On Sunday, November 2 Dinamo Tbilisi will compete with FC Torpedo in Kutaisi. XXVI national championship XI round match will start at 18:00 at Kutaisi central stadium and Chanel 1 of the Public Broadcaster will ensure live broadcasting of the match. Traditionally official web-page of our team will offer text and video live of the match.
Our rival
FC Torpedo Kutaisi was established in 1946. Torpedo plays home matches at Kutaisi central stadium which envisages 19 400 spectators. After re-branding in the club main symbols of the club are in yellow and green colors. Torpedo Kutaisi reached the first serious success after three years of its establishment when it became the champion of national championship of that time. In 1960-1962 our rival played in Soviet championship zone B. On May 2, 1962 Torpedo played the first match of Soviet championship high league in Kutaisi. It competed with Torpedo Moscow and defeated it with the score 5:1. April 15, 1963 is one of the outstanding dates in the history of Torpedo stadium. On this day Torpedo Kutaisi and Dinamo Tbilisi competed with each other. The match finished with draw-0:0. 40 000 spectators attended this match and this figure is still record for Torpedo central stadium. 1970 season appeared to be unsuccessful for Torpedo Kutaisi. The team moved to Pirveli Liga from Umaghlesi Liga again and started the new season there. In 1988 Torpedo returned to Umaghlesi Liga once more but in this period Georgia departed from USSR and the team continued to play in independent Georgian national championship. After Dinamo Tbilisi this club has become champion of Georgia for many times. In 1999-00 2000-01, 2001-02 Torpedo Kutaisi became champion for three times. 1998–99, 2000–01 the club won Georgian Cup as well. This was the best period in Torpedo’s history.
Coach and Torpedo
In January in the second stage of previous championship Revaz Dzodzuashvili became the head coach of Torpedo Kutaisi. Our rival finished the last season on seventh place with 48 points. This time Torpedo is on the 6th place with 15 points gained in 10 matches.
Before Dinamo
Our rival started the season with the victory with Poti-3:0. After that was draw with Dila-0:0, victory with Chkherimela-1:0 in the first leg of Georgian Cup 1/16 final match, loss with Merani-1:3, draw with Spartak-0:0, victory with Wit Georgia and Samtredia-1:0 in both matches. Then was draw with Dinamo Batumi-2:2 and 5:2 with Chkherimela in the second leg of Georgian Cup 1/16 final. The last three matches Torpedo played draw with Zugdidi 0:0, Guria-2:2 and Chikhura-2:2.
Torpedo vs Dinamo-Head to head
Dinamo VS Torpedo is called “Georgian Classico” and it always raises interest in society as both teams do their best. On Sunday Dinamo Tbilisi will play 58th match against Torpedo Kutaisi.
From 57 matches our team has won for 28 times, lost 15 and 14 matches finished with draw. The goal difference is 99/55 in favor of Dinamo Tbilisi.
Dinamo Tbilisi has defeated FC Torpedo with the score 5:1 for 2 times in national championship. For the first time it was on April , 1991 in IV round of II national championship and on September 17, 1995 in III round of XVII national championship. Our team won with four goal difference last year in VIII round match of 2nd stage. The match finished with the score 4:0. On August 27, 2000 Dinamo was defeated with the score 0:3 in II round of XII national championship. Our team has won with the biggest score in Kutaisi. On March 17, 2007 Dinamo defeated Torpedo with the score 5:0 in XVII round match of XVIII national championship.
Dinamo and Torpedo has competed with each other for 26 times in Soviet championship. IN Soviet championship Dinamo won 13 matches against Torpedo, lost for 4 times and 9 matches finished with draw. The goal difference is 38:21 in favor of Dinamo Tbilisi. Our team has won with the score 3:1 for three times. These matches took place on April 26, 1996, on May 26, 1969 and on May 25, 1962. On July 31, 1968 Torpedo defeated Dinamo with the score 4:2. On November 30, 1966 Torpedo VS Dinamo finished with draw-3:3 in Kutaisi.
The last between these teams was held in Kutaisi on March 9 and finished with the victory of our team. During the match when our team was winning with the score 2:0, it was stopped and our team recorded technical victory.
Disqualified footballers
Midfielder of our team Giorgi Papunashvili will miss the match tomorrow because of disqualification. He received too much yellow cards.
Torpedo vs Dinamo-Referee
Davit Kharitonashvili will judge national championship XI round match in which Dinamo Tbilisi will compete with Torpedo at central stadium in Kutaisi. L. Todria and G. Gabisonia will be his assistants. A. Krichashvili and J. Khorava will be additional assistants. A. Baslehlo will be the fourth official.
The last match Davit Kharitonashvili judged with the participation of Dinamo was Georgian Cup 1/8 final match that was held on March 2, 2013. Dinamo Tbilisi defeated Kolkheti Poti with the score 3:0. Davit Kharitonashvili booked players twice in this match.
The last match Davit Kharitonashvili judged was held on October 30. Meore Liga match between Gareji and Sarti finished with the score 2:0. Referee booked players thrice in this match.
Presumable lineup of Torpedo
We suppose that today Torpedo Kutaisi will play with the following lineup:
Tebidze-Abramidze, Todua, Chakvetadze, Tabatadze-Babunashvili, Chikviladze, Bondarenko, Kvernadze-Tughushi, Pipia
