2024 Erovnuli Liga 2

{{Short description|Georgian second tier football season}}

{{Infobox football league season

|competition = Erovnuli Liga 2

|season = 2024

|dates = 5 March – 8 December

|winners = Gareji (1st title)

|promoted = Gareji

|relegated = Aragvi
Shturmi
WIT Georgia
Kolkheti

|continentalcup1 = Conference League

|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Spaeri

|matches = 180

|total goals = 528

|league topscorer = Levan Papava
(27 goals)

|biggest home win = Sioni 7–0 Kolkheti
(2 November)

|biggest away win = Spaeri 0–5 Locomotive
(10 August)
Kolkheti 0–5 Rustavi
(9 November)

|highest scoring = Aragvi 3–5 Gareji
(1 May)
Aragvi 6–2 WIT Georgia (24 May)

|longest wins = Gareji
(4 games)

|longest unbeaten = Gareji (10)

|longest winless = Kolkheti (11)

|longest losses = Kolkheti (7)

|prevseason = 2023

|nextseason = 2025

|updated = complete

}}

The 2024 Erovnuli Liga 2 season was the eighth edition under its current title and the 36th edition of second-tier football in Georgia. The four-part competition began on 5 March and ended on 8 December with playoffs completed on 16 December.

Each team played 36 matches this season. The winners Gareji gained automatic promotion to the Erovnuli Liga,{{cite web |title=საგარეჯოს "გარეჯი" ეროვნულ ლიგაში გადავიდა - ისტორიაში პირველად |url=https://sportline.ge/fexburti/18843--.html |website=sportline.ge (in Georgian) |date=1 December 2024 |access-date=3 December 2024}} while the next two teams participate in play-offs against their top-flight rivals. The bottom two entered a play-off contest against 3rd and 4th teams of Liga 3 at the end of the season. Two-legged ties were played at each side's home ground.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2023 season:{{cite web |title=Liga 3 in 2023 |url=https://erovnuliliga.ge/en/tables?league=2 |website=eliga.ge}}

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=To Erovnuli Liga 2=

Promoted from Liga 3

AragviShturmiRustavi

Relegated from Erovnuli Liga

Shukura

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=From Erovnuli Liga 2=

Promoted to Erovnuli Liga

Kolkheti 1913

Relegated to Liga 3

Merani MartviliMerani Tbilisi

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Note: Shukura, relegated from the top league following the 2023 season, were supposed to be one of the ten clubs competing this season. However, based on a GFF decision announced on 11 January 2024, they were demoted to Liga 4 and replaced by Rustavi.{{cite web |title=ქობულეთის "შუქურამ" ლიცენზია ვერ მიიღო და ლიგა 4-ში დაქვეითდა |url=https://www.ajaratv.ge/article/126481 |website=ajaratv.ge (in Georgian) |date=11 January 2024}}

Teams

{{Location map+|Georgia|width=610|float=right|caption=Location of Liga 2 football clubs in 2024|places=

{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.73397|long=45.33149|label=Gareji|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=42.31558|long=41.89871|label=Kolkheti |position=right}}

{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=42.08583|long=44.69583|label=Aragvi|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.71402|long=45.17664|label=Shturmi |position=top}}

{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.44794|long=44.53838|label=Sioni|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.540993|long=45.006808|label=Rustavi |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.722883|long=44.789792|mark=Blue pog.svg|label=Tbilisi|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=43.5 |long=46.5 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |label=Tbilisi teams:
WIT Georgia
Dinamo-2
Locomotive
Spaeri}}

}}

Based on their performance in the previous year, the following ten teams are competing in Erovnuli Liga 2 in the 2024 season.

Rustavi, Kolkheti, Locomotive, Sioni and WIT Georgia have previously taken part in the main division with the last two clubs being also the national champions.{{cite web |title=Georgian Football League Champions by Year |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/world-football/world-football-league/world_leagues_georgia/ |website=myfootballfacts.com |access-date=11 January 2024}}

The clubs are listed in alphabetical order.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
Club

!Position last season

!Location

!Region

style="text-align:left;"| Aragvi1st in Liga 3Dusheti{{efn|Although formally from Dusheti, played all their home matches at Sartichala stadium}}Mtskheta-Mtianeti
style="text-align:left;"|Dinamo-25thTbilisiTbilisi
style="text-align:left;"| Gareji2ndSagarejoKakheti
style="text-align:left;"| Kolkheti7thKhobiSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
style="text-align:left;"| Locomotive8thTbilisiTbilisi
style="text-align:left;"| Rustavi3rd in Liga 3RustaviKvemo Kartli
style="text-align:left;"|Shturmi2nd in Liga 3SartichalaKvemo Kartli
style="text-align:left;"|Sioni4thBolnisiKvemo Kartli
style="text-align:left;"|Spaeri3rdTbilisiTbilisi
style="text-align:left;"|WIT Georgia6thTbilisiTbilisi

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League table

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

|res_col_header=PQR

|team6=DT2|team5=SPA|team7=ARA|team8=SHS|team2=RST|team1=GAR|team10=KKH|team9=WIT|team3=SBL|team4=LOC

|name_DT2=Dinamo-2

|name_SHS=Shturmi

|name_ARA=Aragvi

|name_GAR=Gareji

|name_RST=Rustavi

|name_SBL=Sioni

|name_LOC=Locomotive

|name_WIT={{nowrap|WIT Georgia}}

|name_KKH=Kolkheti

|name_SPA=Spaeri

|win_DT2=15|draw_DT2=6|loss_DT2=15|gf_DT2=51|ga_DT2=62

|win_SHS=12|draw_SHS=9|loss_SHS=15|gf_SHS=42|ga_SHS=49|status_SHS=R

|win_RST=20|draw_RST=5|loss_RST=11|gf_RST=62|ga_RST=41

|win_GAR=19|draw_GAR=10|loss_GAR=7|gf_GAR=77|ga_GAR=44|status_GAR=CP

|win_ARA=14|draw_ARA=7|loss_ARA=15|gf_ARA=51|ga_ARA=50|status_ARA=R

|win_WIT=11|draw_WIT=8|loss_WIT=17|gf_WIT=49|ga_WIT=59|status_WIT=R

|win_KKH=4|draw_KKH=8|loss_KKH=24|gf_KKH=30|ga_KKH=85|status_KKH=R

|win_SPA=14|draw_SPA=9|loss_SPA=13|gf_SPA=50|ga_SPA=47

|win_SBL=19|draw_SBL=4|loss_SBL=13|gf_SBL=66|ga_SBL=42

|win_LOC=13|draw_LOC=12|loss_LOC=11|gf_LOC=50|ga_LOC=49

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to Erovnuli Liga

|result1=P

|col_PP=green2|text_PP=Qualification for Promotion play-offs

|result2=PP|result3=PP

|col_ECL1Q=yellow1 |text_ECL1Q=Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round

|result5=ECL1Q

|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification for Relegation play-offs

|result7=RP|result8=RP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Liga 3

|result9=R|result10=R

|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.

|note_res_ECL1Q=Spaeri qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round by winning the 2024 Georgian Cup.

|update=complete

|source={{cite web |title=Erovnuli Liga 2, Table|url=https://erovnuliliga.ge/en/tables?league=2|website=erovnuliliga.ge}}

}}

Results

=Regular season=

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==Round 1-18==

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR

|team1=ARA|team2=DT2|team3=GAR|team4=KKH|team5=LOC

|team6=RST|team7=SHS|team8=SBL|team9=SPA|team10=WIT

|name_ARA=Aragvi

|match_ARA_DT2=3–2

|match_ARA_GAR=3–5

|match_ARA_KKH=3–3

|match_ARA_LOC=3–1

|match_ARA_RST=1–2

|match_ARA_SHS=1–1

|match_ARA_SBL=2–1

|match_ARA_SPA=1–2

|match_ARA_WIT=6–2

|name_DT2=Dinamo-2

|match_DT2_ARA=3–1

|match_DT2_GAR=1–1

|match_DT2_KKH=4–1

|match_DT2_LOC=1–1

|match_DT2_RST=2–1

|match_DT2_SHS=3–1

|match_DT2_SBL=2–1

|match_DT2_SPA=0–0

|match_DT2_WIT=2–0

|name_GAR=Gareji

|match_GAR_ARA=0–1

|match_GAR_DT2=3–0

|match_GAR_KKH=2–1

|match_GAR_LOC=1–0

|match_GAR_RST=0–1

|match_GAR_SHS=4–1

|match_GAR_SBL=3–4

|match_GAR_SPA=1–1

|match_GAR_WIT=1–1

|name_KKH=Kolkheti

|match_KKH_ARA=2–1

|match_KKH_DT2=0–1

|match_KKH_GAR=0–0

|match_KKH_LOC=2–2

|match_KKH_RST=2–0

|match_KKH_SHS=2–1

|match_KKH_SBL=0–0

|match_KKH_SPA=1–4

|match_KKH_WIT=1–1

|name_LOC=Locomotive

|match_LOC_ARA=2–1

|match_LOC_DT2=2–4

|match_LOC_GAR=4–1

|match_LOC_KKH=3–3

|match_LOC_RST=1–1

|match_LOC_SHS=1–1

|match_LOC_SBL=2–4

|match_LOC_SPA=1–0

|match_LOC_WIT=0–1

|name_RST=Rustavi

|match_RST_ARA=1–0

|match_RST_DT2=4–1

|match_RST_GAR=2–3

|match_RST_KKH=1–0

|match_RST_LOC=0–0

|match_RST_SHS=4–1

|match_RST_SBL=3–1

|match_RST_SPA=3–1

|match_RST_WIT=4–1

|name_SHS=Shturmi

|match_SHS_ARA=1–0

|match_SHS_DT2=0–1

|match_SHS_GAR=1–1

|match_SHS_KKH=5–0

|match_SHS_LOC=1–2

|match_SHS_RST=1–1

|match_SHS_SBL=1–0

|match_SHS_SPA=0–3

|match_SHS_WIT=2–1

|name_SBL=Sioni

|match_SBL_ARA=0–0

|match_SBL_DT2=2–1

|match_SBL_GAR=2–0

|match_SBL_KKH=4–0

|match_SBL_LOC=4–0

|match_SBL_RST=1–0

|match_SBL_SHS=2–1

|match_SBL_SPA=5–1

|match_SBL_WIT=2–3

|name_SPA=Spaeri

|match_SPA_ARA=0–0

|match_SPA_DT2=2–1

|match_SPA_GAR=1–2

|match_SPA_KKH=1–0

|match_SPA_LOC=1–1

|match_SPA_RST=0–1

|match_SPA_SHS=0–0

|match_SPA_SBL=1–0

|match_SPA_WIT=1–1

|name_WIT={{nowrap|WIT Georgia}}

|match_WIT_ARA=0–2

|match_WIT_DT2=1–2

|match_WIT_GAR=3–2

|match_WIT_KKH=3–1

|match_WIT_LOC=3–0

|match_WIT_RST=1–1

|match_WIT_SHS=3–1

|match_WIT_SBL=1–0

|match_WIT_SPA=1–2

|update=Complete|source=[https://erovnuliliga.ge/en/results?league=2 Liga 2 results]

}}

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==Round 19-36==

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR

|team1=ARA|team2=DT2|team3=GAR|team4=KKH|team5=LOC

|team6=RST|team7=SHS|team8=SBL|team9=SPA|team10=WIT

|name_ARA=Aragvi

|match_ARA_DT2=1–0

|match_ARA_GAR=1–3

|match_ARA_KKH=2–1

|match_ARA_LOC=1–1

|match_ARA_RST=1–1

|match_ARA_SHS=1–1

|match_ARA_SBL=1–2

|match_ARA_SPA=2–0

|match_ARA_WIT=1–0

|name_DT2=Dinamo-2

|match_DT2_ARA=1–3

|match_DT2_GAR=2–2

|match_DT2_KKH=0–1

|match_DT2_LOC=1–2

|match_DT2_RST=0–2

|match_DT2_SHS=3–2

|match_DT2_SBL=3–2

|match_DT2_SPA=0–4

|match_DT2_WIT=2–1

|name_GAR=Gareji

|match_GAR_ARA=2–0

|match_GAR_DT2=3–0

|match_GAR_KKH=4–0

|match_GAR_LOC=0–0

|match_GAR_RST=4–0

|match_GAR_SHS=5–1

|match_GAR_SBL=3–0

|match_GAR_SPA=5–1

|match_GAR_WIT=2–2

|name_KKH=Kolkheti

|match_KKH_ARA=1–1

|match_KKH_DT2=2–0

|match_KKH_GAR=2–2

|match_KKH_LOC=2–1

|match_KKH_RST=1–0

|match_KKH_SHS=2–0

|match_KKH_SBL=3–1

|match_KKH_SPA=2–0

|match_KKH_WIT=0–1

|name_LOC=Locomotive

|match_LOC_ARA=1–0

|match_LOC_DT2=1–1

|match_LOC_GAR=1–2

|match_LOC_KKH=2–1

|match_LOC_RST=4–1

|match_LOC_SHS=0–2

|match_LOC_SBL=2–1

|match_LOC_SPA=1–1

|match_LOC_WIT=1–1

|name_RST=Rustavi

|match_RST_ARA=3–0

|match_RST_DT2=5–0

|match_RST_GAR=2–1

|match_RST_KKH=4–2

|match_RST_LOC=0–1

|match_RST_SHS=1–0

|match_RST_SBL=1–0

|match_RST_SPA=2–1

|match_RST_WIT=1–3

|name_SHS=Shturmi

|match_SHS_ARA=2–1

|match_SHS_DT2=4–2

|match_SHS_GAR=1–1

|match_SHS_KKH=1–0

|match_SHS_LOC=2–1

|match_SHS_RST=2–0

|match_SHS_SBL=0–1

|match_SHS_SPA=1–0

|match_SHS_WIT=0–0

|name_SBL=Sioni

|match_SBL_ARA=3–0

|match_SBL_DT2=3–0

|match_SBL_GAR=2–2

|match_SBL_KKH=7–0

|match_SBL_LOC=2–0

|match_SBL_RST=1–0

|match_SBL_SHS=2–1

|match_SBL_SPA=0–2

|match_SBL_WIT=2–0

|name_SPA=Spaeri

|match_SPA_ARA=0–2

|match_SPA_DT2=0–0

|match_SPA_GAR=1–3

|match_SPA_KKH=6–1

|match_SPA_LOC=0–5

|match_SPA_RST=3–1

|match_SPA_SHS=1–1

|match_SPA_SBL=2–3

|match_SPA_WIT=2–0

|name_WIT={{nowrap|WIT Georgia}}

|match_WIT_ARA=1–3

|match_WIT_DT2=0–1

|match_WIT_GAR=1–2

|match_WIT_KKH=1–1

|match_WIT_LOC=1–3

|match_WIT_RST=13–

|match_WIT_SHS=1–0

|match_WIT_SBL=4–2

|match_WIT_SPA=1–3

|update=complete|source=[https://erovnuliliga.ge/en/results?league=2 Liga 2 results]

}}

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Season statistics

=Top scorers=

As of 8 December 2024{{cite web |url=https://www.flashscore.com/football/georgia/crystalbet-erovnuli-liga-2/#/xlBPUvtr/top_scorers |website=flashscore.com |title=Liga 2 results}}

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! Rank

! Player

! Club

! Goals

1

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GEO}} Levan Papava

|align="left"|Gareji

|27

2

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GEO}} Data Sitchinava

|align="left"|Sioni

|21

rowspan="2"|3

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GEO}} Amiran Dzagania

|align="left"|WIT Georgia

|20

align="left"| {{flagicon|GEO}} Tengiz Bregvadze

|align="left"| Aragvi

|20

=Most assists=

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!Rank

!Player

!Club

!Assists

1

| align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Nakano

|align="left"|Rustavi

| 12

rowspan="2"|2

| align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Levan Barabadze

| align="left"|Spaeri

| 9

align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Bachana Mosashvili

| align="left"|Gareji

| 9

4

| align="left"| {{flagicon|GEO}} Data Sitchinava

| align="left"| Sioni

| 8

=Clean sheets=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Player

!Club

!Clean sheets

1

| align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Konstantine Sepiashvili

|align="left"|Sioni

| 12

2

| align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Bukhuti Putkaradze

| align="left"|Spaeri

| 11

3

| align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Giorgi Kutateladze

| align="left"|Aragvi

| 9

=Discipline=

Most red cards: 9

Aragvi

Fewest red cards: 1

Gareji

Shturmi

[https://www.flashscore.com/football/georgia/crystalbet-erovnuli-liga-2/results/ Source]

Promotion playoffs

{{football box

|date=12 December

|time=13:00 GET

|team1= Sioni

|score= 1–1

|goals1=

  • Makatsaria {{goal|44}}
  • Mukbaniani {{sentoff|0|90+2}}

|goals2=Tchamba {{goal|83}}

|report=https://erovnuliliga.ge/ge/game/8257-sio-gag

|team2= Gagra

|stadium=Tamaz Stepania Stadium, Bolnisi

|attendance=

|referee= I.Kvirikashvili

}}

{{football box

|date=16 December

|time=18:00 GET

|team2= Sioni

|score=2–2 {{aet}} {{pso|7–6}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|report=https://erovnuliliga.ge/ge/game/8258-gag-sio

|team1= Gagra

|stadium=Davit Petriashvili Arena, Tbilisi

|attendance=

|referee= G.Kruashvili

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 December

|time=18:00 GET

|team1= Telavi

|score= 2–1

|goals1=

|report=https://erovnuliliga.ge/ge/game/8255-tel-rus

|team2= Rustavi

|goals2=

  • Jibril {{sentoff|0|22}}
  • Kilasonia {{goal|85|pen.}}

|stadium=Kavkasioni Arena, Telavi

|attendance=

|referee= G.Kikacheishvili

}}

{{football box

|date=16 December

|time=15:00 GET

|team1= Rustavi

|score= 1–1

|goals1=Nakano {{goal|12}}

|goals2=Zhividze {{goal|116}}

|report=https://erovnuliliga.ge/ge/game/8256-rus-tel

|team2= Telavi

|stadium=Technical Centre, Rustavi

|attendance=

|referee= A.Aptsiauri

}}

Relegation playoffs

{{football box

|date=12 December

|time=13:00 GET

|team1= Iberia-2 1999

|score= 2–2

|goals1=Khachidze {{goal|36|pen.}}
G.Mamageishvili {{goal|70}}

|goals2=Kukalia{{goal|32|o.g.}}
Janelidze {{goal|85}}

|report=https://erovnuliliga.ge/ge/game/8261-ib2-arg

|team2= Aragvi

|stadium=Bendela stadium, Tbilisi

|attendance=

|referee= A.Parjikia

}}

{{football box

|date=16 December

|time=13:00 GET

|team2= Iberia-2 1999

|score= 0–1

|goals1= Bregvadze {{penmiss}} 90+9'

|goals2= Khachidze {{goal|72|pen.}}

|report=https://erovnuliliga.ge/ge/game/8262-arg-ib2

|team1= Aragvi

|stadium=Central stadium, Sartichala

|attendance=

|referee= I.Kherkhadze

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 December

|time=19:00 GET

|team2= Merani Martvili

|score= 0–1

|goals2=Jimsheleishvili {{goal|90+6}}

|report=https://erovnuliliga.ge/ge/game/8259-shtr-mer

|team1= Shturmi

|stadium=Sartichala Central stadium

|attendance=

|referee=J.Khorava

}}

{{football box

|date=16 December

|time=13:00 GET

|team1= Merani Martvili

|score= 1–1 {{aet}}

|goals1=Rasulov {{goal|120}}

|goals2=Ugrekhelidze {{goal|39}}

|report=https://erovnuliliga.ge/ge/game/8260-mer-shtr

|team2= Shturmi

|stadium=Murtaz Khurtsilava stadium, Martvili

|attendance=

|referee= B.Ninua

}}

See also

References

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