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Erovnuli Liga
Season2022
Dates25 February – 3 December 2022
ChampionsDinamo Tbilisi
19th Georgian title
Matches played180
Goals scored492 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorerFlamarion
(19 goals)
Biggest home winTelavi 5–0 Locomotive Tbilisi
(29 April 2022)
Dinamo Batumi 7–2 Locomotive Tbilisi
(17 May 2022)
Dinamo Tbilisi 5–0 Gagra
(20 June 2022)
Biggest away winSioni Bolnisi 3–7 Dinamo Tbilisi
(8 May 2022)
Highest scoringSioni Bolnisi 3–7 Dinamo Tbilisi
(8 May 2022)
Longest winning run6 matches
Samgurali
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Dinamo Batumi
Longest winless run16 matches
Locomotive Tbilisi
Longest losing run16 matches
Locomotive Tbilisi
2021
2023
All statistics correct as of 3 December 2022.

The 2022 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2022 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 34th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Batumi were the defending champions.

Teams and stadiums

Changes

Sioni Bolnisi (promoted after a two-year absence) and Gagra (promoted after a ten-year absence) were promoted from the 2021 Erovnuli Liga 2. FC Samtredia (relegated after two years in the top flight) and Shukura Kobuleti (relegated after one year in the top flight) have been relegated to 2022 Erovnuli Liga 2.

Team Location Venue Capacity
Dila Gori Gori Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium 5,000
Dinamo Batumi Batumi Adjarabet Arena 20,000
Dinamo Tbilisi Tbilisi Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena 54,139
Gagra
Locomotive Tbilisi Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Mikheil Meskhi 2 Stadium
Saguramo Football Complex, Saguramo
27,223
2,000
700
Saburtalo Tbilisi Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Mikheil Meskhi 2 Stadium
GFF Technical Centre, Rustavi
27,223
2,000
1,000
Samgurali Tsqaltubo Tsqaltubo 26 May Stadium 12,000
Sioni Bolnisi Bolnisi Tamaz Stepania Stadium 3,000
Telavi Telavi Givi Chokheli Stadium 12,000
Torpedo Kutaisi Kutaisi Ramaz Shengelia Stadium
David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi
19,400
4,558

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Dila Ukraine Andriy Demchenko Georgia (country) Davit Maisashvili Adidas Marsbet
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) Gia Geguchadze Georgia (country) Mamuka Kobakhidze Puma CoinW
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) Giorgi Tchiabrishvili Georgia (country) Giorgi Papava Puma Setanta Sports[1]
Gagra Georgia (country) Gaga Kirkitadze Georgia (country) Vasil Khositashvili Nike N/A
Locomotive Netherlands John van Loen Georgia (country) Giorgi Gabadze Jako Aversi
Saburtalo Georgia (country) Lasha Nozadze Georgia (country) Levan Kakubava Erreà Audi
Samgurali Georgia (country) Giorgi Mikadze Georgia (country) Papuna Poniava Hummel Halyk Bank
Sioni Bolnisi Georgia (country) Ucha Sosiashvili Georgia (country) Data Sitchinava Jako RMG
Telavi Georgia (country) Gia Tsetsadze Georgia (country) Mirian Jikia Jako m2
Torpedo Georgia (country) Kakhaber Chkhetiani Georgia (country) Irakli Dzaria Puma New Vision University

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Tbilisi (C) 36 24 8 4 73 29 +44 80 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Dinamo Batumi 36 23 8 5 87 34 +53 77 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Dila Gori 36 17 8 11 48 35 +13 59
4 Samgurali Tsqaltubo 36 15 12 9 55 44 +11 57
5 Torpedo Kutaisi[a] 36 15 9 12 48 48 0 54 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
6 Saburtalo Tbilisi 36 13 8 15 51 49 +2 47
7 Telavi 36 8 15 13 29 36 −7 39
8 Sioni Bolnisi (R) 36 8 12 16 38 60 −22 36 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
9 Gagra (O) 36 9 9 18 36 57 −21 36
10 Locomotive Tbilisi (R) 36 1 5 30 28 101 −73 8 Relegation to Erovnuli Liga 2
Source: Erovnuli Liga, Soccerway
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; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.

Relegation play-offs

FC Samtredia1–0Sioni Bolnisi
Kilasonia 79' (pen.)
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili
Sioni Bolnisi0–2FC Samtredia
Chamba 9', 74'
Referee: Davit Kharitinishvili

Gagra2–0FC Spaeri
Nozadze 8'
Makatsaria 63'
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili
FC Spaeri3–1 (a.e.t.)Gagra
Tsatskrialashvili 35'
Papava 48' (pen.), 98'
Makatsaria 95' (pen.)
Penalties
Papava soccer ball with check mark
Matenjva soccer ball with red X
Khojanashvili soccer ball with check mark
Odishelidze soccer ball with check mark
Kirkitadze soccer ball with check mark
Askurava soccer ball with red X
4–5 Khositashvili soccer ball with check mark
Lomtadze soccer ball with check mark
Sultanishvili soccer ball with check mark
Lominadze soccer ball with check mark
Parulava soccer ball with red X
Shetsiruli soccer ball with check mark
Spaeri Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Jener Khorava

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 3 December 2022[2][3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Flamarion Dinamo Batumi 19
2 Georgia (country) Irakli Rukhadze Samgurali Tsqaltubo 12
Georgia (country) Irakli Sikharulidze Saburtalo Tbilisi
3 Ukraine Stanislav Bilenkyi Dinamo Tbilisi 10
Guinea Ousmane Camara Dinamo Tbilisi
4 Georgia (country) Nika Khorkheli Sioni Bolnisi 9
Georgia (country) Giorgi Kukhianidze Torpedo Kutaisi
Georgia (country) Mate Vatsadze Gagra / Dinamo Batumi
Georgia (country) Tornike Kapanadze Dila Gori
5 Georgia (country) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Dinamo Batumi 8
Brazil Vágner Gonçalves Dila Gori
Georgia (country) Iuri Tabatadze Saburtalo Tbilisi
Netherlands Imran Omar Dinamo Tbilisi

References