2025 Erovnuli Liga
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Football league season
Season2025
Dates28 February – 6 December 2025
ChampionsIberia 1999 (3rd title)
RelegatedTelavi
Gareji
Kolkheti 1913
Gareji
Kolkheti 1913
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 February – 6 December 2025 |
| Champions | Iberia 1999 (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Telavi Gareji Kolkheti 1913 |
| Champions League | Iberia 1999 |
| Conference League | Dila Gori Torpedo Kutaisi Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 485 (2.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bjørn Johnsen (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Samgurali Tskaltubo 7–0 Telavi (19 April 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Dila Gori 0–6 Iberia 1999 (17 August 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Torpedo Kutaisi 6–2 Samgurali Tskaltubo (13 September 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Iberia 1999 Dila Gori |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Iberia 1999 |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches Dinamo Batumi |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Dinamo Batumi Samgurali Tskaltubo Gareji |
| Highest attendance | 10083 Torpedo Kutaisi 6–2 Samgurali Tskaltubo (13 September 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 100 7 matches (Various) |
| Average attendance | 1241[a] |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Erovnuli Liga season or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2025 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) is the 37th season of top tier football in Georgia. Iberia 1999 are the defending champions.
Changes
Gareji was promoted from the 2024 Erovnuli Liga 2 thus making a debut appearance in Erovnuli Liga. Samtredia has been relegated to 2025 Erovnuli Liga 2 after a two-year spell in top flight.
Tbilisi
| 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 | David Petriashvili Stadium | 2.130 | |
| Gareji | Sagarejo | Central stadium | 2,000 |
| Iberia 1999[b] | Tbilisi | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | 22,754 |
| Kolkheti-1913 | Poti | GFF Technical Centre, Kobuleti | 1,000 |
| Samgurali Tskaltubo | Tsqaltubo | Football Centre | 300 |
| FC Telavi | Telavi | Caucasus Arena | 1,000 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | Kutaisi | Ramaz Shengelia Stadium | 19,400 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dila |  Diego Longo |
 Nika Gagnidze |
Nike | Marsbet |
| Dinamo Batumi | Giorgi Chiabrishvili |
Mamuka Kobakhidze |
Macron | Crocobet Lixin Group |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Vladimer Kakashvili |
Aleksandre Kalandadze |
Puma | adjarabet.com Marsbet |
| Gagra |  Zeljko Ljubenovic |
Mate Vatsadze |
Puma | N/A |
| Gareji | Giorgi Mikadze |
Nikoloz Galakhvaridze |
Nike | Communicom |
| Iberia 1999 | Guga Nergadze |
Gizo Mamageishvili |
Givova | Audi |
| Kolkheti-1913 | Kakhaber Chkhetiani |
Giorgi Akhaladze |
Macron | N/A |
| Samgurali |  Thiago Gomes |
Demur Chikhladze |
Hummel | Halyk Bank Crocobet |
| Telavi | Valeri Gagua |
Dachi Tsnobiladze |
Jako | N/A |
| Torpedo Kutaisi |  Dirk Schuster |
Vladimer Mamuchashvili |
Macron | New Vision University |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Position in table | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Tbilisi |  Ferdinand Feldhofer |
Mutual consent | 10 December 2024 | Pre-season | Vladimer Kakashvili |
Pre-season | 18 December 2024 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi |  Steve Kean |
21 December 2024 | Dirk Schuster |
5 January 2025 | |||
| Gareji | Tengiz Kobiashvili |
13 April 2025 | 10th | Giorgi Mikadze |
10th | 17 April 2025 | |
| Samgurali | Rodolfo Vanoli |
5 May 2025 | 6th | Thiago Gomes |
7th | 9 May 2025 | |
| Iberia 1999 | Levan Korgalidze |
31 July 2025 | 1st | Gia Geguchadze |
1st | 31 July 2025 | |
| Kolkheti-1913 | Kakhaber Chkhetiani |
11 August 2025 | 10th | Davit Kvirkvelia |
10th | 11 August 2025 | |
| Iberia 1999 | Gia Geguchadze |
20 September 2025 | 2nd | Guga Nergadze |
2nd | 2 October 2025 | |
| Gagra | Giorgi Oniani |
13 October 2025 | 6th | Zeljko Ljubenovic |
6th | 16 October 2025 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberia 1999 (C) | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 80 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Dila Gori | 36 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 78 | Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 63 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 57 | |
| 5 | Gagra | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 43[b] | |
| 6 | Dinamo Batumi | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 43[b] | |
| 7 | Samgurali Tskaltubo | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Telavi (R) | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 36 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Gareji (R) | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 34 | |
| 10 | Kolkheti-1913 (R) | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 71 | −38 | 22 | 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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ The 2025 Georgian Cup winner was Dila Gori, so the third Conference League berth will go to the fourth place team.
- 1 2 head-to-head points: Gagra-7, Dinamo Batumi-4
Results
Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.
Round 1–18
Source: Erovnuli Liga Results, Soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes: |
Round 19–36
Source: Erovnuli Liga Results, Erovnuli Liga Fixtures, Soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Relegation play-offs
| Meshakhte | 1–1 | Telavi |
|---|---|---|
Timi  39' |
Report | Devdariani 56' |
Agrano Vachadze Stadium, Ambrolauri
Referee: Guram Machitidze
| Telavi | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Meshakhte |
|---|---|---|
| Martin 31' (pen.) |
Report | Fobi 74' |
| Penalties | ||
Tsnobiladze  Arabuli Basheleishvili  Parkinashvili |
2–4 | Ugrekhelidze Khorkheli Kurdadze Ghurtskaia Abuladze |
David Petriashvili Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili
Meshakhte won 2–2 (2–4 p) on aggregate.
| Spaeri | 1–2 | Gareji |
|---|---|---|
| Basilashvili 28' |
Report | Papava 53' (pen.), 63' (pen.) |
Spaeri Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili
Spaeri won 3–2 on aggregate.
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bjørn Johnsen |
Torpedo Kutaisi | 21 |
| 2 | Giorgi Pantsulaia |
Samgurali | 17 |
| 3 | Tornike Morchiladze |
Dinamo Tbilisi | 12 |
| 4 | Iuri Tabatadze |
Iberia 1999 | 11 |
| Levan Papava |
Gareji | ||
| 6 | Shota Shekiladze |
Dila Gori | 10 |
| 7 | Aleksandre Andronikashvili |
8 | |
| Giorgi Abuashvili |
Kolkheti-1913 | ||
 Aboubacar Konté |
Dila Gori | ||
| 10 |  Jalen Blesa |
Dinamo Batumi | 7 |
| Luka Khorkheli |
Samgurali | ||
| Giorgi Kharebashvili |
Gagra | ||
| Komnen Andrić |
Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| Amiran Dzagania |
Iberia 1999 | ||
| Davit Mujiri Jr |
Gagra (5) / Samgurali (2) |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gizo Mamageishvili |
Iberia 1999 | 8 |
| 2 |  Jean-Marc Tiboué |
Dila Gori | 7 |
| Vladimer Mamuchashvili |
Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| 4 | Nikoloz Galakhvaridze |
Gareji | 6 |
 Cyril Edudzi |
Dila Gori | ||
| Luka Silagadze |
Iberia 1999 | ||
| 7 | Shota Shekiladze |
Dila Gori | 5 |
| Luka Tsulukidze |
Dinamo Batumi | ||
| Luka Khorkheli |
Samgurali | ||
| Felipe Pires |
Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| Aleko Basiladze |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shota Shekiladze | Dila Gori | Telavi | 6–1 (H) | 28 March 2025 | [3] |
| Aleko Basiladze | Torpedo Kutaisi | Samgurali | 6–2 (H) | 13 September 2025 | [4] |
| Bjørn Johnsen4 | Dinamo Batumi | 5–1 (H) | 8 November 2025 | [5] |
- 4 Player scored Poker (4 goals)
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giorgi Makaridze |
Iberia 1999 | 19 |
| 2 | Davit Kereselidze |
Dila | 14 |
| 3 | Levan Tandilashvili |
Telavi | 8 |
| 4 | Filip Kljajić |
Torpedo Kutaisi | 7 |
| Nodar Kalichava |
Samgurali | ||
| 6 | Luka Kharatishvili |
Dinamo Batumi | 6 |
 Roman Stepanov |
Gagra | ||
| Luka Kutaladze |
Gareji | ||
| 9 | Giorgi Loria |
Dinamo Tbilisi | 5 |
| 10 | Mikheil Makatsaria |
3 | |
 Yaroslav Kotlyarov |
Kolkheti-1913 | ||
 Ștefan Sicaci |
Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Lazare Kupatadze |
Dinamo Batumi |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 12
Lado Odishvili[6] (Telavi)- Giorgi Gabadze[7] (Gareji)
- Most red cards: 3
- Jaba Kankava[8] (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- Tamaz Tsetskhladze[9] (Gareji)
Club[10]
- Most red cards: 13
- Dinamo Tbilisi
- Most yellow cards: 90
- Dinamo Tbilisi
References
- ↑ "Erovnuli Liga 2025 - Results and standings". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga - Statistics". erovnuliliga.ge. Erovnuli Liga. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ "Dila vs. Telavi 6 - 1". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ↑ "Torpedo vs. Telavi 6 - 2". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ↑ "Torpedo vs. Telavi 5 - 1". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ↑ "Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga-Lado Odishvili". erovnuliliga.ge. Erovnuli Liga. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ "Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga-Giorgi Gabadze". erovnuliliga.ge. Erovnuli Liga. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ "Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga-Jaba Kankava". erovnuliliga.ge. Erovnuli Liga. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ "Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga-Tamaz Tsetskhladze". erovnuliliga.ge. Erovnuli Liga. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ "Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga-Dinamo Tbilisi". erovnuliliga.ge. Erovnuli Liga. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
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