2011–12 Umaglesi Liga
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| ← 2010–11 | |
The 2011–12 Umaglesi Liga will be the 23rd season of top-tier football in Georgia. It will begin on 6 August 2011 and end on an yet unknown date. Zestafoni are the defending champions, having won their first Georgian championship in the 2010–11 season.
The league added two teams for this season, increasing its size from ten to twelve teams.
Teams
Due to an expansion from ten to twelve teams, no teams were directly relegated at the end of the 2010–11 season. However, the ninth- and tenth-placed teams, Spartaki Tskhinvali and FC Samtredia, had to participate in single-match relegation/promotion play-off matches against third- and fourth-placed 2010–11 Pirveli Liga sides Dila Gori and Chikhura Sachkhere. In these matches, Spartaki Tskhinvali retained their Umaglesi Liga berth by beating Chikhura 2–1, while Samtredia were relegated after a 2–0 loss against Dila Gori. Samtredia hence completed a two-year tenure in the league; Dila Gori returned after a three-season absence.
The directly promoted teams from the 2010–11 Pirveli Liga were champions Gagra and runners-up Merani Martvili. Gagra returned to the top Georgian football league after only one season at the second tier, while Merani Martvili made their debut at the highest level of the league pyramid.
In other changes, Olimpi Rustavi were renamed Metalurgi Rustavi prior to this season.
Stadiums and locations
Spartaki Tskhinvali and Gagra play their home matches in Tbilisi due to various inner-Georgian conflicts.
FC WIT Georgia moved from Tbilisi to the newly constructed Mtskheta Park in Mtskheta.
See also
References
External links
- Georgian Football Federation (Georgian)
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