FC Locomotive Tbilisi, commonly referred to as Lokomotivi or simply Loco, is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi. The club competes in the Liga 3, the third tier of Georgian football.
During the existence of the USSR the club was a part of the Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society. The club has strong connections with the Georgian Railways.
History Locomotive was founded on 14 August 1936 as a part of Lokomotiv sports society. The club won Georgian championship in 1937, which gave them the permission to participate in USSR Top League. Their debut season in the highest level of the Soviet football championship came in 1938, where the club took 24th place out of 26 and got relegated. However, the Tbilisi-based club managed to get another promotion during the following season and participated in 1940 Soviet Top League. But they were eventually disqualified from the tournament. These were the only seasons when Locomotive managed to take part in the top league.
From the following years until the dissolution of USSR, the club moved between the lower divisions, played in the second the third divisions of the Soviet football championship.
Nodar Akhalkatsi, the coach of FC Dinamo Tbilisi and one of the most successful managers in Soviet football, started his managing career in Locomotive. He managed the club from 1967 to 1970.Locomotive Tbilisi managers
Since the post-Soviet era, Locomotive is one of the regular members of Erovnuli Liga. However, the club failed to win the championship. They were runners-up twice: in 2000-01 and in 2001–02 Umaglesi Liga. The club won Georgian Cup three times: in 2000, in 2002 and in 2005.
Some notable players of the club are: Levan Kenia, Levan Tskitishvili, Zurab Khizanishvili, Giorgi Arabidze, Giorgi Aburjania, Valeri Abramidze, Juan Diego González-Vigil, Giorgi Mamardashvili and Endika Bordas.
Honours Erovnuli Liga Winners (3): 1937, 1945, 1956 Runners-up (3): 1943, 2000-01, 2001-02 Georgian Cup Winners (3): 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2004–05 Runners-up (2): 2000-01, 2019 Georgian Super Cup Runners-up (1): 2005
European cups Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away1999–00UEFA CupQRLinfield1–01–11RPAOK0–70–22000–01UEFA CupQRSlovan0–20–22001–02UEFA CupQRBirkirkara1–10–02002–03UEFA CupQRCopenhagen1–41–32005–06UEFA Cup1RBanants0–23–22008UEFA Intertoto Cup1QEtzella2–20–02020–21UEFA Europa League1QUniversitatea Craiova2–12QDynamo Moscow2–13Q Granada 0–2
Players Current squad As of 28 May 2026.
Reserve team
Lokomotive II — participant in a number of seasons in the second and third most important leagues in Georgia.Локомотиви-2 Тбилиси Reached the final of the 2022 Georgian Cup as a fourth league team.
Personnel Current technical staff Position Staff Head coach Giorgi KhidesheliAssistant coaches Giorgi Kakhelishvili Lasha Simonia Fitness coach Demi Gogiashvili
Last updated: 28 May 2026 Source:
Management Position Staff President Alex Topuria General Director Davit Kipiani Director and Chief security officer Erekle Chotalishvili Academy Director Alexander Goshadze Sport Director Tamaz Bokeria Financial Manager Gia Rapava Financial Consultant Maia Sarajishvili Lawyer, licensing and Transfers Manager Nino Kutateladze Media Manager Tamar Gogoladze Financie Specialist Lia Mandzulashvili
Last updated: 28 May 2026 Source:
References
External links
Soccerway statistics Locomotive Tbilisi Results