FC Saburtalo Tbilisi

FC Saburtalo
Full name FC Saburtalo Tbilisi
Nickname(s) Saburtaloelebi
Founded August 20, 1999 (1999-08-20)
Ground Bendela Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
Ground Capacity 1,800
Chairman Tariel Khechikashvili
Manager Giorgi Chiabrishvili
League Erovnuli Liga
2016 Umaglesi Liga (Group A), 3rd

FC Saburtalo is a Georgian football club,[1] based in Tbilisi.

History

Saburtalo was founded on August 20, 1999 in Tbilisi.[2] In 2005, the club was bought by Iberia Business Group and its owner Tariel Khechikashvili, who later became the Minister of Sport & Youth Affairs of Georgia.

Saburtalo has one of the top football academies in the country.[2] The club has a full-size stadium, called Bendela, with the capacity of 1,800 spectators. [2] Saburtalo often provides different national teams of Georgia with young players.

Some of the notable players of the club include Giorgi Chanturia, Valeri Kazaishvili, Jemal Tabidze. Meanwhile, Spaniard Pablo Franco Martín managed the club during 2015–16 season.

In March 2016, Manolo Hierro was appointed as the sporting director of the club. [3]

Players

First team squad

As of 18 July 2017

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

No. Position Player
1 Georgia (country) GK Beka Kurdadze
2 Georgia (country) DF Nodar Iashvili
4 Georgia (country) DF Gagi Margvelashvili
5 Georgia (country) DF Tsotne Nadaraia
6 Georgia (country) DF Tedore Grigalashvili
7 Georgia (country) MF Vladimer Mamuchashvili
8 Georgia (country) FW Guram Goshteliani
9 Georgia (country) FW Lasha Shindagoridze
10 Georgia (country) MF Giorgi Kharaishvili (captain)
12 Georgia (country) GK Oto Goshadze
13 Georgia (country) DF Grigol Chabradze
14 Georgia (country) MF Irakli Bidzinashvili
No. Position Player
15 Georgia (country) MF Dachi Tsnobiladze
16 Georgia (country) DF Luka Lakvekheliani
17 Georgia (country) GK Lazare Kupatadze
19 Georgia (country) FW Luka Imnadze
20 Kenya MF Alwyn Tera
21 Georgia (country) MF Beka Gvaradze
22 Georgia (country) MF Sandro Altunashvili
25 Georgia (country) MF Tornike Tarkhnishvili
29 Georgia (country) DF Andro Sopromadze
TBA Albania FW Ndue Mujeci
TBA Georgia (country) FW Davit Volkovi

References

  1. ↑ "Georgia – FC Saburtalo Tbilisi – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  2. 1 2 3 "The history of FC Saburtalo Tbilisi". FCsaburtalo.ge. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "მანოლო იერო "საბურთალოს" სპორტულ დირექტორად". FCsaburtalo.ge. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017. (in Georgian)
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