W.F.C. Nike Lusso
Football club
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WFC Nike Lusso (Georgian: ნიკე-ლუსო) is a Georgian women’s association football club based in Tbilisi. The club was originally founded in 2018 under the name WFC Nike (named after the Greek goddess of victory) and was previously known as Samegrelo Chkhorotsku. It was later acquired by the Lusso Group and rebranded to its current identity. Nike Lusso competes in the Georgian Women’s League.
| Full name | Women's Football Club Nike Lusso | ||
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| Nicknames | Nike, Lusso | ||
| Founded | 2018 | ||
| Ground | Didi Digomi Football Center. | ||
| Head coach | Gaga Kirkitadze | ||
| League | Georgia women's football championship | ||
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They play their home games at the Didi Digomi Football Centre in Tbilisi[1].
History
Nike Lusso were founded in 2018 as WFC Nike, named after the Greek godddess of Victory[1]. They enjoyed immediate success, winning the league in their maiden season[2].
The following season they finished runners up, and competed the women's Champions League for the first time - losing all three qualifying round matches including a 3-0 defeat to group winners Hibernian[3].
Their second league title came in 2020[4][5] and they contested the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League, losing heavily to FC Twente before being forced to withdraw from their third place playoff after a positive COVID test[6].
In 2022 they joined FC Samegrelo Chkhorotsku and took on their name, and won their third league title[7]. The following season they competed in the women's champions league for the third time
In 2024, they were taken over by Lusso Group - an importer of luxury cars[1] and became known as Nike Lusso. The following season they won their fourth league title, also winning the Georgian Cup[8].
Honours
- Georgian Championship
- Winners (4) : 2018, 2020, 2022 2025
- Runners up (2): 2019, 2023
- Georgian Cup
- Winners (1) : 2025
Results in Europe
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Qualifying round |  |
Hibernian | N/a | 0–3 | N/a |
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Pomurje | N/a | 0–4 | N/a | |||
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Cardiff Met | N/a | 1–5 | N/a | |||
| 2021–22 | UEFA Women's Champions League | First qualifying round semi final |  |
FC Twente | N/a | 0–9 | N/a |
| First qualifying round third place playoff |  |
Peamount United | N/a | w/o | N/a | ||
| 2023–24 | UEFA Women's Champions League | First qualifying round semi final | |
Mura | N/a | 0–0 (5–4 (p)) | N/a |
| First qualifying round final |  |
Apollon Ladies | N/a | 0–3 | N/a |