2022 Liga 4 (Georgia)

Liga 4
Season2022
Dates5 April – 20 November 
ChampionsLocomotive II
PromotedLocomotive II
Shturmi
Matchakhela
RelegatedDidube
Samegrelo
Magaroeli
Iberia 
Matches played240
Goals scored794 (3.31 per match)
Biggest home winShturmi 8–1 Merani II
(13 September)
WIT Georgia II 8–1 Margveti
(25 October)
Biggest away winIberia 1–9 Skuri
(21 June)
Highest scoringMagaroeli 4–6 Iberia
(11 May)
Margveti 2–8 Locomotive II
(19 May)
Iberia 1–9 Skuri
(21 June)
Longest winning runLocomotive II
(7 matches) 
Longest unbeaten runShturmi (13)
Longest winless runIberia (16)
Longest losing runIberia (16)
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2022 Liga 4 was the fourth season of fourth-tier football in Georgia under its current title. The season began on 5 April and ended on 20 November.[1]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the previous season:

To Liga 4

Relegated from Liga 3

Magaroeli Chiatura • Didube Tbilisi 

Promoted from Regionuli Liga

Locomotive Tbilisi II • Samgurali Tskaltubo II

From Liga 4

Promoted to Liga 3

Dinamo Tbilisi II • Zestafoni • Borjomi • Irao Tbilisi

Relegated to Regionuli Liga

Torpedo Kutaisi II • Tbilisi • Imereti Khoni • Egrisi Senaki 

Teams and locations

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Location of Liga 4 football clubs

Sixteen  teams took part in the tournament in 2022. Two of them had previously been members of the first tier: Sulori Vani (1991, 1991-92)[2] and Magaroeli Chiatura (1993-94, 1997-98).[3] Four more spots were occupied by reserve teams of higher league clubs. 

Teams in 2022
Club Position last season Location Region
Algeti 5th in Relegation Round Marneuli Kvemo Kartli
Betlemi 5th Keda Adjara
Didube 14th in Liga 3 Tbilisi Tbilisi
Iberia 8th Tbilisi Tbilisi
Locomotive II 1st in Reg.Liga East Tbilisi Tbilisi
Magaroeli 13th in Liga 3 Chiatura Imereti
Margveti 2006 10th Zestafoni Imereti
Matchakhela 6th in Relegation Round Khelvachauri Adjara
Merani II 2nd in Relegation Round Martvili Samegrelo-Z.Svaneti
Odishi 1919 1st in Relegation Round Zugdidi Samegrelo-Z.Svaneti
Samegrelo 4th in Relegation Round Chkhorotsku Samegrelo-Z.Svaneti
Samgurali II 1st in Reg.Liga West Tskaltubo Imereti
Shturmi 3rd in Relegation Round Sartichala Kvemo Kartli
Skuri 9th Tsalenjikha Samegrelo-Z.Svaneti
Sulori 7th Vani Imereti
WIT Georgia II 6th Tbilisi Tbilisi

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Locomotive II (C, P) 30 21 5 4 82 40 +42 68 Promotion to the Liga 3
2 Shturmi (P) 30 21 4 5 72 24 +48 67
3 Matchakhela (P) 30 20 4 6 60 26 +34 64
4 Betlemi 30 20 3 7 60 29 +31 63
5 Skuri 30 13 7 10 46 40 +6 46
6 WIT Georgia II 30 13 5 12 62 44 +18 44
7 Sulori 30 12 5 13 35 40 −5 41
8 Samgurali II 30 12 5 13 52 45 +7 41
9 Margveti 2006 30 10 9 11 59 68 −9 39
10 Merani II 30 11 5 14 45 57 −12 38
11 Odishi 30 10 6 14 41 43 −2 36
12 Algeti 30 11 3 16 42 60 −18 36
13 Didube (R) 30 8 8 14 30 44 −14 32 Relegation to Regionuli Liga
14 Samegrelo (R) 30 9 1 20 44 62 −18 28
15 Magaroeli (R) 30 6 6 18 37 75 −38 24
16 Iberia (R) 30 5 0 25 27 97 −70 15
Source: gff.ge
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

Following this season, Locomotive II achieved a back-to-back promotion, while Didube and Magaroeli suffered a double relegation. After the first round Iberia Tbilisi withdrew from the tournament with a 3–0 win awarded to each of their opponents in the second half.[4]    

Results

Home \ Away ALG BET DID IBR LOC MAG MRG MAT MRN ODS SAM SMG STR SKR SUL WIT
Algeti 0–3 3–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–1 2–0 2–3 0–4 3–3 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–3
Betlemi 4–1 1–0 4–0 2–2 1–0 4–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 0–0
Didube 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 5–1 4–3 0–4 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–5
Iberia 3–2 0–3 1–3 1–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–1 0–3 3–1 1–3 1–9 0–3 2–7
Locomotive II 5–1 5–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 4–3 3–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 4–2 0–3 3–0 3–2 2–2
Magaroeli 2–1 0–1 1–2 4–6 1–3 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–3 4–3 1–1 2–2 2–4 1–0 1–4
Margveti 3–1 3–3 1–1 5–1 2–8 1–0 0–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 5–2 3–1 3–1
Matchakhela 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–2 4–3 4–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0
Merani II 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–4 6–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–2 0–1 4–1 3–1 4–1 2–1
Odishi 3–0 0–2 1–1 3–0 1–2 5–1 3–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–1
Samegrelo 4–3 1–4 0–1 0–1 1–2 4–1 4–3 0–3 2–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–5
Samgurali II 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 4–1 5–0 1–3 6–1 4–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 3–1 2–1
Shturmi 4–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–0 2–0 8–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 5–0
Skuri 3–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2
Sulori 0–2 1–0 0–0 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–0
WIT Georgia II 0–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–3 5–0 8–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1
Source: Liga 4 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ^ "Results". gff.ge.
  2. ^ "Sulori in Umaglesi Liga". wildstat.com.
  3. ^ "Chiatura in Umaglesi Liga". wildstat.com.
  4. ^ "Final standings". gff.ge.