2008–09 Umaglesi Liga

Umaglesi Liga
Season 2008–09
Champions WIT Georgia
2nd Georgian title
Relegated Meskheti
Borjomi
Champions League WIT Georgia
Europa League Dinamo Tbilisi
Olimpi Rustavi
Zestaponi
Goals scored 411
Average goals/game 2.49
Top goalscorer Georgia (country) Nikoloz Gelashvili (20)
Biggest home win Dinamo Tbilisi 12–0 Borjomi
Biggest away win Borjomi 0–4 Dinamo Tbilisi
Gagra 0–4 WIT Georgia
Zestaponi 0–4 Dinamo Tbilisi
Highest scoring Dinamo Tbilisi 12–0 Borjomi

Umaglesi Liga 2008–09 was the twentieth season of top-tier football in Georgia. It was scheduled to begin in August 2008, but the start of the league was delayed due to the 2008 South Ossetia war. The first round of games finally took place on 13 and 14 September 2008. The season ended with the 33rd round played on 23 May 2009. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions.

The league was reduced from 14 to 12 teams prior to this season. However, Ameri Tbilisi voluntarily withdrew from the competition in mid-July because of financial reasons. As no replacement team was announced, the league featured only 11 teams.

Promotion and relegation

Merani Tbilisi, Dinamo Batumi and Dila Gori were relegated at the end of the previous season due to finishing 12th through 14th, respectively. Spartaki Tskhinvali, who finished the previous season in 11th place, retained their spot in Umaglesi Liga after defeating Pirveli Liga runners-up Gagra by 1–0.

Due to the reduction of league size, only Pirveli Liga champions Chiatura were promoted. However, they did not want to compete in 2008–09 Umaglesi Liga because of unknown reasons, so Gagra took their spot.

Stadia and locations

Tbilisi
Tbilisi clubs:
Location of teams in Umaglesi Liga 2008–09
Team Location Venue Capacity
FC Borjomi Borjomi Jemal Zeinklishvili Stadium 5,000
Dinamo Tbilisi Boris Paichadze Stadium 55,000
Gagra Tbilisi Ameri Stadium 1,000
Lokomotivi Tbilisi Mikheil Meskhi Stadium 24,680
Meskheti Akhaltsikhe Central Stadium 3,000
Mglebi Zugdidi Gulia Tutberidze Stadium 3,000
Olimpi Rustavi Poladi Stadium 10,720
Sioni Bolnisi Tamaz Stephania Stadium 3,000
Spartaki-Tskhinvali Tbilisi Kartli Stadium 1,500
WIT Georgia Tbilisi Shevardeni Stadium 4,000
FC Zestaponi Zestaponi Municipal Stadium 10,000

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 WIT Georgia (C) 30 20 9 1 57 19+38 69 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Dinamo Tbilisi 30 19 6 5 70 21+49 63 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
3 Olimpi Rustavi 30 16 9 5 40 20+20 57 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4 Zestafoni 30 16 4 10 43 27+16 52 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1
5 Sioni 30 11 11 8 35 29+6 44
6 Lokomotivi Tbilisi 30 10 8 12 35 33+2 38
7 Mglebi (R) 30 10 6 14 36 415 0364
8 Meskheti (R) 30 7 8 15 23 4219 0293 Relegation to Pirveli Liga 2009-10
9 Gagra 30 7 7 16 23 4825 28
10 Spartaki Tskhinvali 30 6 7 17 28 4618 25
11 Borjomi (R) 30 2 7 21 21 8564 13
Ameri (R) 0 0 0 0 0 00 002

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Dinamo Tbilisi won the Georgian Cup 2008–09 and thereby qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Since they also finished second in the league, fourth-placed Zestaponi qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

2Ameri Tbilisi voluntarily withdrew their participation before the start of the season due to financial reasons.

3Meskheti withdrew from the league after the season concluded due to financial reasons. Therefore, Gagra and Spartaki Tskhinvali, who originally were to be demoted, were spared from relegation and play in the 2009–10 season of Umaglesi Liga.[1]

4Mglebi withdrew from the league. The club was merged with FC Baia Zugdidi.[1]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

First and second round

Home ╲ Away BOR DIN GAGLOKMESMGLOLISIOSPAWITZES
Borjomi 04 32 02 00 22 12 00 13 01 11
Dinamo Tbilisi 50 30 21 40 21 21 41 41 22 20
Gagra 20 21 00 31 20 00 11 02 04 13
Lokomotivi Tbilisi 40 10 20 20 01 02 01 21 01 12
Meskheti 22 13 20 31 00 11 02 10 01 00
Mglebi 41 01 10 00 02 31 01 20 02 01
Olimpi Rustavi 11 10 30 00 40 21 00 10 00 00
Sioni 21 12 20 31 00 22 01 00 22 01
Spartaki Tskhinvali 12 03 11 14 11 40 11 03 01 12
WIT Georgia 41 11 20 12 10 30 11 11 20 21
Zestafoni 10 10 30 31 01 10 01 10 41 12

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

Third round

Home ╲ Away BOR DIN GAGLOKMESMGLOLISIOSPAWITZES
Borjomi 12 11 12 03 13
Dinamo Tbilisi 120 20 21 22 11
Gagra 01 20 22 01 12 11
Lokomotivi Tbilisi 00 01 00 11 13 11
Meskheti 60 01 10 03
Mglebi 50 10 41 12 20 21
Olimpi Rustavi 61 01 10 13 10
Sioni 11 20 34 00
Spartaki Tskhinvali 20 13 21 00 10
WIT Georgia 00 31 40 21
Zestafoni 04 60 13 30 31

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "First division clubs in Europe 2009/10" (PDF) (PDF). UEFA. p. 57. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

External links

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