FC Iberia 1999 (formerly known as FC Saburtalo) is a Georgian football club,[1] based in Tbilisi, the capital of the country.
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| Nickname(s) | Red Eagles | ||
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| Founded | 20 August 1999 | ||
| Ground | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Capacity | 25,453 | ||
| Chairman | Tariel Khechikashvili | ||
| Manager | Giorgi Mikadze | ||
| League | Erovnuli Liga | ||
| 2023 | 6th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
Saburtalo was founded on 20 August 1999, in Tbilisi.[2] In 2005, the club was bought by Iberia Business Group and its owner Tariel Khechikashvili, who later became the Minister of Sport & Youth Affairs of Georgia.
Saburtalo has one of the top football academies in the country.[2] The club has a full-size stadium, called Bendela, with the capacity of 1,800 spectators.[2]
In March 2016, Manolo Hierro was appointed as the sporting director of the club.[3]
Saburtalo is the name of one of Tbilisi's districts. On 27 February 2024, the team's name was changed to Iberia 1999.[4][5]
Honours edit
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
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| Domestic | Erovnuli Liga | 1 | 2018 |
| Erovnuli Liga 2 | 1 | 2014–15 | |
| Georgian Cup | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2023 | |
| Georgian Super Cup | 1 | 2020 |
Statistics edit
Domestic edit
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager as Saburalo 2013–14 Erovnuli Liga 2 8 26 9 5 12 38 34 32 DNP Temur Shalamberidze 2014–15 Erovnuli Liga 2 1 36 28 3 5 92 25 82 First round Promoted Giorgi Chiabrishvili 2015–16 Erovnuli Liga 8 30 11 6 13 47 61 39 First round 2016 Erovnuli Liga 3 12 5 4 3 17 12 19 First round Lost Bronze play-offs to Dinamo Tbilisi Pablo Franco 2017 Erovnuli Liga 4 36 18 6 12 61 42 60 Fourth round Giorgi Chiabrishvili 2018 Erovnuli Liga 1 36 24 7 5 64 29 79 Third round 2019 Erovnuli Liga 3 36 21 7 8 67 36 70 Winners Champions League - 2QR
Europa League - 3QR2020 Erovnuli Liga 5 18 7 6 5 28 21 27 Semi-final Europa League - 1QR Teimuraz Shalamberidze
Levan Korgalidze2021 Erovnuli Liga 4 36 15 8 13 52 40 57 Winners Conference League - 2QR Khvicha Shubitidze 2022 Erovnuli Liga 6 36 13 8 15 51 49 47 Semi-final Lasha Nozadze 2023 Erovnuli Liga 6 36 14 9 13 58 49 51 Winners Conference League Omari Tetradze
Giorgi Mikadzeas Iberia 1999
European record edit
As of 14 July 2022
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR |  Sheriff Tiraspol
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1–3 | 3–0 | 4−3 |
| 2QR |  Dinamo Zagreb
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0−2 | 0−3 | 0−5 | ||
| UEFA Europa League | 3QR |  Ararat-Armenia
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0−2 | 2−1 | 2−3 | |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  Apollon Limassol
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— | 1–5 | — |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR |  Partizani
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0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | 1−1 (5–4 p) |
| 2QR |  FCSB
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1–0 | 2–4 | 3–4 | ||
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 1QR |
- Notes
- QR: Qualifying round
Overall record edit
| Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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| UEFA Champions League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 25.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 33.33 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 36.36 |
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Players edit
First team squad edit
- As of 9 April, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Georgia – FC Saburtalo Tbilisi – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "The history of FC Saburtalo Tbilisi". FCsaburtalo.ge. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "მანოლო იერო "საბურთალოს" სპორტულ დირექტორად". FCsaburtalo.ge. 23 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2017. (in Georgian)
- ^ "ახალი სეზონიდან "საბურთალო" "იბერია 1999"-ის სახელით იასპარეზებს". FC saburtalo (in Georgian). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "From the new season, "Saburtalo" will compete under the name of "Iberia 1999"". FC saburtalo. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.