2024 Liga 4 (Georgia)

Last updated
Liga 4
Season2024
Dates2 April – 27 November 
PromotedDidube
Odishi 1919
Margveti 2006
RelegatedTBD
Merani Tbilisi-2
Chikhura  
Matches played196
Goals scored774 (3.95 per match)
Top goalscorerJumber Khmelidze (Margveti 2006)
(42 goals)
Biggest home win Odishi 1919 8–0 Chikhura (1 May)
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 (16)
Longest losing run Chikhura (15)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 13 November 2024.

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

Contents

The season consists 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 is the only national division where no after-season play-offs are held.

Team changes

The following teams changed division after the previous season:

To Liga 4

Relegated from Liga 3

Merani Tbilisi-2 • Chikhura

Promoted from Regionuli Liga

Didube • Gagra-2 • Mertskhali • Zana

From Liga 4

Promoted to Liga 3

Gonio • Betlemi • Gardabani

Relegated to Regionuli Liga

Kolkheti-2 • Dinamo Zugdidi

Teams and locations

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Tbilisi teams:
Varketili-2
WIT Georgia-2
Didube 2014
Merani-2
Gagra-2
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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 have been members of the first tier:

Six more spots are 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 Zestafoni 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)2621237114+5765Promotion to Liga 3
2 Odishi 1919 (P)2620068227+5560
3 Margveti 2006 (P)2619258640+4659
4 Samgurali-2 26151108043+3746
5 Merani Martvili-2 26123115146+539
6 Algeti 27123123849−1139
7 Gagra-2 26122124535+1038
8 Sulori 26114114448−437
9 Skuri 26113124654−836
10 Mertskhali 26104125353034
11 Zana 26111144457−1334
12Varketili-226102144559−1432
13 WIT Georgia-2 2694134650−431Relegation to Regionuli Liga
14 Merani Tbilisi-2 (R)2651202386−6316
15 Chikhura (R)27202520113−936
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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ALG CHI DID GAG MRG MRN MRT MER ODS SMG SKR SUL VAR WIT ZAN
Algeti 5–10–32–03–22–04–01–21–31–02–23–01–21–120/11
Chikhura 0–30–20–41–41–40–22–11–32–71–30–40–41–50–2
Didube6–07–02–03–127/114–05–21–04–17–03–21–12–02–0
Gagra-2 1–14–10–21–21–20–10–42–02–03–07–120/111–11–3
Margveti 2006 5–07–11–03–27–01–03–32–11–020/116–33–11–05–1
Merani Martvili-2 4–04–01–20–24–12–02–01–52–13–220/110–23–13–3
Merani Tbilisi-2 3–11–40–21–31–91–10–40–21–60–20–33–220/113–2
Mertskhali 0–15–12–12–02–71–05–00–120/112–21–21–13–10–2
Odishi 1919 4–08–020/113–15–11–07–05–42–04–07–18–23–23–1
Samgurali-2 4–09–31–52–327/115–210–32–10–24–15–03–23–11–0
Skuri 3–12–02–10–12–40–33–04–127/110–01–04–11–22–1
Sulori 3–03–00–00–12–21–127/114–11–00–23–14–12–20–1
Varketili-20–15–00–32–11–41–72–127/113–21–35–40–12–13–0
WIT Georgia-2 0–327/110–20–45–04–13–12–21–34–20–23–01–03–0
Zana 0–15–00–127/110–52–14–12–32–00–94–30–32–17–3
Source: Liga 4 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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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.
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