FC Torpedo Kutaisi

FC Torpedo Kutaisi The (Georgian ტორპედო ქუთაისი ) is a football club based in Kutaisi, the second largest city of Georgia. The club plays in the Givi - Kiladse stadium which holds around 14,700 spectators. After Dinamo Tbilisi Torpedo Kutaisi is the second most successful club in Georgia.

History

The club was founded in 1946 as Dinamo Kutaisi, in the meantime he was called Locomotive Kutaisi, 1959 was set as the club name Torpedo Kutaisi. In 1962, the first acquired promotion to the top Soviet league, but could there not establish long-term, but was to some extent a " lift team ". In addition to Dinamo Tbilisi was one but the only Georgian team in the highest Soviet League spent more than two seasons (a total of 13 seasons ).

Since torpedo could never establish when Soviet top team, they lost many promising talents often after a short time at Premier League rivals, especially at the local rivals Dinamo Tbilisi. Among the most famous former torpedo players who successfully aufliefen later for Dinamo Tbilisi, included, among other things, Rama Shengelia, Sergei Kutiwadse and Tengiz Sulakwelidse. Between the two clubs from Tbilisi and Kutaisi, therefore, formed a historic rivalry, the match between Dinamo and Torpedo is still the most explosive derby in Georgian football.

1984 Kutaisi managed for the last time to move up to the highest Soviet League, suffered relegation in the 1986 season but again.

In 1990, Georgia declared its independence and Torpedo Kutaisi played from then on in the newly formed Georgian Umaghlessi League, the top league of independent Georgia. 2000, 2001 and 2002, you could win the Georgian championship, making it by Dinamo Tbilisi 's second most successful Georgian team.

Well-known former players

  • Georgia Valeri Abramidse
  • Soviet Union / Abkhazia Daur Akhvlediani
  • Georgia Mikheil Aschwetia
  • Georgia Malchas Asatiani
  • Soviet Union / Georgia Murtas Churzilawa
  • Soviet Union / Russia Roman Chagba
  • Soviet Union Anzor Kawasaschwili
  • Georgia Giorgi Kiknadse
  • Soviet Union / Georgia Otar Korgalidse
  • Soviet Union / Georgia Sergei Kutiwadse
  • Soviet Union / Russia Alexander Lenjow
  • Soviet Union / Russia Vladimir Petrov
  • Georgia Nukri Rewischwili
  • Soviet Union / Georgia Rama Shengelia
  • Soviet Union Sergei Shvetsov
  • Soviet Union Jemal Silagadse
  • Soviet Union / Georgia Tengiz Sulakwelidse
  • Soviet Union Guram Zchowrebow

Achievements

  • Georgian champion: 1949, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Georgian Cup winner: 1999, 2001
  • Winner of Turkmenistan President's Cup: 2002
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