2017 Erovnuli Liga 2

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Erovnuli Liga 2
Season2017
Dates4 March – 25 November 2017
Champions Rustavi
Promoted Rustavi
Sioni Bolnisi
Relegated Guria Lanchkhuti
Meshakhte Tkibuli
Zugdidi
Matches played180
Goals scored499 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorer Data Sitchinava
(30 goals)
2016
2018

The 2017 Erovnuli Liga 2 (formerly known as Pirveli Liga) was the 29th season of second tier football in Georgia. The season began on 4 March 2017 and ended on 25 November 2017. [1]

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Teams and stadiums

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Gagra Tbilisi Mtskheta Park 2,000
Guria Lanchkhuti Lanchkhuti Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium 8,000
Meshakhte Tkibuli Rustavi Vladimer Bochorishvili Stadium 6,000
Merani Martvili Martvili Murtaz Khurtsilava Stadium2,000
FC Rustavi Rustavi Poladi Stadium 6,200
Samgurali Tskhaltubo Tskhaltubo Murtaz Khurtsilava Stadium2,000
Sioni Bolnisi Bolnisi Tamaz Stepania Stadium 3,242
Tskhinvali Tskhinvali Poladi Stadium 6,200
WIT Georgia Mtskheta Mtskheta Park 2,000
Zugdidi Zugdidi Tsentraluri Stadioni2,000

Source: [2]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rustavi (C, P)3626557225+4783Promotion to Erovnuli Liga
2 Merani Martvili 3624846716+5180Qualification for Promotion play-offs
3 Sioni Bolnisi (P)36185135248+459
4 Samgurali Tskhaltubo 36165154646053
5 Gagra 36165154638+853
6 WIT Georgia 361410124240+252
7 Tskhinvali 361171862751340
8 Guria Lanchkhuti (R)361142147682137Qualification for Relegation play-offs
9 Meshakhte Tkibuli (R)36762333754227
10 Zugdidi (R)36672332683625Relegation to Liga 3
Source: Erovnuli Liga 2, 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. [3]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

Telavi 2–1 Guria Lanchkhuti
Kharebashvili Soccerball shade.svg56'
Nozadze Soccerball shade.svg90+2' (pen.)
Report Tela Soccerball shade.svg61'
Givi Chokheli Stadium, Telavi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Giorgi Vardidze
Guria Lanchkhuti 1–1 Telavi
Shengelia Soccerball shade.svg82' Report Nikabadze Soccerball shade.svg45'
Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium, Lanchkhuti
Referee: Irakli Kakabadze

Telavi won 3–2 on aggregate.


Meshakhte Tkibuli 0–2 Norchi Dinamoeli
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Melkadze Soccerball shade.svg63'
Ramaz Shengelia Stadium, Kutaisi
Attendance: 200
Referee: Bakur Ninua
Norchi Dinamoeli 4–0 Meshakhte Tkibuli
Pipia Soccerball shade.svg2'
Deisadze Soccerball shade.svg59'
Gogoberishvili Soccerball shade.svg68'
Shengelidze Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report
Sport-kompleksi Shatili, Tbilisi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Davit Kharitonashvili

Norchi Dinamoeli won 6–0 on aggregate.

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References

  1. "Results - Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2". erovnuliliga.ge.
  2. "Erovnuli Liga 2 2017 - Venues". Soccerway.
  3. "Erovnuli Liga 2 2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 December 2017.