FC Telavi

FC Telavi is a Georgian association football club from the city of Telavi, competing in Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of Georgian league system.

History

The club was founded in 2016 by former football players Irakli Vashakidze, Soso Grishikashvili and Aleksandre Amisulashvili. The club successfully completed their first season in Regionuli Liga in 2016 and earned a place in III division. The next year they finished 2nd in Group White and in promotion play-offs defeated Guria 3-2 on aggregate.

In 2018 Telavi took a foothold in Liga 2 coming 5th in the final table. On David Kipiani Cup Telavi eliminated four opponents, including Dila Gori, and reached the semifinals where they lost to Torpedo Kutaisi, future champions of the competition.

The next year they booked another promotion play-off, beat Rustavi in both games (2-1 and 1-0) and advanced to Erovnuli Liga. After a 12-year pause the first tier football has finally returned to the capital of Kakheti.

Following this promotion nine new players, including four foreigners, strengthened the squad for 2020. During their very first season in the top flight the club was widely praised for decent performance. Having lost just two games out of 18, FC Telavi finished in the 6th place.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Телави (russian)