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2023 Erovnuli Liga

The 2023 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2023 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) is the 35th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Tbilisi are the defending champions.

Erovnuli Liga
Season2023
Dates25 February – 2 December 2023
ChampionsDinamo Batumi (2nd Georgian title)
RelegatedShukura Kobuleti
Champions LeagueDinamo Batumi
Conference LeagueDinamo Tbilisi
Saburtalo Tbilisi (via Georgian Cup)
Torpedo Kutaisi
Matches played180
Goals scored560 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorerFlamarion
Marušić
Museliani
(17 goals)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 2 December 2023.

Teams and stadiums edit

Changes edit

Shukura Kobuleti and FC Samtredia were promoted from the 2022 Erovnuli Liga 2. Locomotive Tbilisi and Sioni Bolnisi have been relegated to 2023 Erovnuli Liga 2.

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Locations of the 2023 Erovnuli Liga teams
Team Location Venue Capacity
Dila Gori Gori Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium 5,000
Dinamo Batumi Batumi Batumi Stadium 20,000
Dinamo Tbilisi Tbilisi Boris Paichadze Stadium
Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori		 54,549
5,000
Gagra Ilia Kokaia Football Center
David Petriashvili Stadium		 500
2,130
Saburtalo Tbilisi GFF Technical Centre, Rustavi 1,000
Samgurali Tsqaltubo Tsqaltubo David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi 4,558
FC Samtredia Samtredia Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium 3,000
Shukura Kobuleti Kobuleti David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi
Joni Bakuradze Sport Base Stadium, Batumi		 4,558
8,000
FC Telavi Telavi GFF Technical Centre, Rustavi 1,000
Torpedo Kutaisi Kutaisi Ramaz Shengelia Stadium
Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium, Samtredia		 19,400
5,000

Personnel and kits edit

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Dila   Irakli Modebadze   Davit Maisashvili Nike Marsbet
Dinamo Batumi   Andriy Demchenko   Mamuka Kobakhidze Macron Crocobet
Lixin Group
Dinamo Tbilisi   Andrés Carrasco   Giorgi Papava Puma adjarabet.com
Marsbet
Gagra   Giorgi Oniani   Vasil Khositashvili Puma N/A
Saburtalo   Giorgi Mikadze   Levan Kakubava Saller Audi
Samgurali   Oleksandr Poklonskyi   Papuna Poniava Hummel Halyk Bank
Crocobet
Samtredia   Dimitar Kapinkovski   Givi Ioseliani Kelme N/A
Shukura   Revaz Dzodzuashvili   Mishiko Sardalishvili Jako Crocobet
Telavi   Tamaz Odikadze (interim)   Mirian Jikia Jako N/A
Torpedo   Steve Kean   Irakli Dzaria Macron New Vision University

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Batumi (C) 36 21 11 4 83 41 +42 74 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Dinamo Tbilisi 36 21 8 7 93 49 +44 71 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 Torpedo Kutaisi 36 16 12 8 55 37 +18 60
4 Dila Gori 36 17 9 10 56 39 +17 60
5 Samgurali Tsqaltubo 36 16 9 11 53 51 +2 57
6 Saburtalo Tbilisi 36 14 9 13 58 49 +9 51 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a]
7 Gagra 36 10 8 18 47 65 −18 38
8 Telavi (O) 36 10 7 19 34 62 −28 37 Qualification to Relegation play-off
9 Samtredia (O) 36 9 6 21 50 62 −12 33
10 Shukura Kobuleti (R) 36 4 5 27 38 112 −74 11[b] Relegated to Liga 4 due to failure to meet licensing requirements
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:
  1. ^ Saburtalo Tbilisi qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round by winning the 2023 Georgian Cup.
  2. ^ Shukura deducted 6 points due to violating the league's financial rules

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

Samtredia4–1Gareji Sagarejo
Mishov   6'
Pavisic   25'
Akhvlediani   38'
Natchkebia  43'		 Kharebashvili   67'
Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri
Gareji Sagarejo3–1Samtredia
Ugrekhelidze   14'
Papuashvili   36'
Kharebashvili   47'		 Natchkebia   8'
Central stadium, Sagarejo
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili
Spaeri Tbilisi1–1Telavi
Gegiadze   36' Rukhadze   61'
Spaeri Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili
Telavi4–0Spaeri Tbilisi
Ashortia   15' (pen.),   53'
Rukhadze   21'
Kantaria   28'
Caucasus Arena, Telavi
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili

Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of matches played on 2 December 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Flamarion Dinamo Batumi 17
  Zurab Museliani Gagra
  Zoran Marušić Dinamo Tbilisi
2   Ousmane Camara Dinamo Tbilisi 14
  Giorgi Arabidze Torpedo Kutaisi
3   Imran Oulad Omar Dinamo Tbilisi 13
4   Paata Gudushauri Dinamo Batumi 12
  Vladimer Mamuchashvili Dinamo Batumi
  Cheykne Sylla Saburtalo
  Davit Skhirtladze Dinamo Tbilisi

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
  Flamarion Dinamo Batumi Gagra 1–4 (A) 18 March 2023 [1]
  Giorgi Nikabadze Samgurali Tsqaltubo Torpedo Kutaisi 1–3 (A) 14 May 2023 [2]
  Zurab Museliani Shukura Kobuleti Gagra 3–4 (A) 1 June 2023 [3]
  Imran Oulad Omar Dinamo Tbilisi Gagra 1–6 (A) 13 August 2023 [4]
  Zoran Marušić Dinamo Tbilisi Samgurali Tsqaltubo 5–2 (H) 19 August 2023 [5]
  Cyrille Tchamba Saburtalo Tbilisi Gagra 5–0 (H) 2 September 2023 [6]
  Giorgi Tsitaishvili Dinamo Batumi Shukura Kobuleti 0–6 (A) 2 October 2023 [7]
  Nikola Ninković Torpedo Kutaisi Shukura Kobuleti 9–0 (H) 28 November 2023 [8]
  Zurab Museliani 7 Gagra Shukura Kobuleti 0–9 (A) 2 December 2023 [9]
  • 7 Player scored 7 goals

Clean sheets edit

As of matches played on 2 December 2023
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Yevhen Kucherenko Dila Gori 12
2   Roin Kvaskhvadze Torpedo Kutaisi / Dinamo Batumi 11
3   Lazare Kupatadze Saburtalo Tbilisi 9
  Oleksandr Vorobey Gagra
4   Levan Shovnadze Samgurali Tsqaltubo 7
5   Oto Goshadze Torpedo Kutaisi 6
  Filip Kljajić Torpedo Kutaisi
6   Nodari Kalichava Samgurali Tsqaltubo 4
  David Yurchenko Telavi
  Luka Kutaladze Dinamo Tbilisi / Samgurali Tsqaltubo
  Giorgi Loria Dinamo Tbilisi

Discipline edit

Red cards edit

As of match played 2 December 2023

References edit

  1. ^ "Gagra 1-4 Dinamo Batumi". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Samgurali Tsqaltubo 1-3 Torpedo Kutaisi". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Shukura Kobuleti 3-4 Gagra". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Gagra 1-6 Dinamo Tbilisi". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Dinamo Tbilisi 5-2 Samgurali Tsqaltubo". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Saburtalo Tbilisi 5-0 Gagra". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Shukura Kobuleti 0-6 Dinamo Batumi". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Torpedo Kutaisi 5-0 Shukura Kobuleti". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Shukura Kobuleti 0-9 Gagra". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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