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]
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| Full name | FC Dinamo Zugdidi | ||
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| Founded | 1918 | ||
| Dissolved | 2023 | ||
| Ground | Central Stadium Ganarjiis Mukhuri, Georgia | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
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History
editThe 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
edit- 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
editAs Odishi / Dinamo
editSeason 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
editSeason 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)
editSeason 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
edit- Champion: 1964, 1973 [8]
- Champion: 1973, 1984
- Champion: 2003, 2007
- Silver Medal winner: 2009
Current squad
editAs of August 2019[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
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Herbert Zanker (Jul 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
Elguja Kometiani (Dec 17, 2009 – Dec 27, 2011)- Gocha Tkebuchava (Jan 6, 2012 – May 15, 2012)
- Elguja Kometiani (May 15, 2012 – June 30, 2013)
- Klimenti Tsitaishvili (Aug 1, 2013 – Nov 10, 2013)
- Sergo Gabelaia (Nov 14–19, 2013)
- Giorgi Daraselia (Nov 19, 2014 – June 1, 2014)
- Nestor Mumladze (Aug 1, 2014 – Oct 20, 2014)
- Besik Sherozia (Oct 21, 2014 – Nov 14, 2015)
Yuriy Bakalov (Jan 11, 2016 – Aug 2016)- Otar Gabelia (Aug 2016 – Aug 2016)
- Volodymyr Lyutyi (since Aug 2016)
Women's team
editThe women's team participated in the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, where it lost all three matches.
References
edit- ^ "2023 Liga 4 season". gff.ge (in Georgian).
- ^ ""ზუგდიდი" გავარდა, "საბურთალოს" მესამე ადგილის შანსიც აქვს". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 20 November 2016.
- ^ "საფეხბურთო კლუბი ზუგდიდის "ზუგდიდი" ლიგა 3-ში დაქვეითდა". radioatinati.ge (in Georgian). 26 November 2017.
- ^ "ზაზა ჯანაშიამ საფეხბურთო კლუბი "ზუგდიდი" შეიძინა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 6 January 2018.
- ^ ""ზუგდიდი" ლიგა 3-ის გამარჯვებულია". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 6 December 2018.
- ^ "ზუგდიდის "ზუგდიდმა" სახელი შეიცვალა". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 23 December 2019.
- ^ "ზუგდიდის "დინამო" და თბილისის "შევარდენი 1906" ჩემპიონატიდან მოკვეთეს". ajaratv.ge (in Georgian), 22 May 2022.
- ^ Georgia - List of Champions - RSSSF
- ^ "Players". Erovnuliliga. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
External links
edit- Official website. Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine.
- FC Dinamo Zugdidi results on Flashscore
- Soccerway profile