FC Chikhura Sachkhere
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| Full name | Football Club Chikhura Sachkhere | ||
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| Founded | 1938 | ||
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Central Sachkhere, Georgia | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Nugzar Dekanoidze | ||
| Manager | Samson "Soso" Pruidze | ||
| League | Umaglesi Liga | ||
| 2015–16 | 4th | ||
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Football Club Chikhura Sachkhere is a Georgian football club based in Sachkhere. They play in the Umaglesi Liga. The name Chikhura derives from the name of a river in Sachkhere. Their home is the 2,000-seat "Central stadium", where they have played since their establishment but for Europa League they play at 27,223-seat Mikheil Meskhi Stadium which is located 130 km. from their home in capital Tbilisi, the stadium also hosting 2015 UEFA Super Cup. In 2013 the club achieved the greatest success in its history when they played in the Georgian Cup final against Dinamo Tbilisi and lost 3–1 but qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1st qualifying round. This was the first season that Chikhura Sachkhere appeared in European Competition, their first opponent in 2013–14 UEFA Europa League was Liechtenstein's Cup Winners Vaduz.
Honours
- Runners-up (2): 2013, 2014
- Winners (1): 2013
- Runners-up (1): 2014
Seasons
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager 1993–94 Pirveli Liga West 13 26 3 2 21 16 70 11 Relegated 1995–96 Pirveli Liga West 19 38 10 3 25 62 124 33 Relegated 2001–02 Regionuli Liga West 2002–03 Regionuli Liga West Promoted 2003–04 Pirveli Liga 6 30 15 5 10 41 29 50 Round of 32 2004–05 Pirveli Liga 8 30 12 7 11 38 35 43 Round of 32 2005–06 Pirveli Liga 1 34 24 6 4 87 34 78 Round of 16 Promoted 2006–07 Umaglesi Liga 12 26 5 6 15 13 46 21 Quarter-finals Relegated 2007–08 Pirveli Liga East 5 27 12 7 8 40 37 43 Round of 32 2008–09 Pirveli Liga East 2 30 19 7 4 56 21 64 Round of 16 2009–10 Pirveli Liga 6 28 14 7 7 41 28 49 Quarter-finals 2010–11 Pirveli Liga 4 32 20 6 6 58 25 66 Round of 16 promotion play-off, lost 2011–12 Pirveli Liga 1 14 8 2 4 25 15 26 Round of 16 Promoted 2012–13 Umaglesi Liga 4 32 17 6 9 49 38 57 Runner-up Samson "Soso" Pruidze 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 4 32 13 7 12 56 50 46 Runner-up UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying round Samson "Soso" Pruidze 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 5 30 13 7 10 39 36 46 Semi-finals UEFA Europa League 3rd qualifying round Samson "Soso" Pruidze 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga 4 30 17 6 7 53 26 57 Semi-finals UEFA Europa League 1rd qualifying round Samson "Soso" Pruidze
Players
First team squad
- As of July 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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European cups
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
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| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Vaduz |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| 2Q |  Thun |
1–3 | 0–2 | ||
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Horizont Turnovo |
3–1 | 1–0 |
| 2Q |  Bursaspor |
0–0 | 0–0[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 3Q |  Neftchi Baku |
2–3 | 0–0 | ||
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Zimbru Chișinău |
2–3 | 1–0 |
- Notes
European record
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| UEFA Europa League | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 |