FC Chiatura

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Chiatura
FC Magaroeli Chiatura.png
Full nameFootball Club Chiatura
Nickname(s)Chiatura
Founded1936; 85 years ago (1936)
GroundTemur Maghradze Stadium
Chiatura, Georgia
ManagerBadri Bregvadze
LeagueLiga 4
202113th of 14, Liga 3

FC Magaroeli is a Georgian football club from Chiatura. Following the 2021 season they were relegated to Liga 4.

The team has twice participated in the top flight.

History[]

Formed in 1936, Chiatura won the Georgian championship in 1975, and also clinched the domestic Cup title in 1978 and 1979. The club spent four seasons in the Soviet Second league.[1]

In 1992/93 season the club finished second in the Pirveli Liga which paved the way for Umaglesi Liga in 1993/94. Magaroeli participated in the top flight also in 1997/98.

In 2007/08 they won the second division with a 23-point margin.[2]

Until 2016 the club competed in Liga 2 where they mostly were involved in relegation battles. After finishing sixth in the regular 2016 season, Magaroeli lost a relegation tie against Meshakhte Tkibuli.

The next year they won Liga 3, although failed to move up after a poor performance in the promotion tournament.[3]

In 2018, Chiatura finished in 12th place in a 20-team league and along with all other bottom-half clubs were relegated to the newly formed Liga 4.

In 2019 Georgian top goalscorer 34 year-old Jaba Dvali joined Chiatura.[4]

In 2020 the club finished 2nd. Even though this result fell short of the promotion, some changes of the league format announced in January 2021 by GFF awarded Magaroeli a slot in Liga 3 for the upcoming season. After one season, though, the club was relegated.

Seasons[]

Year League Pos MP W D L GD P Notes
2011/12 Pirveli Liga Group A 3 of 10 18 11 4 3 30-16 37
2012/13 Pirveli Liga Group A 5 of 12 33 13 6 14 42-66 45
2013/14 Pirveli Liga Group B 6 of 14 26 12 4 10 44-46 40
2014/15 Pirveli Liga Group B 5 of 10 36 17 3 16 53-52 54
2015/16 Pirveli Liga 12 of 18 34 9 15 10 41-48 42
2016 Pirveli Liga Group Red 6 of 9 16 7 2 7 15-21 20 Relegation round, lost
2017 Liga 3 Red Group 1 of 10 18 12 4 2 32-14 40
Liga 3 Promotion Group 7 of 10 18 5 2 11 15-33 17
2018 Liga 3 12 of 20 38 12 15 11 39-47 47 Relegated
2019 Liga 4 8 of 10 27 8 4 15 29-45 28
2020 Liga 4 White Group 2 of 8 14 6 6 2 23-11 24 Promoted
2021 Liga 3 13 of 14 26 5 6 15 23-46 21 Relegated

Players[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Georgia (country) GEO
— GK Georgia (country) GEO
— DF Georgia (country) GEO
— DF Georgia (country) GEO
— DF Georgia (country) GEO
— DF Georgia (country) GEO
— DF Georgia (country) GEO
— DF Georgia (country) GEO
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Georgia (country) GEO
— MF Georgia (country) GEO
— MF Georgia (country) GEO
— MF Georgia (country) GEO
— MF Georgia (country) GEO
— MF Georgia (country) GEO
— FW Georgia (country) GEO
— FW Georgia (country) GEO

Honours[]

  • Georgian Soviet Championship
    • Champion: 1975
  • Georgian Soviet Cup
    • Champion: 1978, 1979
  • Pirveli Liga:
    • Champion: 1997, 2008
    • Bronze prize winner: 1992, 1996

Stadium[]

The club hosts their league games on Temur Maghradze stadium, which has a capacity of 11,650.

Name[]

The club several times changed the name from Chiatura to Magaroeli and back. The latter literally means a miner implying the existing Chiatura mine complex in this town.

References[]

  1. ^ "Magaroeli in Soviet leagues". wildstat.com.
  2. ^ "2007-08 season". soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "2017 table for promotion group". soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Dvali joins Chiatura". leadersport.com.

External links[]

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