FC Iberia 1999 (formerly known as FC Saburtalo) is a Georgian football club,[1] based in Tbilisi, the capital of the country.
Full name | Football Club Iberia 1999 | ||
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Nickname(s) | Red Eagles | ||
Founded | 20 August 1999 | ||
Ground | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
Capacity | 25,453 | ||
Chairman | Tariel Khechikashvili | ||
Manager | Levan Khorgalidze | ||
League | Erovnuli Liga | ||
2023 | 6th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
editSaburtalo was founded on 20 August 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]
In March 2016, Manolo Hierro was appointed as the sporting director of the club.[3]
Saburtalo is the name of one of Tbilisi's districts. On 27 February 2024, the team's name was changed to Iberia 1999.[4][5]
Honours
editType | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
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Domestic | Erovnuli Liga | 1 | 2018 |
Erovnuli Liga 2 | 1 | 2014–15 | |
Georgian Cup | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2023 | |
Georgian Super Cup | 1 | 2020 |
Statistics
editDomestic
editSeason League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager as Saburalo 2013–14 Erovnuli Liga 2 8 26 9 5 12 38 34 32 DNP Temur Shalamberidze 2014–15 Erovnuli Liga 2 1 36 28 3 5 92 25 82 First round Promoted Giorgi Chiabrishvili 2015–16 Erovnuli Liga 8 30 11 6 13 47 61 39 First round 2016 Erovnuli Liga 3 12 5 4 3 17 12 19 First round Lost Bronze play-offs to Dinamo Tbilisi Pablo Franco 2017 Erovnuli Liga 4 36 18 6 12 61 42 60 Fourth round Giorgi Chiabrishvili 2018 Erovnuli Liga 1 36 24 7 5 64 29 79 Third round 2019 Erovnuli Liga 3 36 21 7 8 67 36 70 Winners Champions League - 2QR
Europa League - 3QR2020 Erovnuli Liga 5 18 7 6 5 28 21 27 Semi-final Europa League - 1QR Teimuraz Shalamberidze
Levan Korgalidze2021 Erovnuli Liga 4 36 15 8 13 52 40 57 Winners Conference League - 2QR Khvicha Shubitidze 2022 Erovnuli Liga 6 36 13 8 15 51 49 47 Semi-final Lasha Nozadze 2023 Erovnuli Liga 6 36 14 9 13 58 49 51 Winners Conference League Omari Tetradze
Giorgi Mikadzeas Iberia 1999
European record
edit- As of 15 August 2024
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4−3 | |
2QR | 0−2 | 0−3 | 0−5 | |||
UEFA Europa League | 3QR | 0−2 | 2−1 | 2−3 | ||
2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | — | 1–5 | — | |
2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | 1−1 (5–4 p) | |
2QR | 1–0 | 2–4 | 3–4 | |||
2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 2QR | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
3QR | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
- Notes
- QR: Qualifying round
Overall record
editCompetition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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UEFA Champions League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 25.00 |
UEFA Europa League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 33.33 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 37.50 |
Total | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 33.33 |
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Players
edit- As of 25 July 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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External links
edit- Official website
- FC Saburtalo results at Flashscore
References
edit- ^ "Georgia – FC Saburtalo Tbilisi – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "The history of FC Saburtalo Tbilisi". FCsaburtalo.ge. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "მანოლო იერო "საბურთალოს" სპორტულ დირექტორად". FCsaburtalo.ge. 23 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2017. (in Georgian)
- ^ "ახალი სეზონიდან "საბურთალო" "იბერია 1999"-ის სახელით იასპარეზებს". FC saburtalo (in Georgian). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "From the new season, "Saburtalo" will compete under the name of "Iberia 1999"". FC saburtalo. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.