2023 Erovnuli Liga 2

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 season was the seventh edition under its current title and the 35th edition 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 in 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

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

To Erovnuli Liga 2

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Promoted from Liga 3

• Dinamo Tbilisi-2

• Kolkheti Poti

• Kolkheti Khobi

Relegated from Erovnuli Liga

• Sioni Bolnisi

• Locomotive Tbilisi

From Erovnuli Liga 2

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Promoted to Erovnuli Liga

• Shukura Kobuleti

• Samtredia

Relegated to Liga 3

• Rustavi

Teams

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Location of Liga 2 football clubs in 2023

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

League table

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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

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Regular season

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Season statistics

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Top scorers

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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

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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

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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

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As of 2 December 2023

Most red cards: 3

• Merani Martvili

• Sioni Bolnisi

• Spaeri

• WIT Georgia

Promotion playoffs

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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

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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

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• 2023 Erovnuli Liga

• 2023 Liga 3

• 2023 Liga 4

• 2023 Georgian Cup

References

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  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.
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