2024 Liga 4 (Georgia)

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Liga 4
Season2024
Dates2 April – 27 November 
ChampionsDidube
PromotedDidube
Odishi 1919
Margveti 2006
RelegatedVarketili-2
Merani Tbilisi-2
Chikhura  
Matches played210
Goals scored855 (4.07 per match)
Top goalscorerJumber Khmelidze (Margveti 2006)
(44 goals)
Biggest home winVarketili-2 10–1 Mertskhali (27 November)
Biggest away win Zana 0–9 Samgurali-2
(17 April)
Highest scoring Samgurali-2 10–3 Merani Tbilisi-2 (8 May)
Longest winning runDidube (8 matches) 
Longest unbeaten runDidube (11)
Longest winless run Chikhura (17)
Longest losing run Chikhura (16)
2023
2025
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2024 Liga 4 season was the 6th edition of fourth-tier football in Georgia under its current title. It began on 2 April and ended on 27 November. [1]

Contents

The season consisted of 30 rounds with each team playing 28 matches. In late October, the top three teams gained promotion to Liga 3 with four matches still to play. [2] By the same date, two of the three lowest-finishing teams bound for relegation to Regionuli Liga were determined.

It was the only national division where no after-season play-offs were held.

Team changes

The following teams changed division after the previous season:

To Liga 4

Relegated from Liga 3

Merani Tbilisi-2Chikhura

Promoted from Regionuli Liga

Didube • Gagra-2MertskhaliZana

From Liga 4

Promoted to Liga 3

GonioBetlemiGardabani

Relegated to Regionuli Liga

Kolkheti-2Dinamo Zugdidi

Teams and locations

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Tbilisi teams:
Varketili-2
WIT Georgia-2
Didube 2014
Merani-2
Gagra-2
Location of Liga 4 football clubs in 2024

This season was scheduled to start with sixteen participating teams, but Shukura, demoted by the Federation from the 2nd division on 11 January 2024, [3] did not enter the competition.

Three out of fifteen teams participating in the league had been members of the first tier:

Six more spots were occupied by reserve teams of higher league clubs. 

Chikhura, Gagra-2, Mertskhali and Zana made their first appearances in Liga 4 this season.

ClubPosition last seasonLocationRegionVenue
Algeti 9th Marneuli Kvemo Kartli Centraluri
Chikhura 16th in Liga 3 Sachkhere Imereti Dzveli stadioni
Didube1st in Regionuli Liga A Tbilisi TbilisiCentraluri, Kaspi
Gagra-2 1st in Regionuli Liga BTbilisiTbilisiCentraluri, Mukhrani
Margveti 2006 5th Zestaponi ImeretiMurtaz and Soso Abashidzeebi,
Kharagauli
Merani Martvili-2 7th Martvili Samegrelo-Z.Svaneti Murtaz Khurtsilava stadium
Merani Tbilisi-2 15th in Liga 3TbilisiTbilisiShromiti rezervebi
Mertskhali 1st in Regionuli Liga C Ozurgeti Guria Megobroba
Odishi 1919 4th Zugdidi Samegrelo-Z.Svaneti Centraluri, Ganmukhuri
Samgurali-2 6th Tskaltubo Imereti26 May stadium
Skuri 12th Tsalenjikha Samegrelo-Z.SvanetiSasha Kvaratskhelia stadium
Sulori 8th Vani ImeretiGrigol Nikoleishvili stadium
Varketili-211thTbilisiTbilisiMarakana
WIT Georgia-2 10thTbilisiTbilisi Mtskheta Park, Mtskheta
Zana Regionuli Liga PO winner Abasha Samegrelo-Z.SvanetiMevlud Miminoshvili stadium

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Didube (P, C)2822337816+6269Promotion to Liga 3
2 Margveti 2006 (P)2820269646+5062
3 Odishi 1919 (P)2820178734+5361
4 Samgurali-2 28151128353+3046
5 Sulori 28134115349+443
6 Skuri 28133125560542
7 Zana 28131145159840
8 Merani Martvili-2 28123135254239
9 Gagra-2 28123134941+839
10 Algeti 281231338521439
11 Mertskhali 28114135764737
12 WIT Georgia-2 28114135650+637
13Varketili-2 (R)28113145762536Relegation to Regionuli Liga
14 Merani Tbilisi-2 (R)28512223987516
15 Chikhura (R)28202620117976
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

Results

Home \ Away ALG CHI DID GAG MRG MRN MRT MER ODS SMG SKR SUL VAR WIT ZAN
Algeti 5–10–32–03–22–04–01–21–31–02–23–01–21–10–3
Chikhura 0–30–20–41–41–40–22–11–32–71–30–40–41–50–2
Didube6–07–02–03–15–04–05–21–04–17–03–21–12–02–0
Gagra-2 1–14–10–21–21–20–10–42–02–03–07–12–21–11–3
Margveti 2006 5–07–11–03–27–01–03–32–11–03–46–33–11–05–1
Merani Martvili-2 4–04–01–20–24–12–02–01–52–13–21–30–23–13–3
Merani Tbilisi-2 3–11–40–21–31–91–10–40–21–60–20–33–20–63–2
Mertskhali 0–15–12–12–02–71–05–00–13–12–21–21–13–10–2
Odishi 1919 4–08–02–23–15–11–07–05–42–04–07–18–23–23–1
Samgurali-2 4–09–31–52–32–75–210–32–10–24–15–03–23–11–0
Skuri 3–12–02–10–12–40–33–04–15–30–01–04–11–22–1
Sulori 3–03–00–00–12–21–15–34–11–00–23–14–12–20–1
Varketili-20–15–00–32–11–41–72–110–13–21–35–40–12–13–0
WIT Georgia-2 0–34–00–20–45–04–13–12–21–34–20–23–01–03–0
Zana 0–15–00–14–20–52–14–12–32–00–94–30–32–17–3
Source: Liga 4 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. "შედეგები [Match results]". gff.ge (in Georgian).
  2. ""დიდუბე 2014", "ოდიში 1919" და "მარგვეთი 2006": ლიგა 3-ის ახალი წევრები!". lelo.ge (in Georgian). 31 October 2024.
  3. "ქობულეთის "შუქურამ" ლიცენზია ვერ მიიღო და ლიგა 4-ში დაქვეითდა". ajaratv.ge (in Georgian). 11 January 2024.
  4. "Chikhura in Umaglesi Liga". wildstat.com.
  5. "Sulori in Umaglesi Liga". wildstat.com.
  6. "Mertskhali in Umaglesi Liga". wildstat.com.