| Competition | Liga 3 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2018 |
| Dates | 5 March - 6 December |
| Winners | Zugdidi |
| Promoted | Zugdidi Guria |
| Relegated | Samegrelo Chiatura Varketili Algeti Mark Stars Imereti Gardabani Sulori Samgurali-2 Matchakhela |
| Matches | 380 |
| Total goals | 1084 |
| Biggest home win | Gori 7-0 Sulori (30 March) |
| Biggest away win | Matchakhela 0-5 Bakhmaro (22 October) |
| Highest scoring | Gori 5-4 Bakhmaro (2 September) Varketili 7-2 Matchakhela (11 June) |
| Longest wins | Zugdidi (7) |
| Longest unbeaten | Bakhmaro (12) |
| Longest winless | Matchakhela (13) |
| Longest losses | Samgurali-2 (7) |
| Prevseason | 2017 |
| Nextseason | 2019 |
Тhe 2018 Liga 3 was the second season under its current name and 31st third-tier season after the creation of independent football league system in Georgia. As a single two-round competition, it began on 5 March and ended on 6 December.[1]
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season:
From Liga 3
Promoted to Liga 2
Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi ● Merani Tbilisi ● Telavi
Relegated to Regionuli Liga
Odishi 1919 Zugdidi ● Chkherimela Kharagauli ● Liakhvi Tskhinvali ● Sapovnela Terjola ● Skuri Tsalenjikha ● Margveti Zestaponi
To Liga 3
Relegated from Liga 2
Zugdidi ● Meshakhte Tkibuli ● Guria Lanchkhuti
Promoted from Regionuli Liga
Varketili Tbilisi ● Saburtalo-2 Tbilisi ● Matchakhela Khelvachauri ● Bakhmaro Chokhatauri ● Aragvi Dusheti ● Samgurali-2 Tskaltubo
Teams and stadiums
| Clubs | Location | Venue | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argeti | Tbilisi | Shatili Stadium | Tbilisi |
| Aragvi | Dusheti | Olympic Centre | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| Bakhmaro | Chokhatauri | Boris Paichadze stadium | Guria |
| Betlemi | Keda | Archil Partenadze Stadium | Adjara |
| Borjomi | Borjomi | Jemal Zeinklishvili Stadium | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
| Chiatura | Chiatura | Temur Maghradze Stadium | Imereti |
| Gardabani | Gardabani | Martkopi Rugby Arena | Kvemo Kartli |
| Gori | Gori | Kartli | Shida Kartli |
| Guria | Lanchkhuti | Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium | Guria |
| Imereti | Khoni | Ipolite Khvichia stadium | Imereti |
| Kolkheti | Khobi | Paata Tatarashvili stadium | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| Mark Stars | Tbilisi | Dusheti Olympic Centre | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| Matchakhela | Khelvachauri | Akhalsopeli Centraluri | Adjara |
| Meshakhte | Tkibuli | Vladimer Bochorishvili Stadium | Imereti |
| Saburtalo-2 | Tbilisi | Bendela | Tbilisi |
| Samgurali-2 | Tskaltubo | 26 May stadium | Imereti |
| Samegrelo | Chkhorotsku | Bondo Papaskiri stadium | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| Sulori | Vani | Grigol Nikoleishvili stadium | Imereti |
| Varketili | Tbilisi | Shatili stadium | Tbilisi |
| Zugdidi | Zugdidi | Ganmukhuri, Centraluri | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
League table
In their first season in the third tier, Zugdidi won the league through automatic promotion after a tight contest concluded in the last matchday of the season.[2] Both teams representing the region of Guria qualified for play-offs, although only one of them succeeded in them.[3]
According to the Federation's decision, a drastic reduction of the league teams involved ten clubs, who were supposed to be relegated to Liga 4 and Regionuli Liga next year.[4]
Promotion play-offs
2–2 on aggregate, Guria Lanchkhuti won on away goals.
Bakhmaro lost 4–1 on aggregate.
Relegation play-offs
Imereti won 2–0 on aggregate and earned a slot in Liga 4
Gareji won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to Liga 4 from Regionuli Liga
References
- ^ "2018, Liga 3". gff.ge
- ^ "“ზუგდიდი” ლიგა 3-ის ჩემპიონი გახდა, გურულები გადასვლისთვის იბრძოლებენ". fanebi.ge (in Georgian), 7 December 2018
- ^ "Play-offs of 2018 season". flashscore.com
- ^ "Liga 3 Regular season in 2018". soccerway.com