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FC Gagra (Georgian: გაგრა) is a Georgian football club, which was promoted to Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of Georgian league system, following the 2021 season.

FC Gagra

Full name	Football Club Gagra
Founded	2004; 18 years ago (2004)
Ground	David Petriashvili Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia
Capacity	2,130
President	Besik Chikhradze
Manager	Gaga Kirkitadze
League	Erovnuli Liga
2021	2nd in Liga 2, promoted
Home colours Away colours

The club has its origins in Gagra, Abkhazia. It was founded in Tbilisi by former player and coach Goderdzi Chikhradze and his cousin in 2004 with a plan to move the club to Gagra in the end,[1] but due to the enduring Abkhaz–Georgian conflict the team plays its home games in Tbilisi.

FC Gagra is the only non-top flight Georgian team, which has twice won the national Cup.

History

Early history

The new club was formed as FC Gagra in 2004 in Regionuli Liga, where they won promotion to Pirveli Liga. After winning their second-tier division, Gagra lost the promotion play-off in 2005–06 and 2006–07. In 2007–08, they again lost the promotion play-off, but after some withdrawals in the Umaglesi Liga the team was finally promoted.[2] In the 2008–09 season, the team played in the top league,[3] but were to be relegated in the end.[4] Gagra avoided relegation only after higher placed teams withdrew from the league.[5] Gagra won the first League of 2010–2011 season,[6] and became the winner of the Georgian Cup by defeating three-time winners FC Torpedo Kutaisi 1–0 after extra time.[7]

Recent years

In every season since the relegation to Liga 2 in 2012, Gagra were considered tough rivals aiming at the first division with 5th place being the worst final position. Overall, the club took part in Erovnuli Liga playoffs six times in 15 years, although failed to overcome their opponents until 2021 when they beat Shukura and returned to the top flight after a ten-year absence.[8]

Gagra's performance in David Kipiani Cup has proved successful. As a second league team, they reached the final in 2018 for the second time only to lose on penalty shootout. Two years later, though, they knocked out five clubs, including some of those regarded as contenders for the title, and victoriously completed the Cup season without conceding a single goal in 630 minutes.[9]

Being a three-times participant and two-times winner of the Cup final during the decade, Gagra have achieved one of the best results among the Georgian clubs.

Records and statistics

League and cup history

Season	League									Georgian Cup	Europe	Top goalscorer
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P			Name	League
2005–06	2nd	3	34	19	11	4	49	22	68	Round of 16	-
2006–07	2nd	3	34	18	6	10	52	36	60	First round	-
2007–08	2nd East	1	27	16	6	5	59	36	54	First round	-
2008–09	1st	9	30	7	7	16	23	48	28	Round of 32	-
2009–10	1st	10	36	5	9	22	30	59	24	Round of 16	-	Giorgi Gabedava	10
2010–11	2nd	1	32	23	6	3	73	19	75	Winners	-
2011–12	1st	10	36	9	7	20	35	53	34	Semi-final	EL - 2Q	Levan Sharikadze	5
2012–13	2nd	4	33	16	5	12	63	46	53	Round of 16	-	John Jeremiah	20
2013–14	2nd	4	24	11	9	4	44	25	42	First round	-	Gogita Gogatishvili	10
2014–15	2nd	3	35	15	5	15	59	44	50	First round	-	Nika Tsotskhalashvili	8
2015–16	2nd	5	34	16	4	14	54	38	52	-	-	Nika Magrakvelidze	13
2016	2nd	2	16	9	4	3	29	21	28	First round	-	Levan Papava	13
2017	2nd	5	36	16	5	15	46	38	53	Fifth round	-	Nikoloz Khintibidze	15
2018	2nd	3	36	16	10	10	50	41	58	Runners-Up	-	Rati Tsatskrialashvili	16
2019	2nd	5	36	13	8	15	46	42	47	Round of 16	-	Zviad Metreveli	5
2020	2nd	3	18	7	8	3	24	10	29	Winners	-	Giorgi Ivaniadze	5
2021	2nd	2	36	22	9	5	74	27	75	Round of 8	CL 1Q	Tamaz Makatsaria	23

European history

As the winners of the 2010/11 Cup competition, Gagra took part in UEFA Europa League second qualifying round against the high-flying Anorthosis Famagusta. Widely regarded as favourites of the tie, the Cypriot side had a clear advantage in Larnaca, which resulted in 3-0 victory,[10] but Gagra fought back in the second leg held in Zestafoni. They scored an early goal, shortly afterwards increased the lead, although eventually failed to equalize the aggregate score.[11]

As of match played 15 July 2021

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
UEFA Europa League	2	1	0	1	2	3
UEFA Europa Conference League	2	0	1	1	1	2
Total	4	1	1	2	3	5

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	2nd qualifying round	Anorthosis Famagusta	2–0	0–3	2–3
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	1st qualifying round	Sutjeska Nikšić	1–1	0–1	1–2

Current squad

As of 10 July 2022[12]

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  UKR Oleksandr Vorobey 2 DF  GEO Vasil Khositashvili 4 DF  GEO Nika Chanturia 5 DF  GEO Luka Nozadze 6 DF  GEO Zurab Sekhniashvili 7 MF  GEO Teimuraz Shonia 8 MF  GEO Erekle Sultanishvili 9 MF  GEO Ivane Khabelashvili 10 FW  GEO Giorgi Bukhaidze 11 FW  SEN Arfang Daffé 15 MF  GEO Giorgi Kobuladze

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  GEO Sandro Shetsiruli 17 MF  GEO Giorgi Lomtadze 19 MF  GEO Otar Parulava 21 MF  GEO Nodar Lominadze 22 MF  GEO Lasha Chikhradze 26 MF  BEN Tamimou Ouorou 27 DF  GEO Shota Kerdzevadze 29 FW  GEO Giorgi Gvishiani 30 FW  GEO Tamaz Makatsaria 31 GK  GEO Nika Kavtaradze 35 DF  GEO Koba Iadze

Personnel

Position	Staff
Head coach	Gaga Kirkitadze
Assistant head coach	Valeri Gviniashvili
Fitness coach	Shalva Nadiradze
Goalkeeping coach	Irakli Shengelia

Management

Office	Name
President	Beso Chikhradze
Vice-President	Goderdzi Chikhradze

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt partner
2010–	PUMA	Sandora

Honours

• Erovnuli Liga 2
  • Winners (2): 2007–08, 2010–11
• Georgian Cup
  • Winners (2): 2010–11, 2020

Managers

Notable players

Georgian national team member Tornike Okriashvili started his career as a professional player in this club in 2009/2010, before moving to Shakhtar Donetsk on loan.

References

External links

• Official Site
• Profile at uefa.com

На других языках

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[de] FC Gagra Tiflis

Der FC Gagra Tiflis (georgisch საფეხბურთო კლუბი გაგრა თბილისი .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Sapekhburto Klubi Gagra Tbilisi) ist ein georgischer Fußballverein in Tiflis. Das Team spielt seit 2013 durchgehend in der Zweiten Liga.

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- [en] FC Gagra

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[es] FC Gagra

El FC Gagra (en georgiano, გაგრა) es un club de fútbol de Georgia, que actualmente juega en la Erovnuli Liga.

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[ru] Гагра (футбольный клуб, Тбилиси)

«Га́гра» — грузинский футбольный клуб из города Тбилиси. Несмотря на своё название, не имеет прямого отношения к городу Гагра и республике Абхазия. Такое название получил по инициативе президента клуба, гражданина Грузии, родом из Абхазии[1]. Клуб основан в 2004 году, домашние матчи проводит на стадионе «Амери», вмещающем 1 000 зрителей. В настоящий момент команда выступает в Эровнули лиге 2. В высшем дивизионе играла в сезонах 2008/09, 2009/10, 2011/12. В сезоне 2010/11 команда выиграла Первую лигу и Кубок Грузии. В 2020 году во второй раз завоевала кубок страны.

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