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FC Rustavi (Georgian: საფეხბურთო კლუბი რუსთავი) is a Georgian football club based in the city of Rustavi, which currently takes part in Erovnuli Liga 2, the 2nd tier of the national football system.

FC Rustavi
Full nameFootball Club Rustavi
Founded2015; 7 years ago (2015)
GroundTeknikuri centri, Rustavi
Capacity1,000
ManagerBachana Tskhadadze
CoachValeri Abramidze
LeagueErovnuli Liga 2
20219th
WebsiteClub website

Founded in 2015, it is one of the youngest participants of the Georgian football leagues.

The team has spent two seasons in the first division.


History


FC Rustavi has no legal connections with any of the football clubs previously existing in the city (Gorda, Metalurgi, Olimpi). As a new team, it was established on 3 July 2015 by football managers Badri Machavariani and Levan Silagadze.[1]


League performance


Rustavi debuted in the second division the same year and achieved a modest goal of retaining a place in it by finishing in midtable.[2]

Contrary to expectations, in 2016 they emerged among the favourites, managed to prevail in the promotion contest and under manager Varlam Kilasonia won the league. However, due to the season being transitional to the spring-autumn system, no team was promoted.[3]

Despite a poor start in 2017, the club drastically improved and after a ten-match winning run claimed the first place with automatic promotion to the first tier.[4]

Rustavi signed some experienced players such as Nukri Revishvili, Mamuka Kobakhidze and Otar Martsvaladze and in the very first game in Erovnuli Liga obtained three points at Dinamo Tbilisi. But frequent changes of the squad throughout the season did not contribute to stable results and finally the team finished in the 7th place.[5]

For most of the regular season in 2019 the club was struggling. Eventually, Rustavi could remain in the league in case of play-off victory over Telavi, but they were defeated in both games.[6]

Back in Liga 2 the next season Rustavi joined the promotion battle and remained in a play-off range until the last game. However, the results of the final matchday turned out unfavourable. Yet, in this season Rustavi recorded their biggest win 10–0.[7]


Georgian Cup


Rustavi have twice reached the quarterfinal stage of this competition.

As a lower league side, they came close to the sensation during the game against Dinamo Tbilisi in 2017. After a goalless draw in regular and extra times the winner was determined on penalties.[8]

The same scenario unfolded two years later when Rustavi's Cup campaign was stopped by Torpedo Kutaisi.[9]


Seasons


SeasonDivPosTop goalscorerGoalsDomestic Cup
2015/162nd9/18Zviad Metreveli, Zaza Tsitskishvili6 1st round
20161/9Data Sitchinava12Preliminary round
20171/10Data Sitchinava3014 finals
20181st7/10B.Kavtaradze, Z.Tsitskishvili, O.Martsvaladze418 finals
20198/10Beka Kavtaradze814 finals
20202nd4/10Toma Tabatadze13116 finals
20219/10Paata Kiteishvili12116 finals
2022 /1018 finals

Squad


As of 28 August 2022[10]

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 Revaz Tevdoradze
2 DF  GEO Saba Nadiradze
3 DF  GEO Goga Gogoladze
4 DF  GEO Giorgi Samadashvili
5 DF  GEO Giga Samkharadze
6 DF  GEO Davit Sajaia
7 MF  GEO Gaga Gazdeliani
8 MF  GEO Avtandil Gujabidze
9 DF  GEO Aleksandre Jeladze
10 MF  GEO Paata Kiteishvili
11 MF  GEO Jumber Khmelidze
13 DF  GEO Giorgi Gotsadze
14 MF  GEO Teimuraz Aleksidze
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  GEO Dima Sharikadze
17 MF  GEO Zaur Sichinava
18 DF  GEO Gulverd Tomashvili
19 DF  GEO Mikheil Avaliani
20 DF  RSA Bantu Mzwakali
21 FW  GEO Nodar Tutashvili
22 MF  JPN Yuta Nakano
23 MF  GEO Giorgi Balarjishvili
24 MF  GEO Luka Kemoklidze
25 GK  GEO Avto Kapanadze
28 DF  GEO Beka Ketsbaia
31 GK  GEO Luka-Lazare Macharashvili
36 GK  GEO Beka Aladashvili

Managers



Club Staff


PositionName
General DirectorBachana Tskhadadze
Head CoachValeri Abramidze
Assistant CoachArmaz Jeladze
Goalkeeper CoachAndro Koroshinadze

Honours


Pirveli Liga/Erovnuli Liga 2

Winners: 2016 (Group White), 2017


Notable players


Giorgi Mamardashvili

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia


Other teams


Rustavi also have a reserve team, which in the 2022 season participates in Group B of Regionuli Liga.[12] Their home ground is Poladi stadium.


References







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