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

| 2018, 2024

scope=col|Erovnuli Liga 2

|align="center"|1

| 2014–15

scope=col|Georgian Cup

|align="center"|3

| 2019, 2021, 2023

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

|Erovnuli Liga 2

|align=right|8

|align=right|26

align=right|9align=right|5align=right|12

|align=right|38

align=right|34align=right|32

|DNP

|

|

|Temur Shalamberidze

2014–15

|Erovnuli Liga 2

|align=right bgcolor=gold|1

|align=right|36

align=right|28align=right|3align=right|5

|align=right|92

align=right|25align=right|82

|First round

|

|Promoted

| rowspan="2" |Giorgi Chiabrishvili

2015–16

|Erovnuli Liga

|align=right|8

|align=right|30

align=right|11align=right|6align=right|13

|align=right|47

align=right|61align=right|39

|First round

|

|

2016

|Erovnuli Liga

|align=right|3

|align=right|12

align=right|5align=right|4align=right|3

|align=right|17

align=right|12align=right|19

|First round

|

|Lost Bronze play-offs to Dinamo Tbilisi

|Pablo Franco

2017

|Erovnuli Liga

|align=right|4

|align=right|36

align=right|18align=right|6align=right|12

|align=right|61

align=right|42align=right|60

|Fourth round

|

|

| rowspan="3" |Giorgi Chiabrishvili

2018

|Erovnuli Liga

|align=right bgcolor=gold|1

|align=right|36

align=right|24align=right|7align=right|5

|align=right|64

align=right|29align=right|79

|Third round

|

|

2019

|Erovnuli Liga

|align=right|3

|align=right|36

align=right|21align=right|7align=right|8

|align=right|67

align=right|36align=right|70

|style="background-color:gold;"| Winners

|Champions League - 2QR
Europa League - 3QR

|

2020

|Erovnuli Liga

|align=right|5

|align=right|18

align=right|7align=right|6align=right|5

|align=right|28

align=right|21align=right|27

|Semi-final

|Europa League - 1QR

|

|Teimuraz Shalamberidze
Levan Korgalidze

2021

|Erovnuli Liga

|align=right|4

|align=right|36

align=right|15align=right|8align=right|13align=right|52align=right|40align=right|57

|style="background-color:gold;"| Winners

|Conference League - 2QR

|

|Khvicha Shubitidze

2022

|Erovnuli Liga

|align=right|6

|align=right |36

align=right |13align=right|8align=right|15align=right|51align=right|49align=right|47

|Semi-final

|

|

|Lasha Nozadze

2023

|Erovnuli Liga

|align=right|6

|align=right|36

align=right|14align=right|9align=right|13align=right|58align=right|49align=right|51

|style="background-color:gold;"| Winners

|Conference League

|

|Omari Tetradze
Giorgi Mikadze

colspan="14" |as Iberia 1999

=European record=

{{Updated|15 August 2024}}

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! 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

| UEFA Europa League

| 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

| UEFA Champions League

| 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;"
CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin%
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}}

References

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