Тhe 2018 Liga 3 was the second season under its current name and 31st third-tier season after the creation of independent football league system in Georgia. As a single two-round competition, it began on 5 March and ended on 6 December.[1]

Liga 3
Season2018
Dates5 March - 6 December
ChampionsZugdidi
PromotedZugdidi
Guria
RelegatedSamegrelo
Chiatura
Varketili
Algeti
Mark Stars
Imereti
Gardabani
Sulori
Samgurali-2
Matchakhela
Matches played380
Goals scored1,084 (2.85 per match)
Biggest home winGori 7-0 Sulori
(30 March)
Biggest away winMatchakhela 0-5 Bakhmaro
(22 October)
Highest scoringGori 5-4 Bakhmaro
(2 September)
Varketili 7-2 Matchakhela
(11 June)
Longest winning runZugdidi (7)
Longest unbeaten runBakhmaro (12)
Longest winless runMatchakhela (13)
Longest losing runSamgurali-2 (7)
2017
2019

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season:

From Liga 3

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Shevardeni-1906 TbilisiMerani TbilisiTelavi

Odishi 1919 ZugdidiChkherimela Kharagauli ● Liakhvi Tskhinvali ● Sapovnela TerjolaSkuri TsalenjikhaMargveti Zestafoni

To Liga 3

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Relegated from Liga 2

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ZugdidiMeshakhte Tkibuli Guria Lanchkhuti

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Varketili Tbilisi ● Saburtalo-2 TbilisiMatchakhela KhelvachauriBakhmaro ChokhatauriAragvi DushetiSamgurali-2 Tskaltubo

Teams and stadiums

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Clubs Location Venue Region
Argeti Tbilisi Shatili Stadium Tbilisi
Aragvi Dusheti Olympic Centre Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Bakhmaro Chokhatauri Boris Paichadze stadium Guria
Betlemi Keda Archil Partenadze Stadium Adjara
Borjomi Borjomi Jemal Zeinklishvili Stadium Samtskhe-Javakheti
Chiatura Chiatura Temur Maghradze Stadium Imereti
Gardabani Gardabani Martkopi Rugby Arena Kvemo Kartli
Gori Gori Kartli Shida Kartli
Guria Lanchkhuti Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium Guria
Imereti Khoni Ipolite Khvichia stadium Imereti
Kolkheti Khobi Paata Tatarashvili stadium Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Mark Stars Tbilisi Dusheti Olympic Centre Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Matchakhela Khelvachauri Akhalsopeli Centraluri Adjara
Meshakhte Tkibuli Vladimer Bochorishvili Stadium Imereti
Saburtalo-2 Tbilisi Bendela Tbilisi
Samgurali-2 Tskaltubo 26 May stadium Imereti
Samegrelo Chkhorotsku Bondo Papaskiri stadium Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Sulori Vani Grigol Nikoleishvili stadium Imereti
Varketili Tbilisi Shatili stadium Tbilisi
Zugdidi Zugdidi Ganmukhuri, Centraluri Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti

League table

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In their first season in the third tier, Zugdidi won the league through automatic promotion after a tight contest concluded in the last matchday of the season.[2] Both teams representing the region of Guria qualified for play-offs, although only one of them succeeded in them.[3]

According to the Federation's decision, a drastic reduction of the league teams involved ten clubs, who were supposed to be relegated to Liga 4 and Regionuli Liga next year.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Zugdidi (C, P) 38 27 3 8 65 31 +34 84 Promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2
2 Bakhmaro 38 25 7 6 78 40 +38 79[a] Qualification for Promotion play-offs
3 Guria (P) 38 21 10 7 59 31 +28 73
4 Saburtalo-2 38 21 4 13 60 50 +10 67
5 Kolkheti 38 17 10 11 54 35 +19 61
6 Aragvi 38 19 4 15 64 55 +9 61
7 Borjomi 38 18 7 13 66 56 +10 61
8 Meshakhte 38 17 6 15 59 54 +5 57
9 Gori 38 14 11 13 58 48 +10 53
10 Betlemi 38 14 9 15 52 58 −6 51
11 Samegrelo (R) 38 13 9 16 63 55 +8 48 Relegation to Liga 4
12 Chiatura (R) 38 12 11 15 39 47 −8 47
13 Varketili (R) 38 13 8 17 58 58 0 47
14 Algeti (R) 38 13 7 18 54 64 −10 46
15 Mark Stars (R) 38 13 7 18 59 65 −6 46 Play-offs for Relegation to Liga 4
16 Imereti (R) 38 12 9 17 44 52 −8 45
17 Gardabani (R) 38 11 6 21 39 63 −24 39 Relegation to Regionuli Liga
18 Sulori (R) 38 10 6 22 38 77 −39 36
19 Samgurali-2 (R) 38 8 7 23 40 82 −42 31
20 Matchakhela (R) 38 5 13 20 35 63 −28 28
Source: Soccerway
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bakhmaro were deducted 3 points

Promotion play-offs

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Guria Lanchkhuti1–0Samgurali Tskhaltubo
Jikidze   26' Report
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili
Samgurali Tskhaltubo2–1Guria Lanchkhuti
Bibilashvili   28', 32' Report Gagnidze   57'
Referee: Arsen Nonikashvili

2–2 on aggregate, Guria Lanchkhuti won on away goals.


Tskhinvali2–1Bakhmaro Chokhatauri
Kiknadze   9', 42' Report Kverenchkhiladze   81'
Referee: Arsen Nonikashvili
Bakhmaro Chokhatauri0–2Tskhinvali
Report Vardzelashvili   55'
Tatkhashvili   90+1'
Referee: Jener Khorava

Bakhmaro lost 4–1 on aggregate.

Relegation play-offs

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Imereti Khoni2–0Dinamo Batumi-2
Khmelidze  84'
Nikuradze  88'
Report
Ipolite Khvichia stadium, Khoni
Referee: Jener Khorava
Dinamo Batumi-20–0Imereti Khoni
Report
Angisa, Batumi
Referee: Giga Kikacheishvili

Imereti won 2–0 on aggregate and earned a slot in Liga 4


Mark Stars1–4Gareji Sagarejo
Adeshina  22' Report Kaldani  21'
Tsikalanov   79'
Tavadze   88'
Melkadze   90+4'
Olympic Centre, Dusheti
Referee: Giga Kikacheishvili
Gareji Sagarejo3–0Mark Stars
Jokhadze   31', 90' Gogilashvili   85' Report
Arsen Mekokishvili Stadium, Sagarejo
Referee: Shota Kukhilava

Gareji won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to Liga 4 from Regionuli Liga

References

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  1. ^ "2018, Liga 3". gff.ge.
  2. ^ ""ზუგდიდი" ლიგა 3-ის ჩემპიონი გახდა, გურულები გადასვლისთვის იბრძოლებენ". fanebi.ge (in Georgian), 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Play-offs of 2018 season". flashscore.com.
  4. ^ "Liga 3 Regular season in 2018". soccerway.com.
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