FC Dila Gori is a Georgian football club based in Gori. The club takes part in Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of Georgian football system, and plays their home games at Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium.
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Full name | Football Club Dila Gori | ||
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Nickname(s) | Guarders | ||
Founded | 1949; 73 years ago (1949) | ||
Ground | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium Gori, Georgia | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Manager | Andriy Demchenko | ||
League | Erovnuli Liga | ||
2021 | 3rd | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Dila won the Georgian Cup in 2012 and Georgian Championship in 2015.
Founded in 1949, the club was named after poem "Dila" (literally - morning) written by Joseph Stalin, who was born in the city and spent his youth there.[1]
Until 1961 they played under the name Dinamo Gori in Group A of Georgian republican championship. Following the second place in 1965, the next year Dila took part in the Soviet third league and despite an unbeaten run at home finished 11th among 20 clubs in zone 4, Group B.[2]
In 1969 Dila won the competition among the Caucasian teams.[3] The club played several seasons in zone 4 of the Soviet Second League and after 1979 moved to zone 9 where Transcaucasia was represented. In 1967, 1974 and 1986 Dila reached the 3rd place which was their best result in the Soviet third division.
In 1990 Georgia formed an independent league, which included all clubs from the first three Soviet football divisions. Before 2000 Dila were an average team sitting in mid-table, but in the second decade their performance deteriorated. Although most of the seasons Dila participated in the top league, twice they were relegated to Liga 2 and once to Liga 3.
In 2010 the rise started with Dila gaining two consecutive promotions within two years. In 2012 the club clinched their first title after winning the Georgian Cup[4] and during the next five seasons four times represented Georgia in qualifying rounds of UEFA club competitions, including the Champions League. Also, twice in a row Dila participated in Europa League play-offs. During this period they were reinforced by national team members Nukri Revishvili, Giorgi Navalovski, Otar Martsvaladze and Mate Vatsadze.
The club achieved their biggest success in the 2014/15 season under 25-year-old head coach Ucha Sosiashvili.[5] Dila, whose squad included experienced players Aleksandre Kvakhadze, Irakli Modebadze and Nika Kvekveskiri, entered the title race in an early stage and concluded the season with six points clear from their two immediate rivals.[6]
Facing some financial difficulties, FC Dila as a municipal property was sold at a public auction the next year.[7] As a result, Israeli business group Starsportinvest took charge of the club in October 2016.[8]
For two consecutive seasons in 2020 and 2021 Dila emerged victorious from a long tight contest over the league bronze medals.
Season | League | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | P | Cup | Europe | Notes | Manager |
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1990 | Umaglesi Liga | 10 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 52 | 58 | 42 | Round of 8 | |||
1991 | Umaglesi Liga | 11 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 24 | ||||
1991–92 | Umaglesi Liga | 10 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 64 | 50 | Round of 16 | |||
1992–93 | Umaglesi Liga | 13 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 49 | 38 | Round of 8 | |||
1993–94 | Umaglesi Liga | 9 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 14 | Round of 8 | |||
1994–95 | Umaglesi Liga | 8 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 37 | Round of 8 | |||
1995–96 | Umaglesi Liga | 8 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 53 | 55 | 40 | Quarter-finals | |||
1996–97 | Umaglesi Liga | 8 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 39 | 37 | ||||
1997–98 | Umaglesi Liga | 9 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 36 | 37 | Semi-finals | |||
1998–99 | Umaglesi Liga | 10 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 54 | 35 | Round of 8 | |||
1999–00 | Umaglesi Liga | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 6 | Quarter-finals | |||
2000–01 | Umaglesi Liga | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 16 | Quarter-finals | relegation play-off, Relegated | ||
2001–02 | Pirveli Liga | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 19 | Round of 8 | Promoted | ||
2002–03 | Umaglesi Liga | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 18 | Quarter-finals | |||
2003–04 | Umaglesi Liga | 6 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 34 | Semi-finals | Inter-Toto Cup | ||
2004–05 | Umaglesi Liga | 10 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 88 | 10 | Round of 8 | |||
2005–06 | Umaglesi Liga | 11 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 44 | 31 | Round of 16 | |||
2006–07 | Umaglesi Liga | 13 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 56 | 15 | Round of 16 | |||
2007–08 | Umaglesi Liga | 14 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 53 | 8 | Quarter-finals | Relegated | ||
2008–09 | Pirveli Liga East | 5 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 31 | 45 | Not Played | Relegated | ||
2009–10 | Meore Liga East | 1 | Not Played | Promoted | Gia Tsetsadze | ||||||||
2010–11 | Pirveli Liga | 3 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 21 | 69 | Round of 16 | promotion play-off, Promoted | Gia Tsetsadze | |
2011–12 | Umaglesi Liga | 5 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 32 | 37 | Winner | Gia Tsetsadze Teimuraz Makharadze | ||
2012–13 | Umaglesi Liga | 2 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 60 | 26 | 48 | Quarter-finals | UEFA Europa League Play-off | Temur Shalamberidze Giorgi Daraselia Valdas Ivanauskas | |
2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 9 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 36 | 41 | Semi-finals | UEFA Europa League Play-off | Giorgi Devdariani | |
2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 1 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 21 | 64 | Quarter-finals | Ucha Sosiashvili | ||
2015–16 | Umaglesi Liga | 3 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 25 | 62 | Second Round | UEFA Champions League 2Q | Ucha Sosiashvili | |
2016 | Umaglesi Liga | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 17 | Second Round | UEFA Europa League 1Q | relegation play-off, Won | Ucha Sosiashvili |
2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 7 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 51 | 41 | Quarter-finals | Ziv Avraham Arie, Giorgi Dekanosidze, Giorgi Daraselia | ||
2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 5 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 60 | 40 | 63 | Round of 16 | Giorgi Daraselia, Ramaz Sogolashvili | ||
2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 7 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 44 | 43 | Round of 16 | Giorgi Dekanosidze, Georgi Nemsadze | ||
2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 3 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 30 | Quarter-finals | Georgi Nemsadze | ||
2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 3 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 35 | 61 | Round of 16 | UEFA UCL 1Q | Andriy Demchenko | |
2022 | Erovnuli Liga | UEFA UCL | Andriy Demchenko | ||||||||||
Dila Gori debuted in UEFA competitions in 2004. Although the club did not obtain an Intertoto Cup slot based on their league position, they replaced a higher placed team, which abstained from the participation. After being held to a goalless draw at home, Marek Dupnitsa beat Dila in the return leg.[9] Later the next decade there were three more cases when the Georgian side achieved relatively better results in away games than back home.
As the Cup winners, the team reached Europe League play-offs in 2012. During this campaign Dila eliminated two opponents, including Anorthosis Famagusta, which was further subjected to UEFA sanctions for crowd disturbances occurred during their home game.[10]
The next year Dila similarly prevailed in two rounds of the competition before their road to the group stage was blocked by Rapid Vienna. The team's performance against Igor Tudor's Hajduk Split was widely hailed this season.
In the next three cases the club wrapped up their European seasons after the first round.
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1Q | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | ![]() |
3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
3Q | ![]() |
0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
PO | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | ||
2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | ![]() |
3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
3Q | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
PO | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | ||
2015–16 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1[lower-alpha 1] |
2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–5 | 3–6 |
2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Competition | Matches | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
UEFA Europa League | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 24 |
The club play their home matches at the Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, a 5,000 seater football stadium situated in Gori.
The club's colors are Red and light blue.
Period | Kit Supplier | Kit Sponsor |
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2010–2011 | Saller | HeidelbergCement |
2011–2012 | Jako | |
2012–2013 | Nike | |
2013–2014 | Saller | AGP |
2014–2015 | Saller | Lider-Bet |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Erovnuli Liga
Georgian Cup
Season | Name | Goals |
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2011-12 | ![]() | 5 |
2012-13 | ![]() | 4 |
2013-14 | ![]() | 9 |
2014-15 | ![]() | 16 |
2015-16 | ![]() | 19 |
2016 | ![]() | 3 |
2017 | ![]() | 8 |
2018 | ![]() | 21 |
2019 | ![]() | 8 |
2020 | ![]() | 10 |
2021 | ![]() | 10 |
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