2021 Erovnuli Liga 2 Explained

The 2021 Erovnuli Liga 2 was the 5th season under its current title and the 33rd season of second tier football in Georgia. The season began on 1 March and ended on 3 December.^[1]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2020 season:

To Erovnuli Liga 2

Promoted from Liga 3

• Gareji Sagarejo

Relegated from Erovnuli Liga

• Chikhura Sachkhere

• Merani Tbilisi

From Erovnuli Liga 2

Promoted to Erovnuli Liga

• Samgurali Tskaltubo

Relegated to Liga 3

• Aragvi Dusheti

Teams and stadiums

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
		Centraluri	2,000
		Central Stadium	2,000
		Zghvis Baza	1,000
		Centraluri	2,000
			2,000
			2,500
			1,000
		Tsentraluri	500
			3,242
		Gldanis safexburto centri	1,000

Source:^[2]

Results

Regular season

Round 19-36

Relegation play-offs

First leg

Second legWIT Georgia won 5–3 on aggregate.----Rustavi won on the away goals rule.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Cheikne Sylla	Merani Martvili	23
	Tamaz Makatsaria
3	Giorgi Kharebashvili	Gareji Sagarejo	20
	Data Sitchinava	Sioni Bolnisi

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Giorgi Kharebashvili	Gareji	WIT Georgia	3-2 (H)[3]	8 June
		Rustavi	3-0 (H)[4]	5 July
		Chikhura	8-0*(H)[5]	27 November
Tamaz Makatsaria		Merani Tb	3-0 (H)[6]	20 March
		Shevardeni	5-2**(H)[7]	21 November
Zviad Metreveli			3-5 (H)[8]	24 June
Data Sitchinava			2-5 (A)[9]	21 November
Cheikne Sylla			0-6 (A)[10]	3 December

Note:

• *Player scored 6 goals
• ** Player scored 4 goals

(H) – Home team

(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1			15
2	Guram Chikashua		13
3	Konstantine Sepiashvili		12
4	Bohdan Bezkrovnyi	Gareji	11

Discipline

Player

Most red cards - 2

• Beka Kharshiladze (Rustavi)

• Guram Samushia (Gagra)

• Lasha Ugrekhelidze (Sioni)

Club

Most red cards - 4

• RustaviSource:^[11]

Awards

Round	Manager of the Round		Player of the Round		Ref
1-9	Varlam Kilasonia	Sioni	Tamaz Makatsaria	Gagra	[12]
10-18	Gaga Kirkitadze	Gagra	Ivane Khabelashvili		[13]
19-27			Zviad Sikharulia	Merani M	[14]
28-36	Tsotne Moniava	Merani M	Data Sitchinava	Sioni	[15]

External links

• Georgian Football Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: erovnuliliga.ge. Results - Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2 .
2. Web site: soccerway.com. Erovnuli Liga 2 2021 - Venues .
3. Web site: Gareji vs WIT Georgia . gff.ge.
4. Web site: Gareji vs Rustavi . gff.ge.
5. Web site: „გარეჯის“ თავდამსხმელის ფანტასტიკური შედეგი - ხარებაშვილმა 6 გოლი გაიტანა და ბომბარდირობის შანსი გაუჩნდა . 1tv.ge (in Georgian).
6. Web site: Gagra vs Merani . gff.ge.
7. Web site: Gagra vs Shevardeni . gff.ge.
8. Web site: Merani Tb vs Sioni . flashscore.com.
9. Web site: Chikhura vs Sioni . gff.ge.
10. Web site: Chikhura vs Merani M. gff.ge.
11. Web site: Results, Liga 2 season . flashscore.com.
12. Web site: ვარლამ კილასონია – „ეროვნული ლიგა 2“-ის პირველი წრის საუკეთესო მწვრთნელი. 2021-12-17. tv4.ge. ka.
13. Web site: „გაგრას“ დომინანტობით - ელიგა 2-ში საუკეთესო მწვრთნელი და მოთამაშე დაასახელეს . 1tv.ge (in Georgian).
14. Web site: მარტვილის „მერანის“ ლიდერი გამოარჩიეს . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 17 Dec 2021.
15. Web site: ეროვნული ლიგა 2-ის მე-4 წრის საუკეთესო ფეხბურთელი, მწვრთნელი და სიმბოლური გუნდი . vbetnews.com (in Georgian) . 17 Dec 2021.