FC Chikhura Sachkhere

Football Club Chikhura Sachkhere, commonly known as Chikhura Sachkhere or simply Chikhura, is a Georgian football club based in Sachkhere. They play in the Erovnuli Liga 2.

Chikhura Sachkhere
Full nameFootball Club Chikhura Sachkhere
Founded1938 (1938)
GroundCentral Stadium
Sachkhere, Georgia
Capacity2,000
ChairmanNugzar Dekanoidze
ManagerVakhtang Turmanidze
LeagueErovnuli Liga 2
20209th (Erovnuli Liga)

History

The name Chikhura derives from the name of a river in Sachkhere. The club was founded in 1938. During World War II, the club disbanded, but re-formed after it ended. [1] Chikhura has had different names throughout of the history of the club, including: "Spartaki", "Kolmeurne", "Peikari". [1]

Since 2002, Chikhura has been financed by the Georgian businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili. [1]

Their home is the 2,000-seat "Central stadium", where they have played since their establishment but for the Europa League they play at 27,223-seat Mikheil Meskhi Stadium which is located 130 km from their hometown.

In 2013 the club achieved the greatest success in its history when they played in the Georgian Cup final against Dinamo Tbilisi and lost 3–1 but qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1st qualifying round. This was the first season that Chikhura Sachkhere appeared in European Competition, their first opponent in 2013–14 UEFA Europa League was Liechtenstein's Cup Winners Vaduz.

The next season, Chikhura eliminated Turkish club Bursaspor in the second round of Europa League. [2] This remains one of the most memorable successes in the history of the club.

Statistics

Domestic
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager
1993–94 Pirveli Liga West 13 263221 167011 Relegated
1995–96 Pirveli Liga West 19 3810325 6212433 Relegated
2001–02 Regionuli Liga West
2002–03 Regionuli Liga West Promoted
2003–04 Pirveli Liga 6 3015510 412950 Round of 32
2004–05 Pirveli Liga 8 3012711 383543 Round of 32
2005–06 Pirveli Liga 1 342464 873478 Round of 16 Promoted
2006–07 Umaglesi Liga 12 265615 134621 Quarter-finals Relegated
2007–08 Pirveli Liga East 5 271278 403743 Round of 32
2008–09 Pirveli Liga East 2 301974 562164 Round of 16 Samson Pruidze
2009–10 Pirveli Liga 6 281477 412849 Quarter-finals Samson Pruidze
2010–11 Pirveli Liga 4 322066 582566 Round of 16 promotion play-off, lost Samson Pruidze
2011–12 Pirveli Liga 1 14824 251526 Round of 16 Promoted Samson Pruidze
2012–13 Umaglesi Liga 4 321769 493857 Runner-up Samson Pruidze
2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 4 3213712 565046 Runner-up UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying round Samson Pruidze
2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 5 3013710 393646 Semi-finals UEFA Europa League 3rd qualifying round Samson Pruidze
2015–16 Umaglesi Liga 4 301767 532657 Semi-finals Samson Pruidze
2016 Umaglesi Liga 2 14932 291530 Semi-finals UEFA Europa League 1st qualifying round Samson Pruidze
2017 Erovnuli Liga 5 3617415 475455 Winner UEFA Europa League 1st qualifying round Samson Pruidze
2018 Erovnuli Liga 4 3619710 543364 Round of 16 UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying round Samson Pruidze
2019 Erovnuli Liga 5 36121113 484447 Round of 16 UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying round Samson Pruidze
2020 Erovnuli Liga 9 183411 184013 Semi-finals play-off, lost, relegated Vakhtang Turmanidze

European competitions
Competition P W D L GF GA
UEFA Europa League 22 6 9 7 19 26
Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Vaduz 0–0 1–1
2Q Thun 1–3 0–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Horizont Turnovo 3–1 1–0
2Q Bursaspor 0–0 0–0 [lower-alpha 1]
3Q Neftchi Baku 2–3 0–0
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q Zimbru Chișinău 2–3 1–0
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Rheindorf Altach 0–1 1–1
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Beitar Jerusalem 0–0 2–1
2Q Maribor 0–0 0–2
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Fola Esch 2–1 2–1
2Q Aberdeen 1–1 0–5
Notes
  1. Chikhura Sachkhere won 4–1 on penalties.

Honours
Winners (1): 2017
Winners (1): 2013

Players
As of 5 March 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GEO Avto Kapanadze
2 DF  GEO Goderdzi Machaidze
3 DF  GEO Irakli Kamladze
4 DF  GEO Shota Kashia
6 DF  GEO Zurab Japiashvili
7 MF  GEO Beso Dekanoidze
8 MF  GEO Shota Gvazava
9 FW  GEO Kakha Kakhabrishvili
10 MF  GEO Tengiz Tsikaridze
11 GK  GEO Giorgi Begashvili
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  GEO Luka Kikabidze
15 MF  GEO Giorgi Koripadze
19 DF  GEO Otar Javashvili
21 MF  GEO Rezo Gavtadze
24 DF  GEO Lasha Chikvaidze
27 FW  GEO Davit Mujiri (on loan from Dinamo Tbilisi)
29 FW  GEO Giorgi Bukhaidze
37 MF  GEO Aleksandre Tepnadze

References
  1. "The history of FC Chikhura". FCChikhura.ge. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. Chikhura - Bursaspor (UEFA Match Report)
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