FC Sioni Bolnisi

Sioni
Full name Football Club Sioni Bolnisi
Founded 1936 (1936)
Ground Tamaz Stephania Stadium, Bolnisi
Capacity 3,000
Chairman Zviad Kirkitadze
Manager Vladimir Burduli
League Erovnuli Liga
2017 Erovnuli Liga 2, 3rd (promoted)

FC Sioni Bolnisi is a Georgian football club based in Bolnisi. The club was founded in 1936.

History

After spending several years in the lower divisions of Georgian football between 1990 and 1995, Sioni won promotion to Umaglesi Liga for the 1995/96 season and have been playing there ever since. In the 2003/04 season, Sioni and FC WIT Georgia shared the first position in the league, and the title was decided in a championship playoff. WIT won the match 2–0, but the crowd violence during the match lead UEFA to ban Sioni from the UEFA Cup participation.[1]

However, in 2005/06, Sioni won the league and represented Georgia in the UEFA Champions League 2006-07, where they defeated FK Baku from Azerbaijan in the first qualifying round,[2] but were eliminated by Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia in the second stage, losing 2–0 both home and away.[3]

Old Logo

Honours

Winners (1): 2005-06

Current squad

As of 8 August 2016[4]

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 Nika Daushvili
2 Georgia (country) MF Lasha Gvalia
3 Georgia (country) DF Guram Giorbelidze
4 Georgia (country) DF Davit Imedashvili
8 Georgia (country) MF Zviad Lobjanidze
9 Georgia (country) FW Giorgi Adamia
10 Georgia (country) FW Irakli Samkharadze
13 Georgia (country) MF Zaza Mamasakhlisi
14 Georgia (country) FW Soso Tchikaidze
15 Georgia (country) DF Irakli Goginashvili
18 Georgia (country) DF Davit Svanidze
No. Position Player
20 Georgia (country) MF Georgi Ganugrava
21 Georgia (country) MF Aleksandre Gogoberishvili
22 Georgia (country) MF Giorgi Gaprindashvili
28 Georgia (country) DF Aleksandre Intskirveli
55 Georgia (country) DF Dachi Popkhadze
77 Georgia (country) MF Guram Gureshidze
88 Georgia (country) DF Akaki Shulaia
- Georgia (country) FW Iakob Apkhazava

European cup

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Slovakia FK Púchov 0–3 0–3
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 1Q Azerbaijan Baku FC 2–0 0–1
2Q Bulgaria PFC Levski Sofia 0–2 0–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 2–3 2–1

Managers

  • Georgia (country) Kakhaber Tskhadadze (Dec 31, 2005 – Aug 31, 2006)
  • Georgia (country) Giorgi Kipshidze (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008)
  • Georgia (country) Otar Korgalidze (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
  • Georgia (country) Teimuraz Makharadze (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2010)
  • Georgia (country) Giorgi Kipshidze (July 1, 2010 – March 19, 2011)
  • Georgia (country) Khvicha Kasrashvili (March 18, 2011–1?)
  • Georgia (country) Vakhtang Chagelishvili (July 1, 2011–1?)
  • Georgia (country) Levan Bajelidze (Sept 15, 2011 – Jan 12, 2012)
  • Georgia (country) Khvicha Kasrashvili (Jan 15, 2012 – Aug 27, 2012)
  • Georgia (country) Armaz Jeladze (Aug 28, 2012 – June 1, 2013)
  • Georgia (country) Giorgi Kiknadze (June 1, 2013–Oct, 2013)
  • Georgia (country) Vladimir Burduli (Oct, 2013–)

References

  1. ↑ Reuters (2004-06-01). "UEFA Cup ban for Georgian club Sioni". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  2. ↑ "UEFA Champions League History, Season 2006–2007, First qualifying round". uefa.com. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  3. ↑ "UEFA Champions League History, Season 2006–2007, Second qualifying round". uefa.com. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  4. ↑ http://fcsionibolnisi.com/%E1%83%92%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%98/
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