FC Margveti Zestaponi
Football club
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Margveti Zestaponi was a Georgian association football club based in Zestaponi between 1990 and 2000.
History
In 1990 the Georgian Football Federation was founded to hold their own football competition and leave the Soviet football league system. Clubs like FC Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Guria Lanchkhuti gave up their place in the Soviet Top League to join.
At that time Zestaponi had their own club FC Metallurg Zestaponi. A new club, formed as Margveti Zestaponi, joined Pirveli Liga and was promoted in the first season. Margveti was a member of Umaglesi Liga and achieved their best season in 1995–96 by finishing runner-up. But in the 1997–98 season, Margveti finished at the bottom and was relegated.
FC Margveti Zestaponi faced financial problems and was declared bankrupt in 2000.
A new club using the city legend team name Metalurgi Zestaponi was formed in 1999. In 2006 Margveti-2006 was founded in the lower division and recently in Meore Liga, but it is a different (municipal) club.
Notable players
Zviad Endeladze became the club's most famous player after scoring 40 goals in a single season. With this achievement he joined the European Golden Shoe winners.[1]
City rival
Although Metallurgi Zestaponi, Margveti Zestaponi and FC Zestaponi came from the same city, they never met in the league, and both clubs came from the succession of Metallurgi Zestaponi.
Seasons
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager 1990 Pirveli Liga 2 38 28 3 7 102 44 87 Round of 32 N/A Promoted 1991 Umaglesi Liga 8 19 8 3 8 32 32 27 1991–92 Umaglesi Liga 8 38 14 11 13 60 58 53 Round of 16 1992–93 Umaglesi Liga 6 32 15 5 12 49 54 50 Semi-finals 1993–94 Umaglesi Liga Champ.Group 8 18 4 3 11 22 41 15 1994–95 Umaglesi Liga 9 30 10 6 14 35 53 36 Round of 32 1995–96 Umaglesi Liga 2 30 22 2 6 85 37 68 Semi-finals 1996–97 Umaglesi Liga 7 30 12 2 16 44 66 38 Quarter-finals UEFA Cup Preliminary round 1997–98 Umaglesi Liga 16 30 2 7 21 21 75 13 Round of 32 Relegated 1998–99 Pirveli Liga West 2 24 18 4 2 78 24 58 Round of 32 1999-00 Pirveli Liga 1 22 18 4 0 71 18 58 Round of 16 - Reserve
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Notes Manager 1995–96 Pirveli Liga West 17 38 12 3 23 54 83 39
Eurocups
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | 1Q |  |
Sliema Wanderers | 3–1 (A),[2] 0–3 (H)[3] |