Erovnuli Liga 2

Erovnuli Liga 2
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Country Georgia
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toErovnuli Liga
Relegation toLiga 3
Domestic cup(s)Georgian Cup
Georgian Super Cup
International cup(s)
UEFA Europa Conference League (via Georgian Cup)
Current championsKolkheti 1913 (1st title)
(2023)
Most championshipsShukura Kobuleti (5 titles)
Websiteerovnuliliga.ge
Current: 2024 Erovnuli Liga 2

The Georgian Erovnuli Liga 2 (Georgian: ეროვნული ლიგა 2; lit. 'National League 2'), organized since 1990 by the GFF, serves as the second division of professional football in Georgia.

The league was introduced for the 2017 season under the current name as a part of reorganization process of the entire league system. It was formerly known as Pirveli liga (the First league).

Structure

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There are ten clubs competing in Erovnuli Liga 2. During the season each club plays each other four times, twice at home and twice away.

At the end of each season the winner gains automatic promotion and the bottom club is relegated. The runner-up and 3rd placed team participate in two-legged home and away play-off matches against the 9th and 8th placed clubs of Erovnuli Liga, respectively.[1]

In case two or more teams obtain an equal number of points, final standings are determined by an aggregate of the results between them.

Seasons run on a full year system, running from spring to autumn.

Format

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Below is a complete record of how many teams have played in each season throughout the league's history.

 
  • 1990 = 20
  • 1991 = 18
  • 1991-1992 = 20
  • 1992-1993 = 16
  • 1993-1994 = 32
  • 1994-1995 = 29
  
  • 1995-1996 = 39
  • 1996-1997 = 37
  • 1997-1998 = 54
  • 1998-1999 = 55
  • 1999-2000 = 46
  • 2000-2002 = 12
  
  • 2002-2005 = 16
  • 2005-2007 = 18
  • 2007-2008 = 20
  • 2008-2009 = 22
  • 2009-2010 = 15
  • 2010-2011 = 17
  
  • 2011-2012 = 20
  • 2012-2013 = 24
  • 2013-2014 = 26
  • 2014-2015 = 20
  • 2015-2016 = 18
  • Since 2017 = 10
  

Current members

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Location of Liga 2 football clubs in 2024

Based on their performance in the previous year, the following ten teams will compete in Erovnuli Liga 2 in the 2024 season.

Rustavi, Kolkheti, Lokomotive, Aragvi, Sioni and WIT Georgia have previously taken part in the main division with the last two clubs being also the national champions.[2]

The clubs are listed in alphabetical order.

Club Position last season Location Region
Dinamo-2 5th Tbilisi Tbilisi
Gareji 2nd Sagarejo Kakheti
Kolkheti Khobi 7th Khobi Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Rustavi 3rd in Liga 3 Rustavi Kvemo Kartli
Lokomotivi 8th Tbilisi Tbilisi
Aragvi 1st in Liga 3 Dusheti Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Shturmi 2nd in Liga 3 Sartichala Tbilisi
Sioni 4th Bolnisi Kvemo Kartli
Spaeri 3rd Tbilisi Tbilisi
WIT Georgia 6th Tbilisi Tbilisi

Results

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Top three teams of Pirveli Liga

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Season Winner Runner-up Third place
1990 Sulori Vani Margveti Zestafoni Alazani Gurjaani
1991 Mretebi Tbilisi Kakheti Telavi Meshakhte Tkibuli
1991–92 Iveria Khashuri Kakheti Telavi Magaroeli Chiatura
1992–93 Shukura Kobuleti Magaroeli Chiatura Sapovnela Terjola
1993–94 Duruji Kvareli East
Egrisi Senaki West 		Antsi Tbilisi East
Mertskhali Ozurgeti West 		Tetri Artsivi Tbilisi East
Meshakhte Tkibuli West
1994–95 Sioni Bolnisi East
Egrisi Senaki West 		Merani-91 Tbilisi East
Kakhaber-Iaguari Khelvachauri West 		Meskheti Akhaltsikhe East
Meshakhte Tkibuli West
1995–96 Merani-91 Tbilisi East
Samgurali Tskhaltubo West 		Norchi Dinamoeli Tbilisi East
Anjeli Abasha West 		WIT Georgia East
Magaroeli Chiatura West
1996–97 Morkinali Tbilisi East
Magaroeli Chiatura West 		Locomotive Tbilisi East
Samgurali Tskhaltubo West 		Spartaki-Tskhinvali Tbilisi East
Mertskhali Ozurgeti West
1997–98 Arsenali Tbilisi Iberia Samtredia ?
1998–99 Norchi Dinamoeli Tbilisi Kolkheti Khobi Ghartskali Dzveli Anaga
Sulori Vani
1999–00 Spartaki Tskhinvali (A)
Locomotive Tbilisi (B) 		Borjomi (A)
Alazani Gurjaani (B) 		Iveria Khashuri (A)
Arsenali Tbilisi II (B)
2000–01 Guria Lanchkhuti Margveti Zestafoni Samgurali Tskhaltubo
2001–02 Milani Tsnori Dila Gori Kobuleti
2002–03 Lazika Zugdidi Mertskhali Ozurgeti Mtskheta
2003–04 Kobuleti Samgurali Tskhaltubo Milani Tsnori
2004–05 Ameri Tbilisi Borjomi FC Spartaki Tbilisi
2005–06 Chikhura Sachkhere Merani Tbilisi Gagra
2006–07 Mglebi Zugdidi Meskheti Akhaltsikhe Gagra
2007–08 Gagra East
Magharoeli Chiatura West 		Dinamo-2 Tbilisi East
Meshakhte Tkibuli West 		Wit-Georgia-2 Tbilisi East
Merani Martvili West
2008–09 Ameri Tbilisi East
Samtredia West 		Chikhura Sachkhere East
Baia Zugdidi West 		Wit-Georgia-2 Tbilisi East/
Merani Martvili West
2009–10 Torpedo Kutaisi Kolkheti Poti Merani Martvili
2010–11 Gagra Merani Martvili Dila Gori
2011–12 Chikhura Sachkhere Dinamo Batumi Guria Lanchkhuti
2012–13 Guria Lanchkhuti West
Spartaki Tskhinvali East 		Dinamo-2 Tbilisi West
Locomotive Tbilisi East 		Sasco Tbilisi West
Shukura Kobuleti East
2013–14 Shukura Kobuleti (A)
Samtredia (B) 		Kolkheti Poti (A)
Dinamo Batumi (B) 		Dinamo-2 Tbilisi (A)
Matchakhela Khelvachauri (B)
2014–15 Saburtalo Tbilisi (A)
Sapovnela Terjola (B) 		Locomotive Tbilisi (A)
Borjomi (B) 		Lazika Zugdidi (A)
Gagra (B)
2015–16 Liakhvi Tskhinvali WIT Georgia Kolkheti Khobi
2016 WIT Georgia Red
Rustavi White 		Gagra Red
Samgurali Tskhaltubo White 		Borjomi Red
Meshakhte Tkibuli White

Top three teams of Erovnuli Liga 2

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Season Winner Runner-up Third place
2017 Rustavi Merani Martvili Sioni Bolnisi
2018 Dinamo Batumi WIT Georgia Gagra
2019 Merani Tbilisi Samtredia Telavi
2020 Shukura Kobuleti Samgurali Tskhaltubo Gagra
2021 Sioni Bolnisi Gagra Merani Martvili
2022 Shukura Kobuleti Spaeri Samtredia
2023 Kolkheti 1913 Gareji Sagarejo Spaeri

Relegation and Promotion from Erovnuli Liga 2

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Season League Winner Play-off winner
2017 Rustavi Sioni Bolnisi
2018 Dinamo Batumi WIT Georgia
2019 Merani Tbilisi Samtredia • Telavi
2020 Shukura Kobuleti Samgurali Tskhaltubo
2021 Sioni Bolnisi Gagra
2022 Shukura Kobuleti Samtredia
2023 Kolkheti-1913 –

Relegated teams to Liga 3

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Season Club
2017 Zugdidi • Meshakhte Tkibuli • Guria Lanchkhuti
2018 Samgurali Tskhaltubo • Merani Martvili
2019 Guria Lanchkhuti • Kolkheti-1913 Poti • Tskhinvali
2020 Aragvi Dusheti
2021 Chikhura Sachkhere
2022 Rustavi • Dinamo Zugdidi • Shevardeni 1906
2023 Merani Martvili • Merani Tbilisi

Performance per club

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Since the restructuring into Liga 2 in 2017, 25 teams have spent at least one season in the division, including six of the ten clubs competing in the 2023 Erovnuli Liga.

Club Total
Seasons 		Highest
Position		 Lowest
Position		 Season
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
WIT Georgia 7 2 9 6 2 - 9 8 8 6
Merani Martvili 6 2 10 2 10 - 8 3 4 9 -
Dinamo Zugdidi 5 5 10 10 - 7 5 7 [a] - -
Gagra 5 2 5 4 3 5 3 2 - - -
Merani Tbilisi 5 1 10 - 4 1 - 5 6 10 -
Rustavi 5 1 9 1 - - 4 9 7 -
Shevardeni 1906 5 4 6 - 6 4 6 6 [a] - -
Sioni 5 1 7 3 - - 7 1 - 4
Gareji 4 2 5 - - - - 4 5 2
Shukura 4 1 7 - 7 6 1 - 1 - -
Samgurali 3 2 8 5 8 - 2 - - - -
Spaeri 3 2 3 - - - - - 2 3
Tskhinvali 3 7 10 7 9 10 - - - - -
Aragvi 2 10 10 - - - 10 - - -
Guria 2 8 8 8 - 8 - - - - -
Kolkheti 1913 2 1 9 - - 9 - - - 1 -
Samtredia 2 2 3 - - 2 - - 3 - -
Telavi 2 3 5 - 5 3 - - - - -
Dinamo Tbilisi-2 2 5 5 - - - - - - 5
Kolkheti Khobi 2 7 7 - - - - - - 7
Lokomotivi 2 8 8 - - - - - - 8
Chikhura 1 10 10 - - - - 10 - - -
Dinamo Batumi 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - -
Meshakhte 1 9 9 9 - - - - - - -
Shturmi 1 - - - - - - - - -

a Expelled from the league in May 2022 for match fixing.[3]

The current status of these clubs as of 2024:

Erovnuli Liga 6
Erovnuli Liga 2 10
Liga 3 4
Liga 4 2
Regionuli Liga 1
Defunct 2

Top Goalscorers

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Season Top Scorers Club Goals
2011/12 Georgia (country) Iago Deisadze Guria 14
2012/13 Georgia (country) Tornike Kapanadze Samgurali 27
2013/14 Georgia (country) Budu Zivzivadze Dinamo-2 Tbilisi 23
2014/15 Georgia (country) Mamia Gavashelishvili [es] Lokomotivi 44
2015/16 Georgia (country) Zurab Ghirdaladze WIT Georgia 20
2016 Georgia (country) Levan Papava Gagra 13
2017 Georgia (country) Data Sitchinava Rustavi 30
2018 Brazil Flamarion Dinamo Batumi 24
2019 Georgia (country) Giorgi Nikabadze Merani Tb 26
2020 Georgia (country) Toma Tabatadze Rustavi 13
2021 Georgia (country) Tamaz Makatsaria Gagra 23
Mali Cheikne Sylla Merani M
2022 Georgia (country) Levan Papava Spaeri 17
2023 Georgia (country) Levan Papava Gareji 23

Sponsors

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In 2019, the Football Federation signed a sponsorship deal with Crystalbet.[4] For this reason the league has since been formally referred to as Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2.

References

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  1. ^ "დღეს მთავარი ლიგის პლეი ოფი იწყება". report.ge (in Georgian). 15 Dec 2020.
  2. ^ "Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ "ზუგდიდის "დინამო" და თბილისის "შევარდენი 1906" ჩემპიონატიდან მოკვეთეს". ajaratv.ge (in Georgian). 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "ეროვნულ ლიგას ახალი სპონსორი ჰყავს". reginfo.ge (in Georgian). 1 March 2019.
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