FC WIT Georgia is a Georgian football team from Tbilisi. The team is sponsored by WIT Georgia Ltd (a subsidiary of the United States WIT, Inc.), a pet food, accessories, and human and veterinary pharmaceuticals import company. WIT stands for World Innovation Technologies. They play their home games at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi.
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| Full name | Football Club WIT Georgia | |||
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| Founded | 1997 | |||
| Ground | Mtskheta Park[1] Tbilisi, Georgia | |||
| Capacity | >1,000 | |||
| Chairman | Guram Rukhadze | |||
| Manager | Gocha Eradze | |||
| League | Erovnuli Liga 2 | |||
| 2022 | 8th | |||
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In 2004, FC WIT Georgia won the Georgian Championship, qualifying them for the early stages of the UEFA Champions League. In 2009, they won the championship for the second time.[2] In 2010, the team won the Georgian Cup for the first time.[3] However, performance of WIT Georgia was faded after 2010–11 season and relegated to Pirveli Liga in 2014–15 season. In 2017–18, they finished second in the Erovnuli Liga 2 and secured promotion to the Erovnuli Liga.
History
edit- 1997: Founded as FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi.
Honours
edit- Erovnuli Liga
- Winners (2): 2003–04, 2009
- Georgian Cup
- Winners (1): 2010
- Georgian Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2009
Current squad
editAs of 1 August 2023[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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European cups history
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Team | Home | Away |
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| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | QR | 
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Beitar Jerusalem | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| 2001 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | 
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Ried | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| 2R | 
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Troyes | 1–1 | 0–6 | ||
| 2002 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | 
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Lokeren | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| 2003 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R |
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Pasching | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | 
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HB Tórshavn | 5–0 | 0–3 |
| 2QR | 
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Wisła Kraków | 2–8 | 0–3 | ||
| 2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | 
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Lombard-Papa | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | 1QR | 
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Artmedia Petržalka | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 1QR |
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Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| 2QR |
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Austria Vienna | X | 0–2 | ||
| 2009–10 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | 
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Maribor | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | 
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Baník Ostrava | 0–6 | 0–0 |
Managers
editThis article needs to be updated. (June 2024) |
Elguja Gugushvili (1997–199?)- Sergo Kotrikadze (March 8, 1999 – 2001)
- Nestor Mumladze (2006 – August 2009)
- Merab Kochlashvili (August 2009 – 2009)
- Gela Gomelauri (2009–2010)
- Merab Kochlashvili (July 16, 2010–??)
- Zurab Beridze (April 20, 2011 – March 11, 2012)
- Merab Kochlashvili (March 2012–1?)
- Zurab Beridze (April 1, 2013–1?)
- Merab Kochlashvili (June 1, 2013–)
- Tengiz Kobiashvili (2015–)
References
edit- ^ "Სტადიონი მცხეთა პარკი » FC Wit Georgia".
- ^ "Season review: Georgia". UEFA. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "WIT claim maiden Georgian Cup triumph". UEFA. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Squad". Soccerway.