FC Mertskhali (Georgian: საფეხბურთო კლუბი მერცხალი ოზურგეთი; English: Swallows) is a professional football club based in Ozurgeti, Guria, Georgia.
[1] The period between 1982 and 1987, when the team under long-time manager Bakhva Giorgadze secured five medals, is considered most remarkable in the club's history.
[3] For the next three years the club was mainly in mid-table, although dismal performance in the 2015–16 season resulted in relegation to Meore Liga.
Prior to the new season drastic changes were made, including appointment of well-known coach Khariton Chkhatarashvili as a manager.
The Megobroba (literally "Friendship") football ground with the capacity of 10,000 seats was built in 1968,[7] although later after the reconstruction it was reduced to 3,500.