2015–16 Umaglesi Liga Explained

Competition:Umaglesi Liga
Season:2015–16
Dates:13 August 2015 – 22 May 2016
Winners:Dinamo Tbilisi
16th Georgian title
Relegated:Sapovnela Terjola
Merani Martvili
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Dinamo Tbilisi
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Samtredia
Dila Gori
Chikhura Sachkhere
Matches:240
Total Goals:668
League Topscorer:Giorgi Kvilitaia (24)
Biggest Home Win:
(7 March 2016)
Highest Scoring:Samtredia 8–2 Saburtalo Tbilisi
(7 March 2016)
Longest Wins:Dinamo Tbilisi (5)
Longest Unbeaten:Sioni (6)
Longest Winless:Merani Martvili
Sapovnela
Zugdidi (5)
Longest Losses:Merani Martvili (5)
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016

The 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga was the 27th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dila Gori were the defending champions. The season began on 13 August 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016. It was a last season with an autumn-spring schedule before the changes of competition format to spring-autumn schedule from 2017 season.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Venue Capacity
54,549
27,223
27,223
27,223
27,223

League table

Results

Relegation play-offs

A match was played between Zugdidi, the fourteenth-placed team from the 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga and Kolkheti Khobi, the third-placed team from the 2015–16 Pirveli Liga. The winners, Zugdidi, remained in the top-flight for next season.

Top goalscorers

RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Giorgi KvilitaiaDinamo Tbilisi24
2 Otar MartsvaladzeDila Gori19
3 Budu ZivzivadzeSamtredia16
4 Giorgi BukhaidzeSapovnela Terjola15
5 Dimitri TatanashviliSioni Bolnisi14
6 Nika KatcharavaFC Tskhinvali13
Irakli SikharulidzeSamtredia13
Jambul JighauriDinamo Tbilisi13
9 Giorgi KharaishviliSaburtalo Tbilisi12
10 Tornike MumladzeChikhura Sachkhere11
Irakli ModebadzeDila Gori11

Source: Top15goalscorers.blogspot.com

See also