I have already missed 1 and a half rounds of CL Qualification and 1 round of EL Qualification. Nevertheless, here we are. A lot of aspiring FSU clubs have started their march to inevitable elimination
EL Qualification 2nd Round, 1st leg: In Progress: HT Dila Gori (GEO) - Aalborg BK (DEN) 0:0 HT Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ) - Siroki Brijeg (BIH) 2:0 Later Today: FK Ventspils (LVA) - AS Jeunesse Esch (LUX) FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) - NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) Qarabağ FK Ağdam (AZE) - GKS Piast Gliwice (POL) FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) - FC Milsami Orhei (MDA) FC Skonto Riga (LVA) - FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) FC Chornomorets Odesa (UKR) - FC Dacia Chişinău (MDA) IL Hødd Ulsteinvik (NOR) - FC Aktobe (KAZ) Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) - Xäzär Länkäran FK (AZE) Tromsø IL (NOR) - FC İnter Bakı (AZE) FC Thun (SUI) - FC Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO) Valletta FC (MLT) - FC Minsk (BLR) FC Jagodina (SRB) - FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) - FC Pyunik Yerevan (ARM)
EL Qualification 2nd Round, 1st leg: Completed: Dila Gori (GEO) - Aalborg BK (DEN) 3:0 Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ) - Siroki Brijeg (BIH) 3:2 In Progress: 2H FK Ventspils (LVA) - AS Jeunesse Esch (LUX) 1:0 1H FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) - NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) 0:0 1H Qarabağ FK Ağdam (AZE) - GKS Piast Gliwice (POL) 0:0 1H FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) - FC Milsami Orhei (MDA) 0:0 Later Today: FC Skonto Riga (LVA) - FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) FC Chornomorets Odesa (UKR) - FC Dacia Chişinău (MDA) IL Hødd Ulsteinvik (NOR) - FC Aktobe (KAZ) Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) - Xäzär Länkäran FK (AZE) Tromsø IL (NOR) - FC İnter Bakı (AZE) FC Thun (SUI) - FC Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO) Valletta FC (MLT) - FC Minsk (BLR) FC Jagodina (SRB) - FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) - FC Pyunik Yerevan (ARM)
EL Qualification 2nd Round, 1st leg: Completed: Dila Gori (GEO) - Aalborg BK (DEN) 3:0 Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ) - Siroki Brijeg (BIH) 3:2 FK Ventspils (LVA)- AS Jeunesse Esch (LUX) 1:0 In Progress: 2H FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) - NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) 1:2 2H Qarabağ FK Ağdam (AZE) - GKS Piast Gliwice (POL) 2:1 2H FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) - FC Milsami Orhei (MDA) 1:1 2H FC Skonto Riga (LVA) - FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) 2:1 HT Chornomorets Odesa (UKR)- FC Dacia Chişinău (MDA) 0:0 HT IL Hødd Ulsteinvik (NOR) - FC Aktobe (KAZ) 1:0 HT Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) - Xäzär Länkäran FK (AZE) 1:0 HT Tromsø IL (NOR) - FC İnter Bakı (AZE) 1:0 1H FC Thun (SUI) - FC Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO) 1:0 1H Valletta FC (MLT) - FC Minsk (BLR) 0:1 Later Today: FC Jagodina (SRB) - FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) - FC Pyunik Yerevan(ARM)
EL Qualification 2nd Round, 1st leg: Completed: (by 3:05 P.M. ET) Dila Gori (GEO) - Aalborg BK (DEN) 3:0 Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ) - Siroki Brijeg (BIH) 3:2 FK Ventspils (LVA)- AS Jeunesse Esch (LUX) 1:0 FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) - NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) 1:2 Qarabağ FK Ağdam (AZE) - GKS Piast Gliwice (POL) 2:1 FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) - FC Milsami Orhei (MDA) 1:1 FC Skonto Riga (LVA) - FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) 2:1 Chornomorets Odesa (UKR)- FC Dacia Chişinău (MDA) 2:0 IL Hødd Ulsteinvik (NOR) - FC Aktobe (KAZ) 1:0 Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) - Xäzär Länkäran FK (AZE) 2:0 Tromsø IL (NOR) - FC İnter Bakı (AZE) 2:0 In Progress: 2H FC Thun (SUI) - FC Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO) 2:0 2H Valletta FC (MLT) - FC Minsk (BLR) 1:1 HT FC Jagodina (SRB) - FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) 0:2 HT VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) - FC Pyunik Yerevan(ARM) 0:0
EL Qualification 2nd Round, 1st leg: Completed: (by 4:00 P.M. ET - Final Update) Dila Gori (GEO) - Aalborg BK (DEN) 3:0 Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ) - Siroki Brijeg (BIH) 3:2 FK Ventspils (LVA)- AS Jeunesse Esch (LUX) 1:0 FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) - NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) 1:2 Qarabağ FK Ağdam (AZE) - GKS Piast Gliwice (POL) 2:1 FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) - FC Milsami Orhei (MDA) 1:1 FC Skonto Riga (LVA) - FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) 2:1 Chornomorets Odesa (UKR)- FC Dacia Chişinău (MDA) 2:0 IL Hødd Ulsteinvik (NOR) - FC Aktobe (KAZ) 1:0 Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) - Xäzär Länkäran FK (AZE) 2:0 Tromsø IL (NOR) - FC İnter Bakı (AZE) 2:0 FC Thun (SUI) - FC Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO) 2:0 Valletta FC (MLT) - FC Minsk (BLR) 1:1 FC Jagodina (SRB) - FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) 2:3 VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) - FC Pyunik Yerevan(ARM) 2:0 A few interesting results here. I agree with Shevafan, Dila Gori had a famous result against the Danes. Qarabag did well against a more fancied Polish outfit, Piast Gliwice. Skonto Riga defeated another notable opponent, Slovan Liberec (Kalitvintsev and Rybalka started for Slovan). Rubin Kazan had an unexpectedly tough time against Jagodina.
Kind of like how CSKA Moscow and Dynamo Moscow is owned by VTB which is 60.9% owned by the Russian Federation? Or how Zenit is owned by Gazprom which is 50.1% owned by the Russian Federation?
Maybe, except they haven't been very successful. Since the beginning of the Georgian League, they haven't won it even once. Last year finished 2nd I believe.
I haven't looked into it but someone said that the top domestic based players are being gathered there and that the other clubs are suing their FA because of it.
Yeah nvm, they were "sponsored" by VTB for a period. And they had other sponsors, like Sibneft(Gazprom) for a time, Aeroflot. And they are still a quarter owned by the Ministry of Defense. The other 75% ownership is really difficult to understand, and is somehow under Giner and his crew. Lokomotiv is apparently 95% owned by Russian Railways which is a government company.
I don't know you tell me lol You said you went on a forum where there were people who generally knew their shit about Georgian football. I assumed it was a Georgian forum. I mean who better would know about things happening in Georgian football? And it's not an inquisition, at least not on my part. You were the one that started talking about a club being run by the government. Was making sure that the info is correct.
EL Qualification 2nd Round, 2nd leg: Scheduled: FC Milsami Orhei (MDA) - FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) - FC Jagodina (SRB) GKS Piast Gliwice (POL) - Qarabağ FK Ağdam (AZE) FC Aktobe (KAZ) - IL Hødd Ulsteinvik (NOR) FC Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO) - FC Thun (SUI) FC Minsk (BLR) - Valletta FC (MLT) FC İnter Bakı (AZE) - Tromsø IL (NOR) AS Jeunesse Esch (LUX) - FK Ventspils (LVA) Xäzär Länkäran FK (AZE) - Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) FC Pyunik Yerevan(ARM) - VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) - FC Skonto Riga (LVA) CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu (ROU) - FC Levadia Tallinn (EST) FC Dacia Chişinău (MDA) - Chornomorets Odesa (UKR) NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) - FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) Aalborg BK (DEN) - Dila Gori (GEO) Siroki Brijeg (BIH) - Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ)
EL Qualification 2nd Round, 2nd leg: In Progress: (12:15 A.M. ET) 2H FC Milsami Orhei (MDA) - FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) 1-1 2H FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) - FC Jagodina (SRB) 1-0 2H FC Minsk (BLR) - Valletta FC (MLT) 1-0 1H GKS Piast Gliwice (POL) - Qarabağ FK Ağdam (AZE) 2-1 1H FC Aktobe (KAZ) - IL Hødd Ulsteinvik (NOR) 1-0 1H FC Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO) - FC Thun (SUI) 1-0 1H FC İnter Bakı (AZE) - Tromsø IL (NOR) 0-0 1H AS Jeunesse Esch (LUX) - FK Ventspils (LVA) 0-0 1H Xäzär Länkäran FK (AZE) - Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) 0-3 1H FC Pyunik Yerevan(ARM) - VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) 0-0 Later Today: FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) - FC Skonto Riga (LVA) CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu (ROU) - FC Levadia Tallinn (EST) FC Dacia Chişinău (MDA) - Chornomorets Odesa (UKR) NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) - FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) Aalborg BK (DEN) - Dila Gori (GEO) Siroki Brijeg (BIH) - Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ)
EL Qualification 2nd Round, 2nd leg: Completed: (2:10 P.M. ET) FC Milsami Orhei (MDA) - FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) 1-1 (AGG: 2-2, 4-2pk) FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) - FC Jagodina (SRB) 1-0 (AGG: 4-2) FC Minsk (BLR) - Valletta FC (MLT) 2-0 (AGG: 3-1) GKS Piast Gliwice (POL) - Qarabağ FK Ağdam (AZE) 2-2 aet (AGG: 3-4) FC Aktobe (KAZ) - IL Hødd Ulsteinvik (NOR) 2-0 (AGG: 2-1) FC Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO) - FC Thun (SUI) 1-3 (AGG: 1-5) FC İnter Bakı (AZE) - Tromsø IL (NOR) 1-0 (AGG: 1-2) AS Jeunesse Esch (LUX) - FK Ventspils (LVA) 1-4 (AGG: 1-5) Xäzär Länkäran FK (AZE) - Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) 0-8 (AGG: 0-10) FC Pyunik Yerevan(ARM) - VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) 1-1 (AGG: 1-3) In Progress: 2H FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) - FC Skonto Riga (LVA) 1-0 2H CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu (ROU) - FC Levadia Tallinn (EST) 3-0 HT FC Dacia Chişinău (MDA) - Chornomorets Odesa (UKR) 1-1 1H NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) - FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) 0-0 Later Today: Aalborg BK (DEN) - Dila Gori (GEO) Siroki Brijeg (BIH) - Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ)