2017 Erovnuli Liga

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
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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Teams and stadia

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.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Chikhura SachkhereZestaponiDavid Abashidze Stadium4,558
Dila GoriGoriTengiz Burjanadze Stadium8,230
Dinamo BatumiBatumiBatumi Rugby Arena2,000
Dinamo TbilisiTbilisiDinamo Arena54,549
Kolkheti PotiKobuletiErosi Manjgaladze Stadium6,000
Locomotive TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
Saburtalo TbilisiTbilisiDavit Petriashvili Stadium27,223
FC SamtrediaSamtrediaErosi Manjgaladze Stadium5,000
Shukura KobuletiKobuletiChele Arena6,000
Torpedo KutaisiKutaisiRamaz Shengelia Stadium19,400

Source: Scoresway

League table
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[lower-alpha 1]
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 for the 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 the 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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Chikhura Sachkhere qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017 Georgian Cup.

Results

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

Relegation play-offs
Sioni Bolnisi3–2Dinamo Batumi
Dvali  16', 27', 45+1' Report Kvirkvelia  36'
Tevdoradze  40'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Papuna Matcharadze
Dinamo Batumi3–2Sioni Bolnisi
Grigalashvili  8'
Kvasov  62'
Martsvaladze  83'		 Report Koshkadze  36'
Sikharulia  90+2'
Penalties
Kvirkvelia
Martsvaladze
Grigalashvili
Shonia 		2–4 Sikharulia
Ugulava
Kikava
Chankotadze
Dvali
Batumi Rugby Arena, Batumi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Giorgi Vadatchkoria

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

Kolkheti Poti2–1Merani Martvili
Derebchynsky  36'
Bolkvadze  41'		 Report Tretyak  43'
Saragbo Baza Parki-Arena, Poti
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili
Merani Martvili2–2Kolkheti Poti
Kurdghelashvili  16', 90+2' Report Bukhaidze  54', 90'
Murtaz Khurtsilava Stadium, Martvili
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili

Kolhketi Poti won 4–3 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers
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
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References
  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.
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