Тhe 2019 Liga 3 was the third season under its current name and 32nd third-tier season since

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formed independent football

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in 1990. It began on 4 March and ended with promotion play-off return legs on 10 December.

Team changes

Following the previous season, the number of teams participating in Liga 3 was halved. With no club promoted from a lower league, the five relegated teams were among first members of the newly formed Liga 4.

From Liga 3

Promoted to Liga 2

Zugdidi Zugdidi ( ka, ზუგდიდი ; or ზუგიდი) is a city in the western Georgian historical province of Samegrelo (Mingrelia). It is situated in the north-west of that province. The city is located 318 kilometres west of Tbilisi, 3 ...

● Guria Lanchkhuti

Relegated to Liga 4

Samegrelo Chkhorotsku ●

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● Varketili Tbilisi ● Algeti Marneuli ● Imereti Khoni

Relegated to
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Mark Stars Tbilisi ●

Gardabani Gardabani ( ka, გარდაბანი) is a city of 11,650 residents (2021) in the valley or plain of the same name, in the southern Georgian region of Kvemo Kartli and is the administrative centre of the Gardabani Municipality. It is located ...

● Sulori Vani ● Samgurali Tskaltubo-2 ● Machakhela Khelvachauri

To Liga 3

Relegated from Liga 2

Samgurali ● Merani

Teams and stadiums

Review

Being considered primary favourites for promotion, Merani won the league with a large margin after an impressive performance during the entire season. They achieved their promotion goal well beforehand, with five matches still remaining. Samgurali managed to thrash their play-off rivals with an aggregate score 9-0 and return to Liga 2 after one-year absence.

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also prevailed over their opponents, despite a home defeat in the first leg. Five teams were involved in a bitter survival battle close to the end. Gori, a most expected candidate for relegation, secured two victories in the last two games to climb out of the drop zone. Three clubs reached the finish line with equal points, but head-to-head results proved unfavourable for

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, who were relegated along with Betlemi.

League table

Promotion play-offs

''Aragvi Dusheti won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Samgurali Tskaltubo won 9–0 on aggregate.''

References

External links

Georgian Football Federation
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