The Erovnuli Liga (Georgian: ეროვნული ლიგა; lit. 'National League') is the top division of professional top tier 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, the Erovnuli Liga switched to a spring-autumn system, with only 10 clubs in the top flight.
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| 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) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Conference League |
| Current champions | Dinamo Batumi (2nd title) (2023) |
| Most championships | Dinamo Tbilisi (19 titles) |
| Website | erovnuliliga.ge |
| Current: 2024 Erovnuli Liga | |
Format
editBelow 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
edit- 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
editSoviet era
editas Georgian SSR
- 1927: Batumi XI
- 1928: Tbilisi XI
- 1929–35: Not played
- 1936: ZII Tbilisi
- 1937: FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
- 1938: FC Dinamo Batumi
- 1939: Nauka Tbilisi
- 1940: FC Dinamo Batumi
- 1941–42: Not played
- 1943: ODKA Tbilisi
- 1944: Not played
- 1945: FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
- 1946: FC Dinamo Kutaisi
- 1947: FC Dinamo Sokhumi
- 1948: FC Dinamo Sokhumi
- 1949: FC Torpedo Kutaisi
- 1950: TODO Tbilisi
- 1951: TODO Tbilisi
- 1952: TTU Tbilisi
- 1953: TTU Tbilisi
- 1954: TTU Tbilisi
- 1955: Dinamo Kutaisi
- 1956: FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
- 1957: TTU Tbilisi
- 1958: TTU Tbilisi
- 1959: Metallurg Rustavi
- 1960: Imereti Khoni
- 1961: Guria Lanchkhuti
- 1962: Imereti Kutaisi
- 1963: Imereti Kutaisi
- 1964: IngurGES Zugdidi
- 1965: Tolia Tbilisi
- 1966: Guria Lanchkhuti
- 1967: Mertskhali Makharadze
- 1968: SKA Tbilisi
- 1969: Sulori Vani
- 1970: SKIF Tbilisi
- 1971: Guria Lanchkhuti
- 1972: Lokomotivi Samtredia
- 1973: Dinamo Zugdidi
- 1974: Metallurg Rustavi
- 1975: Magaroeli Chiatura
- 1976: SKIF Tbilisi
- 1977: Mziuri Gali
- 1978: Kolheti Poti
- 1979: Metallurg Rustavi
- 1980: Meshakhte Tkibuli
- 1981: Meshakhte Tkibuli
- 1982: Mertskhali Makharadze
- 1983: Samgurali Tskaltubo
- 1984: Metallurg Rustavi
- 1985: Shadrevani-83 Tskaltubo
- 1986: Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi
- 1987: Mertskhali Makharadze
- 1988: Kolkheti Khobi
- 1989: Shadrevani-83 Tskaltubo
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 |
| 2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi (18) | Dinamo Batumi | Dila Gori |
| 2021 | Dinamo Batumi (1) | Dinamo Tbilisi | Dila Gori |
| 2022 | Dinamo Tbilisi (19) | Dinamo Batumi | Dila Gori |
| 2023 | Dinamo Batumi (2) | Dinamo Tbilisi | Torpedo Kutaisi |
Performance by club
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Location of Georgian football champions
| Club | Winners | Runners-Up | Third Place | Winning seasons |
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| Dinamo Tbilisi | 19 | 8 | 6 | 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, 2020, 2022 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2017 |
| Dinamo Batumi | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2021, 2023 |
| WIT Georgia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2003–04, 2008–09 |
| FC Zestaponi | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2010–11, 2011–12 |
| Metalurgi Rustavi | 2 | 1 | 2006–07, 2009–10 | |
| Samtredia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2016 |
| Dila Gori | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2014–15 |
| Sioni Bolnisi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2005–06 |
| Saburtalo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2018 |
Top scorers
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Annual awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2017". uefa.com. Retrieved 6 June 2017.