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Levan Papava
Levan Papava ( ka, ლევან პაპავა, born 2 November 1993) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a forward for Erovnuli Liga club Gareji. He is the four-time best goalscorer of the Erovnuli Liga 2 with three different clubs. Career Papava started his professional career at ''Mark Stars'' in Meore Liga. In 2013–14, he displayed his goalscoring abilities for the first time, netting 21 times in 29 games during a season in which his team slipped up at the very end of a long promotion battle and finished just one point behind group leaders Borjomi. In the summer of 2015, Papava moved to second-division side Gagra where he remained for next four seasons. His first success came a year later. With 13 goals scored in 14 league games, Papava became the top scorer of the 2016 season. He was a member of the squad that reached the cup final in 2018. Following a year-long tenure at Guria, Papava joined Liga 3 club Spaeri in 2020. In his first season, he scored n ...
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Forward (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than Midfielder, midfielders and Defender (association football), defenders. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Their advanced position and limited defensive responsibilities mean forwards normally score more goals on behalf of their team than other players. Attacking positions generally favour direct players who take on the defense of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Formation (association football), Modern team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common Formation (association football)#4–2–3–1, 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or sometimes ...
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Erovnuli Liga Playoffs
Erovnuli Liga playoffs is the annual knockout stage to determine the seat of Erovnuli Liga between the football team from Umaglesi Liga and Erovnuli Liga 2. Since 2001, the team were from Erovnuli Liga which finished right above relegated team, and from Erovnuli Liga 2 which finished right below promoted team. Results 1991 1999 ;First Round Sioni Bolnisi remain at Umaglesi Liga. TSU Tbilisi entered losing side playoffs ---- Dinamo-2 Tbilisi promoted and renamed as Tbilisi. Kolkheti Khobi promoted. ---- ;Second Round TSU Tbilisi remain at Umaglesi Liga. 2000 Not held 2001 2002 2003 2004 ---- 2005 Not held 2006 ---- 2007 2008 2011 ---- 2012 Not held 2013 Not held 2014 Not held 2015 2016 (spring) 2016 (autumn) ''Dila Gori retained their place for 2017 Erovnuli Liga; Guria Lanchkhuti were relegated to 2017 Erovnuli Liga 2.'' ---- ''Shukura Kobuleti retained their place for 2017 Erovnuli Liga; Sioni Bolnisi were relegated to 2017 Erovnuli Liga ...
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2018 Erovnuli Liga 2
The 2018 Erovnuli Liga 2 (formerly known as ''Pirveli Liga'') was the 30th season of second tier football in Georgia. The season began on 1 March 2018 and ended on 7 December 2018. Teams and stadiums Source: League table Relegation play-offs ''2–2 on aggregate, Guria Lanchkhuti won on away goals.'' ---- ''Tskhinvali won 4–1 on aggregate.'' References External links * Georgian Football Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2017 Erovnuli Liga 2 Erovnuli Liga 2 seasons 2 Georgia Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
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2017 Erovnuli Liga 2
The 2017 Erovnuli Liga 2 (formerly known as ''Pirveli Liga'') was the 29th season of second tier football in Georgia. The season began on 4 March 2017 and ended on 25 November 2017. Teams and stadiums Source: League table Relegation play-offs ''Telavi won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Norchi Dinamoeli won 6–0 on aggregate.'' References External links * Georgian Football Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2017 Erovnuli Liga 2 Erovnuli Liga 2 seasons 2 Georgia Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
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2015–16 Pirveli Liga
2015–16 Pirveli Liga was the 27th season of the Georgia (country), Georgian Pirveli Liga. The season began on 2 September 2015 and finished on 21 May 2016. Format The tournament consisted of 18 teams. The first two teams went straight to the top of the Premier League, and the third place player had a Playoff with a 14th place finisher. However, due to a change of league format, eventually no team were promoted to the top division. Teams and stadiums Source: League table See also * 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga * 2015–16 Georgian Cup References External links Results, fixtures, tables at Soccerway
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Pirveli Liga
The Georgian Erovnuli Liga 2 ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა 2; ), organized since 1990 by the GFF, serves as the second division of professional football in Georgia. The league was introduced for the 2017 season under the current name as a part of reorganization process of the entire league system. It was formerly known as Pirveli liga (the First league). Structure There are ten clubs competing in Erovnuli Liga 2. During the season each club plays each other four times, twice at home and twice away. At the end of each season the winner gains automatic promotion and the bottom club is relegated. The runner-up and 3rd placed team participate in two-legged home and away play-off matches against the 9th and 8th placed clubs of Erovnuli Liga, respectively. In case two or more teams obtain an equal number of points, final standings are determined by an aggregate of the results between them. Seasons run on a full year system, running from spring to autumn. Format Be ...
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2014–15 Pirveli Liga
2014–15 Pirveli Liga was the 26th season of the Georgia (country), Georgian Pirveli Liga. The season began on 25 August 2014 and finished on 23 May 2015. Participating teams Group A Group B League tables Group A Group B Promotion play-offs See also * 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga * 2014–15 Georgian Cup External links Results, fixtures, tables at Soccerway
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FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti
FC Kolkheti 1913, commonly referred to as Kolkheti Poti, is a Georgia (country), Georgian association football, football club based in Poti. The team competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top division of Football in Georgia (country), Georgian football. Being registered in 1913, Kolkheti is considered one of the oldest clubs in the South Caucasus. They are the two-time winners of the Soviet republican championship. After an independent Umaglesi Liga was formed in 1990, Kolkheti joined it as a 3rd-tier club and subsequently spent 17 successive seasons before worsening financial problems resulted in their first relegation. As the club's decline continued, it dropped into the third division by 2020. Kolkheti had two unsuccessful playoff campaigns in Liga 3 (Georgia), Liga 3 before securing two consecutive promotions. Their first European tie was against Serbian club FK Zemun in 1996. The club plays its home games at Fazisi Stadium. History Domestic leagues The Soviet period The foo ...
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Dinamo Batumi
FC Dinamo Batumi ( ka, საფეხბურთო კლუბი დინამო ბათუმი) is a Georgian professional football club based in Batumi, Adjara that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top division of the national football system. The club won the champion's title in 2021 and 2023, the Georgian Cup in 1997–98, and two Georgian Super Cups, in 1997–98 and 2022. In 1990, they changed their name to ''FC Batumi'', only to reverse the decision in 1994. Dinamo play their home matches at Batumi Stadium. History Early period Prior to the formation of this club, there were some other teams existing in the city. In 1923 two newly established clubs called ''Mezgvauri'' (The Sailor) and ''Tsiteli Raindi'' (The Red Knight) merged and became Dinamo Batumi. Football was becoming more popular in Adjara later, although Dinamo participated only in the lower divisions of Soviet championship. However, there were some players in the club, who later became succe ...
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Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wicket#Dismissing a batsman, wickets with three consecutive delivery (cricket), deliveries. Fans held a collection for Stephenson, and presented him with a hat bought with the proceeds. The term was used in print for the first time in 1865 in the Essex Chronicle, ''Chelmsford Chronicle''. The term was eventually adopted by many other sports including hockey, association football, Formula 1 racing, rugby, and water polo. Use Bat and ball games Baseball In the past, the term was occasionally used to describe when a player strikeout, struck out three times in a baseball game, and the term ''golden sombrero'' was more commonly used when a player struck out four times in a game. In recent years, hat trick has been more often used to describe w ...
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2024 Georgian Cup
The 2024 Georgian Cup was a single knock-out football tournament, organized by the Georgian Football Federation. The winner qualified for the first round of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League season. Saburtalo, currently known as Iberia 1999, are the most recent title holders, having beaten Dinamo Batumi in the 2023 Cup final with an injury-time winner. They were eliminated by Dinamo Tbilisi in the round of 16. Preliminary round Both matches of this round were played on 27 April. Amateurish Master League winners ''Bridge'' made a debut in the cup competition. !colspan="3" align="center", 27 April 2024 First round The draw for this round, which features 28 more teams of tiers 3 and 4, was held on 29 April. Liga 4 club Samgurali-2 were granted a bye for the 2nd round. , - !colspan="3" align="center", 12 May 2024 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 13 May 2024 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 14 May 2024 Second Round , - !colspan="3" align="cent ...
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FC Dila Gori
FC Dila ('' Georgian'': საფეხბურთო კლუბი დილა) is a Georgian professional football club based in Gori. The club takes part in the Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of Georgian football, and plays their home games at the Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium. Dila won the Georgian Cup in 2012 and Georgian Championship in 2015. History In the Soviet leagues Founded in 1949, the club was named after poem "Dila" (literally - ''morning'') written by Joseph Stalin, who was born in the city and spent his youth there. Until 1961, they played under the name ''Dinamo Gori'' in Group A of Georgian republican championship. Following the second place in 1965, the next year Dila took part in the Soviet third league and despite an unbeaten run at home finished 11th among 20 clubs in zone 4, Group B. In 1969, Dila won the competition among the Caucasian teams. The club played several seasons in zone 4 of the Soviet Second League and after 1979 moved to zone 9 w ...
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