# 2022 Erovnuli Liga

The 2022 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2022 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 34th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Batumi were the defending champions.

## Teams and stadiums
### Changes

Sioni Bolnisi (promoted after a two-year absence) and Gagra (promoted after a ten-year absence) were promoted from the 2021 Erovnuli Liga 2. FC Samtredia (relegated after two years in the top flight) and Shukura Kobuleti (relegated after one year in the top flight) have been relegated to 2022 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 Dinamo Arena | 54,139 |
| Gagra | Tbilisi | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena | 54,139 |
| Locomotive Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Mikheil Meskhi 2 Stadium Saguramo Football Complex, Saguramo | 22,754 2,000 700 |
| Saburtalo Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Mikheil Meskhi 2 Stadium GFF Technical Centre, Rustavi | 22,754 2,000 1,000 |
| Samgurali Tsqaltubo | Tsqaltubo | 26 May Stadium | 12,000 |
| Sioni Bolnisi | Bolnisi | Tamaz Stepania Stadium | 3,000 |
| Telavi | Telavi | Givi Chokheli Stadium | 12,000 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | Kutaisi | Ramaz Shengelia Stadium David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi | 19,400 4,558 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Dila | Andriy Demchenko | Davit Maisashvili | Adidas | Marsbet |
| Dinamo Batumi | Gia Geguchadze | Mamuka Kobakhidze | Puma | CoinW |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Giorgi Tchiabrishvili | Giorgi Papava | Puma | Setanta Sports |
| Gagra | Gaga Kirkitadze | Vasil Khositashvili | Nike | N/A |
| Locomotive | John van Loen | Giorgi Gabadze | Jako | Aversi |
| Saburtalo | Lasha Nozadze | Levan Kakubava | Erreà | Audi |
| Samgurali | Giorgi Mikadze | Papuna Poniava | Hummel | Halyk Bank |
| Sioni Bolnisi | Ucha Sosiashvili | Data Sitchinava | Jako | RMG |
| Telavi | Gia Tsetsadze | Mirian Jikia | Jako | m2 |
| Torpedo | Kakhaber Chkhetiani | Irakli Dzaria | Puma | New Vision University |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi (C) | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 73 | 29 | +44 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Batumi | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 87 | 34 | +53 | 77 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Dila Gori | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 57 | |
| 5 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 47 | |
| 7 | Telavi | 36 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 39 | |
| 8 | Sioni Bolnisi (R) | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 36 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Gagra (O) | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 36 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Locomotive Tbilisi (R) | 36 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 101 | −73 | 8 | Relegation to Erovnuli Liga 2 |
* ↑ «Torpedo Kutaisi qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round as 2022 Georgian Cup winner

## Results

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

### Relegation play-offs
## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of matches played on 3 December 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Flamarion | Dinamo Batumi | 19 |
| 2 | Irakli Rukhadze | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 12 |
| 2 | Irakli Sikharulidze | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 12 |
| 3 | Stanislav Bilenkyi | Dinamo Tbilisi | 10 |
| 3 | Ousmane Camara | Dinamo Tbilisi | 10 |
| 4 | Nika Khorkheli | Sioni Bolnisi | 9 |
| 4 | Giorgi Kukhianidze | Torpedo Kutaisi | 9 |
| 4 | Mate Vatsadze | Gagra / Dinamo Batumi | 9 |
| 4 | Tornike Kapanadze | Dila Gori | 9 |
| 5 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | Dinamo Batumi | 8 |
| 5 | Vágner Gonçalves | Dila Gori | 8 |
| 5 | Iuri Tabatadze | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 8 |
| 5 | Imran Omar | Dinamo Tbilisi | 8 |