2017 Erovnuli Liga


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The 2017 Erovnuli Liga (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 29th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Samtredia are the defending champions. The season began on 4 March 2017 and ended on 26 November 2017.[1]

Erovnuli Liga
Season2017
Dates4 March 2017 – 26 November 2017
ChampionsTorpedo Kutaisi
4th Georgian title
RelegatedDinamo Batumi
Shukura Kobuleti
Champions LeagueTorpedo Kutaisi
Europa LeagueDinamo Tbilisi
Samtredia
Chikhura Sachkhere
Matches played154
Goals scored439 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorerIrakli Sikharulidze (25)

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Zugdidi and Tskhinvali were directly relegated at the end of the previous season; Sioni Bolnisi and Guria Lanchkhuti were also relegated after losing play-off ties. Because the league contracted from 14 to 10 teams for this season, there was no promotion from the 2016 Pirveli Liga.

Locations of the 2017 Erovnuli Liga teams.

Team Location Venue Capacity
Chikhura Sachkhere Zestaponi David Abashidze Stadium 4,558
Dila Gori Gori Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium 5,000
Dinamo Batumi Batumi Batumi Rugby Arena 2,000
Dinamo Tbilisi Tbilisi Dinamo Arena 54,549
Kolkheti Poti Kobuleti Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium 6,000
Locomotive Tbilisi Tbilisi Mikheil Meskhi Stadium 27,223
Saburtalo Tbilisi Tbilisi Davit Petriashvili Stadium 27,223
FC Samtredia Samtredia Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium 5,000
Shukura Kobuleti Kobuleti Chele Arena 6,000
Torpedo Kutaisi Kutaisi Ramaz Shengelia Stadium 19,400

Source: Scoresway

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Torpedo Kutaisi (C) 36 23 7 6 59 27 +32 76 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Dinamo Tbilisi 36 23 6 7 79 29 +50 75 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Samtredia 36 20 8 8 62 39 +23 68
4 Saburtalo Tbilisi 36 18 6 12 61 42 +19 60
5 Chikhura Sachkhere 36 17 4 15 47 54 −7 55 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
6 Locomotive Tbilisi 36 16 5 15 63 53 +10 53
7 Dila Gori 36 11 8 17 41 51 −10 41
8 Dinamo Batumi (R) 36 10 3 23 28 60 −32 33 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
9 Kolkheti Poti (O) 36 6 8 22 31 73 −42 26
10 Shukura Kobuleti (R) 36 4 9 23 35 78 −43 21 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.[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

  1. ^ Chikhura Sachkhere qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017 Georgian Cup.

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

First half of season

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Source: Erovnuli Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season

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Source: Erovnuli Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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5–5 on aggregate. Sioni Bolnisi won 4–2 on penalties.

Kolhketi Poti won 4–3 on aggregate.

Rank Goalscorer Team Goals
1   Irakli Sikharulidze Locomotive Tbilisi 25
2   Beka Mikeltadze Dinamo Tbilisi 15
  Dimitri Tatanashvili Chikhura Sachkhere
4   Tornike Kapanadze Torpedo Kutaisi 14
5   Giorgi Kharaishvili Saburtalo Tbilisi 13
6   Bachana Arabuli Dinamo Tbilisi 11
  Giorgi Kukhianidze Torpedo Kutaisi
  Levan Kutalia Torpedo Kutaisi /
Shukura Kobuleti
  Nikoloz Sabanadze Samtredia /
Torpedo Kutaisi
10   Mamia Gavashelishvili Locomotive Tbilisi 10
  Mykola Kovtalyuk Kolkheti Poti
  Davit Volkovi Saburtalo Tbilisi
  1. ^ "Results - Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga". erovnuliliga.ge.
  2. ^ "Erovnuli Liga 2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2017.