2020 Erovnuli Liga

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Erovnuli Liga
Season2020
Dates29 February 2020 – 10 December 2020
Champions Dinamo Tbilisi
18th Georgian title
Relegated Merani Tbilisi
Chikhura
Champions League Dinamo Tbilisi
Conference League Dinamo Batumi
Dila Gori
Matches played90
Goals scored225 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorer Mykola Kovtalyuk
(10 goals)
Biggest home win Dila Gori 6–1 Chikhura
(17 October 2020)
Biggest away win Chikhura 2-8 Saburtalo Tbilisi
(18 August 2020)
Highest scoring Chikhura 2-8 Saburtalo Tbilisi
(18 August 2020)
Longest winning run3 matches
Dila Gori
Dinamo Tbilisi
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Dinamo Batumi
Longest winless run12 matches
Merani Tbilisi
Longest losing run4 matches
Merani Tbilisi
2019
2021
All statistics correct as of 25 October 2020.

The 2020 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2020 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 32nd season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions. The season began on 29 February 2020 and ended on 10 December 2020. [1] [2] The league winner, Dinamo Tbilisi, earned a place in the UEFA Champions League and the second and third-placed clubs, Dinamo Batumi and Dila Gori respectively, earned a place in the new UEFA Europa Conference League. [3]

Contents

In March the season was suspended following a decision by the Georgian Football Federation due to COVID-19 pandemic, initially until 1 April, [4] but later the suspension was extended to late June. [5] Each team played 18 matches instead of the planned 36.

Teams and stadiums

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Chikhura Sachkhere Kutaisi Ramaz Shengelia Stadium 19,400
Dila Gori Gori Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium 5,000
Dinamo Batumi Batumi Batumi Stadium 20,000
Dinamo Tbilisi Tbilisi Boris Paichadze Stadium 54,549
Locomotive Tbilisi Tbilisi Mikheil Meskhi Stadium 22,754
Merani Tbilisi Tbilisi Sinatle Stadium 2,500
Saburtalo Tbilisi Tbilisi Mikheil Meskhi Stadium 27,223
FC Samtredia Samtredia Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium 5,000
FC Telavi Telavi Givi Chokheli Stadium 12,000
Torpedo Kutaisi Kutaisi Ramaz Shengelia Stadium 19,400

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Tbilisi (C)181242339+2440Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Dinamo Batumi 1810622914+1536Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Dila Gori 188642917+1230
4 Locomotive Tbilisi 188553023+729
5 Saburtalo 187652821+727
6 Telavi 1841222114+724
7 Samtredia 185491423919
8 Torpedo Kutaisi (O)1845917301317Qualification to Relegation play-offs
9 Chikhura (R)18341118402213
10 Merani Tbilisi (R)180612634286Relegation to Erovnuli Liga 2
Source: Erovnuli Liga, 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.
FC Gagra of the Erovnuli Liga 2 are the winners of the 2020 Georgian Cup and qualify for the first qualifying round of the Europa Conference League.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Each team will play the other nine teams home and away, for a total of 18 games each.

Home \ Away CHI DIL DBT DTB LOC MER SAB SAM TEL TKU
Chikhura 0–20–42–01–33–02–80–11–22–2
Dila Gori 6–11–10–30–14–04–31–10–03–1
Dinamo Batumi 0–01–01–31–20–01–12–01–12–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 1–01–21–14–03–03–11–00–02–1
Locomotive Tbilisi 4–11–21–40–21–12–13–11–11–2
Merani Tbilisi 1–20–01–21–20–40–01–21–60–2
Saburtalo 2–11–10–10–30–00–02–11–01–0
Samtredia 0–01–01–20–40–02–01–20–01–0
Telavi 2–01–11–30–01–10–01–13–11–1
Torpedo Kutaisi 2–20–21–20–01–51–00–42–11–1
Source: Erovnuli Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Gagra 0–2 Torpedo Kutaisi
Report Ivanishvili Soccerball shade.svg24'
Nadaraia Soccerball shade.svg81'
National Rugby Training Center, Tbilisi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Giorgi Vadatchkoria
Torpedo Kutaisi 1–1 Gagra
Pantsulaia Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Makatsaria Soccerball shade.svg76'
Ramaz Shengelia Stadium, Kutaisi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jener Khorava

Chikhura 0–2 Samgurali
Report Burjanadze Soccerball shade.svg77'
Kukhianidze Soccerball shade.svg81'
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium#2, Tbilisi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili
Samgurali 1–0 Chikhura
Kukhianidze Soccerball shade.svg87' Report
26 May Stadium, Tsqaltubo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 10 December 2020 [6]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Mykola Kovtalyuk Dila Gori 10
2 Flag of Georgia.svg Irakli Sikharulidze Locomotive Tbilisi 8
Flag of Georgia.svg Jaba Jighauri Dinamo Batumi
Flag of Russia.svg Nodar Kavtaradze Dinamo Tbilisi
5 Flag of Georgia.svg Beka Kavtaradze Saburtalo 7
Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Pantsulaia Torpedo Kutaisi
7 Flag of Georgia.svg Nugzar Spanderashvili Dila Gori 6
8 Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Gabedava Dinamo Tbilisi 5
Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Nikabadze Dinamo Batumi
Flag of Georgia.svg Mamia Gavashelishvili Locomotive Tbilisi
Flag of Georgia.svg Irakli Rukhadze Telavi

References

  1. "2020 Erovnuli Liga". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. "tables". erovnuliliga.ge/en. 20 October 2023.
  3. "UEL2 Access List 2021–24" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. "Statement of Georgian Football Federation". GFF. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  5. "Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga will resume on 25 June". Erovnuli Liga. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  6. "Topscorers". soccerway.com.