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.
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 February – 3 December 2022 |
| Champions | Dinamo Tbilisi 19th Georgian title |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 492 (2.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Flamarion (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Telavi 5–0 Locomotive Tbilisi (29 April 2022) Dinamo Batumi 7–2 Locomotive Tbilisi (17 May 2022) Dinamo Tbilisi 5–0 Gagra (20 June 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Sioni Bolnisi 3–7 Dinamo Tbilisi (8 May 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Sioni Bolnisi 3–7 Dinamo Tbilisi (8 May 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Samgurali |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Dinamo Batumi |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Locomotive Tbilisi |
| Longest losing run | 16 matches Locomotive Tbilisi |
← 2021 2023 → All statistics correct as of 3 December 2022. | |
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.
Tbilisi
Locations of the 2022 Erovnuli Liga teams.
| 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 | |||
| Locomotive Tbilisi | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Mikheil Meskhi 2 Stadium Saguramo Football Complex, Saguramo | 27,223 2,000 700 | |
| Saburtalo Tbilisi | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Mikheil Meskhi 2 Stadium GFF Technical Centre, Rustavi | 27,223 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[1] |
| 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 | |
| 4 | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 57 | |
| 5 | Torpedo Kutaisi[a] | 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 | |
| 10 | Locomotive Tbilisi (R) | 36 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 101 | −73 | 8 | Relegation to Erovnuli Liga 2 |
Source: Erovnuli Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.
Source: Erovnuli Liga Results Erovnuli Liga Fixtures
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Round 19–36
Relegation play-offs
| FC Samtredia | 1–0 | Sioni Bolnisi |
|---|---|---|
Kilasonia  79' (pen.) |
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili
| Sioni Bolnisi | 0–2 | FC Samtredia |
|---|---|---|
| Chamba 9', 74' |
Referee: Davit Kharitinishvili
| FC Spaeri | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Gagra |
|---|---|---|
| Tsatskrialashvili 35' Papava 48' (pen.), 98' | Makatsaria 95' (pen.) | |
| Penalties | ||
Papava  Matenjva  Khojanashvili Odishelidze Kirkitadze Askurava | 4–5 | Khositashvili Lomtadze Sultanishvili Lominadze Parulava Shetsiruli |
Spaeri Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Jener Khorava
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Flamarion | Dinamo Batumi | 19 |
| 2 | Irakli Rukhadze | Samgurali Tsqaltubo | 12 |
| Irakli Sikharulidze | Saburtalo Tbilisi | ||
| 3 | Stanislav Bilenkyi | Dinamo Tbilisi | 10 |
 Ousmane Camara | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 4 | Nika Khorkheli | Sioni Bolnisi | 9 |
| Giorgi Kukhianidze | Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| Mate Vatsadze | Gagra / Dinamo Batumi | ||
| Tornike Kapanadze | Dila Gori | ||
| 5 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | Dinamo Batumi | 8 |
| Vágner Gonçalves | Dila Gori | ||
| Iuri Tabatadze | Saburtalo Tbilisi | ||
| Imran Omar | Dinamo Tbilisi |