The 2009–10 Umaglesi Liga was the 21st season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on August 1, 2009, and ended on May 20, 2010. FC Olimpi Rustavi won the championship.
Changes from 2008–09
Structural changes League size was reduced from 11 to 10 teams prior to this season.
Promotion and relegation Borjomi were relegated to Pirveli Liga at the end of the season after finishing in 11th and last place. Other teams which will not participate in this year's championship are Mglebi and Meshketi, both for unknown reasons. This means that originally relegated teams Gagra and Spartaki Tskhinvali will stay another season in Umaglesi Liga.
Promoted to Georgia's top football division were Pirveli Liga 2008–09 Western group champions Samtredia and runners-up Baia. Western group champions Ameri were not promoted for unknown reasons.
Team overview FC Gagra and Spartaki Tskhinvali play their home matches in Tbilisi due to various inner-Georgian conflicts.
Team Location Venue Capacity FC Baia Zugdidi Gulia Tutberidze Stadium 5,000 FC Dinamo Tbilisi Boris Paichadze Stadium 54,549 FC Gagra Tbilisi Ameri Stadium 1,000 FC Locomotive Tbilisi Mikheil Meskhi Stadium 27,223 FC Olimpi Rustavi Poladi Stadium 7,300 FC Samtredia Samtredia Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium 15,000 FC Sioni Bolnisi Tamaz Stephania Stadium 3,000 FC Spartaki Tskhinvali Tbilisi Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium 7,980 FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi Shevardeni Stadium 4,000 FC Zestaponi Zestaponi David Abashidze Stadium 4,100
League table
Results The ten teams will play each other four times in this league for a total of 36 matches per team. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.
First half of season
Second half of season
Top goalscorers Including matches played in December 2009 Soccerway Profile lfp.com RankGoalscorerTeamGoals1 Anderson AquinoOlimpi Rustavi262 Nikoloz GelashviliZestaponi163 Jaba DvaliZestaponi12 Vakhtang KvaratskheliaWIT Georgia 125 Zaur KhachiperadzeSamtredia11 Georges AkieremyDinamo Tbilisi11
See also 2009–10 Pirveli Liga 2009–10 Georgian Cup
References
External links Georgian Football Federation