2024 FC Torpedo Kutaisi season

The 2024 season is Torpedo's 78th year in existence and 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Georgian football. In addition to the national league and cup competitions, the club will also take part in this season's edition of UEFA Conference League.[1]

Torpedo Kutaisi
2024 season
OwnerNew Vision University
Chairman Mikheil Lobjanidze
Manager Steve Kean
StadiumRamaz Shengelia Stadium
Erovnuli Liga2nd
Georgian CupPre-season
Super CupFinal
UEFA Conference LeaguePre-season
Top goalscorerLeague: Johnsen (11 goals)
All: Johnsen (13 goals)
Biggest win4–1 vs Samtredia, 2 March, Erovnuli Liga
5–2 vs Kolkheti 1913, 19 May, Erovnuli Liga

The season covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2024.

Transfers

In
Date No. Pos. Player From Ref
19 January 11 MF Jorginho Ordabasy [2]
20 January 20 MF Éliton Júnior KuPS [3]
25 January 9 FW Bjørn Maars Johnsen Seoul [4]
31 January 14 MF Felipe Pires Dnipro-1 [5]
12 April 21 DF Auro Alvaro Ordabasy [6]
11 June 12 DF Mamadou Sakho – [7]

Out
Date No. Pos. Player To Ref
21 January 2 DF Saba Goglichidze Empoli [8]
21 June 4 DF Mate Abuladze Samgurali [9]

Released
Date No. Pos. Player To Ref
19 January – FW Tornike Akhvlediani Telavi [10]
20 MF Irakli Bugridze Kyzylzhar
38 MF Kayke David

Loans out
Date No. Pos. Player To Ref
12 February 11 MF Omran Haydary Samtredia

Squad

Players and squad numbers last updated on 22 June 2024. Appearances include the Erovnuli Liga only. [11]

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

No. Player Nat. Positions Date of birth (age) Signed in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Oto Goshadze GK (1997-10-13) 13 October 1997 2023 18 0
31 Filip Kljajić GK (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 2023 30 0
35 Luka Kvetenadze GK (2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 2024 0 0
37 Avtandil Meparishvili GK (2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 2023 0 0
Defenders
2 Luka Elbakidze DF (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 2019 2 0
3 Pedro Monteiro DF (1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 2022 63 1
5 Tsotne Nadaraia DF (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 2019 116 2
12 Mamadou Sakho DF (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 2024 0 0
15 Juba Dvalishvili DF (2004-09-06) 6 September 2004 2023 1 0
16 Nika Sandokhadze DF (1994-02-20) 20 February 1994 2022 69 3
17 Mate Topadze DF (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 2024 0 0
21 Auro Alvaro DF (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 2024 9 0
22 Giorgi Mchedlishvili DF (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 2022 51 0
24 Amiran Tkeshelashvili DF (2006-07-11) 11 July 2006 2023 1 0
27 Lasha Shergelashvili DF (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 2022 62 8
Midfielders
6 Rahmat Akbari MF (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 2023 24 0
7 Merab Gigauri (C) MF (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 2022 47 2
13 Giuli Manjgaladze MF (1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 2022 69 3
14 Felipe Pires MF (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 2024 17 4
20 Eliton Junior MF (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 2024 16 2
26 Aleko Basiladze MF (2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 2023 7 1
30 Luka Rekhviashvili MF (2007-06-27) 27 June 2007 2024 1 0
33 Saba Gureshidze MF (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 2023 0 0
40 Luka Mzhavanadze MF (2004-02-28) 28 February 2004 2019 1 0
Forwards
8 Giorgi Arabidze FW (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 2022 73 24
9 Bjørn Maars Johnsen FW (1991-11-06) 6 November 1991 2024 18 11
10 Nikola Ninković FW (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 2023 30 9
11 Jorginho FW (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 2024 18 1
19 Francois Ekongolo FW (2004-08-12) 12 August 2004 2023 10 2
23 Davit Imedadze FW (2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 2023 1 2

Pre-season friendlies
Date Venue Opponents Result Goalscorers Ref.
7 February H Merani 3–1 Shergelashvili, Jorginho (2) [12]
13 February Valencia Stabek 1–2 Monteiro [13]
15 February Hércules 1–0 Arabidze [14]
17 February Levadia 3–1 Johnsen, Arabidze (2) [15]
20 February Villarreal B 4–1 Arabidze (3), Pires [16]

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Erovnuli Liga 2 March 8 December Matchday 1 TBD 18 10 5 3 32 19 +13 055.56
Georgian Cup TBA Round of 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Super Cup 28 June 3 July Semifinal 1 0 1 0 3 3 +0 000.00
UEFA Conference League 11 July 1st qualifying round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 19 10 6 3 35 22 +13 052.63

Source: Competitions

Erovnuli Liga
Main article: 2024 Erovnuli Liga

League Table (part)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dila Gori 18 11 6 1 28 10 +18 39 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Torpedo Kutaisi 18 10 5 3 32 19 +13 35 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 Iberia 1999 18 10 2 6 33 29 +4 32
4 Dinamo Batumi 18 9 4 5 24 20 +4 31
5 Dinamo Tbilisi 18 5 7 6 16 19 −3 22
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2024. Source: Erovnuli Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams).

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 10 5 3 32 19  +13 35 7 1 1 17 8  +9 3 4 2 15 11  +4

Source: See Results

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAH
ResultWLLWLWWWDDDDDWWWWW
Position157564444444444422
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Match details
    Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorer(s)
    2 March Samtredia H W 4–1 o.g. 5', Johnsen 8', 66', Arabidze 30' (pen.)
    6 March Iberia 1999 H L 2–3 Johnsen 86', Ninković 90+3'
    10 March Dinamo Tbilisi A L 0–1
    15 March Dila H W 1–0 Arabidze 45+1'
    29 March Dinamo Batumi A L 2–3 Pires 14', Johnsen 41' (pen.)
    2 April Kolkheti 1913 H W 3–2 Arabidze 27', 80', Shergelashvili 69'
    7 April Gagra A W 1–0 Johnsen 35'
    11 April Samgurali H W 3–1 Ninković 49', Johnsen 83', Basiladze 90+7'
    15 April Telavi A D 0–0
    20 April Samtredia A D 0–0
    27 April Iberia 1999 A D 3–3 Pires 34', Arabidze 72' (pen.), Johnsen 90+3'
    2 May Dinamo Tbilisi H D 0–0
    10 May Dila A D 1–1 Sandokhadze 45+2'
    15 May Dinamo Batumi H W 1–0 Eliton Junior 28'
    19 May Kolkheti 1913 A W 5–2 Eliton Junior 23', Jorginho 38', Johnsen 59', Pires 87, Ninković 90+1'
    24 May Gagra H W 2–1 Pires 86', Johnsen 90+5'
    28 May Samgurali A W 3–1 Gigauri 54', Johnsen 61', Ninković 83
    1 June Telavi H W 1–0 Johnsen 6' (pen.)
    3 August Samtredia H

    Super Cup
    28 June 2024 (2024-06-28) Semifinal Dinamo Batumi 3–3
    (2–3 p)    		 Torpedo Batumi
    21:00 Mamuchashvili 12' (pen.), Gudushauri 25', 84' Report Johnsen 19', 73',
    Jorginho 90+3'    		 Stadium: Batumi Stadium
    Referee: A.Aptsiauri
    Penalties
    Mamuchashvili
    Kharabadze
    Mara
    Gomis
    Gudushauri    		 Johnsen
    Manjgaladze
    Pires
    Gigauri
    Arabidze
    3 July 2024 (2024-07-03) Final Dinamo Tbilisi v Torpedo Tbilisi
    20:00 Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium

    Georgian Cup
    Main article: 2024 Georgian Cup

    UEFA Conference League
    Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

    1st qualifying round
    11 July 2024 (2024-07-11) 1st leg Torpedo v KF Tirana Kutaisi
    21:00 GET Report Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium
    18 July 2024 (2024-07-18) 2nd leg KF Tirana v Torpedo Tirana
    22:00 GET Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare

    Statistics

    Appearances, goals and discipline
    No. Pos. Nat. Name League Cup Super Cup UECL Total Discipline
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    1GK Oto Goshadze 400000004000
    3DF Pedro Monteiro 17000100018040
    4DF Mate Abuladze 700000007010
    5DF Tsotne Nadaraia 16000100017031
    6MF Rahmat Akbari 13000000013020
    7MF Merab Gigauri 810010009140
    8FW Giorgi Arabidze 14500100015510
    9FW Bjørn Maars Johnsen 1811001200191300
    10FW Nikola Ninković 17400100018470
    11FW Jorginho 18100110019210
    13MF Giuli Manjgaladze 13000100014040
    14MF Felipe Pires 17400100018430
    15DF Juba Dvalishvili 100000001000
    16DF Nika Sandokhadze 12100100013120
    19FW Francois Ekongolo 200000002000
    20MF Eliton Junior 16200000016230
    21DF Auro Alvaro 9000100010020
    22DF Giorgi Mchedlishvili 14000100015040
    26MF Aleko Basiladze 610000006110
    27DF Lasha Shergelashvili 15100100016110
    30MF Luka Rekhviashvilil 100000001000
    31GK Filip Kljajić 15000100016000

    Assists
    Pl. Pos. No. Name Erovnuli Liga Georgian Cup Super Cup UEFA Conference League Total
    1 MF14 Felipe Pires4–1–5
    2DF5 Tsotne Nadaraia 3–––3
    FW8 Giorgi Arabidze3–––3
    MF20 Eliton Junior3–––3
    5FW10 Nikola Ninković2–––2
    FW11 Jorginho2–––2
    7DF21 Auro Alvaro1–––1
    DF22 Giorgi Mchedlishvili1–––1
    MF7 Merab Gigauri0–1–1
    FW11 Bjørn Maars Johnsen0–1–1

    Clean sheets
    No. Player Erovnuli Liga Georgian Cup Super Cup UEFA Conference League Total
    31 Filip Kljajić5–––5
    1 Oto Goshadze3–––3

    Awards

    Torpedo's several players have been recognized by the Erovnuli Liga during the season.[17][18]

    No. Pos. Nat. Winner Award
    9 FW Bjørn Maars Johnsen Team of 1st quarter
    Team of 2nd quarter
    Best Player of 2nd quarter
    8 FW Giorgi Arabidze Team of 1st quarter
    14 MF Felipe Pires Team of 2nd quarter
    20 MF Eliton Junior
    21 DF Auro Alvaro

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