Dinamo Tbilisi will play XXV national championship XXI round match against Torpedo in Kutaisi. Georgian classico will start at 15:00 at Kutaisi central arena. Channel 2 of the Public Broadcaster will ensure live report of the match. Traditionally, official web-page of our team will offer text and video live of the match as well.
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
Revaz Dzodzuashvili was appointed as the head coach of Torpedo Kutaisi before the second stage of current season. Our team spent the preparation period in Georgia and played several test-matches as well. Currently Torpedo is on the 8th position with 26 points and 7 victories.
Before Dinamo
After the first stage many changes occurred in Torpedo. The team has new head coach. Besides this many footballers changed. Our rival renewed the season with the match against FC Dila Gori. Torpedo was defeated in quarter final match of Georgian Cup at home with minimal score 1:2. The team finished the match against FC Merani with draw-1:1 and defeated FC Sioni with the score 2:1.
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 57th match against Torpedo Kutaisi.
From 56 matches our team has won for 27 times, lost 15 and 14 matches finished with draw. The goal difference is 92:55 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 match that took place on October 26 in Tbilisi finished with the victory of our team-2:1. Levan Khmaladze (penalty) and Giorgi Gvelesiani (on the last minute) scored in this match.
Disqualified footballers
There are not disqualified footballers in any of these teams. Both teams will play 57th classico with optimal lineup.
Torpedo VS Dinamo-Referee
Aleksandre Krichashvili will judge Umaghlesi Liga XXI round match in which Dinamo Tbilisi will compete with FC Torpedo in Kutaisi. G. Chigogidze and A. Kokaia will be his assistants. Kh. Gagnidze will be the fourth official.
The last match Aleksandre Krichashvili judged with the participation of Dinamo was on May 4, 2013 when our team defeated FC Torpedo Kutaisi with the score 4:0. With this victory Dinamo became champion for 14th time in advance. He booked Kutaisi players once.
Presumable lineup of Torpedo
We suppose that today Torpedo Kutaisi will play with the following lineup:
Roin Kvaskhvadze-Gelashvili, Savchenkovs, Todua, Chaduneli-Adamadze, Chikviladze, Eliava, Lekvtadze-Tughushi, Mamuka Ghonghadze
