2016 Umaglesi Liga

Umaglesi Liga
Season 2016
Champions Samtredia
Relegated Sioni Bolnisi
Guria Lanchkhuti
Tskhinvali
Zugdidi
Champions League Samtredia
Europa League Chikhura Sachkhere
Torpedo Kutaisi
Dinamo Batumi
Matches played 86
Goals scored 212 (2.47 per match)
2017 →
Statistics include the championship final

The 2016 Umaglesi Liga was a special transitional season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions. This transitional season is a result of the Georgian Football Federation's decision to change the Umaglesi Liga season from an Autumn–Spring schedule to a Spring–Autumn one. The season began on 7 August 2016 and concluded with the second leg of the championship final on 11 December 2016.

Teams and stadiums

Sapovnela Terjola and Merani Martvili were relegated at the end of the previous season; they were not replaced. The league contracted from 16 teams to 14 this season; this will further be reduced to 10 for next season.

Locations of teams in 2016 Umaglesi Liga; the coloured marks represent the regular season group placing.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Chikhura SachkhereSachkhereTsentraluri Stadioni2,000
Dila GoriGoriTengiz Burjanadze Stadium8,230
Dinamo BatumiKobuletiChele Arena6,000
Dinamo TbilisiTbilisiBoris Paichadze Stadium54,549
Guria LanchkhutiLanchkhutiEvgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium8,000
Kolkheti PotiPotiErosi Manjgaladze Stadium5,000
Lokomotivi TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
Saburtalo TbilisiTbilisiStadioni Bendela2,000
SamtrediaSamtrediaErosi Manjgaladze Stadium5,000
Shukura KobuletiKobuletiChele Arena6,000
Sioni BolnisiBolnisiTamaz Stepania Stadium3,242
Torpedo KutaisiKutaisiTsentraluri Stadioni19,400
TskhinvaliTskhinvaliMikheil Meskhis Sakhelobis
Stadionis Satadarigo Moedani		2,500
ZugdidiZugdidiTsentraluri Stadioni2,000

Source: Scoresway

Regular season

For this transitional season only, the 14 teams were divided into two groups of seven teams, Group Red and Group White. Each team played home-and-away against the other six teams within their own group only, resulting in 12 games each played (a decrease on the 30 games played in the previous season).

At the end of the regular season, the two group winners, Samtredia and Chikhura Sachkhere, met in the Championship final, this two-legged tie decided the overall champion and the berth for 2017–18 UEFA Champions League; the loser had the consolation of a berth in 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

The four teams finishing in second and third in each group took part in the Bronze play-offs, the winning team clinched overall third place in the league (and bronze medals), and also a berth in 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

The fifth and sixth-placed teams took part in relegation play-offs, the two losers joined the two bottom-placed teams in the 2017 Pirveli Liga.

Group Red league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Samtredia (C, O) 12 8 3 1 27 9 +18 27 Qualification for the Championship final
2 Dinamo Batumi (O) 12 5 5 2 20 5 +15 20 Qualification for the Bronze play-offs
3 Saburtalo Tbilisi 12 5 4 3 17 12 +5 19
4 Kolkheti Poti 12 6 0 6 10 18 −8 18
5 Dila Gori (O) 12 5 2 5 13 12 +1 17 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
6 Sioni Bolnisi (R) 12 3 2 7 13 19 −6 11
7 Zugdidi (R) 12 2 0 10 5 30 −25 6 Relegation to the Erovnuli Liga 2
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.

Group White league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chikhura Sachkhere 12 9 2 1 27 11 +16 29 Qualification for the Championship final
2 Dinamo Tbilisi 12 6 5 1 17 5 +12 23 Qualification for the Bronze play-offs
3 Torpedo Kutaisi 12 4 3 5 16 12 +4 15[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the EL first qualifying round and Bronze play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
4 Locomotive Tbilisi 12 4 3 5 11 18 −7 15[lower-alpha 1]
5 Shukura Kobuleti (O) 12 2 6 4 10 13 −3 12 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
6 Guria Lanchkhuti (R) 12 3 2 7 8 21 −13 11
7 Tskhinvali (R) 12 2 3 7 12 21 −9 9 Relegation to the Erovnuli Liga 2
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.[2]
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Torpedo Kutaisi ahead of Locomotive Tbilisi on head-to-head record; Locomotive Tbilisi–Torpedo Kutaisi 0–0, Torpedo Kutaisi–Locomotive Tbilisi 3–0.
  2. ↑ Torpedo Kutaisi qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Georgian Cup.

Play-offs

The play-offs schedule was unveiled on 15 November 2016.[3]

Bronze play-offs

  Semi-finals Final
                         
Torpedo Kutaisi 2 0 2  
Dinamo Batumi (a) 1 1 2  
    Dinamo Batumi 1
  Dinamo Tbilisi 0
Saburtalo Tbilisi 0 0 0
Dinamo Tbilisi 0 1 1  

Semi-finals

Torpedo Kutaisi 2–1 Dinamo Batumi
Babunashvili  29' (pen.)
Kimadze  65'		 Report Shonia  72'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili
Dinamo Batumi 1–0 Torpedo Kutaisi
Kavtaradze  8' Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Davit Kharitonashvili

2–2 on aggregate. Dinamo Batumi won on away goals.

Saburtalo Tbilisi 0–0 Dinamo Tbilisi
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili
Dinamo Tbilisi 1–0 Saburtalo Tbilisi
Zaria  25' Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jener Khorava

Dinamo Tbilisi won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

Dinamo Batumi 1–0 Dinamo Tbilisi
Shonia  16' Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Giorgi Vadatchkoria

Dinamo Batumi qualified for the 2017–18 Europa League first qualifying round.

Relegation play-offs

Guria Lanchkhuti 0–2 Dila Gori
Report Dan Kowa  56'
Etou  82'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Bakur Ninua
Dila Gori 0–0 Guria Lanchkhuti
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili

Dila Gori won 2–0 on aggregate and retained their place for 2017 Umaglesi Liga; Guria Lanchkhuti were relegated to 2017 Pirveli Liga.

Sioni Bolnisi 4–3 Shukura Kobuleti
Svanidze  16'
Sikharulidze  45+2', 85'
Vasadze  72'		 Report Komakhidze  9'
Konyeha  18'
Shalamberidze  84'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Giorgi Vadatchkoria
Shukura Kobuleti 2–0 Sioni Bolnisi
Guruli  40'
Jefinho  90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Arsen Nonikashvili

Shukura Kobuleti won 5–4 on aggregate and retained their place for 2017 Umaglesi Liga; Sioni Bolnisi were relegated to 2017 Pirveli Liga

Championship final

A draw was made on 28 November 2016 to determine the order of the legs.[4]

Samtredia 2–0 Chikhura Sachkhere
Zivzivadze  18', 40' Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lasha Silagava
Chikhura Sachkhere 2–2 Samtredia
Dekanoidze  82'
Lobzhanidze  90' (pen.)		 Report Arabuli  42' (pen.)
Datunaishvili  59'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Lasha Silagava

Samtredia won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for 2017–18 Champions League second qualifying round; Chikhura Sachkhere qualified for 2017–18 Europa League first qualifying round.

Top goalscorers

Rank Goalscorer Team Goals
1 Georgia (country) Budu Zivzivadze Samtredia 11
2 Georgia (country) Saba Lobzhanidze Chikhura 8
3 Georgia (country) Jaba Dvali FC Tskhinvali 7
4 Georgia (country) Bachana Arabuli Samtredia 6
Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi Sioni 6
6 Georgia (country) Gega Diasamidze Lok Tbilisi 5
Georgia (country) Giorgi Kharaishvili Saburtalo 5
Georgia (country) Elguja Lobjanidze Dinamo Batumi 5
Georgia (country) Oleg Mamasakhlisi Kutaisi 5
Georgia (country) Temur Shonia Dinamo Batumi 5

Updated to games played on 26 November 2016

Source: soccerway.com

References

  1. ↑ "Umaglesi Liga 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Umaglesi Liga 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "საპლეიოფო თარიღები დამტკიცებულია (Events Playoff Approved)" (in Georgian). Georgian Football Federation. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "უმაღლესი ლიგა - რეგულარული სეზონი დასრულდა (League - Regular season ends)" (in Georgian). Georgian Football Federation. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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