2021 Erovnuli Liga 2

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Erovnuli Liga 2
Season2021
Dates1 March – 3 December 2021
Champions Sioni
Promoted Sioni
Gagra
Relegated Chikhura
Matches played180
Goals scored541 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorerCheikne Sylla (Merani M)
Tamaz Makatsaria (Gagra)
(23 goals)
Biggest home win Gareji 8–0 Chikhura
(27 November)
Biggest away win Chikhura 0–6 Merani M
(3 December)
Highest scoring Merani Tb 3–5 Sioni
(24 June)
Rustavi 5–3 Shevardeni
(27 November)
Gareji 8–0 Chikhura
(3 December)
Longest winning run Sioni (7)
Longest winless run Chikhura (27)
Longest losing run Chikhura (10)
2020
2022
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2021 Erovnuli Liga 2 was the fifth season under its current title and the 33rd season of second tier football in Georgia. The season began on 1 March and ended on 3 December. [1]

Contents

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2020 season:

    Teams and stadiums

    TeamLocationVenueCapacity
    Chikhura Sachkhere Centraluri2,000
    Dinamo Zugdidi Ganmukhuri Central Stadium2,000
    Gagra Tbilisi Zghvis Baza1,000
    Gareji Sagarejo Centraluri2,000
    Merani Martvili Martvili Murtaz Khurtsilava Stadium2,000
    Merani Tbilisi Tbilisi Spaeri Stadium2,500
    Rustavi Rustavi Teknikuri Centri1,000
    Shevardeni 1906 Kaspi Tsentraluri500
    Sioni Bolnisi Tamaz Stepania Stadium 3,242
    WIT Georgia Tbilisi Gldanis safexburto centri1,000

    Source: [2]

    League table

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
    1 Sioni (C, P)3626377436+3881Promotion to Erovnuli Liga
    2 Gagra (P)3622957427+4775Qualification for the Promotion play-offs
    3 Merani Martvili 36197106544+2164
    4 Gareji 36155165248+450
    5 Merani Tbilisi 361211135858047
    6 Shevardeni 1906 361210146358+546
    7 Dinamo Zugdidi 361441847712446
    8 WIT Georgia 361015113843545Qualification to Relegation play-offs
    9 Rustavi 361161946581239
    10 Chikhura (R)36243024987410Relegation to Liga 3
    Source: eliga.ge
    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

    Results

    Regular season

    Relegation play-offs

    First leg

    Tbilisi City2–3 WIT Georgia
    Tatanashvili Soccerball shade.svg26', 72' Report Zaridze Soccerball shade.svg11'
    Nachkebia Soccerball shade.svg69'
    Muzashvili Soccerball shade.svg73'
    Gldanis Safexbutro Centri, Tbilisi
    Referee: K.Giorgadze

    Second leg

    WIT Georgia 2–1Tbilisi City
    Muzashvili Soccerball shade.svg20'
    Nachkebia Soccerball shade.svg45'
    Report Tatanashvili Soccerball shade.svg27'
    Gldanis Safexbutro Centri, Tbilisi
    Referee: B.Ninua

    WIT Georgia won 5–3 on aggregate.


    Rustavi 0–0 Kolkheti 1913
    Report
    Teknikuri Centri, Rustavi
    Referee: B.Ninua
    Kolkheti 1913 1–1 (a.e.t.) Rustavi
    Chavchanidze Soccerball shade.svg110' (o.g.) Report Kurmashvili Soccerball shade.svg100'
    Fazisi Stadium, Poti
    Referee: I.Kherkhadze

    Rustavi won on the away goals rule.

    Statistics

    Top scorers

    RankPlayerClubGoals
    1 Flag of Mali.svg Cheikne Sylla Merani Martvili 23
    Flag of Georgia.svg Tamaz Makatsaria Gagra
    3 Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Kharebashvili Gareji 20
    Flag of Georgia.svg Data Sitchinava Sioni

    Hat-tricks

    PlayerForAgainstResultDate
    Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Kharebashvili Gareji WIT Georgia 3–2 (H) [3] 8 June
    Rustavi 3–0 (H) [4] 5 July
    Chikhura 8–0*(H) [5] 27 November
    Flag of Georgia.svg Tamaz Makatsaria Gagra Merani Tb 3–0 (H) [6] 20 March
    Shevardeni 5–2**(H) [7] 21 November
    Flag of Georgia.svg Zviad Metreveli Merani Tb Sioni 3–5 (H) [8] 24 June
    Flag of Georgia.svg Data Sitchinava Sioni Chikhura 2–5 (A) [9] 21 November
    Flag of Mali.svg Cheikne Sylla Merani M 0–6 (A) [10] 3 December

    Note:

    (H) – Home team

    (A) – Away team

    Clean sheets

    RankPlayerClubClean sheets
    1 Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Kereselidze Gagra 15
    2 Flag of Georgia.svg Guram Chikashua WIT Georgia 13
    3 Flag of Georgia.svg Konstantine Sepiashvili Sioni 12
    4 Flag of Ukraine.svg Bohdan Bezkrovnyi Gareji 11

    Discipline

      Source: [11]

      Awards

      RoundManager of the RoundPlayer of the RoundRef
      1-9 Flag of Georgia.svg Varlam Kilasonia Sioni Flag of Georgia.svg Tamaz Makatsaria Gagra [12]
      10-18 Flag of Georgia.svg Gaga Kirkitadze Gagra Flag of Georgia.svg Ivane Khabelashvili [13]
      19-27 Flag of Georgia.svg Zviad Sikharulia Merani M [14]
      28-36 Flag of Georgia.svg Tsotne Moniava Merani M Flag of Georgia.svg Data Sitchinava Sioni [15]

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