FC Samgurali Tskhaltubo
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| Full name | ს.კ. სამგურალი წყალტუბო | |||
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| Founded | 1945 | |||
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| Capacity | 12,000 (Old standard) | |||
| President | Mikheil Iashvili | |||
| Manager | Samson Pruidze | |||
| League | Erovnuli Liga | |||
| 2020 | Erovnuli Liga 2, 2nd (promoted) | |||
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FC Samgurali Tskaltubo is a Georgian association football club from Tskhaltubo, which takes part in Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of the national league.
The team has twice been a runner-up of the Georgian Cup.
History[]
In the Soviet and national leagues[]
Formed in 1945 as FC Medic, the football club from Tskhaltubo had the most prolific years in 1980s. Between 1983 and 1990 under the name Shadrevani they became champions of the Georgian Soviet league three times, once finished as runners-up and once won bronze medals.
Since 1990, when Georgian Football Federation formed an independent championship, 4th place taken in 1994 has been the best result shown by Samgurali in Umaglesi Liga. After 2001/02 they were relegated to Liga 2, where the team spent most of the seasons until 2019, although Samgurali also played in Liga 3 for several years.[1]
After an 18-year break Samgurali managed to return to the first division following the 2020 season, completing the double promotion in two years.
Recent years[]
| Season | Division | Position | MP | W | D | L | GD | P | Notes |
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| 2010/11 | 2nd | 14th of 17 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 38-64 | 30 | |
| 2011/12 | 2nd, Group A | 7th of 10 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27-23 | 23 | |
| 2012/13 | 2nd, Group B | 6th of 12 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 59-48 | 46 | |
| 2013/14 | 2nd, Group B | 7th of 14 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 49-49 | 39 | |
| 2014/15 | 2nd, Group A | 4th of 10 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 76-50 | 60 | |
| 2015/16 | 2nd | 6th of 18 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 60-46 | 51 | |
| 2016 | 2nd Group Red | 2nd of 9 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29-24 | 32 | |
| 2017 | 2nd | 4th of 10 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 46-46 | 53 | |
| 2018 | 2nd | 8th of 10 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 40-56 | 41 | Relegation play-off, lost |
| 2019 | 3rd | 2nd of 10 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 52-29 | 70 | Promotion play-off, won |
| 2020 | 2nd | 2nd of 10 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23-12 | 30 | Promotion play-off, won [2] |
| 2021 | 1st |
Apart from winning the promotion to Erovnuli Liga, the team also achieved an impressive success by reaching the final of David Kipiani Cup for the first time since 1999. As in the first case though, they again lost the final game on penalty shoot-out.[3]
Honours[]
- Georgian Soviet Championship
- Champion: 1983, 1985, 1989
- Georgian Soviet Cup
- Champion: 1988, 1989
- Georgian Cup:
- Runners-up: 1999, 2020
- Erovnuli Liga 2
- Champion: 1996
- Silver Medal winner: 1997, 2004, 2020
- Bronze Medal winner: 2001
Top scorers[]
With 41 goals scored in the 1992/93 season Merab Megreladze has been the leading goalscorer not only in the history of Samgurali, but also in Georgian top football division since its creation in 1990.
Current squad[]
As of 7 August, 2021[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Manager[]
Samson (Soso) Pruidze is widely recognized as one of the most experienced and successful Georgian managers. He started his career as a football coach in Samgurali in 1994. Later he worked in Margveti Zestafoni, Samtredia and Borjomi before getting appointed at Chikhura Sachkhere, where he spent the national record-breaking 12 years.
Samson Priudze reunited with Samgurali on 15 April 2021.[5]
References[]
- ^ "The rise of Samgurali". Lelo. 29 Dec 2020. Retrieved 29 Dec 2020.
- ^ "Samgurali are promoted to the top league". 19 Dec 2020. Retrieved 29 Dec 2020.
- ^ "Სამგურალი - გაგრა". 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Players". Erovnuliliga. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Soso Pruidze to take charge of Samgurali". fcsamgurali.ge.
External links[]
- Football clubs in Georgia (country)
- 1945 establishments in Georgia (country)