FC WIT Georgia

WIT Georgia

Full name	Football Club WIT Georgia
Founded	1997
Ground	Mtskheta Park Mtskheta, Georgia
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Guram Rukhadze
Manager	Zurab Beridze
Home colours Away colours

FC WIT Georgia is a Georgian football team, playing in the capital, Tbilisi. The team is sponsored by WIT Georgia Ltd (a subsidiary of the U.S. 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 Mtskheta Park at Mtskheta.

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 a second time.^[1] In 2010 the Georgian Cup was won for the first time.^[2]

History

• 1997: Founded as FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi.

Honours

• Umaglesi Liga
  • Champion: 2004, 2009
  • Silver Medal winner: 2000, 2006, 2008
  • Bronze Medal winner: 2003
• Georgian Cup
  • Champion: 2010
• Georgian Super Cup
  • Champion: 2009
  • Finalist: 2010
• Pirveli Liga
  • Champion: 1997

Current squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Ardalion Mikaberidze 4 DF Lasha Kasradze 6 MF Giorgi Vasadze 8 MF Guram Gureshidze 10 FW Irakli Sikharulidze 12 GK Jino Rechia 14 DF Irakli Khuchua 15 MF Giorgi Koripadze 16 FW Giga Jugheli 17 FW Levan Kukhaleishvili 18 MF Giorgi Gureshidze

No. Position Player 19 MF Otar Javashvili 20 DF David Khurtsilava 22 DF Revaz Ganiashvili 23 FW Beka Zakradze 24 MF Giorgi Vashakidze 25 GK Nika Daushvili 26 FW Vakhtang Jakeli 27 MF Shota Davlashelidze 28 DF Jemal Gogiashvili 29 DF Guram Adamadze 30 MF 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		Wisla 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.

External links

• Official website