# Erovnuli Liga

The Erovnuli Liga (Georgian: ეროვნული ლიგა; lit. 'National League') is the top division of professional top tier football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federation. From 1927 to 1989, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the Soviet Union. From 2017, the Erovnuli Liga switched to a spring-autumn system, with only 10 clubs in the top flight.

## Format

Below is a complete record of how many teams have played in each season throughout the league's history:
| 1990 = 17 1991–1992 = 20 1992–1993 = 17 1993–1994 = 19 | 1994–2000 = 16 2000–2004 = 12 2004–2005 = 10 2005–2006 = 16 | 2006–2008 = 14 2008–2009 = 11 2009–2011 = 10 2011–2014 = 12 | 2014–2016 = 16 2016 (August-December) = 14 2017- = 10 |

## UEFA country ranking

* 39 (39) Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (6.500)
* 40 (40) Erovnuli Liga (6.375)
* 41 (41) Latvian Higher League (6.125)
* 42 (42) Macedonian First Football League (5.625)
* 43 (43) Meistriliiga (5.250)

## Champions
### Soviet era

as Georgian SSR
* 1927: Batumi XI
* 1928: Tbilisi XI
* 1929–35: Not played
* 1936: ZII Tbilisi
* 1937: FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
* 1938: FC Dinamo Batumi
* 1939: Nauka Tbilisi
* 1940: FC Dinamo Batumi
* 1941–42: Not played
* 1943: ODKA Tbilisi
* 1944: Not played
* 1945: FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
* 1946: FC Dinamo Kutaisi
* 1947: FC Dinamo Sokhumi
* 1948: FC Dinamo Sokhumi
* 1949: FC Torpedo Kutaisi
* 1950: TODO Tbilisi
* 1951: TODO Tbilisi
* 1952: TTU Tbilisi
* 1953: TTU Tbilisi
* 1954: TTU Tbilisi
* 1955: Dinamo Kutaisi
* 1956: FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
* 1957: TTU Tbilisi
* 1958: TTU Tbilisi
* 1959: Metallurg Rustavi
* 1960: Imereti Khoni
* 1961: Guria Lanchkhuti
* 1962: Imereti Kutaisi
* 1963: Imereti Kutaisi
* 1964: IngurGES Zugdidi
* 1965: Tolia Tbilisi
* 1966: Guria Lanchkhuti
* 1967: Mertskhali Makharadze
* 1968: SKA Tbilisi
* 1969: Sulori Vani
* 1970: SKIF Tbilisi
* 1971: Guria Lanchkhuti
* 1972: Lokomotivi Samtredia
* 1973: Dinamo Zugdidi
* 1974: Metallurg Rustavi
* 1975: Magaroeli Chiatura
* 1976: SKIF Tbilisi
* 1977: Mziuri Gali
* 1978: Kolheti Poti
* 1979: Metallurg Rustavi
* 1980: Meshakhte Tkibuli
* 1981: Meshakhte Tkibuli
* 1982: Mertskhali Makharadze
* 1983: Samgurali Tskaltubo
* 1984: Metallurg Rustavi
* 1985: Shadrevani-83 Tskaltubo
* 1986: Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi
* 1987: Mertskhali Makharadze
* 1988: Kolkheti Khobi
* 1989: Shadrevani-83 Tskaltubo

### Post-independence
#### Key

| 0†0 | League champions also won the Georgian Cup, i.e. they completed the domestic Double. |
As Umaglesi Liga
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
| 1990 | Iberia Tbilisi (1) | Guria Lanchkhuti | Gorda Rustavi |
| 1991 | Iberia Tbilisi (2) | Guria Lanchkhuti | Kutaisi |
| 1991–92 | Iberia-Dinamo Tbilisi (3) † | Tskhumi Sokhumi | Gorda Rustavi |
| 1992–93 | Dinamo Tbilisi (4) † | Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi | Alazani Gurjaani |
| 1993–94 | Dinamo Tbilisi (5) † | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | Torpedo Kutaisi |
| 1994–95 | Dinamo Tbilisi (6) † | Samtredia | Kolkheti-1913 Poti |
| 1995–96 | Dinamo Tbilisi (7) † | Margveti Zestaponi | Kolkheti-1913 Poti |
| 1996–97 | Dinamo Tbilisi (8) † | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | Dinamo Batumi |
| 1997–98 | Dinamo Tbilisi (9) | Dinamo Batumi | Kolkheti-1913 Poti |
| 1998–99 | Dinamo Tbilisi (10) | Torpedo Kutaisi | Locomotive Tbilisi |
| 1999–00 | Torpedo Kutaisi (1) | WIT Georgia Tbilisi | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 2000–01 | Torpedo Kutaisi (2) † | Locomotive Tbilisi | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 2001–02 | Torpedo Kutaisi (3) | Locomotive Tbilisi | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 2002–03 | Dinamo Tbilisi (11) † | Torpedo Kutaisi | WIT Georgia Tbilisi |
| 2003–04 | WIT Georgia Tbilisi (1) | Sioni Bolnisi | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 2004–05 | Dinamo Tbilisi (12) | Torpedo Kutaisi | FC Tbilisi |
| 2005–06 | Sioni Bolnisi (1) | WIT Georgia Tbilisi | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 2006–07 | Olimpi Rustavi (1) | Dinamo Tbilisi | Ameri Tbilisi |
| 2007–08 | Dinamo Tbilisi (13) | WIT Georgia Tbilisi | Zestaponi |
| 2008–09 | WIT Georgia Tbilisi (2) | Dinamo Tbilisi | Olimpi Rustavi |
| 2009–10 | Olimpi Rustavi (2) | Dinamo Tbilisi | Zestaponi |
| 2010–11 | Zestaponi (1) | Dinamo Tbilisi | Olimpi Rustavi |
| 2011–12 | Zestaponi (2) | Metalurgi Rustavi | Torpedo Kutaisi |
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Tbilisi (14) † | Dila Gori | Torpedo Kutaisi |
| 2013–14 | Dinamo Tbilisi (15) † | Zestaponi | Sioni Bolnisi |
| 2014–15 | Dila Gori (1) | Dinamo Batumi | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 2015–16 | Dinamo Tbilisi (16) † | Samtredia | Dila Gori |
| 2016 | Samtredia (1) | Chikhura Sachkhere | Dinamo Batumi |
As Erovnuli Liga
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
| 2017 | Torpedo Kutaisi (4) | Dinamo Tbilisi | Samtredia |
| 2018 | Saburtalo (1) | Dinamo Tbilisi | Torpedo Kutaisi |
| 2019 | Dinamo Tbilisi (17) | Dinamo Batumi | Saburtalo |
| 2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi (18) | Dinamo Batumi | Dila Gori |
| 2021 | Dinamo Batumi (1) | Dinamo Tbilisi | Dila Gori |
| 2022 | Dinamo Tbilisi (19) | Dinamo Batumi | Dila Gori |
| 2023 | Dinamo Batumi (2) | Dinamo Tbilisi | Torpedo Kutaisi |
| 2024 | Iberia 1999 (2) | Torpedo Kutaisi | Dila Gori |

## Performance by club

| Club | Winners | Runners-Up | Third Place | Winning seasons |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1990, 1991, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2017 |
| Dinamo Batumi | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2021, 2023 |
| WIT Georgia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2003–04, 2008–09 |
| FC Zestaponi | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2010–11, 2011–12 |
| Metalurgi Rustavi | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2006–07, 2009–10 |
| Iberia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2018, 2024 |
| Samtredia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2016 |
| Dila Gori | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2014–15 |
| Sioni Bolnisi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2005–06 |

## Top scorers

| Year | Top scorers | Club | Goals |
| 1990 | Gia Guruli Mamuka Pantsulaia | Iberia Tbilisi Gorda Rustavi | 23 |
| 1991 | Otar Korgalidze | Guria Lanchkhuti | 14 |
| 1991–92 | Otar Korgalidze | Guria Lanchkhuti | 40 |
| 1992–93 | Merab Megreladze | Samgurali Tskaltubo | 41 |
| 1993–94 | Merab Megreladze | Margveti Zestaponi | 31 |
| 1994–95 | Giorgi Daraselia | Kolkheti Poti | 26 |
| 1995–96 | Zviad Endeladze | Margveti Zestaponi | 40 |
| 1996–97 | Giorgi Demetradze David Ujmajuridze | Dinamo Tbilisi Dinamo Batumi | 26 |
| 1997–98 | Levan Khomeriki | Dinamo Tbilisi | 23 |
| 1998–99 | Mikheil Ashvetia | Dinamo Tbilisi | 26 |
| 1999–00 | Zurab Ionanidze | Torpedo Kutaisi | 25 |
| 2000–01 | Zaza Zirakishvili | Dinamo Tbilisi | 21 |
| 2001–02 | Suliko Davitashvili | Locomotive Merani-91 | 18 |
| 2002–03 | Zurab Ionanidze | Torpedo Kutaisi | 26 |
| 2003–04 | Suliko Davitashvili | Torpedo Kutaisi | 20 |
| 2004–05 | Levani Melkadze | Dinamo Tbilisi | 27 |
| 2005–06 | Jaba Dvali | Dinamo Tbilisi | 21 |
| 2006–07 | Sandro Iashvili | Dinamo Tbilisi | 27 |
| 2007–08 | Mikheil Khutsishvili | Dinamo Tbilisi | 16 |
| 2008–09 | Nikoloz Gelashvili | Zestaponi | 20 |
| 2009–10 | Anderson Aquino | Metalurgi Rustavi | 26 |
| 2010–11 | Nikoloz Gelashvili | Zestaponi | 18 |
| 2011–12 | Jaba Dvali | Zestaponi | 20 |
| 2012–13 | Xisco | Dinamo Tbilisi | 24 |
| 2013–14 | Xisco | Dinamo Tbilisi | 19 |
| 2014–15 | Irakli Modebadze | Dila Gori | 16 |
| 2015–16 | Giorgi Kvilitaia | Dinamo Tbilisi | 24 |
| 2016 | Budu Zivzivadze | Samtredia | 11 |
| 2017 | Irakli Sikharulidze | Locomotive Tbilisi | 25 |
| 2018 | Giorgi Gabedava Budu Zivzivadze | Chikhura Sachkhere Dinamo Tbilisi | 22 |
| 2019 | Levan Kutalia | Dinamo Tbilisi | 20 |
| 2020 | Mykola Kovtalyuk | Dila Gori | 10 |
| 2021 | Zoran Marušić | Dinamo Tbilisi | 16 |
| 2022 | Flamarion | Dinamo Batumi | 19 |
| 2023 | Flamarion Zoran Marušić Zurab Museliani | Dinamo Batumi Dinamo Tbilisi Gagra | 17 |
| 2024 | Bjørn Johnsen | Torpedo Kutaisi | 23 |