2024 Erovnuli Liga
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 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2024) |
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 March[1] – 8 December 2024 |
| Matches played | 157 |
| Goals scored | 413 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bjørn Johnsen (21 goals) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 8 November 2024. | |
The 2024 Erovnuli Liga season or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2024 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) is the 36th season of top tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Batumi are the defending champions.
Teams and stadiums
[edit]Changes
[edit]Kolkheti-1913 was promoted from the 2023 Erovnuli Liga 2 thus returning to top tier after a five year absence. Shukura Kobuleti has been relegated to 2024 Liga 4 due to failing licensing process, thus being relegated after a single season in top flight.
Tbilisi
Locations of the 2024 Erovnuli Liga teams.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dila Gori | Gori | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium | 5,000 |
| Dinamo Batumi | Batumi | Adjarabet Arena | 20,000 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Boris Paichadze Stadium | 54,549 |
| Gagra | Ilia Kokaia Football Center | 500 | |
| Iberia 1999[a] | David Petriashvili Stadium | 2,130 | |
| Kolkheti-1913 | Poti | GFF Technical Centre, Kobuleti | 1,000 |
| Samgurali Tsqaltubo | Tsqaltubo | 26 May Stadium, Tsqaltubo | 3,500 |
| FC Samtredia | Samtredia | Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium | 3,000 |
| FC Telavi | Telavi | Caucasus Arena | 1,000 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | Kutaisi | Ramaz Shengelia Stadium | 19,400 |
- ^ Former FC Saburtalo
Personnel and kits
[edit]| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dila |  Ricardo Costa
|
 Nika Gagnidze
|
Nike | Marsbet |
| Dinamo Batumi | Giorgi Chiabrishvili
|
Mamuka Kobakhidze
|
Macron | Crocobet Lixin Group |
| Dinamo Tbilisi |  Ferdinand Feldhofer
|
Aleksandre Kalandadze
|
Puma | adjarabet.com Marsbet |
| Gagra | Vladimer Khachidze
|
Mate Vatsadze
|
Puma | N/A |
| Iberia 1999 | Levan Korgalidze
|
Lazare Kupatadze
|
Givova | Audi |
| Kolkheti-1913 | Kakhaber Chkhetiani
|
Davit Megrelishvili
|
Macron | N/A |
| Samgurali |  Rodolfo Vanoli
|
Tedo Kikabidze
|
Hummel | Halyk Bank Crocobet |
| Samtredia | Vladimer Kakashvili
|
Davit Ubilava
|
Kelme | N/A |
| Telavi |  Pambos Christodoulou
|
Dachi Tsnobiladze
|
Jako | N/A |
| Torpedo |  Steve Kean
|
Merab Gigauri
|
Macron | New Vision University |
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Position in table | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Position in table | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Tbilisi |  Andrés Carrasco
|
Mutual consent | 5th | 7 June 2024[2] | Ferdinand Feldhofer
|
5th | 16 June 2024 |
| Dila Gori | Rui Mota
|
Signed by FC Noah | 1st | 14 June 2024 | Ricardo Costa
|
1st | 8 July 2024 |
| Iberia 1999 | Giorgi Mikadze
|
Fired | 3rd | 5 July 2024 | Levan Korgalidze
|
3rd | 5 July 2024 |
| Samtredia |  Dimitar Kapinkovski
|
Mutual consent | 10th | 21 August 2024 | Vladimer Kakashvili
|
10th | 24 August 2024 |
| Telavi |  Armen Adamyan
|
Fired | 8th | 3 September 2024 | Pambos Christodoulou
|
8th | 3 September 2024 |
| Samgurali | Mikheil Ashvetia
|
Mutual consent | 6th | 9 October 2024 | Rodolfo Vanoli
|
6th | 11 October 2024 |
| Dinamo Batumi |  Andriy Demchenko
|
Fired | 4th | 9 October 2024 | Giorgi Chiabrishvili
|
4th | 18 October 2024 |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberia 1999 (X) | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Torpedo Kutaisi (X) | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 64 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Dila Gori | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 59 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Batumi | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 49 | |
| 5 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 38 | |
| 6 | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 33 | |
| 7 | Gagra | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 32 | |
| 8 | Kolkheti-1913 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 31 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Telavi | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 27 | |
| 10 | Samtredia | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 26 | Relegation to Erovnuli Liga 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2024. Source: Erovnuli Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams).
(X) Guaranteed at least Conference League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams).
(X) Guaranteed at least Conference League
Results
[edit]Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.
Relegation play-offs
[edit]| TBD | v | TBD |
|---|---|---|
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Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of match played 8 November 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bjørn Johnsen
|
Torpedo Kutaisi | 21 |
| 2 |  Tayrell Wouter
|
Dila Gori | 17 |
| 3 | Giorgi Kokhreidze
|
Iberia 1999 | 15 |
| 4 |  Cheikne Sylla
|
Iberia 1999 | 13 |
| 5 | Luka Khorkheli
|
Samgurali | 10 |
| 6 | Shota Shekiladze
|
Dila Gori | 9 |
| 7 | Shota Nonikashvili
|
Iberia 1999 | 8 |
| Giorgi Abuashvili
|
Kolkheti-1913 | ||
 Kirill Klimov
|
Kolkheti-1913 | ||
| Giorgi Kharebashvili
|
Gagra |
Hat-tricks
[edit]| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Khorkheli |
Samgurali Tsqaltubo | Kolkheti-1913 | 3–0 (H) | 24 August 2024 | [4] |
| Giorgi Kokhreidze4 |
Iberia 1999 | Kolkheti-1913 | 6–2 (A) | 22 September 2024 | [5] |
- 4 Player scored Poker (4 goals)
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of match played 8 November 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davit Kereselidze
|
Dila Gori | 12 |
| 2 |  Filip Kljajić
|
Torpedo Kutaisi | 9 |
| 3 | Giorgi Loria
|
Dinamo Tbilisi | 7 |
| Oleksandr Vorobey
|
Gagra | ||
| 4 | Yaroslav Kotlyarov
|
Kolkheti-1913 | 6 |
| 5 | Lazare Kupatadze
|
Iberia 1999 | 5 |
| Nodar Kalichava
|
Samgurali Tsqaltubo | ||
| Tornike Megrelishvili
|
Samtredia | ||
| Giorgi Makaridze
|
Iberia 1999 | ||
| 6 | Roin Kvaskhvadze
|
Dinamo Batumi | 4 |
| Beka Kurdadze
|
Telavi |
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 | ახალი სეზონი სტარტს პირველ მარტს აიღებს". 15 January 2024.
- ^ "დინამო ანდრეს კარასკოს დაემშვიდობა". fcdinamo.ge (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga - Top Scorers". soccer24.com. Soccer24. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Samgurali Tsqaltubo 3-0 Kolkheti-1913". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Samgurali Tsqaltubo 3-0 Kolkheti-1913". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.