FC Dinamo Batumi


FC Dinamo Batumi is a Georgian football club based in Batumi, Adjara. They regularly play in top division of Georgian football – Erovnuli Liga. The club plays their home games at Angisa Base, Batumi.

History

Dinamo was founded in Batumi in 1923. However, before the club formed, there were some other teams founded in the city. In 1923 newly established two clubs, called Mezgvauri and Tsiteli Raindi merged and became Dinamo Batumi.
Football was becoming more popular in Adjara later, although Dinamo didn't have any success in the lower divisions of Soviet championship. However, there were some players in the club, who later became successful footballers in USSR, including Revaz Chelebadze, Nodar Khizanishvili and Vakhtang Koridze. The famous Greek footballer Andreas Niniadis also started his career in the club. He later played for Olympiacos and Greece national football team.
The success for the Batumi-based club came when they won Georgian Cup in 1998, after losing two previous finals. The club defeated Dinamo Tbilisi in final. The goals were scored by Aleksandre Kantidze and Davit Chichveishvili. The club won Georgian Super Cup during the same year as well. They again defeated Dinamo Tbilisi, by 2-1.
In 1995, Dinamo played in European competitions for the first time in the club's history. In 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup they defeated FK Obilić in the qualifying round, but later were eliminated by Celtic. Dinamo managed to draw with PSV Eindhoven in the following season of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Goals in this game were scored by Amiran Mujiri and Luc Nilis. However, the Georgian club lost the second game of the tie in The Netherlands by the score 0-3.
Dinamo has yet to win Erovnuli Liga. They were runners-up two times: in 1997–98 and in 2014–15.

Statistics

Domestic

SeasonLeaguePos.Pl.WDLGFGAPGeorgian CupGeorgian Super CupEuropeManager
1990Umaglesi Liga6341879562861Semi-finalsN/AShota Cheishvili
1991Umaglesi Liga5191027282132Semi-finalsN/AShota Cheishvili
1991–92Umaglesi Liga93815617555851Quarter-finalsN/AShota Cheishvili
1992–93Umaglesi Liga113211615565639Runner-upN/AShota Cheishvili
1993–94Umaglesi Liga53216511634653Semi-finalsShota Cheishvili
1994–95Umaglesi Liga4301668694054Runner-upValerian Chkhartishvili
1995–96Umaglesi Liga6301668682854Runner-upRunner-upCWC 1st RoundValerian Chkhartishvili
1996–97Umaglesi Liga3301884712262Runner-upRunner-upCWC 1st RoundShota Cheishvili
1997–98Umaglesi Liga2301875581962WinnerWinnerCWC qualifying RoundShota Cheishvili
1998–99Umaglesi Liga53013116492250Quarter-finalsCWC qualifying RoundShota Cheishvili
1999–00Umaglesi Liga4Semi-finalsAslan Baladze
2000–01Umaglesi Liga7Round of 16Giovanni Carnevali
2001–02Umaglesi Liga5Quarter-finalsGiovanni Carnevali
2002–03Umaglesi Liga8Round of 16Aslan Baladze
2003–04Umaglesi Liga10Quarter-finals
2004–05Umaglesi Liga83691215353339Quarter-finals
2005–06Umaglesi Liga6301776422158Round of 16
2006–07Umaglesi Liga9268612273030Semi-finals
2007–08Umaglesi Liga13264418165116Round of 16
2008–09Pirveli Liga8309912334236
2009–10Pirveli Liga5281585441753Round of 32
2010–11Pirveli Liga5321895661863Round of 16
2011–12Pirveli Liga118133228942Round of 16Ioseb Nasuashvili
2012–13Umaglesi Liga11328717395531Round of 16Gia Guruli
2013–14Pirveli Liga2261925651759Round of 16Koba Zhorzhikashvili
2014–15Umaglesi Liga2301848402458Round of 16Levan Khomeriki
2015–16Umaglesi Liga83012810413244Round of 16UEL 1st qualifying RoundLevan Khomeriki
2016Umaglesi Liga31575323726Round of 32Levan Khomeriki
2017Erovnuli Liga83610323286033Round of 32UEL 1st qualifying RoundKostyantyn Frolov
2018Erovnuli Liga 21362376602276Round of 16George Geguchadze

European

Honours

As of 20 February 2020.