2018 Liga 3 (Georgia)

Тhe 2018 Liga 3 was the second season under its current name and 31st third-tier season after the creation of independent football league system in Georgia. As a single two-round competition, it began on 5 March and ended on 6 December.[1]

Liga 3
Season2018
Dates5 March - 6 December
ChampionsZugdidi
PromotedZugdidi
Guria
RelegatedSamegrelo
Chiatura
Varketili
Algeti
Mark Stars
Imereti
Gardabani
Sulori
Samgurali-2
Matchakhela
Matches played380
Goals scored1,084 (2.85 per match)
Biggest home winGori 7-0 Sulori
(30 March)
Biggest away winMatchakhela 0-5 Bakhmaro
(22 October)
Highest scoringGori 5-4 Bakhmaro
(2 September)
Varketili 7-2 Matchakhela
(11 June)
Longest winning runZugdidi (7)
Longest unbeaten runBakhmaro (12)
Longest winless runMatchakhela (13)
Longest losing runSamgurali-2 (7)
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2019 →

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season:

Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi ● Merani Tbilisi ● Telavi

Relegated to Regionuli Liga

Odishi 1919 Zugdidi ● Chkherimela Kharagauli ● Liakhvi Tskhinvali ● Sapovnela Terjola ● Skuri Tsalenjikha ● Margveti Zestafoni

Relegated from Liga 2

Zugdidi ● Meshakhte Tkibuli ● Guria Lanchkhuti

Varketili Tbilisi ● Saburtalo-2 Tbilisi ● Matchakhela Khelvachauri ● Bakhmaro Chokhatauri ● Aragvi Dusheti ● Samgurali-2 Tskaltubo

Teams and stadiums
Clubs Location Venue Region
ArgetiTbilisiShatili StadiumTbilisi
AragviDushetiOlympic CentreMtskheta-Mtianeti
BakhmaroChokhatauriBoris Paichadze stadiumGuria
BetlemiKedaArchil Partenadze StadiumAdjara
BorjomiBorjomiJemal Zeinklishvili StadiumSamtskhe-Javakheti
ChiaturaChiaturaTemur Maghradze StadiumImereti
GardabaniGardabaniMartkopi Rugby ArenaKvemo Kartli
GoriGoriKartliShida Kartli
GuriaLanchkhutiEvgrapi Shevardnadze StadiumGuria
ImeretiKhoniIpolite Khvichia stadiumImereti
KolkhetiKhobiPaata Tatarashvili stadiumSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Mark StarsTbilisiDusheti Olympic CentreMtskheta-Mtianeti
MatchakhelaKhelvachauriAkhalsopeli CentraluriAdjara
MeshakhteTkibuliVladimer Bochorishvili StadiumImereti
Saburtalo-2TbilisiBendelaTbilisi
Samgurali-2Tskaltubo26 May stadiumImereti
SamegreloChkhorotskuBondo Papaskiri stadiumSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
SuloriVaniGrigol Nikoleishvili stadiumImereti
VarketiliTbilisiShatili stadiumTbilisi
ZugdidiZugdidiGanmukhuri, CentraluriSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti

League table

In their first season in the third tier, Zugdidi won the league through automatic promotion after a tight contest concluded in the last matchday of the season.[2] Both teams representing the region of Guria qualified for play-offs, although only one of them succeeded in them.[3]

According to the Federation's decision, a drastic reduction of the league teams involved ten clubs, who were supposed to be relegated to Liga 4 and Regionuli Liga next year.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Zugdidi (C, P) 38 27 3 8 65 31 +34 84 Promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2
2 Bakhmaro 38 25 7 6 78 40 +38 79[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Promotion play-offs
3 Guria (P) 38 21 10 7 59 31 +28 73
4 Saburtalo-2 38 21 4 13 60 50 +10 67
5 Kolkheti 38 17 10 11 54 35 +19 61
6 Aragvi 38 19 4 15 64 55 +9 61
7 Borjomi 38 18 7 13 66 56 +10 61
8 Meshakhte 38 17 6 15 59 54 +5 57
9 Gori 38 14 11 13 58 48 +10 53
10 Betlemi 38 14 9 15 52 58 −6 51
11 Samegrelo (R) 38 13 9 16 63 55 +8 48 Relegation to Liga 4
12 Chiatura (R) 38 12 11 15 39 47 −8 47
13 Varketili (R) 38 13 8 17 58 58 0 47
14 Algeti (R) 38 13 7 18 54 64 −10 46
15 Mark Stars (R) 38 13 7 18 59 65 −6 46 Play-offs for Relegation to Liga 4
16 Imereti (R) 38 12 9 17 44 52 −8 45
17 Gardabani (R) 38 11 6 21 39 63 −24 39 Relegation to Regionuli Liga
18 Sulori (R) 38 10 6 22 38 77 −39 36
19 Samgurali-2 (R) 38 8 7 23 40 82 −42 31
20 Matchakhela (R) 38 5 13 20 35 63 −28 28
Source: Soccerway
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Bakhmaro were deducted 3 points

Promotion play-offs
Guria Lanchkhuti1–0Samgurali Tskhaltubo
Jikidze 26' Report
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili
Samgurali Tskhaltubo2–1Guria Lanchkhuti
Bibilashvili 28', 32' Report Gagnidze 57'
26 May Stadium, Tsqaltubo
Referee: Arsen Nonikashvili

2–2 on aggregate, Guria Lanchkhuti won on away goals.

Tskhinvali2–1Bakhmaro Chokhatauri
Kiknadze 9', 42' Report Kverenchkhiladze 81'
Referee: Arsen Nonikashvili
Bakhmaro Chokhatauri0–2Tskhinvali
Report Vardzelashvili 55'
Tatkhashvili 90+1'
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Chokhatauri
Referee: Jener Khorava

Bakhmaro lost 4–1 on aggregate.

Relegation play-offs
Imereti Khoni2–0Dinamo Batumi-2
Khmelidze 84'
Nikuradze 88'		 Report
Ipolite Khvichia stadium, Khoni
Referee: Jener Khorava
Dinamo Batumi-20–0Imereti Khoni
Report
Angisa, Batumi
Referee: Giga Kikacheishvili

Imereti won 2–0 on aggregate and earned a slot in Liga 4

Mark Stars1–4Gareji Sagarejo
Adeshina 22' Report Kaldani 21'
Tsikalanov 79'
Tavadze 88'
Melkadze 90+4'
Olympic Centre, Dusheti
Referee: Giga Kikacheishvili
Gareji Sagarejo3–0Mark Stars
Jokhadze 31', 90' Gogilashvili 85' Report
Arsen Mekokishvili Stadium, Sagarejo
Referee: Shota Kukhilava

Gareji won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to Liga 4 from Regionuli Liga

References
  1. "2018, Liga 3". gff.ge.
  2. ""ზუგდიდი" ლიგა 3-ის ჩემპიონი გახდა, გურულები გადასვლისთვის იბრძოლებენ". fanebi.ge (in Georgian), 7 December 2018.
  3. "Play-offs of 2018 season". flashscore.com.
  4. "Liga 3 Regular season in 2018". soccerway.com.
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