FC Metalurgi Rustavi

FC Metalurgi Rustavi
Founded 1948
Ground Poladi Stadium
Rustavi, Georgia
(Capacity: 10,720)
Coach Armaz Jeladze
League Umaglesi Liga
2010–2011 3rd
Home colours
Away colours

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.

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Honours

2006–07, 2009–10.

2010.

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 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 Europe Notes Manager
1990 Umaglesi Liga 3 34 22 3 9 63 33 69 Gorda Rustavi
1991 Umaglesi Liga 9 19 7 5 7 34 22 26 Gorda Rustavi
1991–92 Umaglesi Liga 3 38 22 9 7 71 38 75 Gorda Rustavi
1992–93 Umaglesi Liga 7 32 14 7 11 73 69 49 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 30 10 7 13 39 43 37 FC Rustavi
2005–06 Pirveli Liga 8 34 13 10 11 50 37 49 FC Rustavi
2006–07 Umaglesi Liga 1 26 19 6 1 57 9 63 Round of 16 FC Olimpi Rustavi
2007–08 Umaglesi Liga 4 26 16 4 6 26 16 52 Quarter-finals UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying round FC Olimpi Rustavi
2008–09 Umaglesi Liga 3 30 16 9 5 40 20 57 Runner-up FC Olimpi Rustavi
2009–10 Umaglesi Liga 1 36 25 7 4 69 26 79 Round of 16 UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying round FC Olimpi Rustavi
2010–11 Umaglesi Liga 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

Season Competition Round Country Club Score
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 0–3, 0–1
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2Q FC Aktobe 0–2, 1–1
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q FC Banants 1–0,1–1
2Q FC Irtysh Pavlodar 1–1, 2–0
3Q Stade Rennais F.C. 2-5, 0-2

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Grigol Bediashvili
2 DF Konstantin Gaganidze
3 MF Irakli Maisuradze
4 DF Aleksandre Kvakhadze (captain)
7 MF Luka Razmadze
8 MF Giorgi Aburjania
9 FW Irakli Kobalia
10 MF Revaz Getsadze
11 MF Irakli Modebadze
12 GK Zurab Batiashvili
13 MF Denis Dobrovolski
No. Position Player
14 DF Lasha Japaridze
15 MF Giorgi Kavtaradze
17 FW Ilia Pavliashvili
18 DF David Lomaia
20 FW Valiko Tkemaladze
21 FW Dimitri Tatanashvilli
22 MF Giorgi Mikaberidze
23 DF Giorgi Murvelashvili
24 DF Mikhail Makhviladze
25 DF Sergi Orbeladze
30 GK Nika Shermadini

Famous players

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