FC WIT Georgia

FC WIT Georgia is a Georgian football team from Tbilisi. The team is sponsored by WIT Georgia Ltd (a subsidiary of the US 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 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium #2 in Tbilisi.

WIT Georgia
Full nameFootball Club WIT Georgia
Founded1997 (1997)
GroundMikheil Meskhi Stadium #2
Tbilisi, Georgia
Capacity>1,000
ChairmanGuram Rukhadze
ManagerZurab Beridze
LeagueErovnuli Liga 2
201910th (Erovnuli Liga)

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 the second time.[1] In 2010, the team won the Georgian Cup for the first time.[2] However, performance of WIT Georgia was faded after 2010–11 season and relegated to Pirveli Liga in 2014–15 season. In 2017-18, they finished second in the Erovnuli Liga 2 and secured promotion to the Erovnuli Liga.

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

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

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