FC WIT Georgia

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WIT Georgia
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Full nameFootball Club WIT Georgia
Founded1997;27 years ago (1997)
Ground Mtskheta Park [1]
Tbilisi, Georgia
Capacity>1,000
Chairman Guram Rukhadze
ManagerGocha Eradze
League Erovnuli Liga 2
2022 8th

FC WIT Georgia is a Georgian football team from Tbilisi. The team is sponsored by WIT Georgia Ltd (a subsidiary of the United States WIT, Inc.), a pet food, accessories, and human and veterinary pharmaceuticals import company. WIT stands for World Innovation Technologies. They play their home games at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi.

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In 2004, FC WIT Georgia won the Georgian Championship, qualifying them for the early stages of the UEFA Champions League. In 2009, they won the championship for the second time. [2] In 2010, the team won the Georgian Cup for the first time. [3] However, performance of WIT Georgia was faded after 2010–11 season and relegated to Pirveli Liga in 2014–15 season. In 2017–18, they finished second in the Erovnuli Liga 2 and secured promotion to the Erovnuli Liga.

History

Honours

Current squad

As of 1 August 2023 [4] 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 Pavle Todadze
2 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Zaur Kereleishvili
3 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Irakli Javakhishvili
4 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Sulkhan Svianadze
5 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Giorgi Samadashvili
6 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Luka Iashvili
7 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Giorgi Tkemaladze
8 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Tristan Kardava
9 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Tornike Bzekalava
10 FW Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Beka Ketsbaia
11 FW Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Amiran Dzagania
12 GK Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Tamaz Gelkhviidze
13 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Irakli Chkhikvadze
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Ilia Sabiashvili
17 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Otar Zviadauri
18 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Irakli Lobjanidze
19 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Saba Jintcharadze
21 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Zurab Tchavtchanidze
22 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Nika Chagunava
23 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Luka Tolordava
24 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Luka Berozashvili
25 GK Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Avto Kapanadze
27 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Tsotne Chotalishvili
29 FW Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Beka Gugberidze
30 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Tornike Shekiladze
— DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Ioseb Turashvili

European cups history

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryTeamHomeAway
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Flag of Israel.svg Beitar Jerusalem 0–31–1
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Flag of Austria.svg Ried 1–01–2
2R Flag of France.svg Troyes 1–10–6
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lokeren 3–21–3
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Flag of Austria.svg Pasching 2–10–1
2004–05 UEFA Champions League 1QR Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg HB Tórshavn 5–00–3
2QR Flag of Poland.svg Wisła Kraków 2–80–3
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Flag of Hungary.svg Lombard-Papa 0–11–2
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1QR Flag of Slovakia.svg Artmedia Petržalka 2–10–2
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1QR Flag of Slovakia.svg Spartak Trnava 1–02–2
2QR Flag of Austria.svg Austria Vienna X0–2
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 1QR Flag of Slovenia.svg Maribor 0–01–3
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2QR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Baník Ostrava 0–60–0

Managers

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References

  1. ↑ "Სტადიონი მცხეთა პარკი » FC Wit Georgia".
  2. ↑ "Season review: Georgia". UEFA. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "WIT claim maiden Georgian Cup triumph". UEFA. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Squad". Soccerway.
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