Tbilisi, in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis, is the capital and largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with around 1.2 million inhabitants, which is about a third of the country's population. Tbilisi was founded in the fifth century AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia. Since then, the city has served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Between 1801 and 1917, then part of the Russian Empire, Tiflis was the seat of the Caucasus Viceroyalty, governing both the northern and the southern parts of the Caucasus.
South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia or the State of Alania, is a partially recognised landlocked country in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated population of just over 56,500 people (2022), who live in an area of 3,900 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi), with 33,000 living in the capital city, Tskhinvali.
The Tbilisi Metro is a rapid transit system in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Opened on 11 January 1966, it was the fourth metro system in the former Soviet Union. Like other ex-Soviet metros, most of the stations are very deep and vividly decorated.
The Saburtalo Line is a line of the Tbilisi Metro in Georgia. The line was first opened in 1979, running originally from Station Square, where Tbilisi Central Railway station is located to Delisi and has since extended to the western residential districts of the city, near Tbilisi State University’s X and XI buildings. It is a second line of the system and runs from the east and west direction of Tbilisi, in contrast to the First Line which runs north-south axis of the city. The line is named after Saburtalo, the district, and neighbourhood of Tbilisi, where 5 of 7 stations of this line are located. Alternatively, the line is being referred to simply as 2nd Line.
Valeri "Vako" Qazaishvili is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan and the Georgia national team.
Delisi is a metro station on the Saburtalo Line in Tbilisi, Georgia. The station is named after the historic settlement of Delisi, which today is used to refer to this area of Saburtalo surrounding the metro station. From 1995 to 2006 the station was known as Gotsiridze in honor of Viktor Gotsiridze, one of the founders of the Tbilisi Metro.
Vazha-Pshavela is a metro station on the Saburtalo Line in Tbilisi, Georgia. The station is named after the great Georgian poet Vazha-Pshavela. The station was opened on 3 April 2000. It is located on Vazha-Pshavela avenue close to the Vazha-Pshavela statue. The metro station serves Vazha-Pshavela blocks and nearby streets and upland neighborhoods of Saburtalo. The station walls have illustrations depicting Vazha-Pshavela's works.
FC Iberia 1999 is a Georgian football club, based in Tbilisi, the capital of the country.
Giorgi Kharaishvili is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit.
Davit Volkovi is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as striker for Zira in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
The 2017 Georgian local elections were held on 21 October 2017 to elect the bodies of local government of Georgia: 2,058 members of representative councils (sakrebulo) and 64 mayors of municipalities. The votes went into second-round runoffs in six municipalities on 12 November 2017. The ruling Georgian Dream party won in all constituencies under the proportional contest and secured 62 out of 64 mayoral positions.
The 2018 Erovnuli Liga was the 30th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Torpedo Kutaisi were the defending champions. The season began on 2 March 2018 and finished on 8 December 2018.
Vake is an administrative district (raioni) in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia.
Giorgi Kochorashvili is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spanish club Levante UD and the Georgia national team.
The 2020 Georgian Cup was a single elimination association football tournament which began in August 2020 and ended on 4 December 2020. The winner of the cup earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Gldani is an administrative district (raioni) in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia.
The 2022 Georgian Cup was a single knock-out football tournament, organized by Georgian Football Federation. The winner qualified for the first round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League season.
Beka Dartsmelia is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Samgurali. He has previously played for Georgian clubs Dinamo Tbilisi, Locomotive Tbilisi, Australian side Newcastle Jets and FC Saburtalo.
The 2023 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2023 was the 35th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions.
