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.

FC Matchakhela Khelvachauri
Full nameFC Matchakhela Khelvachauri
Founded2011
GroundCentral stadium
Capacity1,000
ManagerBadri Tsiskaradze
LeagueRegionuli Liga
2020TBD 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
SeasonDivisionPosMPWDLGDPNotes
2012-13Meore Liga West1 of 1324202274-1162Promoted
2013-14Pirveli Liga Group B3 of 1426166444-2154
2014-15Pirveli Liga Group A6 of 10361431948-6645
2015-16Pirveli Liga16 of 18348131330-4337Relegated
2016Liga 3 Group B5 of 81471625-2322
2017
2018Liga 320 of 20385132035-6328Relegated
2019Regionuli Liga West B5 of 111061318-1019
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.

On Soccerway

References
  1. "2012/13 season in Meore Liga". soccerway.com.
  2. "Pirveli Liga 2013/14". soccerway.com.
  3. "2018 in Liga 3". gff.ge.
  4. "2020 season in Regional league". gff.ge.


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