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| Full name | FC Borjomi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1936 | ||
| Ground | Jemal Zeinklishvili Stadium Borjomi,Georgia | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Chairman | Koba Tediashvili | ||
| Manager | Konstantine Asanidze | ||
| League | Liga 3 | ||
| 2024 | 12th of 16 in Liga 3 | ||
FC Borjomi (Georgian:საფეხბურთო კლუბი ბორჯომი) is aGeorgianfootball club based inBorjomi. They compete inLiga 3, the third tier of theGeorgian football system.
The team has spent four seasons in the top flight.
Their home ground is theJemal Zeinklishvili Stadium.
Founded in 1936, FC Borjomi participated in the Georgian regional championship for many years.
From 1993/94 they spent several seasons in the second and third division. In 2004/05 Borjomi finished 2nd inLiga 2[1] and got promoted toUmaglesi Liga, where the club competed for four seasons.
The fifth place in 2005/06 is the best result Borjomi have achieved inGeorgian leagues. It is noteworthy that the club won 14 home games out of 15, including against the top three leaders.[2]
In the 2007/08 season Borjomi won the group stage ofDavid Kipiani Cup and reached the semifinals,[3] but the next year the club finished in the bottom place and quit the league.
A few years later Borjomi experienced some significant revival. Having convincingly won the third division in 2014, the next year team achieved great progress towards the return to the top league. As the runners-up, they booked a place for promotion play-off game againstLocomotive. This dramatic final match ended 3–3 and the winner of the tie was determined after thepenalty shoot-out.[4]
Shortly some harsh times followed with two relegations within four seasons. Borjomi sank to a low ebb in 2019 when they failed to preserve a place in the third division.[5] Аs a result, the head coach was replaced and 90% of players parted ways with the club.[6]
In 2021, the club won the first stage ofLiga 4 competition, qualified for the Promotion Group and managed to advance back to the third league from the third place.[7]
| Season | League | Pos. | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993/94 | Pirveli Liga East | 13 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 48 | 59 | 41 | – |
| 1994/95 | Pirveli Liga East | 10 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 47 | 70 | 31 | – |
| 1995/96 | Pirveli Liga East | 19 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 78 | 19 | – |
| 1996/97 | Pirveli Liga East | 7 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 52 | 67 | 2nd Round |
| 1998/99 | Pirveli Liga East | 9 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 42 | 29 | Preliminary Round |
| 2000/01 | Pirveli Liga | 7 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 29 | – |
| Relegation Round | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 32 | – | |
| 2001/02 | Pirveli Liga | 12↓ | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 68 | 7 | – |
| 2002/03 | Regionuli Liga Centre | – | ||||||||
| 2003/04 | Regionuli Liga Centre | ↑ | – | |||||||
| 2004/05 | Pirveli Liga | 2↑ | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 74 | 36 | 69 | 1st round |
| 2005/06 | Umaglesi Liga | 5 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 26 | 59 | Quarterfinals |
| 2006/07 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 30 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2007/08 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 39 | 31 | Semifinals | |
| 2008/09 | 11↓ | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 85 | 13 | Round of 32 | |
| 2013/14 | Meore Liga | 1↑ | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 107 | 25 | 77 | – |
| 2014/15 | Pirveli Liga B | 2 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 43 | 54 | – |
| 2015/16 | Pirveli Liga | 4 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 61 | – |
| 2016 | Pirveli Liga | 3↓ | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 2nd Round |
| 2017 | Liga 3 White | 4 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 28 | 2nd Round |
| Relegation Group | 3 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 30 | ||
| 2018 | Liga 3 | 7 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 66 | 56 | 61 | 1st Round |
| 2019 | Liga 3 | 9↓ | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 57 | 39 | Round of 32 |
| 2020 | Liga 4 Red Group | 3 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 21 | 2nd Round |
| 2021 | Liga 4 Red Group | 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 42 | 2nd Round |
| Promotion Group | 3↑ | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 36 | ||
| 2022 | Liga 3 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 40 | 41 | 1st Round |
| 2023 | Liga 3 | 11 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 50 | 78 | 35 | 2nd Round |
| 2024 | Liga 3 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 58 | 28 | 3rd Round |
As of 30 March 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Name | Nat. | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koba Tediashvili |  | 2018 | 2019 |
| Malkhaz Latsabidze | | 2020 | 2022 |
| Gocha Avsajanishvili | | 2022 | 2022 |
| Giorgi Macharadze | | 2023 | 2023 |
| Malkhaz Latsabidze | | 2023 | 2023 |
| Konstantine Asanidze | | 2023 |
The club's home ground is a stadium named after Borjomi-born player Jemal Zeinklishvili, who was a member ofDinamo Tbilisi squad during their victorious season in theSoviet Top league in1964.
The arena was announced unfit for hosting official matches in 2020, which forced the local municipal authorities to unveil reconstruction plans.[8] In March 2024, an eighteen-month rehabilitation project was announced.[9]
For this reason, since 2021 the team has been using other football grounds such asMtskheta Park and theGrigol Jomartidze stadium for their home games.
Between 1936 and 2004 - FC Tori Borjomi
Since 2004 - FC Borjomi
The termTori comes from a medieval name of the region whereBorjomi and surrounding areas are situated.
FC Tori, another football club based in Borjomi, competed inRegionuli Liga between 2016 and 2022.
