2024 Erovnuli Liga 2

Erovnuli Liga 2
Season2024
Dates5 March – 8 December
ChampionsGareji (1st title)
PromotedGareji
RelegatedAragvi
Shturmi
WIT Georgia
Kolkheti
Matches played180
Goals scored528 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorerLevan Papava
(27 goals)
Biggest home winSioni 7–0 Kolkheti
(2 November)
Biggest away winSpaeri 0–5 Locomotive
(10 August)
Kolkheti 0–5 Rustavi
(9 November)
Highest scoringAragvi 3–5 Gareji
(1 May)
Aragvi 6–2 WIT Georgia (24 May)
Longest winning runGareji
(4 games)
Longest unbeaten runGareji (10)
Longest winless runKolkheti (11)
Longest losing runKolkheti (7)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2024 Erovnuli Liga 2 season was the eighth edition under its current title and the 36th edition of second-tier football in Georgia. The four-part competition began on 5 March and ended on 8 December with playoffs completed on 16 December.

Each team played 36 matches this season. The winners Gareji gained automatic promotion to the Erovnuli Liga,[1] while the next two teams participate in play-offs against their top-flight rivals. The bottom two will enter a play-off contest against 3rd and 4th teams of Liga 3 at the end of the season. Two-legged ties will be played at each side's home ground.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2023 season:[2]

Note: Shukura, relegated from the top league following the 2023 season, were supposed to be one of the ten clubs competing this season. However, based on a GFF decision announced on 11 January 2024, they were demoted to Liga 4 and replaced by Rustavi.[3]

Teams

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Location of Liga 2 football clubs in 2024

Based on their performance in the previous year, the following ten teams are competing in Erovnuli Liga 2 in the 2024 season.

Rustavi, Kolkheti, Locomotive, Sioni and WIT Georgia have previously taken part in the main division with the last two clubs being also the national champions.[4]

The clubs are listed in alphabetical order.

Club Position last season Location Region
Aragvi 1st in Liga 3 Dusheti[a] Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Dinamo-2 5th Tbilisi Tbilisi
Gareji 2nd Sagarejo Kakheti
Kolkheti 7th Khobi Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Locomotive 8th Tbilisi Tbilisi
Rustavi 3rd in Liga 3 Rustavi Kvemo Kartli
Shturmi 2nd in Liga 3 Sartichala Kvemo Kartli
Sioni 4th Bolnisi Kvemo Kartli
Spaeri 3rd Tbilisi Tbilisi
WIT Georgia 6th Tbilisi Tbilisi
  1. ^ Although formally from Dusheti, played all their home matches at Sartichala stadium

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gareji (C, P) 36 19 10 7 77 44 +33 67 Promotion to Erovnuli Liga
2 Rustavi 36 20 5 11 62 41 +21 65 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
3 Sioni 36 19 4 13 66 42 +24 61
4 Locomotive 36 13 12 11 50 49 +1 51
5 Spaeri 36 14 9 13 50 47 +3 51
6 Dinamo-2 36 15 6 15 51 62 −11 51
7 Aragvi (R) 36 14 7 15 51 50 +1 49 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8 Shturmi (R) 36 12 9 15 42 49 −7 45
9 WIT Georgia (R) 36 11 8 17 49 59 −10 41 Relegation to Liga 3
10 Kolkheti (R) 36 4 8 24 30 85 −55 20
Source: [5]
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Regular season

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 8 December 2024[6]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Georgia (country) Levan Papava Gareji 27
2 Georgia (country) Data Sitchinava Sioni 21
3 Georgia (country) Amiran Dzagania WIT Georgia 20
Georgia (country) Tengiz Bregvadze Aragvi 20

Most assists

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Japan Yuta Nakano Rustavi 12
2 Georgia (country) Levan Barabadze Spaeri 9
Georgia (country) Bachana Mosashvili Gareji 9
4 Georgia (country) Data Sitchinava Sioni 8

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Georgia (country) Konstantine Sepiashvili Sioni 12
2 Georgia (country) Bukhuti Putkaradze Spaeri 11
3 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kutateladze Aragvi 9

Discipline

Most red cards: 9

• Aragvi

Fewest red cards: 1

• Gareji

• Shturmi

Source

Promotion playoffs

Sioni1–1Gagra
  • Makatsaria 44'
  • Mukbaniani Red card 90+2'
 Report Tchamba 83'
Referee: I.Kvirikashvili
Gagra2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)Sioni
 Report
Davit Petriashvili Arena, Tbilisi
Referee: G.Kruashvili
Telavi2–1Rustavi
 Report
  • Jibril Red card 22'
  • Kilasonia 85' (pen.)
Kavkasioni Arena, Telavi
Referee: G.Kikacheishvili
Rustavi1–1Telavi
Nakano 12' Report Zhividze 116'
Technical Centre, Rustavi
Referee: A.Aptsiauri

Relegation playoffs

Iberia-2 19992–2Aragvi
Khachidze 36' (pen.)
G.Mamageishvili 70'		 Report Kukalia 32' (o.g.)
Janelidze 85'
Bendela stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: A.Parjikia
Aragvi0–1Iberia-2 1999
Bregvadze soccer ball with red X 90+9' Report Khachidze 72' (pen.)
Central stadium, Sartichala
Referee: I.Kherkhadze
Shturmi0–1Merani Martvili
Report Jimsheleishvili 90+6'
Sartichala Central stadium
Referee: J.Khorava
Merani Martvili1–1 (a.e.t.)Shturmi
Rasulov 120' Report Ugrekhelidze 39'
Murtaz Khurtsilava stadium, Martvili
Referee: B.Ninua

See also

• 2024 Erovnuli Liga

• 2024 Liga 3

• 2024 Liga 4

• 2024 Georgian Cup

References

  1. ^ "საგარეჯოს "გარეჯი" ეროვნულ ლიგაში გადავიდა - ისტორიაში პირველად". sportline.ge (in Georgian). 1 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Liga 3 in 2023". eliga.ge.
  3. ^ "ქობულეთის "შუქურამ" ლიცენზია ვერ მიიღო და ლიგა 4-ში დაქვეითდა". ajaratv.ge (in Georgian). 11 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Erovnuli Liga 2, Table". erovnuliliga.ge.
  6. ^ "Liga 2 results". flashscore.com.