1997–98 Umaglesi Liga

The 1997–98 Umaglesi Liga was the ninth season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on 8 July 1997 and ended on 22 May 1998. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions.

Umaglesi Liga
Season1997–98
ChampionsDinamo Tbilisi
RelegatedMagharoeli Chiatura
Margveti Zestafoni
Champions LeagueDinamo Tbilisi
UEFA CupKolkheti Poti
Cup Winners' CupDinamo Batumi
Intertoto CupTorpedo Kutaisi
Matches played240
Goals scored648 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerLevan Khomeriki (23)

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Tbilisi[lower-alpha 1] (C) 30 24 4 2 86 15 +71 71 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Dinamo Batumi 30 18 7 5 58 19 +39 61 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
3 Kolkheti-1913 Poti 30 17 6 7 56 27 +29 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
4 Torpedo Kutaisi 30 15 9 6 51 30 +21 54 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
5 Odishi Zugdidi 30 15 4 11 43 51 −8 49
6 Lokomotivi Tbilisi 30 12 8 10 34 37 −3 44
7 Merani-91 Tbilisi[lower-alpha 2] 30 13 7 10 39 33 +6 39
8 TSU Tbilisi 30 11 6 13 35 33 +2 39
9 Dila Gori 30 11 4 15 31 36 −5 37
10 WIT Georgia 30 9 9 12 27 37 −10 36
11 Metalurgi Rustavi 30 10 4 16 32 41 −9 34
12 Samgurali Tskhaltubo 30 9 7 14 31 50 −19 34
13 Sioni Bolnisi[lower-alpha 1] 30 10 6 14 49 47 +2 31
14 Guria Lanchkhuti 30 6 9 15 30 58 −28 27
15 Magharoeli Chiatura (R) 30 7 5 18 25 59 −34 26 Relegated to Pirveli Liga
16 Margveti Zestafoni (R) 30 2 7 21 21 75 −54 13
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 5 points deducted
  2. 5 points deducted for fan violence; 2 points deducted later

See also

References
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