 In 1923 newly established two 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 didn't have any success in the lower divisions of Soviet championship.However, there were some players in the club, who later became successful footballers in USSR, including Revaz Chelebadze, Nodar Khizanishvili and Vakhtang Koridze.