FC Tskhumi Sokhumi was a Soviet

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 and Georgian

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

 association football club. The club was based in Sokhumi and re-found by IDP

Internally displaced person

An internally displaced person is someone who is forced to flee his or her home but who remains within his or her country's borders. They are often referred to as refugees, although they do not fall within the current legal definition of a refugee. At the end of 2006 it was estimated there were...

 from Abkhazia

Abkhazia

Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...

 in Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...

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History

In 1990, most of the Georgian club including FC Dinamo Tbilisi

FC Dinamo Tbilisi

FC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, based in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the most prominent clubs in Soviet football and a major contender in the Soviet Top League almost immediately after it was established in 1936...

 withdrew from the Soviet League system and joined the Georgian SSR regional league, as the first Umaglesi Liga

Umaglesi Liga

The Georgian Top League is the top division of football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federation. From 1927 to 1989, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the Soviet Union...

. The club predecessor, FC Dinamo Sokhumi

FC Dinamo Sokhumi

FC Dinamo Sokhumi was a Soviet football club based in Sukhumi, Soviet Union.-History:Dinamo Sokhumi was played Soviet Second League. After the formation of Umaglesi Liga in 1990, as most of the Georgian club joined, likes Dinamo Tbilisi. In contrast, Dinamo Sokhumi remained in Soviet League system...

 refused to join Umaglesi Liga and played in the Soviet First League

Soviet First League

The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...

. Tskhumi was formed to represent Sokhumi. Star player Gocha Gogrichiani

Gocha Gogrichiani

Gocha Gogrichiani is a Georgian football coach and a former player.He won nine international caps and scored two goals for the Georgian national team, including the fourth goal in a 5-0 rout of Wales in Tbilisi in November 1994, during the qualifiers for Euro 96.At club level, he spent his peak...

 and Giorgi Chikhradze

Giorgi Chikhradze

Giorgi Chikhradze is a Georgian football manager and former member of the Georgian national football team.Chikhradze played club football for FC Dinamo Sokhumi in the Soviet Second League and Spartak Anapa in the Russian First League....

, joined from Dinamo. The first president was Guram Gabiskiria

Guram Gabiskiria

Guram Gabiskiria was a Mayor of Sukhumi who was murdered by Abkhaz separatists during the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia in 1993....

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Seasons

Season	League	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GF	GA	P	Cup Georgian Cup The Georgian Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Georgian football.The competition is a knockout tournament.Previous winners are:-Soviet era cup winners:* 1944: Team of Sukhumi* 1945: Dinamo Sukhumi...	Notes	Manager
1990	1	7	34	13	10	11	50	36	44	Runner-Up
1991	1	6	19	9	4	6	34	26	31
1991–92	1	2	38	24	4	10	96	53	76	Runner-Up
1992–93	1	17	32	8	1	23	59	84	25	Round of 16
1999–00	2 - East A
2000–01	3 - East
2001–02	3 - East
2002–03	3 - Centre
2003–04	3 - East
2004–05	3 - East
2005–06	3 - East	6	30	16	3	11	62	40	51

External links

• http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=club_details&clubID=11066