FC Kakheti Telavi
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FC Kakheti Telavi is an Georgian
football
club based in Telavi
. They played in the Umaglesi Liga
, the top division in Georgian football from 2005 to 2007, but were relegated to Pirveli Liga
, the Georgian second division. The club did not win a match in their relegation season of 2006-07.
Kakheti Telavi finished seventh in the Pirveli Liga's Eastern (or Aghmoslaveti) Zone in the 2007-08 season.
The club plays their home games at Municipal Stadium
. Previously, the club was known as FC Nadikvari Telavi. The club also twice won the Georgian Cup
during the Soviet era, in 1972 and 1977.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Telavi
Telavi
Telavi is the main city and administrative center of Georgia's eastern province of Kakheti. Its population consists of some 21,800 inhabitants . The city is located on foot-hills of Tsiv-Gombori Range at 500-800 meters above the sea level....
. They played in the Umaglesi Liga
Umaglesi Liga
The Georgian Top League is the top division of football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federation. From 1927 to 1989, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the Soviet Union...
, the top division in Georgian football from 2005 to 2007, but were relegated to Pirveli Liga
Pirveli Liga
The Pirveli Liga is the Georgian First League, which serves as the second division of professional football in Georgia.-History:The Georgian First League was organized in 1990...
, the Georgian second division. The club did not win a match in their relegation season of 2006-07.
Kakheti Telavi finished seventh in the Pirveli Liga's Eastern (or Aghmoslaveti) Zone in the 2007-08 season.
The club plays their home games at Municipal Stadium
Municipal Stadium (Telavi)
Givi Chokheli Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Telavi, Georgia. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Kakheti Telavi. The stadium is able to hold 12,000 people. The stadium has a statute of Georgian footballer and Telavi native Givi Chokheli in front of it....
. Previously, the club was known as FC Nadikvari Telavi. The club also twice won the Georgian Cup
Georgian Cup
The Georgian Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Georgian football.The competition is a knockout tournament.Previous winners are:-Soviet era cup winners:* 1944: Team of Sukhumi* 1945: Dinamo Sukhumi...
during the Soviet era, in 1972 and 1977.
2006/07 Squad
- As of April 2007: