Georgian Cup | |
Year: | 2022 |
Country: | Georgia |
Dates: | 8 May – 7 December |
Num Teams: | 78 |
Defending Champions: | Saburtalo Tbilisi |
Champions: | Torpedo Kutaisi (5th title) |
Runner-Up: | Lokomotive Tbilisi II |
Matches: | 77 |
Goals: | 284 |
Top Goal Scorer: | Pedro Monteiro (3 goals) |
Prevseason: | 2021 |
Nextseason: | 2023 |
Updated: | 7 December 2022 |
The 2022 Georgian Cup was a single knock-out football tournament, organized by Georgian Football Federation. The winner qualified for the first round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League season.[1]
Saburtalo Tbilisi were the holders, having beaten Samgurali in the 2021 Cup final.[2] They were eliminated by Lokomotive Tbilisi II in the semifinals.
Torpedo Kutaisi beat Lokomotive's reserve team in the final to win the fifth Georgian Cup final and first since 2018.[3]
Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | width=100 | Clubs ! | New entries this round | Goals |
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8 & 9 Маy | 13 | 26 → 13 | 34 | 62 | ||
26 & 27 May | 23 | 46 → 23 | None | 87 | ||
6 & 7 July | 12 | 24 → 12 | 16 | 49 | ||
6, 7 & 8 August | 14 | 28 → 14 | 2 | 45 | ||
13 & 14 September | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | 25 | ||
12 October | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | 12 | ||
2 November | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | 2 | ||
7 December | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | 2 |
The draw for the initial two rounds was held on 18 April. It granted a bye for the third round to the winner of Egrisi – Tskhumi tie.[4]
The twenty six matches were played on 8–9 May. This round saw Basiani, the winner of the 2021 Amateur League season, joined by 26 teams from tier 5.[5] |}
This round featured two more teams of tier 5 and all 32 teams of Liga 3 and Liga 4 along with the winners of the previous round. It was skipped by Tskhumi.
The matches were played on 26 and 27 May. |}
The draw for the next two rounds held on 14 June determined the twelve ties. They were played on 6 and 7 July with the winners due to take on the clubs represented in top two divisions in early August.[6] |}
Eight teams from Liga 2 and eight teams from Erovnuli Liga joined the competition at this stage with the matches played on 6–8 August. |}
Based on the draw held on 5 August, these ties were played on 13 and 14 September.[7] Dinamo Batumi and Saburtalo Tbilisi, respectively the champions and Cup holders of the previous season, entered the contest in this round. |}
These matches were played on 12 October.|}
For the first time after 2019 a fourth-tier team reached the semifinals.[8] The games were held on 2 November. |}
For the first time a fourth-tier team reached the final.[9]