2009–10 Umaglesi Liga


The 2009–10 Umaglesi Liga was the 21st season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on August 1, 2009 and ended on May 20, 2010. FC Olimpi Rustavi won the championship.

Changes from 2008–09

Structural changes

League size was reduced from 11 to 10 teams prior to this season.

Promotion and relegation

were relegated to Pirveli Liga at the end of the season after finishing in 11th and last place. Other teams which will not participate in this year's championship are Mglebi and Meshketi, both due to unknown reasons. This means that originally relegated teams Gagra and Spartaki Tskhinvali will stay another season in Umaglesi Liga.
Promoted to Georgia's top football division were Pirveli Liga 2008–09 Western group champions Samtredia and runners-up Baia. Western group champions Ameri were not promoted due to unknown reasons.

Team overview

and Spartaki Tskhinvali play their home matches in Tbilisi due to various inner-Georgian conflicts.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
FC BaiaZugdidiGulia Tutberidze Stadium5,000
FC DinamoTbilisiBoris Paichadze Stadium54,549
FC GagraTbilisiAmeri Stadium1,000
FC LokomotiviTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
FC OlimpiRustaviPoladi Stadium7,300
FC SamtrediaSamtrediaErosi Manjgaladze Stadium15,000
FC SioniBolnisiTamaz Stephania Stadium3,000
FC Spartaki TskhinvaliTbilisiTengiz Burjanadze Stadium7,980
FC WIT GeorgiaTbilisiShevardeni Stadium4,000
FC ZestafoniZestaponiDavid Abashidze Stadium4,100

Final league table

Results

The ten teams will play each other four times in this league for a total of 36 matches per team. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice and then do the same in the second half of the season.

First half of season

Second half of season

Top goalscorers

Including matches played in December 2009
RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Anderson AquinoOlimpi Rustavi26
2 Nikoloz GelashviliZestafoni16
3 Jaba DvaliZestafoni12
3 Vakhtang KvaratskeliaWIT Georgia12
5 Zaur KhachiperadzeSamtredia11
5 Georges AkieremyDinamo Tbilisi11