FC Baia Zugdidi

The club was founded in 1918 as Odishi Zugdidi. In 1990, FC Odishi Zugdidi were promoted for the first time to the Umaglesi Liga, the top division of Georgian football. In the 1998–99 season they finished 15th and were relegated to the Pirveli Liga. Ahead of the 2001–02 season the club changed its name to FC Lazika Zugdidi and the following season the club won promotion back to the Umaglesi Liga. Ahead of the 2003–04 season, FC Lazika Zugdidi merged with FC Spartaki Tbilisi, a Pirveli Liga club. During the winter break, FC Spartak-Lazika Zugdidi relocated to Tbilisi and renamed themselves to FC Spartaki Tbilisi. The fusion was later undone and the now independent club changed its name to FC Zugdidi. In July 2006, FC Zugdidi and FC Mglebi Zugdidi, a Regionuli Liga club, merged. The club continued to perform in the Pirveli League but was renamed FC Mglebi Zugdidi. In the season 2006–07, they won the league and returned to the Umaglesi Liga. They renamed themselves to FC Baia Zugdidi in 2009. Later, ahead of the 2012–13 season, FC Baia Zugdidi changed their name to FC Zugdidi. In 2016, when the last season of Umaglesi Liga was held before its rebranding as Erovnuli Liga, the club lost a relegation battle. A year later, Zugdidi dropped out of the 2nd division as well. In January 2018, the Zugdidi City Council approved a deal between the city municipality and football manager Zaza Janashia, who purchased 100% share of the club at auction. Zugdidi managed to secure automatic…

1918–??: Odishi Zugdidi (Georgian: ოდიში ზუგდიდი) 1964–65: Engurhesi Zugdidi 1965–73: Inguri Zugdidi 1974–90: Dinamo Zugdidi 1990–94: Odishi Zugdidi 1994–95: Dinamo Zugdidi 1995–96: Dinamo-Odishi Zugdidi 1996–99: Odishi Zugdidi 2000–01: Dinamo Zugdidi 2001–03: Lazika Zugdidi 2003: Spartak-Lazika Zugdidi 2004: Dinamo Zugdidi 2004–06: FC Zugdidi 2006–09: Mglebi Zugdidi 2009–12: Baia Zugdidi 2012–20: FC Zugdidi 2020–: Dinamo Zugdidi

Georgian Soviet Championship Champion: 1964, 1973 Georgian Soviet Cup Champion: 1973, 1984 Pirveli Liga Champion: 2003, 2007 Silver Medal winner: 2009