Английская Википедия:Erovnuli Liga 2
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox football league
The Georgian Erovnuli Liga 2 (Шаблон:Lang-ka; Шаблон:Lit), 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
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
Below is a complete record of how many teams have played in each season throughout the league's history.
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Current members
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
Top three teams of Pirveli Liga
Top three teams of Erovnuli Liga 2
Relegation and Promotion from Erovnuli Liga 2
Promoted teams to Erovnuli Liga
| 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
Performance per club
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 |
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| 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 | Шаблон:Ref label | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | Шаблон:Ref label | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Шаблон:Note label 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
| Season | Top Scorers | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Iago Deisadze | Guria | 14 |
| 2012/13 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tornike Kapanadze | Samgurali | 27 |
| 2013/14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Budu Zivzivadze | Dinamo-2 Tbilisi | 23 |
| 2014/15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Ill | Lokomotivi | 44 |
| 2015/16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Zurab Ghirdaladze | WIT Georgia | 20 |
| 2016 | Шаблон:Flagicon Levan Papava | Gagra | 13 |
| 2017 | Шаблон:Flagicon Data Sitchinava | Rustavi | 30 |
| 2018 | Шаблон:Flagicon Flamarion | Dinamo Batumi | 24 |
| 2019 | Шаблон:Flagicon Giorgi Nikabadze | Merani Tb | 26 |
| 2020 | Шаблон:Flagicon Toma Tabatadze | Rustavi | 13 |
| 2021 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tamaz Makatsaria | Gagra | 23 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Cheikne Sylla | Merani M | ||
| 2022 | Шаблон:Flagicon Levan Papava | Spaeri | 17 |
| 2023 | Шаблон:Flagicon Levan Papava | Gareji | 23 |
Sponsors
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
External links
Шаблон:Pirveli Liga teamlist Шаблон:Pirveli Liga seasons Шаблон:Football in Georgia (country) Шаблон:UEFA second leagues
