2020 Erovnuli Liga

The 2020 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2020 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) is the 32nd season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Tbilisi are the defending champions. The season began on 29 February 2020 and is scheduled to be ended on 5 December 2020.[1][2] The league winners will earn a place in the UEFA Champions League and the second and third-placed clubs will earn a place in the new UEFA Europa Conference League.[3]

Erovnuli Liga
Season2020
Dates29 February 2020 – 5 December 2020
Matches played42
Goals scored93 (2.21 per match)
Top goalscorerMykola Kovtalyuk
(6 goals)
Biggest home winDinamo Tbilisi 4–0 Locomotive Tbilisi
(3 July 2020)
Dila Gori 4-0 Merani Tbilisi
(11 July 2020)
Biggest away win Torpedo Kutaisi 0–4 Saburtalo
(24 July 2020)
Samtredia 0-4 Dinamo Tbilisi
(25 July 2020)
Highest scoringLocomotive Tbilisi 1-4 Dinamo Batumi
(9 July 2020)
Longest winning run3 matches
Dila Gori
Dinamo Tbilisi
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Dinamo Batumi
Dila Gori
Longest winless run9 matches
Merani Tbilisi
Longest losing run4 matches
Merani Tbilisi
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 7 August 2020.

In March the season was suspended following a decision by the Georgian Football Federation due to COVID-19 pandemic, initially until 1 April,[4] but later the suspension was extended to late June.[5] Each team will play 18 matches instead of the planned 36.

Teams and stadiums
Locations of the 2020 Erovnuli Liga teams.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Chikhura SachkhereKutaisiRamaz Shengelia Stadium19,400
Dila GoriGoriTengiz Burjanadze Stadium8,230
Dinamo BatumiBatumiChele Arena6,000
Dinamo TbilisiTbilisiBoris Paichadze Stadium54,549
Locomotive TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
Merani TbilisiTbilisiSinatle Stadium2,500
Saburtalo TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
FC SamtrediaSamtrediaErosi Manjgaladze Stadium5,000
FC TelaviTelaviGivi Chokheli Stadium12,000
Torpedo KutaisiKutaisiRamaz Shengelia Stadium19,400

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Batumi 10 5 5 0 18 6 +12 20 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Dinamo Tbilisi 10 5 4 1 16 4 +12 19 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Dila Gori 9 4 4 1 14 6 +8 16
4 Saburtalo 9 4 4 1 11 7 +4 16
5 Telavi 10 2 7 1 9 6 +3 13
6 Locomotive Tbilisi 10 3 4 3 11 14 −3 13
7 Torpedo Kutaisi 9 2 3 4 7 13 −6 9
8 Samtredia 10 2 3 5 7 16 −9 9 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
9 Chikhura 9 1 2 6 7 16 −9 5
10 Merani Tbilisi 10 0 4 6 4 16 −12 4 Relegation to Erovnuli Liga 2
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. 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.

Results

Each team will play the other nine teams home and away, for a total of 18 games each.

Home \ Away CHI DIL DBT DTB LOC MER SAB SAM TEL TKU
Chikhura — 0–2 0–4 1–3 3–0 18 Aug
Dila Gori — 1–1 0–1 4–0 1–1 13 Sep 19 Aug
Dinamo Batumi — 12 Sep 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 1–0 1–2 1–1 — 4–0 0–0
Locomotive Tbilisi 12 Sep 1–4 — 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2
Merani Tbilisi 1–2 1–2 — 0–0 1–2 0–2
Saburtalo 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 12 Sep — 1–0
Samtredia 0–0 0–4 0–0 1–2 — 1–0
Telavi 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 —
Torpedo Kutaisi 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–4 13 Sep 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: Erovnuli Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of matches played on 7 August 2020[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mykola Kovtalyuk Dila Gori 6
2 Irakli Sikharulidze Locomotive Tbilisi 4
Jovino Flamarion Dinamo Batumi
Irakli Rukhadze Telavi
Giorgi Pantsulaia Torpedo Kutaisi
6 Jambul Jighauri Dinamo Batumi 3
Nijat Qurbanov Samtredia
Nugzar Spanderashvili Dila Gori
Tornike Kapanadze Dinamo Tbilisi
10 Ivan Bobko Dila Gori 2
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References
  1. "2020 Erovnuli Liga". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. "tables". erovnuliliga.ge/en.
  3. "UEL2 Access List 2021–24" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. "Statement of Georgian Football Federation". GFF. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  5. "Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga will resume on 25 June". Erovnuli Liga. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  6. "Topscorers". soccerway.com.
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