2023 Erovnuli Liga 2
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 February – 2 December |
| Champions | Kolkheti Poti |
| Promoted | Kolkheti Poti |
| Relegated | Merani Martvili Merani Tbilisi |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 580 (3.22 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Levan Papava (23 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sioni 9–1 Merani M (27 November) |
| Biggest away win | Merani T 0–7 Kolkheti Poti (21 October) |
| Highest scoring | Sioni 8–4 Merani T (3 November) |
| Longest winning run | Kolkheti Poti (8 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Kolkheti Poti (17) |
| Longest winless run | Merani T (27) |
| Longest losing run | Merani 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
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season:[2]
To Erovnuli Liga 2
[edit]Promoted from Liga 3
Relegated from Erovnuli Liga
From Erovnuli Liga 2
[edit]Promoted to Erovnuli Liga
Relegated to Liga 3
• Rustavi
Teams
[edit]
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
[edit]| 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 |
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
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]As of 2 December 2023[5]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Levan Papava
|
Gareji Sagarejo | 23 |
| 2 | Giorgi Kharebashvili
|
Gareji Sagarejo | 18 |
| 3 | Data Sitchinava
|
Kolkheti Poti | 17 |
| 4 | Amiran Dzagania
|
WIT Georgia | 15 |
Most assists
[edit]- As of 2 December 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beka Gabiskiria
|
Gareji | 15 |
| 2 | Giorgi Kharebashvili
|
Gareji | 11 |
| 3 | Tornike Shekiladze
|
WIT Georgia | 10 |
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of 2 December 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yaroslav Kotlyarov
|
Kolkheti Poti | 15 |
| 2 | Nika Jokhadze
|
Kolkheti Khobi | 10 |
| 3 | Davit Kupatadze
|
Gareji | |
| 4 | Bukhuti Putkaradze
|
Spaeri | |
| 5 | Levan Isiani
|
Sioni Bolnisi | 8 |
Discipline
[edit]- As of 2 December 2023
Most red cards: 3
• Spaeri
Promotion playoffs
[edit]| Telavi | 4–0 | Spaeri |
|---|---|---|
Ashortia  15' (pen.), 53' Rukhadze 21' Kantaria 28' |
| Samtredia | 4–1 | Gareji |
|---|---|---|
| Mishov 7' Pavišić 25' I.Akhvlediani 38' Nachkebia 43' |
Report | Kharebashvili 68' |
| Gareji | 3–1 | Samtredia |
|---|---|---|
| Ugrekhelidze 14' Papuashvili 37' Kharebashvili 47' |
Nachkebia 8' |
Following these ties, both Gareji and Spaeri remained in Erovnuli Liga 2 for next season.
Relegation playoffs
[edit]| Locomotive | 4–0 | Rustavi |
|---|---|---|
| Makharoblidze 40', 50' Ozbetelashvili 69', 90+3' |
Report |
| Rustavi | 4–3 | Locomotive |
|---|---|---|
| Toroshelidze 48' Japaridze 80' Nakano 84', 86' |
Report | Molashvili 26' Basheleishvili 43' Ozbetelashvili 50' |
| Varketili | 0–0 | Kolkheti Khobi |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Kolkheti Khobi | 1–0 | Varketili |
|---|---|---|
| Tsurtsumia 90+4' |
Report |
After these ties, both Locomotive and Kolkheti Khobi preserved their Liga 2 places.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ელიგა 25 თებერვალს განახლდება". 1tv.ge (in Georgian), 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Liga 2 in 2022". eliga.ge.
- ^ "Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com.
- ^ "Erovnuli Liga 2, Table". erovnuliliga.ge.
- ^ "Liga 2 results". flashscore.com.