FC Iberia 1999
{{short description|Georgian football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
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| clubname = Iberia
| image = Saburtalo Tbilisi Logo.png
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| fullname = Football Club Iberia 1999
| nickname = Red Eagles
| founded = {{Start date and age|1999|8|20|df=yes}}
| ground = Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Tbilisi, Georgia
| capacity = 25,453|
| chairman = Tariel Khechikashvili
| manager = Levan Khorgalidze
| league = Erovnuli Liga
| season = 2024
| position = 1st, Champions
| website = {{URL|http://www.fcsaburtalo.ge/}}
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FC Iberia 1999 (formerly known as FC Saburtalo) is a Georgian football club,{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/georgia/saburtalo/24902/|title=Georgia – FC Saburtalo Tbilisi – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway|publisher=uk.soccerway.com|access-date=2015-02-18}} based in Tbilisi, the capital of the country.
History
Saburtalo was founded on 20 August 1999, in Tbilisi.{{cite web | url = http://fcsaburtalo.ge/en/about-us.html | title = The history of FC Saburtalo Tbilisi | website = FCsaburtalo.ge | date = 6 December 2015 | access-date = 26 April 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180102/http://fcsaburtalo.ge/en/about-us.html | archive-date = 10 February 2018 | url-status = dead }} In 2005, the club was bought by Iberia Business Group and its owner Tariel Khechikashvili, who later became the Minister of Sport & Youth Affairs of Georgia.
Saburtalo has one of the top football academies in the country. The club has a full-size stadium, called Bendela, with the capacity of 1,800 spectators.
In March 2016, Manolo Hierro was appointed as the sporting director of the club.{{cite web | url = http://fcsaburtalo.ge/ge/siaxleebi/2556-%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D-%E1%83%98%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D-%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%97%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1-%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9E%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A-%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%93.html | title = მანოლო იერო "საბურთალოს" სპორტულ დირექტორად | website = FCsaburtalo.ge | date = 23 February 2016 | access-date = 26 July 2017 | archive-date = 10 February 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180130/http://fcsaburtalo.ge/ge/siaxleebi/2556-%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D-%E1%83%98%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D-%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%97%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1-%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9E%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A-%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%93.html | url-status = dead }} {{in lang|ka}}
Saburtalo is the name of one of Tbilisi's districts. On 27 February 2024, the team's name was changed to Iberia 1999.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-27 |title=ახალი სეზონიდან "საბურთალო" "იბერია 1999"-ის სახელით იასპარეზებს |url=https://www.fcsaburtalo.ge/%e1%83%90%e1%83%ae%e1%83%90%e1%83%9a%e1%83%98-%e1%83%a1%e1%83%94%e1%83%96%e1%83%9d%e1%83%9c%e1%83%98%e1%83%93%e1%83%90%e1%83%9c-%e1%83%a1%e1%83%90%e1%83%91%e1%83%a3%e1%83%a0%e1%83%97%e1%83%90/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=FC saburtalo |language=ka-GE}}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-29 |title=From the new season, "Saburtalo" will compete under the name of "Iberia 1999" |url=https://www.fcsaburtalo.ge/en/from-the-new-season-saburtalo-will-compete-under-the-name-of-iberia-1999/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=FC saburtalo |language=en-US}}
Honours
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|+FC Saburtalo Tbilisi honours: !style="width: 1%;"|Type !style="width: 5%;"|Competition !style="width: 1%;"|Titles !style="width: 10%;"|Seasons |
rowspan="4" |Domestic
! scope=col|Erovnuli Liga |align="center"|2 |
scope=col|Erovnuli Liga 2
|align="center"|1 | 2014–15 |
---|
scope=col|Georgian Cup
|align="center"|3 |
scope=col|Georgian Super Cup
|1 | 2020 |
Statistics
=Domestic=
:
class="wikitable"
! Season ! League ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GF ! GA ! P ! Cup ! Europe ! Notes ! Manager | ||||||
colspan="14" |as Saburalo | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013–14
|align=right|8 |align=right|26 | align=right|9 | align=right|5 | align=right|12
|align=right|38 | align=right|34 | align=right|32
|DNP | | |Temur Shalamberidze | |
2014–15
|align=right bgcolor=gold|1 |align=right|36 | align=right|28 | align=right|3 | align=right|5
|align=right|92 | align=right|25 | align=right|82
|First round | |Promoted | rowspan="2" |Giorgi Chiabrishvili | |
2015–16
|align=right|8 |align=right|30 | align=right|11 | align=right|6 | align=right|13
|align=right|47 | align=right|61 | align=right|39
|First round | | | |
2016
|align=right|3 |align=right|12 | align=right|5 | align=right|4 | align=right|3
|align=right|17 | align=right|12 | align=right|19
|First round | |Lost Bronze play-offs to Dinamo Tbilisi | |
2017
|align=right|4 |align=right|36 | align=right|18 | align=right|6 | align=right|12
|align=right|61 | align=right|42 | align=right|60
|Fourth round | | | rowspan="3" |Giorgi Chiabrishvili | |
2018
|align=right bgcolor=gold|1 |align=right|36 | align=right|24 | align=right|7 | align=right|5
|align=right|64 | align=right|29 | align=right|79
|Third round | | | |
2019
|align=right|3 |align=right|36 | align=right|21 | align=right|7 | align=right|8
|align=right|67 | align=right|36 | align=right|70
|style="background-color:gold;"| Winners |Champions League - 2QR | | |
2020
|align=right|5 |align=right|18 | align=right|7 | align=right|6 | align=right|5
|align=right|28 | align=right|21 | align=right|27
|Semi-final |Europa League - 1QR | |Teimuraz Shalamberidze | |
2021
|align=right|4 |align=right|36 | align=right|15 | align=right|8 | align=right|13 | align=right|52 | align=right|40 | align=right|57
|style="background-color:gold;"| Winners |Conference League - 2QR | |Khvicha Shubitidze |
2022
|align=right|6 |align=right |36 | align=right |13 | align=right|8 | align=right|15 | align=right|51 | align=right|49 | align=right|47
|Semi-final | | |
2023
|align=right|6 |align=right|36 | align=right|14 | align=right|9 | align=right|13 | align=right|58 | align=right|49 | align=right|51
|style="background-color:gold;"| Winners | |Omari Tetradze |
colspan="14" |as Iberia 1999 |
=European record=
{{Updated|15 August 2024}}
class="wikitable"
! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Agg. |
rowspan="3"| 2019–20
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Champions League | 1QR | {{flagicon|MDA}} Sheriff Tiraspol | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–3 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 4−3 |
2QR
| {{flagicon|CRO}} Dinamo Zagreb | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0−2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0−3 | style="text-align:center;"| 0−5 |
UEFA Europa League
| 3QR | {{flagicon|ARM}} Ararat-Armenia | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0−2 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2−1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2−3 |
2020–21
| 1QR | {{flagicon|CYP}} Apollon Limassol | {{n/a}} | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–5 | {{n/a}} |
rowspan="2"| 2022–23
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR | {{flagicon|ALB}} Partizani | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 {{aet}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1−1 {{pso|5–4}} |
2QR
| {{flagicon|ROU}} FCSB | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–4 | style="text-align:center;"| 3–4 |
rowspan="2"| 2024–25
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Conference League | 2QR | {{flagicon|ALB}} Partizani | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 |
3QR
| {{flagicon|TUR}} İstanbul Başakşehir | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2 | style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 |
2025–26
| 1QR | | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |
;Notes
- QR: Qualifying round
=Overall record=
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||
Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align=left|{{sort|1|UEFA Champions League}}
{{WDL|4|1|0|3|for=4|against=8|diff=yes}} | ||||||||
align=left|{{sort|2|UEFA Europa League}}
{{WDL|3|1|0|2|for=3|against=8|diff=yes}} | ||||||||
align=left|{{sort|3|UEFA Europa Conference League}}
{{WDL|8|3|1|4|for=6|against=8|diff=yes}} | ||||||||
class="sortbottom"
!{{sort|9|Total}} {{WDLtot|15|5|1|9|for=13|against=24|diff=yes}} |
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Players
{{updated|25 March 2025}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=GEO|pos=GK|name=Tornike Megrelishvili}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=GEO|pos=DF|name=Giorgi Gogsadze}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=GEO|pos=MF|name=Iva Gelashvili}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=GEO|pos=DF|name=Giorgi Jgerenaia}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=GEO|pos=DF|name=Jemali-Giorgi Jinjolava}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=GEO|pos=MF|name=Nikoloz Dadiani}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=GEO|pos=MF|name=Iluri Tabatadze}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=GEO|pos=MF|name=Bakar Kardava}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=GEO|pos=FW|name=Amiran Dzagania}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=GEO|pos=FW|name=Luka Silagadze}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=GEO|pos=FW|name=Gizo Mamageishvili}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=GEO|pos=FW|name=Guram Goshteliani}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=GEO|pos=DF|name=Giorgi Kukalia}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=GEO|pos=GK|name=Revaz Kurtanidze}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=GEO|pos=MF|name=Saba Geguchadze}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=GEO|pos=FW|name=Irakli Sikharulidze}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=GEO|pos=FW|name=Daniel Kvartskhava}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=GEO|pos=FW|name=Givi Khachidze}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=GEO|pos=DF|name=Giorgi Tabatadze}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Derek Agyakwa}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=GEO|pos=DF|name=Aleksandre Amisulashvili}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=GEO|pos=FW|name=Tornike Akhvlediani}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=GEO|pos=MF|name=Nika Khorkheli|other={{small|on loan from Samgurali}}}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=GEO|pos=GK|name=Giorgi Makaridze}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=GEO|pos=FW|name=Davit Skhirtladze}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=SUR|pos=MF|name=Dhoraso Klas}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=GEO|pos=MF|name=Datuna Beria}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=GEO|pos=DF|name=Giorgi Kobuladze}}
{{Fs end}}
=Out on loan=
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs end}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.fcsaburtalo.ge/}}
- [https://www.flashscore.ge/team/saburtalo-tbilisi/dhfRkskl/results/ FC Saburtalo results] at Flashscore
References
{{reflist}}
{{Erovnuli Liga teamlist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saburtalo Tbilisi, FC}}
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