Liga 3
Season2023
Dates4 April – 1 December
ChampionsAragvi
PromotedAragvi
Shturmi
Rustavi
RelegatedMerani-2
Chikhura
Matches played240
Goals scored761 (3.17 per match)
Biggest home winRustavi 7–0 Guria
(7 November)
Biggest away winChikhura 0–7 Varketili
(9 May)
Borjomi 0–7 Shturmi
(25 October)
Merani-2 0–7 Zestafoni (31 October)
Highest scoringBakhmaro 8–2 Rustavi
(17 October)
Longest winning runShturmi
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runShturmi (13)
Longest winless runChikhura (14)
Longest losing runChikhura (14)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 1 December.

The 2023 Liga 3 was the seventh season under its current title and the 35th season of third-tier football in Georgia. The regular two-round tournament began on 4 April and ended on 1 December[1] with promotion play-offs completed on 10 December. Each team played thirty matches in as many rounds.

Gori had the longest tenure in the league with the 7th consecutive season while Meshakhte and Bakhmaro entered into the sixth year. On the other hand, three of the four new members, namely Locomotive-2, Rustavi and Shturmi made a debut in Liga 3.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the previous season:

To Liga 3

Promoted from Liga 4

Locomotive-2 • Shturmi • Matchakhela

Relegated from Liga 2

Rustavi

From Liga 3

Relegated to Liga 4

Tbilisi City

Promoted to Liga 2

Dinamo Tbilisi-2 • Kolkheti-1913 • Kolkheti Khobi

Teams

Sixteen teams were competing in Liga 3 for the 2023 season. Five of them have previously played in the top division, namely Borjomi (2005–09), Chikhura (2012–20), Guria Lanchkhuti (1990–99, 2001–02, 2013–16), Rustavi (2018–19) and Zestafoni (2004–15) with the latter being the two-times national champions.[2] There are also three reserve teams of higher league members this season.

The clubs are listed below in alphabetical order:

Clubs Position last season Location Region
Aragvia 3rdDushetiMtskheta-Mtianeti
Bakhmaro10thChokhatauriGuria
Borjomi8thBorjomiSamtskhe-Javakheti
Chikhura16thSachkhereImereti
Gori6thGoriShida Kartli
Guria11thLanchkhutiGuria
Iraob 9thTbilisiTbilisi
Locomotive-21st in Liga 4TbilisiTbilisi
Matchakhela3rd in Liga 4KhelvachauriAdjara
Merani-2 Tbilisi13thTbilisiTbilisi
Meshakhte14thTkibuliImereti
Rustavi7th in Liga 2RustaviKvemo Kartli
Saburtalo-27thTbilisiTbilisi
Shturmic 2nd in Liga 4SartichalaKvemo Kartli
Varketili5thTbilisiTbilisi
Zestafoni15thZestafoniImereti

a Based in Tbilisi, plays at Marakana football ground.

b Holds home games in Kaspi.

c Uses the Sagarejo Central stadium as their home ground.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Aragvi (C, P) 30 21 5 4 66 21 +45 68 Promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2
2 Shturmi (P) 30 21 5 4 67 27 +40 68
3 Rustavi 30 19 4 7 63 31 +32 61 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Varketili 30 19 3 8 54 35 +19 60
5 Meshakhte 30 15 10 5 49 24 +25 55
6 Irao 30 15 5 10 56 41 +15 50
7 Saburtalo-2 30 12 9 9 45 26 +19 45
8 Gori 30 13 4 13 46 48 −2 43
9 Guria 30 11 6 13 44 55 −11 39
10 Locomotive-2 30 10 5 15 50 42 +8 35
11 Borjomi 30 11 2 17 50 78 −28 35
12 Bakhmaro 30 9 6 15 47 47 0 33
13 Zestafoni 30 6 11 13 33 46 −13 29
14 Matchakhela (R) 30 8 2 20 38 81 −43 26 Relegation to Liga 4
15 Merani-2 (R) 30 4 10 16 30 58 −28 22
16 Chikhura (R) 30 2 1 27 23 101 −78 7
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

Results

Regular season

Home \ Away ARA BOR BKH CHI GOR GUR IRA LC2 MAT MR2 MES RST SB2 STR VAR ZES
Aragvi 6–1 1–1 4–0 5–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 6–0
Borjomi 2–4 2–2 3–2 0–2 1–2 0–5 0–5 3–1 3–1 2–3 1–2 1–0 0–7 2–4 3–0
Bakhmaro 0–2 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–4 2–2 0–0 8–2 1–2 2–3 4–1 1–1
Chikhura 0–2 1–5 0–4 0–2 3–5 0–3 1–3 2–4 0–1 1–5 0–3 1–4 0–1 0–7 0–1
Gori 2–0 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 4–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 4–4 0–1 2–2
Guria 0–1 2–3 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 4–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 4–1
Irao 1–1 4–2 4–1 4–2 4–3 1–3 0–1 3–3 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–0
Locomotive-2 0–1 3–2 2–3 5–0 0–1 1–1 4–2 6–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–1
Matchakhela 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–3 3–2 3–2 0–4 0–5 2–1 2–3 0–3 1–1 0–4 0–1 3–1
Merani-2 1–5 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 3–3 3–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–7
Meshakhte 0–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 6–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–0
Rustavi 3–0 1–2 2–0 6–0 2–1 7–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1
Saburtalo-2 0–2 4–2 1–0 5–0 4–1 6–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–0
Shturmi 2–0 6–2 3–1 7–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1
Varketili 2–0 2–0 4–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–2 0–4 2–1 2–0 3–2
Zestafoni 1–2 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

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 Tatarishvii stadium, Khobi
Referee: Badri Ninua

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On 11 January 2024, the Federation announced that following the expulsion of Shukura from the 2nd division to Liga 4, Rustavi would be admitted to replace them next season with Matchakhela also spared from relegation.[5]

See also

• 2023 Erovnuli Liga

• 2023 Erovnuli Liga 2

• 2023 Liga 4

• 2023 Georgian Cup

References

  1. ↑ "ეროვნული ლიგა 3-ის კალენდარი". fczestafoni.ge (in Georgian). 24 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Zestafoni retain Georgian Premier League crown". UEFA. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Liga 3 standings". gff.ge (in Georgian).
  4. ↑ "Liga 3 results". soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "ეროვნული ლიცენზირების შედეგები". gff.ge (in Georgian ). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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