FC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football.
The Georgia national football team represents Georgia in men's international football matches, and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Georgia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions.
Kakhaber "Kakha" Kaladze is a Georgian politician and former footballer who has served as the Mayor of Tbilisi since November 2017. A versatile player, he was capable of playing both as a centre-back and as a left-back, or even as a wide midfielder. He played for the Georgia national team from 1996 to 2011. He was voted Georgian Footballer of the Year in 2001–2003, 2006 and 2011 and was considered one of Georgia's most important players.
Aleksandre Rekhviashvili is a Georgian football official and a former midfielder. He works as a sporting director of Dinamo Tbilisi.
David Kipiani was a Georgian and Soviet football midfielder and manager, who played for the USSR national team. Kipiani principally played as a playmaker and is considered one of Georgia's greatest players. He was known for his elegant style of play, dribbling ability and passing range.
FC Dinamo Batumi is a Georgian professional football club based in Batumi, Adjara that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top division of the national football system.
Jaba Kankava is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dinamo Tbilisi.
The 1990 Soviet Top League season was the 53rd since its establishment. Spartak Moscow were the defending 12-times champions, but came only fifth this season and marginally qualified for continental competitions. The league was shortened and a total of fourteen teams participated. By the start of the season both Georgian teams had withdrawn followed by another withdrawal from Žalgiris at the start of competition. The league consisted of ten teams contested in the 1989 season and the Army club promoted from the Soviet First League. The representatives of the Baltic states as well as Georgia chose not to take part in the competition.
Aleksandre Chivadze is a Georgian former football player and coach.
Ramaz Shengelia was a Georgian and Soviet footballer who played as a striker.
Denys Vasylyovych Shelikhov is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Slavia Mozyr.
Aleksandre Amisulashvili is a retired Georgian international footballer.
Ucha Lobjanidze is a retired Georgian footballer who played as a defender for several clubs in Georgia and abroad as well as for the national team.
Mamuka Kobakhidze is a Georgian professional football player. He plays for FC Dinamo Batumi.
The 2016–17 season was 26th consecutive season in the top Ukrainian football league for FC Dnipro. Dnipro competed in Premier League and in the Ukrainian Cup. Dnipro would have qualified for the Europa League group stage as the third-placed team of the 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body. The club was excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which it would otherwise qualify in the next three seasons for violating the Financial Fair Play regulations. Dnipro also was restricted from signing new players other than free agents by FFU for debts to Juande Ramos' staff.
The 2016–17 season was 21st consecutive season in the top Ukrainian football league for Vorskla Poltava. Vorskla competed in Premier League, Ukrainian Cup and UEFA Europa League.
Irakli Kobakhidze is a Georgian politician who holds the position of the 16th prime minister of Georgia since February 2024. He has previously served as a member of the Georgian Parliament from 2016 to 2024, chairman of the Parliament of Georgia from 2016 to 2019, as vice-president of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2020 to 2022 and held the post of chairman of Georgian Dream party from 2021 to 2024. Prior to joining politics, he was a professor at the Tbilisi State University and also worked for Western-funded non-governmental organizations.
Aleksandre is a Georgian masculine given name, an equivalent of Alexander, meaning "defender of men". According to the Public Service Hall, it is among the top 10 most common Georgian given names for males. Notable people with the given name include:
Aleksandre "Lexo" Peikrishvili is a Georgian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.
Luka Latsabidze is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Ukrainian Premier League club Chornomorets Odesa, on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk.
