Тhe 2018 Liga 3 was the second season under its current name and 31st third-tier season after the creation of independent football league system in Georgia. As a single two-round competition, it began on 5 March and ended on 6 December.[1]
| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 March - 6 December |
| Champions | Zugdidi |
| Promoted | Zugdidi Guria |
| Relegated | Samegrelo Chiatura Varketili Algeti Mark Stars Imereti Gardabani Sulori Samgurali-2 Matchakhela |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,084 (2.85 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Gori 7-0 Sulori (30 March) |
| Biggest away win | Matchakhela 0-5 Bakhmaro (22 October) |
| Highest scoring | Gori 5-4 Bakhmaro (2 September) Varketili 7-2 Matchakhela (11 June) |
| Longest winning run | Zugdidi (7) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Bakhmaro (12) |
| Longest winless run | Matchakhela (13) |
| Longest losing run | Samgurali-2 (7) |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Team changes edit
The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season:
From Liga 3 edit
Promoted to Liga 2 edit
Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi ● Merani Tbilisi ● Telavi
Relegated to Regionuli Liga edit
Odishi 1919 Zugdidi ● Chkherimela Kharagauli ● Liakhvi Tskhinvali ● Sapovnela Terjola ● Skuri Tsalenjikha ● Margveti Zestafoni
To Liga 3 edit
Relegated from Liga 2 edit
Zugdidi ● Meshakhte Tkibuli ● Guria Lanchkhuti
Promoted from Regionuli Liga edit
Varketili Tbilisi ● Saburtalo-2 Tbilisi ● Matchakhela Khelvachauri ● Bakhmaro Chokhatauri ● Aragvi Dusheti ● Samgurali-2 Tskaltubo
Teams and stadiums edit
League table edit
In their first season in the third tier, Zugdidi won the league through automatic promotion after a tight contest concluded in the last matchday of the season.[2] Both teams representing the region of Guria qualified for play-offs, although only one of them succeeded in them.[3]
According to the Federation's decision, a drastic reduction of the league teams involved ten clubs, who were supposed to be relegated to Liga 4 and Regionuli Liga next year.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zugdidi (C, P) | 38 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 84 | Promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2 |
| 2 | Bakhmaro | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 79[a] | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Guria (P) | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 73 | |
| 4 | Saburtalo-2 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 67 | |
| 5 | Kolkheti | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 61 | |
| 6 | Aragvi | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 61 | |
| 7 | Borjomi | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 61 | |
| 8 | Meshakhte | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 57 | |
| 9 | Gori | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 53 | |
| 10 | Betlemi | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 51 | |
| 11 | Samegrelo (R) | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 48 | Relegation to Liga 4 |
| 12 | Chiatura (R) | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 47 | |
| 13 | Varketili (R) | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 47 | |
| 14 | Algeti (R) | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 46 | |
| 15 | Mark Stars (R) | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 46 | Play-offs for Relegation to Liga 4 |
| 16 | Imereti (R) | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 45 | |
| 17 | Gardabani (R) | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 39 | Relegation to Regionuli Liga |
| 18 | Sulori (R) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 36 | |
| 19 | Samgurali-2 (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 40 | 82 | −42 | 31 | |
| 20 | Matchakhela (R) | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 28 |
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Bakhmaro were deducted 3 points
Promotion play-offs edit
| Guria Lanchkhuti | 1–0 | Samgurali Tskhaltubo |
|---|---|---|
Jikidze  26' |
Report |
| Samgurali Tskhaltubo | 2–1 | Guria Lanchkhuti |
|---|---|---|
| Bibilashvili 28', 32' |
Report | Gagnidze 57' |
2–2 on aggregate, Guria Lanchkhuti won on away goals.
| Tskhinvali | 2–1 | Bakhmaro Chokhatauri |
|---|---|---|
| Kiknadze 9', 42' |
Report | Kverenchkhiladze 81' |
| Bakhmaro Chokhatauri | 0–2 | Tskhinvali |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vardzelashvili 55' Tatkhashvili 90+1' |
Bakhmaro lost 4–1 on aggregate.
Relegation play-offs edit
| Imereti Khoni | 2–0 | Dinamo Batumi-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Khmelidze 84' Nikuradze 88' |
Report |
| Dinamo Batumi-2 | 0–0 | Imereti Khoni |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Imereti won 2–0 on aggregate and earned a slot in Liga 4
| Mark Stars | 1–4 | Gareji Sagarejo |
|---|---|---|
| Adeshina 22' |
Report | Kaldani 21' Tsikalanov 79'Tavadze 88'Melkadze 90+4' |
| Gareji Sagarejo | 3–0 | Mark Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Jokhadze 31', 90' Gogilashvili 85' |
Report |
Gareji won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to Liga 4 from Regionuli Liga
References edit
- ^ "2018, Liga 3". gff.ge.
- ^ ""ზუგდიდი" ლიგა 3-ის ჩემპიონი გახდა, გურულები გადასვლისთვის იბრძოლებენ". fanebi.ge (in Georgian), 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Play-offs of 2018 season". flashscore.com.
- ^ "Liga 3 Regular season in 2018". soccerway.com.