The 2023 Liga 3 (Georgia) season was the 7th edition under its current title and the 35th edition of third tier

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. The regular two-round tournament began on 4 April and ended on 1 December with promotion

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completed on 10 December. Each team played thirty matches in as many rounds. Gori had the longest tenure in the league with the 7th consecutive season while Meshakhte and

Bakhmaro Bakhmaro ( ka, ბახმარო) is a village and mountain resort in the Chokhatauri Municipality of Guria in western Georgia. It lies on the Bakhvistsqali river. Bakhmaro is a mountain climate resort. There are several ways to go to Bakhma ...

entered into the sixth year. On the other hand, three of the four new members ( Locomotive-2,

Rustavi Rustavi ( ka, რუსთავი ) is a city in the southeast of Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli and southeast of capital Tbilisi. It has a population of 127,154 (January 2024), making it the third most populous city in Georgia. Its eco ...

and Shturmi) made their debut in Liga 3.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the previous season:

To Liga 3

Promoted from Liga 4 Locomotive-2 • Shturmi • Matchakhela Relegated from Liga 2

From Liga 3

Relegated to Liga 4 Tbilisi City Promoted to Liga 2 Dinamo Tbilisi-2 • Kolkheti-1913 • Kolkheti Khobi

Teams

Sixteen teams were competing in Liga 3 for the 2023 season. Five of them previously played in the top division, namely

Borjomi Borjomi ( ka, ბორჯომი ) is a resort town in south-central Georgia with a population of 11,173 (as of 2024). Located 165 km from Tbilisi, it is one of the six municipalities of the Samtskhe–Javakheti region and is situated in the ...

(2005–09), Chikhura (2012–20), Guria Lanchkhuti (1990–99, 2001–02, 2013–16),

(2018–19) and

Zestaponi Zestaponi ( ka, ზესტაფონი, tr, ) is the administrative center of Zestaponi District in Western Georgia (country), Georgia. Zestaponi is the center of an ancient, historical part of Georgia – Margveti, which is a part of Im ...

(2004–15) with the latter being the two-times national champions. There were also three reserve teams of higher league members this season. The clubs are listed below in alphabetical order: Based in Tbilisi, plays at Marakana football ground. Holds home games in

Kaspi Kaspi ( ka, კასპი) is a town in central Georgia (country), Georgia on the Mtkvari River. It is a center of Kaspi district, Georgia, Kaspi district, one of the four districts in Shida Kartli region. Founded in the early Middle Ages, the ...

. Uses the

Sagarejo Sagarejo ( ka, საგარეჯო) is a town in Kakheti, Georgia (country), Georgia. It is situated east of Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, and has the population of 10,359 (2023 census). It serves as an administrative center of Sagarejo distr ...

Central stadium as their home ground.

League table

Results

Regular season

Promotion play-offs

-------------------------- On 11 January 2024, the Federation announced that following the expulsion of Shukura from the 2nd division to Liga 4,

would be admitted to replace them next season with Matchakhela also spared from relegation.

References

External links

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Soccerway.com
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