2009–10 Umaglesi Liga
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olimpi Rustavi 2nd Georgian title |
| Relegated | Lokomotivi Tbilisi Gagra |
| Champions League | Olimpi Rustavi |
| Europa League | Dinamo Tbilisi Zestafoni WIT Georgia |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 429 (2.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Anderson Aquino (26) |
| Biggest home win | 3 matches |
| Biggest away win | Sioni Bolnisi 0–6 Olimpi Rustavi Baia Zugdidi 0–6 Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Highest scoring | Samtredia 4–3 Gagra |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
The 2009–10 Umaglesi Liga was the 21st season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on August 1, 2009 and ended on May 20, 2010. FC Olimpi Rustavi won the championship.
Changes from 2008–09
Structural changes
League size was reduced from 11 to 10 teams prior to this season.[1]
Promotion and relegation
Borjomi were relegated to Pirveli Liga at the end of the season after finishing in 11th and last place. Other teams which will not participate in this year's championship are Mglebi and Meshketi, both due to unknown reasons.[1] This means that originally relegated teams Gagra and Spartaki Tskhinvali will stay another season in Umaglesi Liga.
Promoted to Georgia's top football division were Pirveli Liga 2008–09 Western group champions Samtredia and runners-up Baia. Western group champions Ameri were not promoted due to unknown reasons.[1]
Team overview
FC Gagra and Spartaki Tskhinvali play their home matches in Tbilisi due to various inner-Georgian conflicts.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Baia | Zugdidi | Gulia Tutberidze Stadium | 5,000 |
| FC Dinamo | Tbilisi | Boris Paichadze Stadium | 54,549 |
| FC Gagra | Tbilisi | Ameri Stadium | 1,000 |
| FC Lokomotivi | Tbilisi | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | 27,223 |
| FC Olimpi | Rustavi | Poladi Stadium | 7,300 |
| FC Samtredia | Samtredia | Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium | 15,000 |
| FC Sioni | Bolnisi | Tamaz Stephania Stadium | 3,000 |
| FC Spartaki Tskhinvali | Tbilisi | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium | 7,980 |
| FC WIT Georgia | Tbilisi | Shevardeni Stadium | 4,000 |
| FC Zestafoni | Zestaponi | David Abashidze Stadium | 4,100 |
Final league table
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Results
The ten teams will play each other four times in this league for a total of 36 matches per team. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.
First half of season
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Second half of season
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Top goalscorers
Including matches played in December 2009 [2]
| Goalscorers | Goals | Penalties | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 Anderson Aquino
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FC Olimpi | ||
 Nikoloz Gelashvili
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FC Zestaponi | ||
| Jaba Dvali
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FC Zestaponi | ||
| Vakhtang Kvaratskelia
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FC WIT Georgia | ||
| Zaur Khachiperadze
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FC Samtredia | ||
 Georges Akieremy
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FC Dinamo |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "sakartvelos XXI chempionati shekhvedra klubebtan". Football Federation of Georgia (in Georgian). GFF official website. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Soccerway Profile lfp.com