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FC Sioni is a Georgian football club based in Bolnisi. Following the 2021 season, they won Liga 2 and gained promotion to the first tier of Georgian league system.

Sioni Bolnisi
Full nameFootball Club Sioni Bolnisi
Founded1936; 86 years ago (1936)
GroundTamaz Stepania Stadium, Bolnisi
Capacity3,000
ChairmanZviad Kirkitadze
ManagerUcha Sosiashvili
LeagueErovnuli Liga
20211st, Liga 2
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours

The team has once claimed the national league champion's title.

Sioni plays their home games at local stadium named after Tamaz Stepania.


History


The football club in Bolnisi was founded in 1936. For years they took part in Georgian domestic competitions under the name Madneuli. While being in the second division in early 1990s, the team emerged among the candidates challenging for the top league.

For the first time Sioni participated in Umaglesi Liga in the 1995/96 season and after initial several years made significant progress towards joining ambitious clubs vying for titles.

In 2002, they reached the Cup final, although failed to prevail over Dinamo Tbilisi.[1]

In the 2003/04 season, Sioni and FC WIT Georgia shared the first position in the league, and the title was decided in a championship play-off. WIT won the game 2–0, but the crowd violence during the match led UEFA to ban Sioni from the UEFA Cup participation.[2]

The third attempt two years later turned out successful. The club set a remarkable unbeaten home record by winning 14 games out of 15 and ended the season five points clear of a main rival.[3] Kakha Tskhadadze became Manager of the Year, while striker Koka Mikuchadze, who scored 19 goals, was named in the symbolic team of the season. Sioni represented Georgia in the UEFA Champions League 2006-07, where they defeated FK Baku from Azerbaijan in the first qualifying round,[4] but were eliminated by Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia in the second stage, losing 2–0 both home and away.[5]

Old Logo
Old Logo

As champions, in January 2007 Sioni participated in CIS Cup in Moscow where they defeated two opponents out of three, although failed to qualify for play-offs due to disadvantage in goal difference.[6]

Sioni achieved another league success in 2013/14. Under Vladimir Burduli the club, strengthened by some experienced players, including former national team members Valeri Abramidze and Revaz Kemoklidze, won the bronze medals. However, Sioni's subsequent performance was poor, which saw the team in 2016 relegated to Liga 2 for the first time in the last two decades.

Following a two-year tenure in the second division, Sioni secured another promotion in 2021.[7] The team topped the league from the very beginning and, although slipped up in midseason which resulted in the sacking of the manager, eventually they comfortably won the championship contest.[8]


Seasons



Domestic leagues


SeasonLeaguePosTop scorersGoalsCup
19902nd14/20Round of 16
19912nd18/18Quarterfinals
1991/923rd
1992/932nd5/16Round of 16
1993/942nd, East12/18
1994/952nd, East1/161st Round
1995/961st9/16Round of 16
1996/971st9/16Quarterfinals
1997/981st13/16Round of 16
1998/991st13/16Round of 16
1999/20001st6/162nd Round
2000/011st8/12Round of 16
2001/021st8/12Shalva Isiani12Round of 16
2002/031st5/12Levan Shavgulidze11Runners-up
2003/041st2/12Boris Goncharov17Round of 16
2004/051st7/10Davit Gogoladze8Round of 16
2005/061st1/16Akaki Mikuchadze19Semifinals
2006/071st6/14Semifinals
2007/081st8/141st Round
2008/091st5/11Quarterfinals
2009/101st6/10Aleksandre Gogoberishvili6Round of 16
2010/111st8/10Revaz Gotsiridze7Quarterfinals
2011/121st12/12Giorgi Kutsurua4Round of 16
2012/131st10/12Giorgi Kakhelishvili, Valeri
Abramidze, Lado Akhalaia
4Semifinals
2013/141st3/12Rezo Jikia6Quarterfinals
2014/151st13/16Data Sitchinava112nd Round
2015/161st5/16Dimitri Tatanashvili11Runners-up
20161st6/14[lower-alpha 1]Davit Volkovi62nd Round
20172nd3/10[lower-alpha 2]Jaba Dvali21Round of 16
20181st8/10[lower-alpha 3]Davit Kirkitadze63rd Round
20191st9/10[lower-alpha 4]Jaba Ugulava9Round of 16
20202nd7/10Zviad Sikharulia42nd Round
20212nd1/10Data Sitchinava20Round of 16

Notes


  1. Lost to Pirveli Liga side Shukura 4–5 on aggregate in relegation play-offs
  2. Beat Dinamo Batumi on penalties in promotion play-offs
  3. Beat Gagra 4–0 on aggregate in relegation play-offs
  4. Beaten by Samtredia 4–1 on aggregate in relegation play-offs

Overall


Seasons spent in Georgian leagues since 1990:

● Umaglesi Liga / Erovnuli Liga (1st tier): 24

● Pirveli Liga / Erovnuli Liga 2 (2nd tier): 8

● Meore Liga (3rd tier): 1

Correct up to 2021 season


European football


Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR FK Púchov 0–3 0–3
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 1Q Baku FC 2–0 0–1
2Q PFC Levski Sofia 0–2 0–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Flamurtari 2–3 2–1

Current squad


As of 14 September, 2022[9]

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 Giorgi Chochishvili
2 DF  GEO Temur Bekauri
3 DF  GEO Iva Gelashvili
4 DF  BRA Vítor Carvalho
5 DF  GEO Archil Tvildiani
6 DF  GEO Luka Asatiani
7 MF  GEO Luka Khorkheli
8 MF  GEO Anatoli Mesiachenko
9 FW  GEO Nika Khorkheli
10 FW  FRA Guy Gnabouyou
11 MF  GEO Nika Ghambarashvili
12 GK  GEO Levan Isiani
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  GEO Otar Javashvili
17 MF  GEO Luka Chaganava
19 MF  GEO Ivan Potskhveria
20 FW  GEO Mikheil Kochakidze
22 MF  GEO Levan Jordania
23 DF  GEO Andro Nemsadze
25 DF  GEO Davit Kikalishvili
27 DF  CIV Abdulaziz Dumbia
29 GK  GEO Giorgi Ugrekhelidze
30 GK  GEO Soso Kardava
35 FW  GEO Davit Zurabiani
39 FW  GEO Otar Kobakhidze

Managers



Honours


Winners (1): 2005–06
Runners-up (1): 2003-04
Third place (1): 2013-14
Winners (2): 1994–95 East , 2021
Third place (1): 2017
Runners-up (2): 2002-03, 2015-16

Sponsors


Rich Metals Group, engaged in mining activities near Bolnisi, signed a first sponsorship contract with Sioni in 2016.[10]


Name


While Sioni is a Georgian equivalent of Zion, the football club is named after Bolnisi Sioni, the fifth century cathedral located near the current municipal centre.


References


  1. "The Cup final of 2001/02 (in Georgian)". msy.gov.ge.
  2. Reuters (2004-06-01). "UEFA Cup ban for Georgian club Sioni". ESPNsoccernet. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  3. "Umaglesi Liga, 2005-06". rsssf.com.
  4. "UEFA Champions League History, Season 2006–2007, First qualifying round". uefa.com. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  5. "UEFA Champions League History, Season 2006–2007, Second qualifying round". uefa.com. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  6. "CIS tournament 2007". wildstat.com.
  7. "ბოლნისის "სიონი" ეროვნული ლიგა 2-ის გამარჯვებულია". gazetibolnisi.ge (in Georgian), 27 November 2021.
  8. "სიონი ეროვნულ ლიგაში დაბრუნდა". leadersport.ge (in Georgian), 27 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  9. "Sioni squad for 2022". gff.ge.
  10. "RMG becomes sponsor of Sioni". richemetalgroup.com.



На других языках


[de] FC Sioni Bolnissi

Der FC Sioni Bolnissi (georgisch სკ სიონი ბოლნისი) ist ein Fußballverein in Bolnissi, Georgien. Er spielt im Temur-Stepania-Stadion, das über 3.400 Sitzplätze verfügt. Der Vereinsname stammt von der uralten Kirche Bolnissi Sioni.
- [en] FC Sioni Bolnisi

[es] FC Sioni Bolnisi

El FC Sioni Bolnisi (en georgiano, საფეხბურთო კლუბი სიონი ბოლნისი) es un club de fútbol de Georgia, con sede en la ciudad de Bolnisi. El club fue fundado en 1936. Su principal actividad es el fútbol.

[ru] Сиони (футбольный клуб)

«Сиони» — грузинский футбольный клуб, базирующийся в городе Болниси. Домашний стадион имени Тамаза Степания вмещает 3 тысячи зрителей.



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