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Erovnuli Liga 2
Season	2024
Dates	5 March – 8 December
Champions	Gareji (1st title)
Promoted	Gareji
Relegated	Aragvi Shturmi WIT Georgia Kolkheti
Matches played	180
Goals scored	528 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorer	Levan Papava (27 goals)
Biggest home win	Sioni 7–0 Kolkheti (2 November)
Biggest away win	Spaeri 0–5 Locomotive (10 August) Kolkheti 0–5 Rustavi (9 November)
Highest scoring	Aragvi 3–5 Gareji (1 May) Aragvi 6–2 WIT Georgia (24 May)
Longest winning run	Gareji (4 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Gareji (10)
Longest winless run	Kolkheti (11)
Longest losing run	Kolkheti (7)
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2024 Erovnuli Liga 2 season was the eighth edition under its current title and the 36th edition of second-tier football in Georgia. The four-part competition began on 5 March and ended on 8 December with playoffs completed on 16 December.

Each team played 36 matches this season. The winners Gareji gained automatic promotion to the Erovnuli Liga, while the next two teams participate in play-offs against their top-flight rivals. The bottom two will enter a play-off contest against 3rd and 4th teams of Liga 3 at the end of the season. Two-legged ties will be played at each side's home ground.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2023 season:

To Erovnuli Liga 2

Promoted from Liga 3

• Aragvi • Shturmi • Rustavi

Relegated from Erovnuli Liga

• Shukura

From Erovnuli Liga 2

Promoted to Erovnuli Liga

• Kolkheti 1913

Relegated to Liga 3

• Merani Martvili • Merani Tbilisi

Note: Shukura, relegated from the top league following the 2023 season, were supposed to be one of the ten clubs competing this season. However, based on a GFF decision announced on 11 January 2024, they were demoted to Liga 4 and replaced by Rustavi.

Teams

Tbilisi teams:
WIT Georgia
Dinamo-2
Locomotive
Spaeri class=notpageimage| Location of Liga 2 football clubs in 2024

Based on their performance in the previous year, the following ten teams are competing in Erovnuli Liga 2 in the 2024 season.

Rustavi, Kolkheti, Locomotive, Sioni and WIT Georgia have previously taken part in the main division with the last two clubs being also the national champions.

The clubs are listed in alphabetical order.

Club	Position last season	Location	Region
Aragvi	1st in Liga 3	Dusheti	Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Dinamo-2	5th	Tbilisi	Tbilisi
Gareji	2nd	Sagarejo	Kakheti
Kolkheti	7th	Khobi	Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Locomotive	8th	Tbilisi	Tbilisi
Rustavi	3rd in Liga 3	Rustavi	Kvemo Kartli
Shturmi	2nd in Liga 3	Sartichala	Kvemo Kartli
Sioni	4th	Bolnisi	Kvemo Kartli
Spaeri	3rd	Tbilisi	Tbilisi
WIT Georgia	6th	Tbilisi	Tbilisi

Although formally from Dusheti, played all their home matches at Sartichala stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Gareji (C, P)	36	19	10	7	77	44	+33	67	Promotion to Erovnuli Liga
2	Rustavi	36	20	5	11	62	41	+21	65	Qualification for Promotion play-offs
3	Sioni	36	19	4	13	66	42	+24	61	Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4	Locomotive	36	13	12	11	50	49	+1	51
5	Spaeri	36	14	9	13	50	47	+3	51
6	Dinamo-2	36	15	6	15	51	62	−11	51
7	Aragvi (R)	36	14	7	15	51	50	+1	49	Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8	Shturmi (R)	36	12	9	15	42	49	−7	45	Qualification for Relegation play-offs
9	WIT Georgia (R)	36	11	8	17	49	59	−10	41	Relegation to Liga 3
10	Kolkheti (R)	36	4	8	24	30	85	−55	20	Relegation to Liga 3

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Regular season

Round 1-18

Home \ Away	ARA	DT2	GAR	KKH	LOC	RST	SHS	SBL	SPA	WIT
Aragvi	—	3–2	3–5	3–3	3–1	1–2	1–1	2–1	1–2	6–2
Dinamo-2	3–1	—	1–1	4–1	1–1	2–1	3–1	2–1	0–0	2–0
Gareji	0–1	3–0	—	2–1	1–0	0–1	4–1	3–4	1–1	1–1
Kolkheti	2–1	0–1	0–0	—	2–2	2–0	2–1	0–0	1–4	1–1
Locomotive	2–1	2–4	4–1	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–0	0–1
Rustavi	1–0	4–1	2–3	1–0	0–0	—	4–1	3–1	3–1	4–1
Shturmi	1–0	0–1	1–1	5–0	1–2	1–1	—	1–0	0–3	2–1
Sioni	0–0	2–1	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–0	2–1	—	5–1	2–3
Spaeri	0–0	2–1	1–2	1–0	1–1	0–1	0–0	1–0	—	1–1
WIT Georgia	0–2	1–2	3–2	3–1	3–0	1–1	3–1	1–0	1–2	—

Source: Liga 2 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Round 19-36

Home \ Away	ARA	DT2	GAR	KKH	LOC	RST	SHS	SBL	SPA	WIT
Aragvi	—	1–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–0
Dinamo-2	1–3	—	2–2	0–1	1–2	0–2	3–2	3–2	0–4	2–1
Gareji	2–0	3–0	—	4–0	0–0	4–0	5–1	3–0	5–1	2–2
Kolkheti	1–1	2–0	2–2	—	2–1	1–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	0–1
Locomotive	1–0	1–1	1–2	2–1	—	4–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	1–1
Rustavi	3–0	5–0	2–1	4–2	0–1	—	1–0	1–0	2–1	1–3
Shturmi	2–1	4–2	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–0	—	0–1	1–0	0–0
Sioni	3–0	3–0	2–2	7–0	2–0	1–0	2–1	—	0–2	2–0
Spaeri	0–2	0–0	1–3	6–1	0–5	3–1	1–1	2–3	—	2–0
WIT Georgia	1–3	0–1	1–2	1–1	1–3	13–	1–0	4–2	1–3	—

Source: Liga 2 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 8 December 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Levan Papava	Gareji	27
2	Data Sitchinava	Sioni	21
3	Amiran Dzagania	WIT Georgia	20
3	Tengiz Bregvadze	Aragvi	20

Most assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Yuta Nakano	Rustavi	12
2	Levan Barabadze	Spaeri	9
2	Bachana Mosashvili	Gareji	9
4	Data Sitchinava	Sioni	8

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Konstantine Sepiashvili	Sioni	12
2	Bukhuti Putkaradze	Spaeri	11
3	Giorgi Kutateladze	Aragvi	9

Discipline

Most red cards: 9

• Aragvi

Fewest red cards: 1

• Gareji

• Shturmi

Source

Promotion playoffs

12 December13:00 GET

Sioni	1–1	Gagra
Makatsaria 44' Mukbaniani 90+2'	Report	Tchamba 83'

Tamaz Stepania Stadium, BolnisiReferee: I.Kvirikashvili 16 December18:00 GET

Gagra	2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Sioni
Gegetchkori 5' Kimadze 52' Nozadze 104' (o.g.)	Report	Rekhviashvili 45+2' Tsirdava 94'

Davit Petriashvili Arena, TbilisiReferee: G.Kruashvili

12 December18:00 GET

Telavi	2–1	Rustavi
Tsnobiladze 45+6' Georgijević 70'	Report	Jibril 22' Kilasonia 85' (pen.)

Kavkasioni Arena, TelaviReferee: G.Kikacheishvili 16 December15:00 GET

Rustavi	1–1	Telavi
Nakano 12'	Report	Zhividze 116'

Technical Centre, RustaviReferee: A.Aptsiauri

Relegation playoffs

12 December13:00 GET

Iberia-2 1999	2–2	Aragvi
Khachidze 36' (pen.) G.Mamageishvili 70'	Report	Kukalia 32' (o.g.) Janelidze 85'

Bendela stadium, TbilisiReferee: A.Parjikia 16 December13:00 GET

Aragvi	0–1	Iberia-2 1999
Bregvadze 90+9'	Report	Khachidze 72' (pen.)

Central stadium, SartichalaReferee: I.Kherkhadze

12 December19:00 GET

Shturmi	0–1	Merani Martvili
	Report	Jimsheleishvili 90+6'

Sartichala Central stadiumReferee: J.Khorava 16 December13:00 GET

Merani Martvili	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Shturmi
Rasulov 120'	Report	Ugrekhelidze 39'

Murtaz Khurtsilava stadium, MartviliReferee: B.Ninua

References

"საგარეჯოს "გარეჯი" ეროვნულ ლიგაში გადავიდა - ისტორიაში პირველად". sportline.ge (in Georgian). 1 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
"Liga 3 in 2023". eliga.ge.
"ქობულეთის "შუქურამ" ლიცენზია ვერ მიიღო და ლიგა 4-ში დაქვეითდა". ajaratv.ge (in Georgian). 11 January 2024.
"Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
"Erovnuli Liga 2, Table". erovnuliliga.ge.
"Liga 2 results". flashscore.com.

External links

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Domestic leagues	Erovnuli Liga Erovnuli Liga 2 Liga 3 Liga 4
Domestic cups	Georgian Cup Georgian Super Cup
European competitions	Champions League '23–'24 '24–'25 Conference League '23–'24 '24–'25
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 2024 (play-offs, Group F) 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B (Group 1) Willy Sagnol

Club seasons
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