2021 Erovnuli Liga Explained

Competition:Erovnuli Liga
Season:2021
Dates:27 February 2021 – 4 December 2021
Winners:Dinamo Batumi
1st Georgian title
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Dinamo Batumi
Continentalcup2:Conference League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Dinamo Tbilisi
Dila Gori
Saburtalo Tbilisi
Matches:180
Total Goals:489
League Topscorer:Zoran Marušić
Biggest Home Win:

Samgurali Tsqaltubo 4-0 Samtredia

Saburtalo Tbilisi 4-0 Samtredia
Biggest Away Win:
Highest Scoring:
Longest Wins:6 matches
Dinamo Tbilisi
Longest Unbeaten:15 matches
Dinamo Batumi
Longest Winless:17 matches
Telavi
Longest Losses:6 matches
Samtredia
Updated:8 December 2021
Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2022

The 2021 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2021 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) is the 33rd season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Tbilisi are the defending champions. The season began on 27 February 2021 and is scheduled to end on 4 December 2021.[1] [2] The league winners will earn a place in the UEFA Champions League and the second and third-placed clubs will earn a place in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[3]

Teams and stadiums

Changes

Shukura (promoted after a three-year absence) and Samgurali Tsqaltubo (promoted after an eighteen-year absence) were promoted from the 2020 Erovnuli Liga 2. Chikhura (relegated after eight years in the top flight) and Merani Tbilisi (relegated after one year in the top flight) have been relegated to 2021 Erovnuli Liga 2.

Team Location Venue Capacity
5,000
20,000
54,549
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Saguramo Football Complex, Saguramo
27,223
700
27,223
26 May Stadium 12,000
5,000
6,000
12,000
19,400

Personnel and kits

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Dila Andriy Demchenko Davit MaisashviliAdidasStari
Dinamo Batumi Gia Geguchadze Mamuka KobakhidzePumaEuropebet
Dinamo Tbilisi Kakhaber Tskhadadze Giorgi PapavaPumaBetlive
Locomotive Giorgi Chiabrishvili Davit UbilavaJakoCrocobet
Saburtalo Khvicha Shubitidze Levan KakubavaErreàAudi
Samgurali Samson Pruidze Papuna PoniavaHummelVTB
Samtredia Giorgi Tsetsadze Giorgi ArabidzeJomaArchi
Shukura Giorgi Shashiashvili Nika ChanturiaKelmeCrocobet
Telavi Giorgi Mikadze Mirian JikiaJakom2
Crocobet
Torpedo Kakhaber Chkhetiani Irakli DzariaLegeaEminflex

League table

Results

Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.

Relegation play-offs

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Season statistics

Top scorers

[4]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Zoran MarušićDinamo Tbilisi16
2 Giorgi PantsulaiaDinamo Batumi13
3 Jaba JighauriDinamo Batumi
Irakli SikharulidzeLocomotive Tbilisi12
4 Sergo KukhianidzeSamgurali11
5 Tornike KapanadzeDila Gori10
Giorgi GabedavaDinamo Tbilisi
6 Dmitri MandrîcencoSaburtalo Tbilisi9
Iuri TabatadzeSaburtalo Tbilisi
Vladimer MamuchashviliDinamo Batumi

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Erovnuli Liga . Soccerway . 4 February 2021.
  2. Web site: erovnuliliga.ge. Fixtures - Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga .
  3. Web site: UEL2 Access List 2021–24 . UEFA . 4 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Topscorers. Flashscore.