FC Spaeri

FC Spaeri (Georgian: საფეხბურთო კლუბი სპაერი) is a Georgian association football club, based in Tbilisi. Since the 2022 season the club competes in Liga 2, the second tier of Georgian football system.

FC Spaeri
Founded2017 (2017)
GroundSpaeri, Tbilisi
Capacity2500
ManagerKakha Maisuradze
LeagueErovnuli Liga 2
20222nd in Erovnuli Liga 2

History

Spaeri was established in 2017 by five individuals working in the Special State Protection Service.[1] The team mostly consisted of the servicemen of this organization and initially participated in the Amateur League before becoming a member of Regionuli Liga.[2]

Spaeri finished the 2018 season as runners-up and obtained the right to take part in the newly created Liga 4. Having won 21 games out of 27, they claimed the first place there with automatic promotion to Liga 3.

The debut in the third division was impressive with Spaeri vying for a promotion play-off place up until the last matchday. Eventually, the club came two points short of the third place.[3]

The team improved their performance in 2021 and following an unbeaten run in twenty league games won Liga 3 six rounds before the end of the season.[4]

Initially, they did not seem encouraging in the second division. With a single point in initial four matches, Spaeri were sitting bottom of the table. However, the team quickly recovered, produced the longest unbeaten streak of the season and qualified for promotion play-offs. Forward Levan Papava became the top scorer of the league with 17 goals netted during the regular season.[5] He added a brace in a dramatic tie against Gagra, scored another in the penalty shootout, but the team failed to secure one more promotion.[6]

Kakha Maisuradze has been coaching the team since 2017.

Seasons
SeasonLeaguePositionPWDLGF–GAPtsCup
2018Regionuli2nd of 1120154179-18611st Round
2019Liga 41st of 1027211573-29643rd Round
2020Liga 34th of 101893631-20303rd Round
20211st of 1026204279-20643rd Round
2022Liga 22nd of 1028156757-3551Round of 16
2023TBD00000-00TBD

Current squad

As of 8 March 2022[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GEO Bukhuti Putkaradze
2 DF  GEO Bachana Mosashvili
3 DF  GEO Roman Kikalishvili
4 DF  GEO Giorgi Kavelashvili
5 DF  GEO Temur Tsalugelashvili
8 MF  GEO Saba Maisuradze
9 MF  GEO Koba Keburia
10 FW  GEO Levan Papava (C)
11 MF  GEO Tsotne Samushia
12 MF  GEO Beka Shubitidze
13 GK  GEO Nikoloz Abashidze
14 DF  GEO Davit Chigoevi
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  GEO Temur Bekauri
17 MF  GEO Beka Kartvelishvili
18 DF  GEO Tornike Askurava
19 FW  GEO Beka Khojanashvili
20 DF  GEO Nikoloz Kenchadze
21 FW  GEO Levan Kaldani
22 DF  GEO Luka Sajaia
23 MF  GEO Nika Kirkitadze
24 DF  GEO Roin Odishelidze
27 GK  GEO Levan Kurashvili
28 MF  GEO Rati Tsatskrialashvili
33 MF  GEO Giorgi Shushiashvili

Stadium

Spaeri stadium, located in an eastern suburb of Tbilisi, was officially opened in September 2018.[8] Тhe pitch has an artificial turf.

Honours

● Regionuli Liga, Runners-up: 2018 (East A)

● Liga 4, Winners: 2019

● Liga 3, Winners: 2021

● Liga 2, Runners-up: 2022

References
  1. "გავიცნოთ სპაერი". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 24 Oct 2021.
  2. "ახალი ქართული კლუბი სპაერი". sportall.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 24 Oct 2021.
  3. "2020 regular season". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 Oct 2021.
  4. "Liga 3, 2021". gff.ge.
  5. "Statistics, 2022". erovnuliliga.ge.
  6. "გაგრას 3:3 ფლეი-ოფში პენალტებში გამარჯვება - თრილერი და". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 12 December 2022.
  7. "List of players". erovnuliliga.ge.
  8. "სპაერის სტადიონი საზეიმო ვითარებაში გაიხსნა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 24 Oct 2021.

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