2024 Erovnuli Liga 2

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Erovnuli Liga 2
Season2024
Dates5 March – 8 December
Champions Gareji (1st title)
Promoted Gareji
Relegated Aragvi
Shturmi
WIT Georgia
Kolkheti
Conference League Spaeri
Matches played180
Goals scored528 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorerLevan Papava
(27 goals)
Biggest home win Sioni 7–0 Kolkheti
(2 November)
Biggest away win Spaeri 0–5 Locomotive
(10 August)
Kolkheti 0–5 Rustavi
(9 November)
Highest scoring Aragvi 3–5 Gareji
(1 May)
Aragvi 6–2 WIT Georgia (24 May)
Longest winning run Gareji
(4 games)
Longest unbeaten run Gareji (10)
Longest winless run Kolkheti (11)
Longest losing run Kolkheti (7)
2023
2025
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2024 Erovnuli Liga 2 season was the eighth edition under its current title and the 36th edition of second-tier football in Georgia. The four-part competition began on 5 March and ended on 8 December with playoffs completed on 16 December.

Contents

Each team played 36 matches this season. The winners Gareji gained automatic promotion to the Erovnuli Liga, [1] 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 2023 season: [2]

Note: Shukura, relegated from the top league following the 2023 season, were supposed to be one of the ten clubs competing this season. However, based on a GFF decision announced on 11 January 2024, they were demoted to Liga 4 and replaced by Rustavi. [3]

Teams

Georgia location map.svg
Location of Liga 2 football clubs in 2024

Based on their performance in the previous year, the following ten teams are competing in Erovnuli Liga 2 in the 2024 season.

Rustavi, Kolkheti, Locomotive, Sioni and WIT Georgia have previously taken part in the main division with the last two clubs being also the national champions. [4]

The clubs are listed in alphabetical order.

ClubPosition last seasonLocationRegion
Aragvi 1st in Liga 3 Dusheti [a] Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Dinamo-2 5th Tbilisi Tbilisi
Gareji 2nd Sagarejo Kakheti
Kolkheti 7th Khobi Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Locomotive 8thTbilisiTbilisi
Rustavi 3rd in Liga 3 Rustavi Kvemo Kartli
Shturmi 2nd in Liga 3 Sartichala Kvemo Kartli
Sioni 4th Bolnisi Kvemo Kartli
Spaeri 3rdTbilisiTbilisi
WIT Georgia 6thTbilisiTbilisi
  1. Although formally from Dusheti, played all their home matches at Sartichala stadium

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gareji (C, P)36191077744+3367Promotion to Erovnuli Liga
2 Rustavi 36205116241+2165Qualification for Promotion play-offs
3 Sioni 36194136642+2461
4 Locomotive 361312115049+151
5 Spaeri 36149135047+351Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round [a]
6 Dinamo-2 361561551621151
7 Aragvi (R)36147155150+149Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8 Shturmi (R)36129154249745
9 WIT Georgia (R)361181749591041Relegation to Liga 3
10 Kolkheti (R)36482430855520
Source: [5]
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:
  1. Spaeri qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round by winning the 2024 Georgian Cup.

Results

Regular season

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 8 December 2024 [6]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Georgia.svg Levan Papava Gareji 27
2 Flag of Georgia.svg Data Sitchinava Sioni 21
3 Flag of Georgia.svg Amiran Dzagania WIT Georgia 20
Flag of Georgia.svg Tengiz Bregvadze Aragvi 20

Most assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Nakano Rustavi 12
2 Flag of Georgia.svg Levan Barabadze Spaeri 9
Flag of Georgia.svg Bachana Mosashvili Gareji 9
4 Flag of Georgia.svg Data Sitchinava Sioni 8

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Flag of Georgia.svg Konstantine Sepiashvili Sioni 12
2 Flag of Georgia.svg Bukhuti Putkaradze Spaeri 11
3 Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Kutateladze Aragvi 9

Discipline

Most red cards: 9

Aragvi

Fewest red cards: 1

Gareji

Shturmi

Source

Promotion playoffs

Sioni 1–1 Gagra
  • Makatsaria Soccerball shade.svg44'
  • Mukbaniani Red card.svg 90+2'
Report Tchamba Soccerball shade.svg83'
Tamaz Stepania Stadium, Bolnisi
Referee: I.Kvirikashvili
Gagra 2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) Sioni
Report
Davit Petriashvili Arena, Tbilisi
Referee: G.Kruashvili

Telavi 2–1 Rustavi
Report
  • Jibril Red card.svg 22'
  • Kilasonia Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)
Kavkasioni Arena, Telavi
Referee: G.Kikacheishvili
Rustavi 1–1 Telavi
Nakano Soccerball shade.svg12' Report Zhividze Soccerball shade.svg116'
Technical Centre, Rustavi
Referee: A.Aptsiauri

Relegation playoffs

Iberia-2 1999 2–2 Aragvi
Khachidze Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.)
G.Mamageishvili Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report KukaliaSoccerball shade.svg32' (o.g.)
Janelidze Soccerball shade.svg85'
Bendela stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: A.Parjikia
Aragvi 0–1 Iberia-2 1999
Bregvadze Soccerball shade cross.svg 90+9' Report Khachidze Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.)
Central stadium, Sartichala
Referee: I.Kherkhadze

Shturmi 0–1 Merani Martvili
Report Jimsheleishvili Soccerball shade.svg90+6'
Sartichala Central stadium
Referee: J.Khorava
Merani Martvili 1–1 (a.e.t.) Shturmi
Rasulov Soccerball shade.svg120' Report Ugrekhelidze Soccerball shade.svg39'
Murtaz Khurtsilava stadium, Martvili
Referee: B.Ninua

See also

2024 Erovnuli Liga

2024 Liga 3

2024 Liga 4

2024 Georgian Cup

References

  1. "საგარეჯოს "გარეჯი" ეროვნულ ლიგაში გადავიდა - ისტორიაში პირველად". sportline.ge (in Georgian). 1 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. "Liga 3 in 2023". eliga.ge.
  3. "ქობულეთის "შუქურამ" ლიცენზია ვერ მიიღო და ლიგა 4-ში დაქვეითდა". ajaratv.ge (in Georgian). 11 January 2024.
  4. "Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. "Erovnuli Liga 2, Table". erovnuliliga.ge.
  6. "Liga 2 results". flashscore.com.