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| Full name | FC Sulori Vani | ||
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| Founded | 1956; 70 years ago (1956) | ||
| Ground | Grigol Nikoleishvili Stadium Vani | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Chairman | Roin Kankadze | ||
| Manager | Tamaz Dzagnidze | ||
| League | Regionuli Liga | ||
| 2025 | 14th of 16 Liga 4 | ||
FC Sulori (Georgian:საფეხბურთო კლუბი სულორი) is aGeorgianfootball club based in the town ofVani. Following the2025 season, they were relegated toRegionuli Liga, the fifth tier ofGeorgian football.
The team has spent two seasons in the top flight.
They play their home matches at the Grigol Nikoleishvili Stadium.[1]
Sulori became champions of the Georgian Soviet league in 1969. This success enabled the club to participate in the Soviet Second Minor league the next year, which they finished in the 10th place among 18 teams.[2]
By claiming seven titles within nine years, Sulori became one of the leading members of the republican league in the 1980s. In the same period twice in a row they clinched the Georgian Cup as well.[3]
When the national championship was formed, the team won thesecond division in 1990 and gained promotion to the first tier. However, after two seasons they were relegated.[4] The only attempt to return to theUmaglesi Liga viaplay-offs was unsuccessful in1999, as Sulori lost a decisive match toKolkheti Khobi.
In 2016, the team knocked out three opponents, including two top-tier teams,[5] and reachedthe Cup quarterfinals, where they were beaten with a narrow margin byTorpedo Kutaisi, the future cup winners of the season.[6]
The team had an unusual achievement in the victorious 2015–16 season when they recorded an unbeaten run in the 3rd division.[7] The club moved back to Pirveli Liga, although their tenure there lasted one season only. Following another relegation two years later, Sulori reached their lowest point in 2019, when they competed in theregional league.[8]
Sulori spent the next six seasons in Liga 4 before suffering another relegation to Regionuli Liga inLiga 4.
As of 4 November 2024
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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| Season | League | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | P | Notes |
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| 2011–12 | Pirveli Liga West | 9th of 10 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 12 | |
| 2012–13 | Pirveli Liga Group A | 11th of 12 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 72 | 25 | |
| 2013–14 | Pirveli Liga Group B | 14th of 14 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 59 | 9 | Relegated |
| 2014–15 | Meore Liga West | 2nd of 15 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 87 | 10 | 75 | |
| 2015–16 | Meore Liga West | 1st of 14 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 14 | 13 | Promoted |
| 2016 | Pirveli Liga Group A | 5th of 9 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 21 | Relegation round[a] |
| 2017 | Liga 3 Group B | 6th of 10 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 24 | |
| Relegation Group | 4th of 10 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 30 | ||
| 2018 | Liga 3 | 18th of 20 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 77 | 36 | Relegated |
| 2019 | Regionuli Liga West | 3rd of 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 19 | |
| Upper Group | 1st of 10 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 46 | Promoted | |
| 2020 | Liga 4 White Group | 8th of 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 10 | |
| 2021 | Liga 4 Red Group | 5th of 10 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 29 | |
| Promotion Group | 7th of 10 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 23 | ||
| 2022 | Liga 4 | 7th of 16 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 40 | 41 | |
| 2023 | Liga 4 | 9th of 14 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 32 | |
| 2024 | Liga 4 | 5th of 15 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 49 | 43 | |
| 2025 | Liga 4 | 14th of 16 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 63 | 27 |
Sulori is abalneological resort, situated in 11 km from the town of Vani.
