# FC Iberia 1999

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

## History

Saburtalo was founded on 20 August 1999, in Tbilisi. 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. The club has a full-size stadium, called Bendela, with the capacity of 1,800 spectators.
In March 2016, Manolo Hierro was appointed as the sporting director of the club.
Saburtalo is the name of one of Tbilisi's districts. On 27 February 2024, the team's name was changed to Iberia 1999.

## Honours

FC Saburtalo Tbilisi honours: :
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
| Domestic | Erovnuli Liga | 2 | 2018, 2024 |
| Domestic | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 1 | 2014–15 |
| Domestic | Georgian Cup | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| Domestic | 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 15 August 2024
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4−3 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 2QR | Dinamo Zagreb | 0−2 | 0−3 | 0−5 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 3QR | Ararat-Armenia | 0−2 | 2−1 | 2−3 |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | Apollon Limassol | — | 1–5 | — |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR | Partizani | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | 1−1 (5–4 p) |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | FCSB | 1–0 | 2–4 | 3–4 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 2QR | Partizani | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 3QR | İstanbul Başakşehir | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| 2025–26 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | | | | |

#### Notes

* QR: Qualifying round

### Overall record

| Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| 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 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 037.50 |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 033.33 |
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

## Players

    As of 2 November 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GEO | Revaz Kurtanidze |
| 2 | DF | GEO | Tsotne Kapanadze |
| 3 | DF | GEO | Aleksandre Narimanidze |
| 4 | DF | GEO | Giorgi Jgerenaia |
| 5 | MF | GEO | Iva Gelashvili |
| 6 | MF | GEO | Nikoloz Dadiani |
| 7 | MF | GEO | Saba Geguchadze |
| 8 | MF | GEO | Bakar Kardava |
| 9 | FW | MLI | Cheikne Sylla |
| 10 | FW | GEO | Giorgi Kokhreidze |
| 11 | FW | GEO | Gizo Mamageishvili |
| 14 | MF | GEO | Tornike Askurava |
| 16 | DF | GEO | Jemali-Giorgi Jinjolava |
| 17 | MF | GEO | Aleksandre Gaprindashvili |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | GEO | Irakli Sikharulidze |
| 19 | FW | GEO | Daniel Kvartskhava |
| 20 | DF | GEO | Giorgi Gogsadze |
| 22 | MF | GEO | Iluri Tabatadze |
| 23 | MF | GEO | Otar Mamageishvili |
| 24 | DF | NED | Derek Agyakwa |
| 25 | GK | GEO | Saba Bochorishvili |
| 27 | FW | GAB | Floriss Djave |
| 29 | FW | GEO | Tornike Akhvlediani |
| 30 | DF | NGA | Solomon Agbalaka (on loan from FC Sochi) |
| 31 | GK | GEO | Giorgi Makaridze |
| 32 | FW | GEO | Givi Khachidze |
| 33 | MF | NGA | Benjamin Teidi |
| 35 | DF | GEO | Giorgi Tabatadze |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | GEO | Tornike Megrelishvili (at FC Samtredia until 31 December 2024) |