FC Locomotive Tbilisi, commonly referred to as Lokomotivi or simply Loco, is a Georgian professional football club based

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. The club competes in the

Erovnuli Liga 2 The Georgian Erovnuli Liga 2 ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა 2; ), organized since 1990 by the GFF, serves as the second division of professional football in Georgia. The league was introduced for the 2017 season under the current ...

, the second tier of Georgian football. During the existence of the

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the club was a part of the Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society. The club has strong connections with the

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History

Locomotive was founded on 14 August 1936 as a part of Lokomotiv sports society. The club won Georgian championship in 1937, which gave them the permission to participate in

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. Their debut season in the highest level of the Soviet football championship came in

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, where the club took 24th place out of 26 and got relegated. However, the Tbilisi-based club managed to get another promotion during the following season and participated in

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. But they were eventually disqualified from the tournament. These were the only seasons when Locomotive managed to take part in the top league. From the following years until the dissolution of

, the club moved between the lower divisions, played in the second the third divisions of the Soviet football championship.

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, the coach of

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and one of the most successful managers in the Soviet football, started his managing career in Locomotive. He managed the club from 1967 to 1970. Since the post-Soviet era, Locomotive is one of the regular members of

Erovnuli Liga The Erovnuli Liga ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა; ) is the top Division (sport), division of professional top tier Association football, football in Georgia (Country), Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional ...

. However, the club failed to win the championship. They were runners-up twice: in 2000-01 and in

2001–02 Umaglesi Liga The 2001–02 Erovnuli Liga, Umaglesi Liga was the thirteenth season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on 28 July 2001 and ended on 22 May 2002. FC Torpedo Kutaisi, Torpedo Kutaisi were the defending champions. Locations First stage ...

. The club won

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three times: in 2000, in 2002 and in 2005. Some notable players of the club are:

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and

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Honours

** Winners (3): 1937, 1945, 1956 **Runners-up (3): 1943, 2000-01, 2001-02 *

**Winners (3): 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2004–05 **Runners-up (2): 2000-01,

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**Runners-up (1): 2005

European cups

Players

Current squad

''As of 19 January 2025.''

Reserve team

Lokomotive II — participant in a number of seasons in the

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and

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most important leagues in Georgia. Reached the final of the

2022 Georgian Cup The 2022 Georgian Cup was a single knock-out football tournament, organized by Georgian Football Federation. The winner qualified for the first round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League season. Saburtalo Tbilisi were the holders, havi ...

as a fourth league team.

Personnel

Current technical staff

*Last updated: 11 January 2024 *Source:

Management

*Last updated: 11 January 2024 *Source:

References

External links

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Soccerway statistics

Locomotive Tbilisi Results
Association football clubs established in 1936 1936 establishments in Georgia (country)

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