The 2026 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2026 is the 38th season of top-tier football in Georgia. The season is scheduled to run from February to December 2026. Iberia 1999 (formerly Saburtalo Tbilisi) enter the season as defending champions after securing the 2025 title.
Teams and stadiums
Changes Rustavi was directly promoted from the 2025 Erovnuli Liga 2 thus returning after a 6-year absence. Spaeri and Meshakhte were both promoted through the play-offs, both promoted for the first time in history. They respectively defeated Gareji and Telavi in two-legged play-offs, Gareji ended their single year stint on top tier whilst Telavi ended their 5-years stint on top tier. Kolkheti was directly relegated to 2026 Erovnuli Liga 2 thus ending their 2-year stint on top tier.
Team Location Venue Capacity Dila Gori Gori Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium 5,000 Dinamo Batumi Batumi Adjarabet Arena 20,000 Dinamo Tbilisi Tbilisi Boris Paichadze Stadium David Petriashvili Arena 54,5492,000 Gagra David Petriashvili Arena 2,000 Iberia 1999 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium 22,754 Meshakhte Tkibuli 26 May Stadium, Tsqaltubo 3,500 Rustavi Rustavi David Petriashvili Arena, Tbilisi 2,000 Samgurali Tsqaltubo Tsqaltubo 26 May Stadium, Tsqaltubo 3,500 Spaeri Tbilisi Mikheil Meskhi Stadium - 2 1,000 Torpedo Kutaisi Kutaisi Ramaz Shengelia Stadium 19,400
Personnel and kits TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorDila Akis Vavalis Nika GagnidzeNikeMarsbetDinamo Batumi Giorgi Chiabrishvili Mamuka KobakhidzeMacronCrocobetLixin GroupDinamo Tbilisi Temur Ketsbaia Aleksandre KalandadzePumaadjarabet.comMarsbetGagra Zeljko Ljubenovic Mate VatsadzePumaN/AIberia 1999 Andriy Demchenko Gizo MamageishviliGivovaAudiMeshakhte Vladimer Burduli Levan TkeshelashviliNineRonixRustavi Giorgi Tsetsadze Levan ShovnadzeJakoRustaveliSamgurali Giorgi Oniani Demur ChikhladzeHummelHalyk BankCrocobetSpaeri Anzor Koghuradze Nikolooz Kenchadze SallerN/ATorpedo Kutaisi Dirk Schuster Vladimer MamuchashviliMacronNew Vision University
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Position in table Date of vacancy Replaced by Position in table Date of appointment Samgurali Thiago Gomes Mutual consent 18 January 2026 Pre-season Giorgi Oniani 18 January 2026 Pre-season Dinamo Tbilisi Vladimer Kakashvili Mutual consent 22 April 2026 8th Temur Ketsbaia 22 April 2026 8thDila Diego LongoMutual consent9 May 20264th Levan Korgalidze13 May 20263rdDila Levan KorgalidzeFor personal reasons4 June 20268th Akis Vavalis20 June 20267thIberia 1999 Guga NergadzeMutual consent16 June 20261st Andriy Demchenko16 June 20261st
League table
Results Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.
Round 1–18
Round 19–36
Relegation play-offs
Statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Dmitri MandrîcencoDinamo Batumi 9 WellissolSamgurali Tskaltubo 3 Komnen AndrićTorpedo Kutaisi 8 4 Jean SouzaRustavi 7 5 Nika KalandarishviliDinamo Batumi 6 Lasha MenteshashviliDila Gori Cláudio CebolinhaSamgurali Tskaltubo Amiran DzaganiaIberia 1999 Mate VatsadzeDinamo Tbilisi Shota ShekiladzeDila Gori
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref. Vakho BedoshviliIberia 1999Meshakhte Tkibuli4-12 May 2026 Komnen AndrićTorpedo KutaisiMeshakhte Tkibuli4-120 May 2026
References