FC Spaeri

FC Spaeri (Georgian: საფეხბურთო კლუბი სპაერი) is a Georgian professional association football club based in Tbilisi. Following the 2025 season, the club gained promotion to Erovnuli Liga, the top tier of Georgian football.

Along with Gagra, they are the only 2nd division club to have won the Georgian Cup.

History

Spaeri was established in 2017 by five individuals working in the Special State Protection Service. The team mostly consisted of the servicemen of this organization and initially participated in the Tbilisi Open League - the then 5th (now 6th) and lowest level of the league pyramid before becoming a member of the Regionuli Liga.

Spaeri finished the 2018 season as runners-up and obtained the right to take part in the newly created Liga 4. Having won 21 games out of 27, they claimed the 2019 Liga 4 title and won automatic promotion to Liga 3.

Their debut in the third division was impressive with Spaeri vying for a promotion play-off place up until the last matchday. Eventually, the club came two points short of third place.

The team improved their performance in 2021 and, following an unbeaten run in 20 league games, won the 2021 Liga 3 title six rounds before the end of the season.

Initially, they did not seem encouraging in the second division. With a single point in their initial four matches, Spaeri were sitting bottom of the table. However, the team quickly recovered, produced the longest unbeaten streak of the season and qualified for the promotion play-offs by coming 2nd in the league. Forward Levan Papava became the top scorer of the league with 17 goals netted during the regular season. He added a brace in a dramatic promotion-relegation tie against Erovnuli Liga side Gagra but the team failed to secure promotion as Gagra won on penalties. Spaeri took part in playoffs a year later as well, only to lose to Telavi.

In 2024, Spaeri managed to win the Georgian Cup, defeating Dinamo Tbilisi in the final. Doing so, they qualified for their first time ever to European football, securing a spot in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League second qualifying round. When Flashscore summed up European cup seasons in June 2025, it named Spaeri's triumph among the ten biggest "cupsets".

In their debut performance in the Super Cup, the team produced a dominant display over Torpedo Kutaisi to reach the final where they fell to a late defeat against Dila. Later in the same season, Spaeri qualified for Erovnuli Liga playoffs for the third time in four years. This time they cruised to a narrow victory over their 1st league rivals and advanced to the top league.

Seasons

European competitions

Current squad

16 March 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managers

Other teams

Spaeri has a youth academy with its teams taking part in different leagues and tournaments. The reserve team called Spaeri-2 competes in Regionuli Liga.

Stadium

The Spaeri Stadium, located in an eastern suburb of Tbilisi, was officially opened in September 2018. Тhe pitch has an artificial turf.

Honours

League

• Erovnuli Liga 2 Runners-up (2): 2022, 2025 Third place (1): 2023
• Liga 3 Winners (1): 2021
• Liga 4 Winners (1): 2019
• Regionuli Liga Runners-up (1): 2018 (East A)
• Tbilisi Open League Winners (1): 2017

Cup

• Georgian Cup Winners (1): 2024
• Georgian Super Cup Runners-up (1): 2025

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