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2015–16 Umaglesi Liga

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The 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga was the 27th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dila Gori were the defending champions. The season began on 13 August 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016. It was a last season with an autumn-spring schedule before the changes of competition format to spring-autumn schedule from 2017 season.

Season2015–16
Dates13 August 2015 – 22 May 2016
ChampionsDinamo Tbilisi
16th Georgian title
RelegatedSapovnela Terjola
Merani Martvili
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Umaglesi Liga
Season2015–16
Dates13 August 2015 – 22 May 2016
ChampionsDinamo Tbilisi
16th Georgian title
RelegatedSapovnela Terjola
Merani Martvili
Champions LeagueDinamo Tbilisi
Europa LeagueSamtredia
Dila Gori
Chikhura Sachkhere
Matches240
Goals668 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerGiorgi Kvilitaia (24)
Biggest home winSamtredia 8–2 Saburtalo Tbilisi
(7 March 2016)
Biggest away win
3 matches
Highest scoringSamtredia 8–2 Saburtalo Tbilisi
(7 March 2016)
Longest winning runDinamo Tbilisi (5)
Longest unbeaten runSioni (6)
Longest winless runMerani Martvili
Sapovnela
Zugdidi (5)
Longest losing runMerani Martvili (5)
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Teams

Stadiums and locations

Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga
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TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Chikhura SachkhereSachkhereGivi Kiladze Stadium[citation needed]
Dila GoriGoriTengiz Burjanadze Stadium
Dinamo BatumiKobuletiChele Arena
Dinamo TbilisiTbilisiBoris Paichadze Stadium54,549
Guria LanchkhutiLanchkhutiEvgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium
Kolkheti PotiPotiFazisi Stadium
Locomotive TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
Merani MartviliMartviliErosi Manjgaladze Stadium
Saburtalo TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
SamtrediaSamtrediaErosi Manjgaladze Stadium
Sapovnela TerjolaTerjolaSapovnela Stadium
Shukura KobuletiKobuletiChele Arena
Sioni BolnisiBolnisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium[citation needed]27,223
Torpedo KutaisiKutaisiGivi Kiladze Stadium
TskhinvaliTskhinvaliMikheil Meskhi Stadium[citation needed]27,223
ZugdidiZugdidiAnaklia Stadium[citation needed]
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League table

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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[a]
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[b]
12 Kolkheti Poti 30 7 6 17 21 41 −20 27[b]
13 Locomotive Tbilisi 30 5 10 15 26 37 −11 25
14 Zugdidi (O) 30 5 8 17 30 60 −30 23[c] Qualification to Relegation play-offs
15 Merani Martvili (R) 30 5 8 17 28 62 −34 23[c] Relegation to Pirveli Liga
16 Sapovnela Terjola (R) 30 5 6 19 24 63 −39 21
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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.[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    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. [b]
    Head-to-head record: Guria–Kolkheti Poti 1–1, Kolkheti Poti–Guria 0–1.
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head record: Zugdidi–Merani Martvili 3–0, Merani Martvili–Zugdidi 0–0.

Results

More information Home \ Away, CHI ...
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
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Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

A match was played between Zugdidi, the fourteenth-placed team from the 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga and Kolkheti Khobi, the third-placed team from the 2015–16 Pirveli Liga. The winners, Zugdidi, remained in the top-flight for next season.

More information Zugdidi, 2–1 ...
Zugdidi2–1Kolkheti Khobi
Tsurtsumia 45+2'
Samushia 51'		 Report Tchanturidze 29'
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Saragbo Baza Parki-Arena, Poti
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Giorgi Vadatchkoria

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Goalscorer ...
Rank Goalscorer Team Goals
1 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kvilitaia Dinamo Tbilisi 24
2 Georgia (country) Otar Martsvaladze Dila Gori 19
3 Georgia (country) Budu Zivzivadze Samtredia 16
4 Georgia (country) Giorgi Bukhaidze Sapovnela Terjola 15
5 Georgia (country) Dimitri Tatanashvili Sioni Bolnisi 14
6 Georgia (country) Nika Katcharava FC Tskhinvali 13
Georgia (country) Irakli Sikharulidze Samtredia 13
Georgia (country) Jambul Jighauri Dinamo Tbilisi 13
9 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kharaishvili Saburtalo Tbilisi 12
10 Georgia (country) Tornike Mumladze Chikhura Sachkhere 11
Georgia (country) Irakli Modebadze Dila Gori 11
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Source: Top15goalscorers.blogspot.com

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