The Erovnuli Liga ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა - lit. National League) is the top division of professional

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in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federation. From 1927 to 1989, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the Soviet Union. From 2017 the Erovnuli Liga switched to a spring-autumn system, with only 10 clubs in the top flight.

Format

Below is a complete record of how many teams have played in each season throughout the league's history:

UEFA Country Ranking

*39

(''39'') Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (6.500) *40 Disc Plain yellow dark

(''40'') Erovnuli Liga (6.375)UEFA Country Ranking 2017
uefa.com, accessed 6 June 2017 *41 Disc Plain yellow dark

(''41'') Latvian Higher League (6.125) *42 Disc Plain yellow dark

(''42'') Macedonian First Football League (5.625) *43 Disc Plain yellow dark

(''43'') Meistriliiga (5.250)

Champions

Soviet era

as Georgian SSR *1927:

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*1928: Tbilisi XI *1929–35: ''Not played'' *1936: ZII Tbilisi *1937:

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*1938: FC Dinamo Batumi *1939:

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*1940: FC Dinamo Batumi *1941–42: ''Not played'' *1943:

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*1944: ''Not played'' *1945:

*1946:

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*1947:

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*1948:

*1949: FC Torpedo Kutaisi *1950:

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*1951:

*1952:

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*1953:

*1954:

*1955:

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*1956:

*1957:

*1958:

*1959:

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*1960:

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*1961:

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*1962:

*1963:

*1964: IngurGES Zugdidi *1965: Tolia Tbilisi *1966:

*1967:

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*1968: SKA Tbilisi *1969:

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*1970: SKIF Tbilisi *1971:

*1972:

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*1973:

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*1974:

*1975:

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*1976: SKIF Tbilisi *1977: Mziuri Gali *1978: Kolheti Poti *1979:

*1980:

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*1981:

*1982:

*1983:

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*1984:

*1985:

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*1986:

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*1987:

*1988: Kolkheti Khobi *1989:

Post-independence

;Key As Umaglesi Liga As Erovnuli Liga

Performance by club

Top scorers

References

External links

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Erovnuli Liga on Soccerway
RSSSF.com
Erovnuli Liga on Hotscore
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