2022 Erovnuli Liga

Last updated
Erovnuli Liga
Season2022
Dates25 February – 3 December 2022
Champions Dinamo Tbilisi
19th Georgian title
Matches played180
Goals scored492 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorer Flamarion
(19 goals)
Biggest home win Telavi 5–0 Locomotive Tbilisi
(29 April 2022)
Dinamo Batumi 7–2 Locomotive Tbilisi
(17 May 2022)
Dinamo Tbilisi 5–0 Gagra
(20 June 2022)
Biggest away win Sioni Bolnisi 3–7 Dinamo Tbilisi
(8 May 2022)
Highest scoring Sioni Bolnisi 3–7 Dinamo Tbilisi
(8 May 2022)
Longest winning run6 matches
Samgurali
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Dinamo Batumi
Longest winless run16 matches
Locomotive Tbilisi
Longest losing run16 matches
Locomotive Tbilisi
2021
2023
All statistics correct as of 3 December 2022.

The 2022 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2022 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 34th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Batumi were the defending champions.

Contents

Teams and stadiums

Changes

Sioni Bolnisi (promoted after a two-year absence) and Gagra (promoted after a ten-year absence) were promoted from the 2021 Erovnuli Liga 2. FC Samtredia (relegated after two years in the top flight) and Shukura Kobuleti (relegated after one year in the top flight) have been relegated to 2022 Erovnuli Liga 2.

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Dila Gori Gori Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium 5,000
Dinamo Batumi Batumi Adjarabet Arena 20,000
Dinamo Tbilisi Tbilisi Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena 54,139
Gagra
Locomotive Tbilisi Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Mikheil Meskhi 2 Stadium
Saguramo Football Complex, Saguramo
27,223
2,000
700
Saburtalo Tbilisi Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Mikheil Meskhi 2 Stadium
GFF Technical Centre, Rustavi
27,223
2,000
1,000
Samgurali Tsqaltubo Tsqaltubo 26 May Stadium12,000
Sioni Bolnisi Bolnisi Tamaz Stepania Stadium 3,000
Telavi Telavi Givi Chokheli Stadium 12,000
Torpedo Kutaisi Kutaisi Ramaz Shengelia Stadium
David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi
19,400
4,558

Personnel and kits

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Dila Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Demchenko Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Maisashvili Adidas Marsbet
Dinamo Batumi Flag of Georgia.svg Gia Geguchadze Flag of Georgia.svg Mamuka Kobakhidze Puma CoinW
Dinamo Tbilisi Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Tchiabrishvili Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Papava Puma Setanta Sports [1]
Gagra Flag of Georgia.svg Gaga Kirkitadze Flag of Georgia.svg Vasil Khositashvili Nike N/A
Locomotive Flag of the Netherlands.svg John van Loen Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Gabadze Jako Aversi
Saburtalo Flag of Georgia.svg Lasha Nozadze Flag of Georgia.svg Levan Kakubava Erreà Audi
Samgurali Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Mikadze Flag of Georgia.svg Papuna Poniava Hummel Halyk Bank
Sioni Bolnisi Flag of Georgia.svg Ucha Sosiashvili Flag of Georgia.svg Data SitchinavaJakoRMG
Telavi Flag of Georgia.svg Gia Tsetsadze Flag of Georgia.svg Mirian JikiaJakom2
Torpedo Flag of Georgia.svg Kakhaber Chkhetiani Flag of Georgia.svg Irakli Dzaria Puma New Vision University

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Tbilisi (C)3624847329+4480Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Dinamo Batumi 3623858734+5377Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Dila Gori 36178114835+1359
4 Samgurali Tsqaltubo 36151295544+1157
5 Torpedo Kutaisi [lower-alpha 1] 36159124848054Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
6 Saburtalo Tbilisi 36138155149+247
7 Telavi 36815132936739
8 Sioni Bolnisi (R)368121638602236Qualification to Relegation play-offs
9 Gagra (O)36991836572136
10 Locomotive Tbilisi (R)36153028101738Relegation 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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.

Relegation play-offs

FC Samtredia 1–0 Sioni Bolnisi
Kilasonia Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen.)
Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium, Samtredia
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili
Sioni Bolnisi 0–2 FC Samtredia
Chamba Soccerball shade.svg9', 74'
Tamaz Stepania Stadium, Bolnisi
Referee: Davit Kharitinishvili

Gagra 2–0 FC Spaeri
Nozadze Soccerball shade.svg8'
Makatsaria Soccerball shade.svg63'
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili
FC Spaeri 3–1 (a.e.t.) Gagra
Tsatskrialashvili Soccerball shade.svg35'
Papava Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.), 98'
Makatsaria Soccerball shade.svg95' (pen.)
Penalties
Papava Soccerball shad check.svg
Matenjva Soccerball shade cross.svg
Khojanashvili Soccerball shad check.svg
Odishelidze Soccerball shad check.svg
Kirkitadze Soccerball shad check.svg
Askurava Soccerball shade cross.svg
4–5Khositashvili Soccerball shad check.svg
Lomtadze Soccerball shad check.svg
Sultanishvili Soccerball shad check.svg
Lominadze Soccerball shad check.svg
Parulava Soccerball shade cross.svg
Shetsiruli Soccerball shad check.svg
Spaeri Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Jener Khorava

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 3 December 2022 [2] [3]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamarion Dinamo Batumi 19
2 Flag of Georgia.svg Irakli Rukhadze Samgurali Tsqaltubo 12
Flag of Georgia.svg Irakli Sikharulidze Saburtalo Tbilisi
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg Stanislav Bilenkyi Dinamo Tbilisi 10
Flag of Guinea.svg Ousmane Camara Dinamo Tbilisi
4 Flag of Georgia.svg Nika Khorkheli Sioni Bolnisi 9
Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Kukhianidze Torpedo Kutaisi
Flag of Georgia.svg Mate Vatsadze Gagra / Dinamo Batumi
Flag of Georgia.svg Tornike Kapanadze Dila Gori
5 Flag of Georgia.svg Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Dinamo Batumi 8
Flag of Brazil.svg Vágner Gonçalves Dila Gori
Flag of Georgia.svg Iuri Tabatadze Saburtalo Tbilisi
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Imran Omar Dinamo Tbilisi

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