2015–16 Umaglesi Liga

Umaglesi Liga
Season	2015–16
Champions	Dinamo Tbilisi
Relegated	Sapovnela Terjola Merani Martvili
Champions League	Dinamo Tbilisi
Europa League	Samtredia Dila Gori Chikhura Sachkhere
Matches played	240
Goals scored	668 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer	Giorgi Kvilitaia (24)
Biggest home win	Samtredia 8–2 Saburtalo Tbilisi (7 March 2016)
Biggest away win	3 matches Sapovnela Terjola 1–5 Dila Gori (7 November 2015) Sapovnela Terjola 1–5 Torpedo Kutaisi (28 November 2015) Merani Martvili 0–4 Dinamo Batumi (12 December 2015)
Highest scoring	Samtredia 8–2 Saburtalo Tbilisi (7 March 2016)
Longest winning run	Dinamo Tbilisi (5)
Longest unbeaten run	Sioni (6)
Longest winless run	Merani Martvili Sapovnela Zugdidi (5)
Longest losing run	Merani Martvili (5)
← 2014–15 2016 → All statistics correct as of 25 September 2015.

The 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga was the 27th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dila Gori were the defending champions.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga

Team	Location	Venue
Chikhura Sachkhere	Sachkhere	Givi Kiladze Stadium
Dila Gori	Gori	Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium
Dinamo Batumi	Kobuleti	Chele Arena
Dinamo Tbilisi	Tbilisi	Boris Paichadze Stadium
Guria Lanchkhuti	Lanchkhuti	Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium
Kolkheti Poti	Poti	Fazisi Stadium
Lokomotivi Tbilisi	Tbilisi	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Merani Martvili	Martvili	Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium
Saburtalo Tbilisi	Tbilisi	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Samtredia	Samtredia	Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium
Sapovnela Terjola	Terjola	Sapovnela Stadium
Shukura Kobuleti	Kobuleti	Chele Arena
Sioni Bolnisi	Bolnisi	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Torpedo Kutaisi	Kutaisi	Givi Kiladze Stadium
Tskhinvali	Tskhinvali	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Zugdidi	Zugdidi	Anaklia Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dinamo Tbilisi (C)	30	25	1	4	74	29	+45	76	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Samtredia	30	20	3	7	66	32	+34	63	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3	Dila Gori	30	19	5	6	51	25	+26	62
4	Chikhura Sachkhere	30	17	6	7	53	26	+27	57
5	Sioni Bolnisi	30	14	8	8	50	34	+16	50
6	Torpedo Kutaisi	30	14	6	10	50	42	+8	48
7	FC Tskhinvali	30	12	10	8	51	36	+15	46
8	Dinamo Batumi	30	12	8	10	41	32	+9	44
9	Saburtalo Tbilisi	30	11	6	13	47	61	−14	39
10	Shukura Kobuleti	30	9	8	13	28	39	−11	35
11	Guria Lanchkhuti	30	6	9	15	28	49	−21	27^{[lower-alpha 2]}
12	Kolkheti Poti	30	7	6	17	21	41	−20	27^{[lower-alpha 2]}
13	Lokomotivi Tbilisi	30	5	10	15	26	37	−11	25
14	Zugdidi (O)	30	5	8	17	30	60	−30	23^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
15	Merani Martvili (R)	30	5	8	17	28	62	−34	23^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Relegation to Pirveli Liga
16	Sapovnela Terjola (R)	30	5	6	19	24	63	−39	21	Relegation to Pirveli Liga

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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

↑ Dinamo Tbilisi qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Georgian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
1 2 Guria ahead of Kolkheti Poti on head-to-head record; Guria–Kolkheti Poti 1–1, Kolkheti Poti–Guria 0–1.
1 2 Zugdidi ahead of Merani Martvili on head-to-head record; Zugdidi–Merani Martvili 3–0, Merani Martvili–Zugdidi 0–0.

Results

Home ╲ Away	Chikhura Sachkhere !CHI	Dila Gori !DIL	Dinamo Batumi !DBA	Dinamo Tbilisi !DIN	Guria Lanchkhuti !GUR	Kolkheti Poti !KOL	Locomotive Tbilisi !LOC	Merani Martvili !MER	Saburtalo Tbilisi !SAB	Samtredia !SAM	Sapovnela Terjola !SAP	Shukura Kobuleti !SHU	Sioni !SIO	Torpedo Kutaisi !TKU	Tskhinvali !TSK	Zugdidi !ZUG
Chikhura Sachkhere !Chikhura Sachkhere		0–1	2–0	1–0	5–0	0–1	1–0	3–0	5–0	1–1	3–2	1–0	1–1	3–0	2–1	4–0
Dila Gori !Dila Gori	1–1		1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	2–1	1–2	3–1	1–3	2–1	0–1	3–0	3–0
Dinamo Batumi !Dinamo Batumi	1–1	2–2		1–2	1–2	2–0	1–0	0–0	2–1	2–0	1–0	2–2	3–5	1–1	2–0	5–0
Dinamo Tbilisi !Dinamo Tbilisi	2–0	0–1	1–0		3–2	5–2	2–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–0	5–2	2–1	2–1	3–1
Guria Lanchkhuti !Guria Lanchkhuti	1–3	0–1	1–1	0–2		1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2	3–0	0–0	1–1	3–2	1–2	2–0
Kolkheti Poti !Kolkheti Poti	2–0	0–1	0–1	1–3	0–1		4–0	2–1	1–0	0–3	0–0	1–0	0–1	2–0	0–0	0–0
Locomotive Tbilisi !Locomotive Tbilisi	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	3–0	1–0		1–1	3–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–1	3–0
Merani Martvili !Merani Martvili	3–2	3–2	0–4	1–4	2–0	1–1	0–3		2–5	2–3	2–0	1–2	1–1	2–1	2–3	0–0
Saburtalo Tbilisi !Saburtalo Tbilisi	1–0	1–3	1–2	0–4	4–2	5–0	0–0	4–2		3–2	2–1	3–2	2–3	4–4	2–2	1–0
Samtredia !Samtredia	0–1	5–0	2–0	2–1	3–1	1–0	3–2	4–0	8–2		3–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	2–1	2–0
Sapovnela Terjola !Sapovnela Terjola	0–2	1–5	2–1	1–2	0–2	0–0	2–1	2–1	0–0	2–3		2–0	0–0	1–5	2–1	2–2
Shukura Kobuleti !Shukura Kobuleti	0–2	1–0	0–1	1–3	2–1	1–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–1	4–0		0–0	2–3	2–2	2–1
Sioni !Sioni	4–0	0–1	1–0	1–2	1–1	3–1	1–0	3–0	0–0	0–2	4–1	2–0		6–2	1–3	3–1
Torpedo Kutaisi !Torpedo Kutaisi	0–2	0–2	1–0	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–0	4–0	5–0	2–1	4–1	0–0	1–0		1–3	2–0
Tskhinvali !Tskhinvali	1–1	0–0	3–2	2–4	0–0	5–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–0	3–0	5–0	2–0	0–0		5–1
Zugdidi !Zugdidi	1–4	1–1	0–1	2–3	3–2	2–1	1–1	3–0	0–1	3–3	2–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	1–1

Source: Soccerway
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: 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, remain in the top-flight for next season.

Zugdidi v Kolkheti Khobi

29 May 2016

Zugdidi	2–1	Kolkheti Khobi
Tsurtsumia 45+2' Samushia 51'	Report	Tchanturidze 29'

Saragbo Baza Parki-Arena, Poti
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Giorgi Vadatchkoria

Top goalscorers

Rank	Goalscorer	Team	Goals
1	Giorgi Kvilitaia	Dinamo Tbilisi	24
2	Otar Martsvaladze	Dila Gori	19
3	B.Zivzivadze	Samtredia	16

Updated to games played on 30 April 2016

Source: fifa.com

References

↑ "Umaglesi Liga 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

External links

Official website (Georgian)

2016 Umaglesi Liga clubs

Chikhura Sachkhere Dila Gori Dinamo Batumi Dinamo Tbilisi Guria Lanchkhuti Kolkheti-1913 Poti Locomotive Tbilisi Saburtalo Tbilisi Samtredia Shukura Kobuleti Sioni Bolnisi Torpedo Kutaisi Tskhinvali Zugdidi

Umaglesi Liga seasons

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Spring-Autumn (2)	2016

2015–16 in European football (UEFA)

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