FC Meshakhte Tkibuli
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Full name | Meshakhte Tkibuli |
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Founded | 1938 |
Ground | Tkibuli, Georgia |
Capacity | 6000 |
Manager | David Burkadze |
League | Liga 3 |
2021 | 10th of 14 in Liga 3 |
FC Meshakhte is a Georgian association football club based in Tkibuli, which currently competes in Liga 3, the third division of Georgian football system.
History[]
Meshakhte participated in the Georgian Soviet league and twice, in 1980 and 1981, became champions. In 1964 and 1976 they also won the domestic Cup.
The club spent 13 seasons in the Soviet third division with the following combined results:[1]
M | W | D | L | GD |
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303 | 127 | 60 | 116 | 414-399 |
The success of the club was attributed to the large coal mine industry based in Tkibuli which financed the local football as well.
First years after Georgian national league was formed, the club played in the second division. Between 1991 and 1996 they three times finished third and once, in 1997, came the second. After the 2008–09 season Meshakhte were relegated.[2]
The 3rd place taken in Group White in 2016 has been the best result achieved in recent period.[3] The next year Meshakhte were defeated in relegation battle by Merani Tbilisi.
After two years in Liga 3 Meshakhte, struggling the whole season, finished at the bottom in 2020,[4] although avoided the relegation due to some changes in the league introduced in late January 2021.
Seasons[]
Year | League | Pos | MP | W | D | L | GD | P | Notes |
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2012/13 | Pirveli Liga Group A | 5th of 12 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 42-66 | 45 | |
2013/14 | Pirveli Liga Group A | 7th of 13 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37-38 | 32 | |
2014/15 | Pirveli Liga Group B | 7th of 10 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 57-55 | 47 | |
2015/16 | Pirveli Liga | 11th of 18 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 28-31 | 42 | |
2016 | Pirveli Liga Group White | 3rd of 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 25-12 | 29 | Relegation round, won |
2017 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 9th of 10 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 33-75 | 27 | Relegated |
2018 | Liga 3 | 8th of 20 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 59-54 | 57 | |
2019 | Liga 3 | 8th of 10 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 43-55 | 39 | |
2020 | Liga 3 | 10th of 10 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10-45 | 6 | |
2021 | Liga 3 | 10th of 14 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31-45 | 30 |
Players[]
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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Head Coach[]
David Burkadze was appointed as head coach on 14 June 2021. Previously he was in charge of several youth teams at Kutaisi football school and also trained professional clubs such as Imereti Khoni and Sulori Vani.
Honours[]
- Georgian Soviet Championship
- Champion: 1980, 1981
- Georgian Soviet Cup
- Champion: 1964, 1976
- Pirveli Liga
- Silver Medal winner: 2008
- Bronze Medal winner: 1991, 1994, 1995
Name[]
In 1990-91 the club took part in the second division as Okriba only to regain the current name the next season.
The name comes from shakhta which can be translated as a shaft in coal mine industry.
References[]
- ^ "Meshakhte in the Second League". wildstat.com.
- ^ "2008/09 regular season in Pirveli Liga". soccerway.com.
- ^ "2016 season". soccerway.com.
- ^ "2020 in Liga 3". gff.com.
External links[]
- Football clubs in Georgia (country)