The club was founded in 1918 as Odishi Zugdidi. In 1990, FC Odishi Zugdidi were promoted for the first time to the
Umaglesi Liga, the top division of Georgian football. In the 1998–99 season they finished 15th and were relegated to the
Pirveli Liga. Ahead of the 2001–02 season the club changed its name to FC Lazika Zugdidi and the following season the club won promotion back to the Umaglesi Liga. Ahead of the 2003–04 season, FC Lazika Zugdidi merged with
FC Spartaki Tbilisi, a Pirveli Liga club. During the winter break, FC Spartak-Lazika Zugdidi relocated to Tbilisi and renamed themselves to FC Spartaki Tbilisi. The fusion was later undone and the now independent club changed its name to FC Zugdidi. In July 2006, FC Zugdidi and
FC Mglebi Zugdidi, a Regionuli Liga club, merged. The club continued to perform in the Pirveli League but was renamed FC Mglebi Zugdidi. In the season 2006–07, they won the league and returned to the Umaglesi Liga. They renamed themselves to FC Baia Zugdidi in 2009. Later, ahead of the 2012–13 season, FC Baia Zugdidi changed their name to FC Zugdidi. In 2016, when the
last season of Umaglesi Liga was held before its rebranding as Erovnuli Liga, the club lost a relegation battle.
A year later, Zugdidi dropped out of the 2nd division as well. In January 2018, the Zugdidi City Council approved a deal between the city municipality and football manager
Zaza Janashia, who purchased 100% share of the club at auction. Zugdidi managed to secure automatic promotion from
Liga 3 after winning the league with a five-point margin. In December 2019, the club announced in a written statement that they would be renamed again as FC Dinamo Zugdidi. In the
2022 season, they, alongside
Shevardeni-1906, were accused of match fixing and expelled to
Liga 4, the fourth division of Georgian football. The team finished bottom of the table in
2023 before suspending their football activities. == Name History ==