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]

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.

Team changes edit

The following teams have changed division since the 2020 season:

Teams and stadiums edit

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 edit

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 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 for 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 edit

Regular season edit

Relegation play-offs edit

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 edit

Top scorers edit

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

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date
  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
  Tamaz Makatsaria Gagra Merani Tb 3-0 (H)[6] 20 March
Shevardeni 5-2**(H)[7] 21 November
  Zviad Metreveli Merani Tb Sioni 3-5 (H)[8] 24 June
  Data Sitchinava Sioni Chikhura 2-5 (A)[9] 21 November
  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 edit

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

Discipline edit

Source:[11]

Awards edit

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

References edit

  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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