2023 Erovnuli Liga 2

Erovnuli Liga 2
Season	2023
Dates	28 February – 2 December
Champions	TBD
Promoted	TBD
Relegated	Merani Martvili; Merani Tbilisi
Matches played	175
Goals scored	564 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorer	Levan Papava ; (23 goals)
Biggest home win	Sioni 9–1 Merani M ; (27 November)
Biggest away win	Merani T 0–7 Kolkheti Poti ; (21 October)
Highest scoring	Sioni 8–4 Merani T ; (3 November)
Longest winning run	Kolkheti Poti ; (8 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Kolkheti Poti (17)
Longest winless run	Merani T (26)
Longest losing run	Merani T (13)
	← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 28 November 2023.

The 2023 Erovnuli Liga 2 is the seventh season under its current title and the 35th season of second-tier football in Georgia. The four-part competition began on 28 February and will end on 2 December^[1] with playoffs due to be completed by mid-December.

Each team will play 36 matches this season. The winner gains automatic promotion to the Erovnuli Liga, while the next two teams participate in play-offs against their top-flight rivals. The bottom two enter a play-off contest against 3rd and 4th teams of Liga 3 at the end of the season. Two-legged ties will be played at each side's home ground.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season:^[2]

To Erovnuli Liga 2

Promoted from Liga 3

• Dinamo Tbilisi-2

• Kolkheti Poti

• Kolkheti Khobi

Relegated from Erovnuli Liga

• Sioni Bolnisi

• Locomotive Tbilisi

From Erovnuli Liga 2

Promoted to Erovnuli Liga

• Shukura Kobuleti

• Samtredia

Relegated to Liga 3

• Rustavi

Teams

2023 Erovnuli Liga 2 is located in Georgia

Tbilisi teams:
WIT Georgia
Dinamo-2
Lokomotivi
Spaeri
Merani

Location of Liga 2 football clubs in 2023

A total of ten teams are contesting the league based on their performance in the previous year. Apart from Gareji Sagarejo, Dinamo Tbilisi-2 and Spaeri Tbilisi, all of them have previously taken part in the main division. WIT Georgia have twice become the top-tier champions.^[3]

The participant clubs are listed below in alphabetical order.

Club	Position last season	City	Region
Dinamo-2	1st in Liga 3	Tbilisi	Tbilisi
Gareji	5th	Sagarejo	Kakheti
Kolkheti Khobi	4th in Liga 3	Khobi	Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Kolkheti-1913	2nd in Liga 3	Poti	Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Lokomotivi	10th in Erovnuli Liga	Tbilisi	Tbilisi
Merani Martvili	4th	Martvili	Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Merani Tbilisi	6th	Tbilisi	Tbilisi
Sioni Bolnisi	8th in Erovnuli Liga	Bolnisi	Kvemo Kartli
Spaeri	2nd	Tbilisi	Tbilisi
WIT Georgia	8th	Tbilisi	Tbilisi

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Kolkheti-1913 Poti	35	23	7	5	69	27	+42	76	Promotion to Erovnuli Liga
2	Gareji Sagarejo	35	23	6	6	87	37	+50	75	Qualification for Promotion play-offs
3	Spaeri Tbilisi	35	19	6	10	66	47	+19	63	Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4	Sioni Bolnisi	35	18	5	12	67	44	+23	59
5	Dinamo Tbilisi-2	35	16	3	16	69	56	+13	51
6	WIT Georgia	35	13	8	14	51	56	−5	47
7	Kolkheti Khobi	35	12	9	14	43	51	−8	45	Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8	Lokomotivi Tbilisi	35	11	4	20	50	58	−8	37	Qualification for Relegation play-offs
9	Merani Martvili (R)	35	6	7	22	32	82	−50	25	Relegation to Liga 3
10	Merani Tbilisi (R)	35	1	11	23	29	105	−76	14	Relegation to Liga 3

Updated to match(es) played on 28 November. Source: ^[4]
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.
(R) Relegated

Results

Regular season

Round 1-18

Home \ Away	DT2	GAR	KKH	KOL	LOC	MAR	MER	SBL	SPA	WIT
Dinamo-2	—	0–2	4–1	3–0	3–1	2–3	2–2	4–2	3–2	3–1
Gareji	2–1	—	4–1	0–1	3–2	5–1	0–0	2–0	5–0	3–0
Kolkheti Khobi	2–0	2–2	—	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	0–1
Kolkheti Poti	3–0	0–0	3–2	—	2–1	3–0	1–1	3–1	0–1	2–0
Locomotive	0–2	3–0	0–2	0–1	—	1–0	5–2	1–2	1–3	3–0
Merani M	1–2	0–2	0–0	1–2	1–0	—	0–0	1–0	1–3	1–0
Merani T	0–5	1–6	0–5	1–1	3–2	1–1	—	0–2	0–3	1–1
Sioni Bolnisi	6–3	0–1	4–1	3–2	3–1	1–1	0–0	—	0–0	2–1
Spaeri	0–1	2–3	1–0	2–1	4–1	1–0	1–1	2–0	—	5–2
WIT Georgia	4–3	0–3	2–0	0–2	4–1	1–1	5–1	0–2	2–2	—

Source: Liga 2 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Round 19-36

Home \ Away	DT2	GAR	KKH	KOL	LOC	MAR	MER	SBL	SPA	WIT
Dinamo-2	—	0–1	6–0	0–2	1–1	4–2	3–0	1–2	2–3	0–1
Gareji	2–3	—	4–0	2 Dec	2–1	6–1	5–1	1–1	3–2	4–4
Kolkheti Khobi	2–1	1–1	—	3–3	1–2	0–0	2–0	0–2	1–0	2 Dec
Kolkheti Poti	2–1	2–1	2–0	—	2–0	2–0	6–1	1–0	2–0	1–0
Locomotive	3–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	—	5–0	1 Dec	1–2	1–1	3–1
Merani M	2 Dec	1–4	0–2	0–4	2–2	—	4–2	0–2	1–2	1–4
Merani T	0–3	1–2	1–1	0–7	0–2	0–3	—	0–4	1–5	2–3
Sioni Bolnisi	0–1	2–0	2–1	1–1	0–1	9–1	8–4	—	0–2	1–2
Spaeri	3–1	0–5	0–0	1–0	2–0	7–3	4–1	2 Dec	—	2–2
WIT Georgia	0–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–0	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28 November. Source: Liga 2 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion playoffs

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Relegation playoffs

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Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 28 November 2023^[5]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Levan Papava	Gareji Sagarejo	23
2	Giorgi Kharebashvili	Gareji Sagarejo	18
3	Data Sitchinava	Kolkheti Poti	16
4	Amiran Dzagania	WIT Georgia	15

Source

Most assists

As of 28 November 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Beka Gabiskiria	Gareji	15
2	Giorgi Kharebashvili	Gareji	11
3	Tornike Shekiladze	WIT Georgia	10

Source

Clean sheets

As of 28 November 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Yaroslav Kotlyarov	Kolkheti Poti	15
2	Nika Jokhadze	Kolkheti Khobi	10
3	Davit Kupatadze	Gareji
4	Bukhuti Putkaradze	Spaeri
5	Levan Isiani	Sioni Bolnisi	8

Discipline

As of 28 November 2023

Most red cards: 3

• Merani Martvili

• Sioni Bolnisi

• Spaeri

References

↑ "ელიგა 25 თებერვალს განახლდება". 1tv.ge (in Georgian), 29 January 2023.
↑ "Liga 2 in 2022". eliga.ge.
↑ "Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com.
↑ "Erovnuli Liga 2, Table". erovnuliliga.ge.
↑ "Liga 2 results". flashscore.com.

External links

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[1] "ელიგა 25 თებერვალს განახლდება". 1tv.ge (in Georgian), 29 January 2023.

[2] "Liga 2 in 2022". eliga.ge.

[3] "Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com.

[4] "Erovnuli Liga 2, Table". erovnuliliga.ge.

[5] "Liga 2 results". flashscore.com.

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