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FC Merani Tbilisi

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| fullname = FC Merani Tbilisi

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| founded = 1995

| ground = Sinatle Stadium
Tbilisi, Georgia

| capacity = 2,500

| chairman = Nikoloz Dolidze

| manager =

| league = Liga 3

| season = 2024

| position = 7th of 16

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FC Merani Tbilisi is a Georgian football club based in Tbilisi. They play in the Liga 3, the third division in Georgian football. They play their home games at Sinatle Stadium.

The club is named after a hotel in Tbilisi. The club colours are all-red for home matches, and all-white for away.

History

File:FC Merani Tbilisi 1995.jpg

Merani Tbilisi was merged with Bacho Tbilisi in July 1993 and formed Merani-Bacho Tbilisi. Later Lokomotivi Tbilisi renamed in 1996

The club second team Merani-91 Tbilisi, became the first team.

In 2002, Merani-91 Tbilisi merged again, this time to FC Olimpi Tbilisi, owned by Nikoloz Dolidze and formed Merani-Olimpi Tbilisi.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=47896.html|title=Olimpi complete Merani takeover|date=2002-12-30|publisher=UEFA|access-date=2008-10-14|archive-date=2008-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203095345/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=47896.html|url-status=dead}} Which FC Tbilisi take the 2002–03 seat.

Merani restarted in Regionuli Liga by changed the reserve team to first team.

In July 2004, newly formed Merani Tbilisi was merged with Milani Tsnori and formed Merani-Milani Tbilisi, which renamed to Merani Tbilisi in July 2005.

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Current squad

{{Updated|1 August 2023}}{{cite web|title=Players|url=http://erovnuliliga.ge/en/club/merani-tbilisi/squad|website=Erovnuliliga|access-date=16 August 2019|archive-date=16 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816220434/http://erovnuliliga.ge/en/club/merani-tbilisi/squad|url-status=live}}

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{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=RSA|name=Thandanani Tshabalala|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=GEO|name=Levan Barabadze|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=GEO|name=Saba Tolordava|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=GEO|name=Nika Khetsuriani|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=GEO|name=Rati Kakiashvili|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=GEO|name=Goga Kukhianidze|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=GEO|name=Nikoloz Arveladze|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=GEO|name=Lasha Zhghenti|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=GEO|name=Iago Deisadze|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=GEO|name=Anzor Sukhiashvili|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=GEO|name=Luka Tolordava|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=GEO|name=Tornike Kereselidze|pos=MF}}

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{{Fs player|no=15|nat=GEO|name=Sergi Abramishvili|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=GEO|name=Giorgi Ubilava|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=GEO|name=Giorgi Jalaghonia|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=GEO|name=Zurab Ghirdaladze|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=GEO|name=Denis Dobrovolski|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=25|nat=RUS|name=Moris Nusuyev|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=GEO|name=Givi Karkuzashvili|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=GEO|name=Lasha-Giorgi Gurgenidze|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=29|nat=USA|name=Brendan Koplin|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=34|nat=GEO|name=Tornike Kvaratskhelia|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no= |nat=WAL|name=Kai Wint|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no= |nat=GEO|name=Davit Shengelia|pos=MF}}

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Honours

  • Pirveli Liga
  • Champion: 1996
  • Silver Medal winner: 1995, 2006

Notable players

Eurocups record

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Season

! Competition

! Round

! Country

! Club

! Home

! Away

rowspan="4" |1997

| rowspan="4" |UEFA Intertoto Cup

| rowspan="4" |Group 12

|{{flagicon|Russia}}

|Torpedo Moscow

|0–2

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{{flagicon|Greece}}

|Iraklis Thessaloniki

|

|0–2

{{flagicon|Malta}}

|Floriana F.C.

|5–0

|

{{flagicon|Austria}}

|S.V. Ried

|

|3–1

Coaches

  • 2002: Otar Gabelia
  • 2003: Koba Zhorzhikashvili
  • 2003: Nikoloz Dolidze
  • 2003: Temur Lortkipanidze{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=71884.html|title=Lortkipanidze lands Merani job|date=2003-05-27|access-date=2008-10-13|publisher=UEFA}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • 2003: Joni Janelidze{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=103862.html|title=Georgian clubs change coaches|date=2003-09-12|access-date=2008-10-13|publisher=UEFA}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Liga 3 teamlist}}

{{Erovnuli Liga teamlist}}

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Merani Tbilisi

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Category:Association football clubs established in 1995

Category:1995 establishments in Georgia (country)

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