FC Samgurali Tsqaltubo

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FC Samgurali Tsqaltubo
FC Samgurali Tskhaltubo.png
Full nameს.კ. სამგურალი წყალტუბო
Founded1945; 77 years ago (1945)
Dissolved2005–2009
Ground
Capacity12,000 (Old standard)
OwnerMikheil Iashvili
ManagerGiorgi Mikadze
LeagueErovnuli Liga
2021Erovnuli Liga, 7th
WebsiteClub website

FC Samgurali Tsqaltubo is a Georgian association football club from Tsqaltubo, which takes part in Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of the national league.

They have been runners-up of the Georgian Cup three times.

History[]

In Soviet and national leagues[]

Formed in 1945 as FC Medic, the football club from Tsqaltubo 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.

When Georgian Football Federation formed an independent championship in 1990, Samgurali spent eight out of the initial ten seasons in the top flight. In 1999/2000, they finished in the drop zone and left the league. In this period the team experienced the worst decade in their history as they ceased to exist for four years.[1]

Samgurali gained promotion to the second division in 2010 and stayed there as a stable member for nine successive seasons. The team finished as group runners-up in the 2016 transitional tournament, when the promotion rule was suspended.[2] Two years later they slipped into the relegation zone after the last round. Worse was yet to come, as Samgurali suffered a play-off defeat on away goals.[3]

Despite this setback, following the club's purchase by new owners in the summer of 2019, ambitious promotion plans were unveiled.[4] It took Samgurali a year to climb back to Liga 2. The team came 2nd in the regular season and secured a convincing victory in both play-off ties.[5] The next season brought another triumph. The club prevailed over their opponents again in both games and returned to the first tier after an eighteen-year break.[6] This double promotion in two consecutive years was achieved under head coach Ucha Sosiashvili.

Due to prolific performance in the league, striker Sergo Kukhianidze became the first Samgurali player who was called up to the national team for friendly games in June 2021.[7]

Georgian Cup[]

Apart from winning promotion to Erovnuli Liga, the team in 2020 also achieved an impressive success by reaching the final of David Kipiani Cup for the first time since 1999. As in the previous case though, they again lost the final game on penalty shoot-out.[8]

Nor the third attempt made the next year was fruitful. Having won four away games en route to the final, Samgurali were defeated in the regular time with a narrow margin.[9]

Seasons[]

Season Div Pos P W D L GF GA Pts Top scorer Goals Cup
1990 UL 14/18 34 11 6 17 42 57 39 R3
1991 UL 11/20 19 7 3 9 21 34 24 –
1991/92 UL 12/20 38 14 6 18 41 55 48 R1
1992/93 UL 4/17 32 18 4 10 73 51 58 Merab Megreladze 41 QF
1993/94 UL, West 8/8 14 1 1 12 12 42 4 QF
11-19 Places 14/19 16 9 1 6 27 29 28
1994/95 UL 16/16down-arrow 30 5 6 19 30 68 21 R1
1995/96 PL 1/20Up-arrow 38 33 3 2 132 28 102 DNE
1996/97 UL 11/16 30 10 5 15 35 54 35 R2
1997/98 UL 12/16 30 9 7 14 31 50 34 R1
1998/99 UL 11/16 30 10 3 17 32 57 33 RU
1999/2000 UL, A 7/8 14 3 2 9 9 27 11 R1
9-16 Places 13/16down-arrow 14 8 3 3 17 8 33
PL 6/12 22 12 3 7 38 40 39 QF
1-6 Places 3/6Up-arrow 10 5 3 2 13 7 38
2001/02 UL 12/12 22 3 5 14 16 37 14 R2
7-12 Places 11/12down-arrow 10 5 1 4 11 10 23
PL 4/16 30 15 8 7 42 26 53 R1
2003/04 PL 2/16 30 17 7 6 39 19 58 R2
The club was dissolved in 2005-2009
2010/11 PL 14/17 32 8 6 18 38 64 30 DNE
2011/12 PL 7/10 18 6 5 7 27 23 23 Giorgi Bukhaidze 7 DNE
2012/13 PL 6/12 30 13 7 10 59 48 46 Tornike Kapanadze 27 R1
2013/14 PL 7/14 26 11 6 9 49 49 39 Giorgi Bukhaidze 14 R1
2014/15 PL 4/10 36 19 3 14 76 50 60 Giorgi Tevdoradze 17 R1
2015/16 PL 6/18 34 16 3 15 60 46 51 Giorgi Tevdoradze 17 DNE
2016 PL 2/9 16 10 2 4 29 24 32 Mamuka Gongadze 8 R1
2017 L2 4/10 36 16 5 15 46 46 53 Gaga Chkhetiani 12 R5
2018 L2 8/10down-arrow 36 12 5 19 40 56 41 Gaga Chkhetiani 12 R3
2019 L3 2/10Up-arrow 36 21 7 8 52 29 70 R2
2020 L2 2/10 Up-arrow 18 8 6 4 23 12 30 Sergo Kukhianidze 7 RU
2021 EL 7/10 36 9 14 13 34 46 41 Sergo Kukhianidze 11 RU

Honours[]

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 2 March 2022[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Georgia (country) GEO Maksime Kvilitaia
2 DF Georgia (country) GEO Ilia Akhvlediani
4 DF Georgia (country) GEO Omar Patarkatsishvili
5 DF Nigeria NGA Luqman Gilmore
6 MF Ivory Coast CIV Yusuf Toure
7 FW Georgia (country) GEO Sergo Kukhianidze
8 MF Georgia (country) GEO Davit Maisashvili
9 FW Georgia (country) GEO Mamia Gavashelishvili
10 MF Georgia (country) GEO Demur Chikhladze
11 MF Georgia (country) GEO Irakli Rukhadze
12 GK Georgia (country) GEO Murman Svanidze
14 MF Georgia (country) GEO Andria Devdariani
15 DF Georgia (country) GEO Nika Kalandarishvili
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Georgia (country) GEO Aleksandre Verulidze
18 FW Russia RUS Nikita Simdyankin
19 GK Georgia (country) GEO Levan Shovnadze
20 DF Georgia (country) GEO Levan Kurdadze
21 MF Georgia (country) GEO Mikheil Basheleishvili
22 MF Georgia (country) GEO Grigol Dolidze
23 DF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Tevzadze
24 MF Georgia (country) GEO Tornike Gobronidze
25 DF Georgia (country) GEO Shalva Burjanadze
27 FW Georgia (country) GEO Tedo Kikabidze
31 MF Georgia (country) GEO Tariel Burjanadze
33 MF Brazil BRA Jefferson Jeraldo

Managers[]

  • Georgia (country) Gia Gigatadze (August 2016 - May 2018)
  • Georgia (country) Besik Khachiperadze (May 2018 - January 2019)
  • Georgia (country) Mikheil Makhviladze (January - September 2019)
  • Georgia (country) Ucha Sosiashvili (September 2019 - April 2021)
  • Georgia (country) Samson Pruidze (April - December 2021)
  • Georgia (country) Giorgi Mikadze (Since December 2021)

Between 2013 and 2020 the current manager worked as a football coach in Zestafoni, Merani Martvili, and Georgian youth teams. He was appointed at Samtredia in midseason of 2020 and at relegation-bound Telavi the next year. In both cases he successfully guided his teams in their survival battles.

Giorgi Mikadze took charge of Samgurali on 28 December 2021.[11]

Other teams[]

The reserve team known as Samgurali-2, which has recently spent one season in the third division, won Regionuli Liga Group West in 2021 and advanced to Liga 4.[12]

References[]

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  2. ^ "პირველი ლიგა ოთხმა კლუბმა გაინაღდა". mysports.ge (in Georgian), 25 November 2016.
  3. ^ "სამგურალი - გურია". eliga.ge (in Georgian), 14 December 2018.
  4. ^ "საინტერესო გეგმები წყალტუბოს ,,სამგურალის" პრეზიდენტისგან". fcsamgurali.ge (in Georgian), 18 February 2020.
  5. ^ "სამგურალი ეროვნულ ლიგაში აღზევდა". sportall.ge (in Georgian), 19 Dec 2020.
  6. ^ "18-წლიანი ლოდინი დასრულდა - სამგურალი ეროვნულ ლიგაშია". popsport.com (in Georgian), 19 December 2020.
  7. ^ ""წარმოუდგენელი გრძნობაა' - სერგო კუხიანიძე საქართველოს ნაკრებში გამოძახებაზე". popsport.com (in Georgian), 18 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Სამგურალი - გაგრა". gff.ge, 8 November 2020.
  9. ^ "სამგურალის მესამე ვერცხლი საქართველოს თასზე". fcsamgurali.ge (in Georgian), 8 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Players". erovnuliliga.ge.
  11. ^ "სამგურალს გიორგი მიქაძე გაწვრთნის". fcsamgurali.ge (in Georgian), 28 December 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 in Regional league". gff.ge.

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