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| Full name | FC Merani Tbilisi | ||
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| Founded | 1995 | ||
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Sinatle Stadium Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Chairman | Nikoloz Dolidze | ||
| League | Erovnuli Liga 2 | ||
| 2022 | 6th of 10 | ||
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FC Merani Tbilisi is a Georgian football club based in Tbilisi. They play in the Erovnuli Liga 2, the second division in Georgian football. They play their home games at Sinatle Stadium.
The club is named after a hotel in Tbilisi. The club colours are all-red for home matches, and all-white for away.
History
Merani Tbilisi was merged with Bacho Tbilisi in July 1993 and formed Merani-Bacho Tbilisi. Later Lokomotivi Tbilisi renamed in 1996
The club second team Merani-91 Tbilisi, became the first team.
In 2002, Merani-91 Tbilisi merged again, this time to FC Olimpi Tbilisi, owned by Nikoloz Dolidze and formed Merani-Olimpi Tbilisi. [1] Which FC Tbilisi take the 2002–03 seat.
Merani restarted in Regionuli Liga by changed the reserve team to first team.
In July 2004, newly formed Merani Tbilisi was merged with Milani Tsnori and formed Merani-Milani Tbilisi, which renamed to Merani Tbilisi in July 2005.
Seasons
- 1990: ?
- 1991: Merani Tbilisi Regionuli Liga
- 1991–92: Merani Tbilisi Pirveli Liga
- 1992–93: Merani Tbilisi Pirveli Liga
- 1993–94: Merani-Bacho Tbilisi Pirveli Liga
- 1994–95: Merani-Bacho Tbilisi Pirveli Liga
- 2003–04: Merani Tbilisi Regionuli Liga
- 2004–05: Merani-Milani Tbilisi Pirveli Liga
- 2005–06: Merani Tbilisi Pirveli Liga Runner-up
- 2006–07: Merani Tbilisi Umaghlesi Liga
- 2007–08: Merani Tbilisi Umaghlesi Liga 15th, Relegated
- 2008–09: Merani Tbilisi Meore Liga
Merani-91
- 1991: Merani-91 Tbilisi ?
- 1991–92: Merani-91 Tbilisi ?
- 1992–93: Merani-91 Tbilisi ?
- 1993–94: Merani-91 Tbilisi Pirveli Liga
- 1994–95: Merani-91 Tbilisi Pirveli Liga
- 1995–96: Merani-91 Tbilisi Pirveli Liga
- 1996–97: Merani-91 Tbilisi Umaghlesi Liga
- 1997–98: Merani-91 Tbilisi Umaghlesi Liga
- 1998–99: Merani-91 Tbilisi Umaghlesi Liga
- 1999-00: Merani-91 Tbilisi Umaghlesi Liga
- 2000–01: Merani-91 Tbilisi Umaghlesi Liga
- 2001–02: Merani-91 Tbilisi Umaghlesi Liga (Second team in Pirveli Liga)
- 2002–03: Merani-Olimpi Tbilisi Umaghlesi Liga
Current squad
As of 1 August 2023 [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
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Pirveli Liga
- Champion: 1996
- Silver Medal winner: 1995, 2006
Notable players
Eurocups record
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away |
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| 1997 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group 12 |
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Torpedo Moscow | 0–2 | |
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Iraklis Thessaloniki | 0–2 | ||||
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Floriana F.C. | 5–0 | ||||
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S.V. Ried | 3–1 |
Coaches
- 2002: Otar Gabelia
- 2003: Koba Zhorzhikashvili
- 2003: Nikoloz Dolidze
- 2003: Temur Lortkipanidze [3]
- 2003: Joni Janelidze [4]
References
- ^ "Olimpi complete Merani takeover". UEFA.com. 2002-12-30.
- ^ "Players". Erovnuliliga. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Lortkipanidze lands Merani job". UEFA.com. 2003-05-27. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Georgian clubs change coaches". UEFA.com. 2003-09-12. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
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