Тhe 2019 Liga 3 was the third season under its current name and 32nd third-tier season since Georgia formed independent football league system in 1990. It began on 4 March and ended with promotion play-off return legs on 10 December.
Team changes Following the previous season, the number of teams participating in Liga 3 was halved. With no club promoted from a lower league, the five relegated teams were among first members of the newly formed Liga 4.
From Liga 3
Promoted to Liga 2
Zugdidi ● Guria Lanchkhuti
Relegated to Liga 4
Samegrelo Chkhorotsku ● Magaroeli Chiatura ● Varketili Tbilisi ● Algeti Marneuli ● Imereti Khoni
Relegated to Regionuli Liga Mark Stars Tbilisi ● Gardabani ● Sulori Vani ● Samgurali Tskaltubo-2 ● Machakhela Khelvachauri
To Liga 3
Relegated from Liga 2
Samgurali ● Merani
Teams and stadiums
ClubsPosition in 2018 LocationVenueRegionAragvi 6thDushetiOlympic Centre Mtskheta-MtianetiBakhmaro 2nd ChokhatauriBoris Paichadze stadiumGuriaBetlemi10th KedaArchil Partenadze Stadium Adjara Borjomi 7thBorjomiJemal Zeinklishvili StadiumSamtskhe-JavakhetiGori 9th GoriKartli Shida KartliKolkheti 5th KhobiPaata Tatarashvili stadiumSamegrelo-Zemo SvanetiMerani 10th in Liga 2 Martvili Murtaz Khurtsilava StadiumSamegrelo-Zemo SvanetiMeshakhte 8th TkibuliTemur Maghradze Stadium ImeretiSaburtalo-2 4thTbilisiBendela TbilisiSamgurali 8th in Liga 2Tskaltubo26 May stadium Imereti
Review Being considered primary favourites for promotion, Merani won the league with a large margin after an impressive performance during the entire season. They achieved their promotion goal well beforehand, with five matches still remaining. Samgurali managed to thrash their play-off rivals with an aggregate score 9-0 and return to Liga 2 after one-year absence. Aragvi also prevailed over their opponents, despite a home defeat in the first leg.
Five teams were involved in a bitter survival battle close to the end. Gori, a most expected candidate for relegation, secured two victories in the last two games to climb out of the drop zone. Three clubs reached the finish line with equal points, but head-to-head results proved unfavourable for Borjomi, who were relegated along with Betlemi.
League table
Promotion play-offs
Aragvi Dusheti won 2–1 on aggregate.
Samgurali Tskaltubo won 9–0 on aggregate.
References
External links Georgian Football Federation