FC WIT Georgia

WIT Georgia
Full name Football Club WIT Georgia
Founded 1997 (1997)
Ground Mtskheta Park
Mtskheta, Georgia
Capacity 2,000
Chairman Georgia (country) Guram Rukhadze
Manager Georgia (country) Zurab Beridze
League Erovnuli Liga 2
2017 6th

FC WIT Georgia is a Georgian football team, playing in the capital, Tbilisi. The team is sponsored by WIT Georgia Ltd (a subsidiary of the U.S. WIT, Inc.), a pet food, accessories, and human and veterinary pharmaceuticals import company. WIT stands for World Innovation Technologies. They play their home games at Mtskheta Park at Mtskheta.

In 2004 FC WIT Georgia won the Georgian Championship, qualifying them for the early stages of the UEFA Champions League. In 2009, they won the championship for a second time.[1] In 2010, the Georgian Cup was won for the first time.[2] However, perormance of WIT Georgia was faded after 2010-11 season and relegated to Pirveli Liga in 2014-15 season.

History

  • 1997: Founded as FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi.

Honours

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Georgia (country) GK Ardalion Mikaberidze
4 Georgia (country) DF Lasha Kasradze
6 Georgia (country) MF Giorgi Vasadze
8 Georgia (country) MF Guram Gureshidze
10 Georgia (country) FW Irakli Sikharulidze
12 Georgia (country) GK Jino Rechia
14 Georgia (country) DF Irakli Khuchua
15 Georgia (country) MF Giorgi Koripadze
16 Georgia (country) FW Giga Jugheli
17 Georgia (country) FW Levan Kukhaleishvili
18 Georgia (country) MF Giorgi Gureshidze
No. Position Player
20 Georgia (country) DF David Khurtsilava
22 Georgia (country) DF Revaz Ganiashvili
23 Georgia (country) FW Beka Zakradze
24 Georgia (country) MF Giorgi Vashakidze
25 Georgia (country) GK Nika Daushvili
26 Georgia (country) FW Vakhtang Jakeli
27 Georgia (country) MF Shota Davlashelidze
28 Georgia (country) DF Jemal Gogiashvili
29 Georgia (country) DF Guram Adamadze
30 Georgia (country) MF Giorgi Janelidze

European cups history

Season Competition Round Country Team Home Away
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Israel Beitar Jerusalem 0–3 1–1
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Austria Ried 1–0 1–2
2R France Troyes 1–1 0–6
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Belgium Lokeren 3–2 1–3
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Austria Pasching 2–1 0–1
2004–05 UEFA Champions League 1QR Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn 5–0 0–3
2QR Poland Wisla Kraków 2–8 0–3
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Hungary Lombard-Papa 0–1 1–2
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1QR Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka 2–1 0–2
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1QR Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–0 2–2
2QR Austria Austria Vienna X 0–2
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 1QR Slovenia Maribor 0–0 1–3
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2QR Czech Republic Baník Ostrava 0–6 0–0

Managers

  • Georgia (country) Elguja Gugushvili (1997–199?)
  • Georgia (country) Sergo Kotrikadze (March 8, 1999 – 2001)
  • Georgia (country) Nestor Mumladze (2006–August 2009)
  • Georgia (country) Merab Kochlashvili (August 2009 – 2009)
  • Georgia (country) Gela Gomelauri (2009–2010)
  • Georgia (country) Merab Kochlashvili (July 16, 2010–??)
  • Georgia (country) Zurab Beridze (April 20, 2011 – March 11, 2012)
  • Georgia (country) Merab Kochlashvili (March 2012–1?)
  • Georgia (country) Zurab Beridze (April 1, 2013–1?)
  • Georgia (country) Merab Kochlashvili (June 1, 2013–)
  • Georgia (country) Tengiz Kobiashvili (2015–)

References

  1. ↑ "Season review: Georgia". UEFA. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "WIT claim maiden Georgian Cup triumph". UEFA. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
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