Early period Prior to the formation of this club, there were some other teams existing in the city. In 1923 two newly established clubs called
Mezgvauri (The Sailor) and
Tsiteli Raindi (The Red Knight) merged and became Dinamo Batumi. Football was becoming more popular in
Adjara later, although Dinamo participated only in the lower divisions of
Soviet championship. However, there were some players in the club, who later became successful footballers in the
USSR, including
Revaz Chelebadze,
Nodar Khizanishvili and
Vakhtang Koridze. The famous
Greek footballer
Andreas Niniadis also started his career in the club. He later played for
Olympiacos and
Greece national football team. The team played the last six seasons of the 1980s in the
Soviet First League, tier 2 of Soviet football.
1990s and 2000s The success for the Batumi-based club came when they won the
Georgian Cup in 1998, after losing two previous finals. As the team defeated
Dinamo Tbilisi, the goals were scored by Aleksandre Kantidze and
Davit Chichveishvili. They secured the
Georgian Super Cup as well after a 2–1 win over the same opponents. As one of the strongest teams of the league, starting from 1995 Dinamo represented the country in
European competitions for four consecutive seasons. The next decade turned out disappointing for Dinamo, which failed to notch up any success on either competition. Amid construction boom in
Adjara, in 2006 the club lost their stadium, located at the seaside, to be sold and demolished. The
Adeli stadium, which Dinamo started using as their home ground, met the same fate later on. It coincided with deteriorating performance in the league. After
2007–08 they were relegated for the first time to
Pirveli Liga. Overall, Dinamo spent next five seasons out of six in the second division.
In search for success From
2013/14 the club revived their ambitions, first to gain promotion to
Umaglesi Liga and then to secure a place among the league leaders. Silver, taken in 2015, was followed by bronze the next year, but in 2017 Dinamo entered a period of instability with a drastic change of players and replacement of managers.
Levan Khomeriki, the head coach for three successive years, left to be replaced by
Ukrainian manager
Kostyantyn Frolov, but he stepped down five months later.
Aslan Baladze took charge of the team, which finished the season in the relegation zone, despite having some experienced players such as
Otar Martsvaladze,
David Kvirkvelia and
Elguja Grigalashvili in the squad. Dinamo suffered a worse setback in the play-off as dramatic two-leg tie against
Sioni Bolnisi ended 5–5 on aggregate and the penalty shoot-out determined the winner. Prior to the new season in
Liga 2 Gia Geguchadze was appointed in the club and with promotion set as their only goal, Dinamo convincingly won the league by an 11-point margin.
Progress on the pitch and beyond 2019 brought some more encouraging news. 100% share of Dinamo Batumi owned by the Adjarian government was awarded to Lamini Ltd for 49 years. Besides, a new prospect emerged for the issue of football ground, which had plagued the club for so long. While Dinamo played home matches either on their training base or at Rugby Arena, in January the government inaugurated the construction of a new UEFA category IV stadium with the capacity of 20,000 seats due to be completed in late 2020. Back in the top flight Dinamo rushed to the title-chasing battle, in which they initially performed beyond expectations. As no other newly promoted club had ever won the league, Dinamo Batumi appeared close to setting this record, although at the crucial point they slipped up, first dropping two points against relegation-bound
WIT Georgia and then losing to another unmotivated club altogether. Yet, the second place was definitely success for Dinamo, where national team members
Jaba Jigauri,
Giorgi Navalovski and
Vladimer Dvalishvili emerged at this stage. Meanwhile, support for the club reached remarkable proportions by Georgian standards. While all of 1,500 seats on Angisa training base were full approximately three hours in advance, many more spectators watched the games from outside the fence. According to some estimates, an average number of fans per each match was around 6,400. The
2020 Erovnuli Liga season, shortened by the
COVID-19 pandemic, reflected a scenario resembling the previous year. After ten rounds Dinamo were unbeaten, but they then suffered two home defeats, including to direct rivals
Dinamo Tbilisi, who won the championship. On 27 October 2020, a long-awaited official opening ceremony was held in Batumi. Finally, the second-placed club for two consecutive seasons representing the second largest city proudly moved into their home. In early December, UEFA announced that this stadium would host some of
U21 European championship matches in 2023.
Champions This ultimate triumph was made possible from a third straight attempt. With the same head coach into the fourth season and a largely retained squad, the team had some advantage over their rivals from
Tbilisi who were plagued by a frequent change of managers and key players. One point picked up by the latter in four head-to-head matches indicated which side looked stronger this year. Besides, an impressive European campaign boosted the players from Adjara. As a result, seven of them were called up in early September for a
national team's World Cup qualifier against
Spain. Inspired by fervent supporters, Batumi won six matches with a large margin, including 8–1, the biggest win of the season, and lifted the Champion's Shield for the first time in their history. Subsequently, their seven players were named in
Team of the Season. Тhe club failed to defend the title in 2022 despite having a nine-point lead over the nearest rivals by mid-season. But they prevailed in another champion's race over the same opponent the next season. Their 2023 campaign was not as smooth as two years earlier, though. The club faced a mounting pressure from the fanbase who voiced their protest against an existing transfer policy after the departure of key players such as
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia,
Zuriko Davitashvili and
Sandro Altunashvili. Eventually, Gia Geguchadze, who had guided Dinamo to five trophies during his five-year tenure, left the club following the second consecutive premature elimination from the European season. Amid the celebrations of their centenary season, and having dominated the standings throughout the campaign, the team, guided by newly appointed head coach
Andriy Demchenko, confidently secured the league title and advanced to the cup final for the first time in 25 years.
Change of ownership A new decline started the next year. In 2024, for the first time in last seven years, Dinamo failed to finish the season among top two teams. In the summer of 2025, the management admitted a financial crisis. As a year-long transfer ban was imposed by
FIFA, many footballers left the club. In early December, the Adjarian government announced that they abolished the 2020 agreement with Lamini Ltd and restored a full control over the club. On 29 December 2025,
JSC DB 1923 officially took over Dinamo Batumi. ==Statistics==