FC Meshakhte Tkibuli

FC Meshakhte is a Georgian association football club based in Tkibuli, which currently competes in Liga 3, the third division of Georgian football system.

FC Meshakhte
Full nameMeshakhte Tkibuli
Founded1938 (1938)
GroundVladimer Bochorishvili stadium
Tkibuli, Georgia
Capacity6000
ManagerDavid Burkadze
LeagueLiga 3
202110th of 14 in Liga 3

History

Meshakhte participated in the Georgian Soviet league and twice, in 1980 and 1981, became champions. In 1964 and 1976 they also won the domestic Cup.

The club spent 13 seasons in the Soviet third division with the following combined results:[1]

MWDLGD
30312760116414-399

The success of the club was attributed to the large coal mine industry based in Tkibuli which financed the local football as well.

First years after Georgian national league was formed, the club played in the second division. Between 1991 and 1996 they three times finished third and once, in 1997, came the second. After the 2008–09 season Meshakhte were relegated.[2]

The 3rd place taken in Group White in 2016 has been the best result achieved in recent period.[3] The next year Meshakhte were defeated in relegation battle by Merani Tbilisi.

After two years in Liga 3 Meshakhte, struggling the whole season, finished at the bottom in 2020,[4] although avoided the relegation due to some changes in the league introduced in late January 2021.

Seasons
YearLeaguePosMPWDLGDPNotes
2012/13Pirveli Liga Group A5th of 12331361442-6645
2013/14Pirveli Liga Group A7th of 132488837-3832
2014/15Pirveli Liga Group B7th of 10361451757-5547
2015/16Pirveli Liga11th of 183410121228-3142
2016Pirveli Liga Group White3rd of 91692525-1229Relegation round, won
2017Erovnuli Liga 29th of 1036762333-7527Relegated
2018Liga 38th of 20381761559-5457
2019Liga 38th of 10361161943-5539
2020Liga 310th of 1018131410-456
2021Liga 310th of 1426861231-4530

Players

As of June 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GEO Tornike Geguchadze
2 DF  GEO Aleko Natsvlishvili
4 DF  GEO Gocha Chania
5 DF  GEO Shota Vardosanidze
6 DF  GEO Vazha Shanidze
7 FW  GEO Irakli Akirtava
8 MF  GEO Giorgy Vazagashvili
9 FW  GEO Bekar Chkhaberidze
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF  GEO Aleksandre Suladze (C)
11 MF  GEO Giorgi Shengelia
13 MF  CIV Alen Kuaku
14 MF  GEO Manuchar Chubinidze
15 DF  GEO Archil Doghonadze
16 MF  GEO Nika Kharaisvili
19 MF  GEO Levan Gabunia
22 GK  GEO Aleksandre Nutsubidze

Head Coach

David Burkadze was appointed as head coach on 14 June 2021. Previously he was in charge of several youth teams at Kutaisi football school and also trained professional clubs such as Imereti Khoni and Sulori Vani.

Honours

Name

In 1990-91 the club took part in the second division as Okriba only to regain the current name the next season.

The name comes from shakhta which can be translated as a shaft in coal mine industry.

References
  1. "Meshakhte in the Second League". wildstat.com.
  2. "2008/09 regular season in Pirveli Liga". soccerway.com.
  3. "2016 season". soccerway.com.
  4. "2020 in Liga 3". gff.com.

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