FC Betlemi Keda
FC Betlemi is a Georgian football club based in the town of Keda. The team currently takes part in Liga 4, the fourth division of Georgian league system.
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| Full name | FC Betlemi Keda | ||
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| Ground | Archil Partenadze Stadium, Keda | ||
| Capacity | 1 000 | ||
| Manager | Amiran Gogitidze | ||
| League | Liga 4 | ||
| 2021 | 5th in Liga 4 Promotion Group | ||
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History
Formed in 1950, Betlemi competed in regional competitions of the Georgian Soviet league. The club showed their best result in the Cup during the first season in 1990 when they reached the 5th round.
In 2011/12 season Betlemi were promoted to Pirveli Liga for the first time, where they spent four seasons. In 2015/16 for a long period Betlemi appeared safe from the danger zone, but after picking up just one point in last five games they had to quit the league.[1]
A year prior to the relegation the whole Georgian football world was shocked to hear about sudden death of Betlemi's captain Archil Partenadze during the training session.[2]
In 2016 Betlemi successfully completed the season on top of the table, although stayed in the league for three more years. As in the earlier case, the club were relegated following poor results in the very last games.[3]
In the initial two seasons in Liga 4 Betlemi finished in the top five. In 2021 they participated in the promotion battle, although finished just one place below the qualifying slot.
Seasons
| Year | League | Position | MP | W | D | L | GD | P | Notes |
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| 2012/13 | Pirveli Liga Group A | 10th of 12 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 40-76 | 35 | |
| 2013/14 | Pirveli Liga Group B | 11th of 14 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 28-50 | 24 | |
| 2014/15 | Pirveli Liga Group B | 4th of 10 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 51-50 | 49 | |
| 2015/16 | Pirveli Liga | 14th of 18 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 41-65 | 40 | Relegated |
| 2016 | Liga 3 | 1st of 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 45-15 | 34 | |
| 2017 | Liga 3 Red Group | 4th of 10 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34-20 | 28 | |
| Liga 3 Promotion Group | 8th of 10 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23-44 | 16 | ||
| 2018 | Liga 3 | 10th of 20 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 52-58 | 51 | |
| 2019 | Liga 3 | 10th of 10 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 40-62 | 38 | Relegated |
| 2020 | Liga 4 White Group | 5th of 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20-28 | 16 | |
| 2021 | Liga 4 White Group | 3rd of 10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32-17 | 32 | |
| Liga 4 Promotion Group | 5th of 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 23-23 | 26 |
Current squad
As of June 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Manager
Amiran Gogitidze, born in 1964, is known for his successful spell at Matchakhela, Dinamo Batumi and Shukura. He took charge of Betlemi in late 2021.
Stadium
The stadium in Keda, where Betlemi play home games, is named after Archil Partenadze.
Name
Betlemi is a Georgian word for biblical Bethlehem.
References
- "Pirveli Liga 2015/16". soccerway.com.
- "ქედის "ბეთლემის" ფეხბურთელს ვარჯიშის დროს გული გაუჩერდა". batumelebi.netgazeti.ge (in Georgian).
- "Liga 3 in 2019". soccerway.com.