Dinamo Zugdidi Explained

Clubname:Dinamo Zugdidi
Fullname:FC Dinamo Zugdidi
Ground:Central Stadium
Ganarjiis Mukhuri, Georgia
Capacity:2,000
Manager:Kakhaber Gogichaishvili
League:Liga 4
Season:2022
Position:9th of 10 (relegated automatically after didn't play all matches)
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FC Dinamo Zugdidi is a Georgian football club based in Zugdidi. Since 2023, the club competes in Liga 4 after they were accused of match-fixing and were expelled from the Erovnuli Liga 2 the previous season.

History

The club was founded in 1918 as Odishi Zugdidi.

In 1990, FC Odishi Zugdidi were promoted for the first time to the Umaglesi Liga, the top division of Georgian football. In the 1998–99 season they finished 15th and were relegated to the Pirveli Liga. Ahead of the 2001–02 season the club changed its name to FC Lazika Zugdidi and the following season the club won promotion back to the Umaglesi Liga.

Ahead of the 2003–04 season, FC Lazika Zugdidi merged with FC Spartaki Tbilisi, a Pirveli Liga club. During the winter break, FC Spartak-Lazika Zugdidi relocated to Tbilisi and renamed themselves to FC Spartaki Tbilisi. The fusion was later undone and the now independent club changed its name from to FC Zugdidi.

In July 2006, FC Zugdidi and FC Mglebi Zugdidi, a Regionuli Liga club, merged. The club continued to perform in the Pirveli League but was renamed FC Mglebi Zugdidi. In the season 2006–07, they won the league and returned to the Umaglesi Liga.

They renamed themselves to FC Baia Zugdidi in 2009 Later, ahead of the 2012–13 season, FC Baia Zugdidi changed their name to FC Zugdidi. Since 2020, they have been called FC DInamo Zugdidi.

In the 2022 season, they, alongside FC Shevardeni-1908 Tbilisi, were accused of match-fixing and were expelled to Liga 4, the fourth division of Georgian football.

Name History

Seasons

As Odishi / Dinamo

SeasonLeaguePos.Pl.WDLGFGAPCupNotesManager
1998–99Umaglesi Liga15306222217020Relegated
1999-00Pirveli Liga
2000–01Pirveli LigaRelegated
2001–02Regionuli Liga West
2002–03Regionuli Liga West
2003–04Regionuli Liga West
2004–05Regionuli Liga West
2005–06Regionuli Liga West
2006–07Regionuli Liga West

As Baia / Mglebi / FC Zugdidi

Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA Pts Europe Notes Manager
2005–06Pirveli Liga123412715243343Round of 32FC Zugdidi
2006–0713424465824761st RoundMglebi Zugdidi
2007–08Umaglesi Liga72610313273333Round of 16Mglebi Zugdidi
2008–0973010614364136Round of 32Mglebi Zugdidi
2009–1083671118294832Quarter-finalsBaia Zugdidi
2010–1163613518365144Round of 16Baia Zugdidi
2011–12728 5 7 1625 49 22Quarter-finalsBaia Zugdidi
2012–13632 10 6 1631 52 36Round of 16FC Zugdidi

As Baia Zugdidi (reserves)

Honours

Champion: 1964, 1973 [1]

Champion: 1973, 1984

Champion: 2003, 2007

Silver Medal winner: 2009

Current squad

As of August 2019[2]

Managers

Women's team

The women's team participated in the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, where it lost all three matches.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/georchamp.html Georgia - List of Champions
  2. Web site: Players. Erovnuliliga. 17 August 2019.