On August 18, FC Dinamo Tbilisi will host PAOK FC. UEFA Europa League play off match will take place at 20:00 at Dinamo Arena.
FC Dinamo Tbilisi has played 12 official matches on August 18 during its history. From them our team won seven matches, lost four and one match finished with draw. The goal difference is 26/15 in favor of Dinamo.
In 1937 FC Dinamo played draw – 3:3 in Moscow against FC Dynamo Moscow. Vladimer Berdzenishvili (2) and Chernishov (auto goal) scored. In 1946 our team defeated Traktor in Stalingrad with the score 4:2. Viktor Paniukov performed hattrick. Boris Paichadze also scored in the match. After two years our team lost home match against FC Dynamo Moscow 1:3. Giorgi Antidze scored. In 1953 our team defeated FC Dinamo Kiev 3:0. Basa Ghoghoberidze, Avtandil Tchkuaseli and Konstantine Gagnidze scored. In 1965 Dinamo Tbilisi visited Minsk and lost with local Dinamo 0:1. In 1976 FC Chernomorets defeated our team in Odessa 2:1. Vitali Daraselia scored.
In 1994 and 1997 Dinamo defeated FC Kolkheti Poti and FC Dila Gori with the same score 4:0. Mkheil Kavelashvili (2), Gocha Jamarauli and Giorgi Kinkladze scored in the first match and Aleksandre Iashvili (3) and Givi Kvaratskhelia scored after 3 years. In 2002 our team defeated FC Milan Tsnori with Samkharadze’s goal 1:0. In 2012 Dinamo hosted FC Torpedo Kutaisi and defeated it with the score 3:2. Xisco Munoz (2) and Mikel Alvaro scored. In 1993 FC Dinamo Tbilisi hosted Linfield FC on UEFA Champions League first qualifying round and won with Gela Inalishvili’s and Shota Arveladze’s goals 2:1. In 2011 our team lost with AEK FC in Europa League play off with minimal score 0:1.