2018 Georgian Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Georgian Cup

| year = 2018

| other_title =

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| country = Georgia

| num_teams = 78

| defending champions = Chikhura Sachkhere

| champions = Torpedo Kutaisi

| runner-up = Gagra

| matches = 77

| goals = 281

| top goal scorer =

| player =

| prevseason = 2017

| nextseason = 2019

| updated =

}}

The 2018 Georgian Cup was a single elimination association football tournament which began on 16 April 2018 and ended on 25 November 2018.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/david-kipiani-cup/2018/s15302 |title=David Kipiani Cup |publisher=soccerway.com |access-date=29 June 2018}} Chikhura Sachkhere were the defending champions of the tournament after winning the previous season's cup 4–3 in a penalty shootout over Torpedo Kutaisi.{{cite web |url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2685958 |title=Chikhura vs Torpedo Kutaisi 0-0 |publisher=scoresway.com |access-date=29 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226043121/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer |archive-date=26 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}

Format

For the 2018 version of the Georgian Cup, the competition was contested between 78 clubs. Matches which were level after regulation proceeded to extra time and then to penalties, when needed, to decide the winning club.{{cite web |url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=round&id=45532&view=rules |title=David Kipiani Cup: Season Rules |publisher=scoresway.com |access-date=29 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629235800/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=round&id=45532&view=rules |archive-date=29 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}

First round

Thirty first round matches were played on 14–16 April 2018.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/david-kipiani-cup/2018/1st-round/r45532 |title=David Kipiani Cup |publisher=soccerway.com |access-date=29 June 2018}}

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Dinamo Sokhumi||2–6|Meshakhte}}

{{OneLegResult|Sakartvelos Universiteti||3–5|Liakhvi Tskhinvali}}

{{OneLegResult|Tbilisi City||7–0|Racha}}

{{OneLegResult|Kolkhi||4–0|Imereti II}}

{{OneLegResult|Chkherimela||0–2|Tbilisi 2016}}

{{OneLegResult|Skuri||4–5 {{aet}}|Salkhino Martvili}}

{{OneLegResult|Sairme||3–2|Mertskhali}}

{{OneLegResult|Torpedo Kutaisi II||0–2|Iveria}}

{{OneLegResult|Zestaponi||3–2|Dinamo Batumi II}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Tbilisi||3–3 {{aet}}
{{pso|4–5}}|Samgurali II}}

{{OneLegResult|Kojaeli||2–0|Tskhumi}}

{{OneLegResult|Gareji||1–0|Chiatura}}

{{OneLegResult|35-e Skola||1–4|Tori}}

{{OneLegResult|Sarti||0–1|Gardabani}}

{{OneLegResult|Varketili||0–1 {{aet}}|Gori}}

{{OneLegResult|Zugdidi||0–2|Telavi}}

{{OneLegResult|Zana Abasha||1–5|Mark Stars}}

{{OneLegResult|Guria||2–1|Shevardeni 1906}}

{{OneLegResult|Meta||1–0|Voyage}}

{{OneLegResult|Rustavi II||1–3|Sulori}}

{{OneLegResult|Meskheti||0–1|Khikhani}}

{{OneLegResult|Egrisi||3–0|Spaeri}}

{{OneLegResult|Odishi 1919||1–0|Iberia}}

{{OneLegResult|Betlemi Keda||3–1|Matchakhela}}

{{OneLegResult|Borjomi||1–2|Kolkheti Khobi}}

{{OneLegResult|Hereti Tchabukiani||0–2|Imereti}}

{{OneLegResult|Aragvi Dusheti||3–4|Algeti}}

{{OneLegResult|Bakhmaro||0–1 {{aet}}|Saburtalo II}}

{{OneLegResult|Margveti 2006||1–0|Tskhinvali}}

{{OneLegResult|Liakhvi Achabeti||2–3 {{aet}}|Samegrelo}}

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Second round

Sixteen second round matches were played on 8–9 May 2018.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/david-kipiani-cup/2018/2nd-round/r45533 |title=David Kipiani Cup |publisher=soccerway.com |access-date=29 June 2018}}

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Tbilisi City||5–3 {{aet}}|Samgurali II}}

{{OneLegResult|Salkhino Martvili||2–5|Liakhvi Tskhinvali}}

{{OneLegResult|Iveria||1–2|Gori}}

{{OneLegResult|Kolkheti Khobi||1–2|Norchi Dinamo}}

{{OneLegResult|Sulori||3–4 {{aet}}|Telavi}}

{{OneLegResult|Khikhani||2–4|Meshakhte}}

{{OneLegResult|Egrisi||0–1|Mark Stars}}

{{OneLegResult|Zestaponi||1–3 {{aet}}|Gardabani}}

{{OneLegResult|Kojaeli||3–1|Sairme}}

{{OneLegResult|Tori||0–0 {{aet}}
{{pso|2–4}}|Meta}}

{{OneLegResult|WIT Georgia II||3–1|Betlemi Keda}}

{{OneLegResult|Margveti 2006||3–0|Kolkhi}}

{{OneLegResult|Tbilisi 2016||5–3|Samegrelo}}

{{OneLegResult|Guria||1–0|Saburtalo II}}

{{OneLegResult|Gareji||1–2|Algeti}}

{{OneLegResult|Odishi 1919||0–2 {{aet}}|Imereti}}

|}

Third round

Sixteen third round matches were played on 12–14 June 2018.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Mark Stars||2–4|Merani Martvili}}

{{OneLegResult|Meta||0–0 {{aet}}
{{pso|3–2}}|Tbilisi City}}

{{OneLegResult|Kojaeli||0–8|Dila Gori}}

{{OneLegResult|Meshakhte||2–3|Samtredia}}

{{OneLegResult|Samgurali||2–2 {{aet}}
{{pso|5–6}}|Rustavi}}

{{OneLegResult|Guria||1–0|Kolkheti Poti}}

{{OneLegResult|Gori||0–2|Torpedo Kutaisi}}

{{OneLegResult|Tbilisi 2016||0–6|Chikhura Sachkhere}}

{{OneLegResult|WIT Georgia II||0–0 {{aet}}
{{pso|4–2}}|Saburtalo Tbilisi}}

{{OneLegResult|Gagra||2–1 {{aet}}|Sioni}}

{{OneLegResult|Locomotive Tbilisi||4–4 {{aet}}
{{pso|3–5}}|Dinamo Tbilisi}}

{{OneLegResult|WIT Georgia||1–0|Dinamo Batumi}}

{{OneLegResult|Liakhvi Tskhinvali||5–2|Algeti}}

{{OneLegResult|Gardabani||3–1|Imereti}}

{{OneLegResult|Margveti 2006||0–4|Telavi}}

{{OneLegResult|Shukura Kobuleti||4–0|Norchi Dinamo}}

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Fourth round

Eight fourth round matches were played on 19–20 September 2018.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|WIT Georgia II||1–2|Gagra}}

{{OneLegResult|Torpedo Kutaisi||2–0 {{aet}}|Rustavi}}

{{OneLegResult|Gardabani||0–3|Shukura Kobuleti}}

{{OneLegResult|Merani Martvili||1–2|Dinamo Tbilisi}}

{{OneLegResult|Guria||3–1|Samtredia}}

{{OneLegResult|Liakhvi Tskhinvali||2–5|Meta}}

{{OneLegResult|WIT Georgia||1–1 {{aet}}
{{pso|3–0}}|Chikhura Sachkhere}}

{{OneLegResult|Telavi||1–0|Dila Gori}}

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Quarter–finals

The quarter–final matches were played on 3 and 24 October 2018.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Meta||0–1|Gagra}}

{{OneLegResult|Guria||0–5|Dinamo Tbilisi}}

{{OneLegResult|WIT Georgia||0–3|Telavi}}

{{OneLegResult|Shukura Kobuleti||1–3|Torpedo Kutaisi}}

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Semi–finals

The two semi–final matches were played on 7 November 2018.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Gagra||1–0 {{aet}}|Dinamo Tbilisi}}

{{OneLegResult|Telavi||0–1|Torpedo Kutaisi}}

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Final

The final was played on 25 November 2018 in Angisi Stadium in Batumi at 16.00.

{{footballbox

|date = 25 November 2018

|time = 16:00

|team1 = Gagra

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|team2 = Torpedo Kutaisi

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/25/georgia/david-kipiani-cup/fc-gagra/fc-torpedo-kutaisi/2933484/

|goals1 = Spanderashvili {{goal|37}}
Khabelashvili {{goal|49}}

|goals2 = Lačný {{goal|74||90+1|pen.}}

|penaltyscore = 2–4

|penalties1 = Kakiashvili {{pengoal}}
Kasrelishvili {{penmiss}}
T. Gaprindashvili {{pengoal}}
Sultanishvili {{penmiss}}

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Kobakhidze
{{pengoal}} T. Tsikaridze
{{pengoal}} Gegetchkori
{{pengoal}} Lačný

|stadium = Angisi Stadium, Batumi

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Giorgi Vadatchkoria

}}

See also

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