2015–16 in Georgian football

The following article is a summary of the 2015–16 football season in Georgia, and ran from August 2015 to May 2016.

Football in Georgia
Season2015–16
Men's football
Umaglesi LigaFC Dinamo Tbilisi
Pirveli LigaLiakhvi Tskhinvali
Liga 3Sulori Vani
Georgian CupFC Dinamo Tbilisi [1]
← 2014–15 2016 →

National teams results

2015
25 March Friendly Georgia 2–0  Malta Tbilisi, Georgia
Kankava  83'
Qazaishvili  90+1'		 Report Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
29 March UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Georgia 0–2  Germany Tbilisi, Georgia
Report Reus  39'
Müller  44'		 Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
9 June Friendly Georgia 1–2  Ukraine Linz, Austria
Vatsadze  81' Report Kravets  57'
Konoplyanka  67'		 Stadium: Stadion auf der Gugl
Attendance: 700
Referee: Markus Hameter (Austria)
13 June UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Poland  4–0  Georgia Warsaw, Poland
Milik  62'
Lewandowski  89', 90+2', 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 56,512
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
4 September UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Georgia 1–0  Scotland Tbilisi, Georgia
Kazaishvili  38' Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)
7 September UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Republic of Ireland  1–0  Georgia Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Walters  69' Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 27,200
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
8 October UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Georgia 4–0  Gibraltar Tbilisi, Georgia
Vatsadze  30', 45'
Okriashvili  35' (pen.)
Kazaishvili  87'		 Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 11,330
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
11 October UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Germany  2–1  Georgia Leipzig, Germany
Müller  50' (pen.)
Kruse  79'		 Report Kankava  53' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 43,630
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
11 November Friendly Estonia  3–0  Georgia Tallinn, Estonia
Purje  61'
Pikk  65'
Gussev  88'		 Report Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 2,266
Referee: Raymond Crangle (Northern Ireland)
16 November Friendly Albania  2–2  Georgia Tirana, Albania
Basha  89'
Cikalleshi  90+4'		 Report Amisulashvili  2'
Chanturia  53'		 Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

2016
29 March Friendly Georgia 1–1  Kazakhstan Tbilisi, Georgia
Okriashvili  38' Report Nurgaliev  35' Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
27 May Friendly Slovakia  3–1  Georgia Wels, Austria
Nemec  5', 56'
Zreľák  70'		 Report Kenia  71' Stadium: Renner Arena
Attendance: 782
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)
3 June Friendly Romania  5–1  Georgia Bucharest, Romania
Popa  2'
Amisulashvili  3' (o.g.)
Stanciu  49'
Torje  80'
Keșerü  87'		 Report Moți  68' (o.g.) Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 27,934
Referee: Artur Ribeiro (Portugal)
7 June Friendly Spain  0–1  Georgia Getafe, Spain
Report Okriashvili  40' Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 14,650
Referee: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson (Iceland)
5 September 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Georgia 1–2  Austria Tbilisi, Georgia
Ananidze  78' Report Hinteregger  16'
Janko  42'		 Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
6 October 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland  1–0  Georgia Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Coleman  56' Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 39,793
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
9 October 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Wales  1–1  Georgia Cardiff, Wales
Bale  10' Report Okriashvili  57' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 32,652
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
12 November 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Georgia 1–1  Moldova Tbilisi, Georgia
Qazaishvili  16' Report Gațcan  78' Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 40,642
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

League tables

Umaglesi Liga
Main article: 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Tbilisi (C) 30 25 1 4 74 29 +45 76 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Samtredia 30 20 3 7 66 32 +34 63 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Dila Gori 30 19 5 6 51 25 +26 62
4 Chikhura Sachkhere 30 17 6 7 53 26 +27 57
5 Sioni Bolnisi 30 14 8 8 50 34 +16 50
6 Torpedo Kutaisi 30 14 6 10 50 42 +8 48
7 FC Tskhinvali 30 12 10 8 51 36 +15 46
8 Dinamo Batumi 30 12 8 10 41 32 +9 44
9 Saburtalo Tbilisi 30 11 6 13 47 61 −14 39
10 Shukura Kobuleti 30 9 8 13 28 39 −11 35
11 Guria Lanchkhuti 30 6 9 15 28 49 −21 27[lower-alpha 2]
12 Kolkheti Poti 30 7 6 17 21 41 −20 27[lower-alpha 2]
13 Locomotive Tbilisi 30 5 10 15 26 37 −11 25
14 Zugdidi (O) 30 5 8 17 30 60 −30 23[lower-alpha 3] Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Merani Martvili (R) 30 5 8 17 28 62 −34 23[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to the Pirveli Liga
16 Sapovnela Terjola (R) 30 5 6 19 24 63 −39 21
Source: UEFA, 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.[2]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Dinamo Tbilisi qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Georgian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
  2. Head-to-head record: Guria–Kolkheti Poti 1–1, Kolkheti Poti–Guria 0–1.
  3. Head-to-head record: Zugdidi–Merani Martvili 3–0, Merani Martvili–Zugdidi 0–0.


Results:

Home \ Away CHI DIL DBA DIN GUR KOL LOC MER SAB SAM SAP SHU SIO TKU TSK ZUG
Chikhura Sachkhere 0–1 2–0 1–0 5–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 5–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 4–0
Dila Gori 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–0 3–0
Dinamo Batumi 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–5 1–1 2–0 5–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 5–2 2–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 5–2 2–1 2–1 3–1
Guria Lanchkhuti 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–0
Kolkheti Poti 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–0
Locomotive Tbilisi 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–0
Merani Martvili 3–2 3–2 0–4 1–4 2–0 1–1 0–3 2–5 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 0–0
Saburtalo Tbilisi 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–4 4–2 5–0 0–0 4–2 3–2 2–1 3–2 2–3 4–4 2–2 1–0
Samtredia 0–1 5–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–2 4–0 8–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–0
Sapovnela Terjola 0–2 1–5 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–5 2–1 2–2
Shukura Kobuleti 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 2–3 2–2 2–1
Sioni 4–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–2 4–1 2–0 6–2 1–3 3–1
Torpedo Kutaisi 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 5–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–0
Tskhinvali 1–1 0–0 3–2 2–4 0–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 5–0 2–0 0–0 5–1
Zugdidi 1–4 1–1 0–1 2–3 3–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–3 2–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pirveli Liga
Main article: 2015–16 Pirveli Liga
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Liakhvi Tskhinvali (C) 34 20 9 5 82 36 +46 69
2 WIT Georgia 34 18 10 6 61 26 +35 64
3 Kolkheti Khobi 34 18 10 6 60 29 +31 64
4 Borjomi 34 17 10 7 45 32 +13 61
5 Gagra 34 16 4 14 54 38 +16 52
6 Samgurali Tskhaltubo 34 16 3 15 60 46 +14 51
7 Odishi 1919 Zugdidi 34 14 6 14 52 58 −6 48
8 Chkherimela Kharagauli 34 12 7 15 39 50 −11 43
9 Rustavi 34 10 13 11 33 33 0 43
10 Skuri Tsalenjikha 34 11 10 13 32 33 −1 43
11 Meshakhte Tkibuli 34 10 12 12 28 31 −3 42
12 Chiatura 34 9 15 10 41 48 −7 42
13 Imereti Khoni 34 10 11 13 34 53 −19 41
14 Betlemi Keda (R) 34 12 4 18 41 65 −24 40 Relegation to the Meore Liga
15 Samegrelo Chkorotsku (R) 34 10 8 16 32 50 −18 38
16 Matchakhela Khelvachauri (R) 34 8 13 13 30 43 −13 37
17 Algeti Marneuli (R) 34 9 7 18 34 52 −18 34
18 Mertskhali Ozurgeti (R) 34 6 8 20 42 77 −35 26
Source: Soccerway[3]
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) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Georgian Cup Final

Final match hold on 18 May 2016 in Kutaisi.[4]

Sioni Bolnisi (1)0–1Dinamo Tbilisi (1)
Chanturishvili  29'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili[5]

References
  1. "Dinamo Tbilisi vs. Sioni – 18 May 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. "Umaglesi Liga 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. "Georgia 2015/16". rsssf.com.
  4. "Dinamo Tbilisi vs. Sioni". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. "FIFA Referees News: Georgia : 2016 Georgian Cup Final". May 18, 2016.
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