FC Meshakhte Tkibuli

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FC Meshakhte (Georgian: საფეხბურთო კლუბი მეშახტე) is a Georgian association football club based in Tkibuli. Since the 2018 season the club has been a member of Liga 3, the third tier of Georgian football.

FC Meshakhte
Full nameMeshakhte Tkibuli
Founded1938; 86 years ago (1938)
GroundVladimer Bochorishvili stadium
Tkibuli, Georgia
Capacity6,000
ChairmanLevan Japaridze
ManagerLado Burduli
LeagueLiga 3
20235th of 16 in Liga 3

History

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Meshakhte participated in the Georgian Soviet league and twice, in 1980 and 1981, became champions. In 1964 and 1976 they also won the domestic Cup.

The club spent 13 seasons in the Soviet third division with the following combined results:[1]

M W D L GF–GA
303 127 60 116 414-399

The success of the club was attributed to the large coal mine industry based in Tkibuli which financed the local football as well.

First years after Georgian national league was formed, the club played in the second division. Between 1991 and 1996 they three times finished third and once, in 1997, came 2nd. Starting from 2005, Meshakhte spent thirteen consecutive seasons in Pirveli Liga.

The 3rd place taken in Group White in 2016 has been the best result achieved in the recent period.[2] But the next season turned out troublesome. The team produced a seventeen-game unwinning run.[3] Three points earned in the last round saved the club from automatic relegation, although a home-and-away play-off tie ended unfavourably.[4]

After two years in Liga 3 Meshakhte, struggling the whole season, finished at the bottom in 2020.[5] However, they avoided another relegation due to some changes, introduced in late January 2021, which increased the number of clubs in this league.[6]

In 2022, Meshakhte took part in a long survival battle, but they lost a crucial game and ended up in the drop zone. Nevertheless, this time due to disqualification of another club, the Miners retained their place in this division.[7]

In June 2024, 70% of the club's share was put up for auction.[8] As a result, Okriba Meshakhte Ltd took over the management with the rest of the share remaining in municipal property.[9]

Seasons

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Year League Pos P W D L GF GA Pts
2005/06 Pirveli Liga 13/18 34 11 9 14 38 40 42
2006/07 9/18 34 15 6 13 53 40 51
2007/08 2/10 27 14 2 11 39 41 44
2008/09 11/11 30 4 4 22 20 61 16
2009/10 12/15 28 6 7 15 36 68 25
2010/11 10/17 32 10 5 17 32 48 35
2011/12 Pirveli Liga 10/10 18 2 4 12 16 33 10
B Group 4/8 20 9 3 8 35 32 30
2012/13 Pirveli Liga Group A 5/12 33 13 6 14 42 66 45
2013/14 Pirveli Liga Group A 7/13 24 8 8 8 37 38 32
2014/15 Pirveli Liga Group B 7/10 36 14 5 17 57 55 47
2015/16 Pirveli Liga 11/18 34 10 12 12 28 31 42
2016 Pirveli Liga Group White 3/9 16 9 2 5 25 12 29
2017 Erovnuli Liga 2 9/10 36 7 6 23 33 75 27
2018 Liga 3 8/20 38 17 6 15 59 54 57
2019 8/10 36 11 6 19 43 55 39
2020 10/10 18 1 3 14 10 45 6
2021 10/14 26 8 6 12 31 45 30
2022 14/16 30 10 5 15 35 39 35
2023 5/16 30 15 10 5 49 24 55

Players

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As of 13 March 2024

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   GEO Levan Tkeshelashvili
2 DF   GEO Irakli Badzagua
3 DF   GEO Nikoloz Kenchadze
4 DF   GEO Saba Sidamonidze
6 MF   CMR Fabian King
7 MF   GEO Beka Verulidze
8 DF   GEO Nika Toklikishili
9 FW   GEO Davit Ebralidze
10 MF   GEO Iago Deisadze (C)
11 MF   GEO Giga Guldedava
12 MF   GEO Giorgi Balarjishvili
13 DF   GEO Guga Merlani
14 MF   GEO Mirian Jikia
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   GEO Tato-Giorgi Tatunashvili
17 MF   GEO Sandro Melikishvili
18 MF   GEO Saba Somkhishvili
21 MF   GEO Zaza Gugeshashvili
22 DF   GEO Davit Todua
23 GK   UKR Zaur Makharadze
24 GK   GEO Shota Nadiradze
25 DF   NGA Momoh Oduduwa
27 MF   GEO Giorgi Burduli
30 MF   GEO Dimitri Ghurtskaia
33 FW   GEO Luka Dolidze
36 MF   NGA Shola Olukoya
DF   GEO Vakhtang Kapanadze

Stadium

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When the central stadium was opened in 1968, initially it was 17,000-seater[10] in a city with almost 23,000 residents. It is currently able to hold 6,000 spectators.

Honours

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Name

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In 1991, the club took part in the second division as Okriba only to regain the current name the next season.

Meshakhte literally means a miner. The name comes from shakhta which can be translated as a shaft in coal mine industry.

References

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  1. ^ "Meshakhte in the Second League". wildstat.com.
  2. ^ "Pirveli Liga, 2016". soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "ეროვნული ლიგა 2 - ტყიბულის მეშახტემ 17-მატჩიანი მოუგებელი სერია შეწყვიტა". mysports.ge (in Georgian), 28 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Norchi Dinamo vs Meshakhte". eliga.ge (in Georgian), 3 December 2017.
  5. ^ "2020 in Liga 3". gff.ge (in Georgian).
  6. ^ "ცვლილებები ეროვნულ ლიგაში". primesport.ge (in Georgian), 25 January 2021.
  7. ^ "მეშახტე", "ზესტაფონი", "ჩიხურა": იმერული სამაია ლიგა 3-ში რჩება!". fczestafoni.ge (in Georgian). 17 January 2023.
  8. ^ "საფეხბურთო კლუბ "ტყიბულის მეშახტეს" 70%-იანი წილი ნახევარ ფასად იყიდება". commersant.ge (in Georgian). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  9. ^ "ამონაწერი მეწარმეთა და არასამეწარმეო (არაკომერციული) იურიდიული პირების რეესტრიდან" (PDF). companyinfo.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. ^ "მეშახტის სტადიონი" კოლორიტებს მასპინძლობს". kvirispalitra.ge (in Georgian). 26 May 2014.
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