2024 Liga 3 (Georgia)

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Liga 3
Season2024
Dates7 March – 7 December
Champions Gonio (1st title)
Promoted Gonio
Meshakhte
Merani M
Iberia-2 1999
Relegated Zestaponi
Machakhela
Guria
Matches played240
Goals scored721 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerKakhabrishvili (Gonio)
(23 goals)
Biggest home win Meshakhte 7–0 Guria
(7 November)
Biggest away win Machakhela 0–10 Gori
(21 November)
Highest scoring Merani T 9–4 Betlemi
(7 December)
Longest winning run Iberia-2 1999
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten run Gonio (11)
Longest winless run Machakhela (14)
Longest losing run Guria (10)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2024 Liga 3 season was the 8th edition under its current title and the 36th edition of third tier football in Georgia. The regular two-round tournament commenced on 7 March and ended on 7 December [1] with two-legged promotion play-offs completed on 16 December. Each team played thirty matches in as many rounds.

Contents

There were sixteen teams competing in the league this season. Five of them, namely Borjomi, Guria, Merani Martvili, Merani Tbilisi and Zestaponi had participated in the top tier with the latter being the two-time national champions. [2]

Gori had the longest tenure in the league with the 8th consecutive season while Meshakhte and Bakhmaro entered into the seventh year. On the other hand, Gonio were the only team to have made their debut in Liga 3.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the previous season:

Teams

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Tbilisi teams:
Varketili
Orbi
Iberia-2 1999
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Merani T
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Locations of Liga 3 football clubs in 2024

The clubs are listed below in alphabetical order. Even though some of them were temporarily using football grounds in other cities/regions, the map displays their legal addresses.

ClubsPosition in 2023LocationRegionStadium
Bakhmaro 12th Chokhatauri Guria Boris Paichadze stadium
Betlemi 2nd in Liga 4 Keda Adjara Archil Partenadze stadium
Borjomi 11th Borjomi Samtskhe-Javakheti Grigol Jomartidze Stadium, Khashuri
Gardabani 3rd in Liga 4 Gardabani Kvemo Kartli Centraluri
Gonio 1st in Liga 4 Gonio AdjaraAngisa training base
Gori 8th Gori Shida Kartli Kartli Stadium
Guria 9th Lanchkhuti Guria Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium
Iberia-2 1999 [a] 7th Tbilisi TbilisiBendela
Locomotive-2 10thTbilisiTbilisiOlympic complex
Matchakhela 14th Khelvachauri AdjaraAkhalsopeli
Merani M 9th in Liga 2 Martvili Samegrelo-Z.Svaneti Murtaz Khurtsilava stadium
Merani T 10th in Liga 2TbilisiTbilisiShromiti rezervebi
Meshakhte 5th Tkibuli Imereti Vladimer Bochorishvili Stadium
Orbi [b] 6thTbilisiTbilisiGrigol Jomartidze stadium, Khashuri
Varketili4thTbilisiTbilisiCentraluri, Kaspi
Zestaponi 13th Zestaponi Imereti David Abashidze Stadium

a Known as Saburtalo-2 until this season

b Known as Irao until this season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gonio (C, P)3020468136+4564Promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2
2 Meshakhte (P)3018665422+3260
3 Merani M 3017766030+3058Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Iberia-2 1999 30151055226+2655
5Orbi3015965032+1854
6 Gori 3015874922+2753
7 Merani T 30111094942+743
8 Betlemi 30125134961−1241
9 Locomotive-2 30124144758−1140
10 Gardabani 3097144241+134
11Varketili3096154654−833
12 Borjomi 3084183158−2728
13 Bakhmaro 3069151933−1427
14 Zestaponi (R)30611133249−1726 [a] Relegation to Liga 4
15 Matchakhela (R)3066183086−5624
16 Guria (R)3056193071−4121
Source: [3]
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. ↑ Zestaponi were deducted three points for disciplinary issues

Results

Regular season

Home \ Away BKH BET BOR GAR GON GOR GUR IB2 LC2 MAT MRN MRT MES ORBVAR ZES
Bakhmaro 1–22–00–01–20–20–00–20–13–20–00–01–21–10–02–0
Betlemi 2–13–11–02–30–10–00–32–35–11–41–01–01–12–32–2
Borjomi 1–00–13–11–20–12–00–12–21–02–00–01–01–40–42–1
Gardabani 1–25–14–10–10–03–00–14–06–11–01–21–21–12–02–2
Gonio 1–01–26–05–03–03–02–15–06–12–42–50–12–14–01–1
Gori 1–00–12–02–01–11–10–22–15–11–13–10–10–12–00–0
Guria 0–00–22–10–31–30–40–20–23–10–21–12–20–40–24–1
Iberia-2 1999 0–05–03–10–23–31–05–12–11–11–11–11–10–25–24–0
Locomotive-2 2–13–22–23–11–30–25–20–16–12–21–20–42–03–11–1
Matchakhela 1–22–11–01–01–40–101–81–12–11–01–11–41–11–12–1
Merani M 3–03–24–14–12–12–12–41–05–03–25–11–12–04–02–1
Merani T 0–19–42–11–10–30–22–03–33–02–00–22–11–20–02–2
Meshakhte 0–04–13–02–01–31–17–01–02–14–00–01–00–11–03–0
Orbi2–01–12–24–12–21–24–11–10–10–02–11–52–11–02–0
Varketili4–12–23–41–12–62–24–00–14–13–02–01–21–21–42–1
Zestaponi 1–02–42–10–02–11–12–01–10–23–20–01–11–21–22–1
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 7 December 2024 [5]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Georgia.svg Kakha Kakhabrishvili Gonio 23
2 Flag of Georgia.svg Zurab Beridze Betlemi 21
3 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Javohir Esankulov  [ uz ] Merani Martvili 19
4 Flag of Georgia.svg Tato Abuselidze Gonio 16
Flag of Georgia.svg Dimitri Gurtskaia Meshakhte 16

Promotion play-offs

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
Referee: B.Ninua

Both Merani Martvili and Iberia-2 1999 gained promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2

See also

• 2024 Erovnuli Liga

• 2024 Erovnuli Liga 2

• 2024 Liga 4

• 2024 Georgian Cup

References

  1. ↑ "კალენდარი". gff.ge (in Georgian).
  2. ↑ "Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com.
  3. ↑ "ცხრილი". gff.ge (in Georgian).
  4. ↑ "Liga 3 results". soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "2024 Liga 3 Topscorers". flashscore.com.
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