Saburtalo

Club · Georgia · Erovnuli Liga

«Red Eagles»

275 Matches

128 wins

65 draws

82 losses

422–327 Goals

+95 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Form D D W L L L

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, in Tbilisi's Saburtalo district, holds 27,223 — a figure precise enough to account for the 112 seats set aside for VIP guests.

That name was not the one the club started with. Founded on 20 August 1999 as Iberia 1999, the club was bought in 2005 by the Iberia business group and its owner, Tariel Khechikashvili, who later served as Georgia's minister of sport. The takeover brought a rebrand to Saburtalo, after the district around the stadium. The club carried that name until February 2024, when it reverted to Iberia 1999.

The honours board reads as recent rather than deep: the Erovnuli Liga in 2018, 2024 and 2025, the Georgian Cup in 2019, 2021 and 2023, the Georgian Super Cup in 2020.

The academy has supplied the national team and clubs beyond Georgia. Giorgi Chanturia came through it between 2004 and 2010 before moving on to Vitesse, Hellas Verona and Ural. Davit Khocholava, at the club from 2004 to 2009, went on to Shakhtar Donetsk and Copenhagen; Giorgi Gocholeishvili followed a comparable path through Shakhtar, Copenhagen and Hamburg.

Latest results

All matches

27 Aug	UEFA Europa League	Jagiellonia H	1:2	L
23 Aug	Erovnuli Liga	Dinamo Tbilisi H
20 Aug	UEFA Europa League	Jagiellonia A	0:4	L
15 Aug	Erovnuli Liga	Torpedo Kutaisi A	3:4	L
11 Aug	UEFA Europa League	Larne H	2:1	W
8 Aug	Erovnuli Liga	Dila H

Standing

Erovnuli Liga

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Rustavi	22	12	5	5	29:18	41
2	Dinamo Tbilisi	21	9	7	5	33:25	34
3	Saburtalo	20	10	4	6	30:22	34
4	Dinamo Batumi	22	9	7	6	35:32	34
5	Torpedo Kutaisi	22	8	7	7	36:25	31

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 275

275 Matches

128 wins

65 draws

82 losses

422–327 Goals

+95 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 275

128 65 82

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	275	138	137
Scored	422	215	207
Conceded	327	141	186
Scored per game	1.5	1.6	1.5
Conceded per game	1.2	1.0	1.4
Difference	+95	+74	+21

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Lado Chikradze Forward 7 Matches

Tornike Megrelishvili Goalkeeper 7 Matches

Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan Midfielder 7 Matches

Eldar Kuliev Midfielder 7 Matches

Amiran Dzagania Forward 7 Matches

Jemali-Giorgi Jinjolava Defender 7 Matches

Giorgi Kutsia Midfielder 7 Matches

Giorgi Makaridze Goalkeeper 7 Matches

Squad of Saburtalo

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Matches
29	Lado Chikradze	Forward	7
1	Tornike Megrelishvili	Goalkeeper	7
14	Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan	Midfielder	7
23	Eldar Kuliev	Midfielder	7
9	Amiran Dzagania	Forward	7
5	Jemali-Giorgi Jinjolava	Defender	7
27	Giorgi Kutsia	Midfielder	7
31	Giorgi Makaridze	Goalkeeper	7
25	Alexander Amishulashvili	Defender	7
4	Vahid Selimović	Defender	7
40	Giorgi Kobuladze	Defender	7
6	Nikoloz Dadiani	Midfielder	7
8	Bakar Kardava	Midfielder	7
19	Nika Sikharulashvili	Forward	7
10	Zviad Natchkebia	Forward	7
30	Nikoloz Borchoridze	Defender	5
11	A. Bartishvili	Midfielder	5
18	Lucas Cafe	Midfielder	4
17	Steven Ende	Forward	4
24	V. Bedoshvili	Midfielder	4
39	Giorgi Chanturia	Defender	3
16	Revaz Kurtanidze	Goalkeeper	3
33	Andrey Santos	Defender	3
22	Givi Khachidze	Midfielder	2
20	Armel Junior Zohouri	Defender	2
22	Sebastián María Figueredo Vilar del Valle	Defender	1