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.

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.

Teams and stadiums edit

Changes edit

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 edit

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

League table edit

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 edit

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

Relegation play-offs edit

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  
Matenjva  
Khojanashvili  
Odishelidze  
Kirkitadze  
Askurava  
4–5 Khositashvili  
Lomtadze  
Sultanishvili  
Lominadze  
Parulava  
Shetsiruli  
Spaeri Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Jener Khorava

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Setanta Sports-ი დინამოს სატიტულო სპონსორი გახდა". fcdinamo.ge/ (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Topscorers". Erovnuli Liga.
  3. ^ "Players - Erovnuli Liga - Georgia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".

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