2020 Erovnuli Liga

The 2020 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2020 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 32nd season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions. The season began on 29 February 2020 and ended on 10 December 2020.[1][2] The league winners will earn a place in the UEFA Champions League and the second and third-placed clubs will earn a place in the new UEFA Europa Conference League.[3]

Erovnuli Liga
Season2020
Dates29 February 2020 – 10 December 2020
ChampionsDinamo Tbilisi
18th Georgian title
RelegatedMerani Tbilisi
Chikhura
Champions LeagueDinamo Tbilisi
Conference LeagueDinamo Batumi
Dila Gori
Matches played90
Goals scored225 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerMykola Kovtalyuk
(10 goals)
Biggest home winDila Gori 6–1 Chikhura
(17 October 2020)
Biggest away winChikhura 2-8 Saburtalo Tbilisi
(18 August 2020)
Highest scoringChikhura 2-8 Saburtalo Tbilisi
(18 August 2020)
Longest winning run3 matches
Dila Gori
Dinamo Tbilisi
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Dinamo Batumi
Longest winless run12 matches
Merani Tbilisi
Longest losing run4 matches
Merani Tbilisi
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 25 October 2020.

In March the season was suspended following a decision by the Georgian Football Federation due to COVID-19 pandemic, initially until 1 April,[4] but later the suspension was extended to late June.[5] Each team played 18 matches instead of the planned 36.

Teams and stadiums
Locations of the 2020 Erovnuli Liga teams.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Chikhura SachkhereKutaisiRamaz Shengelia Stadium19,400
Dila GoriGoriTengiz Burjanadze Stadium8,230
Dinamo BatumiBatumiBatumi Stadium20,000
Dinamo TbilisiTbilisiBoris Paichadze Stadium54,549
Locomotive TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
Merani TbilisiTbilisiSinatle Stadium2,500
Saburtalo TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
FC SamtrediaSamtrediaErosi Manjgaladze Stadium5,000
FC TelaviTelaviGivi Chokheli Stadium12,000
Torpedo KutaisiKutaisiRamaz Shengelia Stadium19,400

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Tbilisi (C) 18 12 4 2 33 9 +24 40 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Dinamo Batumi 18 10 6 2 29 14 +15 36 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Dila Gori 18 8 6 4 29 17 +12 30
4 Locomotive Tbilisi 18 8 5 5 30 23 +7 29
5 Saburtalo 18 7 6 5 28 21 +7 27
6 Telavi 18 4 12 2 21 14 +7 24
7 Samtredia 18 5 4 9 14 23 −9 19
8 Torpedo Kutaisi (O) 18 4 5 9 17 30 −13 17 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9 Chikhura (R) 18 3 4 11 18 40 −22 13
10 Merani Tbilisi (R) 18 0 6 12 6 34 −28 6 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.
FC Gagra of the Erovnuli Liga 2 are the winners of the 2020 Georgian Cup and qualify for the first qualifying round of the Europa Conference League.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Results

Each team will play the other nine teams home and away, for a total of 18 games each.

Home \ Away CHI DIL DBT DTB LOC MER SAB SAM TEL TKU
Chikhura — 0–2 0–4 2–0 1–3 3–0 2–8 0–1 1–2 2–2
Dila Gori 6–1 — 1–1 0–3 0–1 4–0 4–3 1–1 0–0 3–1
Dinamo Batumi 0–0 1–0 — 1–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 1–0 1–2 1–1 — 4–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Locomotive Tbilisi 4–1 1–2 1–4 0–2 — 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–2
Merani Tbilisi 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–4 — 0–0 1–2 1–6 0–2
Saburtalo 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 — 2–1 1–0 1–0
Samtredia 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–4 0–0 2–0 1–2 — 0–0 1–0
Telavi 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 — 1–1
Torpedo Kutaisi 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–5 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–1 —
Source: Erovnuli Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs
Gagra0–2Torpedo Kutaisi
Report Ivanishvili  24'
Nadaraia  81'
National Rugby Training Center, Tbilisi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Giorgi Vadatchkoria
Torpedo Kutaisi1–1Gagra
Pantsulaia  30' Report Makatsaria  76'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jener Khorava
Chikhura0–2Samgurali
Report Burjanadze  77'
Kukhianidze  81'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili
Samgurali1–0Chikhura
Kukhianidze  87' Report
26 May Stadium, Tsqaltubo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of matches played on 10 December 2020[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mykola Kovtalyuk Dila Gori 10
2 Irakli Sikharulidze Locomotive Tbilisi 8
Jaba Jighauri Dinamo Batumi
Nodar Kavtaradze Dinamo Tbilisi
5 Beka Kavtaradze Saburtalo 7
Giorgi Pantsulaia Torpedo Kutaisi
7 Nugzar Spanderashvili Dila Gori 6
8 Giorgi Gabedava Dinamo Tbilisi 5
Giorgi Nikabadze Dinamo Batumi
Mamia Gavashelishvili Locomotive Tbilisi
Irakli Rukhadze Telavi

References
  1. "2020 Erovnuli Liga". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. "tables". erovnuliliga.ge/en.
  3. "UEL2 Access List 2021–24" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. "Statement of Georgian Football Federation". GFF. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  5. "Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga will resume on 25 June". Erovnuli Liga. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  6. "Topscorers". soccerway.com.
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