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Old 08-24-2006, 07:37 AM   #1903
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I know it's a bit early but.

UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round. 2nd Leg.

0 1st Leg 1

Ameri Tbilisi v Hertha Berlin

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi.
Capacity 30,000

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Ameri Tbilisi or FC Ameri as they are known are a Georgian football team who were formed in 2002, they were promoted to the second division in 2002 but in 2003 they finished in the relegation zone but were saved when two teams withdrew from the league. In 2004 they gained promotion to Umaglesi Liga the top league in Georgia, in the 2005 season they finished 7th but also won the Georgian Cup which is how they qualified for the UEFA Cup. I don't usually put team websites up but FC Ameri puts some top class teams websites to shame, great site and all in English, FC Ameri just became my favourite Georgian team and one of my top favourite teams.

Hertha Berlin were founded in 1892 as BFC Hertha 92 taking it's name from a steamship, they play in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Because hertha were Berlins champions at the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963 they were a founding member but were demoted in 1964 following attempts to bribe players to sign for them. The team were also involved in the match fixing scandal in 1971 and were also found to be 6 million DM in debt and were only saved by selling their ground, they have had a rollercoaster ride in the leagues going as low as the third tier of German football and even finding themselves in debt again to the tune of 10 million DM in 1994 when the crisis was solved by selling land.


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