Liga 3 (), organized by the Georgian Football Federation, is the third division of professional football in Georgia. Introduced for the 2017 season with the launch of the Erovnuli Liga, it is a rebrand of the former Meore Liga (the Second League).
The current holders are Shturmi.
Structure and league system There were 20 teams competing in the league in 2017. In 2019, when Liga 4 was formed, their number was reduced to ten, although after two seasons GFF decided to extend the league to 14 at the expense of two bottom teams from the previous season and two second-placed clubs from Liga 4 While and Red Groups. In 2022, the number of clubs was increased to 16.
Seasons run based on Spring-Autumn system with each team playing an equal amount of home and away games against their league rivals.
The league operates based on a system of promotion and relegation. Starting from the 2022 season, champions and runners-up win automatic promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2, while the teams that finish in the third and fourth positions book a place in promotion play-off home and away games against respectively the 8th and 7th placed clubs of Liga 2. Three bottom teams are relegated to Liga 4.
In case two or more clubs obtain the same number of points, their head-to-head records are next to be taken into consideration.
Number of teams each season ● 2017–18 = 20
● 2019–20 = 10
● 2021 = 14
● Since 2022 = 16
Current members
Sixteen teams will be competing in the 2026 season. Half of them are based in Tbilisi. Five clubs, namely Guria, Kolkheti, Locomotive, Merani and WIT Georgia have previously played in the top division with the latter being the two-time national champions. There are also two reserve teams of higher league members this season. Locomotive, Iberia 2010 and Iveria are making their debut in the league.
The clubs are listed below in alphabetical order. ClubsPosition last seasonLocationRegion Betlemi 10th Keda AdjaraDidube 8th Tbilisi Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi-2 10th in Liga 2 Tbilisi Tbilisi Gardabani 11th Gardabani Kvemo Kartli Gonio 9th in Liga 2 Batumi Adjara Guria 3rd in Liga 4 Lanchkhuti Guria Iberia 1999 B 8th in Liga 2 Tbilisi Tbilisi Iberia 2010 1st in Liga 4 Tbilisi Tbilisi Iveria 2nd in Liga 4 Khashuri Shida Kartli Kolkheti 14th Khobi SamegreloLocomotive 7th in Liga 2 Tbilisi Tbilisi Margveti 2006 12th Zestaponi ImeretiMerani Tbilisi 9th Tbilisi Tbilisi Orbi 7th Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi 2025 5th Tbilisi TbilisiWIT Georgia 6th Tbilisi Tbilisi
Results Group Winners of Meore Liga Season West East Center 2011–12 Chikhura II Sasco — 2012–13 Matchakhela Kartli 2011 — 2013–14 Lazika Borjomi — 2014–15 Imereti Tskhumi Liakhvi Tskhinvali 2015–16 Sulori Gardabani Mark Stars 2016 Betlemi ● Margveti ● Samegrelo Algeti ● N.Dinamo ● Shevardeni ● Telavi Gori Note: Due to the season being transitional in 2016, none of the teams was promoted
Top three teams of Liga 3 SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird place 2017 Shevardeni 1906 Norchi Dinamo Telavi 2018 Zugdidi Bakhmaro Guria 2019 Merani Martvili Samgurali Aragvi 2020 Gareji Kolkheti 1913 Gori 2021 Spaeri Kolkheti 1913 Tbilisi City 2022 Dinamo Tbilisi-2 Kolkheti 1913 Aragvi 2023 Aragvi Shturmi Rustavi 2024 Gonio Meshakhte Merani Martvili 2025 Shturmi Gori Odishi 1919
Notes: Apart from the champions who were automatically promoted to the second division, the teams indicated in bold gained promotion after winning the play-offs against their Liga 2 rivals. Due to the changed format, since 2022 the runners-up of the seasons have been also promoted directly.
Relegated teams The number of relegated teams per each recent season varies due to the fact that the competition format is subject to frequent changes.
+ Season Clubs 2017 Odishi 1919 ● Chkherimela ● Liakhvi ● Sapovnela 2018 Samegrelo ● Magaroeli ● Varketili ● Algeti ● Mark Stars ● Imereti ● Gardabani ● Sulori ● Samgurali-2 ● Matchakhela 2019 Borjomi ● Betlemi 2020 NONE 2021 Magaroeli ● Didube 2022 Tbilisi City* 2023 Merani-2 ● Chikhura 2024 Zestaponi ● Matchakhela ● Guria 2025 Locomotive-2 ● Borjomi ● Bakhmaro Note: Tbilisi City failed to obtain a league license for the 2023 season.
Participation per club There have been 49 teams in total competing in this league since 2017. Gori are topping the list with an overall ten-year continuous tenure in the third tier, including nine successive seasons after its re-branding as Liga 3. Team Gori9Bakhmaro8Iberia 1999 B8Kolkheti Khobi8Guria7Meshakhte7Borjomi7Tbilisi 20257Aragvi6Betlemi6Gardabani5Orbi5Merani Tb4Merani-2 Tb4Didube3Kolkheti 19133 Team Locomotive-23Magaroeli3Margveti 20063Matchakhela3Tbilisi City3Zestaponi3Algeti2Chikhura2Dinamo-22Gonio2Imereti2Mark Stars2Merani M2Odishi 19192Samegrelo2Spaeri2 Team Sulori2WIT Georgia2Chkherimela1Zugdidi1Gareji1Iberia 20101Iveria1Liakhvi1Locomotive1Rustavi1Samgurali1Samgurali-21Sapovnela1Shturmi1Skuri1Shevardeni 19061Telavi1 As of 2026 their current status is: Erovnuli Liga 4 Erovnuli Liga 2 8 Liga 3 16 Liga 4 6 Regionuli Liga 7 Defunct8
References
External links
Soccerway.com