2009–10 Umaglesi Liga Explained

Competition:Umaglesi Liga
Season:2009–10
Dates:1 August 2009 – 20 May 2010
Winners:Olimpi Rustavi
2nd Georgian title
Relegated:Locomotive Tbilisi
Gagra
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Olimpi Rustavi
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Dinamo Tbilisi
Zestafoni
WIT Georgia
League Topscorer:Anderson Aquino (26)
Biggest Home Win:Dinamo Tbilisi 5–0 Spartaki-Tskhinvali
Olimpi 5–0 Samtredia
Olimpi 5–0 Gagra
Biggest Away Win:Sioni 0–6 Olimpi
Baia 0–6 Dinamo Tbilisi
Highest Scoring:Samtredia 4–3 Gagra
Matches:180
Total Goals:429
Prevseason:2008–09
Nextseason:2010–11

The 2009–10 Umaglesi Liga was the 21st season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on August 1, 2009, and ended on May 20, 2010. FC Olimpi Rustavi won the championship.

Changes from 2008–09

Structural changes

League size was reduced from 11 to 10 teams prior to this season.[1]

Promotion and relegation

Borjomi were relegated to Pirveli Liga at the end of the season after finishing in 11th and last place. Other teams which will not participate in this year's championship are Mglebi and Meshketi, both due to unknown reasons. This means that originally relegated teams Gagra and Spartaki Tskhinvali will stay another season in Umaglesi Liga.

Promoted to Georgia's top football division were Pirveli Liga 2008–09 Western group champions Samtredia and runners-up Baia. Western group champions Ameri were not promoted due to unknown reasons.

Team overview

FC Gagra and Spartaki Tskhinvali play their home matches in Tbilisi due to various inner-Georgian conflicts.

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
FC BaiaZugdidiGulia Tutberidze Stadium5,000
FC DinamoTbilisiBoris Paichadze Stadium54,549
FC GagraTbilisiAmeri Stadium1,000
FC LocomotiveTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
FC OlimpiRustaviPoladi Stadium7,300
FC SamtrediaSamtrediaErosi Manjgaladze Stadium15,000
FC SioniBolnisiTamaz Stephania Stadium3,000
FC Spartaki TskhinvaliTbilisiTengiz Burjanadze Stadium7,980
FC WIT GeorgiaTbilisiShevardeni Stadium4,000
FC ZestafoniZestaponiDavid Abashidze Stadium4,100

Results

The ten teams will play each other four times in this league for a total of 36 matches per team. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.

Second half of season

Top goalscorers

Including matches played in December 2009 [2]

RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Anderson AquinoOlimpi Rustavi26
2 Nikoloz GelashviliZestafoni16
3 Jaba DvaliZestafoni12
Vakhtang Kvaratskelia12
5 Zaur KhachiperadzeSamtredia11
Georges AkieremyDinamo Tbilisi11

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: sakartvelos XXI chempionati shekhvedra klubebtan. 2 July 2009. Football Federation of Georgia. GFF official website. ka. 5 July 2009.
  2. https://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/umaglesi-liga/2009-2010/regular-season-/ Soccerway Profile