FC Rustavi

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FC Rustavi
FC Rustavi logo.png
Founded1948; 73 years ago (1948)
GroundPoladi Stadium
Rustavi, Georgia
Capacity6,200
CoachVarlam Kilasonia
LeagueErovnuli Liga 2
20204th

FC Rustavi is a Georgian football team, which are playing in Rustavi. The club play their home games at Poladi Stadium. After FC Tbilisi merged with second division club FC Rustavi in 2006, FC Olimpi Rustavi was established. In 2007, FC Olimpi Rustavi won their first Georgian Premier League title. In 2011, they changed name to Metalurgi Rustavi.[citation needed] In 2015 Metalurgi Rustavi was again renamed and began to play in Erovnuli Liga 2 as FC Rustavi. In 2017 season FC Rustavi won the league and promoted to Erovnuli Liga.

History[]

Football in Rustavi could be track back to Metallurg Rustavi in Soviet era. The club was a member of Umaglesi Liga until relegated in 2003. In order to back to top division, the club merged with FC Tbilisi and renamed as Olimpi Rustavi, to take their player and seat on Umaglesi Liga, where they won the league title in the first season they merged. For the 2011/12 season the club changed its name to Metalurgi Rustavi.

Honours[]

Winners (2): 2007, 2010
Winners (1): 2010
Winners (1): 2017
  • Football championship of Georgian SSR:
    • Winners (4): 1959, 1974, 1979, 1984

Current squad[]

As of 20 October 2019 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Georgia (country) GEO Tsotne Kapanadze
5 DF Georgia (country) GEO Luka Nozadze
6 MF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Vasadze
7 MF Georgia (country) GEO Luka Silagadze
8 MF Georgia (country) GEO Avtandil Gujabidze
9 FW Georgia (country) GEO Beka Kavtaradze
10 MF Georgia (country) GEO Data Sitchinava
11 FW Georgia (country) GEO Nika Dzalamidze
12 GK Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Kulua
14 MF Georgia (country) GEO Paata Kiteishvili
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Georgia (country) GEO Lasha Kochladze
16 DF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Tevzadze
19 FW Georgia (country) GEO Luka Imnadze
23 FW Georgia (country) GEO Lasha Lezhava
24 MF Azerbaijan AZE Fuad Bayramov
25 GK Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Mamardashvili (on loan from Dinamo Tbilisi)
27 MF Georgia (country) GEO Revaz Salukvadze
31 MF Ukraine UKR Vadym Prokopenko
32 DF Georgia (country) GEO Luka Asatiani


Seasons[]

Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager
1990 Umaglesi Liga 3 34 22 3 9 63 33 69 Gorda Rustavi
1991 Umaglesi Liga 9 19 7 5 7 34 22 26 Gorda Rustavi
1991–92 Umaglesi Liga 3 38 22 9 7 71 38 75 Gorda Rustavi
1992–93 Umaglesi Liga 7 32 14 7 11 73 69 49 Metallurgi Rustavi
1993–94 Umaglesi Liga 9 Metallurgi Rustavi
1994–95 Umaglesi Liga 7 Metallurgi Rustavi
1995–96 Umaglesi Liga 5 Metallurgi Rustavi
1996–97 Umaglesi Liga 10 Metallurgi Rustavi
1997–98 Umaglesi Liga 11 Metallurgi Rustavi
1998–99 Umaglesi Liga 12 Gorda Rustavi
1999-00 Umaglesi Liga 12 Gorda Rustavi
2000–01 Umaglesi Liga 11 Gorda Rustavi
2001–02 Umaglesi Liga 10 Gorda Rustavi
2002–03 Umaglesi Liga 10 Gorda Rustavi
2003–04 Pirveli Liga 4 FC Rustavi
2004–05 Pirveli Liga 11 30 10 7 13 39 43 37 FC Rustavi
2005–06 Pirveli Liga 8 34 13 10 11 50 37 49 FC Rustavi
2006–07 Umaglesi Liga 1 26 19 6 1 57 9 63 Round of 16 FC Olimpi Rustavi
2007–08 Umaglesi Liga 4 26 16 4 6 26 16 52 Quarter-finals UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying round FC Olimpi Rustavi
2008–09 Umaglesi Liga 3 30 16 9 5 40 20 57 Runner-up FC Olimpi Rustavi
2009–10 Umaglesi Liga 1 36 25 7 4 69 26 79 Round of 16 UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying round FC Olimpi Rustavi
2010–11 Umaglesi Liga 3 36 20 6 10 52 31 66 Quarter-finals UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round FC Olimpi Rustavi
2011–12 Umaglesi Liga 2 28 17 4 7 39 28 55 Semi-finals UEFA Europa League 3rd qualifying round FC Metalurgi Rustavi
2012–13 Umaglesi Liga 7 32 12 8 12 29 35 44 Semi-finals UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying round FC Metalurgi Rustavi
2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 5 32 13 6 13 35 39 45 Quarter-finals FC Metalurgi Rustavi
2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 14 30 6 8 16 25 46 26 Quarter-finals FC Metalurgi Rustavi
2015–16 Pirveli Liga 9 34 Round of 32 FC Metalurgi Rustavi

European record[]

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away
2007–08 UEFA Champions League 1Q Kazakhstan FC Astana 0–0 0–3
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 2–0 2–0
2Q Poland Legia Warszawa 0–1 0–3
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2Q Kazakhstan Aktobe 1–1 0–2
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Armenia Banants 1–1 1–0
2Q Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar 1–1 2–0
3Q France Stade Rennais 2–5 0–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Albania Teuta 6–1 3–0
2Q Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–3 0–2

Managers[]

  • Georgia (country) Giorgi Kiknadze (July 1, 2006 – Jan 1, 2007)
  • Ukraine Anatoliy Piskovets (Sept 1, 2007 – Feb 1, 2008)
  • Georgia (country)
  • Georgia (country) (July 1, 2008 – Oct 4, 2010)
  • Georgia (country) (Oct 10, 2010 – Nov 1, 2010)
  • Georgia (country) (Nov 2010 – Aug 11)
  • Georgia (country) (Aug 9, 2011 – Oct 1, 2012)
  • Georgia (country) Georgi Kipiani (Oct 3, 2012 – May 31, 2013)
  • Georgia (country) (June 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013)
  • Georgia (country) Varlam Kilasonia (Jan 1, 2014–)

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