2020 FC Dinamo Tbilisi season
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(until 20 August)
Xisco Muñoz
(24 August - 20 December)
Georgi Nemsadze
(from 21 December)
| 2020 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Roman Pipia |
| Manager | Kakhaber Chkhetiani (until 20 August) Xisco Muñoz (24 August - 20 December) Georgi Nemsadze (from 21 December) |
| Stadium | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena |
| Erovnuli Liga | Winners |
| Georgian Cup | Third Round vs Saburtalo Tbilisi |
| Super Cup | Runners Up vs Saburtalo Tbilisi |
| UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round vs Tirana |
| UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round vs KÍ |
| Top goalscorer | League: Nodar Kavtaradze (8) All: Nodar Kavtaradze (8) |
| Highest home attendance | 3,000 vs Dinamo Batumi (8 March 2020) |
| Lowest home attendance | 0 (7 games behind closed doors) |
| Average home league attendance | 522 (10 December 2020) |
The 2020 FC Dinamo Tbilisi season was the thirty-second successive season that FC Dinamo Tbilisi played in the top flight of Georgian football.
On 7 January, Dinamo announced the departure of Serhiy Litovchenko, Mate Kvirkvia, Mykhaylo Shyshka and Levan Kutalia had all left the club after their contracts had expired.[1] On the same day, Giorgi Papava extended his contract with Dinamo until the end of the 2021 season.[2]
On 8 January, Dinamo announced the signing of Omar Migineishvili to a one-year contract.[3]
On 15 January, Dinamo announced that captain Guja Rukhaia had left the club after his contract had expired, and that they had signed Irakli Bugridze from Beerschot on a contract until the end of the 2021 season.[4][5]
On 18 January, Dinamo announced that Oleksandr Kapliyenko had left the club after his contract had expired.[6]
On 29 January, Dinamo announced the signing of Simon Gbegnon from CD Mirandés to a two-year contract.[7]
On 1 February, Dinamo announced the signing of Filip Oršula from Spartak Trnava to a two-year contract.[8]
On 3 March, Lasha Atskureli, Tornike Jangidze and Tamaz Babunadze all joined Sioni Bolnisi on loan for the season.[9]
On 11 March, the Erovnuli Liga was postponed until 1 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Georgian Cup being suspended the following day.[10][11]
On 28 May, Dinamo announced the return of Levan Kharabadze after a loan spell with Zürich.[12]
On 3 June, it was announced that the Erovnuli Liga season would resume on 25 June and would now consist of 2 rounds of matches instead of the initially planned 4.[13]
On 22 June, Dinamo announced the signing of Giorgi Gabedava from Saburtalo Tbilisi on a contract until the end of the 2021 season.[14]
On 24 June, Dinamo announced that Kwame Karikari had left the club after his contract had expired.[15]
On 2 July, Dinamo announced that Levan Mchedlidze had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[16]
On 18 July, Nika Sandokhadze left Dinamo to join Locomotive Tbilisi on loan for the remainder of the season.[17]
On 14 August, Dinamo announced that Nika Ninua had left the club to sign for PAOK for an undisclosed fee.[18]
On 20 August, Kakhaber Chkhetiani announced his departure as Head Coach of Dinamo.[19]
On 24 August, Dinamo announced that Luka Lochoshvili had left the club to sign for Wolfsberger AC for an undisclosed fee.[20]
On 4 September, Dinamo announced the return of Víctor Mongil from ATK on a contract until the end of the 2021 season.[21]
On 5 September, Dinamo announced the return of Rodney Klooster from Inter Turku on a contract until the end of the season with the option for an additional two seasons.[22]
On 7 October, Dinamo announced the signing of Davit Skhirtladze from Arka Gdynia on a contract until the end of the season, and Carlos Castro from RCD Mallorca until the end of the 2022 season.[23]
On 20 December, Xisco Muñoz left Dinamo to take over the Head Coach position at Watford.[24] The following day, 21 December, Georgi Nemsadze was appointed as the clubs new Head Coach.[25]
Squad
- As of match played 10 December 2020
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 13 | Omar Migineishvili |  |
GK | 2 June 1984 (aged 36) | Saburtalo | 2020[3] | 21 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Roin Kvaskhvadze | |
GK | 31 May 1989 (aged 31) | Torpedo Kutaisi | 2020 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Rodney Klooster |  |
DF | 26 November 1996 (aged 24) | Inter Turku | 2020[22] | 5 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Víctor Mongil |  |
DF | 21 July 1992 (aged 28) | ATK | 2020[21] | 2021[21] | 64 | 1 | |
| 5 | Davit Kobouri | |
DF | 24 January 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2015 | 118 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Giorgi Kimadze | |
DF | 11 February 1992 (aged 28) | Torpedo Kutaisi | 2019 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Simon Gbegnon |  |
DF | 27 October 1992 (aged 28) | Mirandés | 2020[7] | 2021[7] | 18 | 1 | |
| 23 | Irakli Azarovi | |
DF | 21 February 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Nodar Iashvili | |
DF | 24 January 1993 (aged 27) | Saburtalo | 2019 | 57 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Levan Kharabadze | |
DF | 26 January 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 | 37 | 4 | ||
| 31 | Ivan Trubochkin |  |
DF | 17 March 1993 (aged 27) | Olimpik Donetsk | 2020 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Bakar Kardava | |
MF | 4 October 1994 (aged 26) | Tskhinvali | 2017 | 96 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Giorgi Zaria | |
MF | 14 July 1997 (aged 23) | Dinamo Batumi | 2015 | 78 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Giorgi Kukhianidze | |
MF | 1 July 1992 (aged 28) | Torpedo Kutaisi | 2019 | 42 | 4 | ||
| 11 | Akaki Shulaia | |
MF | 6 September 1996 (aged 24) | Merani Martvili | 2017 | 97 | 16 | ||
| 15 | Giorgi Papava | |
MF | 16 February 1993 (aged 27) | Rustavi | 2019 | 126 | 3 | ||
| 21 | Giorgi Kutsia | |
MF | 27 October 1999 (aged 21) | Academy | 2017 | 64 | 5 | ||
| 22 | Irakli Bugridze | |
MF | 3 January 1998 (aged 22) | K Beerschot VA | 2020[5] | 2021[5] | 13 | 1 | |
| 26 | Giorgi Abuashvili | |
MF | 8 February 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Anzor Mekvabishvili | |
MF | 5 June 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2020 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Nodar Kavtaradze |  |
MF | 2 January 1993 (aged 27) | Torpedo Kutaisi | 2019 | 35 | 14 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Giorgi Gabedava | |
FW | 3 October 1989 (aged 31) | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 2020[14] | 2021[14] | 12 | 5 | |
| 12 | Davit Skhirtladze | |
FW | 16 March 1993 (aged 27) | Viborg | 2021[23] | 5 | 3 | ||
| 17 | Pernambuco |  |
FW | 28 April 1998 (aged 22) | on loan from Lviv | 2020 | 2020 | 18 | 3 | |
| 18 | Filip Oršula |  |
FW | 25 February 1993 (aged 27) | Spartak Trnava | 2020[8] | 2021[8] | 9 | 0 | |
| 20 | Tornike Kapanadze | |
FW | 4 June 1992 (aged 28) | Torpedo Kutaisi | 2020 | 13 | 3 | ||
| 29 | Tornike Akhvlediani | |
FW | 24 July 1999 (aged 21) | Zestaponi | 2020 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Carlos Castro | |
FW | 1 June 1995 (aged 25) | RCD Mallorca | 2020[23] | 0 | 0 | |||
| Players away on loan | ||||||||||
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | |
GK | 29 September 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tamaz Babunadze | |
MF | 4 January 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Giorgi Moistsrapishvili | |
MF | 29 September 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Arfang Daffé |  |
MF | 24 June 1991 (aged 29) | Nassaji Mazandaran | 2019 | 19 | 2 | |||
| Mikheil Ergemlidze | |
FW | 28 September 1999 (aged 21) | Academy | 2017 | 29 | 1 | |||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 3 | Luka Lochoshvili | |
DF | 29 May 1998 (aged 22) | Dynamo Kyiv | 2020 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 32 | Nika Ninua | |
MF | 22 June 1999 (aged 21) | Academy | 2016 | 95 | 14 | ||
| Levan Mchedlidze | |
FW | 24 March 1990 (aged 30) | Empoli | 2019[26] | 2020[26] | 5 | 1 | ||
| Kwame Karikari |  |
FW | 20 January 1992 (aged 28) | Neftçi | 2019[27] | 2020[27] | 11 | 3 | ||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 2020 | GK | | Omar Migineishvili | Saburtalo Tbilisi | Undisclosed | [3] |
| 15 January 2020 | MF | | Irakli Bugridze | Beerschot | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 29 January 2020 | DF | | Simon Gbegnon | CD Mirandés | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 31 January 2020 | DF | | Ivan Trubochkin | Olimpik Donetsk | Undisclosed | |
| 1 February 2020 | FW | | Filip Oršula | Spartak Trnava | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 22 June 2020 | FW | | Giorgi Gabedava | Saburtalo Tbilisi | Undisclosed | [14] |
| 4 September 2020 | DF | | Víctor Mongil | ATK | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 5 September 2020 | DF | | Rodney Klooster | Inter Turku | Undisclosed | [22] |
| 7 October 2020 | MF | | Carlos Castro | RCD Mallorca | Undisclosed | [23] |
| 7 October 2020 | FW | | Davit Skhirtladze | Arka Gdynia | Undisclosed | [23] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2020 | MF | | Nika Ninua | PAOK | Undisclosed | [18] |
| 24 August 2020 | DF | | Luka Lochoshvili | Wolfsberger AC | Undisclosed | [20] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 January 2019 | DF | | Levan Kharabadze | Zürich | 28 May 2020 | [12] |
| 1 March 2020 | FW | | Arfang Daffé | Samtredia | 30 June 2020 | |
| 3 March 2020 | DF | | Lasha Atskureli | Sioni Bolnisi | 31 December 2020 | [9] |
| 3 March 2020 | DF | | Tornike Jangidze | Sioni Bolnisi | 31 December 2020 | [9] |
| 3 March 2020 | FW | | Tamaz Babunadze | Sioni Bolnisi | 31 December 2020 | [9] |
| 18 July 2020 | DF | | Nika Sandokhadze | Locomotive Tbilisi | 31 December 2020 | [17] |
| 19 July 2020 | FW | | Arfang Daffé | Samtredia | 31 December 2020 |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 2020 | GK | | Serhiy Litovchenko | Volyn Lutsk | [1] | |
| 7 January 2020 | MF | | Mate Kvirkvia | Samtredia | [1] | |
| 7 January 2020 | MF | | Mykhaylo Shyshka | Samtredia | [1] | |
| 7 January 2020 | FW | | Levan Kutalia | Irtysh Pavlodar | [1] | |
| 15 January 2020 | MF | | Guja Rukhaia | Samtredia | [4] | |
| 18 January 2020 | DF | | Oleksandr Kapliyenko | Tambov | 9 February 2020 | [4][28] |
| 24 June 2020 | FW | | Kwame Karikari | Hapoel Petah Tikva | [15] | |
| 2 July 2020 | FW | | Levan Mchedlidze | Dinamo Batumi | 1 March 2021 | [16][29] |
| 31 December 2020 | DF | | Rodney Klooster | TEC | 1 July 2023 | |
| 31 December 2020 | DF | | Ivan Trubochkin | Dinaz Vyshhorod | 26 March 2021 | |
| 31 December 2020 | FW | | Arfang Daffé | Al-Shabab | 11 September 2021 |
Friendlies
| 22 January 2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2 – 3 | Arda Kardzhali | Turkey |
| GET (UTC+4) | Report |
| 30 January 2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2 – 3 | Wisła Kraków | Turkey |
| GET (UTC+4) | Report |
| 6 February 2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2 – 2 | Radnik Surdulica | Turkey |
| GET (UTC+4) | Report |
| 9 February 2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 – 1 | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | Turkey |
| GET (UTC+4) | Report |
| 12 February 2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1 – 0 | Oleksandriya | Turkey |
| GET (UTC+4) | Report |
