FC Torpedo Kutaisi

FC Torpedo Kutaisi

Full name	Football Club Torpedo Kutaisi
Nickname(s)	FC Torpedo,
Founded	1946
Ground	Givi Kiladze Stadium Kutaisi, Georgia
Capacity	14,700
President	David Pruidze
Manager	Giorgi Daraselia
League	Umaglesi Liga
2014–15	8th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's second largest city. ‘Torpedo Kutaisi’ was founded in 1946 and in just three years the club became the winner of the Football Championship of that time. By the end of 1964, the Football Federation of the former Soviet Union published a list of the best soccer players and 5 among them – R. Urushadze, I. Losaberidze, S. Kutivadze, J. Kherkhadze, and V. Chkhartishvili were from Torpedo Kutaisi team. Furthermore, Torpedo Kutaisi players of different times were always named among the Top Ten footballers of Georgia. G. Tskhovrebovi, R. Dzodzuashvili, J. Kherkhadze, Kutivadze, T. Sulakvelidze, G. Nodia, T. Kostava and others were among them. Moreover, Ramaz Shengelia was recognized as the number one football player of the former USSR. Torpedo play their home games at Givi Kiladze Stadium.

History

FC Torpedo Kutaisi was founded in 1946 on the base of Kutaisi Automotive Plant. In 1949 the club became the winner of the Georgian SSR Championship. In 1959 two football clubs "FC Torpedo Kutaisi" and "FC Locomotive Kutaisi" were united and the name remained "FC Torpedo Kutaisi". In 1962 "FC Torpedo Kutaisi" was firstly became the participant of the Soviet Top League. Many famous Georgian football players began their career in this club. For example, when FC Dinamo Tbilisi won Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, five footballers were the ex-players of FC Torpedo Kutaisi.

When the Georgian National Championships started in 1990, the club changed its name into "FC Kutaisi". But after three years, the club restored the old name. The last years of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st were the most successful years in the club's history. During 1999–2002 the club won five domestic titles. During that time most players of the Georgia national football team were from "FC Torpedo Kutaisi". Besides this, Georgian managers (Jemal Kherkhadze, David Kipiani, Revaz Dzodzuashvili, Otar Gabelia, Vladimir Gutsaev and others) worked in the club as a head coach and in the staff too.

After the season 2004–05, three times Georgian Premier League Champion and two times Georgian National Cup Winner FC Torpedo Kutaisi was dissolved. Its last game was in Borisov, Belarus against BATE Borisov [First Qualifying Round of UEFA Cup 2005–06] in which FC Torpedo Kutaisi lost 5:0. After this, a new football club "FC Kutaisi Torpedo" was founded, but it was not the successor of FC Torpedo Kutaisi and had no titles. "FC Kutaisi Torpedo" was participating in the Georgian Premier League during two seasons [2005–06 and 2006–07], but due to financial reasons it was removed from the top league and began playing in the Pirveli Liga.

Honours

Domestic Competitions

• Georgian Umaglesi Liga (level 1)
• (3) 2000, 2001, 2002
• (3) 1999, 2003, 2005
• (4) 1991, 1994, 2012, 2013
• Pirveli Liga (level 2)
• (1) 2010
• Georgian Cup
• (2) 1999, 2001
• (4) 2000, 2002, 2004, 2011
• Georgian Super Cup
• (1) 1999

İnternational Competitions

• Turkmenistan President's Cup
• (1) 2002
• (1) 2004
• Commonwealth of Independent States Cup/First League Source (level 2)
• (1) 2001 (Shared record)

Soviet Time Competitions

• Georgian Soviet Championship
• (1) 1949
• Soviet First League (level 2)
• (2) 1960, 1961
• (3) 1949, 1981, 1984
• (1) 1975
• Soviet Second League (level 3)
• (1) 1988

Torpedo junior team international honours

• Evima cup
• (1) 2013

Torpedo fans honours

• Torpedo The Jungles fan team
• Balu cup
• (1) 2012
• West Georgia cup
• (2) 2013, 2014

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Tariel Khaindrava 2 DF Vazha Tabatadze 3 DF Guram Adamadze 4 DF Anri Chichinadze 5 DF Bakar Mirtskhulava 6 MF Oleg Mamasakhlisi 8 MF Shota Babunashvili 10 MF Giorgi Kukhianidze 11 MF Lasha Shindagoridze 13 MF Irakli Klimiashvili 17 DF Zurab Pantskhava 18 MF Giorgi Nergadze 20 MF Andrey Nikonov

No. Position Player 22 FW Tornike Kapanadze 23 DF Giorgi Kimadze 24 MF Aleko Natsvlishvili 30 MF Tengiz Bregvadze 45 FW Otar Kvernadze 77 MF Gabriel Saghrishvili 88 FW Beka Tughushi 99 MF Shalva Purtskhvanidze TBA GK Maksime Kvilitaia TBA GK Roin Kvaskhvadze TBA MF Vano Tsilosani TBA FW Vakhtang Kvaratskhelia

Seasons

Key

P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

UML = Umaglesi Liga PIL = Pirveli Liga STL = Soviet Top League SFL = Soviet First League SSL = Soviet Second League Z = Zone TUR = Union republics

R1 = First Round R2 = Second Round GS = Group Stage PR = Preliminary Round QR = Qualifying Round 1Q = First Qualifying Round 2Q = Second Qualifying Round

Champions

Runners-up

Third plase

Promoted

Relegated

Results of league and cup competitions by season

Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Domestic Cup	Federation Cup	Super Cup	UEFA FIFA	Name	Goals
	League													Top goalscorer
1949	SFL/UR	26	16	8	2	58	25	40	2nd	1/32	n/a			?	?
1953										1/64	n/a			?	?
1955										Z4,1/128	n/a			?	?
1957	SFL/Z3	30	16	6	8	54	28	38	6th	Z3,1/2	n/a			?	?
1958	SFL/Z4	30	17	6	7	66	35	40	4th	Z4,1/4	n/a			?	?
1959	SFL/Z3	26	11	6	9	36	34	28	6th	n/a	n/a			?	?
1960	SFL	30	21	7	2	70	21	49	1st	Z3,1/4	n/a			?	?
1961	SFL	30	22	2	6	49	23	46	1st	1/32	n/a			?	?
1962	STL	18	7	5	6	21	16	19	15th	1/16	n/a			?	?
1963	STL	38	6	21	11	22	37	33	12th	1/16	n/a			?	?
1964	STL	32	10	7	15	20	37	27	13th	1/16	n/a			?	?
1965	STL	32	8	3	21	29	69	19	16th	1/16	n/a			?	?
1966	STL	36	9	10	17	44	59	28	15th	1/16	n/a			?	?
1967	STL	36	8	15	13	37	50	31	13th	1/16	n/a			?	?
1968	STL	38	9	10	19	27	48	28	19th	1/16	n/a			?	?
1969	STL	26	4	6	16	20	50	14	14th	1/16	n/a			?	?
1970	STL	32	6	11	15	24	42	23	16th	1/8	n/a			?	?
1971	SFL	42	12	15	15	47	53	39	11th	1/16	n/a			?	?
1972	SFL	38	19	6	13	49	32	44	5th	1/16	n/a			?	?
1973	SFL	38	16	4	18	40	46	34	9th	1/16	n/a			?	?
1974	SFL	38	14	10	14	37	42	38	8th	1/32	n/a			?	?
1975	SFL	38	18	13	7	55	31	49	3rd	PR	n/a			Ramaz Shengelia	15
1976	SFL	38	13	15	10	46	38	41	7th	R2	n/a			Ramaz Shengelia	12
1977	SFL	38	15	8	15	45	48	38	9th	R1	n/a			?	?
1978	SFL	38	14	9	15	44	41	37	9th	R1	n/a			?	?
1979	SFL	46	17	15	14	44	40	46	11th	GS	n/a			?	?
1980	SFL	46	18	9	19	62	54	45	13th	GS	n/a			?	?
1981	SFL	46	26	4	16	57	46	56	2nd	GS	n/a			Deviz Darjania	19
1982	STL	34	10	10	14	39	45	30	13th	GS	n/a			Merab Megreladze	19
1983	STL	34	4	12	18	26	58	18[1]	16th	1/4	n/a			?	?
1984	SFL	42	23	9	10	76	55	55	2nd	1/16	n/a			Otar Korghalidze	24
1985	STL	34	11	9	14	40	51	31	11th	1/32	n/a			?	?
1986	STL	30	5	7	18	24	60	17	16th	1/16	GS			?	?
1987	SFL	42	11	12	19	30	51	34	21st	1/16				?	?
1988	SSL	30	24	4	2	70	21	52	1st	1/32				?	?
1989	SFL	42	18	5	19	69	73	41	13th	1/4				Merab Megreladze	33
1990	UML[2]	34	20	5	9	62	33	65	4th	1/4[3]				?	?
1991	UML	19	11	2	6	34	30	35	3rd	n/a[4]				?	?
1991–92	UML	38	15	4	19	66	60	49	11th	1/2				?	?
1992–93	UML	32	16	4	12	70	54	52	5th	1/2				?	?
1993–94	UML	32	15	7	10	56	49	52	3rd	1/16				?	?
1994–95	UML	30	14	2	14	58	47	44	6th	1/8				?	?
1995–96	UML	30	15	7	8	69	49	52	7th	1/4				?	?
1996–97	UML	30	14	4	12	70	58	46	5th	1/8				?	?
1997–98	UML	30	15	9	6	51	30	54	4th	1/8				?	?
1998–99	UML	30	21	4	5	73	27	67	2nd	Winners		Runners-up	Intertoto Cup – R2	?	?
1999–00	UML	28	19	7	2	70	16	64	1st	Runners-up		n/a	UEFA Cup – R1	Zurab Ionanidze	25
2000–01	UML	32	20	8	4	49	15	68	1st	Winners		n/a	UEFA Champions League – 2Q	?	?
2001–02	UML	32	23	5	4	64	18	74	1st	Runners-up		n/a	UEFA Champions League – 2Q	Andriy Poroshin	17
2002–03	UML	32	22	6	4	65	20	72	2nd	1/2			UEFA Champions League – 2Q	Zurab Ionanidze	26
2003–04	UML	32	15	6	11	46	38	51	7th	Runners-up			UEFA Cup – QR	Suliko Davitashvili	20
2004–05	UML	36	20	10	6	56	31	70	2nd	1/4				?	?
2005–06	UML	30	8	6	16	28	42	30	12th	SR			UEFA Cup – 1Q	?	?
2006–07	UML	26	9	4	13	24	35	31	7th[5]	1/4				?	?
2007–08	PIL	27	11	6	10	38	31	39	11th	GS				?	?
2008–09	PIL	30	14	3	13	32	22	45	9th	1/16				?	?
2009–10	PIL	28	22	4	2	70	12	70	1st	R2				Revaz Kvernadze	14
2010–11	UML	36	14	13	9	31	22	55	4th	Runners-up				Giorgi Megreladze	14
2011–12	UML	36	20	7	9	50	32	67	3rd	1/4			UEFA Europa League – 1Q	Revaz Gotsiridze	13
2012–13	UML	32	19	7	6	57	30	64	3rd	1/4			UEFA Europa League – 1Q	Nika Sabanadze	12
2013–14	UML	32	14	6	12	43	44	48	7	| |	?	?
2014–15	UML	30	10	11	9	39	33	41	8	|	?	?

European cups

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away
1998	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R		Erebuni	6–0	1–1
		2R		Lommel	1–2	1–0
1999–00	UEFA Cup	QR		Lantana	4–2	5–0
		1R		AEK	0–1	1–6
2000–01	UEFA Champions League	2QR		Crvena Zvezda	2–0	0–4
2001–02	UEFA Champions League	1QR		Linfield	1–0	0–0
		2QR		Copenhagen	1–1	1–3
2002–03	UEFA Champions League	1QR		B36 Torshavn	5–2	1–0
		2QR		Sparta Prague	1–2	0–3
2003–04	UEFA Cup	QR		Lens	0–2	0–3
2005–06	UEFA Cup	1QR		BATE Borisov	0–1	0–5
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	1QR		Aktobe	1–1	0–1
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	1QR		Žilina	0–3	3–3

European record

As of 12 July 2013

Competition	Season	Matches	W	D	L	GF	GA
UEFA Champions League	3	10	4	2	4	12	15
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League	5	12	2	2	8	14	28
UEFA Intertoto Cup	1	4	2	1	1	9	3
Total	8	26	8	5	13	35	46

UEFA Team Ranking 2013/2014

Rank	Country	Team	Points
368		FK Slavija	2.500
369		Chikhura Sachkhere	2.475
369		Torpedo Kutaisi	2.475
369		FC Gagra	2.475
372		FK Sutjeska	2.450

As of 14 December 2013. Time 02.00. Source

Notable players

Name	Position	Country	Years	Appearance	Goals
Revaz Dzodzuashvili	Defender		1964–67	67	1
Tamaz Kostava	Defender		1973–76	106	0
Anzor Kavazashvili	Goalkeeper		1972	31	0
Nodar Khizanishvili	Defender		1983	6	0
Murtaz Khurtsilava	Defender		1975–76	47	4
Sergo Kutivadze	Midfielder		1962–66	128	9
Otari Gabelia	Goalkeeper		1983–84	29	0
Manuchar Machaidze	Midfielder		1981–82	45	6
Givi Nodia	Striker		1965–66	36	9
Tengiz Sulakvelidze	Defender/ Midfielder		1974–78	138	2
Guram Tskhovrebov	Defender		1961–63	57	2
Ramaz Urushadze	Goalkeeper		1961–64	91	0
Irakli Zoidze	Goalkeeper		2000–01	36	0
Davit Gvaramadze	Goalkeeper		2000–01	19	0
Nikoloz Togonidze	Goalkeeper		2001–02	6	0
Davit Janashia	Striker		1989–93, 1997–01, 2002, 2005–07	182	79
Mikheil Ashvetia	Striker		1993–94, 2000–01	40	23
Malkhaz Asatiani	Central Defender/Defensive Midfielder		1999–03	76	15
Valeri Abramidze	Defender		1998–02, 2005–06	?	?
Kakhaber Kvetenadze	Midfielder		1993–01, 2002–03	251	30
Zurab Ionanidze	Striker		1992–93, 1997–03	171	104
Andriy Poroshyn	Striker		2001–03	55	23
Mamuka Managadze	Midfielder		1985–86	20	3
Giorgi Megreladze	Striker		1995–00, 2004–05, 2011–14	161	78

Anthem

Torpedo,Torpedo,Torpedo!
Be cherfull and long live to you!
Kutaisi,you are the smith of gold en guys...
And Georgia awaits for them!

1. Torpedo Kutaisi Old Himn 1987 Source
2. Torpedo song by Frani 2010 Source
3. Torpedo fan club Tornados song "Gamarjveba Dges" by Adrenalin 2011 Source
4. Torpedo Kutaisi Fans Song "Itorpede" by Levan Jojua and Georgi Shengelia 2013 Source

Managers

• Revaz Dzodzuashvili (1978), (1988–89)
• David Kipiani (July 1, 1999 – Sept 17, 2001)
• Revaz Dzodzuashvili (June 1, 2001 – Jan 1, 2002), (June 1, 2005 – June 1, 2007)
• Giorgi Kiknadze (Feb 1, 2007 – March 1, 2007)
• Nestor Mumladze (July 1, 2010 – Sept 24, 2010)
• Gia Gigatadze (Nov 3, 2010 – June 30, 2011)
• Giorgi Kiknadze (July 1, 2011 – Sept 11)
• Zaza Zamtaradze (July 1, 2011 – Sept 25, 2011)
• Gia Geguchadze (Oct 1, 2011 – May 31, 2013)
• Gerard Zaragoza (May 31, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013)
• Revaz Dzodzuashvili (Jan 10, 2014 – Dec 07, 2015)
• Giorgi Daraselia (Dec 15, 2014)

See also

Football around the world

Notes and references

1. -2 points
2. Georgian clubs quit the USSR Football Federation and joined the Georgian Football Federation - federation of native country.
3. Georgian clubs quit the USSR Football Federation and joined the Georgian Football Federation – federation of native country.
4. due to changing the basis of the calendar from spring/autumn to autumn/spring, 1991 season the cup competition did not conducted
5. FC Torpedo Kutaisi was relegated due to financial reasons by GFF. See the final standings

External links

• Official page of FC Torpedo Kutaisi in English
• Official page of Georgian Football Federation
• Torpedo on UEFA.com
• http://wildstat.com/p/7001/club/GEO_Torpedo_Kutaisi
• http://wildstat.com/p/7001/club/URS_Torpedo_Kutaisi