2024 Liga 3 (Georgia)
{{Short description|Football season in Georgia}}
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = Liga 3
|season = 2024
|dates = 7 March – 7 December
|winners = Gonio (1st title)
|promoted = Gonio
Meshakhte
Merani M
Iberia-2 1999
|relegated = Zestaponi
Machakhela
Guria
|matches = 240
|total goals = 721
|league topscorer = Kakhabrishvili (Gonio)
(23 goals)
|biggest home win = Meshakhte 7–0 Guria
(7 November)
|biggest away win = Machakhela 0–10 Gori
(21 November)
|highest scoring = Merani T 9–4 Betlemi
(7 December)
|longest wins = Iberia-2 1999
(6 matches)
|longest unbeaten = Gonio (11)
|longest winless = Machakhela (14)
|longest losses = Guria (10)
|prevseason = 2023
|nextseason = 2025
|updated = complete
}}
The 2024 Liga 3 season was the 8th edition under its current title and the 36th edition of third tier football in Georgia. The regular two-round tournament commenced on 7 March and ended on 7 December{{cite web |url=https://liga.gff.ge/results |publisher=gff.ge (in Georgian) |title=კალენდარი}} with two-legged promotion play-offs completed on 16 December. Each team played thirty matches in as many rounds.
There were sixteen teams competing in the league this season. Five of them, namely Borjomi, Guria, Merani Martvili, Merani Tbilisi and Zestaponi had participated in the top tier with the latter being the two-time 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}}
Gori had the longest tenure in the league with the 8th consecutive season while Meshakhte and Bakhmaro entered into the seventh year. On the other hand, Gonio were the only team to have made their debut in Liga 3.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the previous season:
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=To Liga 3=
=From Liga 3=
Teams
{{Location map+|Georgia|width=680|float=right|caption=Locations of Liga 3 football clubs in 2024|places=
{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.983048|long=44.103936|label=Gori|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.59793|long=41.93985|label=Betlemi|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.560548|long=41.571103|label=Gonio|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=42.41436|long=42.37924|label=Merani M |position=left}}
{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.57822|long=41.66007|label=Matchakhela|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=42.35121|long=42.99874|label=Meshakhte|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=42.09027|long=42.03239|label=Guria|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.84694|long=43.39771|label=Borjomi| position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.458498|long=45.09132|label=Gardabani |position=top}}
{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=42.0175|long=42.2556|label=Bakhmaro |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=42.10727|long=43.03937|label=Zestaponi |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.722883|long=44.789792|mark=Blue pog.svg|label=Tbilisi|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Georgia |lat=43.5 |long=46.5 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |label=Tbilisi teams:
Varketili
Orbi
Iberia-2 1999
Locomotive-2
Merani T}}
}}
The clubs are listed below in alphabetical order. Even though some of them were temporarily using football grounds in other cities/regions, the map displays their legal addresses.
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Clubs
!Position in 2023 !Location !Region !Stadium | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
style="text-align:left;"|Bakhmaro | 12th | Chokhatauri | Guria | Boris Paichadze stadium |
style="text-align:left;"|Betlemi | 2nd in Liga 4 | Keda | Adjara | Archil Partenadze stadium |
style="text-align:left;"|Borjomi | 11th | Borjomi | Samtskhe-Javakheti | Grigol Jomartidze Stadium, Khashuri |
style="text-align:left;"|Gardabani | 3rd in Liga 4 | Gardabani | Kvemo Kartli | Centraluri |
style="text-align:left;"|Gonio | 1st in Liga 4 | Gonio | Adjara | Angisa training base |
style="text-align:left;"|Gori | 8th | Gori | Shida Kartli | Kartli Stadium |
style="text-align:left;"|Guria | 9th | Lanchkhuti | Guria | Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium |
style="text-align:left;"|Iberia-2 1999{{ref label|reference_name_A|a|a}} | 7th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Bendela |
style="text-align:left;"|Locomotive-2 | 10th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Olympic complex |
style="text-align:left;"|Matchakhela | 14th | Khelvachauri | Adjara | Akhalsopeli |
style="text-align:left;"|Merani M | 9th in Liga 2 | Martvili | Samegrelo-Z.Svaneti | Murtaz Khurtsilava stadium |
style="text-align:left;"| Merani T | 10th in Liga 2 | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Shromiti rezervebi |
style="text-align:left;"| Meshakhte | 5th | Tkibuli | Imereti | Vladimer Bochorishvili Stadium |
style="text-align:left;"| Orbi{{ref label|reference_name_B|b|b}} | 6th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Grigol Jomartidze stadium, Khashuri |
style="text-align:left;"| Varketili | 4th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Centraluri, Kaspi |
style="text-align:left;"|Zestaponi | 13th | Zestaponi | Imereti | David Abashidze Stadium |
{{Note label|reference_name_A|a|a}} Known as Saburtalo-2 until this season
{{Note label|reference_name_B|b|b}} Known as Irao until this season
League table
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PQR
|team1=GON|name_GON=Gonio
|team12=BOR|name_BOR=Borjomi
|team13=BKH|name_BKH=Bakhmaro
|team10=GAR|name_GAR=Gardabani
|team8=BET|name_BET=Betlemi
|team6=GOR|name_GOR=Gori
|team16=GUR|name_GUR=Guria
|team5=ORB|name_ORB=Orbi
|team9=LC2|name_LC2=Locomotive-2
|team15=MAT|name_MAT=Matchakhela
|team7=MRT|name_MRT=Merani T
|team2=MES|name_MES=Meshakhte
|team4=IBR|name_IBR=Iberia-2 1999
|team3=MRN|name_MRN=Merani M
|team11=VAR|name_VAR=Varketili
|team14=ZES|name_ZES=Zestaponi
|win_GON=20|draw_GON=4|loss_GON=6|gf_GON=81|ga_GON=36|status_GON=C, P
|win_BKH=6|draw_BKH=9|loss_BKH=15|gf_BKH=19|ga_BKH=33
|win_BOR=8|draw_BOR=4|loss_BOR=18|gf_BOR=31|ga_BOR=58
|win_GAR=9|draw_GAR=7|loss_GAR=14|gf_GAR=42|ga_GAR=41
|win_GOR=15|draw_GOR=8|loss_GOR=7|gf_GOR=49|ga_GOR=22
|win_GUR=5|draw_GUR=6|loss_GUR=19|gf_GUR=30|ga_GUR=71|status_GUR=R
|win_ORB=15|draw_ORB=9|loss_ORB=6|gf_ORB=50|ga_ORB=32
|win_LC2=12|draw_LC2=4|loss_LC2=14|gf_LC2=47|ga_LC2=58
|win_MAT=6|draw_MAT=6|loss_MAT=18|gf_MAT=30|ga_MAT=86|status_MAT=R
|win_MRT=11|draw_MRT=10|loss_MRT=9|gf_MRT=49|ga_MRT=42
|win_MES=18|draw_MES=6|loss_MES=6|gf_MES=54|ga_MES=22|status_MES=P
|win_BET=12|draw_BET=5|loss_BET=13|gf_BET=49|ga_BET=61
|win_IBR=15|draw_IBR=10|loss_IBR=5|gf_IBR=52|ga_IBR=26
|win_MRN=17|draw_MRN=7|loss_MRN=6|gf_MRN=60|ga_MRN=30
|win_VAR=9|draw_VAR=6|loss_VAR=15|gf_VAR=46|ga_VAR=54
|win_ZES=6|draw_ZES=11|loss_ZES=13|gf_ZES=32|ga_ZES=49|status_ZES=R
|hth_ZES=Zestaponi were deducted three points for disciplinary issues
|adjust_points_ZES=-3
|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2
|result1=P |result2=P
|col_PP=green2|text_PP=Qualification for promotion play-offs
|result3=PP|result4=PP
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Liga 4 |result14=R |result15=R |result16=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.
|update=complete
|source={{cite web |url=http://liga.gff.ge |title=ცხრილი|website=gff.ge |language=KA}}
}}
Results
=Regular season=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=BKH|team2=BET|team3=BOR||team4=GAR|team5=GON
|team6=GOR|team7=GUR|team8=IB2|team9=LC2
|team10=MAT|team12=MRT|team13=MES
|team11=MRN|team14=ORB|team15=VAR|team16=ZES
|name_BKH=Bakhmaro
|match_BKH_BET=1–2
|match_BKH_BOR=2-0
|match_BKH_GAR=0-0
|match_BKH_GON=1–2
|match_BKH_GOR=0-2
|match_BKH_GUR=0-0
|match_BKH_IB2=0-2
|match_BKH_LC2=0-1
|match_BKH_MAT=3-2
|match_BKH_MRN=0-0
|match_BKH_MRT=0-0
|match_BKH_MES=1–2
|match_BKH_ORB=1-1
|match_BKH_VAR=0-0
|match_BKH_ZES=2-0
|name_BET=Betlemi
|match_BET_BKH=2-1
|match_BET_BOR=3–1
|match_BET_GAR=1-0
|match_BET_GON=2-3
|match_BET_GOR=0-1
|match_BET_GUR=0-0
|match_BET_IB2=0-3
|match_BET_LC2=2-3
|match_BET_MAT=5–1
|match_BET_MRN=1–4
|match_BET_MRT=1-0
|match_BET_MES=1-0
|match_BET_ORB=1-1
|match_BET_VAR=2-3
|match_BET_ZES=2-2
|name_BOR=Borjomi
|match_BOR_BKH=1-0
|match_BOR_BET=0-1
|match_BOR_GAR=3-1
|match_BOR_GON=1-2
|match_BOR_GOR=0-1
|match_BOR_GUR=2-0
|match_BOR_IB2=0–1
|match_BOR_LC2=2-2
|match_BOR_MAT=1-0
|match_BOR_MRN=2-0
|match_BOR_MRT=0-0
|match_BOR_MES=1-0
|match_BOR_ORB=1–4
|match_BOR_VAR=0-4
|match_BOR_ZES=2–1
|name_GAR=Gardabani
|match_GAR_BKH=1-2
|match_GAR_BET=5–1
|match_GAR_BOR=4-1
|match_GAR_GON=0-1
|match_GAR_GOR=0-0
|match_GAR_GUR=3–0
|match_GAR_IB2=0-1
|match_GAR_LC2=4-0
|match_GAR_MAT=6–1
|match_GAR_MRN=1-0
|match_GAR_MRT=1-2
|match_GAR_MES=1-2
|match_GAR_ORB=1-1
|match_GAR_VAR=2-0
|match_GAR_ZES=2-2
|name_GON=Gonio
|match_GON_BKH=1-0
|match_GON_BET=1-2
|match_GON_BOR=6-0
|match_GON_GAR=5-0
|match_GON_GOR=3-0
|match_GON_GUR=3–0
|match_GON_IB2=2-1
|match_GON_LC2=5-0
|match_GON_MAT=6-1
|match_GON_MRN=2-4
|match_GON_MRT=2–5
|match_GON_MES=0–1
|match_GON_ORB=2-1
|match_GON_VAR=4-0
|match_GON_ZES=1-1
|name_GOR=Gori
|match_GOR_BKH=1–0
|match_GOR_BET=0-1
|match_GOR_BOR=2-0
|match_GOR_GAR=2-0
|match_GOR_GON=1-1
|match_GOR_GUR=1-1
|match_GOR_IB2=0-2
|match_GOR_LC2=2–1
|match_GOR_MAT=5-1
|match_GOR_MRN=1-1
|match_GOR_MRT=3-1
|match_GOR_MES=0-1
|match_GOR_ORB=0–1
|match_GOR_VAR=2-0
|match_GOR_ZES=0-0
|name_GUR=Guria
|match_GUR_BKH=0-0
|match_GUR_BET=0-2
|match_GUR_BOR=2-1
|match_GUR_GAR=0-3
|match_GUR_GON=1-3
|match_GUR_GOR=0–4
|match_GUR_IB2=0–2
|match_GUR_LC2=0–2
|match_GUR_MAT=3-1
|match_GUR_MRN=0-2
|match_GUR_MRT=1-1
|match_GUR_MES=2-2
|match_GUR_ORB=0-4
|match_GUR_VAR=0-2
|match_GUR_ZES=4-1
|name_IB2=Iberia-2 1999
|match_IB2_BKH=0–0
|match_IB2_BET=5-0
|match_IB2_BOR=3–1
|match_IB2_GAR=0-2
|match_IB2_GON=3-3
|match_IB2_GOR=1-0
|match_IB2_GUR=5–1
|match_IB2_LC2=2-1
|match_IB2_MAT=1-1
|match_IB2_MRN=1–1
|match_IB2_MRT=1-1
|match_IB2_MES=1-1
|match_IB2_ORB=0-2
|match_IB2_VAR=5-2
|match_IB2_ZES=4-0
|name_LC2={{nowrap|Locomotive-2}}
|match_LC2_BKH=2-1
|match_LC2_BET=3-2
|match_LC2_BOR=2-2
|match_LC2_GAR=3-1
|match_LC2_GON=1-3
|match_LC2_GOR=0-2
|match_LC2_GUR=5-2
|match_LC2_IB2=0–1
|match_LC2_MAT=6-1
|match_LC2_MRN=2-2
|match_LC2_MRT=1–2
|match_LC2_MES=0-4
|match_LC2_ORB=2-0
|match_LC2_VAR=3-1
|match_LC2_ZES=1–1
|name_MAT=Matchakhela
|match_MAT_BKH=1-2
|match_MAT_BET=2-1
|match_MAT_BOR=1–0
|match_MAT_GAR=1-0
|match_MAT_GON=1-4
|match_MAT_GOR=0–10
|match_MAT_GUR=1–8
|match_MAT_IB2=1-1
|match_MAT_LC2=2-1
|match_MAT_MRN=1-0
|match_MAT_MRT=1-1
|match_MAT_MES=1-4
|match_MAT_ORB=1-1
|match_MAT_VAR=1-1
|match_MAT_ZES=2-1
|name_MRN=Merani M
|match_MRN_BKH=3-0
|match_MRN_BET=3-2
|match_MRN_BOR=4-1
|match_MRN_GAR=4–1
|match_MRN_GON=2–1
|match_MRN_GOR=2-1
|match_MRN_GUR=2–4
|match_MRN_IB2=1-0
|match_MRN_LC2=5-0
|match_MRN_MAT=3-2
|match_MRN_MRT=5-1
|match_MRN_MES=1-1
|match_MRN_ORB=2-0
|match_MRN_VAR=4-0
|match_MRN_ZES=2-1
|name_MRT=Merani T
|match_MRT_BKH=0-1
|match_MRT_BET=9–4
|match_MRT_BOR=2-1
|match_MRT_GAR=1-1
|match_MRT_GON=0-3
|match_MRT_GOR=0-2
|match_MRT_GUR=2-0
|match_MRT_IB2=3-3
|match_MRT_LC2=3-0
|match_MRT_MAT=2-0
|match_MRT_MRN=0-2
|match_MRT_MES=2-1
|match_MRT_ORB=1-2
|match_MRT_VAR=0-0
|match_MRT_ZES=2–2
|name_MES=Meshakhte
|match_MES_BKH=0-0
|match_MES_BET=4-1
|match_MES_BOR=3–0
|match_MES_GAR=2-0
|match_MES_GON=1-3
|match_MES_GOR=1-1
|match_MES_GUR=7-0
|match_MES_IB2=1-0
|match_MES_LC2=2-1
|match_MES_MAT=4-0
|match_MES_MRN=0-0
|match_MES_MRT=1-0
|match_MES_ORB=0-1
|match_MES_VAR=1–0
|match_MES_ZES=3–0
|name_ORB=Orbi
|match_ORB_BKH=2–0
|match_ORB_BET=1-1
|match_ORB_BOR=2-2
|match_ORB_GAR=4-1
|match_ORB_GON=2-2
|match_ORB_GOR=1–2
|match_ORB_GUR=4-1
|match_ORB_IB2=1-1
|match_ORB_LC2=0–1
|match_ORB_MAT=0-0
|match_ORB_MRN=2-1
|match_ORB_MRT=1-5
|match_ORB_MES=2–1
|match_ORB_VAR=1-0
|match_ORB_ZES=2-0
|name_VAR=Varketili
|match_VAR_BKH=4–1
|match_VAR_BET=2-2
|match_VAR_BOR=3-4
|match_VAR_GAR=1-1
|match_VAR_GON=2–6
|match_VAR_GOR=2-2
|match_VAR_GUR=4-0
|match_VAR_IB2=0-1
|match_VAR_LC2=4-1
|match_VAR_MAT=3-0
|match_VAR_MRN=2–0
|match_VAR_MRT=1–2
|match_VAR_MES=1-2
|match_VAR_ORB=1-4
|match_VAR_ZES=2-1
|name_ZES=Zestaponi
|match_ZES_BKH=1-0
|match_ZES_BET=2–4
|match_ZES_BOR=2-1
|match_ZES_GAR=0-0
|match_ZES_GON=2-1
|match_ZES_GOR=1-1
|match_ZES_GUR=2-0
|match_ZES_IB2=1–1
|match_ZES_LC2=0-2
|match_ZES_MAT=3-2
|match_ZES_MRN=0-0
|match_ZES_MRT=1-1
|match_ZES_MES=1-2
|match_ZES_ORB=1-2
|match_ZES_VAR=2–1
|update=complete|source={{cite web |title=Liga 3 results |url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/georgia/meore-liga/2024/regular-season/r79862/ |website=soccerway.com}}
}}
=Top goalscorers=
As of 7 December 2024{{cite web |title=2024 Liga 3 Topscorers |url=https://www.flashscore.com/standings/xSjiILqh/CtQtHFr4/#/CtQtHFr4/top_scorers |website=flashscore.com}}
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! Rank ! Player ! Club ! Goals |
1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GEO}} Kakha Kakhabrishvili |align="left"|Gonio |23 |
2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GEO}} Zurab Beridze |align="left"| Betlemi |21 |
3
|align="left"| {{flagicon|UZB}} {{ill|Javohir Esankulov|uz}} |align="left"| Merani Martvili |19 |
rowspan="2"|4
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GEO}} Tato Abuselidze |align="left"| Gonio |16 |
align="left"| {{flagicon|GEO}} Dimitri Gurtskaia
|align="left"| Meshakhte |16 |
=Promotion 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
|attendance=
|referee= B.Ninua
}}
Both Merani Martvili and Iberia-2 1999 gained promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://liga.gff.ge/}}
- [https://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/meore-liga Soccerway.com]
{{Liga 3 teamlist}}
{{Liga 3 seasons}}
{{2024 in Georgian football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2024 Liga 3}}