FC Dinamo Batumi

FC Dinamo Batumi is a Georgian football club based in Batumi, Adjara. They regularly play in top division of Georgian football – Erovnuli Liga. The club plays their home games at Batumi Stadium. [1]

FC Dinamo Batumi
Founded1923 (1923)
GroundBatumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia
Capacity20,000
ChairmanOtar Fedichkin
ManagerGeorge Geguchadze
LeagueErovnuli Liga
2020Erovnuli Liga, 2nd

History

Dinamo was founded in Batumi in 1923.[2] However, before the club formed, there were some other teams founded in the city. In 1923, newly established two clubs, called Mezgvauri (The Sailor) and Tsiteli Raindi (The Red Knight) merged and became Dinamo Batumi.[2]

Football was becoming more popular in Adjara later, although Dinamo didn't have any success in the lower divisions of Soviet championship. However, there were some players in the club, who later became successful footballers in USSR, including Revaz Chelebadze, Nodar Khizanishvili and Vakhtang Koridze. The famous Greek footballer Andreas Niniadis also started his career in the club. He later played for Olympiacos and Greece national football team.

The success for the Batumi-based club came when they won Georgian Cup in 1998, after losing two previous finals. The club defeated Dinamo Tbilisi in final. The goals were scored by Aleksandre Kantidze and Davit Chichveishvili.[3] The club won Georgian Super Cup during the same year as well. They again defeated Dinamo Tbilisi, by 2-1.[4]

In 1995, Dinamo played in European competitions for the first time in the club's history. In 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, they defeated FK Obilić in the qualifying round, but later were eliminated by Celtic. Dinamo managed to draw with PSV Eindhoven in the following season of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Goals in this game were scored by Amiran Mujiri and Luc Nilis.[2] However, the Georgian club lost the second game of the tie in The Netherlands by the score 0–3.

Dinamo has yet to win Erovnuli Liga. They were runners-up four times: in 1997–98, 2014–15, 2019 and in 2020.

Statistics

Domestic

Champions Runners-up Third place Relegated Promoted
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Georgian Cup Georgian Super Cup Europe Manager
1990 Umaglesi Liga 6 341879 562861 Semi-finals N/A Shota Cheishvili
1991 Umaglesi Liga 5 191027 282132 Shota Cheishvili
1991–92 Umaglesi Liga 9 3815617 555851 Quarter-finals Shota Cheishvili
1992–93 Umaglesi Liga 11 3211615 565639 Runner-up Shota Cheishvili
1993–94 Umaglesi Liga 5 3216511 634653 Semi-finals Shota Cheishvili
1994–95 Umaglesi Liga 4 301668 694054 Runner-up Valerian Chkhartishvili
1995–96 Umaglesi Liga 6 301668 682854 Runner-up Runner-up CWC 1st Round Valerian Chkhartishvili
1996–97 Umaglesi Liga 3 301884 712262 Runner-up Runner-up CWC 1st Round Shota Cheishvili
1997–98 Umaglesi Liga 2 301875 581962 Winner Winner CWC qualifying Round Shota Cheishvili
1998–99 Umaglesi Liga 5 3013116 492250 Quarter-finals CWC qualifying Round Shota Cheishvili
1999–00 Umaglesi Liga 4 Semi-finals Aslan Baladze
2000–01 Umaglesi Liga 7 Round of 16 Giovanni Carnevali
2001–02 Umaglesi Liga 5 Quarter-finals Giovanni Carnevali
2002–03 Umaglesi Liga 8 Round of 16 Aslan Baladze
2003–04 Umaglesi Liga 10 Quarter-finals
2004–05 Umaglesi Liga 8 3691215 353339 Quarter-finals
2005–06 Umaglesi Liga 6 301776 422158 Round of 16
2006–07 Umaglesi Liga 9 268612 273030 Semi-finals
2007–08 Umaglesi Liga 13 264418 165116 Round of 16
2008–09 Pirveli Liga 8 309912 334236
2009–10 Pirveli Liga 5 281585 441753 Round of 32
2010–11 Pirveli Liga 5 321895 661863 Round of 16
2011–12 Pirveli Liga 1 181332 28942 Round of 16 Ioseb Nasuashvili
2012–13 Umaglesi Liga 11 328717 395531 Round of 16 Gia Guruli
2013–14 Pirveli Liga 2 261925 651759 Round of 16 Koba Zhorzhikashvili
2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 2 301848 402458 Round of 16 Levan Khomeriki
2015–16 Umaglesi Liga 8 3012810 413244 Round of 16 UEL 1st qualifying Round Levan Khomeriki
2016 Umaglesi Liga 3 15753 23726 Round of 32 Levan Khomeriki
2017 Erovnuli Liga 8 3610323 286033 Round of 32 UEL 1st qualifying Round Kostyantyn Frolov
2018 Erovnuli Liga 2 1 362376 602276 Round of 16 George Geguchadze
2019 Erovnuli Liga 2 362178 573170 Round of 32 George Geguchadze
2020 Erovnuli Liga 2 181062 291436 Round of 16 UEL 1st qualifying Round George Geguchadze

European campaigns

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR FK Obilić 2–2 1–0 3–2
1R Celtic 2–3 0–4 2–7
1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR HB Torshavn 6–0 3–0 9–0
1R PSV Eindhoven 1–1 0–3 1–4
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Ararat Yerevan 0–3[5] 2–0 2–3
1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR FK Partizan 1–0 0–2 1–2
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1QR AC Omonia 1–0 0–2 1–2
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1QR Jagiellonia Białystok 0–1 0–4 0–5
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1QR Hapoel Be'er Sheva N/A 0–3 N/A
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR

Honours

Winners (1): 1997–98
Winners (1): 1998

Current squad

As of 11 January 2021. 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 Mikheil Alavidze
3 MF  NGA Benjamin Teidi
4 MF  GEO Mate Tsintsadze
6 MF  GEO Tornike Gaprindashvili
7 MF  GEO Giorgi Zaria
10 MF  GEO Valerian Tevdoradze
11 MF  BRA Vagner Gonçalves
13 MF  GEO Giuli Mandzhgaladze
14 FW  GEO Nikoloz Sabanadze
17 MF  GEO Vladimer Mamuchashvili
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  GEO Levan Gegetchkori
19 FW  GEO Giorgi Nikabadze
20 DF  GEO Mamuka Kobakhidze
21 FW  GEO Vladimir Dvalishvili
22 MF  GEO Giorgi Navalovski
23 MF  GEO Sandro Altunashvili
24 DF  GEO Malkhaz Gagoshadze
27 DF  NGA Godfrey Oboabona
33 DF  GEO Lasha Chaladze
DF  UKR Oleksandr Azatskyi

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW  BRA Flamarion (at Rotor Volgograd)

References

  1. "First match at brand-new Batumi football stadium". sportall.ge. 21 November 2020.
  2. "The history of FC Dinamo Batumi". Dinamobatumi.com. 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. "Georgian Cup season 1997-98". Msy.gov.ge (Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia). Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. "Georgian Super 1998". Msy.gov.ge (Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia). Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  5. Ararat Yerevan were awarded a 3–0 win in the qualifying round first leg after Dinamo Batumi were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player ― Sotogashvili. The match originally ended as a 4–2 win for Dinamo Batumi.
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