Dinamo Batumi 2023 football season
The 2023 season was the 100th season in the existence of Dinamo Batumi and their fifth successive season in the Erovnuli Liga , the top division of Georgian football. In addition to the domestic league, this year the club participated in the national cup , the Georgian Super Cup and UEFA Europa Conference League .
Events
This section covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2023 .
On 11 January 2023, Luka Zarandia joined the team on a year-long contract.[ 1]
The next day, the club welcomed Giorgi Kvernadze on loan from Kolkheti Poti and Nemanja Ljubisavljević on a one-year contract from Žalgiris .[ 2]
On 24 January, Senegalese forward Moussa Konate signed a 1-year contract with the club.[ 3]
On 25 January, Vladan Vidaković was signed on a year-long loan deal from NK Maribor .[ 4]
On 12 February, Ukrainian midfielder Ivan Lytvynenko joined Dinamo on a three-year deal.[ 5]
On 22 February, the club announced the return of Benjamin Teidi on a one-year contract and the signing of Guram Giorbelidze on a six-month loan.[ 6]
On 1 March, Dinamo signed Montenegrin defender Saša Balić on a year-long contract.[ 7]
On 26 June, Sandro Altunashvili left Dinamo for Austrian club Wolfsberger AC .[ 8]
On 30 June, Giorgi Kvernadze signed with Frosinone .[ 9]
On 7 July, the club signed Roin Kvaskhvadze , Levan Kharabadze , Tsotne Patsatsia and Vitinho .[ 10] Nikolai Kipiani joined Dinamo from Telavi as a free agent, although moved to Ararat-Armenia on 21 September.[ 11]
On 4 July, Giorgi Tsitaishvili was signed on loan from Dynamo Kyiv .[ 12]
On 29 July, the club and Vladan Vidaković parted ways.[ 13]
On 31 July, goalkeeper Luka Kharatishvili was loaned to Samtredia until the end of the season.[ 14]
On 21 August, head coach Gia Geguchadze left Dinamo Batumi.[ 15]
Four days later, he was replaced by Andriy Demchenko on a deal until the end of 2025.[ 16]
On 24 November, after a 3–0 win over Telavi and with two games still to play, Dinamo Batumi won the national league for the second time in their history.[ 17]
On 8 December, four days after receiving the Player of the Year award from the Erovnuli Liga , Flamarion , left Dinamo and joined Valenciennes .[ 18]
On 26 December, midfielder Giorgi Zaria signed a two-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat .[ 19]
Squad
As of match played 2 December 2023 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.
Player
Nat.
Positions
Date of birth (age)
Signed in
Apps.
Goals
Goalkeepers
21
Giorgi Begashvili
GK
(1991-02-12 ) 12 February 1991 (age 33)
2022
1
0
31
Anton Chichkan
GK
(1995-07-10 ) 10 July 1995 (age 29)
2022
16
0
13
Luka Kharatishvili
GK
(2003-01-11 ) 11 January 2003 (age 21)
2023
3
0
1
Roin Kvaskhvadze
GK
(1989-05-31 ) 31 May 1989 (age 35)
2023
16
0
Defenders
15
Mukhran Bagrationi
DF
(2004-02-13 ) 13 February 2004 (age 20)
2022
15
0
33
Saša Balić
DF
(1990-01-29 ) 29 January 1990 (age 34)
2023
27
0
35
Grigol Chabradze
DF
(1996-04-20 ) 20 April 1996 (age 28)
2021
29
0
2
Guram Giorbelidze
DF
(1996-02-25 ) 25 February 1996 (age 28)
2023
11
0
4
Luka Kapianidze
DF
(1999-01-10 ) 10 January 1999 (age 25)
2022
5
0
12
Levan Kharabadze
DF
(2000-01-26 ) 26 January 2000 (age 24)
2023
16
2
23
Mamuka Kobakhidze
DF
(1992-08-23 ) 23 August 1992 (age 32)
2019
35
2
16
Davit Paghava
DF
(2005-09-24 ) 24 September 2005 (age 19)
2023
1
0
35
Giorgi Rekhviashvili
DF
(1988-02-01 ) 1 February 1988 (age 36)
2022
10
0
Midfielders
19
Sandro Altunashvili
MF
(1997-05-19 ) 19 May 1997 (age 27)
2021
18
1
24
Irakli Bidzinashvili
MF
(1997-02-27 ) 27 February 1997 (age 27)
2022
32
7
27
Paata Gudushauri
MF
(1997-06-07 ) 7 June 1997 (age 27)
2022
32
12
8
Alexander Jakobsen
MF
(1994-03-18 ) 18 March 1994 (age 30)
2023
18
3
Nikolai Kipiani
MF
(1997-01-25 ) 25 January 1997 (age 27)
2023
0
0
30
Giorgi Kharebava
MF
(1994-02-26 ) 26 February 1994 (age 30)
2023
3
0
5
Ivan Lytvynenko
MF
(2001-04-10 ) 10 April 2001 (age 23)
2023
16
0
17
Lado Mamuchashvili
MF
(1997-08-29 ) 29 August 1997 (age 27)
2018
33
12
6
Tsotne Mosiashvili
MF
(1995-02-14 ) 14 February 1995 (age 29)
2022
26
0
30
Tsotne Patsatsia
MF
(2000-03-28 ) 28 March 2000 (age 24)
2023
15
3
26
Giorgi Putkaradze
MF
(2005-11-12 ) 12 November 2005 (age 19)
2023
1
0
3
Benjamin Teidi
MF
(1994-05-05 ) 5 May 1994 (age 30)
2019
29
3
20
Giorgi Tsitaishvili
MF
(2000-11-18 ) 18 November 2000 (age 24)
2023
17
4
14
Vladan Vidaković
MF
(1999-03-14 ) 14 March 1999 (age 25)
2023
12
0
19
Vitinho
MF
(1997-09-08 ) 8 September 1997 (age 27)
2023
5
0
7
Giorgi Zaria
MF
(1997-07-14 ) 14 July 1997 (age 27)
2021
33
9
Forwards
40
Flamarion
FW
(1996-07-30 ) 30 July 1996 (age 28)
2018
32
17
9
Tornike Kapanadze
FW
(1992-06-04 ) 4 June 1992 (age 32)
2022
25
2
29
Moussa Konate
FW
(1993-04-03 ) 3 April 1993 (age 31)
2023
13
2
20
Giorgi Kvernadze
FW
(2003-02-07 ) 7 February 2003 (age 21)
2023
7
0
11
Mate Vatsadze
FW
(1988-12-17 ) 17 December 1988 (age 36)
2022
14
1
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Pre-season friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Traditionally, Dinamo Batumi spent a pre-season preparation period in Turkey .
Competitions
Overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Erovnuli Liga
26 February 2023
2 December 2023
Matchday 1
Winners
36
21
11
4
83
41
+42
0 58.33
Georgian Cup
30 July 2023
6 December 2023
Quarterfinal
Runners-up
4
3
0
1
9
3
+6
0 75.00
Super Cup
30 June 2023
4 July 2023
Semifinal
Runners-up
2
0
2
0
1
1
+0
00 0.00
UEFA Europa Conference League
13 July 2023
20 July 2023
1st qualifying round
1st qualifying round
2
0
1
1
2
3
−1
00 0.00
Total
44
24
14
6
95
48
+47
0 54.55
Erovnuli Liga
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36
21
11
4
83
41
+42
74
11
6
1
41
18
+23
10
5
3
42
23
+19
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Ground H H A H A H A H A A A H A H A H A H H H H A H A A H A A A H A H A H A H Result W W D W W W W D D W D L W W D W W D W W D W W L W D W W D D W W L W L D
Source:
See Results A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Results
League table
Source:
Erovnuli Liga ,
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions
Super Cup
Georgian Cup
Irao Tbilisi v Dinamo Batumi
UEFA Europa Conference League
1st qualifying round
Tirana
Dinamo Batumi
Statistics
Goalscorers
Clean sheets
Disciplinary record
Most yellow cards
Red cards
Awards
At the end of this season, the following members of Dinamo Batumi received awards from the Erovnuli Liga at its annual ceremony .[ 20]
As the league consisted of four parts, Dinamo's manager and players were also recognized throughout the season.[ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
References
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions
Champions League
Europa Conference League
Related to national team
