Shakhtar vs Dila: watch the match online on February 16 at 12:00
Saturday, February 15, 2025
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The Miners will play the final friendly match of the winter training camp on Sunday
Shakhtar’s opponents in the test match will be the bronze medallists of the Georgian Championship Dila Gori. The game will take place in Antalya. It kicks off at 12:00 Kyiv time.
All of the friendlies of the Orange-and-Blacks are streamed live on Shakhtar’s YouTube channel and the FC Shakhtar mobile app (App Store and Google Play) in the Live section.
Opponent
FC Dila was founded in 1949 in Gori. The team’s biggest achievement is winning the Georgian Championship (2015) and the Georgian Cup (2012). In the last four seasons (the championship is held according to the spring-autumn system), the Guarders won the bronze awards of the Erovnuli Liga and became participants in the European Cups three times. In 2024, the Red-and-Blues gained 68 points in 36 matches of the Georgian Championship, ranked third and secured a berth in the 2025/26 Conference League qualification.
Dila are coached by 43-year-old Portuguese specialist Ricardo Costa, who took charge of the team in July 2024. As a player, he appeared for Porto, with which he won the Champions League (2004), became the German champion with Wolfsburg (2009), played for Valencia and several European clubs. He also made 22 appearances as part of the Portugal national team.
The most prolific player of Dila last season was Dutch forward Tayrell Wouter (19 goals and 7 assists), who moved to Cypriot Apollon this winter. Currently, the leaders of the team’s attack are Georgian forwards Shota Shekiladze (9 goals and 5 assists in the 2024 season) and Irakli Bugridze (6 goals and 2 assists), as well as African internationals Aboubacar Konte and Ibrahima Drame. The captain of the Guarders is 30-year-old central defender Ramaric Etou from the Republic of the Congo.
In the winter pre-season, Dila already played friendly matches against Ukrainian teams: on February 9, the Georgians lost to Vorskla (1-2), and on February 12, they faced Chornomorets, but this match was stopped at the beginning of the second half by mutual decision of the teams. It should be noted that Shakhtar and Dila have not met before.
All of the friendlies of the Orange-and-Blacks are streamed live on Shakhtar’s YouTube channel and the FC Shakhtar mobile app (App Store and Google Play) in the Live section.
Opponent
FC Dila was founded in 1949 in Gori. The team’s biggest achievement is winning the Georgian Championship (2015) and the Georgian Cup (2012). In the last four seasons (the championship is held according to the spring-autumn system), the Guarders won the bronze awards of the Erovnuli Liga and became participants in the European Cups three times. In 2024, the Red-and-Blues gained 68 points in 36 matches of the Georgian Championship, ranked third and secured a berth in the 2025/26 Conference League qualification.
Dila are coached by 43-year-old Portuguese specialist Ricardo Costa, who took charge of the team in July 2024. As a player, he appeared for Porto, with which he won the Champions League (2004), became the German champion with Wolfsburg (2009), played for Valencia and several European clubs. He also made 22 appearances as part of the Portugal national team.
The most prolific player of Dila last season was Dutch forward Tayrell Wouter (19 goals and 7 assists), who moved to Cypriot Apollon this winter. Currently, the leaders of the team’s attack are Georgian forwards Shota Shekiladze (9 goals and 5 assists in the 2024 season) and Irakli Bugridze (6 goals and 2 assists), as well as African internationals Aboubacar Konte and Ibrahima Drame. The captain of the Guarders is 30-year-old central defender Ramaric Etou from the Republic of the Congo.
In the winter pre-season, Dila already played friendly matches against Ukrainian teams: on February 9, the Georgians lost to Vorskla (1-2), and on February 12, they faced Chornomorets, but this match was stopped at the beginning of the second half by mutual decision of the teams. It should be noted that Shakhtar and Dila have not met before.