2015–16 Umaglesi Liga

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The 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga was the 27th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dila Gori were the defending champions. The season began on 13 August 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016. It was a last season with an autumn-spring schedule before the changes of competition format to spring-autumn schedule from 2017 season.

Umaglesi Liga
Season2015–16
Dates13 August 2015 – 22 May 2016
ChampionsDinamo Tbilisi
16th Georgian title
RelegatedSapovnela Terjola
Merani Martvili
Champions LeagueDinamo Tbilisi
Europa LeagueSamtredia
Dila Gori
Chikhura Sachkhere
Matches played240
Goals scored668 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerGiorgi Kvilitaia (24)
Biggest home winSamtredia 8–2 Saburtalo Tbilisi
(7 March 2016)
Biggest away win
3 matches
Highest scoringSamtredia 8–2 Saburtalo Tbilisi
(7 March 2016)
Longest winning runDinamo Tbilisi (5)
Longest unbeaten runSioni (6)
Longest winless runMerani Martvili
Sapovnela
Zugdidi (5)
Longest losing runMerani Martvili (5)
2016

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Chikhura SachkhereSachkhereGivi Kiladze Stadium[citation needed]
Dila GoriGoriTengiz Burjanadze Stadium
Dinamo BatumiKobuletiChele Arena
Dinamo TbilisiTbilisiBoris Paichadze Stadium54,549
Guria LanchkhutiLanchkhutiEvgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium
Kolkheti PotiPotiFazisi Stadium
Locomotive TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
Merani MartviliMartviliErosi Manjgaladze Stadium
Saburtalo TbilisiTbilisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium27,223
SamtrediaSamtrediaErosi Manjgaladze Stadium
Sapovnela TerjolaTerjolaSapovnela Stadium
Shukura KobuletiKobuletiChele Arena
Sioni BolnisiBolnisiMikheil Meskhi Stadium[citation needed]27,223
Torpedo KutaisiKutaisiGivi Kiladze Stadium
TskhinvaliTskhinvaliMikheil Meskhi Stadium[citation needed]27,223
ZugdidiZugdidiAnaklia Stadium[citation needed]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Dinamo Tbilisi (C)3025147429+4576Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[a]
2Samtredia3020376632+3463Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3Dila Gori3019565125+2662
4Chikhura Sachkhere3017675326+2757
5Sioni Bolnisi3014885034+1650
6Torpedo Kutaisi30146105042+848
7FC Tskhinvali30121085136+1546
8Dinamo Batumi30128104132+944
9Saburtalo Tbilisi30116134761−1439
10Shukura Kobuleti3098132839−1135
11Guria Lanchkhuti3069152849−2127[b]
12Kolkheti Poti3076172141−2027[b]
13Locomotive Tbilisi30510152637−1125
14Zugdidi (O)3058173060−3023[c]Qualification to Relegation play-offs
15Merani Martvili (R)3058172862−3423[c]Relegation to Pirveli Liga
16Sapovnela Terjola (R)3056192463−3921
Source: UEFA, 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.[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayCHIDILDBADINGURKOLLOCMERSABSAMSAPSHUSIOTKUTSKZUG
Chikhura Sachkhere0–12–01–05–00–11–03–05–01–13–21–01–13–02–14–0
Dila Gori1–11–12–05–02–01–02–02–11–23–11–32–10–13–03–0
Dinamo Batumi1–12–21–21–22–01–00–02–12–01–02–23–51–12–05–0
Dinamo Tbilisi2–00–11–03–25–22–12–04–03–14–01–05–22–12–13–1
Guria Lanchkhuti1–30–11–10–21–10–00–00–00–23–00–01–13–21–22–0
Kolkheti Poti2–00–10–11–30–14–02–11–00–30–01–00–12–00–00–0
Locomotive Tbilisi2–20–21–11–43–01–01–13–20–10–00–00–01–20–13–0
Merani Martvili3–23–20–41–42–01–10–32–52–32–01–21–12–12–30–0
Saburtalo Tbilisi1–01–31–20–44–25–00–04–23–22–13–22–34–42–21–0
Samtredia0–15–02–02–13–11–03–24–08–23–02–01–23–12–12–0
Sapovnela Terjola0–21–52–11–20–20–02–12–10–02–32–00–01–52–12–2
Shukura Kobuleti0–21–00–11–32–11–02–10–01–01–14–00–02–32–22–1
Sioni4–00–11–01–21–13–11–03–00–00–24–12–06–21–33–1
Torpedo Kutaisi0–20–21–01–12–11–02–04–05–02–14–10–01–01–32–0
Tskhinvali1–10–03–22–40–05–11–11–11–21–03–05–02–00–05–1
Zugdidi1–41–10–12–33–22–11–13–00–13–32–13–01–31–11–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

A match was played between Zugdidi, the fourteenth-placed team from the 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga and Kolkheti Khobi, the third-placed team from the 2015–16 Pirveli Liga. The winners, Zugdidi, remained in the top-flight for next season.

Zugdidi2–1Kolkheti Khobi
Tsurtsumia 45+2'
Samushia 51'
ReportTchanturidze 29'
Saragbo Baza Parki-Arena, Poti
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Giorgi Vadatchkoria

Top goalscorers

RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Giorgi KvilitaiaDinamo Tbilisi24
2 Otar MartsvaladzeDila Gori19
3 Budu ZivzivadzeSamtredia16
4 Giorgi BukhaidzeSapovnela Terjola15
5 Dimitri TatanashviliSioni Bolnisi14
6 Nika KatcharavaFC Tskhinvali13
Irakli SikharulidzeSamtredia13
Jambul JighauriDinamo Tbilisi13
9 Giorgi KharaishviliSaburtalo Tbilisi12
10 Tornike MumladzeChikhura Sachkhere11
Irakli ModebadzeDila Gori11

Source: Top15goalscorers.blogspot.com

See also

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