FC Matchakhela Khelvachauri
FC Matchakhela is a Georgian football club based in the town of Khelvachauri. Currently they compete in Liga 4, the fourth tier of Georgian league system.
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| Full name | FC Matchakhela Khelvachauri |
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| Founded | 2011 |
| Ground | Central stadium, Khelvachauri |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Manager | Avtandil Kunchulia |
| League | Liga 4 |
| 2021 | 5th in Liga 4 (Relegation Round) |
History
Matchakhela was founded оn the basis of Khelvachauri Sport School in 2011. Amiran Gogitidze, the first head coach, guided the club to Meore Liga, which they won with an automatic promotion.[1]
For most of the next season Matchakhela were engaged in inter-Adjarian rivalry with Dinamo Batumi for a second promotion place to Umaglesi Liga, in which eventually the latter prevailed. Overall, the 3rd place taken 2014 in Liga 2 has been the club's highest point reached in Georgian leagues.[2]
The team concluded the 2014/15 season comfortably in mid-table, but a year later entered in the period of instability. Struggling the whole season, eventually they lost a relegation battle. 2018 turned out another unsuccessful season with the club getting relegated from the bottom place of Liga 3.[3]
Matchakhela spent two seasons in Regionuli Liga, won promotion to Liga 4 for 2021 and in their first year successfully managed to secure a place in it.
Seasons
| Season | Division | Pos | MP | W | D | L | GF-GA | P | Notes |
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| 2012-13 | Meore Liga West | 1st of 13 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 74-11 | 62 | Promoted |
| 2013-14 | Pirveli Liga Group B | 3rd of 14 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 44-21 | 54 | |
| 2014-15 | Pirveli Liga Group A | 6th of 10 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 48-66 | 45 | |
| 2015-16 | Pirveli Liga | 16th of 18 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 30-43 | 37 | Relegated |
| 2016 | Liga 3 Group B | 5th of 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25-23 | 22 | |
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| 2018 | Liga 3 | 20th of 20 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 35-63 | 28 | Relegated |
| 2019 | Regionuli Liga West B | 5th of 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18-10 | 19 | |
| 2020 | Regionuli Liga West B | 2nd of 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28-16 | 24 | Promoted |
| 2021 | Liga 4 White Group | 7th of 10 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 35-41 | 19 | |
| Liga 4 Relegation Round | 5th of 10 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 45-24 | 30 |
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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Stadium
Matchakhela hosts home games at Akhalsopeli Central stadium, which has the capacity of 1,000 seats.
Name
The name derives from Machakheli, a geographical area near the border between Georgia and Turkey.
References
- "2012/13 season in Meore Liga". soccerway.com.
- "Pirveli Liga 2013/14". soccerway.com.
- "2018 in Liga 3". gff.ge.