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| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 February – 6 December 2026 |
| Matches | 7 |
| Goals | 11 (1.57 per match) |
← 2025 2027 → All statistics correct as of 8 March 2026. | |
The 2026 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2026 is the 38th season of top-tier football in Georgia. The season is scheduled to run from February to December 2026. [1] Iberia 1999 (formerly Saburtalo Tbilisi) enter the season as defending champions after securing the 2025 title. [2]
Rustavi was directly promoted from the 2025 Erovnuli Liga 2 thus returning after a 6-year absence. Spaeri and Meshakhte were both promoted through the play-offs, both promoted for the first time in history. They respectively defeated Gareji and Telavi in two-legged play-offs, Gareji ended their single year stint on top tier whilst Telavi ended their 5-years stint on top tier. Kolkheti was directly relegated to 2026 Erovnuli Liga 2 thus ending their 2-year stint on top tier.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dila Gori | Gori | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium | 5,000 |
| Dinamo Batumi | Batumi | Adjarabet Arena | 20,000 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Boris Paichadze Stadium | 54,549 |
| Gagra | Ilia Kokaia Football Center | 500 | |
| Iberia 1999 | Tbilisi | David Petriashvili Stadium | 2,130 |
| Meshakhte | Tkibuli | 26 May Stadium, Tsqaltubo | 3,500 |
| Rustavi | Rustavi | GFF Technical Centre | 1,000 |
| Samgurali Tsqaltubo | Tsqaltubo | 26 May Stadium, Tsqaltubo | 3,500 |
| Spaeri | Tbilisi | Spaeri Stadium | 2,500 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | Kutaisi | Ramaz Shengelia Stadium | 19,400 |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dila | | | Nike | Marsbet |
| Dinamo Batumi | | | Macron | Crocobet Lixin Group |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | | | Puma | adjarabet.com Marsbet |
| Gagra | | | Puma | N/A |
| Iberia 1999 | | | Givova | Audi |
| Meshakhte | | | Nine | Ronix |
| Rustavi | | | Jako | Rustaveli |
| Samgurali | | | Hummel | Halyk Bank Crocobet |
| Spaeri | | | Saller | N/A |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | | | Macron | New Vision University |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Position in table | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Position in table | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samgurali | | Mutual consent | 18 January 2026 | Pre-season | | 18 January 2026 | Pre-season |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Rustavi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Iberia 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Spaeri | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Dinamo Batumi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Meshakhte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Gagra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
| 10 | Dila Gori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | Relegation to Erovnuli Liga 2 |
Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.
Round 1–18 | Round 19–36 |
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