2022 Liga 4 (Georgia)

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Liga 4
Season2022
Dates5 April – 20 November 
Champions Locomotive II
Promoted Locomotive II
Shturmi
Matchakhela
RelegatedDidube
Samegrelo
Magaroeli
Iberia 
Matches played240
Goals scored794 (3.31 per match)
Biggest home win Shturmi 8–1 Merani II
(13 September)
WIT Georgia II 8–1 Margveti
(25 October)
Biggest away winIberia 1–9 Skuri
(21 June)
Highest scoring Magaroeli 4–6 Iberia
(11 May)
Margveti 2–8 Locomotive II
(19 May)
Iberia 1–9 Skuri
(21 June)
Longest winning run Locomotive II
(7 matches) 
Longest unbeaten run Shturmi (13)
Longest winless runIberia (16)
Longest losing runIberia (16)
2021
2023
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2022 Liga 4 was the fourth season of fourth-tier football in Georgia under its current title. The season began on 5 April and ended on 20 November. [1]

Contents

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the previous season:

To Liga 4

Relegated from Liga 3

Magaroeli Chiatura • Didube Tbilisi 

Promoted from Regionuli Liga

Locomotive Tbilisi IISamgurali Tskaltubo II

From Liga 4

Promoted to Liga 3

Dinamo Tbilisi IIZestaponiBorjomiIrao Tbilisi

Relegated to Regionuli Liga

Torpedo Kutaisi II • Tbilisi • Imereti KhoniEgrisi Senaki 

Teams and locations

Sixteen  teams took part in the tournament in 2022. Two of them had previously been members of the first tier: Sulori Vani (1991, 1991-92) [2] and Magaroeli Chiatura (1993-94, 1997-98). [3] Four more spots were occupied by reserve teams of higher league clubs. 

Teams in 2022
ClubPosition last seasonLocationRegion
Algeti 5th in Relegation Round Marneuli Kvemo Kartli
Betlemi 5th Keda Adjara
Didube 14th in Liga 3TbilisiTbilisi
Iberia8thTbilisiTbilisi
Locomotive II 1st in Reg.Liga EastTbilisiTbilisi
Magaroeli 13th in Liga 3 Chiatura Imereti
Margveti 2006 10th Zestaponi Imereti
Matchakhela 6th in Relegation Round Khelvachauri Adjara
Merani II 2nd in Relegation Round Martvili Samegrelo-Z.Svaneti
Odishi 1919 1st in Relegation Round Zugdidi Samegrelo-Z.Svaneti
Samegrelo 4th in Relegation Round Chkhorotsku Samegrelo-Z.Svaneti
Samgurali II 1st in Reg.Liga West Tskaltubo Imereti
Shturmi 3rd in Relegation Round Sartichala Kvemo Kartli
Skuri 9th Tsalenjikha Samegrelo-Z.Svaneti
Sulori 7th Vani Imereti
WIT Georgia II 6th Tbilisi Tbilisi

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Locomotive II (C, P)3021548240+4268Promotion to the Liga 3
2 Shturmi (P)3021457224+4867
3 Matchakhela (P)3020466026+3464
4 Betlemi 3020376029+3163
5 Skuri 30137104640+646
6 WIT Georgia II 30135126244+1844
7 Sulori 30125133540541
8 Samgurali II 30125135245+741
9 Margveti 2006 30109115968939
10 Merani II 301151445571238
11 Odishi 30106144143236
12 Algeti 301131642601836
13Didube (R)30881430441432Relegation to Regionuli Liga
14 Samegrelo (R)30912044621828
15 Magaroeli (R)30661837753824
16Iberia (R)30502527977015
Source: gff.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

Following this season, Locomotive II achieved a back-to-back promotion, while Didube and Magaroeli suffered a double relegation. After the first round Iberia Tbilisi withdrew from the tournament with a 3–0 win awarded to each of their opponents in the second half. [4]     

Results

Home \ Away ALG BET DIDIBR LOC MAG MRG MAT MRN ODS SAM SMG STR SKR SUL WIT
Algeti 0–33–03–01–13–11–42–12–02–30–43–34–00–01–02–3
Betlemi 4–11–04–02–21–04–10–14–12–03–22–12–14–03–00–0
Didube0–21–23–01–25–14–30–41–11–02–00–00–10–10–12–5
Iberia3–20–31–31–30–30–30–30–33–10–33–11–31–90–32–7
Locomotive II 5–15–23–03–01–24–33–02–10–04–04–20–33–03–22–2
Magaroeli 2–10–11–24–61–33–21–10–00–34–31–12–22–41–01–4
Margveti 3–13–31–15–12–81–00–05–11–11–11–00–15–23–13–1
Matchakhela 3–01–04–03–24–34–22–24–02–03–21–01–02–00–12–0
Merani II 0–10–10–03–11–46–01–13–12–23–20–14–13–14–12–1
Odishi 3–00–21–13–01–25–13–10–30–11–04–11–10–12–31–1
Samegrelo 4–31–40–10–11–24–14–30–32–10–23–02–01–31–01–5
Samgurali II 3–02–02–23–01–24–15–01–36–14–03–10–43–13–12–1
Shturmi 4–03–12–03–02–12–16–02–08–13–02–02–02–04–15–0
Skuri 3–02–10–03–00–20–00–01–11–03–13–02–11–12–12–2
Sulori 0–21–00–04–12–21–11–11–03–00–22–01–10–31–02–0
WIT Georgia II 0–10–12–03–02–35–08–10–31–22–12–01–01–13–10–1
Source: Liga 4 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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