2016 Umaglesi Liga
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Relegated |
Tskhinvali Zugdidi |
| Europa League | Torpedo Kutaisi (cup winner) |
| Matches played | 84 |
| Goals scored | 206 (2.45 per match) |
|
← 2015–16 2017 →
All statistics correct as of 26 November 2016. | |
The 2016 Umaglesi Liga is a special transitional season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Tbilisi are the defending champions. This transitional season is a result of the Georgian Football Federation's decision to change the Umaglesi Liga season from an Autumn–Spring schedule to a Spring–Autumn one. The season began on 7 August 2016 and will end before the end of 2016.
Teams and stadiums
Sapovnela Terjola and Merani Martvili were relegated at the end of the previous season; they were not replaced. The league contracted from 16 teams to 14 this season; this will further be reduced to 10 for next season.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikhura Sachkhere | Sachkhere | Tsentraluri Stadioni | 2,000 |
| Dila Gori | Gori | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium | 8,230 |
| Dinamo Batumi | Kobuleti | Chele Arena | 6,000 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Boris Paichadze Stadium | 54,598 |
| Guria Lanchkhuti | Lanchkhuti | Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium | 8,000 |
| Kolkheti Poti | Poti | Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium | 5,000 |
| Lokomotivi Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | 25,453 |
| Saburtalo Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Stadioni Bendela | 2,000 |
| Samtredia | Samtredia | Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium | 5,000 |
| Shukura Kobuleti | Kobuleti | Chele Arena | 6,000 |
| Sioni Bolnisi | Bolnisi | Tamaz Stepania Stadium | 3,242 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | Kutaisi | Tsentraluri Stadioni | 19,400 |
| Tskhinvali | Tskhinvali | Mikheil Meskhis Sakhelobis Stadionis Satadarigo Moedani | 2,500 |
| Zugdidi | Zugdidi | Tsentraluri Stadioni | 2,000 |
Source: Scoresway
Regular season
For this transitional season only, the 14 teams were divided into two groups of seven teams, Group Red and Group White. Each team played home-and-away against the other six teams within their own group only, resulting in 12 games each played (a decrease on the 30 games played in the previous season).
At the end of the regular season, the two group winners, Samtredia and Chikhura Sachkhere, will meet in the Championship final, this two-legged tie will decide the overall champion and the berth for 2017–18 UEFA Champions League; the loser will have the consolation of a berth in 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.
The four teams finishing in second and third in each group will take part in the Bronze play-offs, the winning team will clinch overall third place in the league (and bronze medals), and also a berth in 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.
The fifth and sixth-placed teams will take part in relegation play-offs, the two losers will join the two bottom-placed teams in the 2017 Pirveli Liga.
Group Red league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samtredia | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 27 | Qualification to Championship final |
| 2 | Dinamo Batumi | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 20 | Qualification to Bronze play-offs |
| 3 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 19 | |
| 4 | Kolkheti Poti | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 18 | |
| 5 | Dila Gori | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 17 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 6 | Sioni Bolnisi | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 11 | |
| 7 | Zugdidi (R) | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 30 | −25 | 6 | Relegation to Pirveli Liga |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.[1]
(R) Relegated.
Group White league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chikhura Sachkhere | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 29 | Qualification to Championship final |
| 2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 23 | Qualification to Bronze play-offs |
| 3 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 15[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to EL first qualifying round and Bronze play-offs[lower-alpha 2] |
| 4 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 15[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 | Shukura Kobuleti | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 12 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 6 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 11 | |
| 7 | Tskhinvali (R) | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 9 | Relegation to Pirveli Liga |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.[2]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
- 1 2 Torpedo Kutaisi ahead of Locomotive Tbilisi on head-to-head record; Locomotive Tbilisi–Torpedo Kutaisi 0–0, Torpedo Kutaisi–Locomotive Tbilisi 3–0.
- ↑ Torpedo Kutaisi qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Georgian Cup.
Group Red results
Source: Soccerway |
Group White results
Source: Soccerway |
Play-offs
The play-offs schedule was unveiled on 15 November 2016.[3]
Bronze play-offs
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Dinamo Batumi (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Dinamo Batumi | ||||||||||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | ||||||||||||
| Saburtalo Tbilisi | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
2–2 on aggregate. Dinamo Batumi won on away goals.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
Winners qualify for the 2017–18 Europa League first qualifying round.
Relegation play-offs
Winners retain their place for 2017 Umaglesi Liga, losers are relegated to 2017 Pirveli Liga.
| Sioni Bolnisi | 4–3 | Shukura Kobuleti |
|---|---|---|
Svanidze  16'Sikharulidze 45+2', 85'Vasadze 72' |
Report | Komakhidze 9' Konyeha 18'Shalamberidze 84' |
Winners retain their place for 2017 Umaglesi Liga, losers are relegated to 2017 Pirveli Liga.
Championship final
A draw was made on 28 November 2016 to determine the order of the legs.[4]
Winners qualify for 2017–18 Champions League second qualifying round; runners-up qualify for 2017–18 Europa League first qualifying round.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Budu Zivzivadze |
Samtredia | 11 |
| 2 | Saba Lobzhanidze |
Chikhura | 8 |
| 3 | Jaba Dvali |
FC Tskhinvali | 7 |
| 4 | Bachana Arabuli |
Samtredia | 6 |
| Davit Volkovi |
Sioni | 6 | |
| 6 | Gega Diasamidze |
Lok Tbilisi | 5 |
| Giorgi Kharaishvili |
Saburtalo | 5 | |
| Elguja Lobjanidze |
Dinamo Batumi | 5 | |
| Oleg Mamasakhlisi |
Kutaisi | 5 | |
| Temur Shonia |
Dinamo Batumi | 5 |
Updated to games played on 26 November 2016
Source: soccerway.com
References
- ↑ "Umaglesi Liga 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Umaglesi Liga 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "საპლეიოფო თარიღები დამტკიცებულია (Events Playoff Approved)" (in Georgian). Georgian Football Federation. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "უმაღლესი ლიგა - რეგულარული სეზონი დასრულდა (League - Regular season ends)" (in Georgian). Georgian Football Federation. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
External links
- Official website (Georgian)