Erovnuli Liga 2
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The Georgian Erovnuli Liga 2 (Georgian: Script error: No such module "Lang".; Template:Lit), organized since 1990 by the GFF, serves as the second division of professional football in Georgia.
The league was introduced for the 2017 season under the current name as a part of reorganization process of the entire league system. It was formerly known as Pirveli liga (the First league).
Structure
There are ten clubs competing in Erovnuli Liga 2. During the season each club plays each other four times, twice at home and twice away.
At the end of each season the winner gains automatic promotion and the bottom club is relegated. The runner-up and 3rd placed team participate in two-legged home and away play-off matches against the 9th and 8th placed clubs of Erovnuli Liga, respectively.[1]
In case two or more teams obtain an equal number of points, final standings are determined by an aggregate of the results between them.
Seasons run on a full year system, running from spring to autumn.
Format
Below is a complete record of how many teams have played in each season throughout the league's history.
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Current members
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Based on their performance in the previous year, the following ten teams will compete in Erovnuli Liga 2 in the 2025 season.
Rustavi, Locomotive and Sioni have previously taken part in the main division with the latter being also the national champions.[2] Gonio and Iberia-2 1999 are the league debutants.
The clubs are listed in alphabetical order.
| Club | Position last season | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo-2 | 6th | Didube, Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
| Gonio | 1st in Liga 3 | Gonio, Batumi | Adjara |
| Iberia-2 1999 | 4th in Liga 3 | Vake, Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
| Locomotive | 4th | Vake, Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
| Merani | 3rd in Liga 3 | Martvili | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| Meshakhte | 2nd in Liga 3 | Tkibuli | Imereti |
| Rustavi | 2nd | Rustavi | Kvemo Kartli |
| Samtredia | 10th in Erovnuli Liga | Samtredia | Imereti |
| Sioni | 3rd | Bolnisi | Kvemo Kartli |
| Spaeri | 5th | Vazisubani, Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
Results
Top three teams of Pirveli Liga
Top three teams of Erovnuli Liga 2
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rustavi | Merani Martvili | Sioni |
| 2018 | Dinamo Batumi | WIT Georgia | Gagra |
| 2019 | Merani Tbilisi | Samtredia | Telavi |
| 2020 | Shukura | Samgurali | Gagra |
| 2021 | Sioni | Gagra | Merani Martvili |
| 2022 | Shukura | Spaeri | Samtredia |
| 2023 | Kolkheti 1913 | Gareji | Spaeri |
| 2024 | Gareji | Rustavi | Sioni |
Relegation and Promotion from Erovnuli Liga 2
Promoted teams to Erovnuli Liga
| Season | League Winner | Play-off winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rustavi | Sioni |
| 2018 | Dinamo Batumi | WIT Georgia |
| 2019 | Merani Tbilisi | Samtredia • Telavi |
| 2020 | Shukura | Samgurali |
| 2021 | Sioni | Gagra |
| 2022 | Shukura | Samtredia |
| 2023 | Kolkheti 1913 | – |
| 2024 | Gareji | – |
Relegated teams to Liga 3
| Season | Club |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Zugdidi • Meshakhte • Guria |
| 2018 | Samgurali • Merani Martvili |
| 2019 | Guria • Kolkheti 1913 • Tskhinvali |
| 2020 | Aragvi |
| 2021 | Chikhura |
| 2022 | Rustavi • Dinamo Zugdidi • Shevardeni 1906 |
| 2023 | Merani Martvili • Merani Tbilisi |
| 2024 | Aragvi • Shturmi • WIT Georgia • Kolkheti Khobi |
Performance per club
Since the restructuring into Liga 2 in 2017, 27 teams will have spent at least one season in the division by 2025, including six of the ten clubs competing in the 2025 Erovnuli Liga.
| Club | Total Seasons |
Highest Position |
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| Merani Martvili | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | - | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | - | ||||||||||
| WIT Georgia | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | - | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | - | |||||||||
| Rustavi | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 7 | - | 2 | ||||||||||
| Sioni | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Dinamo Zugdidi | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | - | 7 | 5 | 7 | <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Gagra | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Merani Tbilisi | 5 | 1 | 10 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | 6 | 10 | - | - | |||||||||
| Shevardeni 1906 | 5 | 4 | 6 | - | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Gareji | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | |||||||||
| Shukura | 4 | 1 | 7 | - | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Spaeri | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi-2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Locomotive | 3 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Samtredia | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||
| Samgurali | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Tskhinvali | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Aragvi | 2 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 7 | - | |||||||||
| Guria | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Kolkheti 1913 | 2 | 1 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |||||||||
| Meshakhte | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Telavi | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Kolkheti Khobi | 2 | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 10 | - | |||||||||
| Chikhura | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Dinamo Batumi | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Shturmi | 1 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | |||||||||
| Gonio | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Iberia-2 1999 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
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The current status of these clubs as of 2025:
| Erovnuli Liga | 6 | |
| Erovnuli Liga 2 | 10 | |
| Liga 3 | 5 | |
| Liga 4 | 1 | |
| Regionuli Liga | 1 | |
| Defunct | 4 |
Top goalscorers
| Season | Top Scorers | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | Template:Flagicon Iago Deisadze | Guria | 14 |
| 2012/13 | Template:Flagicon Tornike Kapanadze | Samgurali | 27 |
| 2013/14 | Template:Flagicon Budu Zivzivadze | Dinamo-2 Tbilisi | 23 |
| 2014/15 | Template:Flagicon Mamia Gavashelishvili | Locomotive | 44 |
| 2015/16 | Template:Flagicon Zurab Ghirdaladze | WIT Georgia | 20 |
| 2016 | Template:Flagicon Levan Papava | Gagra | 13 |
| 2017 | Template:Flagicon Data Sitchinava | Rustavi | 30 |
| 2018 | Template:Flagicon Flamarion | Dinamo Batumi | 24 |
| 2019 | Template:Flagicon Giorgi Nikabadze | Merani Tb | 26 |
| 2020 | Template:Flagicon Toma Tabatadze | Rustavi | 13 |
| 2021 | Template:Flagicon Tamaz Makatsaria | Gagra | 23 |
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| 2022 | Template:Flagicon Levan Papava | Spaeri | 17 |
| 2023 | Template:Flagicon Levan Papava | Gareji | 23 |
| 2024 | Template:Flagicon Levan Papava | Gareji | 27 |
Sponsors
In 2019, the Football Federation signed a sponsorship deal with Crystalbet.[4] For this reason the league has since been formally referred to as Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2.
References
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External links
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- Soccerway.com
- Erovnuli Liga 2, standings, results & fixtures at Donnael.com
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