2023 FC Dila Gori season explained

Club:Dila Gori
Ownertitle:Owners
Owner:Starsportinvest[1]
Chrtitle:Chairman
Chairman: Davit Koziashvili
Mgrtitle:Manager
Manager: Andriy Demchenko[2] (until 24 August)

Irakli Modebadze (interim, until 3 October) Ever Demalde (until end of the season)[3] [4]

Stadium:Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium
League:Erovnuli Liga
League Result:4th
Cup1:Georgian Cup
Cup1 Result:Quarterfinals
(eliminated by Saburtalo)
Cup2:Georgian Super Cup
Cup2 Result:4th
Cup3:UEFA Conference League
Cup3 Result:Third Qualifying Round (eliminated by APOEL)
League Topscorer:Thierry Gale
Mykola Kovtalyuk
(10 goals each)
Season Topscorer:Mykola Kovtalyuk (13)
Largest Win:5–0 vs Torpedo (H), 30 April, Erovnuli Liga
6–1 vs Telavi (H) 1 June, Erovnuli Liga
Largest Loss:3–0 vs Samgurali (H), 13 April, Erovnuli Liga
3–0 vs Dinamo Tb (H), 29 August, Erovnuli Liga
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The 2023 season was Dila's 72nd year in existence and 13th successive season in the first-tier Georgian football. Along with all members of the national league, the club competed in David Kipiani Cup. As the bronze medal winners of the previous league season, Dila also took part in UEFA Europa Conference League and the Georgian Super Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 January to 31 December.

Squad changes

In

DateNo.Pos.PlayerLast clubRef
11 January3DF Zurab Tevzadze Telavi[5]
9MF Bidzina Makharoblidze Locomotive
11MF Otar Parulava Gagra
11 January7MF Honore Gomis Menemen[6]
3 February1GK Guram Chikashua WIT Georgia[7]
25 February21GK Yevhen Kucherenko Aksu[8]
8MF Blessing Assamoah
25 February 22FW Mykola Kovtalyuk[9]
4 March 24DF Malkhaz Gagoshidze Merani[10]
17FW Giorgi Tsetskhladze Gori[11]
16 May14FW Sergo Kukhianidze Samgurali[12]
29 June6DF Aleksandre Andronikashvili[13]
9MF Mikheil Sardalishvili
30 June19FW Bantu Mzwakali[14]

Out

DateNo.Pos.PlayerNext clubRef
11 January4DF Anri Chichinadze Torpedo[15]
9FW Tornike Kapanadze Dinamo Batumi
12MF Amos Nondi Ararat-Armenia
21MF Yuriy Batyushyn Neftchi
30GK Danylo Kanevtsev
31 January13FW Nugzar Spanderashvili Sioni[16]
18MF Hadji Dramé West Armenia
17 February6DF Tsotne Mosiashvili Dinamo Batumi[17]
29 August 10MF Thierry Gale Rapid[18]
December9MF Mikheil Sardalishvili[19]
5MF Alef Santos
7MF Honore Gomis
25 DFalign=left Wanderson Silva

Loans out

Pre-season friendlies

scope=colDatescope=colOpponentsscope=colVenuescope=colResultscope=colScore
F–A
scope=col class=unsortable
JanuaryWIT GeorgiaHW2–1[21]
SpaeriHW2–1
Merani TbilisiHW4–0
SamtrediaD2–2[22]
7 FebruaryNazafTurkeyL0–2[23]
10 FebruaryUzbekistan U20L1–2
13 FebruaryOleksandriyaL1–4
16 FebruaryInhuletsD1–1
21 FebruarySaburtaloTbilisiD0–0[24]

Erovnuli Liga

See main article: 2023 Erovnuli Liga.

Match results

Match details[25]
scope=colDatescope=colOpponentsscope=colVenuescope=colResultscope=colScorescope=col class=unsortableScorer(s)
25 FebruaryDinamo TbilisiHL1–2Gale 40'
4 March TorpedoAD0–0
8 MarchDinamo BatumiHD1–1Gale 3'
12 March SaburtaloA D0–0
18 MarchShukuraH W2–0Gomis 13', Gale 67'
1 AprilSamtrediaHW1–0Makharoblidze 67'
9 AprilGagraAD0–0
13 AprilSamguraliHL0–3
21 AprilTelaviAD2–2Gomis 30', Gale 51'
25 AprilDinamo TbilisiAW2–1o.g. 54', Kovtalyuk 61'
30 AprilTorpedoHW5–0Chiteishvili 42', Gagnidze 46', Gale 59', 70', Tsetskhladze 83'
5 MayDinamo BatumiAW 2–0Wanderson 69' Kovtalyuk 86'
9 MaySaburtaloHD1–1Kovtalyuk 73'
15 MayShukuraAW3–2Gale 16', 20', Etou 67'
20 MaySamtrediaAW2–1Dzotsenidze 11', Gagnidze 33'
24 MayGagraHW1–0Etou 60'
28 MaySamguraliAD2–2Gale 53', Gomis 70'
1 JuneTelaviHW6–1Gagnidze 6', 77', Gale 11', Gomis 31', Kovtalyuk 28', 75',
5 June TorpedoAL0–1
20 August SaburtaloAW2–1Andronikashvili 32' Sardalishvili 82'
24 August ShukuraHW5–1Gaprindashvili 4', Victor 9', o.g.35', Kovtalyuk 63', 86'
29 August Dinamo TbilisiHL0–3
2 September SamtrediaHL1–3Gomis 89'
16 September GagraAD0–0
20 September Dinamo BatumiHL1–3Sardalishvili 80'
24 September SamguraliHW2–0Wanderson 38', Sardalishvili 47'
29 September TelaviAL1–2Gomis 4'
3 OctoberDinamo TbilisiAL1–3Gagnidze 72'
7 October TorpedoHL0–1
20 October Dinamo BatumiAD1–1Kovtalyuk 12'
28 October SaburtaloHW3–0Gomis 28', Victor 67', Gagnidze 90+3'
4 November ShukuraAW2–1Gaprindashvili 14', 19'
10 November SamtrediaAW2–1Gomis 15', Kovtalyuk 72'
24 November GagraHW1–0Etou 17'
28 November SamguraliAL0–1
2 December TelaviHW3–1Kovtalyuk 64', Sardalishvili 72', Mzwakali 88'

Super Cup

Match details
scope=colRoundscope=colDatescope=colOpponentsscope=colVenuescope=colResultscope=colScorescope=col class=unsortableScorerscope=colRef.
Semifinal30 JuneDinamo TbilisiMikheil Meskhi StadiumL1–1, 2–4 pen.Gomis 90'[26]
3rd place4 JulyTorpedoRamaz Shengelia StadiumL0–0, 4–5 pen.[27]

Georgian Cup

See main article: 2023 Georgian Cup.

Match details
scope=colRoundscope=colDatescope=colOpponentsscope=colVenuescope=colResultscope=colScorescope=col class=unsortableScorersscope=colRef.
Round of 1612 SeptemberGarejiAW2–1Tevzadze 25', Kukhianidze 62'[28]
Quarterfinal24 OctoberSaburtaloHL0–0, 3–4 pen.[29]

UEFA Europa Conference League

Match details
scope=colRoundscope=colDatescope=colOpponentsscope=colVenuescope=colResultscope=colScorescope=col class=unsortableScorersscope=colRef.
1st13 JulyDAC 1904AL1–2Kovtalyuk 43'[30]
20 JulyHW2–0Gale 33', Santos 78'[31]
2nd27 JulyVorsklaAL1–2Kovtalyuk 57'[32]
3 AugustHW3–1Parulava 45', Kovtalyuk 71', Gale 86'[33]
3rd10 AugustAPOELHL0–2[34]
17 AugustA L0–1[35]

Season statistics

Appearances and goals

Source[36] [37] [38]

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: მოლაპარაკებები დაწყებულია - ვინ შეცვლის დემჩენკოს დილაში? . goal.ge (in Georgian) . 26 August 2023.
  3. Web site: გორის "დილას" არგენტინელი მწვრთნელი ევერ დემალდე უხელმძღვანელებს . qartli.ge (in Georgian) . 3 October 2023 .
  4. Web site: ევერ ადრიანო დემალდე გორის "დილას" ტოვებს . 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 18 December 2023.
  5. Web site: გორის "დილა" ხუთ ფეხბურთელს შეელია . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 11 January 2023.
  6. Web site: ნიგერიელი თურქული გამოცდილებით. გორის დილამ ონორე გომისიც დაიმატა! . lelo.ge (in Georgian) . 28 February 2023.
  7. Web site: გორის "დილამ" მეკარე გურამ ჩიკაშუა დაიმატა . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 3 February 2023.
  8. Web site: გორის დილამ უკრაინელი მეკარე დაიმატა . goal.ge (in Georgian) . 25 February 2023.
  9. Web site: კიდევ ერთი დაბრუნება: მიკოლა კოვტალიუკი ეროვნულ ლიგაში ითამაშებს . goal.ge (in Georgian) . 25 February 2023.
  10. Web site: მალხაზ გაგოშიძე მარტვილის "მერანიდან" "დილაში" დაბრუნდა . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 4 March 2023.
  11. Web site: Giorgi Tsetskhladze. eliga.ge .
  12. Web site: "დილამ" სერგი კუხიანიძე დაიმატა. 16 May 2023 . worldsport.ge . KA.
  13. Web site: "დილა" ქობულეთის "შუქურას" მოთამაშეებით გაძლიერდა . 1tv.ge . 29 June 2023 . KA.
  14. Web site: ბანტუ მზვაკალი გორის "დილაში" ითამაშებს . footballnews.ge (in Georgian) . 30 June 2023.
  15. Web site: გორის "დილა" ხუთ ფეხბურთელს შეელია . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 11 January 2023.
  16. Web site: "დილა" სპანდერაშვილმა და დრამემ დატოვეს . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 31 January 2023.
  17. Web site: ცოტნე მოსიაშვილმა გორის "დილა" დატოვა . lelo.ge (in Georgian) . 17 February 2023.
  18. Web site: Gale-Wechsel nach Wien fix: Rapid bleibt aber im Transferstress . kurier.at (in German) . 29 August 2023.
  19. Web site: მიშიკო სარდალიშვილმა გორის "დილასთან" კონტრაქტი გაწყვიტა . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 29 December 2023.
  20. Web site: "დილას" თავდამსხმელი გიორგი ცეცხლაძე "გარეჯში" ითამაშებს . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 19 June 2023.
  21. Web site: გორის "დილამ" მესამე ამხანაგური მატჩიც მოიგო . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 28 January 2023.
  22. Web site: "სამტრედიამ" "დილასთან" ტესტმატჩი ფრედ დაასრულა . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 31 January 2023.
  23. Web site: ფრე უკრაინულ კლუბთან - გორის "დილამ" შეკრება დაასრულა . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 16 February 2023.
  24. Web site: Saburtalo vs Dila. flashscore.com .
  25. Web site: Dila results . eliga.ge (in Georgian).
  26. Web site: Dinamo Tb vs Dila. flashscore.com.
  27. Web site: Torpedo vs Dila . flashscore.com.
  28. Web site: Gareji vs Dila . cup.gff.ge (in Georgian).
  29. Web site: Dila vs Saburtalo . cup.gff.ge (in Georgian).
  30. Web site: DAC 1904 vs Dila . dac1904.sk . 13 July 2023.
  31. Web site: Dila vs DAC 1904 . uefa.com . 20 July 2023.
  32. Web site: Vorskla vs Dila . uefa.com . 27 July 2023.
  33. Web site: Dila vs Vorskla . espn.com . 3 August 2023.
  34. Web site: Dila vs APOEL . uefa.com . 10 August 2023.
  35. Web site: APOEL vs Dila . espn.com . 17 August 2023.
  36. Web site: Appearances in Europa Conference League . worldfootball.net . 5 January 2024.
  37. Web site: Appearance in Erovnuli Liga . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 5 January 2024.
  38. Web site: Appearances in David Kipiani Cup and Super Cup . soccerway.com . 5 January 2024.