FC Locomotive Tbilisi

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Locomotive Tbilisi
Locomotive logo.png
Full nameFootball Club Lokomotive Tbilisi
Nickname(s)Railroaders
FoundedAugust 14, 1936;87 years ago (1936-08-14)
Ground Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Mikheil Meskhi 2 Stadium
Tbilisi, Georgia
Capacity27,223
2,000
ChairmanAlex Topuria
Manager John van Loen
League Erovnuli Liga 2
2022 10th in Erovnuli Liga, relegated
Website Club website

FC Locomotive Tbilisi is a Georgian football club from the capital, Tbilisi. 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.

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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 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

Current squad

As of 1 August, 2023. [3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Soso Kopaliani
2 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Nikoloz Grigalashvili
3 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Tornike Molashvili
4 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Giorgi Pirtakhia
6 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Revaz Khinchiashvili
7 FW Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Tornike Kurtanidze
8 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Vano Shermadini
9 FW Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Lasha Ozbetelashvili
10 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Luka Kekelidze
11 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Givi Mukbaniani
13 GK Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Levan Tandilashvili(on loan from FC Telavi)
16 GK Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Paolo Puladze
17 FW Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Lasha Kalandadze
19 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Nika Khutsishvili
20 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Gabriel Khutsishvili
21 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Gegi Geguchadze(on loan from Saburtalo)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22 FW Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Saba-Amiko Kiknadze
23 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Revaz Bushelashvili
24 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Beka Kharaishvili
25 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Zura Zosiashvili
26 GK Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Shalva Vibliani
27 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Giorgi Gabadze
28 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Nikoloz Ninidze
30 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Lasha Menteshashvili
35 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Tornike Tamazashvili
36 MF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Bonephaneso Phiri
37 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Sandro Melikishvili
39 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Nika Chanturia
— DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Roman Chachua
— MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Sandro Shetsiruli
— MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Nikoloz Basheleishvili
— MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Bidzina Makharoblidze

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]

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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.


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