2023 Erovnuli Liga 2

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Erovnuli Liga 2
Season2023
Dates28 February – 2 December
Champions Kolkheti Poti
Promoted Kolkheti Poti
Relegated Merani Martvili
Merani Tbilisi
Matches played180
Goals scored580 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorer Levan Papava
(23 goals)
Biggest home win Sioni 9–1 Merani M
(27 November)
Biggest away win Merani T 0–7 Kolkheti Poti
(21 October)
Highest scoring Sioni 8–4 Merani T
(3 November)
Longest winning run Kolkheti Poti
(8 games)
Longest unbeaten run Kolkheti Poti (17)
Longest winless run Merani T (27)
Longest losing run Merani T (14)
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2023 Erovnuli Liga 2 season was the seventh edition under its current title and the 35th edition of second tier football in Georgia. The four-part competition began on 28 February and ended on 2 December [1] with playoffs completed on 10 December.

Contents

Each team played 36 matches in this season. The winner gained automatic promotion to the Erovnuli Liga, while the next two teams participate in play-offs against their top flight rivals. The bottom two entered a play-off contest against 3rd and 4th teams of Liga 3 at the end of the season. Two-legged ties were played at each side's home ground.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season: [2]

To Erovnuli Liga 2

Promoted from Liga 3

Dinamo Tbilisi-2

Kolkheti Poti

Kolkheti Khobi

Relegated from Erovnuli Liga

Sioni Bolnisi

Locomotive Tbilisi

From Erovnuli Liga 2

Promoted to Erovnuli Liga

Shukura Kobuleti

Samtredia

Relegated to Liga 3

Rustavi

Teams

A total of ten teams were contesting the league based on their performance in the previous year. Apart from Gareji Sagarejo, Dinamo Tbilisi-2 and Spaeri Tbilisi, all of them have previously taken part in the main division. WIT Georgia have twice become the top-tier champions. [3]

The participant clubs are listed below in alphabetical order.

ClubPosition last seasonCityRegion
Dinamo-2 1st in Liga 3 Tbilisi Tbilisi
Gareji 5th Sagarejo Kakheti
Kolkheti Khobi 4th in Liga 3 Khobi Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Kolkheti-1913 2nd in Liga 3 Poti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Lokomotivi 10th in Erovnuli Liga Tbilisi Tbilisi
Merani Martvili 4th Martvili Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Merani Tbilisi 6th Tbilisi Tbilisi
Sioni Bolnisi 8th in Erovnuli Liga Bolnisi Kvemo Kartli
Spaeri 2nd Tbilisi Tbilisi
WIT Georgia 8th Tbilisi Tbilisi

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kolkheti-1913 Poti (C, P)3623857028+4277Promotion to Erovnuli Liga
2 Gareji Sagarejo 3623768838+5076Qualification for Promotion play-offs
3 Spaeri Tbilisi 36206106848+2066
4 Sioni Bolnisi 36185136846+2259
5 Dinamo Tbilisi-2 36164167158+1352
6 WIT Georgia 36139145257548
7 Kolkheti Khobi 361210144452846Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8 Lokomotivi Tbilisi 36124205558340
9 Merani Martvili (R)36682234845026Relegation to Liga 3
10 Merani Tbilisi (R)3611124291108114
Source: [4]
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

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 2 December 2023 [5]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Georgia.svg Levan Papava Gareji Sagarejo 23
2 Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Kharebashvili Gareji Sagarejo 18
3 Flag of Georgia.svg Data Sitchinava Kolkheti Poti 17
4 Flag of Georgia.svg Amiran Dzagania WIT Georgia 15

Source

Most assists

As of 2 December 2023
RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Flag of Georgia.svg Beka Gabiskiria Gareji 15
2 Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Kharebashvili Gareji 11
3 Flag of Georgia.svg Tornike Shekiladze WIT Georgia 10

Source

Clean sheets

As of 2 December 2023
RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yaroslav Kotlyarov Kolkheti Poti 15
2 Flag of Georgia.svg Nika Jokhadze Kolkheti Khobi 10
3 Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Kupatadze Gareji
4 Flag of Georgia.svg Bukhuti Putkaradze Spaeri
5 Flag of Georgia.svg Levan Isiani Sioni Bolnisi 8

Discipline

As of 2 December 2023

Most red cards: 3

Merani Martvili

Sioni Bolnisi

Spaeri

WIT Georgia

Promotion playoffs

Spaeri 1–1 Telavi
Gegiadze Soccerball shade.svg36' Report Rukhadze Soccerball shade.svg61'
Spaeri stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili
Telavi 4–0 Spaeri
Ashortia Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.), 53'
Rukhadze Soccerball shade.svg21'
Kantaria Soccerball shade.svg28'
Kavkasioni Arena, Telavi
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili

Samtredia 4–1 Gareji
Mishov Soccerball shade.svg7'
Pavišić Soccerball shade.svg25'
I.Akhvlediani Soccerball shade.svg38'
Nachkebia Soccerball shade.svg43'
Report Kharebashvili Soccerball shade.svg68'
Erosi Manjgaladze stadium, Samtredia
Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri
Gareji 3–1 Samtredia
Ugrekhelidze Soccerball shade.svg14'
Papuashvili Soccerball shade.svg37'
Kharebashvili Soccerball shade.svg47'
Nachkebia Soccerball shade.svg8'
Central stadium, Sagarejo
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili

Following these ties, both Gareji and Spaeri remained in Erovnuli Liga 2 for next season.

Relegation playoffs

Locomotive 4–0 Rustavi
Makharoblidze Soccerball shade.svg40', 50'
Ozbetelashvili Soccerball shade.svg69', 90+3'
Report
Mikheil Meskhi reserve stadium
Referee: Jenery Khorava
Rustavi 4–3 Locomotive
Toroshelidze Soccerball shade.svg48'
Japaridze Soccerball shade.svg80'
Nakano Soccerball shade.svg84', 86'
Report Molashvili Soccerball shade.svg26'
Basheleishvili Soccerball shade.svg43'
Ozbetelashvili Soccerball shade.svg50'
Poladi stadium
Referee: Irakli Kherkhadze

Varketili0–0 Kolkheti Khobi
Report
Marakana, Tbilisi
Referee: Kote Giorgadze
Kolkheti Khobi 1–0Varketili
Tsurtsumia Soccerball shade.svg90+4' Report
Paata Tatarishvili stadium, Khobi
Referee: Badri Ninua

After these ties, both Locomotive and Kolkheti Khobi preserved their Liga 2 places.

See also

2023 Erovnuli Liga

2023 Liga 3

2023 Liga 4

2023 Georgian Cup

References

  1. "ელიგა 25 თებერვალს განახლდება". 1tv.ge (in Georgian), 29 January 2023.
  2. "Liga 2 in 2022". eliga.ge.
  3. "Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com.
  4. "Erovnuli Liga 2, Table". erovnuliliga.ge.
  5. "Liga 2 results". flashscore.com.