FC Samtredia

FC Samtredia
Full nameFootball Club Samtredia
Founded1936 (1936) as Sanavardo Samtredia
GroundErosi Manjgaladze Stadium, Samtredia, Georgia
Capacity3,000
ChairmanMikheil Khutsishvili
ManagerVladimer Kakashvili
LeagueErovnuli Liga 2
20256th of 10
Websitefcsamtredia.ge

FC Samtredia (Georgian: სკ სამტრედია), commonly known as Samtredia, is a Georgian professional football club based in the city of Samtredia. The club competes in Erovnuli Liga 2, the 2nd tier of Georgian football. Their home ground is the Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium.

In 2016, Samtredia won the league and the Super Cup.

History

Soviet League Era

Established in 1936, Samtredia spent years in the Georgian SSR Championship before the club eventually obtained the right to participate in the Soviet Second League, the third tier of the Soviet football system. Lokomotivi Samtredia finished their season as runners-up several times and even won the league twice, although they eventually failed to win the knockout stages of the competition against winners of two other SSR Countries.[1]

SeasonLeaguePosNotes
1973II, zone 412
1974II, zone 39
1975II, zone 110
1976II, zone 113
1977II, zone 412
1978II, zone 48
1979II, zone 42
1980II, zone 91Play-off, lost
1981II, zone 92
1982II, zone 92
1983II, zone 94
1984II, zone 94
1985II, zone 910
1986II, zone 97
1987II, zone 91Play-offs, lost
1988II, zone 38
1989II, zone 94

Below are the all-time results during the 17 consecutive seasons in the Soviet Second League.

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Following the 1989 season, the Samtredian team as well as all other Georgian clubs withdrew from their relevant Soviet leagues after the Georgian Football Federation broke ties with the Soviet Football Federation and formed an independent championship.

Early years after independence

Right after Georgia's independence, Sanavardo Samtredia became a member of the new national top tier, the Umaglesi Liga.

While twice, in 1993/94 and 1995/96, they finished in 4th, in 1994/1995 the club ended the season in 2nd which gave them qualification for the preliminary round of the UEFA Cup.

The debut in European competition turned out unsuccessful.[2] Soon they fell from the top flight followed by relegation from Pirveli Liga as well.

Recent Times

In 2014/15 Samtredia reached the final of the David Kipiani Cup. In the previous rounds they had knocked out four opponents, including favourites Dinamo Batumi, Torpedo Kutaisi and Chikhura, but they weren't able to upset the odds again against Dinamo Tbilisi.[3]

The most fruitful period for Samtredia was in the mid-2010s, when they finished amongst the top three teams of Umaglesi Liga for three consecutive seasons. Moreover, in 2016, under head coach Giorgi Tsetsadze, they became champions for the first time in their history after victory over Chikhura Sachkhere in the championship playoffs.[4] Samtredia completed the season with the double after they beat Georgian Cup holders Torpedo Kutaisi in the Super Cup game.[5]

In 2019, the club competed in Liga 2, although they returned to the Erovnuli Liga after one season. Manager Kakhaber Kacharava, who guided Samtredia back to the top flight, had to quit the club in September 2020 after just one point earned in their last five league games and a shock cup defeat from Liga 3 minnows Tbilisi City.[6]

New head coach Giorgi Mikadze steered Samtredia away from the relegation zone, but in February 2021 he was replaced by Giorgi Tsetsadze, who had once brought the club to their only champion's title.[7] His second tenure lasted eight months, though. The team lost the relegation struggle and finished bottom of the table.[8]

Just like the previous case three years earlier, it took Samtredia a year to move back to the top flight. Under Giorgi Shashiashvili the team beat their rivals for a playoff spot and qualified for decisive matches for the third time in the last five years. Another victory over Sioni completed their successful league campaign in 2022.[9]

Samtredia spent the next two seasons fighting for survival. In 2023, they cruised to a narrow play-off victory over Gareji, but a year later suffered a third relegation in seven years.[10]

Seasons

Domestic leagues

SeasonDivPosTop goalscorerGoalsCup
19901st12/18Round of 32
19911st18/20–
1991/921st15/20Round of 16
1992/931st10/17Round of 16
1993/941st4/10Round of 16
1994/951st2/16Gia Jishkariani18Quarterfinals
1995/961st4/16Zurab Ionanidze23Semifinals
1996/971st14/16↓Round of 16
1997/982nd2/14↑Quarterfinals
1998/991st8/16Round of 16
1999/20001st7/8Round of 32
2000/011st12/12↓Round of 32
2001/022nd10/11Round of 32
2002/032nd16/16Round of 32
2003/042nd14/16Round of 32
2007/082nd8/101st Round
2008/092nd1/11↑Round of 16
2009/101st7/10Georgia (country) Zaur Khachiperadze11Round of 16
2010/111st10/10↓Georgia (country) Giga Kverenchkhiladze4Round of 32
2011/122nd, A3/8Georgia (country) Papuna Shatirishvili3Round of 32
2012/132nd5/12Georgia (country) Zaur Khachiperadze9Round of 16
2013/142nd1/14↑Georgia (country) Zviad Kantaria11Round of 32
2014/151st6/16Georgia (country) Tornike Kapanadze7Runners-up
2015/161st2/16Georgia (country) Budu Zivzivadze16Quarterfinals
20161st1/14Georgia (country) Budu Zivzivadze11Quarterfinals
20171st3/10Georgia (country) Davit Rajamashvili8Round of 16
20181st9/10↓Georgia (country) Giorgi Pantsulaia6Round of 16
20192nd2/10↑Georgia (country) Guram Samushia15Round of 16
20201st7/10Azerbaijan Nijat Gurbanov4Round of 16
20211st10/10↓Croatia Nikola Prelčec4Round of 32
20222nd3/10↑Georgia (country) Dato Kirkitadze8Round of 32
20231st9/10Georgia (country) Zurab Nachkebia
North Macedonia Aleksandar Mishov		8Round of 32
20241st10/10↓Georgia (country) Daniel Owusu5Round of 16
20252nd6/10Georgia (country) Levan Kutalia9Semifinals

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1995–96 UEFA Cup PR North Macedonia FK Vardar 0–2 0–1 0–3
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1QR Azerbaijan Gabala 2–1 1–5 3–6
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2QR Azerbaijan Qarabag 0–1 0–5 0–6
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1QR Kazakhstan Tobol 0–1 0–2 0–3

Current squad

As of 19 March 2026[11]

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
2 DF  GEO Giorgi Gvishiani
3 DF  GEO Nikoloz Vibliani
4 DF  GEO Levan Kaladze
6 MF  GNB Helistano Manga
7 MF  GEO Giuli Manjgaladze (captain)
8 MF  GEO Davit Samurkasovi
9 FW  GEO Tamaz Makatsaria
10 FW  CRC Julen Cordero
11 FW  GEO Teimuraz Odikadze
12 GK  LVA Vladislavs Lazarevs
14 DF  ARG Ruben Gauto
15 DF  GEO Giorgi Kveladze
17 DF  GEO Saba Nioradze
18 DF  BRA Lukas Visentin
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  GEO Tornike Jangidze
20 MF  GEO Otar Gagnidze
21 MF  GEO Raul Baratelia
22 DF  GEO Giorgi Mchedlishvili
23 GK  GEO Demetre Meparishvili
25 GK  GEO Avtandil Labadze
27 MF  GEO Teimuraz Aleksidze
29 DF  GEO Zurab Gigashvili
30 DF  GEO Saba Akhalkatsi
31 MF  GEO Luka Khelaia
32 MF  ARG Brian Lopes
39 DF  LVA Daniels Nosegbe-Susko
40 FW  GEO Tsotne Chikovani

Managers

Name Nat. From To
Levan Anjaparidze Georgia (country) January 2011 July 2011
Koba Mikadze Georgia (country) August 2011 October 2011
Gia Bendeliani Georgia (country) October 2011 September 2012
Leri Megeneishvili (1) Georgia (country) September 2012 December 2012
Dato Chelidze Georgia (country) January 2013 June 2013
Ucha Sosiashvili Georgia (country) July 2013 December 2013
Gela Sanaia Georgia (country) January 2014 October 2014
Giorgi Tsetsadze (1) Georgia (country) October 2014 February 2017
Ucha Sosiashvili (2) Georgia (country) February 2017 April 2018
Badri Kvaratskhelia Georgia (country) April 2018 June 2018
Giorgi Tsetsadze (2) Georgia (country) July 2018 September 2018
Giorgi Daraselia Georgia (country) September 2018 December 2018
Kakhaber Kacharava Georgia (country) January 2019 August 2020
Giorgi Mikadze Georgia (country) August 2020 January 2021
Giorgi Tsetsadze (3) Georgia (country) February 2021 October 2021
Leri Megeneishvili (2) Georgia (country) October 2021 January 2022
Giorgi Shashiashvili Georgia (country) February 2022 April 2023
Dimitar Kapinkovski North Macedonia April 2023 August 2024
Vladimer Kakashvili (1) Georgia (country) August 2024 December 2024
Mikheil Ashvetia Georgia (country) January 2025 May 2025
Eugenio Sena Italy May 2025 December 2025
Valery Gagua Georgia (country) January 2026 June 2026
Vladimer Kakashvili (2) Georgia (country) June 2026

Honours

League

Cup

Sponsors

Since 2019 Archi development company has been a general sponsor of FC Samtredia.[13]

Name

Throughout their history Samtredia have also been named Lokomotivi, Sanavardo, Juba and Iberia[14] with the current name regained in 2006.

Samtredia literally means a place where pigeons reside and comes from Georgian word mtredi - pigeon.

References

  1. ↑ "Samtredia in 1970-80s". wildstat.com.
  2. ↑ "Samtredia vs Vardar 1995 History". UEFA.
  3. ↑ "დინამო (თბ)-სამტრედია 5:0 - ძლევაი საკვირველი". sportall.ge (in Georgian), 27 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "ფეხბურთი: "სამტრედია" საქართველოს ჩემპიონი გახდა". netgazeti.ge (in Georgian), 11 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "სამტრედია - ტორპედო: პირველი სუპერთასი და პირველი დუბლი". sportall.ge (in Georgian), 27 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "კახა კაჭარავამ "სამტრედია" დატოვა". fanebi.com (in Georgian), 23 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "გია ცეცაძე: სამტრედიაში იმიტომ დავბრუნდი, რომ ეს ჩემი უსაყვარლესი გუნდია". 1tv.ge (in Georgian), 10 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "სამტრედია შაშიაშვილმა ჩაიბარა". leadersport.ge (in Georgian). 14 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "სამტრედია" ეროვნულ ლიგაში დაბრუნდა, "სიონი" ლიგა 2-ში გავარდა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 11 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "თელავი პლეიოფში ითამაშებს, სამტრედია გავარდა". sportline.ge. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Players". erovnuliliga.ge. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Georgia – List of Champions – RSSSF
  13. ↑ "არქი "სამტრედიას" გენერალური სპონსორი გახდა". sportall.ge (in Georgian), 17 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "The history of FC Samtredia". fcsamtredia.com. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 18 December 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
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