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 United States 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)
GroundDavid Petriashvili Arena
Tbilisi, Georgia
Capacity>1,000
ChairmanGuram Rukhadze
ManagerGocha Eradze
LeagueErovnuli Liga 2
20209th

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