2018 Liga 3 (Georgia)


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 [2018 [Erovnuli Liga 2|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">2017 Erovnuli Liga 2">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

ClubsLocationVenueRegion
ArgetiTbilisiShatili StadiumTbilisi
AragviDushetiOlympic CentreMtskheta-Mtianeti
BakhmaroChokhatauriBoris Paichadze stadiumGuria
BetlemiKedaArchil Partenadze StadiumAdjara
BorjomiBorjomiJemal Zeinklishvili StadiumSamtskhe-Javakheti
ChiaturaChiaturaTemur Maghradze StadiumImereti
GardabaniGardabaniMartkopi Rugby ArenaKvemo Kartli
GoriGoriKartliShida Kartli
GuriaLanchkhutiEvgrapi Shevardnadze StadiumGuria
[FC FC Imereti Khoni|Imereti Khoni|Imereti]KhoniIpolite Khvichia stadiumImereti
KolkhetiKhobiPaata Tatarashvili stadiumSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Mark StarsTbilisiDusheti Olympic CentreMtskheta-Mtianeti
MatchakhelaKhelvachauriAkhalsopeli CentraluriAdjara
MeshakhteTkibuliVladimer Bochorishvili StadiumImereti
Saburtalo-2TbilisiBendelaTbilisi
Samgurali-2Tskaltubo26 May stadiumImereti
SamegreloChkhorotskuBondo Papaskiri stadiumSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
SuloriVaniGrigol Nikoleishvili stadiumImereti
VarketiliTbilisiShatili stadiumTbilisi
ZugdidiZugdidiGanmukhuri, CentraluriSamegrelo-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.
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''Bakhmaro lost 4–1 on aggregate.''

Relegation play-offs

Imereti won 2–0 on aggregate and earned a slot in Liga 4
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''Gareji won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to Liga 4 from Regionuli Liga''