2019 Erovnuli Liga
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Erovnuli Liga
| season = 2019
| dates = 1 March 2019 – 1 December 2019
| winners = Dinamo Tbilisi
17th Georgian title
| relegated = Rustavi
Sioni Bolnisi
WIT Georgia
| continentalcup1 = Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Dinamo Tbilisi
| continentalcup2 = Europa League
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Dinamo Batumi
Saburtalo Tbilisi
Locomotive Tbilisi
| matches =
| total goals =
| league topscorer = Levan Kutalia (20)
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest winless =
| longest losses =
| prevseason = 2018
| nextseason = 2020
}}
The 2019 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2019 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 31st season of top-tier football in Georgia. Saburtalo Tbilisi were the defending champions. The season began on 1 March 2019 and ended on 1 December 2019.{{cite web|publisher=erovnuliliga.ge|title=Results - Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga |url=https://erovnuliliga.ge/en/results}}
Teams and stadiums
{{Location map+ |Georgia |width=550 |float=right |caption=Locations of the 2019 Erovnuli Liga teams. |places=
{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=41.716667|long=44.783333|marksize=12 |label=Tbilisi |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=41.983048|long=44.103936|label=Dila Gori|position=left }}
{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=41.635225|long=41.618933|label=Dinamo Batumi|position=left }}
{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=41.540993|long=45.006808|label=FC Rustavi|position=right }}
{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=41.448053|long=44.534992|label=Sioni Bolnisi|position=left }}
{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=42.342008|long=43.410605|label=Chikhura Sachkhere|position=right }}
{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=41.847221|long=44.721434|label=WIT Georgia|position=top }}
{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=42.255127|long=42.683281|label=Torpedo Kutaisi|position=right }}
{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=43.5 |long=46.5 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |label=Tbilisi teams:
Dinamo
Locomotive
Saburtalo}}
}}
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" | |||
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikhura Sachkhere | Sachkhere | {{ill|Central Stadium, Sachkhere|lt=Central Stadium|ka|ცენტრალური სტადიონი (საჩხერე)}} | align="center"|2,000 |
| Dila Gori | Gori | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium | align="center"|5,000 |
| Dinamo Batumi | Batumi | Chele Arena | align="center"|6,000 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Boris Paichadze Stadium | align="center"|54,549 |
| Locomotive Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | align="center"|27,223 |
| FC Rustavi | Rustavi | Poladi Stadium | align="center"|10,720 |
| Saburtalo Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | align="center"|27,223 |
| Sioni Bolnisi | Bolnisi | Tamaz Stepania Stadium | align="center"|3,242 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | Kutaisi | Ramaz Shengelia Stadium | align="center"|19,400 |
| WIT Georgia | Mtskheta | Mtskheta Park | align="center"|2,000 |
League table
|source=[http://erovnuliliga.ge/en/tables Erovnuli Liga], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/umaglesi-liga/2019/regular-season/r51162/ Soccerway]
|team1=DTB |team2=DBT |team3=SAB |team4=LOC |team5=CHI |team6=TKU |team7=DIL |team8=RUS |team9=SIO |team10=WIT
|result1=CL1Q |result2=EL1Q |result3=EL1Q |result4=EL1Q |result8=RPO |result9=RPO |result10=REL
|update=complete
|win_CHI=12|draw_CHI=11|loss_CHI=13|gf_CHI=48|ga_CHI=44
|win_DIL=11|draw_DIL=10|loss_DIL=15|gf_DIL=40|ga_DIL=44
|win_DBT=21|draw_DBT=7 |loss_DBT=8 |gf_DBT=57|ga_DBT=31
|win_DTB=23|draw_DTB=6 |loss_DTB=7 |gf_DTB=70|ga_DTB=31
|win_LOC=17|draw_LOC=4 |loss_LOC=15|gf_LOC=44|ga_LOC=46
|win_RUS=9 |draw_RUS=11|loss_RUS=16|gf_RUS=40|ga_RUS=56
|win_SAB=21|draw_SAB=7 |loss_SAB=8 |gf_SAB=67|ga_SAB=36
|win_SIO=10|draw_SIO=8 |loss_SIO=18|gf_SIO=38|ga_SIO=80
|win_TKU=12|draw_TKU=8 |loss_TKU=16|gf_TKU=53|ga_TKU=54
|win_WIT=4 |draw_WIT=8 |loss_WIT=24|gf_WIT=15|ga_WIT=50
|status_DTB=C
|status_RUS=R
|status_SIO=R
|status_WIT=R
|hth_DBT=Head-to-head points: Dinamo Batumi 7, Saburtalo Tbilisi 4
|hth_SAB=DBT
|hth_RUS=Head-to-head away goals scored: Rustavi 4, Sioni Bolnisi 2
|hth_SIO=RUS
|name_CHI=Chikhura Sachkhere
|name_DIL=Dila Gori
|name_DBT=Dinamo Batumi
|name_DTB=Dinamo Tbilisi
|name_LOC=Locomotive Tbilisi
|name_RUS=Rustavi
|name_SAB=Saburtalo Tbilisi
|name_SIO=Sioni Bolnisi
|name_TKU=Torpedo Kutaisi
|name_WIT=WIT Georgia
|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=https://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/umaglesi-liga/2019/regular-season/r51162/|title=Erovnuli Liga 2019 |publisher=Soccerway|access-date=11 February 2020}}
|res_col_header=QR
|col_CL1Q=green1 |text_CL1Q=Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
|col_EL1Q=blue1 |text_EL1Q=Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification to Relegation play-offs
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Erovnuli Liga 2
}}
Results
Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
=First half of season=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
| source = [http://erovnuliliga.ge/en/results Erovnuli Liga]
| update = complete
| a_note =
| matches_style = FBR
| team1= CHI | team2= DIL | team3= DBT | team4= DTB | team5= LOC | team6= RUS | team7= SAB | team8= SIO | team9= TKU | team10= WIT
| name_CHI = Chikhura Sachkhere
| name_DIL = Dila Gori
| name_DBT = Dinamo Batumi
| name_DTB = Dinamo Tbilisi
| name_LOC = Locomotive Tbilisi
| name_RUS = Rustavi
| name_SAB = Saburtalo Tbilisi
| name_SIO = Sioni Bolnisi
| name_TKU = Torpedo Kutaisi
| name_WIT = WIT Georgia
| match_CHI_DIL = 1–1
| match_CHI_DBT = 1–2
| match_CHI_DTB = 2–2
| match_CHI_LOC = 1–0
| match_CHI_RUS = 0–0
| match_CHI_SAB = 0–0
| match_CHI_SIO = 5–0
| match_CHI_TKU = 0–0
| match_CHI_WIT = 1–0
| match_DIL_CHI = 2–0
| match_DIL_DBT = 1–0
| match_DIL_DTB = 2–3
| match_DIL_LOC = 3–1
| match_DIL_RUS = 2–1
| match_DIL_SAB = 1–1
| match_DIL_SIO = 0–0
| match_DIL_TKU = 0–2
| match_DIL_WIT = 0–1
| match_DBT_CHI = 0–0
| match_DBT_DIL = 1–0
| match_DBT_DTB = 3–2
| match_DBT_LOC = 2–1
| match_DBT_RUS = 2–1
| match_DBT_SAB = 4–2
| match_DBT_SIO = 5–1
| match_DBT_TKU = 0–2
| match_DBT_WIT = 2–0
| match_DTB_CHI = 2–0
| match_DTB_DIL = 1–0
| match_DTB_DBT = 0–1
| match_DTB_LOC = 1–3
| match_DTB_RUS = 3–1
| match_DTB_SAB = 4–2
| match_DTB_SIO = 5–1
| match_DTB_TKU = 2–1
| match_DTB_WIT = 2–1
| match_LOC_CHI = 2–0
| match_LOC_DIL = 1–0
| match_LOC_DBT = 1–0
| match_LOC_DTB = 0–4
| match_LOC_RUS = 4–1
| match_LOC_SAB = 1–3
| match_LOC_SIO = 1–2
| match_LOC_TKU = 1–3
| match_LOC_WIT = 0–1
| match_RUS_CHI = 1–1
| match_RUS_DIL = 2–1
| match_RUS_DBT = 0–2
| match_RUS_DTB = 0–1
| match_RUS_LOC = 0–2
| match_RUS_SAB = 3–1
| match_RUS_SIO = 1–1
| match_RUS_TKU = 2–4
| match_RUS_WIT = 0–0
| match_SAB_CHI = 2–3
| match_SAB_DIL = 2–1
| match_SAB_DBT = 1–0
| match_SAB_DTB = 2–0
| match_SAB_LOC = 1–0
| match_SAB_RUS = 2–1
| match_SAB_SIO = 2–1
| match_SAB_TKU = 3–0
| match_SAB_WIT = 3–0
| match_SIO_CHI = 0–5
| match_SIO_DIL = 2–1
| match_SIO_DBT = 2–4
| match_SIO_DTB = 2–1
| match_SIO_LOC = 0–0
| match_SIO_RUS = 3–3
| match_SIO_SAB = 2–3
| match_SIO_TKU = 2–1
| match_SIO_WIT = 1–0
| match_TKU_CHI = 5–3
| match_TKU_DIL = 3–3
| match_TKU_DBT = 3–2
| match_TKU_DTB = 0–0
| match_TKU_LOC = 0–2
| match_TKU_RUS = 2–0
| match_TKU_SAB = 2–3
| match_TKU_SIO = 3–2
| match_TKU_WIT = 2–1
| match_WIT_CHI = 1–1
| match_WIT_DIL = 0–1
| match_WIT_DBT = 0–1
| match_WIT_DTB = 1–0
| match_WIT_LOC = 0–3
| match_WIT_RUS = 2–3
| match_WIT_SAB = 0–3
| match_WIT_SIO = 0–1
| match_WIT_TKU = 3–0
}}
{{col-2}}
=Second half of season=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
| source = [http://erovnuliliga.ge/en/results Erovnuli Liga]
| update = complete
| a_note =
| matches_style = FBR
| team1= CHI | team2= DIL | team3= DBT | team4= DTB | team5= LOC | team6= RUS | team7= SAB | team8= SIO | team9= TKU | team10= WIT
| name_CHI = Chikhura Sachkhere
| name_DIL = Dila Gori
| name_DBT = Dinamo Batumi
| name_DTB = Dinamo Tbilisi
| name_LOC = Locomotive Tbilisi
| name_RUS = Rustavi
| name_SAB = Saburtalo Tbilisi
| name_SIO = Sioni Bolnisi
| name_TKU = Torpedo Kutaisi
| name_WIT = WIT Georgia
| match_CHI_DIL = 4–1
| match_CHI_DBT = 2–0
| match_CHI_DTB = 0–2
| match_CHI_LOC = 3–2
| match_CHI_RUS = 3–2
| match_CHI_SAB = 1–3
| match_CHI_SIO = 2–2
| match_CHI_TKU = 1–1
| match_CHI_WIT = 2–1
| match_DIL_CHI = 2–1
| match_DIL_DBT = 0–0
| match_DIL_DTB = 1–2
| match_DIL_LOC = 0–1
| match_DIL_RUS = 0–0
| match_DIL_SAB = 2–0
| match_DIL_SIO = 2–0
| match_DIL_TKU = 2–2
| match_DIL_WIT = 2–0
| match_DBT_CHI = 2–0
| match_DBT_DIL = 0–0
| match_DBT_DTB = 1–1
| match_DBT_LOC = 2–1
| match_DBT_RUS = 2–1
| match_DBT_SAB = 1–0
| match_DBT_SIO = 2–0
| match_DBT_TKU = 2–2
| match_DBT_WIT = 1–1
| match_DTB_CHI = 1–0
| match_DTB_DIL = 5–0
| match_DTB_DBT = 2–1
| match_DTB_LOC = 0–1
| match_DTB_RUS = 2–2
| match_DTB_SAB = 2–1
| match_DTB_SIO = 1–1
| match_DTB_TKU = 2–1
| match_DTB_WIT = 2-0
| match_LOC_CHI = 0–2
| match_LOC_DIL = 1–0
| match_LOC_DBT = 2–1
| match_LOC_DTB = 0–6
| match_LOC_RUS = 1–1
| match_LOC_SAB = 1–0
| match_LOC_SIO = 1–1
| match_LOC_TKU = 2–0
| match_LOC_WIT = 1–1
| match_RUS_CHI = 1–0
| match_RUS_DIL = 2–2
| match_RUS_DBT = 0–2
| match_RUS_DTB = 0–2
| match_RUS_LOC = 2–1
| match_RUS_SAB = 0–3
| match_RUS_SIO = 2–1
| match_RUS_TKU = 2–0
| match_RUS_WIT = 1–0
| match_SAB_CHI = 1–0
| match_SAB_DIL = 3–0
| match_SAB_DBT = 0–0
| match_SAB_DTB = 0–0
| match_SAB_LOC = 4–0
| match_SAB_RUS = 2–2
| match_SAB_SIO = 5–1
| match_SAB_TKU = 1–1
| match_SAB_WIT = 3–1
| match_SIO_CHI = 2–1
| match_SIO_DIL = 0–4
| match_SIO_DBT = 0–4
| match_SIO_DTB = 0–3
| match_SIO_LOC = 1–2
| match_SIO_RUS = 2–1
| match_SIO_SAB = 1–3
| match_SIO_TKU = 2–0
| match_SIO_WIT = 1–0
| match_TKU_CHI = 1–2
| match_TKU_DIL = 1–1
| match_TKU_DBT = 1–2
| match_TKU_DTB = 0–1
| match_TKU_LOC = 0–2
| match_TKU_RUS = 0–1
| match_TKU_SAB = 0–2
| match_TKU_SIO = 7–0
| match_TKU_WIT = 1–0
| match_WIT_CHI = 0–0
| match_WIT_DIL = 0–2
| match_WIT_DBT = 0–3
| match_WIT_DTB = 0–3
| match_WIT_LOC = 0–2
| match_WIT_RUS = 0–0
| match_WIT_SAB = 0–0
| match_WIT_SIO = 0–0
| match_WIT_TKU = 0–2
}}
{{col-end}}
Relegation play-offs
{{football box
|date = 5 December 2019
|time = 14:00
|team1 = Telavi
|score = 1–0
|report = https://erovnuliliga.ge/en/game/4782-tel-rus
|team2 = Rustavi
|goals1 = Basheleishvili {{goal|54}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Givi Chokheli Stadium, Telavi
|attendance = 1,000
|referee = Giorgi Kruashvili
}}
{{football box
|date = 11 December 2019
|time = 13:30
|team1 = Rustavi
|score = 1–2
|report = https://erovnuliliga.ge/en/game/4784-rus-tel
|team2 = Telavi
|goals1 = Kavtaradze {{goal|3|pen.}}
|goals2 = Latsabidze {{goal|15|o.g.}}
Dzotsenidze {{goal|32}}
|stadium = Poladi Stadium, Rustavi
|attendance = 700
|referee = Irakli Kvirikashvili
}}
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{{football box
|date = 5 December 2019
|time = 14:00
|team1 = Sioni Bolnisi
|score = 0–0
|report = https://erovnuliliga.ge/en/game/4783-sio-sam
|team2 = Samtredia
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Tamaz Stephania Stadium, Bolnisi
|attendance = 1,000
|referee = Papuna Matcharadze
}}
{{football box
|date = 11 December 2019
|time = 13:30
|team1 = Samtredia
|score = 4–1
|report = https://erovnuliliga.ge/en/game/4785-sam-sio
|team2 = Sioni Bolnisi
|goals1 = Kilasonia {{goal|32}}
Qurbanov {{goal|38||71}}
Samushia {{goal|64}}
|goals2 = Ugulava {{goal|77}}
|stadium = Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium, Samtredia
|attendance = 2,000
|referee = Giorgi Vadatchkoria
}}
Season statistics
=Top scorers=
{{updated|match played 10 November 2019}}{{cite web |title=EROVNULI LIGA |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/national/georgia/umaglesi-liga/2019/regular-season/r51162/ |website=soccerway.com/ |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=16 April 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
|---|
| 1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Levan Kutalia |align="left"|Dinamo Tbilisi |19 |
| 2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Flamarion |align="left"|Dinamo Batumi |16 |
| rowspan=2|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Budu Zivzivadze |align="left"|Torpedo Kutaisi |13 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Irakli Sikharulidze
|align="left"|Locomotive Tbilisi |13 |
| 5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Levan Shengelia |align="left"|Dinamo Tbilisi |12 |
| rowspan=2|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Gega Diasamidze |align="left"|Saburtalo Tbilisi |rowspan=2|11 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nodar Kavtaradze
|align="left"|Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Lasha Shindagoridze |align="left"|Saburtalo Tbilisi |10 |
| rowspan=2|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Bidzina Makharoblidze |align="left"|Chikhura Sachkhere |rowspan=2|9 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Jaba Ugulava
|align="left"|Sioni Bolnisi |
Attendances
{{row counter|
| class{{=}}"wikitable sortable"
!#!!Football club!!Average attendancehttps://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/geo/avegeo19.htm | ||
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Dinamo Batumi | 4,361 |
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Dila Gori | 1,900 |
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1,281 |
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Torpedo Kutaisi | 1,272 |
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Sioni Bolnisi | 594 |
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Locomotive Tbilisi | 564 |
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | FC Rustavi | 514 |
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | FC Saburtalo Tbilisi | 456 |
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Chikhura Sachkhere | 319 |
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | FC WIT Georgia | 303 |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Erovnuli Liga seasons}}
{{2019 in Georgian football}}
{{2018–19 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{2019–20 in European football (UEFA)}}