# 2023 FC Dinamo Batumi season

The 2023 season was the 100th season in the existence of Dinamo Batumi and their fifth successive season in the Erovnuli Liga, the top division of Georgian football. In addition to the domestic league, this year the club participated in the national cup, the Georgian Super Cup and UEFA Europa Conference League.

## Events

This section covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2023.
On 11 January 2023, Luka Zarandia joined the team on a year-long contract.
The next day, the club welcomed Giorgi Kvernadze on loan from Kolkheti Poti and Nemanja Ljubisavljević on a one-year contract from Žalgiris.
On 24 January, Senegalese forward Moussa Konate signed a 1-year contract with the club.
On 25 January, Vladan Vidaković was signed on a year-long loan deal from NK Maribor.
On 12 February, Ukrainian midfielder Ivan Lytvynenko joined Dinamo on a three-year deal.
On 22 February, the club announced the return of Benjamin Teidi on a one-year contract and the signing of Guram Giorbelidze on a six-month loan.
On 1 March, Dinamo signed Montenegrin defender Saša Balić on a year-long contract.
On 26 June, Sandro Altunashvili left Dinamo for Austrian club Wolfsberger AC.
On 30 June, Giorgi Kvernadze signed with Frosinone.
On 7 July, the club signed Roin Kvaskhvadze, Levan Kharabadze, Tsotne Patsatsia and Vitinho. Also, Nikolai Kipiani joined Dinamo from Telavi as a free agent, although moved to Ararat-Armenia on 21 September.
On 4 July, Giorgi Tsitaishvili was signed on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.
On 29 July, the club and Vladan Vidaković parted ways.
On 31 July, goalkeeper Luka Kharatishvili was loaned to Samtredia until the end of the season.
On 21 August, head coach Gia Geguchadze left Dinamo Batumi.
Four days later, he was replaced by Andriy Demchenko on a deal until the end of 2025.
On 24 November, after a 3–0 win over Telavi and with two games still to play, Dinamo Batumi won the national league for the second time in their history.
On 8 December, four days after receiving the Player of the Year award from the Erovnuli Liga, Flamarion, left Dinamo and joined Valenciennes.
On 26 December, midfielder Giorgi Zaria signed a two-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat.

## Squad

    As of match played 2 December 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Player | Positions | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 21 | Giorgi Begashvili | GK | (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Anton Chichkan | GK | (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 29) | 2022 | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | Luka Kharatishvili | GK | (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21) | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Roin Kvaskhvadze | GK | (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 35) | 2023 | 16 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 15 | Mukhran Bagrationi | DF | (2004-02-13) 13 February 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 33 | Saša Balić | DF | (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990 (age 34) | 2023 | 27 | 0 |
| 35 | Grigol Chabradze | DF | (1996-04-20) 20 April 1996 (age 28) | 2021 | 29 | 0 |
| 2 | Guram Giorbelidze | DF | (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28) | 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Luka Kapianidze | DF | (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 25) | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Levan Kharabadze | DF | (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24) | 2023 | 16 | 2 |
| 23 | Mamuka Kobakhidze | DF | (1992-08-23) 23 August 1992 (age 32) | 2019 | 35 | 2 |
| 16 | Davit Paghava | DF | (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 19) | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Giorgi Rekhviashvili | DF | (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 36) | 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 19 | Sandro Altunashvili | MF | (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997 (age 27) | 2021 | 18 | 1 |
| 24 | Irakli Bidzinashvili | MF | (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 27) | 2022 | 32 | 7 |
| 27 | Paata Gudushauri | MF | (1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 (age 27) | 2022 | 32 | 12 |
| 8 | Alexander Jakobsen | MF | (1994-03-18) 18 March 1994 (age 30) | 2023 | 18 | 3 |
| | Nikolai Kipiani | MF | (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 27) | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Giorgi Kharebava | MF | (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30) | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Ivan Lytvynenko | MF | (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23) | 2023 | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Lado Mamuchashvili | MF | (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27) | 2018 | 33 | 12 |
| 6 | Tsotne Mosiashvili | MF | (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 (age 29) | 2022 | 26 | 0 |
| 30 | Tsotne Patsatsia | MF | (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 24) | 2023 | 15 | 3 |
| 26 | Giorgi Putkaradze | MF | (2005-11-12) 12 November 2005 (age 18) | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Benjamin Teidi | MF | (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | 29 | 3 |
| 20 | Giorgi Tsitaishvili | MF | (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 (age 23) | 2023 | 17 | 4 |
| 14 | Vladan Vidaković | MF | (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 25) | 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 19 | Vitinho | MF | (1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 (age 27) | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Giorgi Zaria | MF | (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27) | 2021 | 33 | 9 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 40 | Flamarion | FW | (1996-07-30) 30 July 1996 (age 28) | 2018 | 32 | 17 |
| 9 | Tornike Kapanadze | FW | (1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 32) | 2022 | 25 | 2 |
| 29 | Moussa Konate | FW | (1993-04-03) 3 April 1993 (age 31) | 2023 | 13 | 2 |
| 20 | Giorgi Kvernadze | FW | (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21) | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Mate Vatsadze | FW | (1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 (age 35) | 2022 | 14 | 1 |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | GK | GEO | Luka Kharatishvili (at Samtredia) |
| — | DF | GEO | Iva Gelashvili (at Spezia) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | GEO | Davit Zurabiani (at Kolkheti 1913) |

## Pre-season friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss
Traditionally, Dinamo Batumi spent a pre-season preparation period in Turkey.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Erovnuli Liga | 26 February 2023 | 2 December 2023 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 83 | 41 | +42 | 058.33 |
| Georgian Cup | 30 July 2023 | 6 December 2023 | Quarterfinal | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 075.00 |
| Super Cup | 30 June 2023 | 4 July 2023 | Semifinal | Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 13 July 2023 | 20 July 2023 | 1st qualifying round | 1st qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 95 | 48 | +47 | 054.55 |
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: 2 December 2023. Source: See Results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | D |

### Results
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dinamo Batumi (C) | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 83 | 41 | +42 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 93 | 49 | +44 | 71 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Dila Gori | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 60 | |
| 5 | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 57 | |

### UEFA Europa Conference League
#### 1st qualifying round
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Erovnuli Liga | Georgian Cup | Super Cup | UEFA Europa Conference League | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 40 | Flamarion | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | MF | | 17 | Lado Mamuchashvili | 12 | 1 | – | – | 13 |
| 3 | MF | | 27 | Paata Gudushauri | 12 | – | – | – | 12 |
| 4 | MF | | 7 | Giorgi Zaria | 9 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 5 | MF | | 24 | Irakli Bidzinashvili | 7 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 6 | MF | | 20 | Giorgi Tsitaishvili | 4 | 1 | – | – | 5 |
| 7 | MF | | 8 | Alexander Jakobsen | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | 30 | Tsotne Patsatsia | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| 7 | FW | | 9 | Tornike Kapanadze | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | DF | | 23 | Mamuka Kobakhidze | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| 10 | DF | | 3 | Benjamin Teidi | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 10 | | | | Own goal | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 13 | DF | | 12 | Levan Kharabadze | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 13 | FW | | 29 | Moussa Konaté | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 13 | FW | | 11 | Mate Vatsadze | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| 16 | MF | | 19 | Sandro Altunashvili | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 83 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 95 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Erovnuli Liga | Georgian Cup | Super Cup | UEFA Europa Conference League | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Roin Kvaskhvadze | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | GK | | 31 | Anton Chichkan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |

### Disciplinary record
#### Most yellow cards

| Position | Number | Name | Erovnuli Liga | Georgian Cup | Super Cup | UEFA Europa Conference League | Total |
| DF | 35 | Grigol Chabradze | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| DF | 33 | Saša Balić | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| MF | 24 | Irakli Bidzinashvili | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| DF | 3 | Benjamin Teidi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| MF | 7 | Giorgi Zaria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| MF | 17 | Lado Mamuchashvili | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |

#### Red cards

| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Erovnuli Liga | Georgian Cup | Super Cup | UEFA Europa Conference League | Total |
| MF | | 19 | Sandro Altunashvili | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | 35 | Grigol Chabradze | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | | 19 | Vitinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | 26 | Tsotne Mosiashvili | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | | 27 | Paata Gudushauri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

## Awards

At the end of this season, the following members of Dinamo Batumi received awards from the Erovnuli Liga at its annual ceremony.
| Winner | Award |
| Flamarion | Player of the Year |
| Mamuka Kobakhidze | Defender of the Year |
| Flamarion | Forward of the Year |
| Tsotne Patsatsia | Goal of the Year |
| Andriy Demchenko | Manager of the Year |
As the league consisted of four parts, Dinamo's manager and players were also recognized throughout the season.
| Date | Winner | Award |
| 1st quarter of the Year | Lado Mamuchashvili | Team of the 1st quarter |
| 1st quarter of the Year | Mamuka Kobakhidze | Team of the 1st quarter |
| 1st quarter of the Year | Sandro Altunashvili | Team of the 1st quarter |
| 1st quarter of the Year | Flamarion | Team of the 1st quarter |
| 1st quarter of the Year | Gia Geguchadze | Manager of the 1st quarter |
| 2nd quarter of the Year | Lado Mamuchashvili | Team of the 2nd quarter |
| 2nd quarter of the Year | Paata Gudushauri | Team of the 2nd quarter |
| 4th quarter of the Year | Paata Gudushauri | Team of the 4th quarter |
| Season | Mamuka Kobakhidze | Team of the Year |
| Season | Lado Mamuchashvili | Team of the Year |
| Season | Giorgi Zaria | Team of the Year |
| Season | Paata Gudushauri | Team of the Year |
| Season | Flamarion | Team of the Year |