Erovnuli Liga 2
Season2023
Dates28 February – 2 December
ChampionsKolkheti Poti
PromotedKolkheti Poti
RelegatedMerani Martvili
Merani Tbilisi
Matches played180
Goals scored580 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorerLevan Papava
(23 goals)
Biggest home winSioni 9–1 Merani M
(27 November)
Biggest away winMerani T 0–7 Kolkheti Poti
(21 October)
Highest scoringSioni 8–4 Merani T
(3 November)
Longest winning runKolkheti Poti
(8 games)
Longest unbeaten runKolkheti Poti (17)
Longest winless runMerani T (27)
Longest losing runMerani 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.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season:[2]

To Erovnuli Liga 2

Promoted from Liga 3

• Dinamo Tbilisi-2

• Kolkheti Poti

• Kolkheti Khobi

Relegated from Erovnuli Liga

• Sioni Bolnisi

• Locomotive Tbilisi

From Erovnuli Liga 2

Promoted to Erovnuli Liga

• Shukura Kobuleti

• Samtredia

Relegated to Liga 3

• Rustavi

Teams

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-21st in Liga 3TbilisiTbilisi
Gareji5thSagarejoKakheti
Kolkheti Khobi4th in Liga 3KhobiSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Kolkheti-19132nd in Liga 3PotiSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Lokomotivi10th in Erovnuli LigaTbilisiTbilisi
Merani Martvili4thMartviliSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Merani Tbilisi6thTbilisiTbilisi
Sioni Bolnisi8th in Erovnuli LigaBolnisiKvemo Kartli
Spaeri2ndTbilisiTbilisi
WIT Georgia8thTbilisiTbilisi

League table

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
Source: [4]
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

Regular season

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 2 December 2023[5]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Georgia (country) Levan Papava Gareji Sagarejo 23
2 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kharebashvili Gareji Sagarejo 18
3 Georgia (country) Data Sitchinava Kolkheti Poti 17
4 Georgia (country) Amiran Dzagania WIT Georgia 15

Source

Most assists

As of 2 December 2023
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Georgia (country) Beka Gabiskiria Gareji 15
2 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kharebashvili Gareji 11
3 Georgia (country) Tornike Shekiladze WIT Georgia 10

Source

Clean sheets

As of 2 December 2023
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Ukraine Yaroslav Kotlyarov Kolkheti Poti 15
2 Georgia (country) Nika Jokhadze Kolkheti Khobi 10
3 Georgia (country) Davit Kupatadze Gareji
4 Georgia (country) Bukhuti Putkaradze Spaeri
5 Georgia (country) Levan Isiani Sioni Bolnisi 8

Discipline

As of 2 December 2023

Most red cards: 3

• Merani Martvili

• Sioni Bolnisi

• Spaeri

• WIT Georgia

Promotion playoffs

Spaeri1–1Telavi
Gegiadze 36' Report Rukhadze 61'
Spaeri stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili
Telavi4–0Spaeri
Ashortia 15' (pen.), 53'
Rukhadze 21'
Kantaria 28'
Kavkasioni Arena, Telavi
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili
Samtredia4–1Gareji
Mishov 7'
Pavišić 25'
I.Akhvlediani 38'
Nachkebia 43'		 Report Kharebashvili 68'
Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri
Gareji3–1Samtredia
Ugrekhelidze 14'
Papuashvili 37'
Kharebashvili 47'		 Nachkebia 8'
Central stadium, Sagarejo
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili

Following these ties, both Gareji and Spaeri remained in Erovnuli Liga 2 for next season.

Relegation playoffs

Locomotive4–0Rustavi
Makharoblidze 40', 50'
Ozbetelashvili 69', 90+3'		 Report
Referee: Jenery Khorava
Rustavi4–3Locomotive
Toroshelidze 48'
Japaridze 80'
Nakano 84', 86'		 Report Molashvili 26'
Basheleishvili 43'
Ozbetelashvili 50'
Referee: Irakli Kherkhadze
Varketili0–0Kolkheti Khobi
Report
Marakana, Tbilisi
Referee: Kote Giorgadze
Kolkheti Khobi1–0Varketili
Tsurtsumia 90+4' Report
Paata Tatarishvili stadium, Khobi
Referee: Badri Ninua

After these ties, both Locomotive and Kolkheti Khobi preserved their Liga 2 places.

See also

• 2023 Erovnuli Liga

• 2023 Liga 3

• 2023 Liga 4

• 2023 Georgian Cup

References

  1. ↑ "ელიგა 25 თებერვალს განახლდება". 1tv.ge (in Georgian), 29 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Liga 2 in 2022". eliga.ge.
  3. ↑ "Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com.
  4. ↑ "Erovnuli Liga 2, Table". erovnuliliga.ge.
  5. ↑ "Liga 2 results". flashscore.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.