FC Rustavi


FC Rustavi is a Georgian football team, which are playing in Rustavi. The club play their home games at Poladi Stadium. After FC Tbilisi merged with second division club FC Rustavi in 2006, FC Olimpi Rustavi was established. In 2007, FC Olimpi Rustavi won their first Georgian Premier League title. In 2011, they changed name to Metalurgi Rustavi. In 2015 Metalurgi Rustavi was again renamed and began to play in Erovnuli Liga 2 as FC Rustavi. In 2017 season FC Rustavi won the league and promoted to Erovnuli Liga.

FC Rustavi
Founded1948 (1948)
GroundPoladi Stadium
Rustavi, Georgia
Capacity6,200
CoachArmaz Jeladze
LeagueErovnuli Liga 2
20204th

History

Football in Rustavi could be track back to Metallurg Rustavi in Soviet era. The club was a member of Umaglesi Liga until relegated in 2003. In order to back to top division, the club merged with FC Tbilisi and renamed as Olimpi Rustavi, to take their player and seat on Umaglesi Liga, where they won the league title in the first season they merged. For the 2011/12 season the club changed its name to Metalurgi Rustavi.

Honours
Winners (2): 2007, 2010
Winners (1): 2010
Winners (1): 2017
  • Football championship of Georgian SSR:
    • Winners (4): 1959, 1974, 1979, 1984


Current squad

As of 20 October 2019 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK  GEO Avto Kapanadze
15 DF  GEO Dima Sharikadze
24 MF  GEO Luka Kemoklidze
10 MF  GEO Paata Kiteishvili
8 MF  GEO Avtandil Gujabidze
12 GK  GEO Giorgi Kulua
7 MF  GEO Guram Lukava
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  GEO Zaur Sichinava (on loan from Dinamo Tbilisi II)
2 DF  GEO Saba Nadiradze
18 FW  GEO Guram Kavelashvili
21 FW  GEO Nodar Tutashvili
20 FW  RSA Bantu Mzwakali
5 DF  GEO Giga Samkharadze

Club Staff

As of 20 April 2022 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— General Director  GEO Bachana Tskhadadze
— Head Coach  GEO Armaz Jeladze
— Assistant Coach  GEO Valeri Abramidze
— Goalkeeper Coach  GEO Andro Koroshinadze


Seasons
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager
1990 Umaglesi Liga 3 342239 633369 Gorda Rustavi
1991 Umaglesi Liga 9 19757 342226 Gorda Rustavi
1991–92 Umaglesi Liga 3 382297 713875 Gorda Rustavi
1992–93 Umaglesi Liga 7 3214711 736949 Metallurgi Rustavi
1993–94 Umaglesi Liga 9 Metallurgi Rustavi
1994–95 Umaglesi Liga 7 Metallurgi Rustavi
1995–96 Umaglesi Liga 5 Metallurgi Rustavi
1996–97 Umaglesi Liga 10 Metallurgi Rustavi
1997–98 Umaglesi Liga 11 Metallurgi Rustavi
1998–99 Umaglesi Liga 12 Gorda Rustavi
1999-00 Umaglesi Liga 12 Gorda Rustavi
2000–01 Umaglesi Liga 11 Gorda Rustavi
2001–02 Umaglesi Liga 10 Gorda Rustavi
2002–03 Umaglesi Liga 10 Gorda Rustavi
2003–04 Pirveli Liga 4 FC Rustavi
2004–05 Pirveli Liga 11 3010713 394337 FC Rustavi
2005–06 Pirveli Liga 8 34131011 503749 FC Rustavi
2006–07 Umaglesi Liga 1 261961 57963 Round of 16 FC Olimpi Rustavi
2007–08 Umaglesi Liga 4 261646 261652 Quarter-finals UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying round FC Olimpi Rustavi
2008–09 Umaglesi Liga 3 301695 402057 Runner-up FC Olimpi Rustavi
2009–10 Umaglesi Liga 1 362574 692679 Round of 16 UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying round FC Olimpi Rustavi
2010–11 Umaglesi Liga 3 3620610 523166 Quarter-finals UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round FC Olimpi Rustavi
2011–12 Umaglesi Liga 2 281747 392855 Semi-finals UEFA Europa League 3rd qualifying round FC Metalurgi Rustavi
2012–13 Umaglesi Liga 7 3212812 293544 Semi-finals UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying round FC Metalurgi Rustavi
2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 5 3213613 353945 Quarter-finals FC Metalurgi Rustavi
2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 14 306816 254626 Quarter-finals FC Metalurgi Rustavi
2015–16 Pirveli Liga 9 34 Round of 32 FC Metalurgi Rustavi

European record
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away
2007–08 UEFA Champions League 1Q FC Astana 0–0 0–3
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q B36 Tórshavn 2–0 2–0
2Q Legia Warszawa 0–1 0–3
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2Q Aktobe 1–1 0–2
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Banants 1–1 1–0
2Q Irtysh Pavlodar 1–1 2–0
3Q Stade Rennais 2–5 0–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Teuta 6–1 3–0
2Q Viktoria Plzeň 1–3 0–2

Notable Players

Managers
  • Giorgi Kiknadze (July 1, 2006 – Jan 1, 2007)
  • Anatoliy Piskovets (Sept 1, 2007 – Feb 1, 2008)
  • Khvicha Kasrashvili
  • Teimuraz Makharadze (July 1, 2008 – Oct 4, 2010)
  • Nestor Mumladze (Oct 10, 2010 – Nov 1, 2010)
  • Armaz Jeladze (Nov 2010 – Aug 11)
  • Koba Zhorzhikashvili (Aug 9, 2011 – Oct 1, 2012)
  • Georgi Kipiani (Oct 3, 2012 – May 31, 2013)
  • Gela Sanaia (June 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013)
  • Varlam Kilasonia (Jan 1, 2014–)

References
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