Liga 3 (Georgia)

Georgian Liga 3, formerly Meore Liga, organized by Georgian Football Federation since 1990, serves as the third division of professional football in Georgia.

Liga 3
Founded1990 (1990)
Country Georgia
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toErovnuli Liga 2
Relegation toLiga 4
Domestic cup(s)Georgian Cup
Current championsGareji 1960
(2020)
Websiteliga.gff.ge
Current: Liga 3 2020

Structure and league system

Liga 3 was introduced in 2017 with initially 20 teams to compete. In 2019, when Liga 4 was formed, the number of teams were reduced to ten,[1] although after two seasons GFF decided to increase them to 14 at the expense of two bottom teams from the previous season and two second-placed clubs from Liga 4 While and Red Groups.[2]

Seasons run based on Spring-Autumn system with each team playing an equal amount of home and away games against their league rivals.

The league operates on a system of promotion and relegation. Champions win an automatic promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2 while the teams finishing second and third book a place in promotion play-off home and away games against respectively the 9th and 8th placed clubs of Liga 2. Two bottom teams are relegated to Liga 4.

Winners

Meore Liga
Season West East Center
2011–12 Chikhura Sachkhere II Sasco Tbilisi —
2012–13 Matchakhela Khelvachauri Kartli 2011 —
2013–14 Lazika Zugdidi Borjomi —
2014–15 Imereti Khoni Tskhumi Sukhumi Liakhvi Tskhinvali
2015–16 Sulori Vani Gardabani Mark Stars
2016 No winner was decided because it was a transitional season

Liga 3
Season Winner Runner-up Third place
2017 Shevardeni 1906 Norchi Dinamo Tbilisi Telavi
2018 Zugdidi Bakhmaro Chokhatauri Guria Lanchkhuti
2019 Merani Martvili Samgurali Tskhaltubo Aragvi Dusheti
2020 Gareji 1960 Kolkheti-1913 Poti Gori

Current season

In 2021 the league is due to consist of 26 game weeks with the following clubs competing:

Clubs City/Town Region
FC AragviDushetiMtskheta-Mtianeti
FC BakhmaroChokhatauriGuria
FC Didube 2014TbilisiTbilisi
FC GoriGoriShida Kartli
FC GuriaLanchkhutiGuria
FC Kolkheti-1913 PotiSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
FC Kolkheti KhobiSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
FC MagaroeliChiaturaImereti
FC Merani-2 TbilisiTbilisiTbilisi
FC MeshakhteTkibuliImereti
FC Saburtalo IITbilisiTbilisi
FC SpaeriTbilisiTbilisi
FC Tbilisi CityTbilisiTbilisi
FC VarketiliTbilisiTbilisi

References
  1. https://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/meore-liga/2019/regular-season/r51163/
  2. "Changes in league regulations". Gurianews (in Georgian). 25 Jan 2021.
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