FC Locomotive Tbilisi

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Locomotive Tbilisi
Locomotive logo.png
Full nameFootball Club Locomotive Tbilisi
Nickname(s)Railroaders
Short nameLoco
FoundedAugust 14, 1936;88 years ago (1936-08-14)
Ground Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Mikheil Meskhi 2 Stadium
Tbilisi, Georgia
Capacity24,680
2,500
PresidentAlex Topuria
Head coachGiorgi Geguchadze Jr.
League Erovnuli Liga 2
2024 Erovnuli Liga 2, 4th of 10
Website https://fcloco.ge/

FC Locomotive Tbilisi, commonly referred to as Lokomotivi or simply Loco, is a Georgian professional football club based Tbilisi. The club competes in the Erovnuli Liga 2, the second tier of Georgian football.

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During the existence of the USSR the club was a part of the Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society. The club has strong connections with the Georgian Railways.

History

Locomotive was founded on 14 August 1936 as a part of Lokomotiv sports society. [1] The club won Georgian championship in 1937, which gave them the permission to participate in USSR Top League. Their debut season in the highest level of the Soviet football championship came in 1938, where the club took 24th place out of 26 and got relegated. However, the Tbilisi-based club managed to get another promotion during the following season and participated in 1940 Soviet Top League. But they were eventually disqualified from the tournament. These were the only seasons when Locomotive managed to take part in the top league. [1]

From the following years until the dissolution of USSR, the club moved between the lower divisions, played in the second the third divisions of the Soviet football championship.

Nodar Akhalkatsi, the coach of FC Dinamo Tbilisi and one of the most successful managers in the Soviet football, started his managing career in Locomotive. He managed the club from 1967 to 1970. [1] [2]

Since the post-Soviet era, Locomotive is one of the regular members of Erovnuli Liga. However, the club failed to win the championship. They were runners-up twice: in 2000-01 and in 2001–02 Umaglesi Liga. The club won Georgian Cup three times: in 2000, in 2002 and in 2005.

Some notable players of the club are: Levan Kenia, Levan Tskitishvili, Zurab Khizanishvili, Giorgi Arabidze, Giorgi Aburjania, Valeri Abramidze, Juan Diego González-Vigil, Giorgi Mamardashvili and Endika Bordas.

Honours

European cups

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAway
1999–00 UEFA Cup QR Ulster Banner.svg Linfield 1–01–1
1R Flag of Greece.svg PAOK 0–70–2
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovan 0–20–2
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR Flag of Malta.svg Birkirkara 1–10–0
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 1–41–3
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1R Flag of Armenia.svg Banants 0–23–2
2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1Q Flag of Luxembourg.svg Etzella 2–20–0
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1Q Flag of Romania.svg Universitatea Craiova 2–1—
2Q Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Moscow 2–1—
3Q Flag of Spain.svg Granada —0–2

Players

Current squad

As of 19 January 2025. [3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
3 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Tornike Molashvili
5 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Sandro Shetsiruli
6 MF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Frank Chileshe
10 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Luka Kekelidze
11 FW Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Lasha Kalandadze
12 GK Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Luka Khelashvili
14 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Dennis Amoako
16 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Sandro Shashiashvili
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 FW Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Aleksandre Turkia
18 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Ioane Tabatadze
22 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Davit Bukia
26 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Gegi Geguchadze
30 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Lasha Menteshashvili
36 MF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Bonephaneso Phiri
40 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Rati Mchedlishvili
— MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Givi Mukbaniani

Reserve team

Lokomotive II — participant in a number of seasons in the second and third most important leagues in Georgia. [4] Reached the final of the 2022 Georgian Cup as a fourth league team. [5]

Personnel

Current technical staff

PositionStaff
Head coach Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Geguchadze Jr.
Assistant coaches Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Babuadze
Flag of Georgia.svg Dachi Popkhadze
Chief Analyst Flag of Georgia.svg Dimitri Topuridze
Fitness coach Flag of Georgia.svg Tamaz Babilodze
  • Last updated: 11 January 2024
  • Source: [6]

Management

PositionStaff
PresidentAlex Topuria
Technical DirectorGiorgi Kipiani
Academy ManagerDavit Kipiani
Director and Chief security officerErekle Chotalishvili
Financial ManagerGia Rapava
Financial ConsultantMaia Sarajishvili
Match ManagerShota Gogitauri
Media OfficerTsotne Kinkladze
Fan and Public Relations OfficerLevan Chotalishvili
FinancierLia Mandzulashvili
Licensing and Transfers ManagerNino Kutateladze
Academy head coachGiorgi Minashvili
  • Last updated: 11 January 2024
  • Source: [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The history of FC Locomotive Tbilisi". FCloco.ge. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Locomotive Tbilisi managers (in Russian)
  3. ↑ "Lokomotivi Tbilisi roster". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ↑ Локомотиви-2 Тбилиси (in Russian)
  5. ↑ "მეოთხე ლიგაში მოთამაშე "ლოკომოტივი-2" საქართველოს თასის ფინალში გავიდა". radiotavisupleba.ge (in Georgian). 2 November 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02.
  6. ↑ "Coaches".
  7. ↑ "მენეჯმენტი".


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