FC Gori

FC Gori is a Georgian association football club, based in Gori, which competes in Liga 3, the third tier of Georgian football system.

FC Gori
Founded2015 (2015)
GroundKartli Stadium, Gori
Capacity1,500
ManagerIlia Mgebrishvili
LeagueLiga 3
2023Liga 3, 8th of 16
WebsiteClub website

History

Established in 2015, FC Gori to this day retains the status of a municipal non-commercial legal entity. Currently they are the only club to have been in the third division for the eight successive season.

The team achieved their best result in Liga 3 in 2016 when they won the tournament after an unbeaten run during the entire season.[1] But in this transitional season all group winners were denied promotion.

FC Gori came close to Liga 2 again in 2020, when they earned a place in play-offs against Merani Martvili. After a goalless draw at home the events in the return leg unfolded unfavourably for Gori when they were reduced to ten men already in the first half with another player sent off later on. This circumstance defined a outcome of the match.[2]

In David Kipiani Cup Gori achieved a remarkable success in 2017 after they knocked out Erovnuli Liga team Shukura Kobuleti in the second round.[3] The next year the club was eliminated by Torpedo Kutaisi, the Cup winners of the season, and in 2021 was beaten in extra-time by Samgurali, the finalists of the last two competitions.

Around 80% of the current players are local residents, brought up at the football school of Gori.[4]

Seasons
SeasonPosMWDLGF–GAPtsNotesCup
20161st of 814131066-940Group Centre
20176th of 101865726-2423White Group4th Round
20189th of 203814111358-48533rd Round
20197th of 10361161945-52392nd Round
20203rd of 101895422-1832Promotion play-offs, lost2nd Round
20216th of 1426108833-33385th Round
20226th of 16301551058-38502nd Round
20238t of 16301341346-48432nd Round

Current squad

As of 12 March 2024[5]

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 Erekle Guluashvili
3 DF  GEO Dimitri Jakhia
4 DF  GEO Giorgi Berdznishvili
5 DF  GEO Gogi Mamulashvili
6 DF  GEO Ucha Khubuluri
7 DF  GEO Archil Gigauri
9 MF  GEO Temur Nozadze
11 FW  GEO Giorgi Khachapuridze
12 GK  GEO Giorgi Odikadze
13 DF  GEO Akaki Sirbiladze
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  GEO Beka Khimshiashvili
15 FW  GEO Gaga Papiashvili
16 MF  GEO Nika Okropiridze
17 MF  GEO Giorgi Kakhniashvili
18 MF  GEO Giga Bekadze
20 MF  TOG Ayatoullaye Akondo
21 MF  GEO Saba Gegelashvili (C)
22 DF  GEO Elguja Bibiluri
33 GK  GEO Ioane Okropiridze

Honours

• Liga 3

Winners (1): 2016 (Group Centre)
Third place (1): 2020

Managers
Name Nat. From To
Davit Shubitidze 2016 2021
Vladimer Eliauri 2021 2023
Ilia Mgebrishvili 2024

Stadium

Built in 1978, the Kartli Stadium is located between two IDP settlements in Gori. It has the capacity of 1,500 seats. Until 2012 it was home of Spartaki Tskhinvali.

References
  1. "2016 in Liga 3". soccerway.com.
  2. "ორი წითელი ბარათი, გოლი კუთხურიდან და სანახაობრივი მატჩი მარტვილში - "მერანმა" ლიგა 2-ში ადგილი შეინარჩუნა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 20 December 2020.
  3. "Gori vs Shukura". flashscore.com.
  4. "გორის დირექტორი: გუნდისგან ასეთ წარმატებას ვერავინ წარმოიდგენდა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Georgian Public TV. 15 December 2020.
  5. "List of players". soccerway.com.
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