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FC Iberia 1999 (formerly known as FC Saburtalo) is a Georgian football club,[1] based in Tbilisi, the capital of the country.

Iberia
Full nameFootball Club Iberia 1999
Nickname(s)Red Eagles
Founded20 August 1999; 25 years ago
GroundMikheil Meskhi Stadium
Tbilisi, Georgia
Capacity25,453
ChairmanTariel Khechikashvili
ManagerLevan Khorgalidze
LeagueErovnuli Liga
20236th
WebsiteClub website

Saburtalo was founded on 20 August 1999, in Tbilisi.[2] 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.[2] The club has a full-size stadium, called Bendela, with the capacity of 1,800 spectators.[2]

In March 2016, Manolo Hierro was appointed as the sporting director of the club.[3]

Saburtalo is the name of one of Tbilisi's districts. On 27 February 2024, the team's name was changed to Iberia 1999.[4][5]

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 - 3QR
2020 Erovnuli Liga 5 18 7 6 5 28 21 27 Semi-final Europa League - 1QR Teimuraz Shalamberidze
Levan Korgalidze
2021 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 Mikadze
as Iberia 1999
As of 15 August 2024
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 1QR   Sheriff Tiraspol 1–3 3–0 4−3
2QR   Dinamo Zagreb 0−2 0−3 0−5
UEFA Europa League 3QR   Ararat-Armenia 0−2 2−1 2−3
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1QR   Apollon Limassol — 1–5 —
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR   Partizani 0–1 1–0 (a.e.t.) 1−1 (5–4 p)
2QR   FCSB 1–0 2–4 3–4
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2QR   Partizani 2–0 0–0 2–0
3QR   İstanbul Başakşehir 0–1 0–2 0–3
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
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.

As of 25 July 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   GEO Tornike Megrelishvili (at FC Samtredia until 31 December 2024)
  1. ^ "Georgia – FC Saburtalo Tbilisi – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "The history of FC Saburtalo Tbilisi". FCsaburtalo.ge. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ "მანოლო იერო "საბურთალოს" სპორტულ დირექტორად". FCsaburtalo.ge. 23 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2017. (in Georgian)
  4. ^ "ახალი სეზონიდან "საბურთალო" "იბერია 1999"-ის სახელით იასპარეზებს". FC saburtalo (in Georgian). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. ^ "From the new season, "Saburtalo" will compete under the name of "Iberia 1999"". FC saburtalo. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.