FC Samtskhe Akhaltsikhe

FC Samtskhe (Georgian: საფეხბურთო კლუბი სამცხე) is a Georgian association football club based in Akhaltsikhe, which currently competes in Regionuli Liga, the fifth tier of the national league system.

FC Samtskhe Akhaltsikhe
Founded2019
GroundTsentraluri stadioni,
Akhaltsikhe, Georgia
Head CoachZigmund Zilberstein
LeagueRegionuli Liga
20235th of 11,
Regionuli Liga East B

History

Samtskhe was established in 2019 on the basis of Akhaltsikhe Sport School.[1] The next year they joined Regionuli Liga competition as the second team of the city along with Meskheti.

Due to COVID and relevant restrictions related to it the season consisted of 13 games only. The debutants prevailed in their very first game over Tori Borjomi and overall performed well enough not only to retain their place in the league, but also to finish in the top five, four points short of the promotion spot.[2]

In March 2021, the team eliminated Liga 4 side Sulori Vani from the national Cup.[3] In the regular season the start was dodgy with the initial 15 winless games, although the club significantly improved in the autumn.[4]

Seasons
YearDivisionMPWDLGF–GAPtsPos
2020Regionuli Liga, East A1372421-20235th of 14
2021Regionuli Liga, East A23641335-422219th of 24
2022Regionuli Liga, East A26841440-542811th of 14
2023Regionuli Liga, East B20113648-30365th of 11


Name

Samtskhe is a synonym of Meskheti and represents the western part of Samtskhe-Javakheti.

References
  1. "რეგიონ ლიგაში სამცხე–ჯავახეთიდან 4 გუნდი იასპარეზებს – სეზონი იწყება". sknews.ge (in Georgian). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 1 Dec 2021.
  2. "Regional league in 2020". gff.ge.
  3. "ახალციხის საფეხბურთო კლუბმა "სამცხემ" ვანის "სულორი" 3:2 დაამარცხა". tv9news.ge (in Georgian). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 1 Dec 2021.
  4. "2021 in Regional league". gff.ge.
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