Тhe 2017 Liga 3 (formerly Meore Liga) was the first season under its current name and 30th third-tier season in Georgia. It began on 19 March and ended on 24 November.
Team changes
After the 2016 season many teams changed their division. A total 56 of them were relegated from this division only, which reduced the number of participants from 64 to 20 within one season. This exodus resulted from the announced reorganization of the entire league system and a transitional status given to all domestic divisions before these changes could take effect in 2017.
Relegated from Pirveli Liga
Borjomi ● Skuri ● Sulori Vani ● Chiatura ● Sapovnela ● Odishi 1919 ● Gardabani ● Chkherimela ● Imereti ● Mark Stars Tbilisi ● Liakhvi ● Kolkheti Khobi
Relegated from Meore Liga
West Sairme Bagdati ● Torpedo Kutaisi-2 ● Racha Ambrolauri ● Samgurali Tskaltubo-2 ● Imereti Khoni-2 ● Meshakhte Tkibuli-2 ● Mertskhali Ozurgeti ● Salkhino Martvili ● Lesichine ● Machakhela Khelvachauri ● Egrisi Senaki ● Chela Darcheli ● Kolkheti Khobi-2 ● Bakhmaro Chokhatauri ● Khikhani Khulo ● Dinamo Batumi-2 ● Zana ● Odishi 1919-2 ● Enguri Jvari
Centre
Iveria Khashuri ● Kojaeli Mtskheta ● Tori Borjomi ● Meskheti Akhaltsikhe ● Abuli Akhalkalaki ● Mtskheta ● Paravani Ninotsminda
East
Aragvi Dusheti ● WIT Georgia-2 ● Liakhvi Achabeti ● Voyage ● Tbilisi 2016 ● Tiflisi ● Aphkazeti ● Tianeti ● Rustavi-2 ● Gareji Sagarejo ● Sarti Sartichala ● Alazani Gurjaani ● Hereti Chabukiani ● Duruji Kvareli ● Bakhtrioni Akhmeta ● Locomotive Tbilisi-2 ● Kolkhi Gulripshi ● Sinatle ● Iberia 2010 Tbilisi ● 35-e Skola ● Amirani Ochamchire ● Shavnabada ● Samgori ● Tskhumi Sokhumi ● Saburtalo-2 Tbilisi ● Sakartvelos Universiteti ● Dinamo Sokhumi ● Era ● Avaza ● Algeti XXI
Teams and stadiums
ClubsLocationVenueCapacityRegionAlgeti TbilisiShatili Stadium 2,000 TbilisiBetlemi KedaCentraluri Stadioni 1,000 Adjara BorjomiBorjomiJemal Zeinklishvili Stadium3,000 Samtskhe-JavakhetiChiatura Chiatura Stadioni Temur Maghradze 11,700ImeretiChkherimela KharagauliStadioni Soso Abashidze 2,000 ImeretiGardabani GardabaniMartkopi Saragbo Baza 4,000 Kvemo KartliGori GoriKartli1,500 Shida KartliImereti KhoniCentraluri stadioni 2,000ImeretiKolkheti KhobiCentraluri stadioni 12,000Samegrelo-Zemo SvanetiLiakhvi Gori Kartli 1,500 Mtskheta-MtianetiMargveti ZestaponiStadioni Davit Abashidze 1,000 ImeretiMark Stars TbilisiStadioni Torpedo-Avaza1,000 TbilisiNorchi Dinamo TbilisiShatili 2,000 TbilisiOdishi 1919 ZugdidiBaias baza 2,000Samegrelo-Zemo SvanetiSamegrelo ChkhorotskuCentraluri stadioni 3,000Samegrelo-Zemo SvanetiSapovnela TerjolaCentraluri stadioni2,500 ImeretiShevardeni 1906TbilisiDavid Petriashvili Arena2,130 TbilisiSkuri Tsalenjikha Stadioni Sasha Kvaratskhelia 4,000Samegrelo-Zemo SvanetiSulori VaniStadioni Grigol Nikoleishvili 3,000ImeretiTelavi TelaviStadioni Givi Chokheli 12,000Kakheti Source
League table
The teams were initially divided equally into White and Red Groups. After a two-round tournament they formed Promotion and Relegation groups. The winner won automatic promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2, while the teams in second and third places played against Liga 2 opponents in a two-legged tie.
All teams of the drop-zone quartet participated in the second tier the previous year, therefore they suffered double relegation in successive seasons.
White Group
Red Group
Promotion Group
Relegation Round
Promotion play-offs
Telavi won 3–2 on aggregate.
Norchi Dinamo won 6–0 on aggregate.
References
External links Georgian Football Federation