1989 FC Guria season

December 2025 Guria Guria stadium, Lanchkhuti 1989 Mikhail Fomenko First League 2nd of 22 (promoted) Soviet Cup 3rd round Merab Jordania (25) Merab Jordania (26) 22,000 v Pakhtakor (2 November) 4–0 v Daugava (home, 9 September) 1–4 v CSKA (away, 31 August) 1988 1990 The 1989 season was the 65th year in Guria's history and 2nd successive season in the 2nd tier of Soviet football. In addition to the league season, the team also participated in the 1989–90 Soviet Cup.1989–90 Soviet Cup https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su90.html rsssf.org 14 December 2025 Overview Guria's 1989 season pretty much resembled the previous one. After a single win in the opening six matches, they found themselves in the 17th place, only in two-point distance from the relegation zone. The team quickly recovered from this blow, producing a seven-game unbeaten run and, overall, eleven wins in next 15 games. As a result, they finished the half-season 3rd, sharing the points with Kairat. These two teams, along with CSKA, competed for the first two spots this season. The latter, being Guria's bitter rivals for the last four seasons in both 1st and 2nd divisions, ended their head-to-head unbeaten streak on 9 May in Lanchkhuti. Guria were more convincing in the remaining period than a year earlier, losing only twice in 21 matches. After round 25, they moved into the promotion zone for the first time. The team was rampant in the closing stage of the season with six successive wins. On 2 November, Guria beat Pakhtakor in front of 22,000 celebrating spectators to seal their second promotion in four years.52nd Soviet First League https://dzen.ru/a/ZX7pnOvZV3RorPnA?sid=568334999116045465 16 December 2025 ru dzen.ru 5 February 2024 In the cup, Guria reached the 3rd round to face a top-tier side from Ukraine again. Despite a home win, they suffered a narrow aggregate defeat to Shakhtyor Donetsk and crashed out of the tournament.https://soccer365.net/games/14754994/ Shakhtyor vs Guria match report soccer365.net 17 December 2025 Overall, Guria displayed a flawless home record with 22 wins in as many official games. The team was unable to reap the fruits of their 1989 successful league campaign. In the aftermath of 9 April, Georgia began moving away politically from the Soviet Union, becoming the first republic to announce withdrawal from the Soviet-run competitions in February 1990.In Soviet Georgia, escape came through football https://voxeurop.eu/en/ussr-georgia-very-little-football/ 16 December 2025 27 January 2022 voxeurop.eu Guria's eleven players also signed a petition supporting this decision in advance.ზურაბ პეტრიაშვილი - მოგონებები ქართული ფეხბურთის დამოუკიდებლობაზე https://sportall.ge/article/9303-zurab-petriashvili-mogonebebi-kartuli-pexburtis-damoukideblobaze/ sportall.ge 18 December 2025 ka 15 February 2011 Zurab Petriashvili on independence of Georgian football Statistics Standings (part) + Pos Team PLD W D L GF–GA Pts 1 CSKA 4227 105 113–28 64 2 Guria 42 27 9 6 78–39 63 3 Kairat 42 23 9 10 75–39 55 4 Dinamo Stavropol 4219 12 11 57–46 50 5 Fakel 42 19 11 12 54–36 49 SourceStandings https://soccer365.net/competitions/1946/1989/ soccer365.org 13 December 2025 Matches 1989 Soviet First League 1 6 April Guria 2 – 1 Pakhtakor Sinelobov 33 Miklyayev 37 Pridonashvili 50 Tashkent 35,000 L round2 9 April Guria 2 – 1 Kairat Masudov 26 Zhidkov 61 Guruli 85 Alma-Ata 8,900 L 4 18 April Shinnik 3 – 0 Guria Guruli 19 Dozmorov 21 62 Lanchkhuti 17,000 W 5 25 April Guria 1 – 1 Dinamo Stavropol Osipov 61 Guruli 55 Stavropol 19,000 D 7 6 May Guria 0 – 0 Fakel Voronezh 22,500 D 8 9 May Rostselmash 1 – 1 Guria Okunev 71 Pridonashvili 78 Rostov 6,000 D 9 14 May CSKA 2 – 1 Guria Jordania 6 34 pen. Masalitin 30 Lanchkhuti 20,000 W 10 19 May Guria 2 – 0 Kuzbass Jordania 42 76 Lanchkhuti 18,000 W 11 25 May Guria 0 – 1 Daugava Jordania 30 Riga 1,600 W 12 28 May SKA Karpaty 1 – 1 Guria Lendel 24 Dozmorov 12 Lanchkhuti 1,100 D 13 5 June Nistru 2 – 0 Guria Ugrelidze 33 Meskhi 55 Lanchkhuti 17,000 W 14 8 June Guria 4 – 1 Tavria Guruli 23 pen. 35 Tevzadze 57 Jordania 59 pen. Volkov 39. Lanchkhuti 15,500 W 15 13 June Guria 1 – 2 Torpedo Kutaisi Shavdatuashvili 22 Meskhi 71 Jordania 83 Kutaisi 21,000 W 16 16 June Kotayk 1 – 0 Guria Galustyan 29 Abovyan 3,000 L 17 21 June Metalurg 4 – 1 Guria Jordania 49 pen. Guruli 84 Storchak 74 Lanchkhuti 21,000 W 18 24 June Guria 3 – 1 SKA Rostov Dozmorov 8 79 Jordania 63 pen. Fedkov 85 Lanchkhuti 19,000 W 19 3 July Guria 1 – 1 SKA Rostov Jordania 32 Kachmazov 51 Ordjonikidze 16,200 D 20 7 July Neftchi 1 – 0 Guria Alekberov 7 Baku 12,700 L 21 11 July Guria 3 – 0 Dinamo Batumi Dozmorov 38 Jordania 40 pen. Ugrelidze 86 Lanchkhuti 18,000 W 22 14 July Kuban 2 – 0 Guria Guruli 8 55 Lanchkhuti 17,000 W 3 26 July Guria 2 – 1 Geolog Korgalidze 31 Jordania 65 Leonenko 32 Lanchkhuti 17,000 W 23 4 August Guria 1 – 1 Geolog Sidorov 50 Pridonashvili 64 Tyumen 9,500 D 24 7 August Guria 0 – 2 Shinnik Guruli 23 Ugrelidze 72 Yaroslavl 2,500 W 26 16 August Dinamo Stavropol 2 – 1 Guria Guruli 45 70 Osipov 56 Lanchkhuti 18,000 W 27 21 August Fakel 3 – 0 Guria Dozmorov 8 Pridonashvili 18 29 Lanchkhuti 18,500 W 28 25 August Rostselmash 3 – 2 Guria Baratashvili 42 Pridonashvili 44 Dozmorov 83 Selin 74 Okunev 90 Lanchkhuti 18,000 W 29 31 August Guria 4 – 1 CSKA Kuznatsov 45 pen. Tatarchuk 54 Sergeyev 63 74 Pridonashvili 72 Moscow 9,500 L 30 3 September Kuzbass 0 – 1 Guria Korgalidze 71 Kemerovo 3,000 W 31 9 September Guria 4 – 0 Daugava Jordania 3 pen. Dozmorov 46 Pridonashvili 47 Tsomaia 60 Lanchkhuti 16,000 W 32 12 September Guria 3 – 2 SKA Karpaty Jordania 17 24 pen. Dozmorov 32 Lendel 43 Shevchuk 88 Lanchkhuti 17,000 W 33 17 September Guria 1 – 1 Nistru Vasilyev 76 pen. Jordania 83 Chișinău 11,500 D 34 20 September Guria 2 – 0 Tavria Gaidash 51 Smigunov 65 Simferopol 7,100 L 35 25 September Guria 3 – 1 Torpedo Kutaisi Jordania 56 pen. 66 Guruli 83 Megreladze 81 Lanchkhuti 15,300 W 36 28 September Guria 1 – 0 Kotayk Jordania 65 pen. Lanchkhuti 15,500 W 37 4 October Guria 1 – 1 Metalurg Taran 34 Pridonashvili 52 Zaporozhye 10,000 D 38 7 October Guria 1 – 1 SKA Rostov Minibayev 84 Jordania 17 Rostov 3,200 D 42 11 October Guria 3 – 4 Dinamo Batumi Zedania 35 Aptsiauri 45 pen. Bigvava 89 Korgalidze 39 Jordania 57 Guruli 65 Tevzadze 85 Batumi 17,000 W 39 14 October Guria 1 – 0 Rotor Jordania 6 Lanchkhuti 15,000 W 40 17 October Guria 2 – 0 Neftchi Pridonishvili 13 Jordania 59 pen. Lanchkhuti 16,000 W 41 25 October Guria 1 – 3 Kuban Andreyev 83 Guruli 34 pen. 86 89 Krasnodar 5,300 W 43 2 November Guria 4 – 2 Pakhtakor Guruli 6 56 Korgalidze 19 70 Sheyhametov 4 Muhadov 71 pen. Lanchkhuti 22,000 W 44 5 November Guria 3 – 1 Kairat Jordania 32 36 Korgalidze 35 Popandopulo 54 Lanchkhuti 20,000 W Appearances and goals Pos. Player AgeL App League appearancesL League goals0GKGeorgian SSR Mamuka Abuseridze 27 38 –0GKGeorgian SSR Avtandil Kantaria 34 6 –0DFGeorgian SSR Enriko Berishvili 18 3 00DFGeorgian SSR Bagrat Chaduneli 23 2 00DFGeorgian SSR Badri Danelia 27 40 00DFGeorgian SSR Temur Kabisashvili 22 31 00DFGeorgian SSR Murtaz Khurtsilava 32 1 00DFRussian SFSR Sergey Kuznetsov 29 23 00DFUkrainian SSR Mykhaylo Olefirenko 29 42 00DFGeorgian SSR Gocha Tkebuchava 26 35 00DFGeorgian SSR Davit Tsomaia 22 42 10DFGeorgian SSR Davit Sanikidze 24 1 00MFGeorgian SSR Levan Baratashvili 25 16 10MFGeorgian SSR Merab Jordania 29 39 250MFGeorgian SSR Otar Korgalidze 29 38 60MFGeorgian SSR Merab Tevzadze 25 27 20FWRussian SFSR Aleksandr Dozmorov 27 37 100FWGeorgian SSR Gia Guruli 25 40 180FWUkrainian SSR Viktor Khlus 31 1 00FWGeorgian SSR Mikheil Meskhi 28 10 20FWGeorgian SSR Besik Pridonashvili 28 41 100FWGeorgian SSR Davit Ugrelidze 25 23 3 Source:Guria's squad in 1989 https://footballfakts.ru/clubsezon/20459-guriyalanchhuti Footballfacts 14 December 2025 Soviet Cup 1989–90 Soviet Cup 2 May 1989 1st round Zvezda 2–3 Guria Dyomin 88 Yudin 103 Pridonashvili 68 Korgalidze 92 Guruli 108 Perm 4,100 W 1 June 1989 2nd round Guria w/o Irtysh Lanchkhuti W 29 June 1989 3rd round, 1st leg Guria 1–0 Shakhtyor Donetsk Jordania 88 pen. Lanchkhuti 16,000 W 17 July 1989 3rd round, 2nd leg Guria 4–2 Shakhtyor Yashchenko 6 Grachov 27 Leonov 40 Petrov 64 Ugrelidze 18 Korgalidze 87 Donetsk 5,000 L References External links Soviet First League Category:FC Guria seasons Gur