FC Sioni Bolnisi

The football club in Bolnisi was founded in 1936. For years they took part in Georgian domestic competitions under the name Madneuli. While being in the second division in early 1990s, the team emerged among the candidates challenging for the top league. For the first time Sioni participated in Umaglesi Liga in the 1995/96 season and after initial several years made significant progress towards joining ambitious clubs vying for titles. In 2002, they reached the Cup final, although failed to prevail over Dinamo Tbilisi. In the 2003/04 season, Sioni and WIT Georgia shared the first position in the league, and the title was decided in a championship play-off. WIT won the game 2–0, but a crowd violence during the match led UEFA to ban Sioni from the UEFA Cup participation. The third attempt two years later turned out successful. The club set a remarkable unbeaten home record by winning 14 games out of 15 and ended the season five points clear of a main rival. Kakha Tskhadadze became Manager of the Year, while striker Koka Mikuchadze, who scored 19 goals, was named in the symbolic team of the season. Sioni represented Georgia in the UEFA Champions League 2006-07, where they defeated FK Baku from Azerbaijan in the first qualifying round, but were eliminated by Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia in the second stage, losing 2–0 both home and away.

As champions, in January 2007 Sioni participated in the CIS Cup in Moscow where they defeated two opponents out of three, although failed…

Umaglesi Liga/Erovnuli Liga Winners (1): 2005–06 Runners-up (1): 2003-04 Third place (1): 2013-14 Pirveli Liga/Erovnuli Liga 2 Winners (2): 1994–95 (East), 2021 Third place (2): 2017, 2024 Georgian Cup Runners-up (2): 2002-03, 2015-16