2020 Erovnuli Liga 2

Erovnuli Liga 2
Season2020
Dates2 March – 9 December 2020
ChampionsShukura Kobuleti
PromotedShukura Kobuleti
Samgurali
RelegatedAragvi Dusheti
Conference LeagueGagra
Matches played90
Goals scored252 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerToma Tabatadze
(13 goals)
← 2019
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The 2020 Erovnuli Liga 2 (formerly known as Pirveli Liga) was the 32nd season of second tier football in Georgia. The season began on 2 March 2020 and ended on 9 December 2020.[1]Due to COVID-19 pandemic, each team will play 18 matches instead of the planned 36.

Teams and stadiums

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Locations of the 2020 Erovnuli Liga 2 teams.
Team Location Venue Capacity
Aragvi Dusheti Dusheti Central Stadium 2,000
Dinamo Zugdidi Zugdidi Central Stadium 2,000
Gagra Tbilisi Mtskheta Park 2,000
Merani Martvili Martvili Murtaz Khurtsilava Stadium 2,000
Rustavi Rustavi Poladi Stadium 6,200
Samgurali Tsqaltubo 26 May Stadium 12,000
Sioni Bolnisi Tamaz Stepania Stadium 3,000
Shevardeni 1906 Tbilisi David Petriashvili Arena 2,130
Shukura Kobuleti Chele Arena 6,000
WIT Georgia Tbilisi Mikheil Meskhi Stadium#2 2,000

Source:[2]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Shukura (C, P) 18 9 4 5 32 14 +18 31 Promotion to Erovnuli Liga
2 Samgurali (P) 18 8 6 4 23 12 +11 30 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
3 Gagra 18 7 8 3 24 10 +14 29 Qualification for Europa Conference League first qualifying round and Promotion play-offs[a]
4 Rustavi 18 7 5 6 35 27 +8 26
5 Dinamo Zugdidi 18 7 4 7 27 31 −4 25
6 Shevardeni 1906 18 8 1 9 28 38 −10 25
7 Sioni 18 5 9 4 23 16 +7 24
8 Merani Martvili 18 6 6 6 23 20 +3 24 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
9 WIT Georgia 18 5 6 7 17 25 −8 21
10 Aragvi Dusheti (R) 18 1 5 12 10 49 −39 8 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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Gagra qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round by winning the 2020 Georgian Cup

Results

Each team will play the other nine teams home and away once, for a total of 18 games each.

Home \ Away ARA ZUG GAG MER RUS SAM SIO SHE SHU WIT
Aragvi Dusheti — 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–10 0–4 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–0
Dinamo Zugdidi 1–1 — 0–2 0–1 3–1 1–4 0–0 3–0 3–2 5–2
Gagra 2–1 0–0 — 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 2–3 2–0 3–0
Merani Martvili 2–0 2–3 0–0 — 2–2 2–0 1–0 5–2 0–2 0–0
Rustavi 1–0 6–2 0–3 3–1 — 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–3
Samgurali 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 — 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–0
Sioni 6–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 — 2–0 0–0 1–2
Shevardeni 1906 7–1 3–1 0–0 0–3 0–2 2–1 0–4 — 2–0 2–4
Shukura 5–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–0 1–1 6–0 — 0–1
WIT Georgia 0–0 1–2 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Gori0–0Merani Martvili
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili
Merani Martvili3–1Gori
Saghrishvili 41'
Patsatsia 47'
Tsotsonava 85' (pen.)		 Report Alimbarashvili 73'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili
WIT Georgia1–0Kolkheti-1913 Poti
Natchkebia 20' Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bakur Ninua
Kolkheti-1913 Poti1–0 (a.e.t.)WIT Georgia
Gvalia 68' Report
Penalties
Gvalia soccer ball with red X
Megrelisvili soccer ball with red X
Mumuladze soccer ball with check mark
Kirkitadze soccer ball with check mark
Kashia soccer ball with check mark		 3–4 soccer ball with red X Nemsadze
soccer ball with check mark Zaridze
soccer ball with check mark Barabadze
soccer ball with check mark Molashvili
soccer ball with check mark Museliani
Attendance: 0
Referee: Giorgi Vadatchkoria

References

  1. ^ "Results - Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2". erovnuliliga.ge.
  2. ^ "Erovnuli Liga 2 2020 - Venues". Soccerway.