Umaglesi Liga
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Country | Georgia |
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Confederation | UEFA |
Founded | 1990 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Pirveli Liga |
Domestic cup(s) | Georgian Cup Georgian Super Cup |
International cup(s) | Champions League Europa League |
Current champions | FC Dinamo Tbilisi (2015–16) |
Most championships | FC Dinamo Tbilisi (16 titles) |
Website | GFF |
2015–16 Umaglesi Liga |
The Umaglesi Liga (Georgian: უმაღლესი ლიგა - lit. Highest League) is the top division of professional football 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. The league consists of 16 teams.
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Format
Below is a complete record of how many teams have played in each season throughout the league's history:
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Member clubs 2015–16
- FC Chikhura Sachkhere
- FC Dila Gori
- FC Dinamo Batumi
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi
- FC Guria Lanchkhuti
- FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti
- FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
- FC Merani Martvili
- FC Saburtalo Tbilisi
- FC Samtredia
- FC Sapovnela Terjola
- FC Shukura Kobuleti
- FC Sioni Bolnisi
- FC Spartaki Tskhinvali
- FC Torpedo Kutaisi
- FC Zugdidi
UEFA Country Ranking
- 30 (30) Slovenian PrvaLiga (9.708)
- 31 (31) Umaglesi Liga (15.166)
- 32 (32) Azerbaijan Premier League (8.541)
- 33 (33) Veikkausliiga (8.508)
- 34 (34) Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (7.833)[1]
Champions
Soviet era
as Georgian SSR
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Post-independence
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† | League champions also won the Georgian Cup, i.e. they completed the domestic Double. |
Performance by club
Club | Winners | Winning seasons |
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Dinamo Tbilisi | 16 | 1990, 1991, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16 |
Torpedo Kutaisi | 3 | 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02 |
WIT Georgia | 2 | 2003–04, 2008–09 |
Metalurgi Rustavi | 2 | 2006–07, 2009–10 |
FC Zestafoni | 2 | 2010–11, 2011–12 |
Sioni Bolnisi | 1 | 2005–06 |
Dila Gori | 1 | 2014–15 |
Top scorers
||2015-16 | Giorgi Kvilitaia Dinamo Tbilisi 24
References
- ↑ UEFA Country Ranking 2013 uefa.com, accessed 3 May 2013
External links
- Georgian Football Federation (Georgian)
- Georgia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com