The 2021 Liga 3 was the fifth season under its current title and the 33rd season of third tier football in Georgia. The season began on 2 April and ended on 2 December.[1]
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 April – 2 December 2021 |
| Champions | Spaeri |
| Promoted | Spaeri |
| Relegated | Magaroeli Didube |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 548 (3.01 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Levan Papava (Spaeri) 22 goals |
| Biggest home win | Spaeri 7-1 Didube, 18 May |
| Biggest away win | Didube 0-10 Saburtalo-2, 2 December |
| Highest scoring | Didube 0-10 Saburtalo-2, 2 December |
| Longest winning run | Spaeri (9) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Spaeri (21) |
| Longest winless run | Magaroeli (15) |
| Longest losing run | Didube (9) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
Team changes
editThe following teams have changed division since the previous season:
To Liga 3
editPromoted from Liga 4
Varketili Tbilisi • Merani-2 Tbilisi • Didube Tbilisi • Magaroeli Chiatura
From Liga 3
editPromoted to Erovnuli Liga 2
Teams and league table
edit
Locations of Liga 3 football clubs in 2021
This year fourteen clubs took part in a two-round league competition. Their list along with head coaches is shown below. Throughout the year only four teams did not sustain any changes among coaching staff.
| Clubs | Position in 2020 | Location | Region | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aragvi | 10th in Liga 2 | Dusheti | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | Paata Gotsiridze; Koba Jorjikashvili after June |
| Bakhmaro | 9th | Chokhatauri | Guria | Khariton Chkhatarashvili; Paata Metreveli after May |
| Didube | 1st in Liga 4 Group Red | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Roin Oniani; Shota Gorgodze after October |
| Gori | 3rd | Gori | Shida Kartli | Davit Shubitidze |
| Guria | 5th | Lanchkhuti | Guria | Giga Imedaishvili; Giorgi Oniani after October[2] |
| Kolkheti-1913 | 2nd | Poti | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | Giorgi Krasovski; Gia Gigatadze after June[3] |
| Kolkheti | 6th | Khobi | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | Zurab Pirtskhalaishvili; Levan Nodia after June |
| Magaroeli | 2nd in Liga 4 Group Red | Chiatura | Imereti | Paata Metreveli; Alexandre Khvedelidze; Jemal Lashkhi after November (Interim) |
| Merani-2 | 2nd in Liga 4 Group White | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Irakli Shengelia |
| Meshakhte | 10th | Tkibuli | Imereti | Davit Machitidze; Davit Burkadze after June |
| Saburtalo II | 8th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Giorgi Chelidze; Temur Shalamberidze after August[4] |
| Spaeri | 4th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Kakha Maisuradze |
| Tbilisi City | 7th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Giorgi Kutivadze; Lado Burduli after late April |
| Varketili | 1st in Liga 4 Group White | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Nodar Gvichia |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spaeri (C, P) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 79 | 20 | 59 | 64 | Promotion to the Erovnuli Liga 2 |
| 2 | Kolkheti 1913 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 49 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Tbilisi City | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 45 | |
| 4 | Varketili | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 41 | |
| 5 | Aragvi | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 40 | |
| 6 | Gori | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 38 | |
| 7 | Saburtalo-2 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 38 | |
| 8 | Bakhmaro | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 33 | |
| 9 | Kolkheti | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 31 | |
| 10 | Meshakhte | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 30 | |
| 11 | Guria | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 29 | |
| 12 | Merani-2 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 28 | |
| 13 | Magaroeli (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 21 | Relegation to the Liga 4 |
| 14 | Didube (R) | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 78 | −53 | 14 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
editRegular season
editPromotion play-offs
editFirst leg
| Tbilisi City | 2–3 | WIT Georgia |
|---|---|---|
Tatanashvili  26', 72' |
Report | Zaridze 11' Nachkebia 69'Muzashvili 73' |
Gldanis Safexbutro Centri, Tbilisi
Referee: K.Giorgadze
Second leg
| WIT Georgia | 2-1 | Tbilisi City |
|---|---|---|
| Muzashvili 20' Nachkebia 45' |
Report | Tatanashvili 27' |
Gldanis Safexbutro Centri, Tbilisi
Referee: B.Ninua
Tbilisi City lost 3-5 on aggregate
| Rustavi | 0–0 | Kolkheti-1913 Poti |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: B.Ninua
| Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 1-1 (a.e.t.) | Rustavi |
|---|---|---|
| Chavchanidze 110' (o.g.) |
Report | Kurmashvili 100' |
Referee: I.Kherkhadze
Kolkheti-1913 lost on the away goals rule
References
edit- ^ "Results - Liga 3". gff.ge.
- ^ "ექსკლუზივი: „გურიას", სამწლიანი პაუზის შემდეგ, ისევ გიორგი ონიანი გაწვრთნის!". guriatoday.ge (in Georgian). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 20 Dec 2021.
- ^ "კოლხეთი 1913 გიგატაძემ ჩაიბარა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 20 Dec 2021.
- ^ "საბურთალოს" დუბლშემადგენლობას თემურ შალამბერიძე უხელმძღვანელებს". fcsaburtalo.ge (in Georgian). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 20 Dec 2021.
- ^ "Liga 3, 2021". soccerway.com.