2019 Erovnuli Liga 2

The 2019 Erovnuli Liga 2 (formerly known as Pirveli Liga) was the 31st season of second tier football in Georgia. The season began on 2 March 2019 and ended on 30 November 2019.^[1]

Erovnuli Liga 2

Season	2019
Dates	2 March – 30 November 2019
Champions	Merani Tbilisi
Promoted	Merani Tbilisi Samtredia Telavi
Relegated	Guria Lanchkhuti Kolkheti-1913 Poti Tskhinvali
Matches played	180
Goals scored	495 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer	Giorgi Nikabadze (26 goals)
← 2018 2020 →

Teams and stadiums

Tbilisi

Guria Lanchkhuti

Kolkheti Poti

Samtredia

Shukura Kobuleti

Telavi

Tskhinvali

Zugdidi

Tbilisi teams:
Gagra
Merani Tbilisi
Shevardeni

Locations of the 2019 Erovnuli Liga 2 teams.

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
Gagra	Tbilisi	Mtskheta Park	2,000
Guria Lanchkhuti	Lanchkhuti	Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium	22,000
Kolkheti-1913 Poti	Poti	Fazisi Stadium	6,000
Merani Tbilisi	Tbilisi	Sinatle Stadium	2,500
Samtredia	Samtredia	Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium	15,000
Shevardeni 1906	Tbilisi	David Petriashvili Arena	2,130
Shukura Kobuleti	Kobuleti	Chele Arena	6,000
Telavi	Telavi	Givi Chokheli Stadium	12,000
Tskhinvali	Tskhinvali	Poladi Stadium, Rustavi*	6,200
Zugdidi	Zugdidi	Central Stadium	2,000

'* Tshkinvali are based in South Ossetia and not allowed to play their home games in the area due to safety reasons.
Source:^[2]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Merani Tbilisi (C, P)	36	25	6	5	87	35	+52	81	Promotion to Erovnuli Liga
2	Samtredia (P)	36	23	8	5	63	28	+35	77	Qualification for Promotion play-offs
3	Telavi (P)	36	19	6	11	70	36	+34	63
4	Shevardeni 1906	36	14	10	12	47	48	−1	52
5	Gagra	36	13	8	15	46	42	+4	47
6	Shukura Kobuleti	36	13	7	16	36	46	−10	46
7	Zugdidi	36	13	1	22	38	54	−16	40
8	Guria Lanchkhuti[a] (R)	36	10	6	20	39	64	−25	33	Qualification for Relegation play-offs
9	Kolkheti-1913 Poti[b] (R)	36	10	4	22	31	80	−49	28
10	Tskhinvali[c] (R)	36	8	8	20	38	62	−24	26	Relegation to Liga 3

Source: Erovnuli Liga 2, Soccerway
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.^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Guria Lanchkhuti were deducted three points.
2. Kolkheti-1913 Poti were deducted six points.
3. Tskhinvali were deducted six points.

Relegation play-offs

Aragvi Dusheti	0–1	Guria Lanchkhuti
	Report	Iagri 10'

4 December 2019 (2019-12-04)

14:00 UTC+4

Central Stadium, Dusheti

Referee: Bakur Ninua

Guria Lanchkhuti	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Aragvi Dusheti
	Report	Khintibidze 35' Samadashvili 103'

10 December 2019 (2019-12-10)

13:30 UTC+4

Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium, Lanchkhuti

Referee: Jener Khorava

Aragvi Dusheti won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Kolkheti-1913 Poti	0–3	Samgurali Tskaltubo
	Report	Kakulia 6' Akhvlediani 37' Kutchukhidze 77'

4 December 2019 (2019-12-04)

14:00 UTC+4

Fazisi Stadium, Poti

Referee: Arsen Nonikashvili

Samgurali Tskaltubo	6–0	Kolkheti-1913 Poti
Apkhazava 25' Kutchukhidze 42' Kukhianidze 67', 79' Akhvlediani 69' Gazdeliani 87'	Report

10 December 2019 (2019-12-10)

13:30 UTC+4

26 May Stadium, Tsqaltubo

Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili

Samgurali Tskaltubo won 9–0 on aggregate.