 78'
Ewandro 84'		 Report Yansane 75' Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 12,308
Referee: Martin Matoša (SVN)
1 August 2024 (2024-08-01) 2nd leg Torpedo 1–2 Omonia Kutaisi
21:00 GET Yansane 47' Report Stępiński 25'
Semedo 81' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium
Attendance: 8,578
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (MLT)

Statistics

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Appearances, goals and discipline

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No. Pos. Nat. Name League Cup Super Cup UECL Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Oto Goshadze 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
2 DF   Warley Leandro da Silva 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 1 0
4 MF   Tim Oloko-Obi 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
5 DF   Tsotne Nadaraia 19 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 26 0 4 1
7 MF   Merab Gigauri 12 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 19 1 7 0
9 FW   Bjørn Maars Johnsen 22 13 0 0 2 2 4 1 28 16 3 0
10 FW   Nikola Ninković 20 4 0 0 2 1 3 0 25 5 9 0
11 FW   Jorginho 20 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 24 2 1 0
12 DF   Mamadou Sakho 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0
13 MF   Giuli Manjgaladze 15 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 20 0 6 0
14 MF   Felipe Pires 20 4 0 0 2 0 4 0 26 4 5 0
15 DF   Juba Dvalishvili 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
16 DF   Nika Sandokhadze 16 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 21 1 3 0
17 DF   Mate Topadze 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 MF   Irakli Bidzinashvili 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 1 0
19 FW   Momo Yansane 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 5 2 0
20 MF   Eliton Junior 18 2 0 0 1 1 4 0 23 3 5 0
21 DF   Auro Alvaro 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13 0 5 0
22 DF   Giorgi Mchedlishvili 14 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 20 0 5 0
23 MF   Tsotne Patsatsia 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 1 0
24 DF   Amiran Tkeshelashvili 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 MF   Aleko Basiladze 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 0
27 DF   Lasha Shergelashvili 19 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 25 2 2 0
30 MF   Luka Rekhviashvilil 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
31 GK   Filip Kljajić 19 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 25 0 0 0
MF   Davit Kikalishvili 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF   Pedro Monteiro 17 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 22 0 5 0
4 DF   Mate Abuladze 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0
6 MF   Rahmat Akbari 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 2 0
8 FW   Giorgi Arabidze 14 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 5 1 0
19 FW   Francois Ekongolo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Assists

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Pl. Pos. No. Name Erovnuli Liga Georgian Cup Super Cup UEFA Conference League Total
1 MF 14   Felipe Pires 5 – 1 – 6
2 DF 5   Tsotne Nadaraia 3 – – – 3
FW 8   Giorgi Arabidze 3 – – – 3
MF 20   Eliton Junior 3 – – – 3
5 FW 10   Nikola Ninković 2 – – – 2
FW 11   Jorginho 2 – – – 2
DF 22   Giorgi Mchedlishvili 1 – – 1 2
8 DF 2   Warley – – – 1 1
DF 21   Auro Alvaro – – – 1 1
MF 7   Merab Gigauri – – 1 – 1
FW 9   Bjørn Maars Johnsen – – 1 – 1

Clean sheets

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No. Player Erovnuli Liga Georgian Cup Super Cup UEFA Conference League Total
31   Filip Kljajić 6 – – 1 7
1   Oto Goshadze 3 – – – 3

Awards

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Torpedo's several players have been recognized by the Erovnuli Liga during the season.[27][28]

No. Pos. Nat. Winner Award
9 FW   Bjørn Maars Johnsen Team of 1st quarter
Team of 2nd quarter
Best Player of 2nd quarter
8 FW   Giorgi Arabidze Team of 1st quarter
14 MF   Felipe Pires Team of 2nd quarter
20 MF   Eliton Junior
21 DF   Auro Alvaro

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