Liga 3 (Georgia)

Liga 3 (Georgian: ლიგა 3), organized by the Georgian Football Federation, is the third division of professional football in Georgia. Introduced for the 2017 season with the launch of the Erovnuli Liga, it is a rebrand of the former Meore Liga (the Second League).

The current holders are Shturmi.

Structure and league system

There were 20 teams competing in the league in 2017. In 2019, when Liga 4 was formed, their number was reduced to ten, although after two seasons GFF decided to extend the league to 14 at the expense of two bottom teams from the previous season and two second-placed clubs from Liga 4 While and Red Groups. In 2022, the number of clubs was increased to 16.

Seasons run based on Spring-Autumn system with each team playing an equal amount of home and away games against their league rivals.

The league operates based on a system of promotion and relegation. Starting from the 2022 season, champions and runners-up win automatic promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2, while the teams that finish in the third and fourth positions book a place in promotion play-off home and away games against respectively the 8th and 7th placed clubs of Liga 2. Three bottom teams are relegated to Liga 4.

In case two or more clubs obtain the same number of points, their head-to-head records are next to be taken into consideration.

Number of teams each season

● 2017–18 = 20

● 2019–20 = 10

● 2021 = 14

● Since 2022 = 16

Current members

Sixteen teams will be competing in the 2026 season. Half of them are based in Tbilisi. Five clubs, namely Guria, Kolkheti, Locomotive, Merani and WIT Georgia have previously played in the top division with the latter being the two-time national champions. There are also two reserve teams of higher league members this season. Locomotive, Iberia 2010 and Iveria are making their debut in the league.

The clubs are listed below in alphabetical order.

Results

Group Winners of Meore Liga

Note: Due to the season being transitional in 2016, none of the teams was promoted

Top three teams of Liga 3

Notes: Apart from the champions who were automatically promoted to the second division, the teams indicated in bold gained promotion after winning the play-offs against their Liga 2 rivals. Due to the changed format, since 2022 the runners-up of the seasons have been also promoted directly.

Relegated teams

The number of relegated teams per each recent season varies due to the fact that the competition format is subject to frequent changes.

Note: Tbilisi City failed to obtain a league license for the 2023 season.

Participation per club

There have been 49 teams in total competing in this league since 2017. Gori are topping the list with an overall ten-year continuous tenure in the third tier, including nine successive seasons after its re-branding as Liga 3.

As of 2026 their current status is:

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