2024 Erovnuli Liga
Football league season
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The 2024 Erovnuli Liga season or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2024 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 36th season of top tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Batumi were the defending champions. The season began on March the 1st and ended on December the 8th. The league was won by Iberia 1999. This was second time they won the league, with first being in 2018.
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 March[1] – 8 December 2024 |
| Champions | Iberia 1999 (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Samtredia |
| Champions League | Iberia 1999 |
| Conference League | Dila Gori Torpedo Kutaisi |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 465 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bjørn Johnsen (23 goals) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 16 December 2024. | |
Teams and stadiums
Changes
Kolkheti-1913 was promoted from the 2023 Erovnuli Liga 2 thus returning to top tier after a five year absence. Shukura Kobuleti has been relegated to 2024 Liga 4 due to failing licensing process, thus being relegated after a single season in top flight.
Tbilisi
Locations of the 2024 Erovnuli Liga teams.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dila Gori | Gori | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium | 5,000 |
| Dinamo Batumi | Batumi | Adjarabet Arena | 20,000 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Boris Paichadze Stadium | 54,549 |
| Gagra | Ilia Kokaia Football Center | 500 | |
| Iberia 1999[a] | David Petriashvili Stadium | 2,130 | |
| Kolkheti-1913 | Poti | GFF Technical Centre, Kobuleti | 1,000 |
| Samgurali Tsqaltubo | Tsqaltubo | 26 May Stadium Football Centre |
3,500 300 |
| FC Samtredia | Samtredia | Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium | 3,000 |
| FC Telavi | Telavi | Caucasus Arena | 1,000 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | Kutaisi | Ramaz Shengelia Stadium | 19,400 |
- Former FC Saburtalo
Personnel and kits
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dila |  Ricardo Costa |
 Nika Gagnidze |
Nike | Marsbet |
| Dinamo Batumi | Giorgi Chiabrishvili |
Mamuka Kobakhidze |
Macron | Crocobet Lixin Group |
| Dinamo Tbilisi |  Ferdinand Feldhofer |
Aleksandre Kalandadze |
Puma | adjarabet.com Marsbet |
| Gagra | Giorgi Oniani |
Mate Vatsadze |
Puma | N/A |
| Iberia 1999 | Levan Korgalidze |
Lazare Kupatadze |
Givova | Audi |
| Kolkheti-1913 | Kakhaber Chkhetiani |
Davit Megrelishvili |
Macron | N/A |
| Samgurali |  Rodolfo Vanoli |
Tedo Kikabidze |
Hummel | Halyk Bank Crocobet |
| Samtredia | Vladimer Kakashvili |
Davit Ubilava |
Kelme | N/A |
| Telavi |  Pambos Christodoulou |
Dachi Tsnobiladze |
Jako | N/A |
| Torpedo |  Steve Kean |
Merab Gigauri |
Macron | New Vision University |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Position in table | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Position in table | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Tbilisi |  Andrés Carrasco |
Mutual consent | 5th | 7 June 2024[2] | Ferdinand Feldhofer |
5th | 16 June 2024 |
| Dila Gori | Rui Mota |
Signed by FC Noah | 1st | 14 June 2024 | Ricardo Costa |
1st | 8 July 2024 |
| Iberia 1999 | Giorgi Mikadze |
Fired | 3rd | 5 July 2024 | Levan Korgalidze |
3rd | 5 July 2024 |
| Samtredia |  Dimitar Kapinkovski |
Mutual consent | 10th | 21 August 2024 | Vladimer Kakashvili |
10th | 24 August 2024 |
| Telavi |  Armen Adamyan |
Fired | 8th | 3 September 2024 | Pambos Christodoulou |
8th | 3 September 2024 |
| Samgurali | Mikheil Ashvetia |
Mutual consent | 6th | 9 October 2024 | Rodolfo Vanoli |
6th | 11 October 2024 |
| Dinamo Batumi |  Andriy Demchenko |
Fired | 4th | 9 October 2024 | Giorgi Chiabrishvili |
4th | 18 October 2024 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberia 1999 (C) | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 46 | +28 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 70 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Dila Gori | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 68 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Batumi | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 55 | |
| 5 | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 44 | |
| 6 | Kolkheti-1913 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 41 | |
| 7 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 39 | |
| 8 | Gagra (O) | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 38 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Telavi (O) | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 34 | |
| 10 | Samtredia (R) | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 61 | −28 | 27 | Relegation to 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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results
Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.
Round 1–18 |
Round 19–36
|
Relegation play-offs
| Sioni Bolnisi | 1–1 | Gagra |
|---|---|---|
Makatsaria  44' |
Tchamba 83' |
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili
David Petriashvili Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili
| Telavi | 2–1 | Rustavi |
|---|---|---|
| Tsnobiladze 45+6' Georgijević 60' |
Kilasonia 83' |
Caucasus Arena, Telavi
Referee: Giorgi Kikacheishvili
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of match played 8 December 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bjørn Johnsen |
Torpedo Kutaisi | 23 |
| 2 |  Tayrell Wouter |
Dila Gori | 19 |
| 3 | Giorgi Kokhreidze |
Iberia 1999 | 16 |
| 4 |  Cheikne Sylla |
Iberia 1999 | 14 |
| 5 | Giorgi Kharebashvili |
Gagra | 11 |
| Luka Khorkheli |
Samgurali | ||
| 7 | Levan Kutalia |
Dinamo Batumi / Samgurali | 10 |
 Kirill Klimov |
Kolkheti-1913 | ||
| 9 | Shota Shekiladze |
Dila Gori | 9 |
| Giorgi Abuashvili |
Kolkheti-1913 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Khorkheli | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | Kolkheti-1913 | 3–0 (H) | 24 August 2024 | [4] |
| Giorgi Kokhreidze4 | Iberia 1999 | Kolkheti-1913 | 6–2 (A) | 22 September 2024 | [5] |
| Levan Kutalia | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | Gagra | 6–2 (H) | 10 November 2024 | [6] |
- 4 Player scored Poker (4 goals)
Clean sheets
- As of match played 8 December 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davit Kereselidze |
Dila Gori | 15 |
| 2 |  Filip Kljajić |
Torpedo Kutaisi | 10 |
| 3 | Oleksandr Vorobey |
Gagra | 9 |
| 4 | Giorgi Loria |
Dinamo Tbilisi | 7 |
| Nodar Kalichava |
Samgurali Tsqaltubo | ||
| Yaroslav Kotlyarov |
Kolkheti-1913 | ||
| 7 | Giorgi Makaridze |
Iberia 1999 | 6 |
| 8 | Lazare Kupatadze |
Iberia 1999 | 5 |
| Tornike Megrelishvili |
Samtredia | ||
| Levan Tandilashvili |
Telavi |