Football club
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| Full name | Football Club Iberia 1999 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Red Eagles | ||
| Founded | 20 August 1999; 25 years ago (1999-08-20) | ||
| Ground | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Capacity | 25,453 | ||
| Chairman | Tariel Khechikashvili | ||
| Manager | Levan Khorgalidze | ||
| League | Erovnuli Liga | ||
| 2024 | Champions | ||
| Website | http://www.fcsaburtalo.ge/ | ||
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FC Iberia 1999 (formerly known as FC Saburtalo) is a Georgian football club, based in Tbilisi, the capital of the country.
History
Saburtalo was founded on 20 August 1999, in Tbilisi. In 2005, the club was bought by Iberia Business Group and its owner Tariel Khechikashvili, who later became the Minister of Sport & Youth Affairs of Georgia.
Saburtalo has one of the top football academies in the country. The club has a full-size stadium, called Bendela, with the capacity of 1,800 spectators.
In March 2016, Manolo Hierro was appointed as the sporting director of the club.
Saburtalo is the name of one of Tbilisi's districts. On 27 February 2024, the team's name was changed to Iberia 1999.
Honours
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
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| Domestic | Erovnuli Liga | 2 | 2018, 2024 |
| Erovnuli Liga 2 | 1 | 2014–15 | |
| Georgian Cup | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2023 | |
| Georgian Super Cup | 1 | 2020 |
Statistics
Domestic
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager as Saburalo 2013–14 Erovnuli Liga 2 8 26 9 5 12 38 34 32 DNP Temur Shalamberidze 2014–15 Erovnuli Liga 2 1 36 28 3 5 92 25 82 First round Promoted Giorgi Chiabrishvili 2015–16 Erovnuli Liga 8 30 11 6 13 47 61 39 First round 2016 Erovnuli Liga 3 12 5 4 3 17 12 19 First round Lost Bronze play-offs to Dinamo Tbilisi Pablo Franco 2017 Erovnuli Liga 4 36 18 6 12 61 42 60 Fourth round Giorgi Chiabrishvili 2018 Erovnuli Liga 1 36 24 7 5 64 29 79 Third round 2019 Erovnuli Liga 3 36 21 7 8 67 36 70 Winners Champions League - 2QR
Europa League - 3QR2020 Erovnuli Liga 5 18 7 6 5 28 21 27 Semi-final Europa League - 1QR Teimuraz Shalamberidze
Levan Korgalidze2021 Erovnuli Liga 4 36 15 8 13 52 40 57 Winners Conference League - 2QR Khvicha Shubitidze 2022 Erovnuli Liga 6 36 13 8 15 51 49 47 Semi-final Lasha Nozadze 2023 Erovnuli Liga 6 36 14 9 13 58 49 51 Winners Conference League Omari Tetradze
Giorgi Mikadzeas Iberia 1999
European record
- As of 15 August 2024
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR |  Sheriff Tiraspol
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1–3 | 3–0 | 4−3 |
| 2QR |  Dinamo Zagreb
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0−2 | 0−3 | 0−5 | ||
| UEFA Europa League | 3QR |  Ararat-Armenia
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0−2 | 2−1 | 2−3 | |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  Apollon Limassol
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— | 1–5 | — |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR |  Partizani
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0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | 1−1 (5–4 p) |
| 2QR |  FCSB
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1–0 | 2–4 | 3–4 | ||
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 2QR | Partizani
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2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 3QR |  İstanbul Başakşehir
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0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | ||
| 2025–26 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR |
- Notes
- QR: Qualifying round
Overall record
| Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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| UEFA Champions League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 025.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 033.33 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 037.50 |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 033.33 |
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Players
- As of 2 November 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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External links
- Official website
- FC Saburtalo results at Flashscore
References
- "Georgia – FC Saburtalo Tbilisi – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "The history of FC Saburtalo Tbilisi". FCsaburtalo.ge. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- "მანოლო იერო "საბურთალოს" სპორტულ დირექტორად". FCsaburtalo.ge. 23 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2017. (in Georgian)
- "ახალი სეზონიდან "საბურთალო" "იბერია 1999"-ის სახელით იასპარეზებს". FC saburtalo (in Georgian). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- "From the new season, "Saburtalo" will compete under the name of "Iberia 1999"". FC saburtalo. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.