The 2022 Erovnuli Liga 2 was the sixth season under its current title and the 34th season of second-tier football in Georgia. The four-round competition began on 1 March and ended on 2 December with playoffs completed on 12 December.
Format The winner gain automatic promotion to Erovnuli Liga, while the next two teams participate in play-offs against their top-flight rivals.
After the initial 13 rounds, an extraordinary situation in late May resulted in early relegation of two clubs to the third tier. Among the remaining eight clubs the bottom two enter a play-off contest against 3rd and 4th teams of Liga 3 at the end of the season. A two-legged tie will be played at each side's home ground.
Each team played 28 matches in this shortened season.
Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2021 season:
To Erovnuli Liga 2
Promoted from Liga 3
• Spaeri Tbilisi
Relegated from Erovnuli Liga
• Shukura Kobuleti
• Samtredia
From Erovnuli Liga 2
Promoted to Erovnuli Liga
• Sioni Bolnisi
• Gagra
Relegated to Liga 3
• Chikhura Sachkhere
Teams and stadiums
The participants of Liga 2 this season are listed below in alphabetical order.
Apart from Gareji Sagarejo and Spaeri Tbilisi, all of them have previously taken part in the main division. Among them are WIT Georgia and Samtredia, who have been the top-tier champions. ClubPosition last seasonCityVenueCapacityDinamo Zugdidi 7th Zugdidi Ganmukhuri, Centraluri 2,000Gareji 4th Sagarejo Centraluri 2,000Merani Martvili 3rd Martvili Murtaz Khurtsilava Stadium 2,000Merani Tbilisi 5thTbilisi Spaeri2,500Rustavi 9th Rustavi Technical Centre1,000Samtredia 10th in Liga 1 Samtredia Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium5,000Shevardeni-1906 6th Tbilisi Kaspi, Centraluri500Shukura 9th in Liga 1 Kobuleti Chele Arena 6,000Spaeri 1st in Liga 3 Tbilisi Spaeri2,500WIT Georgia 8th Tbilisi Gldani Football Centre 1,000 Source
NOTE: Based on decision made by GFF Disciplinary Committee, Dinamo Zugdidi and Shevardeni-1906 were accused of match-fixing and expelled from the league with immediate effect on 22 May. For this reason all their team or individual records have been annulled from the statistics.
Personnel and kits ClubCaptainHead CoachManager's date of appointmentKit manufacturerDinamo ZugdidiVakhtang JomidavaJano MakatsariaJanuary 2022 KelmeGarejiNikoloz NozadzeGiorgi OnianiSeptember 2022 ErreàMerani MartviliKichi MeliavaVarlam KilasoniaJuly 2022 JomaMerani TbilisiIago DeisadzeAvtandil ShengeliaSeptember 2021 JakoRustaviPaata KiteishviliValeri AbramidzeNovember 2022 KelmeSamtrediaGivi IoselianiGiorgi ShashiashviliFebruary 2022 JomaShevardeni-1906Nikoloz JishkarianiGiorgi Daraselia February 2022 KelmeShukuraIrakli KomakhidzeRevaz GotsiridzeJanuary 2022 KelmeSpaeriLevan PapavaKakha Maisuradze2017 KelmeWIT GeorgiaIrakli ZaridzeLevan JobavaJune 2021 Erreà
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyIncoming managerShevardeni-1906Ioseb Chikadze9 MarchDavit DatuadzeDavit Datuadze1 AprilGiorgi Daraselia Gareji SagarejoKakhaber Gogichaishvili 8 April Nestor Mumladze (Interim) Nestor Mumladze 7 May Temur Makharadze Temur Makharadze 12 June Davit Dighmelashvili Davit Dighmelashvili 30 September Giorgi OnianiRustaviArmaz Jeladze 3 May Levan Jokhadze Levan Jokhadze 2 November Valeri Abramidze Merani Martvili Tsotne Moniava 15 July Varlam Kilasonia
League table
Results Regular season
Round 1-14
Round 15-28
Results by round In order to preserve chronological progress, postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled. Instead they are added to the full round played immediately afterwards.
Statistics Top scorers As of 2 December 2022 Rank Player Club Goals1 Levan PapavaSpaeri Tbilisi172 Cheikne SyllaMerani Martvili163 Giorgi KharebashviliGareji Sagarejo124 Zurab MuselianiShukura Kobuleti5 Bantu MzwakaliRustavi96 Amiran DzaganiaWIT Georgia87 Dato KirkitadzeSamtredia 8 Papuna PoniavaMerani Martvili9 Cyrille TchambaSamtredia 710 Levan IngorokvaShukura Kobuleti Source
Assists
RankPlayerClubAssists1 Giorgi JanelidzeShukura 9 2 Giorgi KharebashviliGareji7 3 Tsotne Patsatsia Merani Martvili 4 Levan TsotsonavaMerani Martvili 5 Levan Papava Spaeri 6 Giorgi KoripadzeSamtredia Source Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Luka KharatishviliShukura 13 2 Konstantine SepiashviliGareji6 3 Yaroslav Burychenkov Samtredia 4 Guram ChikashuaWIT Georgia 5 5 Davit Kupatadze Gareji4 6 Nikoloz AbashidzeSpaeri7 Facundo SilvaSamtredia Source Hat-tricks As of 2 December 2022 + Player For Against Result Date Jaba Kasrelishvili Merani TbilisiRustavi 3–2 (H) 1 April Yuta Nakano Rustavi Merani Tbilisi 4–0 (H) 28 August Discipline Red cards
As of 2 December 2022
• Merani Tbilisi – 6
• Spaeri – 5
• Merani Martvili, Gareji – 3
Source
Promotion playoffs
Samtredia won 3–0 on aggregate.
Spaeri lost on penalties. Relegation playoffs
WIT Georgia won 1–0 on aggregate and remained in the league.
Rustavi lost 0–2 on aggregate and suffered relegation. References
External links Georgian Football Federation Daily sport newspaper Lelo (in Georgian) Soccerway