Football is one of the most popular sports in
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
.
Georgia’s 10 Most Popular Sports
/ref>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 ...
(GFF). The GFF organises the men's, women's, and futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...
national teams. Modern football was introduced by English sailors playing in Poti
Poti ( ka, ფოთი ; Mingrelian: ფუთი; Laz: ჶაში/Faşi or ფაში/Paşi) is a port city in Georgia, located on the eastern Black Sea coast in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in the west of the country. Built near t ...
, at the beginning of the 20th century.
Domestic competition
The Georgian domestic league system is run by the Professional Football League of Georgia, and on lower levels, by regional football federations. They run the following leagues:
The Professional Football League of Georgia also organizes the Georgian Cup
The Georgian Cup (, ''Sakartvelos tasi'') is the main cup competition in Georgia (country), Georgian football (soccer), football.
The competition is a knockout (single elimination) tournament.
Soviet era cup winners
Previous winners are:
* 194 ...
and Georgian Super Cup.
See also
* Tbilisi Regional League
* List of football clubs in Georgia
References
{{footy-stub