2020 Erovnuli Liga

Erovnuli Liga 2020
Season information
Dates	29 February 2020 – 10 December 2020
Winners	Dinamo Tbilisi 18th Georgian title
Relegated	Merani Tbilisi Chikhura
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	Dinamo Tbilisi
Conference League	Dinamo Batumi Dila Gori
Season statistics
Matches played	90
Goals scored	225
Top goalscorer	Mykola Kovtalyuk (10 goals)
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The 2020 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2020 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 32nd season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions. The season began on 29 February 2020 and ended on 10 December 2020. The league winners will earn a place in the UEFA Champions League and the second and third-placed clubs will earn a place in the new UEFA Europa Conference League.

In March the season was suspended following a decision by the Georgian Football Federation due to COVID-19 pandemic, initially until 1 April, but later the suspension was extended to late June. Each team played 18 matches instead of the planned 36.

Teams and stadiums

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
Chikhura Sachkhere	Kutaisi	Ramaz Shengelia Stadium	19,400
Dila Gori	Gori	Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium	8,230
Dinamo Batumi	Batumi	Chele Arena	6,000
Dinamo Tbilisi	Tbilisi	Boris Paichadze Stadium	54,549
Locomotive Tbilisi	Tbilisi	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium	27,223
Merani Tbilisi	Tbilisi	Sinatle Stadium	2,500
Saburtalo Tbilisi	Tbilisi	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium	27,223
FC Samtredia	Samtredia	Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium	5,000
FC Telavi	Telavi	Givi Chokheli Stadium	12,000
Torpedo Kutaisi	Kutaisi	Ramaz Shengelia Stadium	19,400

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dinamo Tbilisi  (C)	18	12	4	2	33	9	+24	40	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Dinamo Batumi	18	10	6	2	29	14	+15	36	Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3	Dila Gori	18	8	6	4	29	17	+12	30
4	Locomotive Tbilisi	18	8	5	5	30	23	+7	29
5	Saburtalo Tbilisi	18	7	6	5	28	21	+7	27
6	Telavi	18	4	12	2	21	14	+7	24
7	Samtredia	18	5	4	9	14	23	−9	19
8	Torpedo Kutaisi  (O)	18	4	5	9	17	30	−13	17	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
9	Chikhura Sachkhere  (R)	18	3	4	11	18	40	−22	13
10	Merani Tbilisi  (R)	18	0	6	12	6	34	−28	6	Relegation to Erovnuli Liga 2

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Relegation play-offs

15 December 2020 13:30	Gagra	0–2	Torpedo Kutaisi	National Rugby Training Center, Tbilisi Attendance: 0 Referee: Giorgi Vadatchkoria
		Report	Ivanishvili  24' Nadaraia  81'

19 December 2020 18:00	Torpedo Kutaisi	1–1	Gagra	Ramaz Shengelia Stadium, Kutaisi Attendance: 0 Referee: Jener Khorava
	Pantsulaia  30'	Report	Makatsaria  76'

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15 December 2020 17:30	Chikhura	0–2	Samgurali	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium#2, Tbilisi Attendance: 0 Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili
		Report	Burjanadze  77' Kukhianidze  81'

19 December 2020 13:00	Samgurali	1–0	Chikhura	26 May Stadium, Tsqaltubo Attendance: 0 Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili
	Kukhianidze  87'	Report

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 10 December 2020

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mykola Kovtalyuk	Dila Gori	10
2	Irakli Sikharulidze	Locomotive Tbilisi	8
	Jaba Jighauri	Dinamo Batumi
	Nodar Kavtaradze	Dinamo Tbilisi
5	Beka Kavtaradze	Saburtalo	7
	Giorgi Pantsulaia	Torpedo Kutaisi
7	Nugzar Spanderashvili	Dila Gori	6
8	Giorgi Gabedava	Dinamo Tbilisi	5
	Giorgi Nikabadze	Dinamo Batumi
	Mamia Gavashelishvili	Locomotive Tbilisi
	Irakli Rukhadze	Telavi

External links

• Official website
• Georgian Football Federation