FC Borjomi
FC Borjomi is a Georgian football club based in Borjomi. After the 2021 season they were promoted to Liga 3, the third tier of Georgian football system.
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| Full name | FC Borjomi | ||
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| Founded | 1936 | ||
| Ground | Jemal Zeinklishvili Stadium Borjomi, Georgia | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Chairman | David Gelashvili | ||
| Manager | Malkhaz Latsabidze | ||
| League | Liga 3 | ||
| 2021 | 3rd in Liga 4, Promoted | ||
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The team has spent four seasons in the top flight.
Their home ground is Jemal Zeinklishvili Stadium.
History
Founded in 1936, FC Borjomi participated in Georgian regional championship for many years.
From 1993/94 they spent several seasons in the second and third division. In 2004/05 Borjomi finished 2nd in Liga 2[1] and got promoted to Umaglesi Liga, where the club competed for four seasons.
The fifth place in 2005/06 is the best result Borjomi have achieved in Georgian leagues. It is noteworthy that the club won 14 home games out of 15, including against the top three leaders.[2]
In the 2007/08 season Borjomi won the group stage of David Kipiani Cup and reached the semifinals,[3] but the next year the club finished in the bottom place and quit the league.
A few years later Borjomi experienced some significant revival. Having convincingly won the third division in 2014, the next year team achieved great progress towards the return to the top league. As the runners-up, they booked a place for promotion play-off game against Lokomotive Tbilisi. This dramatic final match ended 3-3 and the winner of the tie was determined after the penalty shoot-out.[4]
Shortly some harsh times followed with two relegations within four seasons. Borjomi sank to a low ebb in 2019 when they failed to preserve a place in the third division.[5]
In 2021 the club won the first stage of Liga 4 competition and while in the Promotion Group managed to advance back to the third league from the third place.
Seasons
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Notes 1993/94 Pirveli Liga East 13 34 12 5 17 48 59 41 1994/95 Pirveli Liga East 10 30 9 4 17 47 70 31 1995/96 Pirveli Liga East 19 36 5 4 27 31 78 19 1996/97 Pirveli Liga East 7 38 21 4 13 51 52 67 2000/01 Pirveli Liga 2001/02 Pirveli Liga 12 22 2 1 19 16 68 7 Relegated 2002/03 Regionuli Liga Centre 2003/04 Regionuli Liga Centre Promoted 2004/05 Pirveli Liga 2 30 22 3 5 74 36 69 1st round Promoted 2005/06 Umaglesi Liga 5 30 19 2 9 50 26 59 Quarter-finals 2006/07 Umaglesi Liga 10 26 8 6 12 29 35 30 Quarter-finals 2007/08 Umaglesi Liga 9 26 9 4 13 32 39 31 Semi-finals 2008/09 Umaglesi Liga 11 30 2 7 21 21 85 13 Round of 32 Relegated 2013/14 Meore Liga 1 30 24 5 1 107 25 77 Promoted 2014/15 Pirveli Liga Group B 2 30 16 6 14 40 43 54 Promotion play-off, lost 2015/16 Pirveli Liga 4 34 17 10 7 45 32 61 2016 Pirveli Liga 3 16 8 1 7 22 17 22 Relegation play-off, lost 2017 Liga 3 White Group 4 18 7 7 4 22 17 28 Liga 3 Relegation Group 3 18 8 6 4 30 21 30 2018 Liga 3 7 38 18 7 13 66 56 61 1st Round 2019 Liga 3 9 36 12 3 21 30 57 39 1/16 Relegated 2020 Liga 4 Red Group 3 14 7 2 5 27 13 21 2nd Round 2021 Liga 4 Red Group 1 18 13 3 2 46 16 42 2nd Round Liga 4 Promotion Group 3 18 11 3 4 30 19 36 Promoted
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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Honours
- Pirveli Liga
- Silver Medal winner: 2005
Name
Between 1936 and 2004 - FC Tori Borjomi
Since 2004 - FC Borjomi
The term Tori comes from a medieval name of the region where Borjomi and surrounding areas are situated.
Another football club based in Borjomi FC Tori currently competes in Regionuli Liga.
References
- "FC Borjomi in 2004/05". Wildstat.
- "Borjomi in 2005/06 season". Wildstat.
- "David Kipiani Cup 2007-08". Soccerway.
- "Borjomi vs Lokomotive". soccerway.com.
- "Liga 3 in 2019". GFF.