FC Dila Gori
FC Dila Gori is a Georgian football club based in Gori. The club takes part in Erovnuli Liga and plays their home games at Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium. The team won the Georgian Cup in 2012 and Georgian Championship in 2015.
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| Full name | Football Club Dila Gori | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Guarders | ||
| Founded | 1949 | ||
| Ground | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium Gori, Georgia | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Manager | Andriy Demchenko | ||
| League | Erovnuli Liga | ||
| 2020 | 3rd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
In the Soviet leagues
Founded in 1949, the club is named after a poem titled "Dila" and written by Joseph Stalin, who was born in the city and spent his youth there.[1]
Until 1961 they played under the name Dinamo Gori in Group A of Georgian republican championship. Following the second place in 1965, the next year Dila took part in the Soviet third league and despite an unbeaten run at home finished 11th among 20 clubs in zone 4, Group B.[2]
In 1969 Dila won the competition among the Caucasian teams.[3] The club played several seasons in zone 4 of the Soviet Second League and after 1979 moved to zone 9 where Transcaucasia was represented. In 1967, 1974 and 1986 Dila reached the 3rd place which was their best result in the Soviet third division.
In the Georgian leagues
In 1990 Georgia formed an independent league which included all clubs from first three Soviet football divisions. Before 2000 Dila were an average team sitting in mid-table, but in the second decade their performance deteriorated. Although most of the seasons Dila participated in the top league, twice they were relegated to Liga 2 and once to Liga 3.
In 2010 the rise started with Dila getting two consecutive promotions within two years. In 2012 the club won the Georgian Cup for the first time[4] and during the next five seasons four times represented Georgia in qualifying rounds of UEFA club competitions, including the Champions League. The latter was made possible after the victorious 2014/15 season under 26-year-old head coach Ucha Sosiashvili. Twice in a row Dila played in Europa League play-offs.
In 2016 facing some financial difficulties FC Dila Gori as a municipal property was sold at a public auction.[5] Since then an Israeli business group has been an owner of the team.
Seasons
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager 1990 Umaglesi Liga 10 34 12 6 16 52 58 42 Round of 8 1991 Umaglesi Liga 11 19 7 3 9 29 32 24 1991–92 Umaglesi Liga 10 38 14 8 16 64 64 50 Round of 16 1992–93 Umaglesi Liga 13 32 11 5 16 39 49 38 Round of 8 1993–94 Umaglesi Liga 9 18 4 2 12 12 35 14 Round of 8 1994–95 Umaglesi Liga 8 30 10 7 13 25 35 37 Round of 8 1995–96 Umaglesi Liga 8 30 12 4 14 53 55 40 Quarter-finals 1996–97 Umaglesi Liga 8 30 10 7 13 30 39 37 1997–98 Umaglesi Liga 9 30 11 4 15 31 36 37 Semi-finals 1998–99 Umaglesi Liga 10 30 10 5 15 37 54 35 Round of 8 1999–00 Umaglesi Liga 8 14 2 0 12 9 38 6 Quarter-finals 2000–01 Umaglesi Liga 10 10 5 1 4 19 11 16 Quarter-finals relegation play-off, Relegated 2001–02 Pirveli Liga 2 10 6 1 3 19 13 19 Round of 8 Promoted 2002–03 Umaglesi Liga 7 10 5 3 2 15 8 18 Quarter-finals 2003–04 Umaglesi Liga 6 22 10 4 8 28 20 34 Semi-finals Inter-Toto Cup 2004–05 Umaglesi Liga 10 36 2 4 30 20 88 10 Round of 8 2005–06 Umaglesi Liga 11 30 9 4 17 35 44 31 Round of 16 2006–07 Umaglesi Liga 13 26 3 6 17 21 56 15 Round of 16 2007–08 Umaglesi Liga 14 26 1 5 20 12 53 8 Quarter-finals Relegated 2008–09 Pirveli Liga East 5 30 12 9 9 48 31 45 Not Played Relegated 2009–10 Meore Liga East 1 Not Played Promoted Gia Tsetsadze 2010–11 Pirveli Liga 3 32 20 9 3 58 21 69 Round of 16 promotion play-off, Promoted Gia Tsetsadze 2011–12 Umaglesi Liga 5 28 10 7 11 38 32 37 Winner Gia Tsetsadze
Teimuraz Makharadze2012–13 Umaglesi Liga 2 32 22 2 8 60 26 48 Quarter-finals UEFA Europa League Play-off Temur Shalamberidze
Giorgi Daraselia
Valdas Ivanauskas2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 9 32 11 8 13 44 36 41 Semi-finals UEFA Europa League Play-off Giorgi Devdariani 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 1 30 19 7 4 50 21 64 Quarter-finals Ucha Sosiashvili 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga 3 30 19 5 6 51 25 62 Second Round UEFA Champions League 2Q Ucha Sosiashvili 2016 Umaglesi Liga 5 12 5 2 5 13 12 17 Second Round UEFA Europa League 1Q relegation play-off, Won Ucha Sosiashvili 2017 Erovnuli Liga 7 36 11 8 17 41 51 41 Quarter-finals Ziv Avraham Arie, Giorgi Dekanosidze, Giorgi Daraselia 2018 Erovnuli Liga 5 36 17 12 7 60 40 63 Round of 16 Giorgi Daraselia, Ramaz Sogolashvili 2019 Erovnuli Liga 7 36 11 10 15 40 44 43 Round of 16 Giorgi Dekanosidze, Georgi Nemsadze 2020 Erovnuli Liga 3 18 8 6 4 29 17 30 Quarter-finals Georgi Nemsadze
European competitions
| Competition | Matches | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| UEFA Europa League | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1Q |  Marek Dupnitsa |
0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q |  AGF Aarhus |
3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
| 3Q |  Anorthosis Famagusta |
0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
| PO |  Marítimo |
0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | ||
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | AaB |
3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 3Q |  Hajduk Split |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| PO |  Rapid Wien |
0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | ||
| 2015–16 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q |  Partizan |
0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Shirak |
1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | ||||
- Notes
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
- 3Q: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off round
- Shirak won 4–1 on penalties.
Stadium
The club play their home matches at the Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, a 5,000 seater football stadium situated in Gori.
Crest and colours
The club's colors are Red and light blue.
Shirt sponsors and kit manufacturers
| Period | Kit Supplier | Kit Sponsor |
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| 2010–2011 | Saller | HeidelbergCement |
| 2011–2012 | Jako | |
| 2012–2013 | Nike | |
| 2013–2014 | Saller | AGP |
| 2014–2015 | Saller | Lider-Bet |
Current squad
- As of 5 March 2020[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Gia Tsetsadze (Feb 1, 2010 – Oct 27, 2011)- Temur Makharadze (Nov 15 2011–Mar 26 2012)
- Temur Shalamberidze (March 27–Sept 8 2012)
- Giorgi Daraselia (July 1, 2012 – Dec 31, 2012)
Valdas Ivanauskas (January 23 – May 31, 2013)- Giorgi Devdariani (June 1, 2013 – Oct 17, 2013)
- Ramaz Sogolashvili (17 Oct 2013–29 May 2014)
- Ucha Sosiashvili (30 May 2014 – 11 Jan 2017)
Ziv Avraham Arie (16 Jan 2017 – 2 June 2017)- Giorgi Dekanosidze (June - July 2017)
- Giorgi Daraselia (July 2017 - August 2018)
- Ramaz Sogolashvili (August - December 2018)
- Giorgi Dekanosidze (Jan - Jul 2019)
- Georgi Nemsadze (Aug 2019 - Dec 2020)
Andriy Demchenko (since December 2020)
Top Goalscorers
| Season | Name | Goals |
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| 2011-12 | Davit Chagelishvili | 5 |
| 2012-13 | Roman Akhalkatsi, Irakli Modebadze | 4 |
| 2013-14 | Irakli Modebadze | 9 |
| 2014-15 | Irakli Modebadze | 16 |
| 2015-16 | Otar Martsvaladze | 19 |
| 2016 | Aleko Gamtsemlidze | 3 |
| 2017 | Giorgi Pantsulaia | 8 |
| 2018 | Mykola Kovtalyuk | 21 |
| 2019 |  Alvin Fortes | 8 |
| 2020 | Mykola Kovtalyuk | 10 |
References
- UEFA.com (2012-07-31). "Dila Gori hoping to strike gold for Georgia". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- "1966 Championship". Wildstat.
- "1969 Championship". Wildstat.
- "Dila wins the national Cup". FC Dila.
- "FC Dila sold". Radio Liberty. 4 Oct 2016.
- "Georgia - FC Dila Gori - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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