Competition: | Liga 3 |
Season: | 2017 |
Dates: | 19 March - 24 November |
Winners: | Shevardeni-1906 |
Promoted: | Shevardeni-1906 Norchi Dinamo Telavi |
Relegated: | Margveti Skuri Odishi 1919 Chkherimela Liakhvi Sapovnela |
Matches: | 380 |
Total Goals: | 1030 |
Biggest Home Win: | Shevardeni-1906 12-0 Samegrelo (8 November) |
Biggest Away Win: | Sapovnela 0-8 Algeti (10 October) |
Highest Scoring: | Shevardeni-1906 12-0 Samegrelo (8 November) |
Prevseason: | 2016 |
Nextseason: | 2018 |
Тhe 2017 Liga 3 (formerly Meore Liga) was the first season under its current name and 30th third-tier season in Georgia. It began on 19 March and ended on 24 November.[1]
After the 2016 season many teams changed their division. A total 56 of them were relegated from this division only, which reduced the number of participants from 64 to 20 within one season. This exodus resulted from the announced reorganization of the entire league system and a transitional status given to all domestic divisions before these changes could take effect in 2017.
WestSairme Bagdati ● Torpedo Kutaisi-2 ● Racha Ambrolauri ● Samgurali Tskaltubo-2 ● Imereti Khoni-2 ● Meshakhte Tkibuli-2 ● Mertskhali Ozurgeti ● Salkhino Martvili ● Lesichine ● Machakhela Khelvachauri ● Egrisi Senaki ● Chela Darcheli ● Kolkheti Khobi-2 ● Bakhmaro Chokhatauri ● Khikhani Khulo ● Dinamo Batumi-2 ● Zana Abasha ● Odishi 1919-2 ● Enguri Jvari
Centre
Iveria Khashuri ● Kojaeli Mtskheta ● Tori Borjomi ● Meskheti Akhaltsikhe ● Abuli Akhalkalaki ● Mtskheta ● Paravani Ninotsminda
East
Aragvi Dusheti ● WIT Georgia-2 ● Liakhvi Achabeti ● Voyage ● Tbilisi 2016 ● Tiflisi ● Aphkazeti ● Tianeti ● Rustavi-2 ● Gareji Sagarejo ● Sarti Sartichala ● Alazani Gurjaani ● Hereti Chabukiani ● Duruji Kvareli ● Bakhtrioni Akhmeta ● Locomotive Tbilisi-2 ● Kolkhi Gulripshi ● Sinatle ● Iberia 2010 Tbilisi ● 35-e Skola ● Amirani Ochamchire ● Shavnabada ● Samgori ● Tskhumi Sokhumi ● Saburtalo-2 Tbilisi ● Sakartvelos Universiteti ● Dinamo Sokhumi ● Era ● Avaza ● Algeti XXI
Clubs | Location | Venue | Capacity | Region | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tbilisi | Shatili Stadium | 2,000 | Tbilisi | ||
Betlemi | Keda | 1,000 | |||
Borjomi | Borjomi | Jemal Zeinklishvili Stadium | 3,000 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | |
Stadioni Temur Maghradze | 11,700 | Imereti | |||
Kharagauli | 2,000 | Imereti | |||
Gardabani | Martkopi Saragbo Baza | 4,000 | Kvemo Kartli | ||
Gori | Gori | Kartli | 1,500 | Shida Kartli | |
Khoni | Centraluri stadioni | 2,000 | Imereti | ||
Khobi | Centraluri stadioni | 12,000 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | ||
Liakhvi Tskhinvali | Gori | 1,500 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | ||
Zestafoni | 1,000 | Imereti | |||
Mark Stars | Tbilisi | Stadioni Torpedo-Avaza | 1,000 | Tbilisi | |
Tbilisi | Shatili | 2,000 | Tbilisi | ||
Zugdidi | Baias baza | 2,000 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | ||
Chkhorotsku | Centraluri stadioni | 3,000 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | ||
Terjola | Centraluri stadioni | 2,500 | Imereti | ||
Shevardeni 1906 | Tbilisi | David Petriashvili Arena | 2,130 | Tbilisi | |
Tsalenjikha | Stadioni Sasha Kvaratskhelia | 4,000 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | ||
Vani | Stadioni Grigol Nikoleishvili | 3,000 | Imereti | ||
Telavi | Stadioni Givi Chokheli | 12,000 | Kakheti |
The teams were initially divided equally into White and Red Groups. After a two-round tournament they formed Promotion and Relegation groups. The winner won automatic promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2,[2] while the teams in second and third places played against Liga 2 opponents in a two-legged tie.[3]
All teams of the drop-zone quartet participated in the second tier the previous year, therefore they suffered double relegation in successive seasons.
Telavi won 3–2 on aggregate.----Norchi Dinamo won 6–0 on aggregate.