2019 Erovnuli Liga

The 2019 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2019 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 31st season of top-tier football in Georgia. Saburtalo Tbilisi were the defending champions. The season began on 1 March 2019 and ended on 1 December 2019.[1]

Erovnuli Liga
Season2019
Dates1 March 2019 – 1 December 2019
ChampionsDinamo Tbilisi
17th Georgian title
RelegatedRustavi
Sioni Bolnisi
WIT Georgia
Champions LeagueDinamo Tbilisi
Europa LeagueDinamo Batumi
Saburtalo Tbilisi
Locomotive Tbilisi
Top goalscorerLevan Kutalia (20)
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Teams and stadiums
Locations of the 2019 Erovnuli Liga teams.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Chikhura SachkhereSachkhereCentral Stadium2,000
Dila GoriGoriTengiz Burjanadze Stadium8,230
Dinamo BatumiBatumiChele Arena6,000
Dinamo TbilisiTbilisiBoris Paichadze Stadium54,549
Locomotive TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
FC RustaviRustaviPoladi Stadium10,720
Saburtalo TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
Sioni BolnisiBolnisiTamaz Stepania Stadium3,242
Torpedo KutaisiKutaisiRamaz Shengelia Stadium19,400
WIT GeorgiaMtskhetaMtskheta Park2,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Tbilisi (C) 36 23 6 7 70 31 +39 75 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Dinamo Batumi 36 21 7 8 57 31 +26 70[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Saburtalo Tbilisi 36 21 7 8 67 36 +31 70[lower-alpha 1]
4 Locomotive Tbilisi 36 17 4 15 44 46 −2 55
5 Chikhura Sachkhere 36 12 11 13 48 44 +4 47
6 Torpedo Kutaisi 36 12 8 16 53 54 −1 44
7 Dila Gori 36 11 10 15 40 44 −4 43
8 Rustavi (R) 36 9 11 16 40 56 −16 38[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9 Sioni Bolnisi (R) 36 10 8 18 38 80 −42 38[lower-alpha 2]
10 WIT Georgia (R) 36 4 8 24 15 50 −35 20 Relegation to the Erovnuli Liga 2
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.[2]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Dinamo Batumi 7, Saburtalo Tbilisi 4
  2. Head-to-head away goals scored: Rustavi 4, Sioni Bolnisi 2

Results

Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.

Relegation play-offs
Telavi1–0Rustavi
Basheleishvili  54' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili
Rustavi1–2Telavi
Kavtaradze  3' (pen.) Report Latsabidze  15' (o.g.)
Dzotsenidze  32'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili
Sioni Bolnisi0–0Samtredia
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Papuna Matcharadze
Samtredia4–1Sioni Bolnisi
Kilasonia  32'
Qurbanov  38', 71'
Samushia  64'		 Report Ugulava  77'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Giorgi Vadatchkoria

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of match played 10 November 2019[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Levan Kutalia Dinamo Tbilisi 19
2 Flamarion Dinamo Batumi 16
3 Budu Zivzivadze Torpedo Kutaisi 13
Irakli Sikharulidze Locomotive Tbilisi 13
5 Levan Shengelia Dinamo Tbilisi 12
6 Gega Diasamidze Saburtalo Tbilisi 11
Nodar Kavtaradze Dinamo Tbilisi
8 Lasha Shindagoridze Saburtalo Tbilisi 10
9 Bidzina Makharoblidze Chikhura Sachkhere 9
Jaba Ugulava Sioni Bolnisi

References
  1. "Results - Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga". erovnuliliga.ge.
  2. "Erovnuli Liga 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. "EROVNULI LIGA". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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