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.
Founded | 1990 |
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Country | ![]() |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Erovnuli Liga |
Relegation to | Liga 3 |
Domestic cup(s) | Georgian Cup Georgian Super Cup |
International cup(s) | UEFA Europa Conference League (via Georgian Cup) |
Current champions | Shukura Kobuleti (5th title) (2022) |
Most championships | Shukura Kobuleti (5 titles) |
Website | erovnuliliga.ge |
Current: 2023 Erovnuli Liga 2 |
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
![Erovnuli Liga 2 is located in Georgia](../I/Georgia_location_map.svg.png.webp)
![Tbilisi teams:WIT GeorgiaDinamo-2LokomotiviSpaeriMerani](../I/TransparentPlaceholder.png.webp)
Based on their performance in the previous year, the following ten teams will compete in Erovnuli Liga 2 in the 2023 season.
Apart from Gareji Sagarejo, Dinamo Tbilisi-2 and Spaeri Tbilisi, all of them have previously taken part in the main division.
Clubs are listed in alphabetical order.
Club | Position last season | City | Region |
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Dinamo-2 | 1st in Liga 3 | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Gareji | 5th | Sagarejo | Kakheti |
Kolkheti Khobi | 4th in Liga 3 | Khobi | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Kolkheti 1913 | 2nd in Liga 3 | Poti | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Lokomotivi | 10th in Erovnuli Liga | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Merani Martvili | 4th | Martvili | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Merani Tbilisi | 6th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Sioni | 8th in Erovnuli Liga | Bolnisi | Kvemo Kartli |
Spaeri | 2nd | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
WIT Georgia | 8th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Results
Top three teams of Pirveli Liga
Top three teams of Erovnuli Liga 2
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
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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 |
Promoted teams to Erovnuli Liga
Season | League Winner | Play-off winner |
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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 |
Relegated teams to Liga 3
Performance per club
Since the restructuring into Liga 2 in 2017, 24 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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Merani Martvili | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | - | 8 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Dinamo Zugdidi | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | - | 7 | 5 | 7 | [a] | - | |||||||||||
Gagra | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||
Shevardeni 1906 | 5 | 4 | 6 | - | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | [a] | - | |||||||||||
WIT Georgia | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | - | 9 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Merani Tbilisi | 4 | 1 | 6 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Rustavi | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 7 | - | |||||||||||
Shukura | 4 | 1 | 7 | - | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |||||||||||
Sioni | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||
Samgurali | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | - | 2 | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Tskhinvali | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Gareji | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Guria | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Kolkheti 1913 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Samtredia | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | |||||||||||
Spaeri | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||||||||||||
Telavi | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Aragvi | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Chikhura | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | |||||||||||
Dinamo Batumi | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Dinamo Tbilisi-2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Kolkheti Khobi | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Lokomotivi | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Meshakhte | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
a Expelled from the league in May 2022 for match fixing.[2]
The current status of these clubs as of 2023:
Erovnuli Liga | 6 | |
Erovnuli Liga 2 | 10 | |
Liga 3 | 5 | |
Liga 4 | 1 | |
Defunct | 2 |
Top Goalscorers
Season | Top Scorers | Club | Goals |
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2011/12 | ![]() | Guria | 14 |
2012/13 | ![]() | Samgurali | 27 |
2013/14 | ![]() | Dinamo-2 Tbilisi | 23 |
2014/15 | ![]() | Lokomotivi | 44 |
2015/16 | ![]() | WIT Georgia | 20 |
2016 | ![]() | Gagra | 13 |
2017 | ![]() | Rustavi | 30 |
2018 | ![]() | Dinamo Batumi | 24 |
2019 | ![]() | Merani Tb | 26 |
2020 | ![]() | Rustavi | 13 |
2021 | ![]() | Gagra | 23 |
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2022 | ![]() | Spaeri | 17 |
Sponsors
In 2019 the Football Federation signed a sponsorship deal with Crystalbet.[3] For this reason the league has since been formally referred to as Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2.
References
- "დღეს მთავარი ლიგის პლეი ოფი იწყება". report.ge (in Georgian). 15 Dec 2020.
- "ზუგდიდის "დინამო" და თბილისის "შევარდენი 1906" ჩემპიონატიდან მოკვეთეს". ajaratv.ge (in Georgian). 22 May 2022.
- "ეროვნულ ლიგას ახალი სპონსორი ჰყავს". reginfo.ge (in Georgian). 1 March 2019.