The 2024 season was Torpedo's 78th year in existence and 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Georgian football. In addition to the national league and cup competitions, the club also took part in this season's edition of UEFA Conference League.

The season covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2024.

Overview Torpedo were expected to join the Dinamo duo for the title race due to an impressive second half of the 2023 season (11W, 7D, 1L) and high quality of new players who reinforced the squad. Following an emphatic 4–1 win over Samtredia in an opening match of the season, Torpedo suffered three losses in next four matches and slumped to 6th position which prompted the fanbase to fire a warning shot towards the management. As the team returned to winning ways, a fifteen-game unbeaten run followed, which included an eight-match winning streak. Eventually, Torpedo managed to climb back to the top three by the summer break.

In early July, Torpedo won a four-team Supercup tournament for the third time since 2018 after a 2–1 victory over Dinamo Tbilisi. Their European campaign, though, once again did not go beyond two rounds as they were clearly outperformed by Omonia. Torpedo suffered another setback in the national cup, partially resulting from squad rotation.

With Dinamo Tbilisi and Dinamo Batumi both dropped out of the league title fight for the first time in six years, Torpedo had to face two other challengers, Dila and Iberia 1999 instead. The team blew the chance to reach the summit of the table on 25 August when they endured a shock 5–1 home defeat from Dila. However, a month later they secured a narrow victory against Samgurali despite being reduced to ten men within 16 minutes of the first half and moved top of the table. Оn 6 October, Torpedo could have extended their lead to five points had the team defeated a rock-bottom Samtredia, but an injury-time loss meant that their eleven-game unbeaten away run came to an end with the race left wide open.

The club performed below expectations in the last two months, picking up just one point in five away matches. Ultimately, this circumstance determined the outcome of this league season for Torpedo who failed to accomplish the main goal but managed to secure the 2nd place - the highest point in last seven years - in addition to the Super Cup.

Transfers In Date No. Pos. Player From Ref 19 January 11 MF Jorginho Ordabasy 20 January 20 MF Éliton Júnior KuPS 25 January 9 FW Bjørn Maars Johnsen Seoul 31 January 14 MF Felipe Pires Dnipro-1 12 April 21 DF Auro Alvaro Ordabasy 11 June 12 DF Mamadou Sakho –4 July 23 MF Tsotne Patsatsia Dinamo Batumi 18 MF Irakli Bidzinashvili Zhenis 12 July 19 FW Momo Yansane Rijeka 15 July 2 DF Warley Leandro da Silva Mirassol 28 July 4 MF Tim Oloko-Obi – 8 November MF Paata Gudushauri

Out Date No. Pos. Player To Ref19 January – FW Tornike Akhvlediani Telavi 20 MF Irakli Bugridze Kyzylzhar 38 MF Kayke David Nova Iguaçu 21 January 2 DF Saba Goglichidze Empoli 21 June 4 DF Mate Abuladze Samgurali 20 July 3 DF Pedro Monteiro Madura United 8 FW Giorgi Arabidze Ulsan HD 8 September 6 MF Rahmat Akbari

Loans out Date No. Pos. Player To Return Ref 12 February 11 MF Omran Haydary Samtredia End of season 15 July 2 DF Luka Elbakidze End of season 15 July 19 FW Francois Ekongolo End of season 5 July 23 FW Davit Imedadze Aragvi End of season

Squad Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 December 2024. Appearances include the Erovnuli Liga only.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Player Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed in Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Oto Goshadze 2023 20 0 28 Avtandil Meparishvili 2023 0 0 31 Filip Kljajić 2023 46 0 35 Luka Kvetenadze 2024 0 0 Defenders 2 Warley Leandro da Silva 2024 15 0 4 Tim Oloko-Obi 2024 7 0 5 Tsotne Nadaraia 2019 130 2 12 Mamadou Sakho 2024 11 0 15 Juba Dvalishvili 2023 1 0 16 Nika Sandokhadze 2022 85 5 17 Mate Topadze 2024 0 0 21 Auro Alvaro 2024 19 0 22 Giorgi Mchedlishvili 2022 63 0 24 Amiran Tkeshelashvili 2023 1 0 27 Lasha Shergelashvili 2022 79 9 Midfielders 7 Merab Gigauri (C) 2022 62 2 13 Giuli Manjgaladze 2022 84 3 14 Felipe Pires 2024 34 6 18 Irakli Bidzinashvili 2024 12 1 20 Eliton Junior 2024 26 3 23 Tsotne Patsatsia 2024 15 3 26 Aleko Basiladze 2023 15 1 30 Luka Rekhviashvili 2024 1 0 33 Saba Gureshidze 2023 0 0 40 Luka Mzhavanadze 2019 1 0 Forwards 9 Bjørn Maars Johnsen 2024 34 23 10 Nikola Ninković 2023 37 10 11 Jorginho 2024 22 1 19 Momo Yansane 2024 11 3

Pre-season friendlies + DateVenueOpponentsResultGoalscorers 7 February HMerani3–1Shergelashvili, Jorginho (2) 13 FebruaryValenciaStabek1–2Monteiro 15 FebruaryHércules1–0 Arabidze 17 February Levadia3–1Johnsen, Arabidze (2) 20 February Villarreal B4–1 Arabidze (3), Pires

Competitions Overview

Erovnuli Liga

League Table (part)

Results summary

Results by round

Match details + DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorer(s) 2 March Samtredia HW 4–1o.g. 5', Johnsen 8', 66', Arabidze 30' (pen.) 6 March Iberia 1999 HL 2–3Johnsen 86', Ninković 90+3' 10 March Dinamo Tbilisi AL 0–1 15 March Dila HW 1–0Arabidze 45+1' 29 March Dinamo Batumi AL 2–3Pires 14', Johnsen 41' (pen.) 2 April Kolkheti 1913 HW 3–2 Arabidze 27', 80', Shergelashvili 69' 7 April Gagra AW 1–0Johnsen 35' 11 April Samgurali HW 3–1Ninković 49', Johnsen 83', Basiladze 90+7' 15 April Telavi AD 0–0 20 April Samtredia AD 0–0 27 April Iberia 1999 AD 3–3Pires 34', Arabidze 72' (pen.), Johnsen 90+3' 2 May Dinamo Tbilisi HD 0–0 10 May Dila AD 1–1Sandokhadze 45+2' 15 May Dinamo Batumi HW 1–0Eliton Junior 28' 19 May Kolkheti 1913 AW 5–2Eliton Junior 23', Jorginho 38', Johnsen 59', Pires 87', Ninković 90+1' 24 May Gagra HW 2–1Pires 86', Johnsen 90+5' 28 May Samgurali AW 3–1Gigauri 54', Johnsen 61', Ninković 83 1 JuneTelavi HW 1–0Johnsen 6' (pen.) 5 August Samtredia HW 2–1Yansane 36', Shergelashvili 90+6' 18 August Dinamo Tbilisi AW 2–1Yansane 35', 42' 25 August Dila HL 1–5Johnsen 17' (pen.) 1 September Dinamo Batumi AD 1–1Johnsen 84' 14 September Kolkheti 1913 HW 2–0Patsatsia 75', Johnsen 90+1 18 September Iberia 1999 HW 2–1Johnsen 77', Patsatsia 81' 22 September Gagra AW 3–0Sandokhadze 45+2', Eliton Junior 49', Johnsen 55' 26 September Samgurali HW 1–0Johnsen 77' (pen.) 30 September Telavi AW 2–1Johnsen 12' (pen.), 61' 6 October Samtredia AL 1–2Patsatsia 57' 20 October Iberia 1999 AL 0–3 28 October Dinamo Tbilisi HW 2–0Sandokhadze 82', Johnsen 90+2' 2 November Dila AD 1–1Johnsen 21' 8 November Dinamo Batumi HW 1–0Ninković 78' 23 November Kolkheti 1913 AL 1–3Pires 57' 27 November Gagra HW 2–0Pires 45+7' (pen.), Bidzinashvili 76' 1 December Samgurali AL 1–2Johnsen 37' (pen.) 8 December Telavi HW 1–0Johnsen 34'

Super Cup

Georgian Cup

UEFA Conference League

1st qualifying round

2nd qualifying round

Statistics Appearances, goals and discipline No.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueCupSuper CupUECLTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKOto Goshadze6010000070102DFWarley Leandro da Silva150000020170404MFTim Oloko-Obi7010000080105DFTsotne Nadaraia300102040370717MFMerab Gigauri2311020403011119FWBjørn Maars Johnsen342300224140264110FWNikola Ninković24500213029612011FWJorginho2210011302621012DFMamadou Sakho1100000201302013MFGiuli Manjgaladze2801020203308014MF Felipe Pires3460020404067015DF Juba Dvalishvili10100000200016DF Nika Sandokhadze2830020303335117DFMate Topadze00100000100018MF Irakli Bidzinashvili1211000301613019FW Momo Yansane1130000221353020MF Eliton Junior2630011403148021DF Auro Alvaro1900020202305022DF Giorgi Mchedlishvili2601020303205023MF Tsotne Patsatsia1631000201933024DFAmiran Tkeshelashvili00100000100026MF Aleko Basiladze1411000001511027DF Lasha Shergelashvili3320020403923030MF Luka Rekhviashvilil10100000200031GKFilip Kljajić 31000204037010MFDavit Kikalishvili001000001000 Players transferred out during the season3DF Pedro Monteiro 170002030220504DFMate Abuladze700000007010 6MF Rahmat Akbari130000000130208FWGiorgi Arabidze1450020001651019FWFrancois Ekongolo200000002000

Assists Pl.Pos.No.NameErovnuli LigaGeorgian CupSuper CupUEFA Conference LeagueTotal1MF14 Felipe Pires 10–1–112DF27 Lasha Shergelashvili 4–––43DF5 Tsotne Nadaraia 3–––3FW8 Giorgi Arabidze 3–––3FW10 Nikola Ninković 3–––3MF20 Eliton Junior 3–––37FW11 Jorginho 2–––2DF22 Giorgi Mchedlishvili 1––12MF23 Tsotne Patsatsia 2–––210DF2 Warley –––11MF7 Merab Gigauri ––1–1FW9 Bjørn Maars Johnsen ––1–1FW19 Momo Yansane 1–––1DF21 Auro Alvaro –––11

Clean sheets No.PlayerErovnuli LigaGeorgian CupSuper CupUEFA Conference LeagueTotal31 Filip Kljajić 12––1131 Oto Goshadze 4–––4

Awards Several members of Torpedo were recognized by the Erovnuli Liga during the season. No.Pos.Nat.WinnerAward9FWBjørn Maars JohnsenTeam of 1st roundTeam of 2nd roundTeam of 3rd roundBest Player of 2nd roundForward of the Year8FWGiorgi ArabidzeTeam of 1st round14MFFelipe PiresTeam of 2nd round20MFEliton Junior21DFAuro Alvaro 16 DFNika SandokhadzeTeam of 3rd round27DFLasha Shergelashvili31GKFilip Kljajić14MFFelipe PiresTeam of 4th round9FWBjørn Maars JohnsenTeam of the Season16DFNika Sandokhadze27DFLasha ShergelashviliCoachSteve KeanManager of 3rd round Note: Since the season consisted of four parts, each round is equal to nine matches.

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