# 2023 Erovnuli Liga

The 2023 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2023 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 35th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions.

## Teams and stadiums
### Changes

Shukura Kobuleti and FC Samtredia were promoted from the 2022 Erovnuli Liga 2. Locomotive Tbilisi and Sioni Bolnisi have been relegated to 2023 Erovnuli Liga 2.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Dila Gori | Gori | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium | 5,000 |
| Dinamo Batumi | Batumi | Adjarabet Arena | 20,000 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Boris Paichadze Stadium Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori | 54,549 5,000 |
| Gagra | Tbilisi | Ilia Kokaia Football Center David Petriashvili Stadium | 500 2,130 |
| Saburtalo Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium GFF Technical Centre, Rustavi | 22,754 1,000 |
| Samgurali Tsqaltubo | Tsqaltubo | David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi | 4,558 |
| FC Samtredia | Samtredia | Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium | 3,000 |
| Shukura Kobuleti | Kobuleti | David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi Joni Bakuradze Sport Base Stadium, Batumi | 4,558 8,000 |
| FC Telavi | Telavi | GFF Technical Centre, Rustavi | 1,000 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | Kutaisi | Ramaz Shengelia Stadium Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium, Samtredia | 19,400 5,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Dila | Irakli Modebadze | Davit Maisashvili | Nike | Marsbet |
| Dinamo Batumi | Andriy Demchenko | Mamuka Kobakhidze | Macron | Crocobet Lixin Group |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Andrés Carrasco | Giorgi Papava | Puma | adjarabet.com Marsbet |
| Gagra | Giorgi Oniani | Vasil Khositashvili | Puma | N/A |
| Saburtalo | Giorgi Mikadze | Levan Kakubava | Saller | Audi |
| Samgurali | Oleksandr Poklonskyi | Papuna Poniava | Hummel | Halyk Bank Crocobet |
| Samtredia | Dimitar Kapinkovski | Givi Ioseliani | Kelme | N/A |
| Shukura | Revaz Dzodzuashvili | Mishiko Sardalishvili | Jako | Crocobet |
| Telavi | Tamaz Odikadze (interim) | Mirian Jikia | Jako | N/A |
| Torpedo | Steve Kean | Irakli Dzaria | Macron | New Vision University |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dinamo Batumi (C) | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 83 | 41 | +42 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 93 | 49 | +44 | 71 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Dila Gori | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 60 | |
| 5 | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 57 | |
| 6 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Gagra | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 38 | |
| 8 | Telavi (O) | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 37 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
| 9 | Samtredia (O) | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 33 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
| 10 | Shukura Kobuleti (R) | 36 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 38 | 112 | −74 | 11 | Relegated to Liga 4 due to failure to meet licensing requirements |
* ↑ Saburtalo Tbilisi qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023 Georgian Cup.
* ↑ Shukura deducted 6 points due to violating the league's financial rules

## Results

Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.

## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of matches played on 2 December 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Flamarion | Dinamo Batumi | 17 |
| 1 | Zoran Marušić | Dinamo Tbilisi | 17 |
| 1 | Zurab Museliani | Gagra | 17 |
| 2 | Ousmane Camara | Dinamo Tbilisi | 14 |
| 2 | Giorgi Arabidze | Torpedo Kutaisi | 14 |
| 3 | Imran Oulad Omar | Dinamo Tbilisi | 13 |
| 4 | Paata Gudushauri | Dinamo Batumi | 12 |
| 4 | Vladimer Mamuchashvili | Dinamo Batumi | 12 |
| 4 | Cheykne Sylla | Saburtalo | 12 |
| 4 | Davit Skhirtladze | Dinamo Tbilisi | 12 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Flamarion | Dinamo Batumi | Gagra | 1–4 (A) | 18 March 2023 |
| Giorgi Nikabadze | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | Torpedo Kutaisi | 1–3 (A) | 14 May 2023 |
| Zurab Museliani | Shukura Kobuleti | Gagra | 3–4 (A) | 1 June 2023 |
| Imran Oulad Omar | Dinamo Tbilisi | Gagra | 1–6 (A) | 13 August 2023 |
| Zoran Marušić | Dinamo Tbilisi | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 5–2 (H) | 19 August 2023 |
| Cyrille Tchamba | Saburtalo Tbilisi | Gagra | 5–0 (H) | 2 September 2023 |
| Giorgi Tsitaishvili | Dinamo Batumi | Shukura Kobuleti | 0–6 (A) | 2 October 2023 |
| Nikola Ninković | Torpedo Kutaisi | Shukura Kobuleti | 9–0 (H) | 28 November 2023 |
| Zurab Museliani $^7$ | Gagra | Shukura Kobuleti | 0–9 (A) | 2 December 2023 |
* $^7$ Player scored 7 goals

### Clean sheets

    As of matches played on 2 December 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Yevhen Kucherenko | Dila Gori | 12 |
| 2 | Roin Kvaskhvadze | Torpedo Kutaisi / Dinamo Batumi | 11 |
| 3 | Lazare Kupatadze | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 9 |
| 3 | Oleksandr Vorobey | Gagra | 9 |
| 4 | Levan Shovnadze | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 7 |
| 5 | Oto Goshadze | Torpedo Kutaisi | 6 |
| 5 | Filip Kljajić | Torpedo Kutaisi | 6 |
| 6 | Nodari Kalichava | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 4 |
| 6 | David Yurchenko | Telavi | 4 |
| 6 | Luka Kutaladze | Dinamo Tbilisi / Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 4 |
| 6 | Giorgi Loria | Dinamo Tbilisi | 4 |