# 2017 Liga 3 (Georgia)

Тhe 2017 Liga 3 (formerly Meore Liga) was the first season under its current name and 30th third-tier season in Georgia. It began on 19 March and ended on 24 November.

## Team changes

After the 2016 season many teams changed their division. A total 56 of them were relegated from this division only, which reduced the number of participants from 64 to 20 within one season. This exodus resulted from the announced reorganization of the entire league system and a transitional status given to all domestic divisions before these changes could take effect in 2017.

### Relegated from Pirveli Liga

Borjomi ● Skuri ● Sulori Vani ● Chiatura ● Sapovnela ● Odishi 1919 ● Gardabani ● Chkherimela ● Imereti ● Mark Stars Tbilisi ● Liakhvi ● Kolkheti Khobi

### Relegated from Meore Liga

West Sairme Bagdati ● Torpedo Kutaisi-2 ● Racha Ambrolauri ● Samgurali Tskaltubo-2 ● Imereti Khoni-2 ● Meshakhte Tkibuli-2 ● Mertskhali Ozurgeti ● Salkhino Martvili ● Lesichine ● Machakhela Khelvachauri ● Egrisi Senaki ● Chela Darcheli ● Kolkheti Khobi-2 ● Bakhmaro Chokhatauri ● Khikhani Khulo ● Dinamo Batumi-2 ● Zana ● Odishi 1919-2 ● Enguri Jvari
Centre
Iveria Khashuri ● Kojaeli Mtskheta ● Tori Borjomi ● Meskheti Akhaltsikhe ● Abuli Akhalkalaki ● Mtskheta ● Paravani Ninotsminda
East
Aragvi Dusheti ● WIT Georgia-2 ● Liakhvi Achabeti ● Voyage ● Tbilisi 2016 ● Tiflisi ● Aphkazeti ● Tianeti ● Rustavi-2 ● Gareji Sagarejo ● Sarti Sartichala ● Alazani Gurjaani ● Hereti Chabukiani ● Duruji Kvareli ● Bakhtrioni Akhmeta ● Locomotive Tbilisi-2 ● Kolkhi Gulripshi ● Sinatle ● Iberia 2010 Tbilisi ● 35-e Skola ● Amirani Ochamchire ● Shavnabada ● Samgori ● Tskhumi Sokhumi ● Saburtalo-2 Tbilisi ● Sakartvelos Universiteti ● Dinamo Sokhumi ● Era ● Avaza ● Algeti XXI

## Teams and stadiums

| Clubs | Location | Venue | Capacity | Region |
| Algeti | Tbilisi | Shatili Stadium | 2,000 | Tbilisi |
| Betlemi | Keda | Centraluri Stadioni | 1,000 | Adjara |
| Borjomi | Borjomi | Jemal Zeinklishvili Stadium | 3,000 | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
| Chiatura | Chiatura | Stadioni Temur Maghradze | 11,700 | Imereti |
| Chkherimela | Kharagauli | Stadioni Soso Abashidze | 2,000 | Imereti |
| Gardabani | Gardabani | Martkopi Saragbo Baza | 4,000 | Kvemo Kartli |
| Gori | Gori | Kartli | 1,500 | Shida Kartli |
| Imereti | Khoni | Centraluri stadioni | 2,000 | Imereti |
| Kolkheti | Khobi | Centraluri stadioni | 12,000 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| Liakhvi | Gori | Kartli | 1,500 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| Margveti | Zestaponi | Stadioni Davit Abashidze | 1,000 | Imereti |
| Mark Stars | Tbilisi | Stadioni Torpedo-Avaza | 1,000 | Tbilisi |
| Norchi Dinamo | Tbilisi | Shatili | 2,000 | Tbilisi |
| Odishi 1919 | Zugdidi | Baias baza | 2,000 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| Samegrelo | Chkhorotsku | Centraluri stadioni | 3,000 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| Sapovnela | Terjola | Centraluri stadioni | 2,500 | Imereti |
| Shevardeni 1906 | Tbilisi | David Petriashvili Arena | 2,130 | Tbilisi |
| Skuri | Tsalenjikha | Stadioni Sasha Kvaratskhelia | 4,000 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| Sulori | Vani | Stadioni Grigol Nikoleishvili | 3,000 | Imereti |
| Telavi | Telavi | Stadioni Givi Chokheli | 12,000 | Kakheti |
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## League table

The teams were initially divided equally into White and Red Groups. After a two-round tournament they formed Promotion and Relegation groups. The winner won automatic promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2, while the teams in second and third places played against Liga 2 opponents in a two-legged tie.
All teams of the drop-zone quartet participated in the second tier the previous year, therefore they suffered double relegation in successive seasons.

### White Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shevardeni-1906 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 38 | Qualification for Promotion Group |
| 2 | Telavi | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 35 | Qualification for Promotion Group |
| 3 | Norchi Dinamo | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 34 | Qualification for Promotion Group |
| 4 | Mark Stars | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 25 | Qualification for Promotion Group |
| 5 | Gardabani | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 24 | Qualification for Promotion Group |
| 6 | Gori | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 23 | Qualification for Relegation Round |
| 7 | Borjomi | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 22 | Qualification for Relegation Round |
| 8 | Algeti | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 21 | Qualification for Relegation Round |
| 9 | Chkherimela | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 15 | Qualification for Relegation Round |
| 10 | Liakhvi | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 47 | −30 | 9 | Qualification for Relegation Round |

### Red Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chiatura | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 40 | Qualification for Promotion Group |
| 2 | Imereti | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 33 | Qualification for Promotion Group |
| 3 | Kolkheti | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 29 | Qualification for Promotion Group |
| 4 | Betlemi | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 28 | Qualification for Promotion Group |
| 5 | Samegrelo | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 27 | Qualification for Promotion Group |
| 6 | Sulori | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 24 | Qualification for Relegation Round |
| 7 | Margveti | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 21 | Qualification for Relegation Round |
| 8 | Skuri | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 17 | Qualification for Relegation Round |
| 9 | Odishi 1919 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 14 | Qualification for Relegation Round |
| 10 | Sapovnela | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 9 | Qualification for Relegation Round |

### Promotion Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shevardeni-1906 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 10 | +39 | 43 | Promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2 |
| 2 | Norchi Dinamo | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 39 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Telavi | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 15 | +41 | 39 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Gardabani | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 31 | |
| 5 | Mark Stars | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Imereti | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 21 | |
| 7 | Chiatura | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 17 | |
| 8 | Betlemi | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 16 | |
| 9 | Kolkheti | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 39 | −30 | 13 | |
| 10 | Samegrelo | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 61 | −49 | 8 | |

### Relegation Round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Gori | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 33 | |
| 2 | Algeti | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 31 | |
| 3 | Borjomi | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 30 | |
| 4 | Sulori | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 30 | |
| 5 | Margveti | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 29 | Relegation play-offs |
| 6 | Skuri | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 | Relegation play-offs |
| 7 | Odishi 1919 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 24 | Relegation to Regionuli Liga |
| 8 | Chkherimela | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 23 | Relegation to Regionuli Liga |
| 9 | Liakhvi | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 19 | Relegation to Regionuli Liga |
| 10 | Sapovnela | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 52 | −43 | 6 | Relegation to Regionuli Liga |

## Promotion play-offs

Telavi won 3–2 on aggregate.
Norchi Dinamo won 6–0 on aggregate.