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

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in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and

Georgian Football Federation The Georgian Football Federation ( GFF; ka, საქართველოს ფეხბურთის ფედერაცია, ''sakartvelos pekhburtis pederatsia'') was founded in 1936. Based in Tbilisi, it was part of the Football Fede ...

. 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

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Champions

Soviet era

as Georgian SSR *1927:

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*1928:

Tbilisi XI Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million peo ...

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

FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi FC Locomotive Tbilisi is a Georgian football club from the capital, Tbilisi. During the existence of the USSR the club was a part of the Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society. The club has strong connections with the Georgian Railways. History L ...

*1938:

FC Dinamo Batumi FC Dinamo Batumi is a Georgian football club based in Batumi, Adjara, and current vice-champion of Erovnuli Liga, the top division of Georgian football system. The club has won the league (2021), the Georgian Cup ( 1997-98) and Super Cup (1 ...

*1939:

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*1940:

*1941–42: ''Not played'' *1943:

ODKA Tbilisi FC Arsenali Tbilisi was a Georgian association football club based in Tbilisi. History The club was founded in 1940 as the military club DKA Tbilisi. In the beginning, they played in local competitions. In 1945 the club made his debut in the ...

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

*1946:

FC Dinamo Kutaisi FC Dinamo Kutaisi ( ka, დინამო ქუთაისი) is a Georgian football club, which plays in Kutaisi, Georgia's second city. They play their home games at Givi Kiladze Stadium. During Georgian SSR Championships it was very famous ...

*1947:

FC Dinamo Sokhumi FC Dinamo Sokhumi ( ka, სკ სოხუმის დინამო) is a Georgian association football club from Sokhumi, Georgia, temporarily based in Tbilisi. The most successful club of Abkhazian ASSR currently competes in Regionuli L ...

*1948:

*1949:

FC Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's third largest city. 'Torpedo Kutaisi' was founded in 1946 and in just three years the club became the winner of the Football Championship of that time. Torpe ...

*1950:

TODO Tbilisi FC Arsenali Tbilisi was a Georgian association football club based in Tbilisi. History The club was founded in 1940 as the military club DKA Tbilisi. In the beginning, they played in local competitions. In 1945 the club made his debut in the ...

*1951:

*1952:

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*1953:

*1954:

*1955:

Dinamo Kutaisi FC Dinamo Kutaisi ( ka, დინამო ქუთაისი) is a Georgian football club, which plays in Kutaisi, Georgia's second city. They play their home games at Givi Kiladze Stadium. During Georgian SSR Championships it was very famous ...

*1956:

*1957:

*1958:

*1959:

Metallurg Rustavi Metalurgi Rustavi is a defunct Georgian football team based in Rustavi, which has twice won the national league. In Soviet times, the club played under the name "Metalurgi" (Rustavi), then during the independence of Georgia, the club was call ...

*1960: Imereti Kutaisi *1961:

Guria Lanchkhuti FC Guria is a Georgian association football club from Lanchkhuti, which competes in Liga 3, the third tier of the national league. Being one of the strongest Georgian teams in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Guria have taken part in the Sovi ...

*1962: Imereti Kutaisi *1963: Imereti Kutaisi *1964: IngurGES Zugdidi *1965: Tolia Tbilisi *1966:

*1967: Mertskhali Makharadze *1968:

SKA Tbilisi FC Arsenali Tbilisi was a Georgian association football club based in Tbilisi. History The club was founded in 1940 as the military club DKA Tbilisi. In the beginning, they played in local competitions. In 1945 the club made his debut in the G ...

*1969:

Sulori Vani FC Sulori is a Georgia (country), Georgian football (soccer), football club based in the town of Vani. They currently take part in Liga 4 (Georgia), Liga 4, the forth tier of Football in Georgia (country), Georgian league system. The team has sp ...

*1970: SKIF Tbilisi *1971:

*1972: Lokomotivi Samtredia *1973:

Dinamo Zugdidi FC Dinamo Zugdidi is a Georgia (country), Georgian football (soccer), football club based in Zugdidi. Their club competeted in Liga 3 (Georgia), Liga 3 from 2023 after didn't play all matches in Erovnuli Liga 2 later automatically relegation. Hist ...

*1974:

*1975: Magaroeli Chiatura *1976: SKIF Tbilisi *1977: Mziuri Gali *1978: Kolheti Poti *1979:

*1980:

Meshakhte Tkibuli FC Meshakhte is a Georgian association football club based in Tkibuli. Following the 2022 season, the club was relegated to Liga 4, the fourth tier of Football in Georgia (country), Georgian football system. History Meshakhte participated in the ...

*1981:

*1982: Mertskhali Makharadze *1983:

Samgurali Tskhaltubo FC Samgurali Tsqaltubo is a Georgian association football club from Tsqaltubo, which takes part in Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of the national league. They have been runners-up of the Georgian Cup three times. History In Soviet and national ...

*1984:

*1985:

Shadrevani-83 Tskhaltubo FC Samgurali Tsqaltubo is a Georgian association football club from Tsqaltubo, which takes part in Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of the national league. They have been runners-up of the Georgian Cup three times. History In Soviet and national ...

*1986: Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi *1987: Mertskhali Makharadze *1988:

Kolkheti Khobi FC Kolkheti Khobi is a Georgian association football club based in the town of Khobi. Following the 2022 season they won promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2, the second tier of Georgian league system. The club has spent several seasons in the top div ...

*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
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Erovnuli Liga on Hotscore
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