2016 Umaglesi Liga

Sapovnela Terjola and Merani Martvili were relegated at the end of the previous season; they were not replaced. The league contracted from 16 teams to 14 this season; this will further be reduced to 10 for next season.

{{Location map+ |Georgia |width=575 |float=right |caption=Locations of teams in 2016 Umaglesi Liga; the coloured marks represent the regular season group placing. |places=

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=42.35 |long=43.45 |label=Chikhura|mark=White pog.svg|position=top }}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=41.983019 |long=44.103828 |label=Dila Gori|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left }}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=41.638611 |long=41.637222 |label=Dinamo Batumi|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left }}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=41.716667 |long=44.783333 |label=Dinamo Tbilisi|mark=White pog.svg|position=top }}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=42.094722 |long=42.047778 |label=Guria|mark=White pog.svg|position=bottom }}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=42.141944 |long=41.676389 |label=Kolkheti Poti|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left }}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=41.709617 |long=44.746247 |label=Saburtalo|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom }}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=42.15 |long=42.333333 |label=Samtredia|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right }}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=41.82 |long=41.775278 |label=Shukura|mark=White pog.svg|position=left }}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=41.45 |long=44.533333 |label=Sioni Bolnisi|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom }}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=42.233333 |long=43.966667 |label=Tskhinvali|mark=White pog.svg|position=right }}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=42.25 |long=42.7 |label=Torpedo|mark=White pog.svg|position=right }}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=41.709617 |long=44.746247 |label=Locomotive|mark=White pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=42.5 |long=41.85 |label=Zugdidi|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right }}

}}

Source: [http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=166&view=venue Scoresway]

For this transitional season only, the 14 teams were divided into two groups of seven teams, Group Red and Group White. Each team played home-and-away against the other six teams within their own group only, resulting in 12 games each played (a decrease on the 30 games played in the previous season).

At the end of the regular season, the two group winners, Samtredia and Chikhura Sachkhere, met in the Championship final, this two-legged tie decided the overall champion and the berth for 2017–18 UEFA Champions League; the loser had the consolation of a berth in 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

The four teams finishing in second and third in each group took part in the Bronze play-offs, the winning team clinched overall third place in the league (and bronze medals), and also a berth in 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

The fifth and sixth-placed teams took part in relegation play-offs, the two losers joined the two bottom-placed teams in the 2017 Erovnuli Liga 2.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group Red

|source=[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/geo/domestic/league/1081/ UEFA], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/umaglesi-liga/20162017/regular-season/group-red/g10029/ Soccerway]

|team1=SAM |team2=DBA |team3=SAB |team4=KOL |team5=DIL |team6=SIO |team7=ZUG

|result1=CPO |result2=ELPO |result3=ELPO |result5=RPO |result6=RPO |result7=REL

|update=complete

|win_DIL=5 |draw_DIL=2 |loss_DIL=5 |gf_DIL=13|ga_DIL=12

|win_DBA=5 |draw_DBA=5 |loss_DBA=2 |gf_DBA=20|ga_DBA=5

|win_KOL=6 |draw_KOL=0 |loss_KOL=6 |gf_KOL=10|ga_KOL=18

|win_SAB=5 |draw_SAB=4 |loss_SAB=3 |gf_SAB=17|ga_SAB=12

|win_SAM=8 |draw_SAM=3 |loss_SAM=1 |gf_SAM=27|ga_SAM=9

|win_SIO=3 |draw_SIO=2 |loss_SIO=7 |gf_SIO=13|ga_SIO=19

|win_ZUG=2 |draw_ZUG=0 |loss_ZUG=10|gf_ZUG=5 |ga_ZUG=30

|status_SAM=CO

|status_DBA=O

|status_DIL=O

|status_ZUG=R

|status_SIO=R

|name_DIL=Dila Gori

|name_DBA=Dinamo Batumi

|name_KOL=Kolkheti Poti

|name_SAB=Saburtalo Tbilisi

|name_SAM=Samtredia

|name_SIO=Sioni Bolnisi

|name_ZUG=Zugdidi

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.{{cite web|url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=166&view=rules|title=Umaglesi Liga 2016 - Season rules|publisher=Scoresway|access-date=24 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329234132/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=166&view=rules|archive-date=29 March 2019|url-status=dead}}

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CPO=green1 |text_CPO=Qualification to Championship final

|col_ELPO=yellow1|text_ELPO=Qualification to Bronze play-offs

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification to Relegation play-offs

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Erovnuli Liga 2

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR

|team1=DIL|team2=DBA|team3=KOL|team4=SAB|team5=SAM

|team6=SIO|team7=ZUG

|name_DIL=Dila Gori

|match_DIL_DBA=0–0

|match_DIL_KOL=1–0

|match_DIL_SAB=0–0

|match_DIL_SAM=1–2

|match_DIL_SIO=2–1

|match_DIL_ZUG=4–1

|name_DBA=Dinamo Batumi

|match_DBA_DIL=3–1

|match_DBA_KOL=0–1

|match_DBA_SAB=0–1

|match_DBA_SAM=1–1

|match_DBA_SIO=0–0

|match_DBA_ZUG=5–0

|name_KOL=Kolkheti Poti

|match_KOL_DIL=0–1

|match_KOL_DBA=0–5

|match_KOL_SAB=1–0

|match_KOL_SAM=1–3

|match_KOL_SIO=1–0

|match_KOL_ZUG=2–0

|name_SAB=Saburtalo Tbilisi

|match_SAB_DIL=2–1

|match_SAB_DBA=0–0

|match_SAB_KOL=6–1

|match_SAB_SAM=2–2

|match_SAB_SIO=1–1

|match_SAB_ZUG=3–1

|name_SAM=Samtredia

|match_SAM_DIL=0–2

|match_SAM_DBA=1–1

|match_SAM_KOL=2–0

|match_SAM_SAB=3–0

|match_SAM_SIO=4–1

|match_SAM_ZUG=1–0

|name_SIO=Sioni

|match_SIO_DIL=2–0

|match_SIO_DBA=0–3

|match_SIO_KOL=0–2

|match_SIO_SAB=1–2

|match_SIO_SAM=0–3

|match_SIO_ZUG=4–1

|name_ZUG=Zugdidi

|match_ZUG_DIL=1–0

|match_ZUG_DBA=0–2

|match_ZUG_KOL=0–1

|match_ZUG_SAB=1–0

|match_ZUG_SAM=0–5

|match_ZUG_SIO=0–3

|update=complete

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/umaglesi-liga/20162017/regular-season/group-red/g10029 Soccerway]

}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group White

|source=[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/geo/domestic/league/1081/ UEFA], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/umaglesi-liga/20162017/regular-season/group-white/g10030/ Soccerway]

|team1=CHI |team2=DIN |team3=TKU |team4=LOK |team5=SHU |team6=GUR |team7=TSK

|result1=CPO |result2=ELPO |result3=EL1Q |result5=RPO |result6=RPO |result7=REL

|update=complete

|win_CHI=9 |draw_CHI=2 |loss_CHI=1 |gf_CHI=27|ga_CHI=11

|win_DIN=6 |draw_DIN=5 |loss_DIN=1 |gf_DIN=17|ga_DIN=5

|win_GUR=3 |draw_GUR=2 |loss_GUR=7 |gf_GUR=8 |ga_GUR=21

|win_LOK=4 |draw_LOK=3 |loss_LOK=5 |gf_LOK=11|ga_LOK=18

|win_SHU=2 |draw_SHU=6 |loss_SHU=4 |gf_SHU=10|ga_SHU=13

|win_TKU=4 |draw_TKU=3 |loss_TKU=5 |gf_TKU=16|ga_TKU=12

|win_TSK=2 |draw_TSK=3 |loss_TSK=7 |gf_TSK=12|ga_TSK=21

|hth_TKU=Torpedo Kutaisi ahead of Locomotive Tbilisi on head-to-head record; Locomotive Tbilisi–Torpedo Kutaisi 0–0, Torpedo Kutaisi–Locomotive Tbilisi 3–0.

|hth_LOK=TKU

|status_TSK=R

|status_GUR=R

|status_SHU=O

|name_CHI=Chikhura Sachkhere

|name_DIN=Dinamo Tbilisi

|name_GUR=Guria Lanchkhuti

|name_LOK=Locomotive Tbilisi

|name_SHU=Shukura Kobuleti

|name_TKU=Torpedo Kutaisi

|name_TSK=Tskhinvali

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.{{cite web|url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=166&view=rules|title=Umaglesi Liga 2016 - Season rules|publisher=Scoresway|access-date=24 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329234132/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=166&view=rules|archive-date=29 March 2019|url-status=dead}}

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CPO=green1 |text_CPO=Qualification to Championship final

|col_EL1Q=blue1 |text_EL1Q=Qualification to EL first qualifying round and Bronze play-offs

|col_ELPO=yellow1|text_ELPO=Qualification to Bronze play-offs

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification to Relegation play-offs

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Erovnuli Liga 2

|note_res_EL1Q=Torpedo Kutaisi qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Georgian Cup.

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR

|team1=CHI|team2=DIN|team3=GUR|team4=LOC|team5=SHU

|team6=TKU|team7=TSK

|name_CHI=Chikhura Sachkhere

|match_CHI_DIN=0–0

|match_CHI_GUR=1–2

|match_CHI_LOC=3–2

|match_CHI_SHU=1–1

|match_CHI_TKU=2–1

|match_CHI_TSK=4–1

|name_DIN=Dinamo Tbilisi

|match_DIN_CHI=1–2

|match_DIN_GUR=3–0

|match_DIN_LOC=4–0

|match_DIN_SHU=1–1

|match_DIN_TKU=0–0

|match_DIN_TSK=0–0

|name_GUR=Guria Lanchkhuti

|match_GUR_CHI=0–2

|match_GUR_DIN=0–2

|match_GUR_LOC=1–0

|match_GUR_SHU=0–0

|match_GUR_TKU=2–1

|match_GUR_TSK=0–0

|name_LOC=Locomotive Tbilisi

|match_LOC_CHI=1–4

|match_LOC_DIN=0–0

|match_LOC_GUR=2–1

|match_LOC_SHU=1–1

|match_LOC_TKU=0–0

|match_LOC_TSK=2–0

|name_SHU=Shukura Kobuleti

|match_SHU_CHI=1–3

|match_SHU_DIN=0–1

|match_SHU_GUR=3–1

|match_SHU_LOC=0–1

|match_SHU_TKU=2–1

|match_SHU_TSK=1–3

|name_TKU=Torpedo Kutaisi

|match_TKU_CHI=0–3

|match_TKU_DIN=0–1

|match_TKU_GUR=5–0

|match_TKU_LOC=3–0

|match_TKU_SHU=0–0

|match_TKU_TSK=3–1

|name_TSK=Tskhinvali

|match_TSK_CHI=1–2

|match_TSK_DIN=2–4

|match_TSK_GUR=2–1

|match_TSK_LOC=1–2

|match_TSK_SHU=0–0

|match_TSK_TKU=1–2

|update=complete

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/umaglesi-liga/20162017/regular-season/group-white/g10030 Soccerway]

}}

The play-offs schedule was unveiled on 15 November 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.gff.ge/ka/News/Details/4796|title=საპლეიოფო თარიღები დამტკიცებულია (Events Playoff Approved)|date=15 November 2016|publisher=Georgian Football Federation|language=ka|access-date=23 November 2016}}

{{4TeamBracket|legs=2/1|aggregate=score|seeds=n

| RD1 = Semi-finals

| RD2 = Final

| RD1-seed1 =

| RD1-team1 = Torpedo Kutaisi

| RD1-score1-1 = 2

| RD1-score1-2 = 0

| RD1-score1-agg= 2

| RD1-seed2 =

| RD1-team2 = Dinamo Batumi (a)

| RD1-score2-1 = 1

| RD1-score2-2 = 1

| RD1-score2-agg= 2

| RD1-seed3 =

| RD1-team3 = Saburtalo Tbilisi

| RD1-score3-1 = 0

| RD1-score3-2 = 0

| RD1-seed4 =

| RD1-team4 = Dinamo Tbilisi

| RD1-score4-1 = 0

| RD1-score4-2 = 1

| RD2-seed1 =

| RD2-team1 = Dinamo Batumi

| RD2-score1 = 1

| RD2-seed2 =

| RD2-team2 = Dinamo Tbilisi

| RD2-score2 = 0

}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|11|30|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 UTC+4

|team1 = Torpedo Kutaisi

|score = 2–1

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/11/30/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-torpedo-kutaisi/fc-dinamo-batumi/2376103

|team2 = Dinamo Batumi

|goals1 = Babunashvili {{goal|29|pen.}}
Kimadze {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = Shonia {{goal|72}}

|stadium = Ramaz Shengelia Stadium, Kutaisi

|attendance = 1,000

|referee = Giorgi Kruashvili

}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|12|4|df=y}}

|time = 13:00 UTC+4

|team1 = Dinamo Batumi

|score = 1–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/04/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-dinamo-batumi/fc-torpedo-kutaisi/2376105

|team2 = Torpedo Kutaisi

|goals1 = Kavtaradze {{goal|8}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Chele Arena, Kobuleti

|attendance = 700

|referee = Davit Kharitonashvili

}}

2–2 on aggregate. Dinamo Batumi won on away goals.

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{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|11|30|df=y}}

|time = 17:00 UTC+4

|team1 = Saburtalo Tbilisi

|score = 0–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/11/30/georgia/umaglesi-liga/saburtalo/fc-dinamo-tbilisi/2376102

|team2 = Dinamo Tbilisi

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi

|attendance = 300

|referee = Irakli Kvirikashvili

}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|12|4|df=y}}

|time = 13:00 UTC+4

|team1 = Dinamo Tbilisi

|score = 1–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/04/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-dinamo-tbilisi/saburtalo/2376104

|team2 = Saburtalo Tbilisi

|goals1 = Zaria {{goal|25}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

|attendance = 500

|referee = Jener Khorava

}}

Dinamo Tbilisi won 1–0 on aggregate.

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|12|10|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 UTC+4

|team1 = Dinamo Batumi

|score = 1–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/10/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-dinamo-batumi/fc-dinamo-tbilisi/2379117

|team2 = Dinamo Tbilisi

|goals1 = Shonia {{goal|16}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi

|attendance = 300

|referee = Giorgi Vadatchkoria

}}

Dinamo Batumi qualified for the 2017–18 Europa League first qualifying round.

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|12|1|df=y}}

|time = 14:00 UTC+4

|team1 = Guria Lanchkhuti

|score = 0–2

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/06/georgia/umaglesi-liga/guria-lanchkhuti/fc-dila-gori/2376089

|team2 = Dila Gori

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Dan Kowa {{goal|56}}
Etou {{goal|82}}

|stadium = Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium, Lanchkhuti

|attendance = 400

|referee = Bakur Ninua

}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|12|6|df=y}}

|time = 13:00 UTC+4

|team1 = Dila Gori

|score = 0–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/06/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-dila-gori/guria-lanchkhuti/2376091

|team2 = Guria Lanchkhuti

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori

|attendance = 300

|referee = Goga Kikacheishvili

}}

Dila Gori won 2–0 on aggregate and retained their place for 2017 Erovnuli Liga; Guria Lanchkhuti were relegated to 2017 Erovnuli Liga 2.

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{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|12|1|df=y}}

|time = 14:00 UTC+4

|team1 = Sioni Bolnisi

|score = 4–3

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/01/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-sioni-bolnisi/fc-shukura-kobuleti/2376088

|team2 = Shukura Kobuleti

|goals1 = Svanidze {{goal|16}}
Sikharulidze {{goal|45+2||85}}
Vasadze {{goal|72}}

|goals2 = Komakhidze {{goal|9}}
Konyeha {{goal|18}}
Shalamberidze {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Tamaz Stepania Stadium, Bolnisi

|attendance = 1,500

|referee = Giorgi Vadatchkoria

}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|12|6|df=y}}

|time = 13:00 UTC+4

|team1 = Shukura Kobuleti

|score = 2–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/01/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-shukura-kobuleti/fc-sioni-bolnisi/2376090

|team2 = Sioni Bolnisi

|goals1 = Guruli {{goal|40}}
Jefinho {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Chele Arena, Kobuleti

|attendance = 1,500

|referee = Arsen Nonikashvili

}}

Shukura Kobuleti won 5–4 on aggregate and retained their place for 2017 Erovnuli Liga; Sioni Bolnisi were relegated to 2017 Erovnuli Liga 2

A draw was made on 28 November 2016 to determine the order of the legs.{{cite web|url=http://www.gff.ge/ka/News/Details/4819|title=უმაღლესი ლიგა - რეგულარული სეზონი დასრულდა (League - Regular season ends)|date=26 November 2016|publisher=Georgian Football Federation|language=ka|access-date=26 November 2016}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|12|3|df=y}}

|time = 14:00 UTC+4

|team1 = Samtredia

|score = 2–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/03/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-samtredia/chikhura-sachkhere/2376631

|team2 = Chikhura Sachkhere

|goals1 = Zivzivadze {{goal|18||40}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium, Samtredia

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Lasha Silagava

}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|12|11|df=y}}

|time = 13:30 UTC+4

|team1 = Chikhura Sachkhere

|score = 2–2

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/11/georgia/umaglesi-liga/chikhura-sachkhere/fc-samtredia/2376632

|team2 = Samtredia

|goals1 = Dekanoidze {{goal|82}}
Lobzhanidze {{goal|90|pen.}}

|goals2 = Arabuli {{goal|42|pen.}}
Datunaishvili {{goal|59}}

|stadium = Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Lasha Silagava

}}

Samtredia won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for 2017–18 Champions League second qualifying round; Chikhura Sachkhere qualified for 2017–18 Europa League first qualifying round.

Source: [https://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/umaglesi-liga/20162017/regular-season/r36346/ soccerway.com]

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