2020 Erovnuli Liga 2

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Erovnuli Liga 2
Season2020
Dates2 March – 9 December 2020
Champions Shukura Kobuleti
Promoted Shukura Kobuleti
Samgurali
Relegated Aragvi Dusheti
Conference League Gagra
Matches played90
Goals scored252 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerToma Tabatadze
(13 goals)
2019
2021

The 2020 Erovnuli Liga 2 (formerly known as Pirveli Liga) was the 32nd season of second tier football in Georgia. The season began on 2 March 2020 and ended on 9 December 2020. [1] Due to COVID-19 pandemic, each team will play 18 matches instead of the planned 36.

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Teams and stadiums

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Aragvi Dusheti Dusheti Central Stadium2,000
Dinamo Zugdidi Zugdidi Central Stadium2,000
Gagra Tbilisi Mtskheta Park 2,000
Merani Martvili Martvili Murtaz Khurtsilava Stadium2,000
Rustavi Rustavi Poladi Stadium 6,200
Samgurali Tsqaltubo 26 May Stadium12,000
Sioni Bolnisi Tamaz Stepania Stadium 3,000
Shevardeni 1906 Tbilisi David Petriashvili Arena2,130
Shukura Kobuleti Chele Arena 6,000
WIT Georgia Tbilisi Mikheil Meskhi Stadium#2 2,000

Source: [2]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Shukura (C, P)189453214+1831Promotion to Erovnuli Liga
2 Samgurali (P)188642312+1130Qualification for Promotion play-offs
3 Gagra 187832410+1429Qualification for Europa Conference League first qualifying round and Promotion play-offs [a]
4 Rustavi 187563527+826
5 Dinamo Zugdidi 187472731425
6 Shevardeni 1906 1881928381025
7 Sioni 185942316+724
8 Merani Martvili 186662320+324Qualification for Relegation play-offs
9 WIT Georgia 185671725821
10 Aragvi Dusheti (R)1815121049398Relegation 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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

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

Home \ Away ARA ZUG GAG MER RUS SAM SIO SHE SHU WIT
Aragvi Dusheti 1–20–01–10–100–41–11–31–22–0
Dinamo Zugdidi 1–10–20–13–11–40–03–03–25–2
Gagra 2–10–01–10–20–13–02–32–03–0
Merani Martvili 2–02–30–02–22–01–05–20–20–0
Rustavi 1–06–20–33–11–12–20–11–10–3
Samgurali 2–00–00–02–12–12–02–00–10–0
Sioni 6–02–11–11–00–02–22–00–01–2
Shevardeni 1906 7–13–10–00–30–22–10–42–02–4
Shukura 5–03–01–12–05–11–01–16–00–1
WIT Georgia 0–01–20–41–11–20–00–01–31–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Gori 0–0 Merani Martvili
Report
Kartli Stadium, Gori
Attendance: 0
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili
Merani Martvili 3–1 Gori
Saghrishvili Soccerball shade.svg41'
Patsatsia Soccerball shade.svg47'
Tsotsonava Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)
Report Alimbarashvili Soccerball shade.svg73'
Murtaz Khurtsilava Stadium, Martvili
Attendance: 0
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili

WIT Georgia 1–0 Kolkheti-1913 Poti
Natchkebia Soccerball shade.svg20' Report
David Petriashvili Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bakur Ninua
Kolkheti-1913 Poti 1–0 (a.e.t.) WIT Georgia
Gvalia Soccerball shade.svg68' Report
Penalties
Gvalia Soccerball shade cross.svg
Megrelisvili Soccerball shade cross.svg
Mumuladze Soccerball shad check.svg
Kirkitadze Soccerball shad check.svg
Kashia Soccerball shad check.svg
3–4Soccerball shade cross.svg Nemsadze
Soccerball shad check.svg Zaridze
Soccerball shad check.svg Barabadze
Soccerball shad check.svg Molashvili
Soccerball shad check.svg Museliani
Poti Training Center, Poti
Attendance: 0
Referee: Giorgi Vadatchkoria

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References

  1. "Results - Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2". erovnuliliga.ge.
  2. "Erovnuli Liga 2 2020 - Venues". Soccerway.