SFC Sturmi (Georgian: სართიჭალის საფეხბურთო კლუბი შტურმი) is a Georgian football club based in the town of Sartichala.

Being one of the youngest domestic teams, they started taking part in the fifth division of the Georgian league system in 2020 and within four years have progressed to Erovnuli Liga 2.

History

First steps

Shturmi Sartichala was formed in early 2020 to replace FC Sarti Sartichala, which dissolved in 2018. Tornike Chaduneli, the former Torpedo Kutaisi defender and Sarti manager, took charge of the team.

Shturmi had to patiently wait until their first game. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended until August, when a single-round competition among 14 clubs of Group D East began.

The club from the very outset displayed an attacking style of football which greatly contributed to thrashing some rivals. In their first historic game held on 20 August 2020, Shrurmi cruised to 7–0 victory over Hereti. By mid-season, Shturmi had won five of their first seven matches, reaching a 31:5 aggregate goal difference.

In mid-October, the team was placed in a two-week COVID-19 quarantine. Straight after the games resumed, Shturmi set their own record by winning 12–0. Until the final game week the club kept beating all other opponents, although so did Dinamo-2 Tbilisi who, apart from the same winning run, had a better goal advantage. The decisive tie was supposed to determine a winner of the league group with promotion to Liga 4.

The match on 20 December 2020 in Sartichala drew a great interest among the cheering locals who, unable to get inside the ground, gathered around it. Shturmi took the lead after ten minutes with Dinamo equalizing five minutes later. Numerous attempts to break the well-defending rivals reached a dramatic end in stoppage time when the hosts were awarded a penalty kick. However, goalkeeper Omar Migineishvili saved it and with final score 1–1 Shturmi were denied victory.

In late January 2021, the Georgian Football Federation decided to enlarge Liga 4 at the expense of all four second-placed Regionuli Liga clubs from the previous season with Shturmi being among these promoted teams.

More promotions

The start in the fourth tier was less impressive. However, the team drastically improved in the second stage, won ten games, including with 7–0 and 9–0, and prevailed in a final match of the season with a 12–0 victory.

During the 2022 season, Shturmi turned out the only team in the top four Georgian leagues with the perfect home record. This circumstance played a crucial role in successful conclusion of their league campaign. With head coach Tornike Chaduneli back at the helm, Shturmi advanced to Liga 3.

From the first games there, the team proved to be a title challenger. With a 13-game unbeaten run and an eight-game winning streak during this season, Shturmi took the 3rd league by storm. Had they not dropped two points on the last matchday, the club would have become champions. Yet, they came 2nd on a goal difference and achieved another huge success by winning another promotion in their history.

Shturmi were unable to extend their tenure in the 2nd tier to another year. After conceding an extra-time last-gasp goal in the play-offs at Merani Martvili, they suffered relegation to Liga 3. However, in 2025 the team returned to their winning ways and after topping the league table achieved an immediate promotion back to Liga 2.

Seasons

YearLeaguePosMWDLGF–GAPtsGeorgian Cup
2020Regionuli Liga D Group2nd of 14↑13121062-740
2021Liga 4 White Group8th of 1018521129-37172nd Round
Relegation Round3rd of 1018103561-2133
2022Liga 42nd of 16↑30214572-24671st Round
2023Liga 32nd of 16↑30215467-27681st Round
2024Liga 28th of 10↓301291542-49453rd Round
2025Liga 31st of 16↑30217268-2270Round of 16

Players

As of 18 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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK GEO Lasha Gurgenidze 2 MF GEO Giorgi Talakhadze 3 DF GEO Giorgi Latsabidze 4 DF GEO Zurab Lataria 7 FW GEO Giorgi Peradze 8 MF GEO Giorgi Khmaladze 9 FW GEO Lasha Butskhrikidze 10 MF GEO Giorgi Omarashvili 11 FW GEO Temur Gabunia 12 DF GEO Bachana Mosashvili 14 DF GEO Luka Berozashvili 15 DF GEO Vasil Khositashvili 16 GK GEO Saba SamkharadzeNo. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF GEO Giorgi Vekua 18 FW UKR Nikita Slavitskiy 21 MF GEO Luka Bubuteishvili 20 FW GEO Luka Gogitadze 22 MF GEO Irakli Lekvtadze 23 MF GEO Nikoloz Talakhadze 24 DF GEO Luka Kemoklidze 25 GK GEO Mamia Tabeshadze 27 MF GEO Nikoloz Kvelashvili 28 DF GEO Zurab Sekhniashvili (C) 33 MF GEO Duta Kardava 40 DF GEO Luka Nozadze
1GKGEOLasha Gurgenidze
2MFGEOGiorgi Talakhadze
3DFGEOGiorgi Latsabidze
4DFGEOZurab Lataria
7FWGEOGiorgi Peradze
8MFGEOGiorgi Khmaladze
9FWGEOLasha Butskhrikidze
10MFGEOGiorgi Omarashvili
11FWGEOTemur Gabunia
12DFGEOBachana Mosashvili
14DFGEOLuka Berozashvili
15DFGEOVasil Khositashvili
16GKGEOSaba Samkharadze
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17MFGEOGiorgi Vekua
18FWUKRNikita Slavitskiy
21MFGEOLuka Bubuteishvili
20FWGEOLuka Gogitadze
22MFGEOIrakli Lekvtadze
23MFGEONikoloz Talakhadze
24DFGEOLuka Kemoklidze
25GKGEOMamia Tabeshadze
27MFGEONikoloz Kvelashvili
28DFGEOZurab Sekhniashvili (C)
33MFGEODuta Kardava
40DFGEOLuka Nozadze

Honours

• Regionuli Liga

Runners-up (1): 2020

• Liga 4

Runners-up (1): 2022

• Liga 3

Champions (1): 2025

Runners-up (1): 2023

Stadium

Shturmi play home matches at Central stadium in Sartichala, which underwent major reconstruction works announced in January 2021. A 530-seater stadium was officially opened in late January 2024. For this reason the team hosted all their Liga 4 and Liga 3 rivals at Sagarejo's football ground.

Name

SFC stands for Sartichala Football Club while Georgian word shturmi can be translated as assault.

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