Erovnuli Liga 2
Season2023
Dates28 February – 2 December
ChampionsTBD
PromotedTBD
RelegatedMerani Martvili
Merani Tbilisi
Matches played175
Goals scored564 (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 (26)
Longest losing runMerani T (13)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 28 November 2023.

The 2023 Erovnuli Liga 2 is 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 will end on 2 December[1] with playoffs due to be completed by mid-December.

Each team will play 36 matches this season. The winner gains automatic promotion to the Erovnuli Liga, while the next two teams participate in play-offs against their top-flight rivals. The bottom two enter a play-off contest against 3rd and 4th teams of Liga 3 at the end of the season. Two-legged ties will be 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 are 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 35 23 7 5 69 27 +42 76 Promotion to Erovnuli Liga
2 Gareji Sagarejo 35 23 6 6 87 37 +50 75 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
3 Spaeri Tbilisi 35 19 6 10 66 47 +19 63
4 Sioni Bolnisi 35 18 5 12 67 44 +23 59
5 Dinamo Tbilisi-2 35 16 3 16 69 56 +13 51
6 WIT Georgia 35 13 8 14 51 56 −5 47
7 Kolkheti Khobi 35 12 9 14 43 51 −8 45 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8 Lokomotivi Tbilisi 35 11 4 20 50 58 −8 37
9 Merani Martvili (R) 35 6 7 22 32 82 −50 25 Relegation to Liga 3
10 Merani Tbilisi (R) 35 1 11 23 29 105 −76 14
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November. 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.
(R) Relegated

Results

Regular season

Promotion playoffs

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Relegation playoffs

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Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 28 November 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 16
4 Georgia (country) Amiran Dzagania WIT Georgia 15

Source

Most assists

As of 28 November 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 28 November 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 28 November 2023

Most red cards: 3

• Merani Martvili

• Sioni Bolnisi

• Spaeri

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.
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