2015–16 Umaglesi Liga

Umaglesi Liga
Season 2015–16
Champions Dinamo Tbilisi
Relegated Sapovnela Terjola
Merani Martvili
Champions League Dinamo Tbilisi
Europa League Samtredia
Dila Gori
Chikhura Sachkhere
Matches played 240
Goals scored 668 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer Giorgi Kvilitaia (24)
Biggest home win Samtredia 8–2 Saburtalo Tbilisi
(7 March 2016)
Biggest away win
Highest scoring Samtredia 8–2 Saburtalo Tbilisi
(7 March 2016)
Longest winning run Dinamo Tbilisi (5)
Longest unbeaten run Sioni (6)
Longest winless run Merani Martvili
Sapovnela
Zugdidi (5)
Longest losing run Merani Martvili (5)
2016 →

The 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga was the 27th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dila Gori were the defending champions. The season began on 13 August 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016. It was a last season with a autumn-spring schedule before the changes of competition format to spring-autumn schedule from 2017 season.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Chikhura SachkhereSachkhereGivi Kiladze Stadium
Dila GoriGoriTengiz Burjanadze Stadium
Dinamo BatumiKobuletiChele Arena
Dinamo TbilisiTbilisiBoris Paichadze Stadium54,549
Guria LanchkhutiLanchkhutiEvgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium
Kolkheti PotiPotiFazisi Stadium
Lokomotivi TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
Merani MartviliMartviliErosi Manjgaladze Stadium
Saburtalo TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
SamtrediaSamtrediaErosi Manjgaladze Stadium
Sapovnela TerjolaTerjolaSapovnela Stadium
Shukura KobuletiKobuletiChele Arena
Sioni BolnisiBolnisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
Torpedo KutaisiKutaisiGivi Kiladze Stadium
TskhinvaliTskhinvaliMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
ZugdidiZugdidiAnaklia Stadium

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Tbilisi (C) 30 25 1 4 74 29 +45 76 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Samtredia 30 20 3 7 66 32 +34 63 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Dila Gori 30 19 5 6 51 25 +26 62
4 Chikhura Sachkhere 30 17 6 7 53 26 +27 57
5 Sioni Bolnisi 30 14 8 8 50 34 +16 50
6 Torpedo Kutaisi 30 14 6 10 50 42 +8 48
7 FC Tskhinvali 30 12 10 8 51 36 +15 46
8 Dinamo Batumi 30 12 8 10 41 32 +9 44
9 Saburtalo Tbilisi 30 11 6 13 47 61 −14 39
10 Shukura Kobuleti 30 9 8 13 28 39 −11 35
11 Guria Lanchkhuti 30 6 9 15 28 49 −21 27[lower-alpha 2]
12 Kolkheti Poti 30 7 6 17 21 41 −20 27[lower-alpha 2]
13 Lokomotivi Tbilisi 30 5 10 15 26 37 −11 25
14 Zugdidi (O) 30 5 8 17 30 60 −30 23[lower-alpha 3] Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Merani Martvili (R) 30 5 8 17 28 62 −34 23[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to the Pirveli Liga
16 Sapovnela Terjola (R) 30 5 6 19 24 63 −39 21
Source: UEFA, Soccerway
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.[1]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Dinamo Tbilisi qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Georgian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
  2. 1 2 Guria ahead of Kolkheti Poti on head-to-head record; Guria–Kolkheti Poti 1–1, Kolkheti Poti–Guria 0–1.
  3. 1 2 Zugdidi ahead of Merani Martvili on head-to-head record; Zugdidi–Merani Martvili 3–0, Merani Martvili–Zugdidi 0–0.

Results

Home \ Away[1] CHI DIL DBADINGURKOLLOCMERSABSAMSAPSHUSIOTKUTSKZUG
Chikhura Sachkhere 0–1 2–0 1–0 5–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 5–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 4–0
Dila Gori 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–0 3–0
Dinamo Batumi 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–5 1–1 2–0 5–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 5–2 2–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 5–2 2–1 2–1 3–1
Guria Lanchkhuti 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–0
Kolkheti Poti 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–0
Locomotive Tbilisi 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–0
Merani Martvili 3–2 3–2 0–4 1–4 2–0 1–1 0–3 2–5 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 0–0
Saburtalo Tbilisi 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–4 4–2 5–0 0–0 4–2 3–2 2–1 3–2 2–3 4–4 2–2 1–0
Samtredia 0–1 5–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–2 4–0 8–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–0
Sapovnela Terjola 0–2 1–5 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–5 2–1 2–2
Shukura Kobuleti 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 2–3 2–2 2–1
Sioni 4–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–2 4–1 2–0 6–2 1–3 3–1
Torpedo Kutaisi 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 5–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–0
Tskhinvali 1–1 0–0 3–2 2–4 0–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 5–0 2–0 0–0 5–1
Zugdidi 1–4 1–1 0–1 2–3 3–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–3 2–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1

Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

A match was played between Zugdidi, the fourteenth-placed team from the 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga and Kolkheti Khobi, the third-placed team from the 2015–16 Pirveli Liga. The winners, Zugdidi, remained in the top-flight for next season.

Zugdidi 2–1 Kolkheti Khobi
Tsurtsumia  45+2'
Samushia  51'		 Report Tchanturidze  29'
Saragbo Baza Parki-Arena, Poti
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Giorgi Vadatchkoria

Top goalscorers

Rank Goalscorer Team Goals
1 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kvilitaia Dinamo Tbilisi 24
2 Georgia (country) Otar Martsvaladze Dila Gori 19
3 Georgia (country) B.Zivzivadze Samtredia 16

Updated to games played on 30 April 2016

Source: fifa.com

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Umaglesi Liga 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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