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FC Meshakhte Tkibuli

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FC Meshakhte
Full nameMeshakhte Tkibuli
Founded1938; 86 years ago (1938)
GroundVladimer Bochorishvili stadium
Tkibuli, Georgia
Capacity6,000
ChairmanLevan Japaridze
ManagerLado Burduli
LeagueLiga 2
20242nd of 16 in Liga 3 (promoted)

FC Meshakhte (Georgian: საფეხბურთო კლუბი მეშახტე) is a Georgian association football club based in Tkibuli. Following the 2024 season in Liga 3, the club earned promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2, the second tier of Georgian football.

History

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Meshakhte participated in the Georgian Soviet league and twice, in 1980 and 1981, became champions. In 1964 and 1976 they also won the domestic Cup.

The club spent 13 seasons in the Soviet third division with the following combined results:[1]

M W D L GF–GA
303 127 60 116 414-399

The success of the club was attributed to the large coal mine industry based in Tkibuli which financed the local football as well.

First years after Georgian national league was formed, the club played in the second division. Between 1991 and 1996 they three times finished third and once, in 1997, came 2nd. Starting from 2005, Meshakhte spent thirteen consecutive seasons in Pirveli Liga.

The 3rd place taken in Group White in 2016 has been the best result achieved in the recent period.[2] But the next season turned out troublesome. The team produced a seventeen-game unwinning run.[3] Three points earned in the last round saved the club from automatic relegation, although a home-and-away play-off tie ended unfavourably.[4]

After two years in Liga 3 Meshakhte, struggling the whole season, finished at the bottom in 2020.[5] However, they avoided another relegation due to some changes, introduced in late January 2021, which increased the number of clubs in this league.[6]

In 2022, Meshakhte took part in a long survival battle, but they lost a crucial game and ended up in the drop zone. Nevertheless, this time due to disqualification of another club, the Miners retained their place in this division.[7]

In June 2024, 70% of the club's share was put up for auction.[8] As a result, Okriba Meshakhte Ltd took over the management with the rest of the share remaining in municipal property.[9]

Meshakhte significantly improved in 2024, joining a title race from the very outset. They finished 2nd and sealed automatic promotion back to Erovnuli Liga 2 after a seven-year break. [10]

Seasons

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Year League Pos P W D L GF GA Pts
2005/06 Pirveli Liga 13/18 34 11 9 14 38 40 42
2006/07 9/18 34 15 6 13 53 40 51
2007/08 2/10 27 14 2 11 39 41 44
2008/09 11/11 30 4 4 22 20 61 16
2009/10 12/15 28 6 7 15 36 68 25
2010/11 10/17 32 10 5 17 32 48 35
2011/12 Pirveli Liga 10/10 18 2 4 12 16 33 10
B Group 4/8 20 9 3 8 35 32 30
2012/13 Pirveli Liga Group A 5/12 33 13 6 14 42 66 45
2013/14 Pirveli Liga Group A 7/13 24 8 8 8 37 38 32
2014/15 Pirveli Liga Group B 7/10 36 14 5 17 57 55 47
2015/16 Pirveli Liga 11/18 34 10 12 12 28 31 42
2016 Pirveli Liga Group White 3/9 16 9 2 5 25 12 29
2017 Erovnuli Liga 2 9/10 36 7 6 23 33 75 27
2018 Liga 3 8/20 38 17 6 15 59 54 57
2019 8/10 36 11 6 19 43 55 39
2020 10/10 18 1 3 14 10 45 6
2021 10/14 26 8 6 12 31 45 30
2022 14/16 30 10 5 15 35 39 35
2023 5/16 30 15 10 5 49 24 55
2024 2/16 30 18 6 6 54 22 60

Players

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As of 13 March 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Georgia (country) GEO Levan Tkeshelashvili
2 DF Georgia (country) GEO Irakli Badzagua
3 DF Georgia (country) GEO Nikoloz Kenchadze
4 DF Georgia (country) GEO Saba Sidamonidze
6 MF Cameroon CMR Fabian King
7 MF Georgia (country) GEO Beka Verulidze
8 DF Georgia (country) GEO Nika Toklikishili
9 FW Georgia (country) GEO Davit Ebralidze
10 MF Georgia (country) GEO Iago Deisadze (C)
11 MF Georgia (country) GEO Giga Guldedava
12 MF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Balarjishvili
13 DF Georgia (country) GEO Guga Merlani
14 MF Georgia (country) GEO Mirian Jikia
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Georgia (country) GEO Tato-Giorgi Tatunashvili
17 MF Georgia (country) GEO Sandro Melikishvili
18 MF Georgia (country) GEO Saba Somkhishvili
21 MF Georgia (country) GEO Zaza Gugeshashvili
22 DF Georgia (country) GEO Davit Todua
23 GK Ukraine UKR Zaur Makharadze
24 GK Georgia (country) GEO Shota Nadiradze
25 DF Nigeria NGA Momoh Oduduwa
27 MF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Burduli
30 MF Georgia (country) GEO Dimitri Ghurtskaia
33 FW Georgia (country) GEO Luka Dolidze
36 MF Nigeria NGA Shola Olukoya
DF Georgia (country) GEO Vakhtang Kapanadze

Stadium

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When the central stadium was opened in 1968, initially it was 17,000-seater[11] in a city with almost 23,000 residents. It is currently able to hold 6,000 spectators.

Honours

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  • Georgian Soviet Championship
    • Champion: 1980, 1981
  • Georgian Soviet Cup
    • Champion: 1964, 1976
  • Pirveli Liga
    • Silver Medal winner: 2008
    • Bronze Medal winner: 1991, 1994, 1995

Name

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In 1991, the club took part in the second division as Okriba only to regain the current name the next season.

Meshakhte literally means a miner. The name comes from shakhta which can be translated as a shaft in coal mine industry.

References

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  1. ^ "Meshakhte in the Second League". wildstat.com.
  2. ^ "Pirveli Liga, 2016". soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "ეროვნული ლიგა 2 - ტყიბულის მეშახტემ 17-მატჩიანი მოუგებელი სერია შეწყვიტა". mysports.ge (in Georgian), 28 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Norchi Dinamo vs Meshakhte". eliga.ge (in Georgian), 3 December 2017.
  5. ^ "2020 in Liga 3". gff.ge (in Georgian).
  6. ^ "ცვლილებები ეროვნულ ლიგაში". primesport.ge (in Georgian), 25 January 2021.
  7. ^ "მეშახტე", "ზესტაფონი", "ჩიხურა": იმერული სამაია ლიგა 3-ში რჩება!". fczestafoni.ge (in Georgian). 17 January 2023.
  8. ^ "საფეხბურთო კლუბ "ტყიბულის მეშახტეს" 70%-იანი წილი ნახევარ ფასად იყიდება". commersant.ge (in Georgian). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  9. ^ "ამონაწერი მეწარმეთა და არასამეწარმეო (არაკომერციული) იურიდიული პირების რეესტრიდან" (PDF). companyinfo.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. ^ "გილოცავთ ისტორიულ გამარჯვებას!" (in Georgian). FC Meshakhte. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  11. ^ "მეშახტის სტადიონი" კოლორიტებს მასპინძლობს". kvirispalitra.ge (in Georgian). 26 May 2014.
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