FC WIT Georgia

FC WIT Georgia is a Georgian football team from Tbilisi. The team is sponsored by WIT Georgia Ltd (a subsidiary of the United States WIT, Inc.), a pet food, accessories, and human and veterinary pharmaceuticals import company. WIT stands for World Innovation Technologies. They play their home games at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi.

In 2004, FC WIT Georgia won the Georgian Championship, qualifying them for the early stages of the UEFA Champions League. In 2009, they won the championship for the second time. In 2010, the team won the Georgian Cup for the first time. However, performance of WIT Georgia was faded after 2010–11 season and relegated to Pirveli Liga in 2014–15 season. In 2017–18, they finished second in the Erovnuli Liga 2 and secured promotion to the Erovnuli Liga.

History

• 1997: Founded as FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi.

Honours

• Erovnuli Liga
  • Winners (2): 2003–04, 2009
• Georgian Cup
  • Winners (1): 2010
• Georgian Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 2009

Current squad

As of 1 August 2023 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	Template:Fba/core	Pavle Todadze
2	DF	Template:Fba/core	Zaur Kereleishvili
3	DF	Template:Fba/core	Irakli Javakhishvili
4	DF	Template:Fba/core	Sulkhan Svianadze
5	DF	Template:Fba/core	Giorgi Samadashvili
6	MF	Template:Fba/core	Luka Iashvili
7	MF	Template:Fba/core	Giorgi Tkemaladze
8	MF	Template:Fba/core	Tristan Kardava
9	MF	Template:Fba/core	Tornike Bzekalava
10	FW	Template:Fba/core	Beka Ketsbaia
11	FW	Template:Fba/core	Amiran Dzagania
12	GK	Template:Fba/core	Tamaz Gelkhviidze
13	MF	Template:Fba/core	Irakli Chkhikvadze

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	Template:Fba/core	Ilia Sabiashvili
17	MF	Template:Fba/core	Otar Zviadauri
18	DF	Template:Fba/core	Irakli Lobjanidze
19	MF	Template:Fba/core	Saba Jintcharadze
21	DF	Template:Fba/core	Zurab Tchavtchanidze
22	DF	Template:Fba/core	Nika Chagunava
23	MF	Template:Fba/core	Luka Tolordava
24	DF	Template:Fba/core	Luka Berozashvili
25	GK	Template:Fba/core	Avto Kapanadze
27	MF	Template:Fba/core	Tsotne Chotalishvili
29	FW	Template:Fba/core	Beka Gugberidze
30	DF	Template:Fba/core	Tornike Shekiladze
—	DF	Template:Fba/core	Ioseb Turashvili

European cups history

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Team	Home	Away
2000–01	UEFA Cup	QR	Template:Flagicon	Beitar Jerusalem	0–3	1–1
2001	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R	Template:Flagicon	Ried	1–0	1–2
		2R	Template:Flagicon	Troyes	1–1	0–6
2002	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R	Template:Flagicon	Lokeren	3–2	1–3
2003	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R	Template:Flagicon	Pasching	2–1	0–1
2004–05	UEFA Champions League	1QR	Template:Flagicon	HB Tórshavn	5–0	0–3
		2QR	Template:Flagicon	Wisła Kraków	2–8	0–3
2005	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R	Template:Flagicon	Lombard-Papa	0–1	1–2
2006–07	UEFA Cup	1QR	Template:Flagicon	Artmedia Petržalka	2–1	0–2
2008–09	UEFA Cup	1QR	Template:Flagicon	Spartak Trnava	1–0	2–2
		2QR	Template:Flagicon	Austria Vienna	X	0–2
2009–10	UEFA Champions League	1QR	Template:Flagicon	Maribor	0–0	1–3
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	2QR	Template:Flagicon	Baník Ostrava	0–6	0–0

Managers

• Template:Flagicon Elguja Gugushvili (1997–199?)
• Template:Flagicon Sergo Kotrikadze (March 8, 1999 – 2001)
• Template:Flagicon Nestor Mumladze (2006 – August 2009)
• Template:Flagicon Merab Kochlashvili (August 2009 – 2009)
• Template:Flagicon Gela Gomelauri (2009–2010)
• Template:Flagicon Merab Kochlashvili (July 16, 2010–??)
• Template:Flagicon Zurab Beridze (April 20, 2011 – March 11, 2012)
• Template:Flagicon Merab Kochlashvili (March 2012–1?)
• Template:Flagicon Zurab Beridze (April 1, 2013–1?)
• Template:Flagicon Merab Kochlashvili (June 1, 2013–)
• Template:Flagicon Tengiz Kobiashvili (2015–)

External links

• FC WIT Georgia results