FC Margveti Zestafoni
# FC Margveti Zestafoni

Margveti Zestafoni was a Georgian association football club based in Zestafoni between 1990 and 2000.

## History

In 1990 the Georgian Football Federation was founded to hold their own football competition and leave the Soviet football league system. Clubs like FC Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Guria Lanchkhuti gave up their place in the Soviet Top League to join.

At that time Zestafoni had their own club FC Metallurg Zestafoni. A new club, formed as Margveti Zestafoni, joined Pirveli Liga and was promoted in the first season. Margveti was a member of Umaglesi Liga and achieved their best season in 1995–96 by finishing runner-up. But in the 1997–98 season, Margveti finished at the bottom and was relegated.

FC Margveti Zestafoni faced financial problems and was declared bankrupt in 2000.

A new club using the city legend team name Metalurgi Zestafoni was formed in 1999. In 2006 Margveti-2006 was founded in the lower division and recently in Meore Liga, but it is a different (municipal) club.

### Notable players

Zviad Endeladze became the club's most famous player after scoring 40 goals in a single season. With this achievement he joined the European Golden Shoe winners.

### City rival

Although Metallurgi Zestafoni, Margveti Zestafoni and FC Zestafoni came from the same city, they never met in the league, and both clubs came from the succession of Metallurgi Zestafoni.

## Seasons

    Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Cup Europe Notes Manager 1990 Pirveli Liga 2 382837 1024487 Round of 32 N/A Promoted 1991 Umaglesi Liga 8 19838 323227 1991–92 Umaglesi Liga 8 38141113 605853 Round of 16 1992–93 Umaglesi Liga 6 3215512 495450 Semi-finals 1993–94 Umaglesi Liga Champ.Group 8 184311 224115 1994–95 Umaglesi Liga 9 3010614 355336 Round of 32 1995–96 Umaglesi Liga 2 302226 853768 Semi-finals 1996–97 Umaglesi Liga 7 3012216 446638 Quarter-finals UEFA Cup Preliminary round 1997–98 Umaglesi Liga 16 302721 217513 Round of 32 Relegated 1998–99 Pirveli Liga West 2 241842 782458 Round of 32 1999-00 Pirveli Liga 1 221840 711858 Round of 16

### Reserve

    Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Notes Manager 1995–96 Pirveli Liga West 17 3812323 548339

## Eurocups

| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | | Sliema Wanderers | 3–1 (A), 0–3 (H) |
