# 2025 FC Dinamo Tbilisi season

The 2025 FC Dinamo Tbilisi season is the thirty-seventh successive season that FC Dinamo Tbilisi played in the top flight of Georgian football.

## Season events

On 18 December 2024, Dinamo Tbilisi announced the appointment of Vladimir Kakashvili as their new Head Coach for the 2025 season.
On 29 December 2024, Dinamo announced the return signing of Jaba Kankava on a one-year contract.
On 4 January, Dinamo announced the signing of Tornike Morchiladze from Telavi to a one-year contract.
On 12 January, Dinamo announced that Mate Vatsadze had extended his contract with the club for another year, and that Nodar Lominadze, Irakli Iakobidze and Otar Aptsiauri had all returned from their respective loans.
On 16 January, Dinamo announced that Ștefan Sicaci had returned to the club after previously playing for Dinamo between 2018 and 2019.
On 18 January, Dinamo announced the signing of Daniel Owusu to a two-year contract from Samtredia, and the year-long loan signing of Léo Assunpção from PSTC.
On 19 January, Dinamo announced that Levan Osikmashvili had joined Hapoel Hadera on loan until the summer.
On 20 January, Dinamo announced the signing of John Arthur to a two-year contract from Felgueiras.
On 28 January, Dinamo announced that Aleksandre Kalandadze had joined Fehérvár on loan with an option to make the move permanent.
On 29 January, Dinamo announced the signing of free-agent Valerian Gvilia to a one-year contract.
On 3 February, Dinamo announced that Vasilios Gordeziani had joined Sarajevo on loan until the summer, with the Bosnian club having an option to make the move permanent.
On 15 February, Dinamo announced the signing of Nikoloz Kutateladze on loan from Pari NN until the end of the year.
On 4 March, Dinamo announced the signing of Bohdan Potalov to a two-year contract with the option of a third, and the signing of Adrian Cesar Rodriguez from Fluminense to a one-year contract with the option of a second.

## Squad

    As of match played 15 March 2025
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Ștefan Sicaci | GK | (1988-09-08) 8 September 1988 (age 36) | Kaisar | 2025 | 2025 | 21 | 0 |
| 36 | Papuna Beruashvili | GK | (2004-03-21) 21 March 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 2022 | | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Mikheil Makatsaria | GK | (2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 2022 | | 34 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Giorgi Gvasalia | DF | (2007-09-05) 5 September 2007 (age 17) | Academy | 2024 | | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Tengo Gobeshia | DF | (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 20) | Academy | 2024 | | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Irakli Iakobidze | DF | (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 23) | Academy | 2021 | | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Saba Kharebashvili | DF | (2008-09-03) 3 September 2008 (age 16) | Academy | 2024 | | 30 | 0 |
| 14 | Léo Assunpção | DF | (2002-04-25) 25 April 2002 (age 22) | on loan from PSTC | 2025 | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Mukhran Bagrationi | DF | (2004-02-13) 13 February 2004 (age 21) | Telavi | 2024 | | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Saba Akhalkatsi | DF | (2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 2025 | | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Bohdan Potalov | DF | (2002-08-12) 12 August 2002 (age 22) | Unattached | 2025 | 2026 (+1) | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Nikoloz Ugrekhelidze | DF | (2003-08-15) 15 August 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 2023 | | 49 | 6 |
| 28 | Luka Salukvadze | DF | (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 22) | Academy | 2024 | | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Sunday Haruna | DF | (2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 19) | AS Trenčín | 2024 | 2025 (+2) | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Gela Sadghobelashvili | DF | (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20) | Academy | 2025 | | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Saba Khvadagiani | DF | (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 24) | on loan from Maccabi Netanya | 2024 | 2025 | 121 | 6 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Nodar Lominadze | MF | (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 2021 | | 30 | 1 |
| 8 | Tsotne Berelidze | MF | (2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 (age 18) | Academy | 2023 | | 28 | 0 |
| 13 | Luka Tsulaia | MF | (2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 18) | Academy | 2025 | | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Valerian Gvilia | MF | (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30) | Unattached | 2025 | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Otar Aptsiauri | MF | (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 23) | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 2022 | | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Nika Ninua | MF | (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 25) | Unattached | 2024 | | 116 | 16 |
| 23 | Jaba Kankava | MF | (1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 38) | Unattached | 2025 | 2025 | | |
| 25 | Luka Bubuteishvili | MF | (2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 (age 19) | Academy | 2024 | | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Temur Odikadze | MF | (2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18) | Academy | 2025 | | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Vakhtang Salia | FW | (2007-08-30) 30 August 2007 (age 17) | Academy | 2023 | | 42 | 7 |
| 9 | Nikoloz Kutateladze | FW | (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 23) | on loan from Pari NN | 2025 | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tornike Morchiladze | FW | (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 23) | Telavi | 2025 | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Mate Vatsadze | FW | (1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 (age 36) | Gagra | 2024 | 2025 | | |
| 20 | Nikoloz Chikovani | FW | (2007-06-21) 21 June 2007 (age 17) | Academy | 2025 | | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Raul Baratelia | FW | (2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 2025 | | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | John Arthur | FW | (2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 22) | Felgueiras | 2025 | 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Adrian César Rodrigues | FW | (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19) | Fluminense | 2025 | 2025 (+1) | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Daniel Owusu | FW | (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 (age 22) | Samtredia | 2025 | 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi II Players ||||||||||
| | Giorgi Chkhetiani | DF | (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 22) | Academy | 2024 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Giorgi Meparishvili | DF | (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 18) | Academy | 2024 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Levan Nachkebia | MF | (2006-03-30) 30 March 2006 (age 18) | Academy | 2024 | | 1 | 0 |
| | Giorgi Tsetskhladze | MF | (2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 20) | Academy | 2024 | | 8 | 0 |
| | Yusuf Mekhtiev | FW | (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 (age 18) | Academy | 2024 | | 1 | 0 |
| | Sandro Mikautadze | FW | (2009-03-06) 6 March 2009 (age 16) | Academy | 2024 | | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan ||||||||||
| | Mate Sauri | GK | (2006-06-06) 6 June 2006 (age 18) | Academy | 2024 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Aleksandre Kalandadze | DF | (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 2020 | 2026 | 107 | 4 |
| | Levan Osikmashvili | MF | (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 2022 | | 84 | 0 |
| | Nika Sikharulashvili | MF | (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 2023 | | 13 | 1 |
| | Oscar Santis | MF | (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 25) | Antigua | 2024 | 2025 (+1) | 34 | 3 |
| | Vasilios Gordeziani | FW | (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 23) | PAOK | 2024 | 2026 | 26 | 6 |
| | David Gotsiridze | FW | (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 2024 | | 14 | 1 |
| | Jaduli Iobashvili | FW | (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 21) | Academy | 2023 | | 28 | 2 |
| | Nikoloz Tshekladze | FW | (2005-10-29) 29 October 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 2024 | | 20 | 2 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 11 | Saba Samushia | MF | (2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 (age 18) | Academy | 2024 | | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Alisher Shukurov | MF | (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 22) | Kuktosh Rudaki | 2024 | 2025 (+1) | 3 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 January 2025 | MF | Jaba Kankava | Unattached | Free |
| 4 January 2025 | FW | Tornike Morchiladze | Telavi | Undisclosed |
| 16 January 2025 | GK | Ștefan Sicaci | Kaisar | Undisclosed |
| 18 January 2025 | FW | Daniel Owusu | Samtredia | Undisclosed |
| 20 January 2025 | FW | John Arthur | Felgueiras | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2025 | MF | Valerian Gvilia | Unattached | Free |
| 4 March 2025 | DF | Bohdan Potalov | Unattached | Free |
| 4 March 2025 | FW | Adrian Cesar Rodriguez | Fluminense | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 3 July 2024 | DF | Saba Khvadagiani | Maccabi Netanya | 30 June 2025 |
| 18 January 2025 | DF | Léo Assunpção | PSTC | 31 December 2025 |
| 15 February 2025 | FW | Nikoloz Kutateladze | Pari NN | 31 December 2025 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 8 August 2024 | MF | Nika Sikharulashvili | Makedonikos | 30 June 2025 |
| 13 August 2024 | GK | Mate Sauri | Rio Ave | 30 June 2025 |
| 26 December 2024 | FW | Oscar Santis | Antigua | |
| 19 January 2025 | MF | Levan Osikmashvili | Hapoel Hadera | 30 June 2025 |
| 28 January 2025 | DF | Aleksandre Kalandadze | Fehérvár | 30 June 2025 |
| 3 February 2025 | FW | Vasilios Gordeziani | Sarajevo | 30 June 2025 |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 15 January 2025 | GK | Tobias Schützenauer | LASK | 6 February 2025 |
| 15 January 2025 | MF | Saba Samushia | Rio Ave | 3 February 2025 |
| 15 January 2025 | MF | Nosa Edokpolor | Kauno Žalgiris | 4 February 2025 |
| 15 January 2025 | FW | Tornike Kirkitadze | Dinamo Batumi | |
| 15 January 2025 | FW | Davit Skhirtladze | Iberia 1999 | |
| 15 February 2025 | FW | Alisher Shukurov | | |

### Trial

| Date from | Position | Name | Last club | Date end |
| January 2025 | MF | Kyrylo Pashko | Dynamo Kyiv | February 2025 |
| January 2025 | MF | Vladyslav Kalyn | Dynamo Kyiv | February 2025 |
| January 2025 | FW | Adrian Cesar Rodriguez | Fluminense | 4 March 2025 |
| February 2025 | DF | Bohdan Potalov | SpVgg Bayreuth | 4 March 2025 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Erovnuli Liga | 6 March 2025 | | Matchday 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 033.33 |
| Georgian Cup | | | Round of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 033.33 |
Last updated: 15 March 2025 Source: Competitions

### Erovnuli Liga
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 2025. Source: See Results

#### Results by round

| Round | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | | |
| Position | 2 | 4 | 5 | | |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Dinamo Batumi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 6 | Dila Gori | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Gareji | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |

### Georgian Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 15 March 2025

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Erovnuli Liga | Erovnuli Liga | Georgian Cup | Georgian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | GEO | Giorgi Gvasalia | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GEO | Irakli Iakobidze | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GEO | Saba Kharebashvili | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | GEO | Nodar Lominadze | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | GEO | Vakhtang Salia | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GEO | Tsotne Berelidze | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | GEO | Tornike Morchiladze | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | GEO | Mate Vatsadze | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | GEO | Luka Tsulaia | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | GEO | Saba Akhalkatsi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | UKR | Bohdan Potalov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GEO | Valerian Gvilia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GEO | Otar Aptsiauri | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | GEO | Nikoloz Chikovani | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | GEO | Nika Ninua | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | GEO | Jaba Kankava | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | GHA | John Arthur | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | GEO | Temur Odikadze | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | GK | GEO | Mikheil Makatsaria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | GEO | Gela Sadghobelashvili | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | GEO | Saba Khvadagiani | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Dinamo Tbilisi on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Astana during the season: ||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Erovnuli Liga | Georgian Cup | Total |
| 1 | DF | 4 | Irakli Iakobidze | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | MF | 22 | Nika Ninua | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 12 | Mate Vatsadze | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Erovnuli Liga | Georgian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 37 | Mikheil Makatsaria | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | TOTALS | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Erovnuli Liga | Erovnuli Liga | Georgian Cup | Georgian Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Giorgi Gvasalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Irakli Iakobidze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Vakhtang Salia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Tornike Morchiladze | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | Bohdan Potalov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Otar Aptsiauri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Nikoloz Chikovani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Jaba Kankava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Gela Sadghobelashvili | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Saba Khvadagiani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Dinamo Tbilisi during the season: ||||||||||
| | | TOTALS | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |