The 2023 Erovnuli Liga 2 season was the seventh edition under its current title and the 35th edition of second tier football in Georgia. The four-part competition began on 28 February and ended on 2 December with playoffs completed on 10 December.
Each team played 36 matches in this season. The winner gained automatic promotion to the Erovnuli Liga, while the next two teams participate in play-offs against their top flight rivals. The bottom two entered a play-off contest against 3rd and 4th teams of Liga 3 at the end of the season. Two-legged ties were played at each side's home ground.
Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season:
To Erovnuli Liga 2
Promoted from Liga 3
• Dinamo Tbilisi-2
• Kolkheti Poti
• Kolkheti Khobi
Relegated from Erovnuli Liga
• Sioni Bolnisi
• Locomotive Tbilisi
From Erovnuli Liga 2
Promoted to Erovnuli Liga
• Shukura Kobuleti
• Samtredia
Relegated to Liga 3
• Rustavi Teams
A total of ten teams were contesting the league based on their performance in the previous year. Apart from Gareji Sagarejo, Dinamo Tbilisi-2 and Spaeri Tbilisi, all of them have previously taken part in the main division. WIT Georgia have twice become the top-tier champions.
The participant clubs are listed below in alphabetical order. ClubPosition last seasonCityRegionDinamo-2 1st in Liga 3 Tbilisi TbilisiGareji 5th Sagarejo KakhetiKolkheti Khobi 4th in Liga 3 Khobi Samegrelo-Zemo SvanetiKolkheti-1913 2nd in Liga 3 Poti Samegrelo-Zemo SvanetiLokomotivi 10th in Erovnuli LigaTbilisi TbilisiMerani Martvili 4th Martvili Samegrelo-Zemo SvanetiMerani Tbilisi 6thTbilisi TbilisiSioni Bolnisi 8th in Erovnuli Liga Bolnisi Kvemo KartliSpaeri2nd Tbilisi TbilisiWIT Georgia 8th Tbilisi Tbilisi
League table
Results Regular season
Round 1-18
Round 19-36
Season statistics Top scorers As of 2 December 2023 Rank Player Club Goals1 Levan PapavaGareji Sagarejo 232 Giorgi KharebashviliGareji Sagarejo183 Data SitchinavaKolkheti Poti174 Amiran DzaganiaWIT Georgia15 Source
Most assists
RankPlayerClubAssists1 Beka GabiskiriaGareji 15 2 Giorgi KharebashviliGareji 11 3 Tornike ShekiladzeWIT Georgia 10 Source Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Yaroslav Kotlyarov Kolkheti Poti 15 2 Nika JokhadzeKolkheti Khobi10 3 Davit Kupatadze Gareji 4 Bukhuti PutkaradzeSpaeri 5 Levan Isiani Sioni Bolnisi8
Discipline
Most red cards: 3
• Merani Martvili
• Sioni Bolnisi
• Spaeri
• WIT Georgia
Promotion playoffs
Following these ties, both Gareji and Spaeri remained in Erovnuli Liga 2 for next season. Relegation playoffs
After these ties, both Locomotive and Kolkheti Khobi preserved their Liga 2 places. See also • 2023 Erovnuli Liga
• 2023 Liga 3
• 2023 Liga 4
• 2023 Georgian Cup
References
External links Georgian Football Federation Daily sport newspaper Lelo (in Georgian) Soccerway