Dinamo Zugdidi

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FC Dinamo Zugdidi is a defunct Georgian football club based in Zugdidi. In 2023, after being accused of match-fixing and expelled from the Erovnuli Liga 2 the previous season, the club took part in Liga 4 and stopped functioning following their relegation to Regionuli Liga.[1]

Dinamo Zugdidi
Full nameFC Dinamo Zugdidi
Founded1918; 106 years ago (1918)
Dissolved2023
GroundCentral Stadium
Ganarjiis Mukhuri, Georgia
Capacity2,000

History

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The club was founded in 1918 as Odishi Zugdidi.

In 1990, FC Odishi Zugdidi were promoted for the first time to the Umaglesi Liga, the top division of Georgian football. In the 1998–99 season they finished 15th and were relegated to the Pirveli Liga. Ahead of the 2001–02 season the club changed its name to FC Lazika Zugdidi and the following season the club won promotion back to the Umaglesi Liga.

Ahead of the 2003–04 season, FC Lazika Zugdidi merged with FC Spartaki Tbilisi, a Pirveli Liga club. During the winter break, FC Spartak-Lazika Zugdidi relocated to Tbilisi and renamed themselves to FC Spartaki Tbilisi. The fusion was later undone and the now independent club changed its name to FC Zugdidi.

In July 2006, FC Zugdidi and FC Mglebi Zugdidi, a Regionuli Liga club, merged. The club continued to perform in the Pirveli League but was renamed FC Mglebi Zugdidi. In the season 2006–07, they won the league and returned to the Umaglesi Liga.

They renamed themselves to FC Baia Zugdidi in 2009. Later, ahead of the 2012–13 season, FC Baia Zugdidi changed their name to FC Zugdidi. In 2016, when the last season of Umaglesi Liga was held before its rebranding as Erovnuli Liga, the club lost a relegation battle.[2] A year later, Zugdidi dropped out of the 2nd division as well.[3]

In January 2018, the Zugdidi City Council approved a deal between the city municipality and football manager Zaza Janashia, who purchased 100% share of the club at auction.[4] Zugdidi managed to secure automatic promotion from Liga 3 after winning the league with a five-point margin.[5] In December 2019, the club announced in a written statement that they would be renamed again as FC Dinamo Zugdidi.[6]

In the 2022 season, they, alongside Shevardeni-1906, were accused of match fixing and expelled to Liga 4, the fourth division of Georgian football.[7]

The team finished bottom of the table in 2023 before suspending their football activities.

Name History

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  • 1918–??: Odishi Zugdidi (Georgian: ოდიში ზუგდიდი)
  • 1964–65: Engurhesi Zugdidi
  • 1965–73: Inguri Zugdidi
  • 1974–90: Dinamo Zugdidi
  • 1990–94: Odishi Zugdidi
  • 1994–95: Dinamo Zugdidi
  • 1995–96: Dinamo-Odishi Zugdidi
  • 1996–99: Odishi Zugdidi
  • 2000–01: Dinamo Zugdidi
  • 2001–03: Lazika Zugdidi
  • 2003: Spartak-Lazika Zugdidi
  • 2004: Dinamo Zugdidi
  • 2004–06: FC Zugdidi
  • 2006–09: Mglebi Zugdidi
  • 2009–12: Baia Zugdidi
  • 2012–20: FC Zugdidi
  • 2020–: Dinamo Zugdidi

Seasons

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As Odishi / Dinamo

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Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Notes Manager
1998–99 Umaglesi Liga 15 30 6 2 22 21 70 20 Relegated
1999-00 Pirveli Liga
2000–01 Pirveli Liga Relegated
2001–02 Regionuli Liga West
2002–03 Regionuli Liga West
2003–04 Regionuli Liga West
2004–05 Regionuli Liga West
2005–06 Regionuli Liga West
2006–07 Regionuli Liga West

As Baia / Mglebi / FC Zugdidi

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Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA Pts Cup Europe Notes Manager
2005–06 Pirveli Liga 12 34 12 7 15 24 33 43 Round of 32 FC Zugdidi
2006–07 1 34 24 4 6 58 24 76 1st Round Mglebi Zugdidi
2007–08 Umaglesi Liga 7 26 10 3 13 27 33 33 Round of 16 Mglebi Zugdidi
2008–09 7 30 10 6 14 36 41 36 Round of 32 Mglebi Zugdidi
2009–10 8 36 7 11 18 29 48 32 Quarter-finals Baia Zugdidi
2010–11 6 36 13 5 18 36 51 44 Round of 16 Baia Zugdidi
2011–12 7 28 5 7 16 25 49 22 Quarter-finals Baia Zugdidi
2012–13 6 32 10 6 16 31 52 36 Round of 16 FC Zugdidi

As Baia Zugdidi (reserves)

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Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager
2008–09 Pirveli Liga 2 30 19 6 5 58 20 63 Round of 16 Promoted

Honours

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Champion: 1964, 1973 [8]
Champion: 1973, 1984
Champion: 2003, 2007
Silver Medal winner: 2009

Current squad

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As of August 2019[9]

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
2 FW   RSA Melkisedek Tsvale
3 DF   GEO Saba Nadiradze
4 DF   NGA Lukman Gilmori
5 DF   GEO Papuna Mosemgvdlishvili
7 FW   GEO Arvelod Khunjgurua
8 MF   GEO Data Kiria
9 MF   GEO Nukri Chkadua
10 MF   GEO Luka Guguchia
11 MF   GEO Archil Meskhi
13 MF   GEO Irakli Klimiashvili
14 MF   GEO Gigla Burkadze
15 DF   GEO Mikheil Rukhaia
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   GEO Boris Makharadze
19 MF   GEO Irakli Bigvava
20 MF   GEO Karlo Jikidze
21 MF   GEO Saba Danelia
22 DF   GEO Guram Mindorashvili
24 GK   GEO Vakhtang Jomidava
27 MF   GEO Giga Tsurtsumia
30 GK   GEO Soso Kardava
31 DF   GEO Tornike Jimsheleishvili
37 MF   RUS Nikoloz Berishvili
40 MF   GEO Bachana Chedia

Managers

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Women's team

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The women's team participated in the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, where it lost all three matches.

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Liga 4 season". gff.ge (in Georgian).
  2. ^ ""ზუგდიდი" გავარდა, "საბურთალოს" მესამე ადგილის შანსიც აქვს". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 20 November 2016.
  3. ^ "საფეხბურთო კლუბი ზუგდიდის "ზუგდიდი" ლიგა 3-ში დაქვეითდა". radioatinati.ge (in Georgian). 26 November 2017.
  4. ^ "ზაზა ჯანაშიამ საფეხბურთო კლუბი "ზუგდიდი" შეიძინა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 6 January 2018.
  5. ^ ""ზუგდიდი" ლიგა 3-ის გამარჯვებულია". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 6 December 2018.
  6. ^ "ზუგდიდის "ზუგდიდმა" სახელი შეიცვალა". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 23 December 2019.
  7. ^ "ზუგდიდის "დინამო" და თბილისის "შევარდენი 1906" ჩემპიონატიდან მოკვეთეს". ajaratv.ge (in Georgian), 22 May 2022.
  8. ^ Georgia - List of Champions - RSSSF
  9. ^ "Players". Erovnuliliga. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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