The 2024 Liga 3 season was the 8th edition under its current title and the 36th edition of third tier football in Georgia. The regular two-round tournament commenced on 7 March and ended on 7 December[1] with two-legged promotion play-offs completed on 16 December. Each team played thirty matches in as many rounds.
There were sixteen teams competing in the league this season. Five of them, namely Borjomi, Guria, Merani Martvili, Merani Tbilisi and Zestaponi had participated in the top tier with the latter being the two-time national champions.[2]
Gori had the longest tenure in the league with the 8th consecutive season while Meshakhte and Bakhmaro entered into the seventh year. On the other hand, Gonio were the only team to have made their debut in Liga 3.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the previous season:
To Liga 3Promoted from Liga 4 Relegated from Liga 2 |
From Liga 3Relegated to Liga 4 Promoted to Liga 2 |
Teams
The clubs are listed below in alphabetical order. Even though some of them were temporarily using football grounds in other cities/regions, the map displays their legal addresses.
| Clubs | Position in 2023 | Location | Region | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhmaro | 12th | Chokhatauri | Guria | Boris Paichadze stadium |
| Betlemi | 2nd in Liga 4 | Keda | Adjara | Archil Partenadze stadium |
| Borjomi | 11th | Borjomi | Samtskhe-Javakheti | Grigol Jomartidze Stadium, Khashuri |
| Gardabani | 3rd in Liga 4 | Gardabani | Kvemo Kartli | Centraluri |
| Gonio | 1st in Liga 4 | Gonio | Adjara | Angisa training base |
| Gori | 8th | Gori | Shida Kartli | Kartli Stadium |
| Guria | 9th | Lanchkhuti | Guria | Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium |
| Iberia-2 1999[a] | 7th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Bendela |
| Locomotive-2 | 10th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Olympic complex |
| Matchakhela | 14th | Khelvachauri | Adjara | Akhalsopeli |
| Merani M | 9th in Liga 2 | Martvili | Samegrelo-Z.Svaneti | Murtaz Khurtsilava stadium |
| Merani T | 10th in Liga 2 | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Shromiti rezervebi |
| Meshakhte | 5th | Tkibuli | Imereti | Vladimer Bochorishvili Stadium |
| Orbi[b] | 6th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Grigol Jomartidze stadium, Khashuri |
| Varketili | 4th | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Centraluri, Kaspi |
| Zestaponi | 13th | Zestaponi | Imereti | David Abashidze Stadium |
a Known as Saburtalo-2 until this season
b Known as Irao until this season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonio (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 81 | 36 | +45 | 64 | Promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2 |
| 2 | Meshakhte (P) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 22 | +32 | 60 | |
| 3 | Merani M | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 58 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Iberia-2 1999 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 55 | |
| 5 | Orbi | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 54 | |
| 6 | Gori | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 53 | |
| 7 | Merani T | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 43 | |
| 8 | Betlemi | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 41 | |
| 9 | Locomotive-2 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 40 | |
| 10 | Gardabani | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 34 | |
| 11 | Varketili | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 33 | |
| 12 | Borjomi | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 28 | |
| 13 | Bakhmaro | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 27 | |
| 14 | Zestaponi (R) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 26[a] | Relegation to Liga 4 |
| 15 | Matchakhela (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 86 | −56 | 24 | |
| 16 | Guria (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 71 | −41 | 21 |
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:
- ^ Zestaponi were deducted three points for disciplinary issues
Results
Regular season
Top goalscorers
As of 7 December 2024[5]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kakha Kakhabrishvili
|
Gonio | 23 |
| 2 | Zurab Beridze
|
Betlemi | 21 |
| 3 |  Javohir Esankulov
|
Merani Martvili | 19 |
| 4 | Tato Abuselidze
|
Gonio | 16 |
| Dimitri Gurtskaia
|
Meshakhte | 16 |
Promotion playoffs
| Iberia-2 1999 | 2–2 | Aragvi |
|---|---|---|
Khachidze  36' (pen.)G.Mamageishvili 70' |
Report | Kukalia 32' (o.g.) Janelidze 85' |
| Aragvi | 0–1 | Iberia-2 1999 |
|---|---|---|
Bregvadze  90+9' |
Report | Khachidze 72' (pen.) |
| Shturmi | 0–1 | Merani Martvili |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jimsheleishvili 90+6' |
| Merani Martvili | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Shturmi |
|---|---|---|
| Rasulov 120' |
Report | Ugrekhelidze 39' |
Both Merani Martvili and Iberia-2 1999 gained promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2
See also
References
- ^ "კალენდარი". gff.ge (in Georgian).
- ^ "Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com.
- ^ "ცხრილი". gff.ge (in Georgian).
- ^ "Liga 3 results". soccerway.com.
- ^ "2024 Liga 3 Topscorers". flashscore.com.
