Season | 2023 |
---|---|
Dates | 28 February – 2 December |
Champions | Kolkheti Poti |
Promoted | Kolkheti Poti |
Relegated |
Merani Martvili Merani Tbilisi |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 580 (3.22 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Levan Papava (23 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Sioni 9–1
Merani M (27 November) |
Biggest away win |
Merani T 0–7
Kolkheti Poti (21 October) |
Highest scoring |
Sioni 8–4
Merani T (3 November) |
Longest winning run |
Kolkheti Poti (8 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Kolkheti Poti (17) |
Longest winless run | Merani T (27) |
Longest losing run | Merani T (14) |
←
2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of complete. |
The 2023 Erovnuli Liga 2 was the seventh season under its current title and the 35th season of second-tier football in Georgia. The four-part competition began on 28 February and ended on 2 December [1] with playoffs completed on 10 December.
Each team played 36 matches this season. The winner gained automatic promotion to the Erovnuli Liga, while the next two teams participate in play-offs against their top-flight rivals. The bottom two entered a play-off contest against 3rd and 4th teams of Liga 3 at the end of the season. Two-legged ties were played at each side's home ground.
The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season: [2]
Promoted from Liga 3
Relegated from Erovnuli Liga
Promoted to Erovnuli Liga
Relegated to Liga 3
• Rustavi
A total of ten teams were contesting the league based on their performance in the previous year. Apart from Gareji Sagarejo, Dinamo Tbilisi-2 and Spaeri Tbilisi, all of them have previously taken part in the main division. WIT Georgia have twice become the top-tier champions. [3]
The participant clubs are listed below in alphabetical order.
Club | Position last season | City | Region |
---|---|---|---|
Dinamo-2 | 1st in Liga 3 | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Gareji | 5th | Sagarejo | Kakheti |
Kolkheti Khobi | 4th in Liga 3 | Khobi | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Kolkheti-1913 | 2nd in Liga 3 | Poti | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Lokomotivi | 10th in Erovnuli Liga | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Merani Martvili | 4th | Martvili | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Merani Tbilisi | 6th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Sioni Bolnisi | 8th in Erovnuli Liga | Bolnisi | Kvemo Kartli |
Spaeri | 2nd | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
WIT Georgia | 8th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kolkheti-1913 Poti (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 77 | Promotion to Erovnuli Liga |
2 | Gareji Sagarejo | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 88 | 38 | +50 | 76 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
3 | Spaeri Tbilisi | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 66 | |
4 | Sioni Bolnisi | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 46 | +22 | 59 | |
5 | Dinamo Tbilisi-2 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 52 | |
6 | WIT Georgia | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 48 | |
7 | Kolkheti Khobi | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 46 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
8 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 40 | |
9 | Merani Martvili (R) | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 84 | −50 | 26 | Relegation to Liga 3 |
10 | Merani Tbilisi (R) | 36 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 110 | −81 | 14 |
As of 2 December 2023 [5]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Gareji Sagarejo | 23 |
2 |
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Gareji Sagarejo | 18 |
3 |
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Kolkheti Poti | 17 |
4 |
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WIT Georgia | 15 |
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 |
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Gareji | 15 |
2 |
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Gareji | 11 |
3 |
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WIT Georgia | 10 |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
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Kolkheti Poti | 15 |
2 |
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Kolkheti Khobi | 10 |
3 |
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Gareji | |
4 |
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Spaeri | |
5 |
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Sioni Bolnisi | 8 |
Most red cards: 3
• Spaeri
Spaeri | 1–1 | Telavi |
---|---|---|
Gegiadze ![]() |
Report | Rukhadze ![]() |
Telavi | 4–0 | Spaeri |
---|---|---|
Ashortia ![]() Rukhadze ![]() Kantaria ![]() |
Samtredia | 4–1 | Gareji |
---|---|---|
Mishov ![]() Pavišić ![]() I.Akhvlediani ![]() Nachkebia ![]() |
Report | Kharebashvili ![]() |
Gareji | 3–1 | Samtredia |
---|---|---|
Ugrekhelidze ![]() Papuashvili ![]() Kharebashvili ![]() |
Nachkebia ![]() |
Following these ties, both Gareji and Spaeri remained in Erovnuli Liga 2 for next season.
Locomotive | 4–0 | Rustavi |
---|---|---|
Makharoblidze ![]() Ozbetelashvili ![]() |
Report |
Rustavi | 4–3 | Locomotive |
---|---|---|
Toroshelidze ![]() Japaridze ![]() Nakano ![]() |
Report | Molashvili ![]() Basheleishvili ![]() Ozbetelashvili ![]() |
Varketili | 0–0 | Kolkheti Khobi |
---|---|---|
Report |
Kolkheti Khobi | 1–0 | Varketili |
---|---|---|
Tsurtsumia ![]() |
Report |
After these ties, both Locomotive and Kolkheti Khobi preserved their Liga 2 places.
Season | 2023 |
---|---|
Dates | 28 February – 2 December |
Champions | Kolkheti Poti |
Promoted | Kolkheti Poti |
Relegated |
Merani Martvili Merani Tbilisi |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 580 (3.22 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Levan Papava (23 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Sioni 9–1
Merani M (27 November) |
Biggest away win |
Merani T 0–7
Kolkheti Poti (21 October) |
Highest scoring |
Sioni 8–4
Merani T (3 November) |
Longest winning run |
Kolkheti Poti (8 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Kolkheti Poti (17) |
Longest winless run | Merani T (27) |
Longest losing run | Merani T (14) |
←
2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of complete. |
The 2023 Erovnuli Liga 2 was the seventh season under its current title and the 35th season of second-tier football in Georgia. The four-part competition began on 28 February and ended on 2 December [1] with playoffs completed on 10 December.
Each team played 36 matches this season. The winner gained automatic promotion to the Erovnuli Liga, while the next two teams participate in play-offs against their top-flight rivals. The bottom two entered a play-off contest against 3rd and 4th teams of Liga 3 at the end of the season. Two-legged ties were played at each side's home ground.
The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season: [2]
Promoted from Liga 3
Relegated from Erovnuli Liga
Promoted to Erovnuli Liga
Relegated to Liga 3
• Rustavi
A total of ten teams were contesting the league based on their performance in the previous year. Apart from Gareji Sagarejo, Dinamo Tbilisi-2 and Spaeri Tbilisi, all of them have previously taken part in the main division. WIT Georgia have twice become the top-tier champions. [3]
The participant clubs are listed below in alphabetical order.
Club | Position last season | City | Region |
---|---|---|---|
Dinamo-2 | 1st in Liga 3 | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Gareji | 5th | Sagarejo | Kakheti |
Kolkheti Khobi | 4th in Liga 3 | Khobi | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Kolkheti-1913 | 2nd in Liga 3 | Poti | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Lokomotivi | 10th in Erovnuli Liga | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Merani Martvili | 4th | Martvili | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Merani Tbilisi | 6th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Sioni Bolnisi | 8th in Erovnuli Liga | Bolnisi | Kvemo Kartli |
Spaeri | 2nd | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
WIT Georgia | 8th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kolkheti-1913 Poti (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 77 | Promotion to Erovnuli Liga |
2 | Gareji Sagarejo | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 88 | 38 | +50 | 76 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
3 | Spaeri Tbilisi | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 66 | |
4 | Sioni Bolnisi | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 46 | +22 | 59 | |
5 | Dinamo Tbilisi-2 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 52 | |
6 | WIT Georgia | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 48 | |
7 | Kolkheti Khobi | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 46 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
8 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 40 | |
9 | Merani Martvili (R) | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 84 | −50 | 26 | Relegation to Liga 3 |
10 | Merani Tbilisi (R) | 36 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 110 | −81 | 14 |
As of 2 December 2023 [5]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Gareji Sagarejo | 23 |
2 |
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Gareji Sagarejo | 18 |
3 |
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Kolkheti Poti | 17 |
4 |
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WIT Georgia | 15 |
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
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Gareji | 15 |
2 |
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Gareji | 11 |
3 |
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WIT Georgia | 10 |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
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Kolkheti Poti | 15 |
2 |
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Kolkheti Khobi | 10 |
3 |
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Gareji | |
4 |
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Spaeri | |
5 |
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Sioni Bolnisi | 8 |
Most red cards: 3
• Spaeri
Spaeri | 1–1 | Telavi |
---|---|---|
Gegiadze ![]() |
Report | Rukhadze ![]() |
Telavi | 4–0 | Spaeri |
---|---|---|
Ashortia ![]() Rukhadze ![]() Kantaria ![]() |
Samtredia | 4–1 | Gareji |
---|---|---|
Mishov ![]() Pavišić ![]() I.Akhvlediani ![]() Nachkebia ![]() |
Report | Kharebashvili ![]() |
Gareji | 3–1 | Samtredia |
---|---|---|
Ugrekhelidze ![]() Papuashvili ![]() Kharebashvili ![]() |
Nachkebia ![]() |
Following these ties, both Gareji and Spaeri remained in Erovnuli Liga 2 for next season.
Locomotive | 4–0 | Rustavi |
---|---|---|
Makharoblidze ![]() Ozbetelashvili ![]() |
Report |
Rustavi | 4–3 | Locomotive |
---|---|---|
Toroshelidze ![]() Japaridze ![]() Nakano ![]() |
Report | Molashvili ![]() Basheleishvili ![]() Ozbetelashvili ![]() |
Varketili | 0–0 | Kolkheti Khobi |
---|---|---|
Report |
Kolkheti Khobi | 1–0 | Varketili |
---|---|---|
Tsurtsumia ![]() |
Report |
After these ties, both Locomotive and Kolkheti Khobi preserved their Liga 2 places.