1990 FC Guria season

January 2026 Guria Guria stadium, Lanchkhuti 1990 Murtaz Khurtsilava Gigla Imnadze Umaglesi Liga 2nd of 18 Georgian Cup Winners Otar Korgalidze (21) 8–1 v Shevardeni 1906 (away, 23 August) 2–5 v Mertskhali (away, 23 September) 1989 1991 The 1990 season was the 66th year in Guria's history and first season in the Umaglesi Liga, which was launched by the Georgian Football Federation following its exit from Soviet football. In addition to the league season, the team also participated in the 1990 Georgian Cup, becoming the first winners of this competition.https://guriatoday.ge/პირველად-იყო-ლანჩხუთი-ის/ პირველად იყო ლანჩხუთი! ისევ ნოემბერი და ისევ ფრიდონაშვილი – 35 წელი "გურიას" ისტორიული გამარჯვებიდან… 18 November 2025 ka guriatoday.ge 35 years since historic victory Overview In early February 1990, when Guria were busy with pre-season preparations in Gagra, a nation-wide debate arose whether Georgian teams should continue taking part in Soviet competitions. The Gurians were in a delicate situation when, from one hand, they would not mind exploiting the success resulted from a hard-fought promotion battle in 1989 but, from the other one, could not ignore strong national aspirations directed against anything Soviet. The club seemed divided with the management inclined to opt in favour of the Top League, but it faced opposition from players who also had their say. Eventually, when supporters of a national league idea prevailed, Guria enthusiastically embraced it."გურიას" სიტყვა გადამწყვეტი აღმოჩნდა https://guriatoday.ge/გურიას-სიტყვა-გადამწყვ/ guriatoday.ge 5 January 2026 ka 15 February 2020 Guria's position proved decisive They had to go through certain changes, though. Manager Mykhailo Fomenko who had coached the team for last three seasons, as well as several players from other republics departed. Instead, two footballers were signed from Lithuania who likewise broke ties with Soviet football. As 18 teams from across four divisions formed the Umaglesi Liga, Guria were in a pole position along with Dinamo Tbilisi, now renamed as Iberia. They had an excellent start to the season, winning the opening five games with a 14–0 aggregate score. But then the team stumbled, losing three away matches in a row. The race was still wide open until 19 October when Guria sustained a painful home defeat to Iberia in a must-win tie.Guria v Iberia match report https://www.fcdinamo.ge/matchroom/9171 fcdinamo.ge 5 January 2026 ka With this loss, their remarkable 55-game unbeaten home run stretching from 7 April 1988 also came to an end. The team took revenge on Iberia in the cup semi-finals with a dominant 3–0 aggregate win and faced Tskhumi in a final game held in Tbilisi. Besik Pridonashvili became a hero again, netting an extra-time winner this time.ეროვნული ნაკრების ისტორია https://mygoals.ge/erovnuli-nakrebis-istoria-moldova-2-4-saqartvelo/ mygoals.ge 5 January 2026 ka Guria under coach Gigla Imnadze ended the season in a jubilant mood, becoming the first Georgian cup holders in history and runners-up of the national league. Midfielder Otar Korgalidze was the team topscorer with 21 goals while young defender Gocha Gujabidze was named Discovery of the Year.https://lelo.ge/article/ფრაგმენტები-ისტორიიდან-30-წლის-წინათ-21761/ ფრაგმენტები ისტორიიდან Lelo 5 January 2026 27 March 2020 ka Statistics Standings (part) GUR Matches 1990 Umaglesi Liga 1 31 March Guria 1 – 0 Dila W 2 4 April Guria 6 – 0 Liakhvi W 3 12 April Amirani 2 – 0 Guria W 4 17 April Guria 0 – 1 Odishi W 5 22 April Guria 4 – 0 Shevardeni 1906 W 6 28 April Kolkheti Khobi 1 – 0 Guria L 7 2 May Tskhumi 3 – 0 Guria W 8 7 May Guria 2 – 1 Kutaisi L 9 11 May Guria 2 – 0 Mertskhali W 10 15 May Sanavardo 1 – 0 Guria L 11 20 May Samgurali 2 – 0 Guria W 12 1 June Guria 0 – 0 Batumi D 14 10 June Guria 6 – 1 Mziuri W 15 15 June Iveria 0 – 4 Guria W 13 20 June Iberia 1 – 1 Guria D 16 25 June Guria 2 – 0 Kolkheti Poti W 17 2 July Guria 0 – 0 Gorda D 19 9 August Liakhvi 1 – 5 Guria W 20 13 August Guria 0 – 0 Amirani D 21 19 August Odishi 5 – 0 Guria W 22 23 August Guria 1 – 8 Shevardeni W 23 1 September Guria 3 – 0 Kolkheti Khobi W 24 10 September Guria 1 – 3 Tskhumi W 25 14 September Kutaisi 2 – 2 Guria D 26 23 September Mertshali 5 – 2 Guria L 27 27 September Dila 1 – 0 Guria L 28 4 October Guria 1 – 2 Samgurali W 29 14 October Batumi 0 – 1 Guria W 30 19 October Guria 0 – 1 Iberia L 31 29 October Guria 0 – 0 Mziuri D 32 3 November Guria 3 – 1 Iveria W 33 8 November Guria 0 – 1 Kolkheti Poti W 34 12 November Guria 2 – 0 Gorda W Sourcehttps://tribuna.com/en/league/erovnuli/fixtures/1990/ tribuna.com 1990 Umaglesi Liga fixtures 4 January 2026 Appearances and goals Pos. Player DOBL App League appearancesL League goals0GKGEO 1990 Mamuka Abuseridze 1962 2 -0GKGEO 1990 Avtandil Kantaria 1955 32 –0DFGEO 1990 Badri Danelia 1962 25 30DFGEO 1990 Gocha Gujabidze 1971 20 10DFGEO 1990 Temur Kabisashvili 1967 27 00DFGEO 1990 Giorgi Khurtsilava 1971 4 00DFGEO 1990 Roman Kuridze 1965 16 00DFGEO 1990 Kakha Kvintradze 1971 16 00DFLithuania Romas Mažeikis 1964 23 00DFGEO 1990 Gocha Tkebuchava 1963 27 30DFGEO 1990 Davit Tsomaia 1967 30 20MFGEO 1990 Zaza Bakuradze 1968 12 10MFGEO 1990 Levan Baratashvili 1964 23 00MFGEO 1990 Gia Chkhaidze 1970 30 00MFGEO 1990 Otar Korgalidze 1960 31 210MFGEO 1990 Teimuraz Loria 1971 5 00MFGEO 1990 Nugzar Mikaberidze 1963 25 40FWLithuania Robertas Fridrikas 1967 20 110FWGEO 1990 Besik Pridonashvili 1961 32 130FWGEO 1990 Davit Ugrelidze 1964 28 14 Source:Guria's squad in 1990 https://footballfakts.ru/clubsezon/18645-1990guriyalanchhuti Footballfacts 4 January 2025 Georgian Cup 1990 Georgian Cup Round of 32 1st Margveti 2–0 Guria Zestaponi L 2nd Margveti 4–0 Guria Lanchkhuti W Round of 16 1st Mziuri 1–0 Guria Gali L 2nd Mziuri 4–2 Guria Lanchkhuti W Quarterfinals 1st Kutaisi 5–1 Guria Lanchkhuti W 2nd Kutaisi 1–0 Guria Kutaisi L Semifinals 1st Guria 0–1 Iberia Tbilisi W 2nd Guria 2–0 Iberia Lanchkhuti W Final Guria 1–0 Tskhumi Pridonashvili 95 Tbilisi Boris Paichadze National Stadium 35,000 Merab Malaguradze W References External links rsssf.org Category:FC Guria seasons Gur Category: 1990 in Georgian football