Dinamo Zugdidi

Dinamo Zugdidi
FC Dinamo Zugdidi is a Georgian football club based in Zugdidi. Since 2023, the club competes in Liga 4 after they were accused of match-fixing and were expelled from the Erovnuli Liga 2 the previous season.
History
The club was founded in 1918 as Odishi Zugdidi.
In 1990, FC Odishi Zugdidi were promoted for the first time to the Umaglesi Liga, the top division of Georgian football. In the 1998–99 season they finished 15th and were relegated to the Pirveli Liga. Ahead of the 2001–02 season the club changed its name to FC Lazika Zugdidi and the following season the club won promotion back to the Umaglesi Liga.
Ahead of the 2003–04 season, FC Lazika Zugdidi merged with FC Spartaki Tbilisi, a Pirveli Liga club. During the winter break, FC Spartak-Lazika Zugdidi relocated to Tbilisi and renamed themselves to FC Spartaki Tbilisi. The fusion was later undone and the now independent club changed its name from to FC Zugdidi.
In July 2006, FC Zugdidi and FC Mglebi Zugdidi, a Regionuli Liga club, merged. The club continued to perform in the Pirveli League but was renamed FC Mglebi Zugdidi. In the season 2006–07, they won the league and returned to the Umaglesi Liga.
They renamed themselves to FC Baia Zugdidi in 2009 Later, ahead of the 2012-13 season, FC Baia Zugdidi changed their name to FC Zugdidi. Since 2020, they have been called FC DInamo Zugdidi.
In the 2022 season, they, alongside FC Shevardeni-1908 Tbilisi, were accused of match-fixing and were expelled to Liga 4, the fourth division of Georgian football.
Name History
1918–??: Odishi Zugdidi
1964–65: Engurhesi Zugdidi
1965–73: Inguri Zugdidi
1974–90: Dinamo Zugdidi
1990–94: Odishi Zugdidi
1994–95: Dinamo Zugdidi
1995–96: Dinamo-Odishi Zugdidi
1996–99: Odishi Zugdidi
2000–01: Dinamo Zugdidi
2001–03: Lazika Zugdidi
2003: Spartak-Lazika Zugdidi
2004: Dinamo Zugdidi
2004–06: FC Zugdidi
2006–09: Mglebi Zugdidi
2009–12: Baia Zugdidi
2012–20: FC Zugdidi
2020–: Dinamo Zugdidi
Seasons
As Odishi / Dinamo
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! Manager
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|1998–99
|Umaglesi Liga
|align=right|15
|align=right|30||align=right|6||align=right|2||align=right|22
|align=right|21||align=right|70||align=right|20
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|Relegated
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|1999-00
|bgcolor=#ffa07a|Pirveli Liga
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|2000–01
|bgcolor=#ffa07a|Pirveli Liga
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|2001–02
|bgcolor=#98bb98|Regionuli Liga West
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|2002–03
|bgcolor=#98bb98|Regionuli Liga West
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|2003–04
|bgcolor=#98bb98|Regionuli Liga West
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|2004–05
|bgcolor=#98bb98|Regionuli Liga West
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|2005–06
|bgcolor=#98bb98|Regionuli Liga West
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|2006–07
|bgcolor=#98bb98|Regionuli Liga West
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As Baia / Mglebi / FC Zugdidi
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|2005–06
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#ffa07a|Pirveli Liga
|align=right|12
|align=right|34||align=right|12||align=right|7||align=right|15
|align=right|24||align=right|33||align=right|43
|Round of 32
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|FC Zugdidi
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|2006–07
|align=right|1
|align=right|34||align=right|24||align=right|4||align=right|6
|align=right|58||align=right|24||align=right|76
|1st Round
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|Mglebi Zugdidi
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|2007–08
|rowspan=6|Umaglesi Liga
|align=right|7
|align=right|26||align=right|10||align=right|3||align=right|13
|align=right|27||align=right|33||align=right|33
|Round of 16
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|Mglebi Zugdidi
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|2008–09
|align=right|7
|align=right|30||align=right|10||align=right|6||align=right|14
|align=right|36||align=right|41||align=right|36
|Round of 32
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|Mglebi Zugdidi
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|2009–10
|align=right|8
|align=right|36||align=right|7||align=right|11||align=right|18
|align=right|29||align=right|48||align=right|32
|Quarter-finals
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|Baia Zugdidi
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|2010–11
|align=right|6
|align=right|36||align=right|13||align=right|5||align=right|18
|align=right|36||align=right|51||align=right|44
|Round of 16
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|Baia Zugdidi
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|2011–12
|align=right| 7
|align=right|28 ||align=right|5 ||align=right|7 ||align=right| 16
|align=right|25 ||align=right|49 ||align=right| 22
|Quarter-finals
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|Baia Zugdidi
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|2012–13
|align=right|6
|align=right|32 ||align=right|10 ||align=right|6 ||align=right|16
|align=right|31 ||align=right|52 ||align=right|36
|Round of 16
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|FC Zugdidi
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As Baia Zugdidi (reserves)
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! Season
! League
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! W
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! P
!Cup
! Europe
!Notes
!Manager
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|2008–09
|bgcolor=#ffa07a|Pirveli Liga
|align=right bgcolor=silver|2
|align=right|30||align=right|19||align=right|6||align=right|5
|align=right|58||align=right|20||align=right|63
|Round of 16
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|Promoted
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Honours
Georgian Soviet Championship
Champion: 1964, 1973
Georgian Soviet Cup
Champion: 1973, 1984
Pirveli Liga
Champion: 2003, 2007
Silver Medal winner: 2009
Current squad
As of August 2019
Managers
Herbert Zanker (Jul 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
Elguja Kometiani (Dec 17, 2009 – Dec 27, 2011)
Gocha Tkebuchava (Jan 6, 2012 – May 15, 2012)
Elguja Kometiani (May 15, 2012 – June 30, 2013)
Klimenti Tsitaishvili (Aug 1, 2013 – Nov 10, 2013)
Sergo Gabelaia (Nov 14–19, 2013)
Giorgi Daraselia (Nov 19, 2014 – June 1, 2014)
Nestor Mumladze (Aug 1, 2014 – Oct 20, 2014)
Besik Sherozia (Oct 21, 2014 – Nov 14, 2015)
Yuriy Bakalov (Jan 11, 2016 – Aug 2016)
Otar Gabelia (Aug 2016 – Aug 2016)
Volodymyr Lyutyi (since Aug 2016)
Women's team
The women's team participated in the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, where it lost all three matches.
References
External links
Official website
FC Dinamo Zugdidi results on Flashscore
Soccerway profile
Football clubs in Georgia (country)
Association football clubs established in 1919
FC Zugdidi