FC Chiatura

FC Magaroeli is a Georgian football club from Chiatura. Following the 2021 season they were relegated to Liga 4.

Chiatura
Full nameFootball Club Chiatura
Nickname(s)Chiatura
Founded1936 (1936)
GroundTemur Maghradze Stadium
Chiatura, Georgia
ManagerBadri Bregvadze
LeagueLiga 4
202113th of 14, Liga 3

The team has twice participated in the top flight.

History

Formed in 1936, Chiatura won the Georgian championship in 1975, and also clinched the domestic Cup title in 1978 and 1979. The club spent four seasons in the Soviet Second league.[1]

In 1992/93 season the club finished second in the Pirveli Liga which paved the way for Umaglesi Liga in 1993/94. Magaroeli participated in the top flight also in 1997/98.

In 2007/08 they won the second division with a 23-point margin.[2]

Until 2016 the club competed in Liga 2 where they mostly were involved in relegation battles. After finishing sixth in the regular 2016 season, Magaroeli lost a relegation tie against Meshakhte Tkibuli.

The next year they won Liga 3, although failed to move up after a poor performance in the promotion tournament.[3]

In 2018, Chiatura finished in 12th place in a 20-team league and along with all other bottom-half clubs were relegated to the newly formed Liga 4.

In 2019 Georgian top goalscorer 34 year-old Jaba Dvali joined Chiatura.[4]

In 2020 the club finished 2nd. Even though this result fell short of the promotion, some changes of the league format announced in January 2021 by GFF awarded Magaroeli a slot in Liga 3 for the upcoming season. After one season, though, the club was relegated.

Seasons
YearLeaguePosMPWDLGDPNotes
2011/12Pirveli Liga Group A3 of 1018114330-1637
2012/13Pirveli Liga Group A5 of 12331361442-6645
2013/14Pirveli Liga Group B6 of 14261241044-4640
2014/15Pirveli Liga Group B5 of 10361731653-5254
2015/16Pirveli Liga12 of 18349151041-4842
2016Pirveli Liga Group Red6 of 91672715-2120Relegation round, lost
2017Liga 3 Red Group1 of 1018124232-1440
Liga 3 Promotion Group7 of 1018521115-3317
2018Liga 312 of 203812151139-4747Relegated
2019Liga 48 of 1027841529-4528
2020Liga 4 White Group2 of 81466223-1124Promoted
2021Liga 313 of 1426561523-4621Relegated

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  GEO Giorgi Badurashvili
— GK  GEO Aleksandre Darbaidze
— DF  GEO Beka Chumburidze
— DF  GEO Nika Gaprindashvili
— DF  GEO Beka Giorgadze
— DF  GEO Jemal Lashkhi
— DF  GEO Giorgi Metskhovrishvili
— DF  GEO Lasha Tsutskiridze
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  GEO Temur Asanidze
— MF  GEO Temur Mishvelidze
— MF  GEO Zurab Nozadze
— MF  GEO Ilia Saralidze
— MF  GEO Davit Tabatadze
— MF  GEO Nika Tkemaladze
— FW  GEO Davit Petriashvili
— FW  GEO Davit Sevastopulo

Honours

Stadium

The club hosts their league games on Temur Maghradze stadium, which has a capacity of 11,650.

Name

The club several times changed the name from Chiatura to Magaroeli and back. The latter literally means a miner implying the existing Chiatura mine complex in this town.

References
  1. "Magaroeli in Soviet leagues". wildstat.com.
  2. "2007-08 season". soccerway.com.
  3. "2017 table for promotion group". soccerway.com.
  4. "Dvali joins Chiatura". leadersport.com.
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