FC Metalurgi Rustavi
| Founded | 1948 | ||
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| Dissolved | 2015 | ||
| Ground | Poladi Stadium Rustavi, Georgia | ||
| Capacity | 6,200 | ||
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Metalurgi Rustavi was a
In Soviet times, the club played under the name "Metalurgi" (Rustavi), then during the independence of Georgia, the club was called "Gorda" (Rustavi) and FC Rustavi.
After FC Tbilisi merged with club FC Rustavi in 2006, FC Olimpi Rustavi was established.
History
Football in Rustavi could be traced back to Metalurgi Rustavi in the Soviet era.
In 1990, the club became a member of the newly created
The club was renamed back to Gorda in 1998. Around this period the team usually stayed in bottom half of the table. In 2002, Gorda lost
Before the 2006 season, it was announced that Rustavi would merge with
In 2007, the team won their first Georgian Umaglesi Liga title,
For the 2011–12 season the club changed its name to Metalurgi Rustavi after a thirteen-year wait. Metalurgi finished on equal points as Zestafoni and faced with a bizarre scandal involving the Football Federation. As these clubs differently inferred new league regulations determining a winner of the tournament, they both declared themselves a champion. Initially, the GFF sided with Metalurgi, although after an Executive Committee extraordinary meeting held the next day, it announced a final decision in favour of Zestafoni.[5]
Despite some decline, experienced by Metalurgi in following years, their players occasionally still featured in different post-season nominations. In one of such events in December 2014, Otar Kiteishvili was voted among three best young players.[6]
The 2014–15 season turned out critical.
Their last season was in the
Honours
- Erovnuli Liga
- Georgian Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2010
- Georgian SSR Football Competition:
- Winners (4): 1959, 1974, 1979, 1984
Seasons
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager 1990 Umaglesi Liga3 34 22 3 9 63 33 69 Gorda Rustavi 1991 Umaglesi Liga9 19 7 5 7 34 22 26 Gorda Rustavi 1991–92 Umaglesi Liga3 38 22 9 7 71 38 75 Gorda Rustavi 1992–93 Umaglesi Liga7 32 14 7 11 73 69 49 Metallurgi Rustavi 1993–94 Umaglesi Liga9 Metallurgi Rustavi 1994–95 Umaglesi Liga7 Metallurgi Rustavi 1995–96 Umaglesi Liga5 Metallurgi Rustavi 1996–97 Umaglesi Liga10 Metallurgi Rustavi 1997–98 Umaglesi Liga11 Metallurgi Rustavi 1998–99 Umaglesi Liga12 Gorda Rustavi 1999-00 Umaglesi Liga12 Gorda Rustavi 2000–01 Umaglesi Liga11 Gorda Rustavi 2001–02 Umaglesi Liga10 Gorda Rustavi 2002–03 Umaglesi Liga10 Gorda Rustavi 2003–04 Pirveli Liga4 FC Rustavi 2004–05 Pirveli Liga11 30 10 7 13 39 43 37 FC Rustavi 2005–06Pirveli Liga8 34 13 10 11 50 37 49 FC Rustavi 2006–07Umaglesi Liga1 26 19 6 1 57 9 63 Round of 16 FC Olimpi Rustavi 2007–08Umaglesi Liga4 26 16 4 6 26 16 52 Quarter-finals UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying roundFC Olimpi Rustavi 2008–09Umaglesi Liga3 30 16 9 5 40 20 57 Runner-up FC Olimpi Rustavi 2009–10Umaglesi Liga1 36 25 7 4 69 26 79 Round of 16 UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying roundFC Olimpi Rustavi 2010–11 Umaglesi Liga3 36 20 6 10 52 31 66 Quarter-finals UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round FC Olimpi Rustavi 2011–12Umaglesi Liga2 28 17 4 7 39 28 55 Semi-finals UEFA Europa League 3rd qualifying roundFC Metalurgi Rustavi 2012–13 Umaglesi Liga7 32 12 8 12 29 35 44 Semi-finals UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying roundFC Metalurgi Rustavi 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga5 32 13 6 13 35 39 45 Quarter-finals FC Metalurgi Rustavi 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga14 30 6 8 16 25 46 26 Quarter-finals FC Metalurgi Rustavi
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007–08
|
UEFA Champions League | 1Q | 
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FC Astana
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0–0 | 0–3 |
2009–10
|
UEFA Europa League | 1Q | 
|
B36 Tórshavn | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2Q | 
|
Legia Warszawa
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0–1 | 0–3 | ||
2010–11
|
UEFA Champions League | 2Q |
|
Aktobe | 1–1 | 0–2 |
2011–12
|
UEFA Europa League | 1Q | 
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Banants
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2Q |
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Irtysh Pavlodar | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3Q | 
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Stade Rennais | 2–5 | 0–2 | ||
2012–13
|
UEFA Europa League | 1Q | 
|
Teuta
|
6–1 | 3–0 |
| 2Q | 
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Viktoria Plzeň | 1–3 | 0–2 |
Notable Players
Shota Khinchagashvili- Kakhaber Tskhadadze
- Levan Silagadze
- Varlam Kilasonia
- Giorgi Kilasonia
- Levan Kobiashvili
- Nugzar Lobzhanidze
- Nikoloz Togonidze
- Iason aladashvili
- Giorgi Sichinava
- Giorgi Gakhokidze
- Gocha Jamarauli
- Otar Kiteishvili
- Vako Qazaishvili
Managers
- Giorgi Kiknadze (July 1, 2006 – Jan 1, 2007)
Anatoliy Piskovets (Sept 1, 2007 – Feb 1, 2008)- Khvicha Kasrashvili
- Teimuraz Makharadze (July 1, 2008 – Oct 4, 2010)
- Nestor Mumladze (Oct 10, 2010 – Nov 1, 2010)
- Armaz Jeladze (Nov 2010 – Aug 11)
- Koba Zhorzhikashvili (Aug 9, 2011 – Oct 1, 2012)
- Georgi Kipiani (Oct 3, 2012 – May 31, 2013)
- Gela Sanaia (June 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013)
- Varlam Kilasonia (Jan 1, 2014–)
External links
- Official website (in Georgian)
References
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- ^ "Olimpi scale Georgian heights again". uefa.com. 5 May 2010.
- ^ "ეროვნული ფეხბურთის ციფრების ანატომია". ambebi.ge (in Georgian), 9 June 2010.
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- ^ "წლის რჩეულები: 2014". mysports.ge (in Georgian), 25 December 2014.
- ^ "ვარლამ კილასონია: ეს კატასტროფაც აღარ არის!." sportall.ge (in Georgian), 17 March 2015.
- ^ "რუსთავის "მეტალურგი" იშლება?". rustavi2.ge (in Georgian). 3 March 2015.
- ^ "ვარლამ კილასონია: ამიტომაც ჩააგდეს "ლოკომოტივთან" მატჩი..." sportall.ge (in Georgian), 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Meore Liga 2015-16". soccerway.com.
- ^ გია ტუხაშვილი (2017-04-11). "რუსთავი: აღზევება". lelo.ge (in Georgian).