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 |  Georgia |
| 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 | Kolkheti 1913 (1st title) (2023) |
| Most championships | Shukura Kobuleti (5 titles) |
| Website | erovnuliliga.ge |
| Current: 2024 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
editThere 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
editBelow is a complete record of how many teams have played in each season throughout the league's history.
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Current members
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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
editTop three teams of Pirveli Liga
editTop three teams of Erovnuli Liga 2
editRelegation and Promotion from Erovnuli Liga 2
editPromoted teams to Erovnuli Liga
edit| 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 |
| 2023 | Kolkheti-1913 | – |
Performance per club
editSince 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024
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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 | [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
edit| Season | Top Scorers | Club | Goals |
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| 2011/12 | Iago Deisadze |
Guria | 14 |
| 2012/13 | Tornike Kapanadze |
Samgurali | 27 |
| 2013/14 | Budu Zivzivadze |
Dinamo-2 Tbilisi | 23 |
| 2014/15 | Mamia Gavashelishvili |
Lokomotivi | 44 |
| 2015/16 | Zurab Ghirdaladze |
WIT Georgia | 20 |
| 2016 | Levan Papava |
Gagra | 13 |
| 2017 | Data Sitchinava |
Rustavi | 30 |
| 2018 |  Flamarion |
Dinamo Batumi | 24 |
| 2019 | Giorgi Nikabadze |
Merani Tb | 26 |
| 2020 | Toma Tabatadze |
Rustavi | 13 |
| 2021 | Tamaz Makatsaria |
Gagra | 23 |
 Cheikne Sylla |
Merani M | ||
| 2022 | Levan Papava |
Spaeri | 17 |
| 2023 | Levan Papava |
Gareji | 23 |
Sponsors
editIn 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
edit- ^ "დღეს მთავარი ლიგის პლეი ოფი იწყება". report.ge (in Georgian). 15 Dec 2020.
- ^ "Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Official website
- Soccerway.com
- Erovnuli Liga 2, standings, results & fixtures at Donnael.com