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FC Matchakhela Khelvachauri - Wikipedia

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FC Matchakhela Khelvachauri

Full name	FC Matchakhela Khelvachauri
Founded	15 June 2011; 13 years ago (2011-06-15)
Ground	Central stadium, Khelvachauri
Capacity	1,000
Owner	Khelvachauri Municipality City Hall
Chairman	Simon Zakaradze
Manager	Avtandil Kunchulia
League	Liga 3
2023	14th of 16 in Liga 3
Website	fcmatchakhela.ge

FC Matchakhela (Georgian: საფეხბურთო კლუბი მაჭახელა) is a Georgian football club based in the town of Khelvachauri, Adjara. They currently compete in Liga 3, the third tier of the national league system.

History

Matchakhela were founded оn the basis of Khelvachauri's Sport School on 15 June 2011. After the first season under manager Nugzar Kokoladze, the team mostly consisting of local amateur footballers took 4th place in Meore Liga. The next head coach, Amiran Gogitidze, guided the club to the top of the league, which they won with automatic promotion in 2013.^[1]

On 28 February 2014, the sport school club changed its status into Football Club Matchakhela Ltd.^[2]

During most of the 2013–14 season, Matchakhela were engaged in inter-Adjarian rivalry with Dinamo Batumi for a second promotion place to Umaglesi Liga, in which eventually the latter prevailed. Overall, the 3rd place taken in 2014 in Liga 2 has been the club's highest point reached in Georgian leagues.^[3]

The team finished the 2014–15 season comfortably in mid-table, but a year later entered a period of instability. Struggling the whole season, they eventually lost a battle for survival.

The 2016 season was transitional in all Georgian football leagues into Spring-Autumn system with a sharp reduction of clubs in each division. Matchakhela failed to remain in the third tier and thus suffered double relegation in successive seasons. Although they managed to climb back to Liga 3 the next year,^[4] in 2018 the team finished bottom of the league.^[5]

Matchakhela spent two seasons in Regionuli Liga before they won promotion to recently formed Liga 4 for 2021. After two more years, they successfully concluded their league campaign under Avtandil Kunchulia and moved back into the third tier.^[6] In 2023, the team ended up in the drop zone, but due to the demotion of another club to Liga 4, Matchakhela managed to retain their place in the third division.^[7]

Seasons


Season	League	Pos	MP	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
2012–13	Meore Liga West	1st of 13↑	24	20	2	2	74-11	62
2013–14	Pirveli Liga Group B	3rd of 14	26	16	6	4	44-21	54
2014–15	Pirveli Liga Group A	6th of 10	36	14	3	19	48-66	45
2015–16	Pirveli Liga	16th of 18↓	34	8	13	13	30-43	37
2016	Liga 3 Group B	5th of 8↓	14	7	1	6	25-23	22
2017	Regionuli Liga West A	2nd of 15↑	28	9	5	4	63-23	62
2018	Liga 3	20th of 20↓	38	5	13	20	35-63	28
2019	Regionuli Liga West	8th of 10	18	6	2	10	30-40	20
2020	Regionuli Liga West B	2nd of 6↑	10	8	0	2	28-16	24
2021	Liga 4 White Group	7th of 10	18	6	1	11	35-41	19
2021	Relegation Round	5th of 10	18	9	3	6	45-24	30
2022	Liga 4	3rd of 16↑	30	20	4	6	60-26	64
2023	Liga 3	14th of 16	30	8	2	20	38-81	26

Squad

As of 13 March 2024

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	Robert Imerlishvili
4	DF	GEO	Lasha Kakhidze
5	DF	GEO	Giga Darchidze
7	MF	GEO	Ramaz Kveseishvili (C)
8	DF	GEO	Vasiko Kunchulia
9	FW	GEO	Vano Tsilosani
10	FW	GEO	Nika Kvantaliani
11	FW	GEO	Erekle Malazonia
13	GK	GEO	Bachuki Varshanidze


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	GEO	Amiran Aladashvili
18	MF		Ikena Uzowuru
19	MF	GEO	Anri Zakarashvili
22	MF	GEO	Davit Nakashidze
23	DF	GEO	Irakli Kromlidi
25	FW	GEO	Beka Chkuaseli
26	MF	GEO	Mishiko Zakaradze
30	GK	GEO	Luka Ninidze

Honours

• Pirveli Liga (level 2)

Third place (1): 2013–14, Group B

• Meore Liga (level 3)

Winners (1): 2012–13

• Liga 4 (level 4)

Third place (1): 2022

• Regionuli Liga (level 5)*

Runners-up (2): 2017, 2020 (West)

Note: Regionuli Liga was fourth tier up until 2018

Stadium

Matchakhela play their home matches at Akhalsopeli Central stadium, which has the capacity of 1,000 seats.

Name

The name derives from Machakheli, a geographical area near the border between Georgia and Turkey.

References

^ "2012/13 season in Meore Liga". soccerway.com.
^ "კლუბის შესახებ". FC Matchakhela.
^ "2013–14 Pirveli Liga". soccerway.com.
^ "რეგიონული ლიგა: დასავლეთიდან ლიგა 3-ში "ბახმარო" და "მაჭახელა" გადავიდნენ". worldsport.com (in Georgian). 21 November 2017.
^ "2018 in Liga 3". gff.ge.
^ "ხელვაჩაურის "მაჭახელა" საქართველოს ლიგა 3-ში გადასასვლელად ემზადება". ajaratv.ge (in Georgian). 18 November 2022.
^ "ეროვნული ლიცენზირების შედეგები". geoliga.ge (in Georgian). 12 January 2024.

External links

On Soccerway

FC Matchakhela Khelvachauri Results on Flashscore

Page on Facebook

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