FC Sioni Bolnisi
FC Sioni Bolnisi is a Georgian football club from Bolnisi. It was founded in 1936 and plays its home games at Tamaz Stepania Stadium in Bolnisi, which has a capacity of 3,000. The club’s chairman is Levan Silagadze and the manager is Ucha Sosiashvili. They currently compete in Erovnuli Liga 2, the second tier of Georgian football.
The team’s name, Sioni, is the Georgian word for Zion and refers to Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral nearby. The club spent many years in Georgian domestic football and has a proud history.
Key moments:
- League title: 2005/06
- Cup final: 2002 (lost to Dinamo Tbilisi)
- 2003/04: Shared first place in the league with WIT Georgia; a playoff decided the title, and Sioni were later banned from UEFA Cup participation due to crowd trouble during the match
- 2006/07: Appeared in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, beating FK Baku in the first round but losing to Levski Sofia in the second
- Bronze in the league: 2013/14
Recent years:
- Relegated to Liga 2 for a period, then promoted back in 2021 as champions
- 2022: Faced a tough season with relegation battles, several manager changes, and playoff losses to Samtredia
- As of 2025, they play in Liga 2 and sit 5th of 10
Sponsorship:
- Since 2016, Rich Metals Group has sponsored the club, supporting their operations near Bolnisi.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 11:49 (CET).