1987 FC Guria season

Guria Guria stadium, Lanchkhuti 1987 Giorgi Bakanidze Mikhail Fomenko Top League 16th of 16 (relegated) Soviet Cup Round of 32 Viktor Khlus (5) Viktor Khlus (6) 23,200 vs Neftchi, 18 May 2–0 v Kairat (home, 3 April) 2–0 v Ararat (home, 20 September) 0–3 v Dinamo Minsk (away, 12 April) 0–3 v Torpedo (home, 31 October) 1986 1988 The 1987 season was the 63rd year in Guria's history and 1st season in the top tier of Soviet football. In addition to the league season, the team also participated in the 1987–88 Soviet Cup.1987–88 Soviet Cup https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su88.html rsssf.org 14 December 2025 Overview Following their promotion from the 1986 Soviet First League the previous year, Guria made a debut in the top flight with coach Mikhail Fomenko, several new players and a hastily enlarged stadium. Unlike stadiums across the Soviet republics, it was purely a football arena which underwent a thorough reconstruction within two months in early 1987.პირველი წმინდა საფეხბურთო სტადიონი სსრკ-ში ლანჩხუთში 2 თვეში ააშენეს! - ევგრაფი შევარდნაძის გუნდის ფანტასტიკური ისტორია https://sportall.ge/article/139656-sportsru-pirveli-cminda-sapexburto-stadioni-ssrk-shi-lanchxutshi-2-tveshi-aashenes-evgrapi-shevardnazis-gundis-pantastikuri-istoria-video/ sportall.ge 14 December 2025 ka 24 April 2020 First purely football ground built in the Soviet Union was in Lanchkhuti constructed in two months Spartak Moscow who were to become champions this year, began their league campaign at Guria. Having earned a single point in the opening three games, Guria recorded their first top-division victory in round 4 with Merab Megreladze scoring a historic goal against Kairat on 3 April. It was evident though that the team would struggle to retain a place in the league. By mid-season, the Gurians had found themselves rooted to the bottom of the table, winning just one out of eight games held in the summer.https://dzen.ru/a/ZTf42Ev9ASqHvq93 dzen.ru 14 December 2025 24 October 2023 Soviet top league in 1987 In July, Guria entered the cup competition as well. The team breezed past 2nd division side Rotor at home and took an early lead in the return leg, but conceded three late goals to lose on away goals.Soviet Cup 1987-88 https://soccer365.net/games/14754796/ soccer365.net 14 December 2025 Back in the league, Guria produced an unbeaten run in September (2W, 2D), although failure to beat fellow strugglers CSKA cost them dearly.Союз-1987-25. https://ua.tribuna.com/football/blogs/2632021/ ua.tribuna.com 14 December 2025 As a relegation dogfight heated up, they first suffered a 2–0 defeat from Dinamo Tbilisi on 3 October and then went on to lose all remaining matches one after another. Guria proved yet again to be a home team, beating their rivals in Lanchkhuti only, but a dreadful away form (four points in 15 games) determined their immediate return to the First League. Statistics Top League Standings (part) + Pos Team PLD W D L GF–GA Pts 12 Kairat 30 10 6 14 27–38 26 13 Dinamo Tbilisi 309 7 14 31–40 25 14 Zenit 307 10 13 25–37 24 15 CSKA (R) 30 7 11 12 26–35 24One point deducted (10 draws limit) 16 Guria (R) 30 5 8 17 18–38 18 Standings https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su87.html rsssf.org 13 December 2025 Matches 1987 Soviet Top League 2 14 March Guria 0 – 2 Spartak Pasulko 35 Rodionov 47 Lanchkhuti 21,300 L 3 21 March Guria 0 – 0 Metalist Kharkov 18,300 D 4 28 March Torpedo 1 – 0 Guria Savichev 17 Moscow 6,600 L 5 3 April Guria 2 – 0 Kairat Megreladze 43 Akopyan 88 Lanchkhuti 22,000 W 6 6 April Guria 1 – 1 Zenit Khlus 63 Afanasyev 64 Lanchkhuti 22,000 D 7 12 April Dinamo Minsk 3 – 0 Guria Zygmantovich 5Shalimo 30 Gotsmanov69 Minsk 44,000 L 8 2 May Zalgiris 0 – 0 Guria Vilnius 8,500 D 9 10 May Guria 3 – 2 Ararat Veranyan 4 64 Khashmanyan 20 Pridonashvili 8 45 Yerevan 37,400 L 10 18 May Guria 1 – 0 Neftchi Khlus 16 Lanchkhuti 23,200 W 11 26 May Guria 0 – 0 Dinamo Tbilisi Lanchkhuti 22,000 D 12 7 June Dnepr 1 – 2 Guria Litovchenko 54 Protasov 56 Kopaleishvili 6 Lanchkhuti 22,000 L 13 10 June Shakhtyor 0 – 2 Guria Svistun 10 Yurchenko 81 Lanchkhuti 22,000 L 14 17 June Guria 0 – 0 CSKA Moscow 12,300 D 15 22 June Guria 1 – 0 Dinamo Moscow Stukashov 68 Moscow 6,500 L 16 27 June Zalgiris 0 – 2 Guria Narbekovas 53 57 Lanchkhuti 20,000 L 17 14 July Dinamo Minsk 2 – 1 Guria Jishkariani 73 Pridonashvili 86 pen. Gurinovich 84 Lanchkhuti 22,000 W 18 25 July Guria 1 – 0 Kairat Karachun 81 Alma-ata 28,000 L 19 29 July Guria 1 – 0 Zenit Afanasyev 49 Leningrad 6,000 L 1 3 August Guria 0 – 0 Dinamo Kiev Lanchkhuti 22,000 D 21 20 August Dnepr 3 – 1 Guria Tishchenko 58 Protasov 74 Shakhov 78 Tsomaia 77 Dnepropetrovsk 25,000 L 22 24 August Guria 2 – 0 Shakhtyor Svistun13 Yashchenko 85 Donetsk 35,000 L 23 2 September Dinamo Moscow 2 – 1 Guria Chkhaidze 24 Khlus 87 Stukashov 41 Lanchkhuti 22,000 W 24 12 September Guria 2 – 2 Neftchi Suleymanov 20 Guseynov 37 Khlus 33 47 Baku 37,600 D 25 20 September Guria 2 – 0 Ararat Tevzadze 67 Akopyan 86 Lanchkhuti 22,000 W 20 29 September CSKA 1 – 1 Guria Kuznetsov 61 E.Tevzadze 68 Lanchkhuti 22,000 D 26 4 October Dinamo Tbilisi 2 – 0 Guria Ketsbaia 44 49 Tbilisi 25,000 L 27 16 October Metalist 0 – 1 Guria Buryak 11 pen. Lanchkhuti 20,000 L 28 31 October Guria 0 – 3 Torpedo N.Savichev 7 Y.Savichev 16 Agashkov 47 pen. Volgograd 5,000 L 29 9 November Guria 1 – 0 Spartak Cherenkov 83 Moscow 35,000 L 30 16 November Dinamo Kiev 2 – 1 Guria Mikhailichenko 29 Belanov 34 Varnavskiy 69 Kiev 14,500 L Appearances and goals Pos. Player AgeL App League appearancesL League goals0GKGeorgian SSR Ivan Beradze 18 1 –0GKGeorgian SSR Gigla Imnadze 32 16 –0GKGeorgian SSR Avtandil Kantaria 32 15 –0DFRussian SFSR Gennadi Bondaruk 23 8 00DFGeorgian SSR Badri Danelia 25 9 00DFUkrainian SSR Alexandr Kondratiev 25 4 00DFGeorgian SSR Nugzar Mikaberidze 24 24 00DFUkrainian SSR Alexandr Prikhodko 21 2 00DFGeorgian SSR Merab Tevzadze 23 16 00MFGeorgian SSR Gocha Tkebuchava 24 27 00DFGeorgian SSR Davit Tsomaia 20 10 10DFRussian SFSR Alexey Varnavsky 30 7 10MFGeorgian SSR Teimuraz Chkhaidze 32 18 10MFGeorgian SSR Vakhtang Kopaleishvili 33 24 10MFGeorgian SSR Malkhaz Arziani 23 15 00FWGeorgian SSR Gia Jishkariani 20 11 10MFGeorgian SSR Tariel Kapanadze 25 2 00MFGeorgian SSR Malkhaz Makharadze 24 18 00MFRussian SFSR Nikolay Romanchuk 26 13 00MFGeorgian SSR Enuki Tevzadze 28 29 20FWGeorgian SSR Murman Akopyan 29 19 20FWGeorgian SSR Kakhaber Gogichaishvili 19 5 00FWGeorgian SSR Irakli Imnadze 19 1 00MFGeorgian SSR Avtandil Kapanadze 25 2 00FWRussian SFSR Roman Khagba 23 2 00FWUkrainian SSR Viktor Khlus 29 30 50FWGeorgian SSR Merab Megreladze 30 20 10FWGeorgian SSR Besik Pridonashvili 26 21 30FWGeorgian SSR Grigol Tsaava 25 9 0 Source:Guria's squad in 1987 https://teams.by/champ/persons/1026/1222/ teams.by 14 December 2025 Soviet Cup 1987–88 Soviet Cup 6 July 1987 Round of 32, 1st leg Rotor 4–2 Guria Kopaleishvili 6 57 Khlus 52 Pridonashvili 68 pen. Shaymuhametov 27 Sergeyev 89 Lanchkhuti 16,000 W 18 July 1987 Round of 32, 2nd leg Rotor 3–1 Guria Pridonashvili 7 pen. Khokhlov 73 Nikitin 84 Chupin 87 Volgograd 12,000 L Guria lost on away goals rule References External links Soviet First League Category:FC Guria seasons Gur