2025 Liga 3 (Georgia)

Last updated
Liga 3
Season2025
Dates26 March – 5 December
Champions Shturmi (1st title)
Promoted Shturmi
Gori
Odishi 1919
Aragvi
Relegated Locomotive-2
Borjomi
Bakhmaro
Matches240
Goals782 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorerGuram Lukava
(20 goals)
Biggest home win8–0
WIT Georgia vs Margveti 2006
(5 September)
Biggest away win1–7 Borjomi vs Shturmi
(17 June)
0–6
Margveti 2006 vs Orbi
(17 April)
Highest scoring6–4
Shturmi vs Didube
(5 December)
Longest winning run Odishi 1919
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten run Gori (24)
Longest winless run Kolkheti (14)
Longest losing run Bakhmaro (9)
2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2025 Liga 3 season was the 9th edition under its current title and the 37th edition of third tier football in Georgia. The regular two-round tournament commenced on 26 March and ended on 5 December [1] with two-legged promotion play-offs completed on 15 December. Each team played thirty matches in as many rounds.

Contents

There were sixteen teams competing in the league this season. Four of them, namely Borjomi, Kolkheti, Merani Tbilisi and WIT Georgia 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 10th consecutive season while WIT Georgia were the only team making their debut in Liga 3.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the previous season:

Teams

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Tbilisi teams:
Tbilisi 2025
Orbi
Didube
WIT Georgia
Locomotive-2
Merani
Locations of Liga 3 football clubs in 2025

The clubs are listed below in alphabetical order.

ClubsPosition last seasonLocationRegion
Aragvi [a] 7th in Liga 2 Dusheti Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Bakhmaro 13th Chokhatauri Guria
Betlemi 8th Keda Adjara
Borjomi [a] 12th Borjomi Samtskhe
Didube [a] 1st in Liga 4 Tbilisi Tbilisi
Gardabani 10th Gardabani Kvemo Kartli
Gori 6th Gori Shida Kartli
Kolkheti 10th in Liga 2 Khobi Samegrelo
Locomotive-2 9thTbilisiTbilisi
Margveti 2006 [a] 2nd in Liga 4 Zestaponi Imereti
Merani Tbilisi 7thTbilisiTbilisi
Odishi 1919 [a] 3rd in Liga 4 Zugdidi Samegrelo
Orbi5thTbilisiTbilisi
Shturmi 8th in Liga 2 Sartichala Kvemo Kartli
Tbilisi 2025 [a] [b] 11thTbilisiTbilisi
WIT Georgia [a] 9th in Liga 2TbilisiTbilisi
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Played their home matches in other cities
  2. Known as Varketili until this season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Shturmi (C, P)3021726822+4670Promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2
2 Gori (P)3020735828+3067
3 Odishi 1919 (P)3020465919+4064Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Aragvi (P)3019657935+4463
5Tbilisi 20253017765932+2758
6 WIT Georgia 30141066432+3252
7Orbi30111185840+1844
8Didube30127114743+443
9 Merani 30881439521332
10 Betlemi 30781543712829
11 Gardabani 30851737673029
12 Margveti 2006 30771636713528
13 Locomotive-2 (R)30831943682527Relegation to Liga 4
14 Kolkheti 30751835632826
15 Borjomi (R)30651934602623Relegation to Liga 4
16 Bakhmaro (R)30342318745613
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

Note: Locomotive-2 were demoted following their senior team's relegation from Liga 2.

Results

Regular season

Home \ Away ARA BKH BET BOR DID GAR GOR KOL LC2 MAR MER ODI ORB SHT VAR WIT
Aragvi 4–15–04–13–12–26–07–12–16–21–02–42–21–11–21–0
Bakhmaro 0–50–41–20–10–10–00–10–12–41–10–20–50–22–60–4
Betlemi 3–50–12–21–24–10–01–04–12–24–00–21–30–31–41–1
Borjomi 0–14–14–21–21–21–20–13–21–00–01–20–21–70–10–1
Didube0–35–02–23–02–02–13–03–32–02–01–22–21–11–10–2
Gardabani 2–52–11–30–21–10–12–15–25–12–01–01–20–01–20–1
Gori 1–02–16–03–11–05–06–14–21–12–11–02–02–10–22–0
Kolkheti 0–10–34–02–13–16–11–30–21–11–11–32–20–10–22–2
Locomotive-2 2–60–02–23–11–21–00–23–11–20–12–40–30–22–31–2
Margveti 2006 0–11–12–12–20–02–11–12–01–22–10–30–61–24–21–3
Merani 0–10–31–12–22–04–21–13–11–23–20–14–33–03–21–4
Odishi 1919 4–15–01–21–01–05–00–13–04–14–03–01–10–02–02–1
Orbi3–31–02–23–01–22–22–31–11–33–12–02–00–11–31–1
Shturmi 0–05–06–03–16–45–02–22–02–13–04–31–02–11–03–0
Tbilisi 20252–01–03–03–03–14–00–02–33–13–12–20–00–00–01–3
WIT Georgia 0–05–05–02–22–12–22–34–14–18–01–10–01–11–22–2
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 7 December 2025 [5]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Georgia.svg Guram Lukava Aragvi 20
2 Flag of Georgia.svg Otar Kvernadze Odishi 1919 19
3 Flag of Georgia.svg Tornike KereselidzeDidube16
Flag of Georgia.svg Irakli Lekvtadze Shturmi

Discipline

Most red cards: 5

• Orbi

Fewest red cards: 0

WIT Georgia

Merani

Source

Promotion playoffs

Aragvi 2–3 Locomotive
Lukava Soccerball shade.svg6' (pen.), 84' Report Amoako Soccerball shade.svg25'
Kekelidze Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.)
Vibliani Soccerball shade.svg90'
Shatili stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: A.Parjikia
Locomotive 0–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) Aragvi
Report Janelidze Soccerball shade.svg29'
Feli Red card.svg 111'
Saguramo
Referee: G.Avazashvili

Iberia 1999 B 2–2 Odishi 1919
Gogsadze Soccerball shade.svg31', 72'
Kukalia Red card.svg 79'
Report Bochorishvili Soccerball shade.svg86'
Sylla Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Bendela
Referee: T.Samsonashvili
Odishi 1919 2–1 Iberia 1999 B
  • Akondo Soccerball shade.svg61'
  • Kvernadze Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)
Report
  • Dadiani Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Ganmukhuri
Referee: A.Aptsiauri

Odishi 1919 and Aragvi advanced to Erovnuli Liga 2

See also

2025 Erovnuli Liga

2025 Erovnuli Liga 2

2025 Liga 4

2025 Georgian Cup

References

  1. "კალენდარი" [Fixtures] (in Georgian). gff.ge.
  2. "Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com.
  3. "ცხრილი" [Standings]. gff.ge (in Georgian).
  4. "Liga 3 results". soccerway.com.
  5. "2025 Liga 3 Topscorers". flashscore.com.