Erovnuli Liga

Erovnuli Liga
Founded 1990 (1990)
Country Georgia
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Erovnuli Liga 2
Domestic cup(s) Georgian Cup
Georgian Super Cup
International cup(s) Champions League
Europa League
Current champions FC Samtredia
(2016)
Most championships FC Dinamo Tbilisi (16 titles)
Website erovnuliliga.ge
2017 Erovnuli Liga

The Erovnuli Liga (Georgian: ეროვნული ლიგა - lit. National League) is the top division of professional football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federation. From 1927 to 1989, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the Soviet Union. From 2017 Georgia switched to Spring-Autumn system, with only 10 clubs in the top flight.

Format

Below is a complete record of how many teams have played in each season throughout the league's history:

 
  • 1990 = 17
  • 1991–1992 = 20
  • 1992–1993 = 17
  • 1993–1994 = 19
  
  • 1994–2000 = 16
  • 2000–2004 = 12
  • 2004–2005 = 10
  • 2005–2006 = 16
  
  • 2006–2008 = 14
  • 2008–2009 = 11
  • 2009–2011 = 10
  • 2011–2014 = 12
  
  • 2014–2016 = 16
  • 2016 (August-December) = 14
  • 2017 = 10

UEFA Country Ranking

Champions

Soviet era

Post-independence

Key
† League champions also won the Georgian Cup, i.e. they completed the domestic Double.
Season Champions Runners-up Third place
1990 Iberia Tbilisi (1) Guria Lanchkhuti Gorda Rustavi
1991 Iberia Tbilisi (2) Guria Lanchkhuti Kutaisi
1991–92 Dinamo Tbilisi (3) † Tskhumi Sukhumi Gorda Rustavi
1992–93 Dinamo Tbilisi (4) † Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi Alazani Gurjaani
1993–94 Dinamo Tbilisi (5) † Kolkheti-1913 Poti Torpedo Kutaisi
1994–95 Dinamo Tbilisi (6) † Samtredia Kolkheti-1913 Poti
1995–96 Dinamo Tbilisi (7) † Margveti Zestafoni Kolkheti-1913 Poti
1996–97 Dinamo Tbilisi (8) † Kolkheti-1913 Poti Dinamo Batumi
1997–98 Dinamo Tbilisi (9) Dinamo Batumi Kolkheti-1913 Poti
1998–99 Dinamo Tbilisi (10) Torpedo Kutaisi Lokomotivi Tbilisi
1999–00 Torpedo Kutaisi (1) WIT Georgia Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi
2000–01 Torpedo Kutaisi (2) † Lokomotivi Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi
2001–02 Torpedo Kutaisi (3) Lokomotivi Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi
2002–03 Dinamo Tbilisi (11) † Torpedo Kutaisi WIT Georgia Tbilisi
2003–04 WIT Georgia Tbilisi (1) Sioni Bolnisi Dinamo Tbilisi
2004–05 Dinamo Tbilisi (12) Torpedo Kutaisi FC Tbilisi
2005–06 Sioni Bolnisi (1) WIT Georgia Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi
2006–07 Olimpi Rustavi (1) Dinamo Tbilisi Ameri Tbilisi
2007–08 Dinamo Tbilisi (13) WIT Georgia Tbilisi Zestafoni
2008–09 WIT Georgia Tbilisi (2) Dinamo Tbilisi Olimpi Rustavi
2009–10 Olimpi Rustavi (2) Dinamo Tbilisi Zestafoni
2010–11 Zestafoni (1) Dinamo Tbilisi Olimpi Rustavi
2011–12 Zestafoni (2) Metalurgi Rustavi Torpedo Kutaisi
2012–13 Dinamo Tbilisi (14) † Dila Gori Torpedo Kutaisi
2013–14 Dinamo Tbilisi (15) † Zestafoni Sioni Bolnisi
2014–15 Dila Gori (1) Dinamo Batumi Dinamo Tbilisi
2015–16 Dinamo Tbilisi (16) † Samtredia Dila Gori
2016 Samtredia (1) Chikhura Sachkhere Dinamo Batumi

Performance by club

Club Winners Winning seasons
Dinamo Tbilisi 16 1990, 1991, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
Torpedo Kutaisi 3 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02
WIT Georgia 2 2003–04, 2008–09
Metalurgi Rustavi 2 2006–07, 2009–10
FC Zestafoni 2 2010–11, 2011–12
Sioni Bolnisi 1 2005–06
Dila Gori 1 2014–15
Samtredia 1 2016

Top scorers

Year Top scorers Club Goals
1990 Georgia (country) Gija Guruli /
Georgia (country) Mamuka Pantsulaia 		Iberia Tbilisi /
Gorda Rustavi 		23
1991 Georgia (country) Otar Korgalidze Guria Lanchkhuti 14
1991–92 Georgia (country) Otar Korgalidze Guria Lanchkhuti 40
1992–93 Georgia (country) Merab Megreladze Samgurali Tskhaltubo 41
1993–94 Georgia (country) Merab Megreladze Margveti Zestafoni 31
1994–95 Georgia (country) Giorgi Daraselia Kolkheti Poti 26
1995–96 Georgia (country) Zviad Endeladze Margveti Zestafoni 40
1996–97 Georgia (country) Giorgi Demetradze /
Georgia (country) David Ujmajuridze 		Dinamo Tbilisi /
Dinamo Batumi 		26
1997–98 Georgia (country) Levan Khomeriki Dinamo Tbilisi 23
1998–99 Georgia (country) Mikheil Ashvetia Dinamo Tbilisi 26
1999–00 Georgia (country) Zurab Ionanidze Torpedo Kutaisi 24
2000–01 Georgia (country) Zaza Zirakishvili Dinamo Tbilisi 21
2001–02 Georgia (country) Suliko Davitashvili Lokomotivi/Merani-91 18
2002–03 Georgia (country) Zurab Ionanidze Torpedo Kutaisi 26
2003–04 Georgia (country) Suliko Davitashvili Torpedo Kutaisi 20
2004–05 Georgia (country) Levani Melkadze Dinamo Tbilisi 27
2005–06 Georgia (country) Jaba Dvali Dinamo Tbilisi 21
2006–07 Georgia (country) Sandro Iashvili Dinamo Tbilisi 27
2007–08 Georgia (country) Mikheil Khutsishvili Dinamo Tbilisi 16
2008–09 Georgia (country) Nikoloz Gelashvili Zestafoni 20
2009–10 Brazil Anderson Aquino Metalurgi Rustavi 26
2010–11 Georgia (country) Nikoloz Gelashvili Zestafoni 18
2011–12 Georgia (country) Jaba Dvali Zestafoni 20
2012–13 Spain Xisco Dinamo Tbilisi 24
2013–14 Spain Xisco Dinamo Tbilisi 19
2014–15 Georgia (country) Irakli Modebadze Dila Gori 16
2015–16 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kvilitaia Dinamo Tbilisi 24
2016 Georgia (country) Budu Zivzivadze Samtredia 11

References

  1. ↑ UEFA Country Ranking 2017 uefa.com, accessed 6 June 2017
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