# 2018 Liga 3 (Georgia)

Тhe 2018 Liga 3 was the second season under its current name and 31st third-tier season after the creation of independent football league system in Georgia. As a single two-round competition, it began on 5 March and ended on 6 December.

## Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season:

### From Liga 3
#### Promoted to Liga 2

Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi ● Merani Tbilisi ● Telavi

#### Relegated to Regionuli Liga

Odishi 1919 Zugdidi ● Chkherimela Kharagauli ● Liakhvi Tskhinvali ● Sapovnela Terjola ● Skuri Tsalenjikha ● Margveti Zestaponi

### To Liga 3
#### Relegated from Liga 2

Zugdidi ● Meshakhte Tkibuli ● Guria Lanchkhuti

#### Promoted from Regionuli Liga

Varketili Tbilisi ● Saburtalo-2 Tbilisi ● Matchakhela Khelvachauri ● Bakhmaro Chokhatauri ● Aragvi Dusheti ● Samgurali-2 Tskaltubo

## Teams and stadiums

| Clubs | Location | Venue | Region |
| Argeti | Tbilisi | Shatili Stadium | Tbilisi |
| Aragvi | Dusheti | Olympic Centre | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| Bakhmaro | Chokhatauri | Boris Paichadze stadium | Guria |
| Betlemi | Keda | Archil Partenadze Stadium | Adjara |
| Borjomi | Borjomi | Jemal Zeinklishvili Stadium | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
| Chiatura | Chiatura | Temur Maghradze Stadium | Imereti |
| Gardabani | Gardabani | Martkopi Rugby Arena | Kvemo Kartli |
| Gori | Gori | Kartli | Shida Kartli |
| Guria | Lanchkhuti | Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium | Guria |
| Imereti | Khoni | Ipolite Khvichia stadium | Imereti |
| Kolkheti | Khobi | Paata Tatarashvili stadium | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| Mark Stars | Tbilisi | Dusheti Olympic Centre | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| Matchakhela | Khelvachauri | Akhalsopeli Centraluri | Adjara |
| Meshakhte | Tkibuli | Vladimer Bochorishvili Stadium | Imereti |
| Saburtalo-2 | Tbilisi | Bendela | Tbilisi |
| Samgurali-2 | Tskaltubo | 26 May stadium | Imereti |
| Samegrelo | Chkhorotsku | Bondo Papaskiri stadium | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| Sulori | Vani | Grigol Nikoleishvili stadium | Imereti |
| Varketili | Tbilisi | Shatili stadium | Tbilisi |
| Zugdidi | Zugdidi | Ganmukhuri, Centraluri | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |

## League table

In their first season in the third tier, Zugdidi won the league through automatic promotion after a tight contest concluded in the last matchday of the season. Both teams representing the region of Guria qualified for play-offs, although only one of them succeeded in them.
According to the Federation's decision, a drastic reduction of the league teams involved ten clubs, who were supposed to be relegated to Liga 4 and Regionuli Liga next year.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zugdidi (C, P) | 38 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 84 | Promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2 |
| 2 | Bakhmaro | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 79 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Guria (P) | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 73 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Saburtalo-2 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 67 | |
| 5 | Kolkheti | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 61 | |
| 6 | Aragvi | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 61 | |
| 7 | Borjomi | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 61 | |
| 8 | Meshakhte | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 57 | |
| 9 | Gori | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 53 | |
| 10 | Betlemi | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 51 | |
| 11 | Samegrelo (R) | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 48 | Relegation to Liga 4 |
| 12 | Chiatura (R) | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 47 | Relegation to Liga 4 |
| 13 | Varketili (R) | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 47 | Relegation to Liga 4 |
| 14 | Algeti (R) | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 46 | Relegation to Liga 4 |
| 15 | Mark Stars (R) | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 46 | Play-offs for Relegation to Liga 4 |
| 16 | Imereti (R) | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 45 | Play-offs for Relegation to Liga 4 |
| 17 | Gardabani (R) | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 39 | Relegation to Regionuli Liga |
| 18 | Sulori (R) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 36 | Relegation to Regionuli Liga |
| 19 | Samgurali-2 (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 40 | 82 | −42 | 31 | Relegation to Regionuli Liga |
| 20 | Matchakhela (R) | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 28 | Relegation to Regionuli Liga |
* ↑ Bakhmaro were deducted 3 points

## Promotion play-offs

2–2 on aggregate, Guria Lanchkhuti won on away goals.
Bakhmaro lost 4–1 on aggregate.

## Relegation play-offs

Imereti won 2–0 on aggregate and earned a slot in Liga 4
Gareji won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to Liga 4 from Regionuli Liga