FC Kolkheti Khobi


FC Kolkheti Khobi is a Georgian association football club based in the town of Khobi. They compete in Liga 3, the third tier of Georgian football.
The club has spent four seasons in the top division.
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History

Established in 1936, Kolkheti played many years in Georgian championship during the Soviet Union. In 1988 the club won the title and advanced to the Soviet Second league where the next year they finished in the 5th place.

After 1990, when Umaglesi Liga was formed, Kolkheti participated in initial three seasons. Later they spent several years in the second and third divisions. The club returned to the top flight for 1999/2000 season only to finish at the bottom of the table.
In 2007, the club rejoined Pirveli Liga, where they played for ten successive seasons. Another promotion attempt was made in 2015/16 when Kolkheti finished 3rd in Liga 2. They shared equal points with WIT Georgia, who won automatic promotion, while Kolkheti participated in play-offs due to disadvantage in goal difference. The club suffered a narrow defeat in a one-legged tie, although it was known beforehand that due to the club's failure to get an Umaglesi Liga license, even the victory would not have led to promotion.
Furthermore, at the end of 2016 Kolkheti lost their Liga 2 place following the relegation semi-finals against Skuri. The return leg, marred by violent conduct against a referee, was aborted, which cost the club dearly. The GFF Disciplinary Committee handed Kolkheti a 0–3 defeat and a 5,000₾ fine.
The club usually stayed in mid-table in the next seasons. In 2022, Kolkheti beat their rivals battling for a promotion qualifying place, defeated Rustavi in both play-off matches and advanced to a higher league for the first time in sixteen years.
Back in the 2nd division, the club fought for survival in both seasons. In 2023, thanks to a goal scored deep into injury time by Giga Tsurtsumia, Kolkheti snatched victory over Liga 3 side Varketili in a return play-off match, but a year later their automatic relegation was confirmed with five games still to play.
Throughout the 2025 season in Liga 3, Kolkheti barely climbed out of the drop zone, although they avoided another relegation after another team was demoted.

Seasons

YearLeaguePosPWDLGF–GAPtsCup
2007/08Pirveli Liga Group A8/1027108935-2738–
2008/09Pirveli Liga Group A8/11301131630-47361st Round
2009/10Pirveli Liga10/1528931636-5230–
2010/11Pirveli Liga7/173212101028-34461st Round
2011/12Pirveli Liga Group A7/101855818-1920Round of 32
2011/12Relegation round2/82097 425-13 34Round of 32
2012/13Pirveli Liga Group B4/1630183943-28572nd Round
2013/14Pirveli Liga Group B9/1026861231-54302nd Round
2014/15Pirveli Liga Group B8/103612101446-5146–
2015/16Pirveli Liga3/18341810660-29641st Round
2016Pirveli Liga5/101656520-24212nd Round
2017Liga 3 Red Group3/101885525-18293rd Round
2017Promotion Round9/101834 119-39 133rd Round
2018Liga 35/203817101154-35612nd Round
2019Liga 36/10361181739-54412nd Round
2020Liga 36/101857627-24222nd Round
2021Liga 39/1426613732-39311st Round
2022Liga 34/1630159653-32541st Round
2023Erovnuli Liga 27/103612101444-5246Round of 16
2024Erovnuli Liga 210/1036482430–85203rd Round
2025Liga 314/1630751835–63261st Round

Current squad

''As of 30 March 2025''

Honours

Stadium

The central stadium of Khobi named after Paata Tatarishvili was initially envisaged for 12,000 spectators. Following a major reconstruction completed in 2017, its capacity has sustained a three-fold reduction.

Name

Although the club is widely known with the current name, previously they were also referred to as Olimpia Khobi and FC Khobi.
The very name stems from Colchis, an ancient state situated at the eastern Black Sea coast.