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.
Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season:
From Liga 3
Promoted to Liga 2
Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi ● Merani Tbilisi ● Telavi
Relegated to Regionuli Liga
Odishi 1919 Zugdidi ● Chkherimela Kharagauli ● Liakhvi Tskhinvali ● Sapovnela Terjola ● Skuri Tsalenjikha ● Margveti Zestaponi
To Liga 3
Relegated from Liga 2
Zugdidi ● Meshakhte Tkibuli ● Guria Lanchkhuti
Promoted from Regionuli Liga
Varketili Tbilisi ● Saburtalo-2 Tbilisi ● Matchakhela Khelvachauri ● Bakhmaro Chokhatauri ● Aragvi Dusheti ● Samgurali-2 Tskaltubo
Teams and stadiums
ClubsLocationVenueRegionArgeti TbilisiShatili Stadium TbilisiAragvi DushetiOlympic Centre Mtskheta-MtianetiBakhmaro ChokhatauriBoris Paichadze stadiumGuriaBetlemi KedaArchil Partenadze Stadium Adjara BorjomiBorjomiJemal Zeinklishvili StadiumSamtskhe-JavakhetiChiatura ChiaturaTemur Maghradze Stadium ImeretiGardabani GardabaniMartkopi Rugby Arena Kvemo KartliGori GoriKartli Shida KartliGuria LanchkhutiEvgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium GuriaImereti KhoniIpolite Khvichia stadium ImeretiKolkheti KhobiPaata Tatarashvili stadiumSamegrelo-Zemo SvanetiMark Stars TbilisiDusheti Olympic Centre Mtskheta-MtianetiMatchakhela Khelvachauri Akhalsopeli CentraluriAdjaraMeshakhte TkibuliVladimer Bochorishvili Stadium ImeretiSaburtalo-2 TbilisiBendela TbilisiSamgurali-2 Tskaltubo26 May stadium ImeretiSamegrelo ChkhorotskuBondo Papaskiri stadium Samegrelo-Zemo SvanetiSulori VaniGrigol Nikoleishvili stadium ImeretiVarketiliTbilisiShatili stadium TbilisiZugdidi ZugdidiGanmukhuri, Centraluri Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
League table
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. Both teams representing the region of Guria qualified for play-offs, although only one of them succeeded in them.
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.
Promotion play-offs
2–2 on aggregate, Guria Lanchkhuti won on away goals.
Bakhmaro lost 4–1 on aggregate.
Relegation play-offs
Imereti won 2–0 on aggregate and earned a slot in Liga 4
Gareji won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to Liga 4 from Regionuli Liga
References
External links Georgian Football Federation