FC Gardabani (Georgian: სკ გარდაბანი) is a Georgian association football club from the city of Gardabani.

FC Gardabani
Full nameFC Gardabani
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
GroundGardabani Central Stadium
ChairmanAhmad Saad Imam
ManagerGuram Chvintiashvili
CoachGiorgi Macharadze
LeagueLiga 3
20223rd of 14, Liga 4 (promoted)

Within less than a decade since joining Georgian football, Gardabani have had different years from the lowest division to the 2nd tier. Following the 2023 season, they won promotion to Liga 3, the third tier of the national football system.

History

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Gardabani were established in 2015 as a municipal club. They won the regional league tournament in the very first season.[1] Promoted to Liga 3, Gardabani took the 1st place amid a tight competition with Mtskheta and Tskhumi.[2]

The club spent one year in the second division, which has been their highest point. After getting relegated, Gardabani took part in Liga 3 for two seasons.

They knocked out three teams of the 2018 Cup campaign and reached the fourth round.[3] In the same year, along with other nine teams that finished in the bottom half of the table, Gardabani were relegated to the fourth tier.[4] However, the club no longer participated in any league for next two years.

With the help of Egyptian investors Gardabani resumed functioning in early February 2021. The new management also unveiled plans to create a football academy for children and form another team for the Amateur League.[5]

In the first season the club failed to gain promotion, although the next year turned out fruitful. In the Cup, Gardabani defeated three opponents, including two third-tier members, and reached the fourth round, while in the league they topped the table from the start, won 22 matches out of 26 and accomplished their goal.[6] The club continued a successful league campaign the next season as well. After a 2–0 away win over Sulori Vani on the last matchday, they emerged victorious from a hard-fought battle for Liga 3 and achieved the second successive promotion.

Seasons

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Season Division Pos. M W D L GF–GA Pts Domestic Cup
2015/16 Meore Liga, Group East 1st of 14↑ 26 23 1 2 133-25 70
2016 Liga 2, Group Red 9th of 9↓ 16 1 1 14 13-42 4 Round 2
2017 Liga 3, Group White 5th of 10 18 6 6 6 26-24 24 Round 3
Promotion Group 4th of 10 18 9 4 5 40-18 31
2018 Liga 3 17th of 20↓ 38 11 6 21 39-63 39 Round 4
The club was dissolved in 2019–20
2021 Regionuli Liga, Group East 3rd of 24 23 16 4 3 58-20 52
2022 Regionuli Liga, Group B 1st of 14↑ 26 22 2 2 110-19 68 Round 3
2023 Liga 4 3rd of 14↑ 26 16 4 6 53-28 52 Round 2

Squad

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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 Soso Kardava
2 DF   GEO Giorgi Mukhashavria
3 DF   GEO Ilia Gujaraidze (Captain)
4 DF   GEO Iakob Iadze
5 DF   GEO Luka UKleba
6 MF   GEO Elchin Mekhtiev
7 MF   GEO Nikoloz Khintibidze
8 MF   GEO Luka Khabuliani
9 FW   GEO Saba Aroshidze
10 FW   GEO Giorgi Gvasalia
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW   GEO Giorgi Medzvelia
13 GK   GEO Beka Aladashvili
14 MF   GEO Emre Sadykov
16 DF   GEO Davit Begashvili
17 DF   GEO Giorgi Buzaladze
18 FW   GEO Nika Khachvani
19 DF   GEO Saba Kapanadze
20 MF   GEO Tato Chaduneli
21 DF   GEO Saba Jioshvili
27 DF   GEO Lasha Shautidze

Honours

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Meore Liga

Winners (1): 2015–16

Liga 4

Third place (1): 2023

Regionuli Liga

Winners (1): 2022

References

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  1. ^ "საფეხბურთო კლუბ "გარდაბნის" ხელმძღვანელი:"კლუბის მესვეურებს გუნდის აღდგენაში უცხოელი ინვესტორები დაეხმარებიან"". vbetnews.com (in Georgian), 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Meore Liga 2015-16". soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "საქართველოს თასის მეოთხედფინალში ეროვნული ლიგის მხოლოდ 2 წარმომადგენელი გავიდა". sportall.ge (in Georgian), 20 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Liga 3 in 2018". gff.ge.
  5. ^ "გარდაბანში გუნდი აღადგინეს - მას ეგვიპტელები დაეხმარებიან". 1tv.ge (in Georgian), 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Group B, 2022". gff.ge.
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