Erovnuli Liga
The Erovnuli Liga (Georgian: ეროვნული ლიგა - lit. National League) is the top division of professional football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federation. From 1927 to 1989, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the Soviet Union. From 2017 Georgia switched to Spring-Autumn system, with only 10 clubs in the top flight.
Founded | 1990 |
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Country | Georgia |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Erovnuli Liga 2 |
Domestic cup(s) | Georgian Cup Georgian Super Cup |
International cup(s) | Champions League Europa League UEFA Europa Conference League |
Current champions | FC Dinamo Tbilisi (17th Title) (2019) |
Most championships | FC Dinamo Tbilisi (17 titles) |
Website | erovnuliliga.ge |
Format
Below is a complete record of how many teams have played in each season throughout the league's history:
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UEFA Country Ranking
- 39
(39) Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (6.500) - 40
(40) Erovnuli Liga (6.375)[1]
- 41
(41) Latvian Higher League (6.125) - 42
(42) Macedonian First Football League (5.625) - 43
(43) Meistriliiga (5.250)
Champions
Soviet era
as Georgian SSR
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Post-independence
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† | League champions also won the Georgian Cup, i.e. they completed the domestic Double. |
As Umaglesi Liga
As Erovnuli Liga
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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2017 | Torpedo Kutaisi (4) | Dinamo Tbilisi | Samtredia |
2018 | Saburtalo (1) | Dinamo Tbilisi | Torpedo Kutaisi |
2019 | Dinamo Tbilisi (17) | Dinamo Batumi | Saburtalo |
Performance by club
Dila Gori
Sioni Bolnisi
WIT Georgia
Metalurgi Rustavi
Torpedo Kutaisi
Club | Winners | Winning seasons |
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Dinamo Tbilisi | 17 | 1990, 1991, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2019 |
Torpedo Kutaisi | 4 | 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2017 |
WIT Georgia | 2 | 2003–04, 2008–09 |
Metalurgi Rustavi | 2 | 2006–07, 2009–10 |
FC Zestafoni | 2 | 2010–11, 2011–12 |
Sioni Bolnisi | 1 | 2005–06 |
Dila Gori | 1 | 2014–15 |
Samtredia | 1 | 2016 |
Saburtalo | 1 | 2018 |
Top scorers
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References
- UEFA Country Ranking 2017 uefa.com, accessed 6 June 2017
External links
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