FC Metalurgi Rustavi
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FC Metalurgi 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.
2006–07, 2009–10.
2010.
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 the won the league title in the first season they merged. For the 2011/12 season the club changed its name to Metalurgi Rustavi.
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Country
! Club
! Score
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|2007–08
|UEFA Champions League
|1Q
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|FC Astana
|0–0, 0–3
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|rowspan="2"|2009–10
|rowspan="2"|UEFA Europa League
|1Q
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|B36 Tórshavn
|2–0, 2–0
|-
|2Q
|
|Legia Warszawa
|0–3, 0–1
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|2010–11
|UEFA Champions League
|2Q
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|FC Aktobe
|0–2, 1–1
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|rowspan="3"|2011–12
|rowspan="3"|UEFA Europa League
|1Q
|
|FC Banants
|1–0,1–1
|-
|2Q
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|FC Irtysh Pavlodar
|1–1, 2–0
|-
|3Q
|
|Stade Rennais F.C.
|2-5, 0-2
|}
Anderson Aquino Choco Jonatas
Kakhaber Tskhadadze
Bhaudry Massouanga
Ernest Akouassaga
Vladimir Akhalaia
Revaz Arveladze
(1988) Zurab Arziani
Georgi Chelidze Davit Devdariani
Giorgi Gakhokidze
(1993–95) Revaz Gotsiridze
Soso Grishikashvili
Shota Khinchagashvili
Gocha Khojava
David Kakulia Georgi Kipiani
(1997–98) Levan Kobiashvili
(1994–95) Giorgi Navalovski
Giorgi Oniani
(2006) Rezo Dzhikiya Olexandr Omelyanov
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...
team, which are playing in Rustavi. The club play their home games at Poladi Stadium
Poladi Stadium
Poladi Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Rustavi, Georgia. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Olimpi Rustavi. The stadium is able to hold 10,720 people.- See also :*Stadiums in Georgia...
. After FC Tbilisi
FC Tbilisi
FC Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, which were playing in the capital, Tbilisi. The club were playing their home games at Olimpi Stadium. FC Tbilisi were renamed Olimpi Rustavi after merging with second division club FC Rustavi...
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.
Honours
- Georgian Premier LeagueUmaglesi LigaThe 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...
: 2
2006–07, 2009–10.
- Georgian Super CupGeorgian Super CupThe Georgian Super Cup is a competition consisting of a single football played between the champions of the Umaglesi Liga and the winners of the Georgian Cup. It was first held in 1996....
: 1
2010.
History
Football in Rustavi could be track back to Metallurg Rustavi in Soviet era. The club was a member of Umaglesi LigaUmaglesi 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...
until relegated in 2003. In order to back to top division, the club merged with FC Tbilisi
FC Tbilisi
FC Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, which were playing in the capital, Tbilisi. The club were playing their home games at Olimpi Stadium. FC Tbilisi were renamed Olimpi Rustavi after merging with second division club FC Rustavi...
and renamed as Olimpi Rustavi, to take their player and seat on Umaglesi Liga, where the won the league title in the first season they merged. For the 2011/12 season the club changed its name to Metalurgi Rustavi.
Seasons
| Season | League | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | P | 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... |
Europe | Notes | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 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... |
3 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 63 | 33 | 69 | Gorda Rustavi | |||
| 1991 | 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... |
9 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 26 | Gorda Rustavi | |||
| 1991–92 | 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... |
3 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 71 | 38 | 75 | Gorda Rustavi | |||
| 1992–93 | 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... |
7 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 69 | 49 | Metallurgi Rustavi | |||
| 1993–94 | 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... |
9 | Metallurgi Rustavi | ||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 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... |
7 | Metallurgi Rustavi | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 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... |
5 | Metallurgi Rustavi | ||||||||||
| 1996–97 | 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... |
10 | Metallurgi Rustavi | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 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... |
11 | Metallurgi Rustavi | ||||||||||
| 1998–99 | 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... |
12 | Gorda Rustavi | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 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... |
12 | Gorda Rustavi | ||||||||||
| 2000–01 | 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... |
11 | Gorda Rustavi | ||||||||||
| 2001–02 | 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... |
10 | Gorda Rustavi | ||||||||||
| 2002–03 | 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... |
10 | Gorda Rustavi | ||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 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... |
4 | FC Rustavi | ||||||||||
| 2004–05 | 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... |
11 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 43 | 37 | FC Rustavi | |||
| 2005–06 Pirveli Liga 2005-06 Tie-breaker decider#Number of win#Head-to-Head-External links:* RSSSF... |
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... |
8 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 37 | 49 | FC Rustavi | |||
| 2006–07 | 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... |
1 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 9 | 63 | Round of 16 | FC Olimpi Rustavi | ||
| 2007–08 | 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... |
4 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 52 | Quarter-finals | UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying round UEFA Champions League 2007–08 The 2007–08 UEFA Champions League was the 16th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded in 1992, and the 53rd tournament overall.... |
FC Olimpi Rustavi | |
| 2008–09 | 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... |
3 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 57 | Runner-up | FC Olimpi Rustavi | ||
| 2009–10 | 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... |
1 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 26 | 79 | Round of 16 | UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying round | FC Olimpi Rustavi | |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Umaglesi Liga The 2010–11 Umaglesi Liga is the 22nd season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on 14 August 2010 and will end on 22 May 2011. Olimpi Rustavi are the defending champions, having won their second Georgian championship last season. FC Zestafoni claimed their first title.The league size will be... |
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... |
3 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 31 | 66 | Quarter-finals | UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round | FC Olimpi Rustavi |
European Record
Home games are in BOLD{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Country
! Club
! Score
|-
|2007–08
UEFA Champions League 2007–08
The 2007–08 UEFA Champions League was the 16th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded in 1992, and the 53rd tournament overall....
|UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
|1Q
|
|FC Astana
|0–0, 0–3
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009–10
|rowspan="2"|UEFA Europa League
|1Q
|
|B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn or F.C. Tórshavn is a Faroese football club, based in the capital, Tórshavn...
|2–0, 2–0
|-
|2Q
|
|Legia Warszawa
Legia Warszawa
Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...
|0–3, 0–1
|-
|2010–11
|UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
|2Q
|
|FC Aktobe
FC Aktobe
FC Aktobe are a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Aktobe. Current members and four-time champions of the Kazakhstani Premier League, they also won the country's second level league – First Division – in 2000.-Name history:...
|0–2, 1–1
|-
|rowspan="3"|2011–12
|rowspan="3"|UEFA Europa League
|1Q
|
|FC Banants
FC Banants
Football Club Banants is an Armenian professional football team, playing in the capital, Yerevan. The club plays in the Armenian Premier League and has won the Armenian Cup twice, in 1992 and 2007.- Banants Kotayk :...
|1–0,1–1
|-
|2Q
|
|FC Irtysh Pavlodar
|1–1, 2–0
|-
|3Q
|
|Stade Rennais F.C.
|2-5, 0-2
|}
Current squad
(captain)Famous players
Alex FragaAlex José de Oliveira Fraga
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Anderson Aquino Choco Jonatas
Jonatas Oliveira Cardoso
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Kakhaber TskhadadzeKakhaber Tskhadadze
Kakhaber Tskhadadze is a Georgian football coach and former player.-Career:His club career started in 1986 in Dinamo Tbilisi. He became known in Western Europe with German team Eintracht Frankfurt, who he joined in 1992. After a couple of successful seasons he gradually found himself struggling...
Bhaudry Massouanga
Bhaudry Massouanga
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Ernest Akouassaga
Ernest Akouassaga
Ernest Akouassaga is a Gabonese football defender is currently a free agent.- Career :Akoussaga began his career with AS Mangasport and joined in summer 2003 to French club SCO Angers. He played in three years SCO Angers just nine games, who scores four goals and signed in summer 2006 a contract...
Vladimir Akhalaia
Vladimir Akhalaia
Vladimir "Lado" Akhalaia is a Georgian footballer who currently plays for FC Baia Zugdidi.-International career:Akhalaia capped once for Georgia in 2004 against Romania.-External links:...
Revaz Arveladze
Revaz Arveladze
Revaz Arveladze is a retired Georgian professional footballer.He has played for various sides in Europe. After a youth career, the midfielder began his senior career with Georgian club Dinamo Tbilisi. Arveladze played abroad in Germany, and Belgium, and returned to Georgia in 1998. He won 11...
(1988) Zurab Arziani
Zurab Arziani
Zurab Malkhazovich Arziani is a Georgian footballer who plays for FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod. He also holds Russian citizenship.He is the son of Malkhaz Arziani.-External links: *...
Georgi Chelidze Davit Devdariani
Davit Devdariani
David Devdariani is a Georgian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga side Aarhus Gymnastikforening and the Georgian national team....
Giorgi Gakhokidze
Giorgi Gakhokidze
Giorgi Gakhokidze is a former Georgian footballer. He played for clubs like PSV Eindhoven, Maccabi Haifa, FC Twente and Metalurh Donetsk...
(1993–95) Revaz Gotsiridze
Revaz Gotsiridze
Revaz Gotsiridze is a Georgian footballer who currently plays for Sioni Bolnisi.-Career:Gotsiridze left Georgia for Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in April 2003. But in end of season he was sent back to WIT Georgia. At WIT Georgia, he became team top-scorer and scored in champions playoffs to won Umaglesi...
Soso Grishikashvili
Soso Grishikashvili
Soso Grishikashvili is a Georgian goalkeeper, born in 1973. He has played for Russian club FC Alania Vladikavkaz and won Russian champion title in 1996. He also played for FK Ventspils, FK Baku, FC Dinamo Tbilisi. He has played for Georgia national football team and has won 10 caps, all in...
Shota Khinchagashvili
Shota Khinchagashvili
Shota Yuriyevich Khinchagashvili is a retired Georgian football player.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1978.* Soviet Cup winner: 1976, 1979.* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner: 1981.-International career:...
Gocha Khojava
Gocha Khojava
Gocha Khojava is a Georgian football player. Currently he plays midfielder for FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Premier League.-External links:* at Championat.ru *...
David Kakulia Georgi Kipiani
Georgi Kipiani
Georgi Kipiani is a retired Georgian footballer.-External links:...
(1997–98) Levan Kobiashvili
Levan Kobiashvili
Levan Kobiashvili is a Georgian footballer who plays in midfield for Hertha BSC.-Career:His career began in his hometown with Awasa Tbilisi. Moving to play for Metalurg Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi and Alania Vladikavkaz he was transferred to SC Freiburg in 1998, where he was one of several Georgians...
(1994–95) Giorgi Navalovski
Giorgi Navalovski
Giorgi Navalovski is a Georgian footballer currently playing for FC Khimki.-External links:...
Giorgi Oniani
Giorgi Oniani
Giorgi Oniani is a Georgian footballer playing currently for FC Zestafoni.-Career:He began his career by FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi, later in January 2006 moved to FC Dinamo Batumi abode 6 months and moved than to FC Ameri Tbilisi in January 2007...
(2006)
Rezo Dzhikiya Olexandr Omelyanov