2024 FC Torpedo Kutaisi season
2024 season | |||
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Owner | New Vision University | ||
Chairman | Mikheil Lobjanidze | ||
Manager | Steve Kean | ||
Stadium | Ramaz Shengelia Stadium | ||
Erovnuli Liga | 2nd | ||
Georgian Cup | Pre-season | ||
UEFA Conference League | Pre-season | ||
Top goalscorer | Johnsen (11 goals) | ||
Biggest win | 4–1 vs Samtredia, 2 March, Erovnuli Liga 5–2 vs Kolkheti 1913, 19 May, Erovnuli Liga | ||
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The 2024 season is Torpedo's 78th year in existence and 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Georgian football. In addition to the national league and cup competitions, the club will also take part in this season's edition of UEFA Conference League.[1]
The season covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2024.
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
Date | No. | Pos. | Player | From | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 January | 11 | MF | Jorginho | Ordabasy | [2] |
20 January | 20 | MF | Éliton Júnior | KuPS | [3] |
25 January | 9 | FW | Bjørn Maars Johnsen | Seoul | [4] |
31 January | 14 | MF | Felipe Pires | Dnipro-1 | [5] |
12 April | 21 | DF | Auro Alvaro | Ordabasy | [6] |
Out[edit]
Date | No. | Pos. | Player | To | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 January | 2 | DF | Saba Goglichidze | Empoli | [7] |
Released[edit]
Date | No. | Pos. | Player | To | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 January | – | FW | Tornike Akhvlediani | Telavi | [8] |
20 | MF | Irakli Bugridze | Kyzylzhar | ||
38 | MF | Kayke David |
Loans out[edit]
Date | No. | Pos. | Player | To | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 February | 11 | MF | Omran Haydary | Samtredia |
Squad[edit]
Players and squad numbers last updated on 2 June 2024. Appearances include the Erovnuli Liga only. [9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Player | Nat. | Positions | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Apps. | Goals | |||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Oto Goshadze | GK | 13 October 1997 | 2023 | 18 | 0 | ||||
31 | Filip Kljajić | GK | 16 August 1990 | 2023 | 30 | 0 | ||||
35 | Luka Kvetenadze | GK | 2 March 2006 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | ||||
37 | Avtandil Meparishvili | GK | 8 January 2006 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Luka Elbakidze | DF | 16 March 2004 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | ||||
3 | Pedro Monteiro | DF | 30 January 1994 | 2022 | 63 | 1 | ||||
5 | Tsotne Nadaraia | DF | 21 February 1997 | 2019 | 116 | 2 | ||||
15 | Juba Dvalishvili | DF | 6 September 2004 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||||
16 | Nika Sandokhadze | DF | 20 February 1994 | 2022 | 69 | 3 | ||||
17 | Mate Topadze | DF | 1 January 2007 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | ||||
21 | Auro Alvaro | DF | 23 January 1996 | 2024 | 9 | 0 | ||||
22 | Giorgi Mchedlishvili | DF | 18 January 1992 | 2022 | 51 | 0 | ||||
24 | Amiran Tkeshelashvili | DF | 11 July 2006 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||||
27 | Lasha Shergelashvili | DF | 17 January 1992 | 2022 | 62 | 8 | ||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
4 | Mate Abuladze | MF | 29 July 2000 | 2019 | 33 | 0 | ||||
6 | Rahmat Akbari | MF | 20 June 2000 | 2023 | 24 | 0 | ||||
7 | Merab Gigauri (C) | MF | 5 June 1993 | 2022 | 47 | 2 | ||||
13 | Giuli Manjgaladze | MF | 9 September 1992 | 2022 | 69 | 3 | ||||
14 | Felipe Pires | MF | 18 April 1995 | 2024 | 17 | 4 | ||||
20 | Eliton Junior | MF | 28 January 1998 | 2024 | 16 | 2 | ||||
26 | Aleko Basiladze | MF | 30 December 2005 | 2023 | 7 | 1 | ||||
30 | Luka Rekhviashvili | MF | 27 June 2007 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||||
33 | Saba Gureshidze | MF | 5 March 2004 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | ||||
40 | Luka Mzhavanadze | MF | 28 February 2004 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | ||||||||||
8 | Giorgi Arabidze | FW | 4 March 1998 | 2022 | 73 | 24 | ||||
9 | Bjørn Maars Johnsen | FW | 6 November 1991 | 2024 | 18 | 11 | ||||
10 | Nikola Ninković | FW | 19 December 1994 | 2023 | 30 | 9 | ||||
11 | Jorginho | FW | 21 September 1995 | 2024 | 18 | 1 | ||||
19 | Francois Ekongolo | FW | 12 August 2004 | 2023 | 10 | 2 | ||||
23 | Davit Imedadze | FW | 10 August 2004 | 2023 | 1 | 2 |
Pre-season friendlies[edit]
Date | Venue | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 February | H | Merani | 3–1 | Shergelashvili, Jorginho (2) | [10] |
13 February | Valencia | Stabek | 1–2 | Monteiro | [11] |
15 February | Hércules | 1–0 | Arabidze | [12] | |
17 February | Levadia | 3–1 | Johnsen, Arabidze (2) | [13] | |
20 February | Villarreal B | 4–1 | Arabidze (3), Pires | [14] |
Competitions[edit]
Overview[edit]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Erovnuli Liga | 2 March | 8 December | Matchday 1 | TBD | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 55.56 |
Georgian Cup | TBA | Round of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
Super Cup | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
UEFA Conference League | 11 July | 1st qualifying round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
Total | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 55.56 |
Source: Competitions
Erovnuli Liga[edit]
League Table (part)[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dila Gori | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 39 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 35 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
3 | Iberia 1999 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 32 | |
4 | Dinamo Batumi | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 31 | |
5 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 22 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2024. Source: Erovnuli Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams).
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams).
Results summary[edit]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 |
Source: See Results
Results by round[edit]
Match details[edit]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorer(s) |
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2 March | Samtredia | H | W | 4–1 | o.g. 5', Johnsen 8', 66', Arabidze 30' (pen.) |
6 March | Iberia 1999 | H | L | 2–3 | Johnsen 86', Ninković 90+3' |
10 March | Dinamo Tbilisi | A | L | 0–1 | |
15 March | Dila | H | W | 1–0 | Arabidze 45+1' |
29 March | Dinamo Batumi | A | L | 2–3 | Pires 14', Johnsen 41' (pen.) |
2 April | Kolkheti 1913 | H | W | 3–2 | Arabidze 27', 80', Shergelashvili 69' |
7 April | Gagra | A | W | 1–0 | Johnsen 35' |
11 April | Samgurali | H | W | 3–1 | Ninković 49', Johnsen 83', Basiladze 90+7' |
15 April | Telavi | A | D | 0–0 | |
20 April | Samtredia | A | D | 0–0 | |
27 April | Iberia 1999 | A | D | 3–3 | Pires 34', Arabidze 72' (pen.), Johnsen 90+3' |
2 May | Dinamo Tbilisi | H | D | 0–0 | |
10 May | Dila | A | D | 1–1 | Sandokhadze 45+2' |
15 May | Dinamo Batumi | H | W | 1–0 | Eliton Junior 28' |
19 May | Kolkheti 1913 | A | W | 5–2 | Eliton Junior 23', Jorginho 38', Johnsen 59', Pires 87, Ninković 90+1' |
24 May | Gagra | H | W | 2–1 | Pires 86', Johnsen 90+5' |
28 May | Samgurali | A | W | 3–1 | Gigauri 54', Johnsen 61', Ninković 83 |
1 June | Telavi | H | W | 1–0 | Johnsen 6' (pen.) |
3 August | Samtredia | H |
Georgian Cup[edit]
UEFA Conference League[edit]
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 11 July | ||||||
18 July |
Statistics[edit]
Appearances, goals and discipline[edit]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Cup | Super Cup | UECL | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | Oto Goshadze | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Pedro Monteiro | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Mate Abuladze | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Tsotne Nadaraia | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
6 | MF | Rahmat Akbari | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Merab Gigauri | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
8 | FW | Giorgi Arabidze | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Bjørn Maars Johnsen | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Nikola Ninković | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Jorginho | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
13 | MF | Giuli Manjgaladze | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Felipe Pires | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Juba Dvalishvili | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | DF | Nika Sandokhadze | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Francois Ekongolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Eliton Junior | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
21 | DF | Auro Alvaro | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Giorgi Mchedlishvili | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
26 | MF | Aleko Basiladze | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
27 | DF | Lasha Shergelashvili | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
30 | MF | Luka Rekhviashvilil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | GK | Filip Kljajić | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assists[edit]
Pl. | Pos. | No. | Name | Erovnuli Liga | Georgian Cup | Georgian Super Cup | UEFA Conference League | Total |
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1 | MF | 14 | Felipe Pires | 4 | – | – | – | 4 |
2 | DF | 5 | Tsotne Nadaraia | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
FW | 8 | Giorgi Arabidze | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
MF | 20 | Eliton Junior | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
5 | FW | 10 | Nikola Ninković | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
FW | 11 | Jorginho | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
7 | DF | 21 | Auro Alvaro | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
DF | 22 | Giorgi Mchedlishvili | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
Clean sheets[edit]
No. | Player | Erovnuli Liga | Georgian Cup | Georgian Super Cup | UEFA Conference League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | Filip Kljajić | 5 | – | – | – | 5 |
1 | Oto Goshadze | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
Awards[edit]
Torpedo's several players have been recognized by the Erovnuli Liga during the season.[15][16]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Winner | Award |
---|---|---|---|---|
9 | FW | Bjørn Maars Johnsen | Team of 1st quarter Team of 2nd quarter Player of 2nd quarter | |
8 | FW | Giorgi Arabidze | Team of 1st quarter | |
14 | MF | Felipe Pires | Team of 2nd quarter | |
20 | MF | Eliton Junior | ||
21 | DF | Auro Alvaro |
References[edit]
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