About FC Zestaponi

FC Zestaponi is a professional football club based in the city of Zestaponi, Georgia. Founded in 2004, the club quickly became part of the top tier of Georgian football, joining the Umaglesi Liga soon after its creation. It emerged as a successor to earlier local teams and was closely connected to the city’s industrial background, particularly the ferro-alloy plant that supported its development.

The club achieved its greatest success in the late 2000s and early 2010s, becoming one of the strongest teams in the country. Zestaponi won the Georgian national championship twice, in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, and also claimed the Georgian Cup earlier in 2007–08. During this period, the team regularly competed in European tournaments, reaching qualifying rounds of both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

After its peak years, the club experienced a significant decline due to financial and organizational problems. By the mid-2010s, it dropped out of the top division and later competed in lower leagues, even facing relegations in subsequent seasons. Despite these setbacks, FC Zestaponi remains an important part of modern Georgian football history, remembered for its rapid rise and notable domestic achievements.