2023 Liga 3 (Georgia)


The 2023 Liga 3 season was the 7th edition under its current title and the 35th edition of third tier football in Georgia. The regular two-round tournament began on 4 April and ended on 1 December with promotion play-offs completed on 10 December. Each team played thirty matches in as many rounds.
Gori had the longest tenure in the league with the 7th consecutive season while Meshakhte and Bakhmaro entered into the sixth year. On the other hand, three of the four new members made their debut in Liga 3.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the previous season:

To Liga 3

Promoted from Liga 4
Locomotive-2 • Shturmi • Matchakhela
Relegated from Liga 2
Rustavi

From Liga 3

Relegated to Liga 4
Tbilisi City
Promoted to Liga 2
Dinamo Tbilisi-2 • Kolkheti-1913 • Kolkheti Khobi

Teams

Sixteen teams were competing in Liga 3 for the 2023 season. Five of them previously played in the top division, namely Borjomi, Chikhura, Guria Lanchkhuti, Rustavi and Zestaponi with the latter being the two-times national champions. There were also three reserve teams of higher league members this season.
The clubs are listed below in alphabetical order:
ClubsPosition last seasonLocationRegion
Aragvi3rdDushetiMtskheta-Mtianeti
Bakhmaro10thChokhatauriGuria
Borjomi8thBorjomiSamtskhe-Javakheti
Chikhura16thSachkhereImereti
Gori6thGoriShida Kartli
Guria11thLanchkhutiGuria
Irao 9thTbilisiTbilisi
Locomotive-21st in Liga 4TbilisiTbilisi
Matchakhela3rd in Liga 4KhelvachauriAdjara
Merani-2 Tbilisi13thTbilisiTbilisi
Meshakhte14thTkibuliImereti
Rustavi7th in Liga 2RustaviKvemo Kartli
Saburtalo-27thTbilisiTbilisi
Shturmi2nd in Liga 4SartichalaKvemo Kartli
Varketili5thTbilisiTbilisi
Zestaponi15thZestaponiImereti

Based in Tbilisi, plays at Marakana football ground.
Holds home games in Kaspi.
Uses the Sagarejo Central stadium as their home ground.

Results

Promotion play-offs

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'''On 11 January 2024, the Federation announced that following the expulsion of Shukura from the 2nd division to Liga 4, Rustavi would be admitted to replace them next season with Matchakhela also spared from relegation.'''