2017 Liga 3 (Georgia)

Тhe 2017 Liga 3 (formerly Meore Liga) was the first season under its current name and 30th third-tier season in Georgia. It began on 19 March and ended on 24 November.[1]

Liga 3
Season2017
Dates19 March - 24 November
ChampionsShevardeni-1906
PromotedShevardeni-1906
Norchi Dinamo
Telavi
RelegatedMargveti
Skuri
Odishi 1919
Chkherimela
Liakhvi
Sapovnela
Matches played380
Goals scored1,030 (2.71 per match)
Biggest home winShevardeni-1906 12-0 Samegrelo
(8 November)
Biggest away winSapovnela 0-8 Algeti
(10 October)
Highest scoringShevardeni-1906 12-0 Samegrelo
(8 November)
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Team changes

After the 2016 season many teams changed their division. A total 56 of them were relegated from this division only, which reduced the number of participants from 64 to 20 within one season. This exodus resulted from the announced reorganization of the entire league system and a transitional status given to all domestic divisions before these changes could take effect in 2017.

Relegated from Pirveli Liga

Borjomi ● Skuri Tsalenjikha ● Sulori Vani ● Chiatura ● Sapovnela Terjola ● Odishi 1919 Zugdidi ● Gardabani ● Chkherimela Kharagauli ● Imereti ● Mark Stars Tbilisi ● Liakhvi Tskhinvali ● Kolkheti Khobi

Relegated from Meore Liga

West Sairme Bagdati ● Torpedo Kutaisi-2 ● Racha Ambrolauri ● Samgurali Tskaltubo-2 ● Imereti Khoni-2 ● Meshakhte Tkibuli-2 ● Mertskhali Ozurgeti ● Salkhino Martvili ● Lesichine ● Machakhela Khelvachauri ● Egrisi Senaki ● Chela Darcheli ● Kolkheti Khobi-2 ● Bakhmaro Chokhatauri ● Khikhani Khulo ● Dinamo Batumi-2 ● Zana Abasha ● Odishi 1919-2 ● Enguri Jvari

Centre

Iveria Khashuri ● Kojaeli Mtskheta ● Tori Borjomi ● Meskheti Akhaltsikhe ● Abuli Akhalkalaki ● Mtskheta ● Paravani Ninotsminda

East

Aragvi Dusheti ● WIT Georgia-2 ● Liakhvi Achabeti ● Voyage ● Tbilisi 2016 ● Tiflisi ● Aphkazeti ● Tianeti ● Rustavi-2 ● Gareji Sagarejo ● Sarti Sartichala ● Alazani Gurjaani ● Hereti Chabukiani ● Duruji Kvareli ● Bakhtrioni Akhmeta ● Locomotive Tbilisi-2 ● Kolkhi Gulripshi ● Sinatle ● Iberia 2010 Tbilisi ● 35-e Skola ● Amirani Ochamchire ● Shavnabada ● Samgori ● Tskhumi Sokhumi ● Saburtalo-2 Tbilisi ● Sakartvelos Universiteti ● Dinamo Sokhumi ● Era ● Avaza ● Algeti XXI

Teams and stadiums
Clubs Location Venue Capacity Region
AlgetiTbilisiShatili Stadium2,000Tbilisi
BetlemiKedaCentraluri Stadioni1,000Adjara
BorjomiBorjomiJemal Zeinklishvili Stadium3,000Samtskhe-Javakheti
ChiaturaChiaturaStadioni Temur Maghradze11,700Imereti
ChkherimelaKharagauliStadioni Soso Abashidze2,000Imereti
GardabaniGardabaniMartkopi Saragbo Baza4,000Kvemo Kartli
GoriGoriKartli1,500Shida Kartli
ImeretiKhoniCentraluri stadioni2,000Imereti
KolkhetiKhobiCentraluri stadioni12,000Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Liakhvi TskhinvaliGoriKartli1,500Mtskheta-Mtianeti
MargvetiZestafoniStadioni Davit Abashidze1,000Imereti
Mark StarsTbilisiStadioni Torpedo-Avaza1,000Tbilisi
Norchi DinamoTbilisiShatili2,000Tbilisi
Odishi 1919ZugdidiBaias baza2,000Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
SamegreloChkhorotskuCentraluri stadioni3,000Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
SapovnelaTerjolaCentraluri stadioni2,500Imereti
Shevardeni 1906TbilisiDavid Petriashvili Arena2,130Tbilisi
SkuriTsalenjikhaStadioni Sasha Kvaratskhelia4,000Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
SuloriVaniStadioni Grigol Nikoleishvili3,000Imereti
TelaviTelaviStadioni Givi Chokheli12,000Kakheti

Source

League table

The teams were initially divided equally into White and Red Groups. After a two-round tournament they formed Promotion and Relegation groups. The winner won automatic promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2,[2] while the teams in second and third places played against Liga 2 opponents in a two-legged tie.[3]

All teams of the drop-zone quartet participated in the second tier the previous year, therefore they suffered double relegation in successive seasons.

White Group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Shevardeni-1906 18 12 2 4 36 19 +17 38 Qualification for Promotion Group
2 Telavi 18 10 5 3 30 18 +12 35
3 Norchi Dinamo 18 10 4 4 39 24 +15 34
4 Mark Stars 18 6 7 5 31 29 +2 25
5 Gardabani 18 6 6 6 26 24 +2 24
6 Gori 18 6 5 7 26 24 +2 23 Qualification for Relegation Round
7 Borjomi 18 6 4 8 16 21 −5 22
8 Algeti 18 5 6 7 25 27 −2 21
9 Chkherimela 18 3 6 9 18 31 −13 15
10 Liakhvi 18 2 3 13 17 47 −30 9
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.

Red Group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Chiatura 18 12 4 2 32 14 +18 40 Qualification for Promotion Group
2 Imereti 18 9 6 3 20 10 +10 33
3 Kolkheti 18 8 5 5 25 18 +7 29
4 Betlemi 18 7 7 4 34 20 +14 28
5 Samegrelo 18 6 9 3 20 14 +6 27
6 Sulori 18 7 3 8 20 19 +1 24 Qualification for Relegation Round
7 Margveti 18 5 6 7 21 28 −7 21
8 Skuri 18 4 5 9 16 27 −11 17
9 Odishi 1919 18 3 5 10 13 27 −14 14
10 Sapovnela 18 1 6 11 7 31 −24 9
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.

Promotion Group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Shevardeni-1906 18 13 4 1 49 10 +39 43 Promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2
2 Norchi Dinamo 18 12 3 3 45 21 +24 39 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
3 Telavi 18 12 3 3 56 15 +41 39
4 Gardabani 18 9 4 5 40 18 +22 31
5 Mark Stars 18 7 3 8 37 32 +5 24
6 Imereti 18 5 6 7 13 26 −13 21
7 Chiatura 18 5 2 11 15 33 −18 17
8 Betlemi 18 4 4 10 23 44 −21 16
9 Kolkheti 18 3 4 11 9 39 −30 13
10 Samegrelo 18 1 5 12 12 61 −49 8
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.

Relegation Round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gori 18 9 6 3 31 12 +19 33
2 Algeti 18 9 4 5 36 19 +17 31
3 Borjomi 18 8 6 4 30 21 +9 30
4 Sulori 18 9 3 6 20 21 −1 30
5 Margveti 18 8 5 5 27 17 +10 29 Relegation play-offs[4]
6 Skuri 18 6 6 6 22 22 0 24
7 Odishi 1919 18 7 3 8 27 31 −4 24 Relegation to Regionuli Liga
8 Chkherimela 18 6 5 7 22 27 −5 23
9 Liakhvi 18 6 1 11 35 37 −2 19
10 Sapovnela 18 1 3 14 9 52 −43 6
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.

Promotion play-offs
Telavi2–1Guria Lanchkhuti
Kharebashvili 56'
Nozadze 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Tela 61'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Giorgi Vardidze
Guria Lanchkhuti1–1Telavi
Shengelia 82' Report Nikabadze 45'
Referee: Irakli Kakabadze

Telavi won 3–2 on aggregate.

Meshakhte Tkibuli0–2Norchi Dinamo
Report Deisadze 40'
Melkadze 63'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Bakur Ninua
Norchi Dinamo4–0Meshakhte Tkibuli
Pipia 2'
Deisadze 59'
Gogoberishvili 68'
Shengelidze 81'		 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Davit Kharitonashvili

Norchi Dinamo won 6–0 on aggregate.

References
  1. "2017, Liga 3". soccerway.com.
  2. ""შევარდენი 1906" ლიგა 3-ის ჩემპიონია!". worldsport.ge (in Georgian), 15 November 2017.
  3. ""თელავი" და "ნორჩი დინამო" ეროვნულ ლიგა 2-ში აღზევდნენ". mysports.ge (in Georgian), 3 December 2017.
  4. "ლიგა 3-ს ახალი წევრები ჰყავს". mysports.ge (in Georgian), 29 November 2017.
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