FC Iberia 1999

FC Iberia 1999 (formerly known as FC Saburtalo) is a Georgian football club,[1] based in Tbilisi, the capital of the country.

FC Iberia 1999
Nickname(s)Red Eagles
Founded20 August 1999 (1999-08-20)
GroundMikheil Meskhi Stadium
Tbilisi, Georgia
Capacity25,453
ChairmanTariel Khechikashvili
ManagerGiorgi Mikadze
LeagueErovnuli Liga
20236th
WebsiteClub website

History

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
FC Saburtalo Tbilisi honours:
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Erovnuli Liga 1 2018
Erovnuli Liga 2 1 2014–15
Georgian Cup 3 2019, 2021, 2023
Georgian Super Cup 1 2020

Statistics

Domestic
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager
as Saburalo
2013–14 Erovnuli Liga 2 8 269512 383432 DNP Temur Shalamberidze
2014–15 Erovnuli Liga 2 1 362835 922582 First round Promoted Giorgi Chiabrishvili
2015–16 Erovnuli Liga 8 3011613 476139 First round
2016 Erovnuli Liga 3 12543 171219 First round Lost Bronze play-offs to Dinamo Tbilisi Pablo Franco
2017 Erovnuli Liga 4 3618612 614260 Fourth round Giorgi Chiabrishvili
2018 Erovnuli Liga 1 362475 642979 Third round
2019 Erovnuli Liga 3 362178 673670 Winners Champions League - 2QR
Europa League - 3QR
2020 Erovnuli Liga 5 18765 282127 Semi-final Europa League - 1QR Teimuraz Shalamberidze
Levan Korgalidze
2021 Erovnuli Liga 4 3615813524057 Winners Conference League - 2QR Khvicha Shubitidze
2022 Erovnuli Liga 6 3613815514947 Semi-final Lasha Nozadze
2023 Erovnuli Liga 6 3614913584951 Winners Conference League Omari Tetradze
Giorgi Mikadze
as Iberia 1999

European record

As of 14 July 2022

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 1QR Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–3 3–0 4−3
2QR Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 0−2 0−3 0−5
UEFA Europa League 3QR Armenia Ararat-Armenia 0−2 2−1 2−3
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1QR Cyprus Apollon Limassol — 1–5 —
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Albania Partizani 0–1 1–0 (a.e.t.) 1−1 (5–4 p)
2QR Romania FCSB 1–0 2–4 3–4
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1QR
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round

Overall record
CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin%
UEFA Champions League 4 1 0 3 4 8 −4 025.00
UEFA Europa League 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 033.33
UEFA Europa Conference League 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 050.00
Total 11 4 0 7 11 21 −10 036.36

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Players

First team squad
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Georgia (country) GEO Revaz Kurtanidze
2 DF Georgia (country) GEO Tsotne Kapanadze
3 DF Georgia (country) GEO Aleksandre Narimanidze
4 DF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Jgerenaia
5 MF Georgia (country) GEO Shota Nonikashvili
6 MF Georgia (country) GEO Nikoloz Dadiani
7 MF Georgia (country) GEO Saba Geguchadze
8 MF Georgia (country) GEO Bakar Kardava
9 FW Mali MLI Cheikne Sylla
10 FW Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Kokhreidze
11 FW Georgia (country) GEO Gizo Mamageishvili
13 GK Georgia (country) GEO Lazare Kupatadze
14 MF Georgia (country) GEO Tornike Askurava
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Georgia (country) GEO Irakli Komakhidze
16 MF Argentina ARG Román Gamarra
17 MF Georgia (country) GEO Aleksandre Gaprindashvili
18 FW Georgia (country) GEO Irakli Sikharulidze
19 FW Georgia (country) GEO Daniel Kvartskhava
20 DF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Gogsadze
22 MF Argentina ARG Cristian Ludueña
23 MF Georgia (country) GEO Otar Mamageishvili
24 DF Netherlands NED Derek Agyakwa
27 FW Gabon GAB Floriss Djave
30 DF Nigeria NGA Solomon Agbalaka
32 FW Argentina ARG Luciano Viano
33 DF Georgia (country) GEO Saba Mamatsashvili

References
  1. "Georgia – FC Saburtalo Tbilisi – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. "The history of FC Saburtalo Tbilisi". FCsaburtalo.ge. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. "მანოლო იერო "საბურთალოს" სპორტულ დირექტორად". FCsaburtalo.ge. 23 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2017. (in Georgian)
  4. "ახალი სეზონიდან "საბურთალო" "იბერია 1999"-ის სახელით იასპარეზებს". FC saburtalo (in Georgian). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. "From the new season, "Saburtalo" will compete under the name of "Iberia 1999"". FC saburtalo. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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