2012–13 Umaglesi Liga

The 2012–13 Umaglesi Liga was the 24th season of top-tier football in Georgia. The season began on 10 August 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013.

Umaglesi Liga
Season2012–13
ChampionsDinamo Tbilisi
RelegatedKolkheti Poti
Dinamo Batumi
Champions LeagueDinamo Tbilisi
Europa LeagueDila Gori
Torpedo Kutaisi
Chikhura Sachkhere
Matches played192
Goals scored497 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorerXisco (22)
Biggest home winDila Gori 6–0 Zugdidi
Biggest away winDinamo Batumi 0–3 Dinamo Tbilisi
Highest scoringTorpedo Kutaisi 5–4 Dila Gori

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Dinamo Batumi play their home matches in Kobuleti and WIT Georgia in Mtskheta.

Locations of teams in the 2012–13 Umaglesi Liga
Team Location Venue Capacity
Chikhura Sachkhere Tsentral
Dila Gori Gori Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium 6,000
Dinamo Batumi Kobuleti Shukura Stadium 6,000
Dinamo Tbilisi Tbilisi Boris Paichadze Stadium 54,549
Kolkheti Poti Poti Fazisi Stadium 4,000
Merani Martvili Martvili Municipal Stadium 2,000
Metalurgi Rustavi Rustavi Poladi Stadium 6,000
Sioni Bolnisi Bolnisi Tamaz Stephania Stadium 3,000
Torpedo Kutaisi Kutaisi Givi Kiladze Stadium 14,700
WIT Georgia Mtskheta Mtskheta Park 2,000
Zestafoni Zestaponi David Abashidze Stadium 5,000
Zugdidi Zugdidi Anaklia Stadium 1,000

First phase

The league began with a regular double-round robin schedule on 8 August 2012. The best six teams qualified for the championship round, which will determine the Georgian champions and the participants for the 2013–14 European competitions. The remaining six teams play in the relegation group, where the top four free will secure places in the 2013–14 competition.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dinamo Tbilisi 22 16 4 2 63 19 +44 52 Qualification to championship group
2 Dila Gori 22 16 1 5 36 15 +21 49
3 Torpedo Kutaisi 22 14 3 5 41 18 +23 45
4 Chikhura Sachkhere 22 13 4 5 35 21 +14 43
5 Zestafoni 22 11 4 7 30 20 +10 37
6 Zugdidi 22 10 5 7 27 26 +1 35
7 Metalurgi Rustavi 22 9 4 9 21 26 −5 31 Qualification to relegation group
8 Merani Martvili 22 7 2 13 23 36 −13 23
9 WIT Georgia 22 5 7 10 15 29 −14 22
10 Sioni 22 4 6 12 14 38 −24 18
11 Dinamo Batumi 22 3 4 15 22 47 −25 13
12 Kolkheti Poti 22 0 4 18 11 43 −32 4
Source: GFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The winner of the 2012–13 Georgian Cup will qualify for the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.

Results
Home \ Away CHI DIL DBA DIN KOL MER MET SIO TKU WIT ZES ZUG
Chikhura Sachkhere 0–2 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 3–1 2–0
Dila Gori 2–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–0
Dinamo Batumi 0–2 1–2 0–3 3–1 4–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 3–3 0–4
Dinamo Tbilisi 5–2 3–0 5–3 5–0 3–1 3–0 7–2 3–2 5–0 2–1 2–0
Kolkheti Poti 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1
Merani Martvili 1–0 2–3 3–1 0–4 4–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–3 1–2
Metalurgi Rustavi 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–4 0–2 1–1 5–1
Sioni 0–3 0–2 2–2 0–5 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–0
Torpedo Kutaisi 3–1 0–1 5–1 2–2 2–1 4–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–0 1–0
WIT Georgia 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 2–3 0–0
Zestafoni 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0
Zugdidi 4–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–3
Source: GFF
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second phase

This phase began on 9 March 2013 and will end on 18 May 2013.

Championship round

Dinamo Tbilisi, Dila Gori, Torpedo Kutaisi, Chikhura Sachkhere, Zestafoni and Baia Zugdidi ended the first phase in the top six positions of the table and thus entered the championship round.

The results of the matches among these teams will be used as a base ranking. Each team will then play another double round-robin schedule against every other team.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dinamo Tbilisi (C) 32 24 6 2 88 23 +65 78 Qualification to Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Dila Gori 32 22 2 8 60 26 +34 68 Qualification to Europa League Second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Torpedo Kutaisi 32 19 7 6 57 30 +27 64 Qualification to Europa League First qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Chikhura Sachkhere 32 17 6 9 49 38 +11 57
5 Zestafoni 32 12 6 14 35 38 −3 42
6 Zugdidi 32 10 6 16 31 52 −21 36
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Dinamo Tbilisi, the winners of the 2012–13 Georgian Cup, qualified for the Champions League, so 2nd-placed Dila Gori qualified for the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League and cup runners-up Chikhura Sachkhere took the first qualifying round spot.

Results
Home \ Away CHI DIL DIN TKU ZES ZUG
Chikhura Sachkhere 1–2 2–4 1–1 1–0 2–1
Dila Gori 4–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 6–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 0–0 4–0 6–1 3–0
Torpedo Kutaisi 0–0 5–4 1–1 1–0 2–0
Zestafoni 1–4 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–0
Zugdidi 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–4 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion/relegation round

Metalurgi Rustavi, Merani Martvili, WIT Georgia, Sioni Bolnisi, Dinamo Batumi and Kolkheti Poti and finished seventh through twelfth and thus entered the promotion/relegation round.

Each team will play another double round-robin schedule against every other team. The last two teams of this round will play in the Pirveli Liga in the 2013–14 season.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Metalurgi Rustavi 32 12 8 12 29 35 −6 44
8 Merani Martvili 32 10 4 18 31 51 −20 34
9 WIT Georgia 32 8 9 15 25 42 −17 33[lower-alpha 1]
10 Sioni 32 8 9 15 31 51 −20 33[lower-alpha 1]
11 Dinamo Batumi (R) 32 8 7 17 39 55 −16 31 Relegation to Pirveli Liga
12 Kolkheti Poti (R) 32 3 8 21 22 56 −34 17
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. WIT 5pts. (+1); SIO 5pts. (–1)

Results
Home \ Away DBA KOL MET MER SIO WIT
Dinamo Batumi 2–2 0–1 6–0 1–1 2–0
Kolkheti Poti 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0
Metalurgi Rustavi 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2
Merani Martvili 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0
Sioni 0–1 6–2 2–2 3–1 0–3
WIT Georgia 3–2 0–0 2–3 0–0 0–2
Source: Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also
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