2025 FC Dinamo Tbilisi season

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FC Dinamo Tbilisi
2025 season
Chairman Roman Pipia
ManagerVladimir Kakashvili
Stadium Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Erovnuli Liga Preseason
Georgian Cup Preseason
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The 2025 FC Dinamo Tbilisi season is the thirty-seventh successive season that FC Dinamo Tbilisi played in the top flight of Georgian football.

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Season events

On 18 December 2024, Dinamo Tbilisi announced the appointment of Vladimir Kakashvili as their new Head Coach for the 2025 season. [1]

On 29 December 2024, Dinamo announced the return signing of Jaba Kankava on a one-year contract. [2]

On 4 January, Dinamo announced the signing of Tornike Morchiladze from Telavi to a one-year contract. [3]

On 12 January, Dinamo announced that Mate Vatsadze had extended his contract with the club for another year, and that Nodar Lominadze, Irakli Iakobidze and Otar Aptsiauri had all returned from their respective loans. [4]

On 16 January, Dinamo announced that Ștefan Sicaci had returned to the club after previously playing for Dinamo between 2018 and 2019. [5]

On 18 January, Dinamo announced the signing of Daniel Owusu to a two-year contract from Samtredia, and the year-long loan signing of Léo Assunpção from PSTC. [6]

On 19 January, Dinamo announced that Levan Osikmashvili had joined Hapoel Hadera on loan until the summer. [7]

On 20 January, Dinamo announced the signing of John Arthur to a two-year contract from Felgueiras. [8]

On 28 January, Dinamo announced that Aleksandre Kalandadze had joined Fehérvár on loan with an option to make the move permanent. [9]

On 29 January, Dinamo announced the signing of free-agent Valerian Gvilia to a one-year contract. [10]

Squad

As of match played 8 December 2024
No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
12Mate Sauri Flag of Georgia.svg GK6 June 2006 (age 18)Academy202400
36Papuna Beruashvili Flag of Georgia.svg GK21 March 2004 (age 20)Academy202200
37Mikheil Makatsaria Flag of Georgia.svg GK11 June 2004 (age 20)Academy2022310
Ștefan Sicaci Flag of Moldova.svg GK8 September 1988 (age 36) Kaisar 2025 [5] 2025 [5] 210
Defenders
2 Benson Anang Flag of Ghana.svg DF1 May 2000 (age 24) Othellos Athienou 2024 [11] 210
4Luka Salukvadze Flag of Georgia.svg DF28 January 2003 (age 22)Academy202410
5 Solomon Kvirkvelia Flag of Georgia.svg DF6 February 1992 (aged 32)Unattached2024 [12] 2025161
15Mukhran Bagrationi Flag of Georgia.svg DF13 February 2004 (age 20) Telavi 202450
21Tengo Gobeshia Flag of Georgia.svg DF7 January 2005 (age 20)Academy202410
26Shota Kverenchkhiladze Flag of Georgia.svg DF30 October 2004 (age 20)Academy202310
35Sunday Haruna Flag of Nigeria.svg DF1 June 2005 (age 19) AS Trenčín 2024 [13] 2025 (+2) [13] 30
38Saba Kharebashvili Flag of Georgia.svg DF3 September 2008 (age 16)Academy2024280
40 Saba Khvadagiani Flag of Georgia.svg DF30 January 2001 (age 24)on loan from Maccabi Netanya 2024 [14] 2025 [14] 1186
Léo Assunpção Flag of Brazil.svg DF25 April 2002 (age 22)on loan from PSTC 2025 [6] 2025 [6] 00
Otar Aptsiauri Flag of Georgia.svg DF23 October 2001 (age 23) Saburtalo Tbilisi 202200
Irakli Iakobidze Flag of Georgia.svg DF25 January 2002 (age 23)Academy202120
Midfielders
6Giorgi Tsetskhladze Flag of Georgia.svg MF4 March 2005 (age 19)Academy202480
11Saba Samushia Flag of Georgia.svg MF7 November 2006 (age 18)Academy2024130
14 Alisher Shukurov Flag of Tajikistan.svg MF30 March 2002 (age 22) Kuktosh Rudaki 2024 [15] 2025 (+1) [15] 30
17 Nosa Edokpolor Flag of Nigeria.svg MF22 September 1996 (age 28)Unattached2024 [16] 140
22 Nika Ninua Flag of Georgia.svg MF22 June 1999 (age 25)Unattached2024 [11] 11315
27 Nikoloz Ugrekhelidze Flag of Georgia.svg MF15 August 2003 (age 21)Academy2023496
28 Tsotne Berelidze Flag of Georgia.svg MF24 March 2006 (age 18)Academy2023270
30 Tjipe Karuuombe Flag of Namibia.svg MF21 September 2001 (age 23) UNAM 202410
32Luka Bubuteishvili Flag of Georgia.svg MF12 February 2006 (age 18)Academy202420
46Levan Nachkebia Flag of Georgia.svg MF30 March 2006 (age 18)Academy202410
Nikoloz Tskhovrebashvili Flag of Georgia.svg MF7 January 2004 (age 21)Academy202300
Valerian Gvilia Flag of Georgia.svg MF24 May 1994 (age 30)Unattached2025 [10] 2025 [10] 00
Jaba Kankava Flag of Georgia.svg MF18 March 1986 (age 38)Unattached2025 [2] 2025 [2]
Nodar Lominadze Flag of Georgia.svg MF4 April 2002 (age 22)Academy2021271
Nika Sikharulashvili Flag of Georgia.svg MF7 October 2003 (age 21)Academy2023131
Forwards
7 Vakhtang Salia Flag of Georgia.svg FW30 August 2007 (age 17)Academy2023397
12 Mate Vatsadze Flag of Georgia.svg FW17 December 1988 (age 36) Gagra 2024 [17] 2025 [4]
19David Gotsiridze Flag of Georgia.svg FW6 April 2004 (age 20)Academy2024141
24 Dominik Reiter Flag of Austria.svg FW4 January 1998 (age 27) SC Rheindorf Altach 2024 [18] 2025 [18] 182
25Nikoloz Tshekladze Flag of Georgia.svg FW29 October 2005 (age 19)Academy2024202
31Tornike Kirkitadze Flag of Georgia.svg FW23 July 1996 (age 28) Locomotive Tbilisi 2022 [19] 565
33 Vasilios Gordeziani Flag of Georgia.svg FW29 January 2002 (age 23) PAOK 2024 [20] 2026 [20] 266
44Sandro Mikautadze Flag of Georgia.svg FW6 March 2009 (age 15)Academy202410
47Yusuf Mekhtiev Flag of Georgia.svg FW1 May 2006 (age 18)Academy202410
Tornike Morchiladze Flag of Georgia.svg FW10 January 2002 (age 23) Telavi 2025 [3] 2025 [3] 00
John Arthur Flag of Ghana.svg FW8 April 2002 (age 22) Felgueiras 2025 [8] 2026 [8] 00
Daniel Owusu Flag of Ghana.svg FW25 January 2003 (age 22) Samtredia 2025 [6] 2026 [6] 00
Dinamo Tbilisi II Players
Giorgi Meparishvili Flag of Georgia.svg DF11 June 2006 (age 18)Academy202400
Giorgi Chkhetiani Flag of Georgia.svg DF20 February 2003 (age 21)Academy202400
Players away on loan
3 Aleksandre Kalandadze Flag of Georgia.svg DF9 May 2001 (age 23)Academy202020261074
16Levan Osikmashvili Flag of Georgia.svg MF20 April 2002 (age 22)Academy2022840
18 Oscar Santis Flag of Guatemala.svg MF25 March 1999 (age 25) Antigua 2024 [21] 2025 (+1) [21] 343
Left during the season

Transfers

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1 January 2025MF Flag of Georgia.svg Jaba Kankava UnattachedFree [2]
4 January 2025FW Flag of Georgia.svg Tornike Morchiladze Telavi Undisclosed [3]
16 January 2025GK Flag of Moldova.svg Ștefan Sicaci Kaisar Undisclosed [5]
18 January 2025FW Flag of Ghana.svg Daniel Owusu Samtredia Undisclosed [6]
20 January 2025FW Flag of Ghana.svg John Arthur Felgueiras Undisclosed [8]
29 January 2025MF Flag of Georgia.svg Valerian Gvilia UnattachedFree [10]

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate toRef.
3 July 2024DF Flag of Georgia.svg Saba Khvadagiani Maccabi Netanya 30 June 2025 [14]
18 January 2025DF Flag of Brazil.svg Léo Assunpção PSTC 31 December 2025 [6]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate toRef.
8 August 2024MF Flag of Georgia.svg Nika Sikharulashvili Makedonikos 30 June 2025 [22]
13 August 2024GK Flag of Georgia.svg Mate Sauri Rio Ave 30 June 2025
26 December 2024FW Flag of Guatemala.svg Oscar Santis Antigua [23]
19 January 2025MF Flag of Georgia.svg Levan Osikmashvili Hapoel Hadera 30 June 2025 [7]
28 January 2025DF Flag of Georgia.svg Aleksandre Kalandadze Fehérvár 30 June 2025 [9]

Released

DatePositionNationalityNameJoinedDateRef.
15 January 2025GK Flag of Austria.svg Tobias Schützenauer [24]
15 January 2025MF Flag of Georgia.svg Saba Samushia [24]
15 January 2025MF Flag of Nigeria.svg Nosa Edokpolor [24]
15 January 2025FW Flag of Georgia.svg Tornike Kirkitadze [24]
15 January 2025FW Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Skhirtladze [24]

Trial

Date fromPositionNationalityNameLast clubDate endRef.
January 2025MF Flag of Ukraine.svg Kyrylo Pashko Dynamo Kyiv [25]
January 2025MF Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Kalyn Dynamo Kyiv [25]
January 2025FW Flag of Brazil.svg Adrian César Fluminense [26]

Friendlies

26 January 2025 Dinamo Tbilisi 0–2 Dallas Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 GET (UTC+4) Report Musa Soccerball shade.svg38'
Endeley Soccerball shade.svg65'		Stadium: Pine Cliffs Resort
31 January 2025 Sporting CP B 1–0 Dinamo Tbilisi Portugal
16:00 GET (UTC+4)GonçalvesSoccerball shade.svg20' Report
1 February 2025 Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 Kriens Portugal
GET (UTC+4)MorchiladzeSoccerball shade.svg70', 74' Report

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionStarting roundRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Erovnuli Liga Matchday 1000000+0!—
Georgian Cup Round of 16000000+0!—
Total000000+0!—

Last updated: 8 December 2024
Source: Competitions

Erovnuli Liga

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
000000 0000000 000000 0

Last updated: 8 December 2024.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Results

    20251v
    GET (UTC+4)

    League table

    PosTeam
    		PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
    1 Dila Gori 00000000Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
    2 Dinamo Batumi 00000000Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
    3 Dinamo Tbilisi 00000000
    4 Gagra 00000000
    5 Gareji 00000000
    Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2025. Source: Erovnuli Liga, Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams).

    Georgian Cup

    2025Round of 16v
    GET (UTC+4)

    Squad statistics

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