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=

Promoted from Liga 4

GonioBetlemiGardabani

Relegated from Liga 2

Merani MartviliMerani Tbilisi

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=From Liga 3=

Relegated to Liga 4

Merani Tbilisi-2Chikhura

Promoted to Liga 2

AragviShturmiRustavi

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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.

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

!Position in 2023

!Location

!Region

!Stadium

style="text-align:left;"|Bakhmaro12thChokhatauriGuriaBoris Paichadze stadium
style="text-align:left;"|Betlemi2nd in Liga 4KedaAdjaraArchil Partenadze stadium
style="text-align:left;"|Borjomi11thBorjomiSamtskhe-JavakhetiGrigol Jomartidze Stadium, Khashuri
style="text-align:left;"|Gardabani3rd in Liga 4GardabaniKvemo KartliCentraluri
style="text-align:left;"|Gonio1st in Liga 4GonioAdjaraAngisa training base
style="text-align:left;"|Gori8thGoriShida KartliKartli Stadium
style="text-align:left;"|Guria9thLanchkhutiGuriaEvgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium
style="text-align:left;"|Iberia-2 1999{{ref label|reference_name_A|a|a}}7thTbilisiTbilisiBendela
style="text-align:left;"|Locomotive-210thTbilisiTbilisiOlympic complex
style="text-align:left;"|Matchakhela14thKhelvachauriAdjaraAkhalsopeli
style="text-align:left;"|Merani M9th in Liga 2MartviliSamegrelo-Z.SvanetiMurtaz Khurtsilava stadium
style="text-align:left;"| Merani T10th in Liga 2TbilisiTbilisiShromiti rezervebi
style="text-align:left;"| Meshakhte5thTkibuliImeretiVladimer Bochorishvili Stadium
style="text-align:left;"| Orbi{{ref label|reference_name_B|b|b}}6thTbilisiTbilisiGrigol Jomartidze stadium, Khashuri
style="text-align:left;"| Varketili4thTbilisiTbilisiCentraluri, Kaspi
style="text-align:left;"|Zestaponi13thZestaponiImeretiDavid 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}}