The 2009–10 Umaglesi Liga was the 21st season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on August 1, 2009 and ended on May 20, 2010. FC Olimpi Rustavi won the championship.
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League size was reduced from 11 to 10 teams prior to this season.[1]
Borjomi were relegated to Pirveli Liga at the end of the season after finishing in 11th and last place. Other teams which will not participate in this year's championship are Mglebi and Meshketi, both due to unknown reasons.[1] This means that originally relegated teams Gagra and Spartaki Tskhinvali will stay another season in Umaglesi Liga.
Promoted to Georgia's top football division were Pirveli Liga 2008–09 Western group champions Samtredia and runners-up Baia. Western group champions Ameri were not promoted due to unknown reasons.[1]
FC Gagra and Spartaki Tskhinvali play their home matches in Tbilisi due to various inner-Georgian conflicts.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Baia | Zugdidi | Gulia Tutberidze Stadium | 5,000 |
| FC Dinamo | Tbilisi | Boris Paichadze Stadium | 55,000 |
| FC Gagra | Tbilisi | Ameri Stadium | 1,000 |
| FC Lokomotivi | Tbilisi | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | 24,680 |
| FC Olimpi | Rustavi | Poladi Stadium | 7,300 |
| FC Samtredia | Samtredia | Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium | 15,000 |
| FC Sioni | Bolnisi | Tamaz Stephania Stadium | 3,000 |
| FC Spartaki Tskhinvali | Tbilisi | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium | 7,980 |
| FC WIT Georgia | Tbilisi | Shevardeni Stadium | 4,000 |
| FC Zestafoni | Zestaponi | David Abashidze Stadium | 4,100 |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpi Rustavi (C) | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 26 | +43 | 792 | 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 19 | +43 | 74 | 2010–11 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round |
| 3 | Zestaponi | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 67 | |
| 4 | WIT Georgia | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 64 | 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 |
| 5 | Spartaki Tskhinvali | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 43 | |
| 6 | Sioni | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 38 | |
| 7 | Samtredia | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 37 | |
| 8 | Baia Zugdidi | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 32 | |
| 9 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi (R) | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 50 | −31 | 26 | Relegation to the Pirveli Liga |
| 10 | Gagra (R) | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 24 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1by winning the Georgian Cup 2009–10
2Olimpi were deducted 3 points due to the incidents that happened in the match against Zestaponi.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
The ten teams will play each other four times in this league for a total of 36 matches per team. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.
| Home \ Away1 | BAI | DIN | GAG | LOK | OLI | SAM | SIO | SPA | WIT | ZES |
| Baia Zugdidi | 0–6 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Gagra | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Olimpi Rustavi | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Samtredia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Sioni | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Spartaki Tskhinvali | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | |
| WIT Georgia | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Zestaponi | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
Source: Soccerway
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Home \ Away1 | BAI | DIN | GAG | LOK | OLI | SAM | SIO | SPA | WIT | ZES |
| Baia Zugdidi | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Gagra | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Olimpi Rustavi | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Samtredia | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Sioni | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Spartaki Tskhinvali | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | |
| WIT Georgia | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Zestaponi | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | CCLD2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Source: Soccerway
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match between Zestaponi and Olimpi was abandoned in the 89th minute with the score level at 1–1 due to a pitch invasion by both teams' fans which escalated into a brawl. The match result was cancelled and both teams were awarded a 0–3 loss.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Including matches played in December 2009 [2]
| Goalscorers | Goals | Penalties | Team |
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| Anderson Aquino |
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FC Olimpi |
| Nikoloz Gelashvili |
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FC Zestaponi |
| Jaba Dvali |
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FC Zestaponi |
| Vakhtang Kvaratskelia |
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FC WIT Georgia |
| Zaur Khachiperadze |
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FC Samtredia |
| Georges Akieremy |
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FC Dinamo |
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