FC Bakhmaro Chokhatauri

FC Bakhmaro is a Georgian association football club based in Chokhatauri, Georgia. The club currently competes in Liga 3, the third tier of Georgian football system.

FC Bakhmaro Chokhatauri

Founded	1950
Ground	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Chokhatauri
Capacity	2,000
Coach	Tengiz Pataraia/Temur Loria
League	Liga 3
2020	9th

History

FC Bakhmaro have never participated in top divisions.

In 1990s they took part in the second league for several seasons and in mid-2010s the club mostly played in the third division, where they usually finished in top half of the table.

Season	Division	Pos	MP	W	D	L	GD	P
2014/15	Meore Liga West	6 of 15	28	14	4	10	53-48	46
2015/16	Meore Liga West	6 of 14	26	13	4	9	48-38	43
2016	Meore Liga Group C	2 of 7	12	9	1	2	33-19	28

In 2017 Bakhmaro won the Regional league, the then forth tier, and returned to Liga 3.[1]

The next year the club came close to Liga 2 when as runners-up they booked a place in promotion tie against FC Tskhinvali, although Bakhmaro lost both games.[2]

In 2019 the club finished 4th, one place short of the promotion zone. Despite being 9th after the 2020 season, Bakhmaro kept their place in the league after some changes regarding the number of clubs were announced in January 2021.[3]

Players

As of 2020[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 GK  GEO Lasha Gordulava 33 GK  GEO Irakli Murusidze 3 GK  GEO Giga Karchiladze 22 DF  GEO Data Rigvava 14 DF  GEO Luka Janelidze 4 DF  GEO Nika Apkhazava 28 DF  GEO Jemal Gogiashvili 21 MF  GEO Vladimer Jojua 6 MF  GEO Chiaber Tchetchelashvili

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 MF  GEO Nika Chkuaseli 9 MF  GEO Nodar Machavariani 13 MF  GEO Giorgi Kakhiani 24 MF  GEO Iona Kalajishvili 17 MF  GEO Nikoloz Gabadze 8 MF  GEO Shota Gujabidze 20 MF  GEO Giorgi Khvadagiani 7 FW  GEO Jumber Khmelidze 11 FW  GEO Khvicha Didia

Stadium

The home of FC Bakhmaro is a stadium with the capacity of 2 000 seats which is named after Boris Paichadze, the distinguished Georgian football player born in Chokhatauri. The stadium complex currently consists of two football pitches and a rugby playing field.[5]

Name

Bakhmaro is a famous alpine resort in Chokhatauri municipality of Guria.[6]

References

1. "Preparations for a new season get under way". Gurianews.
2. "2018 play-offs". Soccerway.
3. "Changes in league regulations". Popsport.
4. "List of Bakhmaro players". Soccerway.
5. "Rehabilitation of the stadium due to start soon". fanebi.com.
6. "Bakhmaro - unique resort with healing properties". georgianjournal.ge.