Regionuli Liga
Football league
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Regionuli Liga (Georgian: რეგიონული ლიგა), run by Georgian Football Federation since 1990, is the fifth and lowest division of the Georgian football league system after Erovnuli Liga, Erovnuli Liga 2, Liga 3 and Liga 4. Its participants are both professional clubs and reserve teams of higher league members.
| Founded | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Georgia |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 43 |
| Level on pyramid | 5 |
| Promotion to | Liga 4 |
| Domestic cup | Georgian Cup |
| Website | gff.ge |
Prior to the introduction of Liga 4 in 2019, Regionuli Liga was the fourth tier.
Structure
As the name implies, the league is based on regional principle. Depending on the number of participating clubs, it is divided into several groups. In 2017, there were forty teams allocated in three groups.[1] The next year two zones were created for teams based in western Georgia and two more for the eastern regions. This regulation lasted three seasons until 2021, when the league was split into two groups, although the next year it switched back to three groups.
The number of promoted clubs per season also varies. Starting from 2022, the group winners gain automatic promotion, while three second-placed teams compete for the remaining promotion spot in after-season play-offs. Third-placed teams, too, directly or through have advanced to the fourth tier in recent years.[2] In another case, play-off ties against Liga 3 teams determined the fate of the Liga 4 two slots.[3]
The seasons are played on Spring-Autumn system.
Current season
Avaza
Iberia 2010 B
Junker
Merani-2
Norchi Dinamo 2016
Orbi-2
Spaeri-2
Tbilisi 2025 B
UG 35
Ukimerioni
Ushba
Zooveti
35th FS
Dinamo Gagra
Dinamo Sokhumi
Tskhumi
For the 2026 season 31 club mostly from the southern and eastern parts of Georgia and three Tbilisi-based teams from Abkhazia formed A and B groups, while zone C consists of 12 clubs from the western regions.[4] Each club plays each of the other clubs twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season four teams will gain promotion to Liga 4. Three group winners will be joined by one of the runners-up based on play-off results among the three second-placed teams.
The clubs represented in Regionuli liga for the 2026 season are listed below in alphabetical order.[5] Seven of them have in the past participated in the top division:
- Dinamo Sokhumi in 2005–06;
- Egrisi in 1995–96;
- Magaroeli in 1993–94 and 1997–98;
- Sapovnela in 1993–95 and 2015–16;
- Sulori in 1991–92;
- Tskhumi in 1990–93;
- Zestaponi in 2004–15.
Aragvi 1954, Avaza, Iberia 2010 B, Iveria-2, Kolkheti-2, Shukura 1960 and Ushba are making their debut in the league.
| Groups | Teams |
|---|---|
A | Avaza • Dinamo Gagra • Dinamo Sokhumi • Dmanisi • Gardabani-2 • Gareji-2 • Junker • Merani-2 • Rustavi-2 • Tbilisi 2025 B • Telavi-2 • UG 35 • Ushba • Zooveti • 35th Football School |
B | Abuli • Aragvi 1954 • Gori-2 • Iberia 2010 B • Iveria-2 • Kareli • Kaspi 1936 • Liakhvi Achabeti • Magaroeli • Norchi Dinamo 2016 • Meshakhte-2 • Orbi-2 • Spaeri-2 • Tskhumi • Ukimerioni • Zestaponi |
C | Dinamo Batumi-2 • Egrisi • Imereti • Jvari • Kolkheti-2 • Matchakhela • Odishi-2 • Sairme • Sapovnela • Shukura 1960 • Sulori • Zana |
Notes:
- Dinamo Gagra, Dinamo Sokhumi, Liakhvi and Tskhumi are based in Tbilisi due to problems related to the territorial integrity of Georgia.
Past seasons
Group winners
Western group winners are indicated first
| Year | Teams |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Bakhmaro • Saburtalo-2 • Varketili |
| 2018 | Salkhino Martvili • Dinamo-2 Batumi • FC Tbilisi City • Gareji |
| 2019 | Torpedo-2 • Skuri • WIT Georgia-2 • Didube |
| 2020 | Torpedo-2 • Merani-2 Martvili • Irao • Dinamo-2 Tbilisi |
| 2021 | Samgurali-2 • Locomotive-2 |
| 2022 | Kolkheti-2 1913 • Gardabani • Varketili-2 |
| 2023 | Mertskhali • Gagra-2 • Didube 2014 |
| 2024 | Kolkheti-2 1913 • Iveria • Aragvelebi |
| 2025 | West Georgia • Aragvi-2 • Samtskhe |
Promoted teams
By alphabetical order
| Year | Teams |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Aragvi • Bakhmaro • Matchakhela • Saburtalo-2 • Samgurali-2 • Varketili |
| 2018 | Egrisi • Gareji • Odishi 1919 • Spaeri • Tbilisi City |
| 2019 | Didube • Iberia • Merani-2 Tbilisi • Skuri • Sulori • WIT Georgia-2 • Zestaponi |
| 2020 | Dinamo-2 Tbilisi • Irao • Margveti 2006 • Matchakhela • Merani-2 Martvili • Shturmi • Tbilisi • Torpedo-2 |
| 2021 | Locomotive-2 • Samgurali-2 |
| 2022 | Gardabani • Gonio • Kolkheti-2 • Varketili-2 |
| 2023 | Didube 2014 • Gagra-2 • Mertskhali • Zana |
| 2024 | Aragvelebi • Iberia 2010 • Iveria • Kolkheti-2 |
| 2025 | Aragvi-2 • Samtskhe • Torpedo-2 • West Georgia |
Notes: Aragvi and Samgurali-2 beat their upper league rivals in the 2017 play-offs,[6] and Gareji a year later. All the other clubs were promoted directly. In 2018 and 2019, the second phase of competition was held in Promotion Groups. As a result, in comparison with the initial phase, the final table of these seasons sustained some changes.[7]