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 + Season League Position P W D L GF–GA Pts Cup 2017 Tbilisi Open League 1st of 9 21 19 2 0 112-18 59 Did not enter 2018 Regionuli Liga, Group A 2nd of 11 20 15 4 1 79-18 61 1st Round 2019 Liga 4 1st of 10 27 21 1 5 73-29 64 3rd Round 2020Liga 3 4th of 10 18 9 3 6 31-20 30 3rd Round 20211st of 1026 20 4 2 79-20 64 3rd Round 2022Erovnuli Liga 22nd of 10 28 15 6 7 57-35 51 Round of 16 20233rd of 10 36 20 6 10 68-48 66 Round of 16 2024 5th of 1036 14 9 13 50–47 51 Winners 2025 2nd of 10 30 17 13 6 54-34 64 Quarterfinals
European competitions
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2025–26 UEFA Conference League 2nd qualifying round Austria Vienna0–20–50–7 Current squad 16 March 2026
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Managers NameNat.FromTo Kakha Maisuradze 2017 2024 Anzor Kighuradze 2024 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
References
External links Results on Flashscore Profile on Soccerway Page on Facebook