2021 Erovnuli Liga 2

Erovnuli Liga 2
Season2021
Dates1 March – 3 December 2021
ChampionsSioni Bolnisi
PromotedSioni Bolnisi
Gagra
RelegatedChikhura Sachkhere
Matches played180
Goals scored541 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorerCheikne Sylla (Merani M)
Tamaz Makatsaria(Gagra)
(23 goals)
Biggest home winGareji 8–0 Chikhura
(27 November)
Biggest away winChikhura 0–6 Merani M
(3 December)
Highest scoringMerani Tb 3–5 Sioni
(24 June)
Rustavi 5–3 Shevardeni
(27 November)
Gareji 8–0 Chikhura
(3 December)
Longest winning runSioni (7)
Longest winless runChikhura (27)
Longest losing runChikhura (10)
2020
2022
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2021 Erovnuli Liga 2 was the 5th season under its current title and the 33rd season of second tier football in Georgia. The season began on 1 March and ended on 3 December.[1]

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2020 season:

Teams and stadiums

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Team Location Venue Capacity
Chikhura Sachkhere Sachkhere Centraluri 2,000
Dinamo Zugdidi Ganmukhuri Central Stadium 2,000
Gagra Tbilisi Zghvis Baza 1,000
Gareji Sagarejo Sagarejo Centraluri 2,000
Merani Martvili Martvili Murtaz Khurtsilava Stadium 2,000
Merani Tbilisi Tbilisi Spaeri Stadium 2,500
Rustavi Rustavi Teknikuri Centri 1,000
Shevardeni 1906 Kaspi Tsentraluri 500
Sioni Bolnisi Bolnisi Tamaz Stepania Stadium 3,242
WIT Georgia Tbilisi Gldanis safexburto centri 1,000

Source:[2]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sioni Bolnisi (C, P) 36 26 3 7 74 36 +38 81 Promotion to Erovnuli Liga
2 Gagra (P) 36 22 9 5 74 27 +47 75 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs
3 Merani Martvili 36 19 7 10 65 44 +21 64
4 Gareji Sagarejo 36 15 5 16 52 48 +4 50
5 Merani Tbilisi 36 12 11 13 58 58 0 47
6 Shevardeni 1906 36 12 10 14 63 58 +5 46
7 Dinamo Zugdidi 36 14 4 18 47 71 −24 46
8 WIT Georgia 36 10 15 11 38 43 −5 45 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
9 Rustavi 36 11 6 19 46 58 −12 39
10 Chikhura Sachkhere (R) 36 2 4 30 24 98 −74 10 Relegation to Liga 3
Source: eliga.ge
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

Results

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Regular season

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Relegation play-offs

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First leg

Tbilisi City2–3WIT Georgia
Tatanashvili 26', 72' Report Zaridze 11'
Nachkebia 69'
Muzashvili 73'
Gldanis Safexbutro Centri, Tbilisi
Referee: K.Giorgadze

Second leg

WIT Georgia2-1Tbilisi City
Muzashvili 20'
Nachkebia 45'
Report Tatanashvili 27'
Gldanis Safexbutro Centri, Tbilisi
Referee: B.Ninua

WIT Georgia won 5–3 on aggregate.


Rustavi0–0Kolkheti-1913 Poti
Report
Referee: B.Ninua
Kolkheti-1913 Poti1-1 (a.e.t.)Rustavi
Chavchanidze 110' (o.g.) Report Kurmashvili 100'
Referee: I.Kherkhadze

Rustavi won on the away goals rule.

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mali Cheikne Sylla Merani Martvili 23
Georgia (country) Tamaz Makatsaria Gagra
3 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kharebashvili Gareji Sagarejo 20
Georgia (country) Data Sitchinava Sioni Bolnisi

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Georgia (country) Giorgi Kharebashvili Gareji WIT Georgia 3-2 (H)[3] 8 June
Rustavi 3-0 (H)[4] 5 July
Chikhura 8-0*(H)[5] 27 November
Georgia (country) Tamaz Makatsaria Gagra Merani Tb 3-0 (H)[6] 20 March
Shevardeni 5-2**(H)[7] 21 November
Georgia (country) Zviad Metreveli Merani Tb Sioni 3-5 (H)[8] 24 June
Georgia (country) Data Sitchinava Sioni Chikhura 2-5 (A)[9] 21 November
Mali Cheikne Sylla Merani M 0-6 (A)[10] 3 December

Note:

  • *Player scored 6 goals
  • ** Player scored 4 goals

(H) – Home team

(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Georgia (country) Davit Kereselidze Gagra 15
2 Georgia (country) Guram Chikashua WIT Georgia 13
3 Georgia (country) Konstantine Sepiashvili Sioni 12
4 Ukraine Bohdan Bezkrovnyi Gareji 11

Discipline

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Source:[11]

Awards

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Round Manager of the Round Player of the Round Ref
1-9 Georgia (country) Varlam Kilasonia Sioni Georgia (country) Tamaz Makatsaria Gagra [12]
10-18 Georgia (country) Gaga Kirkitadze Gagra Georgia (country) Ivane Khabelashvili [13]
19-27 Georgia (country) Zviad Sikharulia Merani M [14]
28-36 Georgia (country) Tsotne Moniava Merani M Georgia (country) Data Sitchinava Sioni [15]

References

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  1. ^ "Results - Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2". erovnuliliga.ge.
  2. ^ "Erovnuli Liga 2 2021 - Venues". soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Gareji vs WIT Georgia". gff.ge.
  4. ^ "Gareji vs Rustavi". gff.ge.
  5. ^ "„გარეჯის" თავდამსხმელის ფანტასტიკური შედეგი - ხარებაშვილმა 6 გოლი გაიტანა და ბომბარდირობის შანსი გაუჩნდა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian).
  6. ^ "Gagra vs Merani". gff.ge.
  7. ^ "Gagra vs Shevardeni". gff.ge.
  8. ^ "Merani Tb vs Sioni". flashscore.com.
  9. ^ "Chikhura vs Sioni". gff.ge.
  10. ^ "Chikhura vs Merani M". gff.ge.
  11. ^ "Results, Liga 2 season". flashscore.com.
  12. ^ "ვარლამ კილასონია – „ეროვნული ლიგა 2"-ის პირველი წრის საუკეთესო მწვრთნელი". tv4.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  13. ^ "„გაგრას" დომინანტობით - ელიგა 2-ში საუკეთესო მწვრთნელი და მოთამაშე დაასახელეს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian).
  14. ^ "მარტვილის „მერანის" ლიდერი გამოარჩიეს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 17 Dec 2021.
  15. ^ "ეროვნული ლიგა 2-ის მე-4 წრის საუკეთესო ფეხბურთელი, მწვრთნელი და სიმბოლური გუნდი". vbetnews.com (in Georgian). Retrieved 17 Dec 2021.
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