FC Borjomi
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| Full name | FC Borjomi | ||
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| Founded | 1936 | ||
| Ground | Jemal Zeinklishvili Stadium Borjomi, Georgia | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Chairman | Koba Tediashvili | ||
| Manager | Malkhaz Latsabidze | ||
| League | Liga 3 | ||
| 2021 | 3rd in Liga 4, Promoted | ||
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FC Borjomi is a Georgian football club based in Borjomi. After the 2021 season they were promoted to Liga 3, the third tier of Georgian football system.
The team has spent four seasons in the top flight.
Their home ground is Jemal Zeinklishvili Stadium.
History[]
Founded in 1936, FC Borjomi participated in Georgian regional championship for many years.
From 1993/94 they spent several seasons in the second and third division. In 2004/05 Borjomi finished 2nd in Liga 2[1] and got promoted to Umaglesi Liga, where the club competed for four seasons.
The fifth place in 2005/06 is the best result Borjomi have achieved in Georgian leagues. It is noteworthy that the club won 14 home games out of 15, including against the top three leaders.[2]
In the 2007/08 season Borjomi won the group stage of David Kipiani Cup and reached the semifinals,[3] but the next year the club finished in the bottom place and quit the league.
A few years later Borjomi experienced some significant revival. Having convincingly won the third division in 2014, the next year team achieved great progress towards the return to the top league. As the runners-up, they booked a place for promotion play-off game against Lokomotive Tbilisi. This dramatic final match ended 3-3 and the winner of the tie was determined after the penalty shoot-out.[4]
Shortly some harsh times followed with two relegations within four seasons. Borjomi sank to a low ebb in 2019 when they failed to preserve a place in the third division.[5] Аs a result, the head coach was replaced and 90% of players parted ways with the club.[6]
In 2021 the club won the first stage of Liga 4 competition, qualified for the Promotion Group and managed to advance back to the third league from the third place. It is noteworthy that all home matches of the season they played at Mtskheta Park.[7]
Seasons[]
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Notes 1993/94 Pirveli Liga East 13 34 12 5 17 48 59 41 1994/95 Pirveli Liga East 10 30 9 4 17 47 70 31 1995/96 Pirveli Liga East 19 36 5 4 27 31 78 19 1996/97 Pirveli Liga East 7 38 21 4 13 51 52 67 2000/01 Pirveli Liga 2001/02 Pirveli Liga 12 22 2 1 19 16 68 7 Relegated 2002/03 Regionuli Liga Centre 2003/04 Regionuli Liga Centre Promoted 2004/05 Pirveli Liga 2 30 22 3 5 74 36 69 1st round Promoted 2005/06 Umaglesi Liga 5 30 19 2 9 50 26 59 Quarter-finals 2006/07 10 26 8 6 12 29 35 30 Quarter-finals 2007/08 9 26 9 4 13 32 39 31 Semi-finals 2008/09 11 30 2 7 21 21 85 13 Round of 32 Relegated 2013/14 Meore Liga 1 30 24 5 1 107 25 77 Promoted 2014/15 Pirveli Liga Group B 2 30 16 6 14 40 43 54 Promotion play-off, lost 2015/16 Pirveli Liga 4 34 17 10 7 45 32 61 2016 Pirveli Liga 3 16 8 1 7 22 17 22 Relegation play-off, lost 2017 Liga 3 White Group 4 18 7 7 4 22 17 28 Relegation Group 3 18 8 6 4 30 21 30 2018 Liga 3 7 38 18 7 13 66 56 61 1st Round 2019 Liga 3 9 36 12 3 21 30 57 39 Round of 32 Relegated 2020 Liga 4 Red Group 3 14 7 2 5 27 13 21 2nd Round 2021 Liga 4 Red Group 1 18 13 3 2 46 16 42 2nd Round Promoted Promotion Group 3 18 11 3 4 30 19 36
Current squad[]
As of June 2021
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[]
2018-19 - Koba Tediashvili
Since 2020 - Malkhaz Latsabidze
Malkhaz Latsabidze previously worked as head coach at Iveria Khashuri and Tskhinvali.
Honours[]
Pirveli Liga
Stadium[]
The club's home ground is a stadium named after Borjomi-born player Jemal Zeinklishvili, who was a member of Dinamo Tbilisi squad during their victorious season in the Soviet Top league in 1964.
The area was announced unfit for hosting official matches in 2020, which forced the local municipal authorities to unveil reconstruction plans. For this reason the team was forced to hire Mtskheta Park for their home games during the next two seasons.[8]
Name[]
Between 1936 and 2004 - FC Tori Borjomi
Since 2004 - FC Borjomi
The term Tori comes from a medieval name of the region where Borjomi and surrounding areas are situated.
Another football club based in Borjomi FC Tori competed in Regionuli Liga between 2016 and 2022.
References[]
- ^ "FC Borjomi in 2004/05". wildstat.com.
- ^ "Borjomi in 2005/06 season". wildstat.
- ^ "David Kipiani Cup 2007-08". soccerway.com.
- ^ ""ლოკომოტივმა" უმაღლესს დაუმიზნა". sportall.ge (in Georgian), 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Liga 3 in 2019". gff.ge.
- ^ "'ფეხბურთელების 90% დავითხოვეთ' - რა ბედი ეწევა კლუბ 'ბორჯომს'". sknews.ge (in Georgian), 31 January 2020.
- ^ "ბორჯომი ლიგა 3-ში აღზევდა და ეროვნულ ლიგა 2-ში გადასასვლელად იბრძოლებს". adjarasport.com (in Georgian), 30 November 2021.
- ^ "ბორჯომის საფეხბურთო მოედანს რეაბილიტაცია ჩაუტარდება". sknews.ge (in Georgian), 30 September 2020.
External links[]
- Football clubs in Georgia (country)
- Association football clubs established in 1936
- 1936 establishments in Georgia (country)