2012–13 Umaglesi Liga
| Season | 2012–13 |
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| Champions | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Relegated | Kolkheti Poti |
| Champions League | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Europa League | Dila Gori Torpedo Kutaisi Chikhura Sachkhere |
| Matches played | 186 |
| Goals scored | 475 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Xisco (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Dila Gori 6–0 Zugdidi |
| Biggest away win | Dinamo Batumi 0–3 Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Highest scoring | Torpedo Kutaisi 5 – 4 Dila Gori |
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The 2012–13 Umaglesi Liga was the 24th season of top-tier football in Georgia.
Contents
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Dinamo Batumi play their home matches in Kobuleti and WIT Georgia in Mtskheta.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baia | Zugdidi | Anaklia Stadium | 1,000 |
| Chikhura | Sachkhere | Tsentral | |
| Dila Gori | Gori | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium | 6,000 |
| Dinamo Batumi | Kobuleti | Shukura Stadium | 6,000 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Boris Paichadze Stadium | 55,000 |
| Kolkheti Poti | Poti | Fazisi Stadium | 4,000 |
| Merani Martvili | Martvili | Municipal Stadium | 2,000 |
| Metalurgi Rustavi | Rustavi | Poladi Stadium | 6,000 |
| Sioni Bolnisi | Bolnisi | Tamaz Stephania Stadium | 3,000 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | Kutaisi | Givi Kiladze Stadium | 14,700 |
| WIT Georgia | Mtskheta | Mtskheta Park | 2,000 |
| Zestafoni | Zestaponi | David Abashidze Stadium | 5,000 |
First phase
The league began with a regular double-round robin schedule on 8 August 2012. The best six teams qualified for the championship round, which will determine the Georgian champions and the participants for the 2013–14 European competitions. The remaining six teams play in the relegation group, where the top four free will secure places in the 2013–14 competition.
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 52 | Qualification to championship round |
| 2 | Dila Gori | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 49 | |
| 3 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 45 | |
| 4 | Chikhura Sachkhere | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 43 | |
| 5 | Zestafoni | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 37 | |
| 6 | Baia Zugdidi | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 35 | |
| 7 | Metalurgi Rustavi | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 31 | Qualification to relegation group |
| 8 | Merani Martvili | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 23 | |
| 9 | WIT Georgia | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 22 | |
| 10 | Sioni | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 18 | |
| 11 | Dinamo Batumi | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 47 | −25 | 13 | |
| 12 | Kolkheti Poti | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 43 | −32 | 4 |
Source: GFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1The winner of the 2012–13 Georgian Cup will qualify for the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BAI | CHI | DIL | DBA | DIN | KOL | MER | MET | SIO | TKU | WIT | ZES |
| Baia Zugdidi | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |
| Chikhura Sachkhere | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
| Dila Gori | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Dinamo Batumi | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
| Kolkheti Poti | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Merani Martvili | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Metalurgi Rustavi | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sioni | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| WIT Georgia | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | |
| Zestafoni | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Source: GFF
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second phase
This phase began on 9 March 2013 and will end on 18 May 2013.
Championship round
Dinamo Tbilisi, Dila Gori, Torpedo Kutaisi, Chikhura Sachkhere, Zestafoni and Baia Zugdidi ended the first phase in the top six positions of the table and thus entered the championship round.
The results of the matches among these teams will be used as a base ranking. Each team will then play another double round-robin schedule against every other team.
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi (C) | 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 88 | 23 | +65 | 78 | 2013–14 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dila Gori | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 68 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 |
| 3 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 64 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round |
| 4 | Chikhura Sachkhere | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 57 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1 |
| 5 | Zestafoni | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 42 | |
| 6 | Baia Zugdidi | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 36 |
Source: http://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/umaglesi-liga/20122013/championship-round/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
1Dinamo Tbilisi, the winners of the 2012–13 Georgian Cup, qualified for the Champions League, so 2nd-placed Dila Gori qualified for the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League and cup runners-up Chikhura Sachkhere took the first qualifying round spot.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BAI | CHI | DIL | DIN | TKU | ZES |
| Baia Zugdidi | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | |
| Chikhura Sachkhere | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Dila Gori | 6–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Zestafoni | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Promotion/relegation round
Metalurgi Rustavi, Merani Martvili, WIT Georgia, Sioni Bolnisi, Dinamo Batumi and Kolkheti Poti and finished seventh through twelfth and thus entered the promotion/relegation round.
Each team will play another double round-robin schedule against every other team. The last two teams of this round will play in the Pirveli Liga in the 2013–14 season.
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metalurgi Rustavi | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 44 | ||
| 2 | Merani Martvili | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 34 | ||
| 3 | WIT Georgia | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 33 | WIT 5pts. (+1) SIO 5pts. (–1) |
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| 4 | Sioni | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 33 | ||
| 5 | Dinamo Batumi (R) | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 31 | Relegation to 2013–14 Pirveli Liga | |
| 6 | Kolkheti Poti (R) | 32 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 17 |
Source: http://int.soccerway.com/national/georgia/umaglesi-liga/20122013/relegation-round/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | DBA | KOL | MET | MER | SIO | WIT |
| Dinamo Batumi | 2–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Kolkheti Poti | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Metalurgi Rustavi | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Merani Martvili | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Sioni | 0–1 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |
| WIT Georgia | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
See also
External links
- Official website (Georgian)
