FC Meshakhte Tkibuli

FC Meshakhte Tkibuli is a Georgian association football club based in Tkibuli, currently competing in the third division.

FC Meshakhte
Full nameMeshakhte Tkibuli
Founded1938 (1938)
GroundTkibuli Stadium "Vladimer Bochorishvili"
Tkibuli, Georgia
Capacity6000
ManagerGiorgi Bochorishvili
LeagueLiga 3
202010th in Liga 3

History

Meshakhte participated in the Georgian Soviet league and twice, in 1980 and 1981, became champions. In 1964 and 1976 they also won the domestic Cup.

The club spent 13 seasons in the Soviet third division with the following combined results:[1]

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The success of the club was attributed to a large coal mine industry based in Tkibuli which financed the local football as well.

First years after Georgian national league was formed, the club played in the second division. Between 1991 and 1996 they three times finished third and once, in 1997, came the second. After the 2008–09 season Meshakhte were relegated.[2]

The 3rd place taken in Group White in 2016 has been the best result achieved in recent period.[3] The next year Meshakhte were defeated in relegation battle by Merani Tbilisi.

After three seasons in Liga 3 Meshakhte, struggling the whole season, finished at the bottom in 2020,[4] although avoided the relegation due to some changes in the league introduced in late January.

Name

The club took part in 1990-91 tournament in the second division as Okriba only to regain the previous name for the next season.

The name comes from shakhta which can be translated as a shaft in coal mine industry.

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  GEO Giga Gigauri
— GK  GEO Dushiko Memarnishvili
— DF  GEO Bagrat Koghuashvili
— DF  GEO Beka Jishiashvili
— DF  GEO Amiran Sakhelashvili
— DF  GEO Mikheil Zghenti
— DF  GEO Aleksandre Kashakashvili
— DF  GEO Nikoloz Kharabadze
— DF  GEO Giorgi Parpalia
— MF  GEO Giorgi Gvenetadze
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  GEO Temur Sanikidze
— MF  GEO Ivane Kiladze (captain)
— MF  GEO Tornike Gogichadze
— MF  GEO Irakli Chankvetadze
— MF  GEO Lasha Jangidze
— MF  GEO Davit Sopromadze
— FW  GEO Otar Giorgobiani
— FW  GEO Lasha Gabrichidze
— FW  GEO Gaga Diakonidze

Honours

References
  1. "Meshakhte in the Second League". Wildstat.
  2. "2008/09 regular season in Pirveli Liga". Soccerway.
  3. "2016 season". Soccerway.
  4. "2020 in Liga 3". GFF.


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