2023 Erovnuli Liga Explained

Competition:Erovnuli Liga
Season:2023
Winners:Dinamo Batumi (2nd Georgian title)
Relegated:Shukura Kobuleti
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Dinamo Batumi
Continentalcup2:Conference League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Dinamo Tbilisi
Saburtalo Tbilisi (via Georgian Cup)
Torpedo Kutaisi
Matches:180
Total Goals:560
League Topscorer:Flamarion
Marušić
Museliani
Updated:2 December 2023
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

The 2023 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2023 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 35th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions.

Teams and stadiums

Changes

Shukura Kobuleti and FC Samtredia were promoted from the 2022 Erovnuli Liga 2. Locomotive Tbilisi and Sioni Bolnisi have been relegated to 2023 Erovnuli Liga 2.

Team Location Venue Capacity
5,000
20,000
54,549
5,000
Ilia Kokaia Football Center
David Petriashvili Stadium
500
2,130
1,000
David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi4,558
3,000
David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi
Joni Bakuradze Sport Base Stadium, Batumi
4,558
8,000
GFF Technical Centre, Rustavi1,000
19,400
5,000

Personnel and kits

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Dila Irakli Modebadze Davit MaisashviliNikeMarsbet
Dinamo Batumi Andriy Demchenko Mamuka KobakhidzeMacronCrocobet
Lixin Group
Dinamo Tbilisi Andrés Carrasco Giorgi PapavaPumaadjarabet.com
Marsbet
Gagra Giorgi Oniani Vasil KhositashviliPumaN/A
Saburtalo Giorgi Mikadze Levan KakubavaSallerAudi
Samgurali Oleksandr Poklonskyi Papuna PoniavaHummelHalyk Bank
Crocobet
Samtredia Dimitar Kapinkovski Givi IoselianiKelmeN/A
Shukura Revaz Dzodzuashvili Mishiko SardalishviliJakoCrocobet
Telavi Tamaz Odikadze (interim) Mirian JikiaJakoN/A
Torpedo Steve Kean Irakli DzariaMacronNew Vision University

League table

Results

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

Round 19–36

Relegation play-offs

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Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 FlamarionDinamo Batumi17
Zurab MuselianiGagra
Zoran MarušićDinamo Tbilisi
2 Ousmane CamaraDinamo Tbilisi14
Giorgi ArabidzeTorpedo Kutaisi
3 Imran Oulad OmarDinamo Tbilisi13
4 Paata GudushauriDinamo Batumi12
Vladimer MamuchashviliDinamo Batumi
Cheykne SyllaSaburtalo
Davit SkhirtladzeDinamo Tbilisi

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Dinamo BatumiGagra1–4 (A)[1]
Samgurali TsqaltuboTorpedo Kutaisi1–3 (A)[2]
Shukura KobuletiGagra3–4 (A)[3]
Dinamo TbilisiGagra1–6 (A)[4]
Dinamo TbilisiSamgurali Tsqaltubo5–2 (H)[5]
Saburtalo TbilisiGagra5–0 (H)[6]
Dinamo BatumiShukura Kobuleti0–6 (A)[7]
Torpedo KutaisiShukura Kobuleti9–0 (H)[8]
7GagraShukura Kobuleti0–9 (A)[9]

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Yevhen KucherenkoDila Gori12
2 Roin KvaskhvadzeTorpedo Kutaisi / Dinamo Batumi11
3 Lazare KupatadzeSaburtalo Tbilisi9
Oleksandr VorobeyGagra
4 Levan ShovnadzeSamgurali Tsqaltubo7
5 Oto GoshadzeTorpedo Kutaisi6
Filip KljajićTorpedo Kutaisi
6 Nodari KalichavaSamgurali Tsqaltubo4
David YurchenkoTelavi
Luka KutaladzeDinamo Tbilisi / Samgurali Tsqaltubo
Giorgi LoriaDinamo Tbilisi

Discipline

Red cards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gagra 1-4 Dinamo Batumi . soccerway.com . Soccerway . 8 September 2023 . 18 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Samgurali Tsqaltubo 1-3 Torpedo Kutaisi . soccerway.com . Soccerway . 8 September 2023 . 14 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Shukura Kobuleti 3-4 Gagra . soccerway.com . Soccerway . 8 September 2023 . 1 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Gagra 1-6 Dinamo Tbilisi . soccerway.com . Soccerway . 8 September 2023 . 13 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Dinamo Tbilisi 5-2 Samgurali Tsqaltubo . soccerway.com . Soccerway . 8 September 2023 . 19 August 2023.
  6. Web site: Saburtalo Tbilisi 5-0 Gagra . soccerway.com . Soccerway . 8 September 2023 . 2 September 2023.
  7. Web site: Shukura Kobuleti 0-6 Dinamo Batumi . soccerway.com . Soccerway . 3 October 2023 . 2 October 2023.
  8. Web site: Torpedo Kutaisi 5-0 Shukura Kobuleti . soccerway.com . Soccerway . 28 November 2023 . 28 November 2023.
  9. Web site: Shukura Kobuleti 0-9 Gagra . soccerway.com . Soccerway . 2 December 2023 . 2 December 2023.