FC Matchakhela Khelvachauri
FC Matchakhela Khelvachauri is a Georgian football club based in the town of Khelvachauri, currently competing in Regionuli Liga, the fifth tier of Georgian league system.
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| Full name | FC Matchakhela Khelvachauri |
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| Founded | 2011 |
| Ground | Central stadium |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Manager | Badri Tsiskaradze |
| League | Regionuli Liga |
| 2020 | TBD in Regionuli Liga |
History
The football club was founded оn the basis of Khelvachauri Sport School in 2011. First head coach Amiran Gogitidze led the club to Meore Liga, which they won with an automatic promotion.[1]
For most of the next season Machakhela were engaged in inter-Adjarian rivalry with Dinamo Batumi for a second promotion place to Umaglesi Liga, in which eventually the latter prevailed. Overall, the 3rd place taken 2014 in Liga 2 has been the club's highest ever point reached in Georgian leagues.[2]
Machakhela concluded the 2014/15 season comfortably in mid-table, but a year later lost a relegation battle. 2018 turned out another unsuccessful season with the club getting relegated from a bottom place in Liga 3.[3]
Last two seasons Machakhela have been taking part in Regionuli Liga tournament.
Seasons
| Season | Division | Pos | MP | W | D | L | GD | P | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | Meore Liga West | 1 of 13 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 74-11 | 62 | Promoted |
| 2013-14 | Pirveli Liga Group B | 3 of 14 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 44-21 | 54 | |
| 2014-15 | Pirveli Liga Group A | 6 of 10 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 48-66 | 45 | |
| 2015-16 | Pirveli Liga | 16 of 18 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 30-43 | 37 | Relegated |
| 2016 | Liga 3 Group B | 5 of 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25-23 | 22 | |
| 2017 | |||||||||
| 2018 | Liga 3 | 20 of 20 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 35-63 | 28 | Relegated |
| 2019 | Regionuli Liga West B | 5 of 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18-10 | 19 | |
| 2020* | Regionuli Liga West B |
Note: Due to Covid pandemic, the tournament among six clubs of Group B in 2020 was suspended after two game weeks only. While it is due to end by mid-March 2021, as of early February Machakhela have won all four games so far[4] and become a primary candidate for promotion to Liga 4.
Stadium
Machakhela hosts home games at the Central stadium which has the capacity of 1,000 seats.
Name
The name derives from Machakheli, a geographical area near the border between Georgia and Turkey.
External links
References
- "2012/13 season in Meore Liga". soccerway.com.
- "Pirveli Liga 2013/14". soccerway.com.
- "2018 in Liga 3". gff.ge.
- "2020 season in Regional league". gff.ge.