FC Merani Tbilisi

Merani
Full nameFC Merani Tbilisi
Founded1991
Dissolved2009
GroundSinatle Stadium
Tbilisi, Georgia
Capacity2,500
LeagueN/A

FC Merani Tbilisi was a Georgian football club based in Tbilisi. They played in the 1990s and 2000s before being disbanded in 2009. Their home ground was Sinatle Stadium.

The club was named after a hotel in Tbilisi. The club colours were all-red for home matches, and all-white for away.

History

Merani Tbilisi was merged with Bacho Tbilisi in July 1993 and formed Merani-Bacho Tbilisi.

The club second team Merani-91 Tbilisi, became the first team.

In 2002, Merani-91 Tbilisi merged again, this time to FC Olimpi Tbilisi, owned by Nikoloz Dolidze and formed Merani-Olimpi Tbilisi. Which FC Tbilisi take the 2002–03 seat.

Merani restarted in Regionuli Liga by changed the reserve team to first team.

In July 2004, newly formed Merani Tbilisi was merged with Milani Tsnori and formed Merani-Milani Tbilisi, which renamed to Merani Tbilisi in July 2005.

Seasons

Merani-91


Honours

Notable players

Eurocups record

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away
1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 12 Russia Torpedo Moscow 0–2
Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 0–2
Malta Floriana F.C. 5–0
Austria S.V. Ried 3–1

Coaches

References

  1. ↑ "Olimpi complete Merani takeover". UEFA. 2002-12-30. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Lortkipanidze lands Merani job". UEFA. 2003-05-27. Retrieved 2008-10-13.[dead link]
  3. ↑ "Georgian clubs change coaches". UEFA. 2003-09-12. Retrieved 2008-10-13.[dead link]