# FC WIT Georgia

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.
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. In 2010, the team won the Georgian Cup for the first time. 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

* 1997: Founded as FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi.

## Honours

* Erovnuli Liga
** Winners (2): 2003–04, 2009
* Georgian Cup
** Winners (1): 2010
* Georgian Super Cup
** Winners (1): 2009

## Current squad

As of 1 August 2023
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 | Pavle Todadze |
| 2 | DF | GEO | Zaur Kereleishvili |
| 3 | DF | GEO | Irakli Javakhishvili |
| 4 | DF | GEO | Sulkhan Svianadze |
| 5 | DF | GEO | Giorgi Samadashvili |
| 6 | MF | GEO | Luka Iashvili |
| 7 | MF | GEO | Giorgi Tkemaladze |
| 8 | MF | GEO | Tristan Kardava |
| 9 | MF | GEO | Tornike Bzekalava |
| 10 | FW | GEO | Beka Ketsbaia |
| 11 | FW | GEO | Amiran Dzagania |
| 12 | GK | GEO | Tamaz Gelkhviidze |
| 13 | MF | GEO | Irakli Chkhikvadze |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | GEO | Ilia Sabiashvili |
| 17 | MF | GEO | Otar Zviadauri |
| 18 | DF | GEO | Irakli Lobjanidze |
| 19 | MF | GEO | Saba Jintcharadze |
| 21 | DF | GEO | Zurab Tchavtchanidze |
| 22 | DF | GEO | Nika Chagunava |
| 23 | MF | GEO | Luka Tolordava |
| 24 | DF | GEO | Luka Berozashvili |
| 25 | GK | GEO | Avto Kapanadze |
| 27 | MF | GEO | Tsotne Chotalishvili |
| 29 | FW | GEO | Beka Gugberidze |
| 30 | DF | GEO | Tornike Shekiladze |
| — | DF | GEO | Ioseb Turashvili |

## European cups history

| Season | Competition | Round | Team | Home | Away |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | QR | Beitar Jerusalem | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| 2001 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Ried | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| 2001 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R | Troyes | 1–1 | 0–6 |
| 2002 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Lokeren | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| 2003 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Pasching | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | HB Tórshavn | 5–0 | 0–3 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Champions League | 2QR | Wisła Kraków | 2–8 | 0–3 |
| 2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Lombard-Papa | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | 1QR | Artmedia Petržalka | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 1QR | Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 2QR | Austria Vienna | X | 0–2 |
| 2009–10 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Maribor | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | Baník Ostrava | 0–6 | 0–0 |

## Managers

* 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–)