2021 Erovnuli Liga 2

Erovnuli Liga 2
Season2021
Dates1 March – 3 December 2021
ChampionsSioni
PromotedSioni
Gagra
RelegatedChikhura
Matches180
Goals541 (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 fifth 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

The following teams have changed division since the 2020 season:

Teams and stadiums

Locations of the 2021 Erovnuli Liga 2 teams.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
ChikhuraSachkhereCentraluri2,000
Dinamo ZugdidiGanmukhuriCentral Stadium2,000
GagraTbilisiZghvis Baza1,000
GarejiSagarejoCentraluri2,000
Merani MartviliMartviliMurtaz Khurtsilava Stadium2,000
Merani TbilisiTbilisiSpaeri Stadium2,500
RustaviRustaviTeknikuri Centri1,000
Shevardeni 1906KaspiTsentraluri500
SioniBolnisiTamaz Stepania Stadium3,242
WIT GeorgiaTbilisiGldanis safexburto centri1,000

Source:[2]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sioni (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 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 (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

Regular season

Relegation play-offs

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
Report
Teknikuri Centri, Rustavi
Referee: B.Ninua
Kolkheti 19131–1 (a.e.t.)Rustavi
Chavchanidze red-colored football 110' (o.g.) Report Kurmashvili 100'
Referee: I.Kherkhadze

Rustavi won on the away goals rule.

Statistics

Top scorers

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

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Georgia (country) Giorgi KharebashviliGarejiWIT Georgia3–2 (H)[3]8 June
Rustavi3–0 (H)[4]5 July
Chikhura8–0*(H)[5]27 November
Georgia (country) Tamaz MakatsariaGagraMerani Tb3–0 (H)[6]20 March
Shevardeni5–2**(H)[7]21 November
Georgia (country) Zviad MetreveliMerani TbSioni3–5 (H)[8]24 June
Georgia (country) Data SitchinavaSioniChikhura2–5 (A)[9]21 November
Mali Cheikne SyllaMerani M0–6 (A)[10]3 December

Note:

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

(H) – Home team

(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1Georgia (country) Davit KereselidzeGagra15
2Georgia (country) Guram ChikashuaWIT Georgia13
3Georgia (country) Konstantine SepiashviliSioni12
4Ukraine Bohdan BezkrovnyiGareji11

Discipline

Source:[11]

Awards

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

  1. ↑ "Results - Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2". erovnuliliga.ge.
  2. ↑ "Erovnuli Liga 2 2021 - Venues". soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Gareji vs WIT Georgia". gff.ge. 27 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Gareji vs Rustavi". gff.ge. 14 January 2020.
  5. ↑ ""გარეჯის" თავდამსხმელის ფანტასტიკური შედეგი - ხარებაშვილმა 6 გოლი გაიტანა და ბომბარდირობის შანსი გაუჩნდა" [Gareji striker achieves fantastic result to increase his topscoring chance]. 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 27 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Gagra vs Merani". gff.ge. 26 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Gagra vs Shevardeni". gff.ge. 14 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Merani Tb vs Sioni". flashscore.com.
  9. ↑ "Chikhura vs Sioni". gff.ge. 14 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Chikhura vs Merani M". gff.ge. 14 January 2020.
  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.