| Competition: | Liga 3 |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Dates: | 5 March - 6 December |
| Winners: | Zugdidi |
| Promoted: | Zugdidi Guria |
| Relegated: | Samegrelo Chiatura Varketili Algeti Mark Stars Imereti Gardabani Sulori Samgurali-2 Matchakhela |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 1084 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Gori 7-0 Sulori (30 March) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Matchakhela 0-5 Bakhmaro (22 October) |
| Highest Scoring: | Gori 5-4 Bakhmaro (2 September) Varketili 7-2 Matchakhela (11 June) |
| Longest Wins: | Zugdidi (7) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Bakhmaro (12) |
| Longest Winless: | Matchakhela (13) |
| Longest Losses: | Samgurali-2 (7) |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
Тhe 2018 Liga 3 was the second season under its current name and 31st third-tier season after the creation of independent football league system in Georgia. As a single two-round competition, it began on 5 March and ended on 6 December.[1]
The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season:
Odishi 1919 Zugdidi ● Chkherimela Kharagauli ● Liakhvi Tskhinvali ● Sapovnela Terjola ● Skuri Tsalenjikha ● Margveti Zestafoni
Zugdidi ● Meshakhte Tkibuli ● Guria Lanchkhuti
| Clubs | Location | Venue | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tbilisi | Shatili Stadium | Tbilisi | ||
| Dusheti | Olympic Centre | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | ||
| Chokhatauri | Boris Paichadze stadium | Guria | ||
| Betlemi | Keda | |||
| Borjomi | Borjomi | Jemal Zeinklishvili Stadium | Samtskhe-Javakheti | |
| Chiatura | Imereti | |||
| Gardabani | Martkopi Rugby Arena | Kvemo Kartli | ||
| Gori | Gori | Shida Kartli | ||
| Lanchkhuti | Guria | |||
| Khoni | Ipolite Khvichia stadium | Imereti | ||
| Khobi | Paata Tatarashvili stadium | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | ||
| Mark Stars | Tbilisi | Dusheti Olympic Centre | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | |
| Akhalsopeli Centraluri | Adjara | |||
| Tkibuli | Imereti | |||
| Tbilisi | Bendela | Tbilisi | ||
| Tskaltubo | 26 May stadium | Imereti | ||
| Chkhorotsku | Bondo Papaskiri stadium | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | ||
| Vani | Grigol Nikoleishvili stadium | Imereti | ||
| Varketili | Tbilisi | Shatili stadium | Tbilisi | |
| Zugdidi | Ganmukhuri, Centraluri | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
In their first season in the third tier, Zugdidi won the league through automatic promotion after a tight contest concluded in the last matchday of the season.[2] Both teams representing the region of Guria qualified for play-offs, although only one of them succeeded in them.[3]
According to the Federation's decision, a drastic reduction of the league teams involved ten clubs, who were supposed to be relegated to Liga 4 and Regionuli Liga next year.[4]
2–2 on aggregate, Guria Lanchkhuti won on away goals.----Bakhmaro lost 4–1 on aggregate.
Imereti won 2–0 on aggregate and earned a slot in Liga 4----Gareji won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to Liga 4 from Regionuli Liga