FC Sulori ( ka, საფეხბურთო კლუბი სულორი) is a Georgian

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club based in the town of

Vani Vani ( ka, ვანი ) is a town in Imereti region of a western Georgia (country), Georgia, at the Sulori river (a tributary of the Rioni river), 41 km southwest from the regional capital Kutaisi. The town, with a population of 3,744 as of 201 ...

. They currently take part in Liga 4, the fourth tier of Georgian football. The team has spent two seasons in the top flight. They play their home matches at the Grigol Nikoleishvili Stadium.

History

Sulori became champions of the Georgian Soviet league in 1969. This success enabled the club to participate in the Soviet Second Minor league the next year, which they finished in the 10th place among 18 teams. By claiming seven titles within nine years, Sulori became one of the leading members of the republican league in the 1980s. In the same period twice in a row they clinched the Georgian Cup as well. When the national championship was formed, the team won the

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in 1990 and gained promotion to the first tier. However, after two seasons they were relegated. The only attempt to return to

Umaglesi Liga The Erovnuli Liga ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა; ) is the top division of professional top tier football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federati ...

via

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was unsuccessful in

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, as Sulori lost a decisive match to Kolkheti Khobi. In 2016, the team knocked out three opponents, including two top-tier teams, and reached the Cup quarterfinals, where they were beaten with a narrow margin by

Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi ( Georgian: საფეხბურთო კლუბი ტორპედო ქუთაისი) is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's third largest city. The team competes in the Erovnuli ...

, the future cup winners of the season. The team had an unusual achievement in the victorious 2015–16 season when they recorded an unbeaten run in the 3rd division. The club moved back to Pirveli Liga, although their tenure there lasted one season only. Following another relegation two years later, Sulori reached their lowest point in 2019, when they competed in the regional league. Since 2020 Sulori have been playing in the fourth league.

Players

''As of 4 November 2024'' (C)

Seasons

Honours

* Georgian Soviet Championship ** Champion: 1969 **Silver Medal Winner: 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988 **Bronze Medal Winner: 1982 * Georgian Soviet Cup ** Winner: 1980, 1981 *

Pirveli Liga 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 ...

** Champion: 1990 **Bronze Medal Winner: 1999 *

Meore Liga Liga 3 ( ka, ლიგა 3), organized by the Georgian Football Federation, is the third division of professional football in Georgia. Introduced for the 2017 season with the launch of the Erovnuli Liga, it is a rebrand of the former Meore Liga ...

**Winner: 2015–16 (Group A) **Runners-up: 2014–15 *

Regionuli Liga Regionuli Liga ( Georgian: რეგიონული ლიგა), run by Georgian Football Federation since 1990, is the fifth and lowest division of the Georgian league system after Erovnuli Liga, Erovnuli Liga 2, Liga 3 and Liga 4. Its par ...

**Winner: 2019 (West)

Name

''Sulori'' is a balneological resort, situated in 11 km from the town of Vani.

References

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{{Erovnuli Liga teamlist Sulori Vani Vani 1932 establishments in Georgia (country)