FC Dinamo Tbilisi will host FC Zugdidi in XXVII national championship V round match at Dinamo Arena. The match will start at 18:00 and official web-page of our team will offer text and video live of the match.
Our rival
The history of FC Zugdidi starts in 20th century and after that several teams played with the name of this city. From 1990 the city of Zugdidi at first was represented in independent national championship by FC Odishi and after that by FC Dinamo. After the Civil War in Georgia Zugdidi’s team left national championship. In 2007/2008 season FC Mglebi Zugdidi returned in Umaghlesi Liga. In 2008 after the merger of FC Mglebi and FC Baia from Pirveli Liga Zugdidi was represented by the new team FC Baia. In 2012 our rival changed the name again and nowadays it plays under the name of FC Zugdidi.
Coach and Zugdidi
Besik Sherozia substituted Ramaz Mumladze and became the head coach of FC Zugdidi in October, 2014. The team finished the last championship on 12th place. From 30 matches our rival won for 8 times, lost 13 and finished 9 matches with draw. It scored 24 goals and let 45. Finally FC Zugdidi finished the last season with 33 points. In the current season FC Zugdidi played 4 matches from which won 3 and lost 1.
Before Dinamo
FC Zugdidi started 2015/2016 season with loss with FC Dinamo Batumi 0:5. After that our rival defeated FC Imereti in Georgian Cup 1/16 final 2:1 and played draw with FC Torpdo Kutaisi 1:1. Georgian Cup second leg match finished with draw 1:1 and Zugdidi moved to next stage. Our rival won the next two matches with FC Tskhinvali 1:5 and FC Chikhura 1:4. After that FC Zugdidi defeated FC Dila 2:1 in Gori in the first leg of Georgian Cup 1/8 final.
Dinamo VS Zugdidi
These teams have competed with each other for 42 times already. From the played matches Dinamo Tbilisi has won 31 matches, lost for 4 times and 7 matches finished with draw. The goal difference is in favor of our team 113/28. Our team has played against Zugdidi football clubs-Odishi, Dinamo, Mglebi and Baia in different times. Dinamo has won the match with big score for 15 times. Our team defeated the rival with the score 7:2 in 1992. Our team won with the score 5:0 in 1994, 1997 and 1999. On September 19, 2009 Dinamo defeated Zugdidi with the score 6:0. On February 26, 2012 the match against this team at Dinamo Arena finished with the score 5:1 and on May 20, 2012 our team won with the score 6:1. The last match between these teams took place on May 13, 2015 in Tbilisi and finished with the score 7:0. This is the biggest score recorded between these teams. Giorgi Chirgadze performed hattrick, Vakho Tchanturishvili scored twice and besides them Giorgi Papunashvili and Jaba Jighauri also scored.
Disqualified players
Nobody will miss the match tomorrow because of disqualification.
Dinamo VS Zugdidi - Referee
Tomorrow Goga Kikacheishvili will judge XXVII national championship V round match between Dinamo and Zugdidi at Dinamo Arena. D.Kvenetadze and Z.Pipia will be his assistants. A.Nonikashvili will be the fourth official.
The last match Goga Kikacheishvili judged was held on September 16 Shukura 3:1 Tskhinvali on Georgian Cup. He showed 2 yellow cards in this match.
The last match Goga Kikacheishvili judged with the participation of Dinamo took place on April 3, 2015. In this match Dinamo Tbilisi played draw with FC Dila Gori 2:2. Kikacheishvili booked players for five times in this match.
Here is the statistical data of the matches he has judged:
Goga Kikacheishvili
Date of Birth: August 31, 1991
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Umaglesi Liga –34 matches / 133 yellow cards / 7 red cards / 5 penalties
Pirveli Liga – 75 matches / 292 yellow cards / 25 red cards / 23 penalties
Meore Liga – 31 matches / 90 yellow cards / 4 red cards / 16 penalties
Georgian Cup – 11 matches / 30 yellow cards / 0 red cards / 1 penalty
Presumable lineup of FC Zugdidi
We suppose that FC Zugdidi will play with the following lineup:
Mamaladze – Javashvili, Machaidze, Kantaria, Malania – Tibilashvili, Tkemaladze, Tsurstumia, Tskarozia, G.Samushia - Kvaratskhelia