2019 Erovnuli Liga
Football league season
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The 2019 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2019 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 31st season of top-tier football in Georgia. Saburtalo Tbilisi were the defending champions. The season began on 1 March 2019 and ended on 1 December 2019.[1]
Season2019
Dates1 March 2019 – 1 December 2019
ChampionsDinamo Tbilisi
17th Georgian title
17th Georgian title
RelegatedRustavi
Sioni Bolnisi
WIT Georgia
Sioni Bolnisi
WIT Georgia
| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 March 2019 – 1 December 2019 |
| Champions | Dinamo Tbilisi 17th Georgian title |
| Relegated | Rustavi Sioni Bolnisi WIT Georgia |
| Champions League | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Europa League | Dinamo Batumi Saburtalo Tbilisi Locomotive Tbilisi |
| Top goalscorer | Levan Kutalia (20) |
← 2018 2020 → | |
Teams and stadiums
Tbilisi
Locations of the 2019 Erovnuli Liga teams.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikhura Sachkhere | Sachkhere | Central Stadium | 2,000 |
| Dila Gori | Gori | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium | 5,000 |
| Dinamo Batumi | Batumi | Chele Arena | 6,000 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Boris Paichadze Stadium | 54,549 |
| Locomotive Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | 27,223 |
| FC Rustavi | Rustavi | Poladi Stadium | 10,720 |
| Saburtalo Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | 27,223 |
| Sioni Bolnisi | Bolnisi | Tamaz Stepania Stadium | 3,242 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | Kutaisi | Ramaz Shengelia Stadium | 19,400 |
| WIT Georgia | Mtskheta | Mtskheta Park | 2,000 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi (C) | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 70 | 31 | +39 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Batumi | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 70[a] | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 70[a] | |
| 4 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 55 | |
| 5 | Chikhura Sachkhere | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 47 | |
| 6 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 44 | |
| 7 | Dila Gori | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 43 | |
| 8 | Rustavi (R) | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 38[b] | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Sioni Bolnisi (R) | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 80 | −42 | 38[b] | |
| 10 | WIT Georgia (R) | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 50 | −35 | 20 | 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.[2]
(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.[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.
First half of season |
Second half of season
|
Relegation play-offs
| Rustavi | 1–2 | Telavi |
|---|---|---|
Kavtaradze  3' (pen.) |
Report | Latsabidze  15' (o.g.)Dzotsenidze 32' |
| Samtredia | 4–1 | Sioni Bolnisi |
|---|---|---|
| Kilasonia 32' Qurbanov 38', 71'Samushia 64' |
Report | Ugulava 77' |
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of match played 10 November 2019[3]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Levan Kutalia |
Dinamo Tbilisi | 19 |
| 2 |  Flamarion |
Dinamo Batumi | 16 |
| 3 | Budu Zivzivadze |
Torpedo Kutaisi | 13 |
| Irakli Sikharulidze |
Locomotive Tbilisi | 13 | |
| 5 | Levan Shengelia |
Dinamo Tbilisi | 12 |
| 6 | Gega Diasamidze |
Saburtalo Tbilisi | 11 |
 Nodar Kavtaradze |
Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 8 | Lasha Shindagoridze |
Saburtalo Tbilisi | 10 |
| 9 | Bidzina Makharoblidze |
Chikhura Sachkhere | 9 |
| Jaba Ugulava |
Sioni Bolnisi |
Attendances
| # | Football club | Average attendance[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Batumi | 4,361 |
| 2 | Dila Gori | 1,900 |
| 3 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1,281 |
| 4 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 1,272 |
| 5 | Sioni Bolnisi | 594 |
| 6 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 564 |
| 7 | FC Rustavi | 514 |
| 8 | FC Saburtalo Tbilisi | 456 |
| 9 | Chikhura Sachkhere | 319 |
| 10 | FC WIT Georgia | 303 |