The 2024 season is Torpedo's 78th year in existence and 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Georgian football. In addition to the national league and cup competitions, the club also took part in this season's edition of UEFA Conference League.[1]
The season covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2024.
Overview
Torpedo were expected to join the Dinamo duo for the title race due to an impressive second half of the 2023 season (11W, 7D, 1L) and high quality of new players who reinforced the squad. Following an emphatic 4–1 win over Samtredia in an opening match of the season, Torpedo suffered three losses in next four matches and slumped to 6th position which prompted the fanbase to fire a warning shot towards the management.[2] As the team returned to winning ways, a fifteen-game unbeaten run followed, which included an eight-match winning streak. Eventually, Torpedo managed to climb back to the top three by the summer break.
In early July, Torpedo won a four-team Supercup tournament for the third time since 2018 after a 2–1 victory over Dinamo Tbilisi.[3] Their European campaign, though, once again did not go beyond two rounds as they were clearly outperformed by Omonia.[4] Torpedo suffered another setback in the national cup, partially resulting from squad rotation.[5]
With Dinamo Tbilisi and Dinamo Batumi both dropped out of the league title fight for the first time in six years, Torpedo had to face two other challengers, Dila and Iberia 1999 instead. The team blew the chance to reach the summit of the table on 25 August when they endured a shock 5–1 home defeat from Dila.[6] However, a month later they secured a narrow victory against Samgurali despite being reduced to ten men within 16 minutes of the first half and moved top of the table. Оn 6 October, Torpedo could have extended their lead to five points had the team defeated a rock-bottom Samtredia, but an injury-time loss meant that their eleven-game unbeaten away run came to an end with the race left wide open.[7]
The club performed below expectations in the last two months, picking up just one point in five away matches. Ultimately, this circumstance determined the outcome of this league season for Torpedo who failed to accomplish the main goal but managed to secure the 2nd place - the highest point in last seven years - in addition to the Super Cup.