2025 Liga 3 (Georgia)

Liga 3
Season2025
Dates26 March – 5 December
ChampionsShturmi (1st title)
PromotedShturmi
Gori
Odishi 1919
Aragvi
RelegatedLocomotive-2
Borjomi
Bakhmaro
Matches240
Goals782 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorerGuram Lukava
(20 goals)
Biggest home win8–0
WIT Georgia vs Margveti 2006
(5 September)
Biggest away win1–7 Borjomi vs Shturmi
(17 June)
0–6
Margveti 2006 vs Orbi
(17 April)
Highest scoring6–4
Shturmi vs Didube
(5 December)
Longest winning runOdishi 1919
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runGori (24)
Longest winless runKolkheti (14)
Longest losing runBakhmaro (9)
2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2025 Liga 3 season was the 9th edition under its current title and the 37th edition of third tier football in Georgia. The regular two-round tournament commenced on 26 March and ended on 5 December[1] with two-legged promotion play-offs completed on 15 December. Each team played thirty matches in as many rounds.

There were sixteen teams competing in the league this season. Four of them, namely Borjomi, Kolkheti, Merani Tbilisi and WIT Georgia had participated in the top tier with the latter being the two-time national champions.[2]

Gori had the longest tenure in the league with the 10th consecutive season while WIT Georgia were the only team making their debut in Liga 3.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the previous season:

Teams

Locations of Liga 3 football clubs in 2025

The clubs are listed below in alphabetical order.

Clubs Position last season Location Region
Aragvi[a] 7th in Liga 2 Dusheti Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Bakhmaro 13th Chokhatauri Guria
Betlemi 8th Keda Adjara
Borjomi[a] 12th Borjomi Samtskhe
Didube[a] 1st in Liga 4 Tbilisi Tbilisi
Gardabani 10th Gardabani Kvemo Kartli
Gori 6th Gori Shida Kartli
Kolkheti 10th in Liga 2 Khobi Samegrelo
Locomotive-2 9th Tbilisi Tbilisi
Margveti 2006[a] 2nd in Liga 4 Zestaponi Imereti
Merani Tbilisi 7th Tbilisi Tbilisi
Odishi 1919[a] 3rd in Liga 4 Zugdidi Samegrelo
Orbi 5th Tbilisi Tbilisi
Shturmi 8th in Liga 2 Sartichala Kvemo Kartli
Tbilisi 2025[a][b] 11th Tbilisi Tbilisi
WIT Georgia[a] 9th in Liga 2 Tbilisi Tbilisi
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Played their home matches in other cities
  2. ^ Known as Varketili until this season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Shturmi (C, P) 30 21 7 2 68 22 +46 70 Promotion to Erovnuli Liga 2
2 Gori (P) 30 20 7 3 58 28 +30 67
3 Odishi 1919 (P) 30 20 4 6 59 19 +40 64 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Aragvi (P) 30 19 6 5 79 35 +44 63
5 Tbilisi 2025 30 17 7 6 59 32 +27 58
6 WIT Georgia 30 14 10 6 64 32 +32 52
7 Orbi 30 11 11 8 58 40 +18 44
8 Didube 30 12 7 11 47 43 +4 43
9 Merani Tbilisi 30 8 8 14 39 52 −13 32
10 Betlemi 30 7 8 15 43 71 −28 29
11 Gardabani 30 8 5 17 37 67 −30 29
12 Margveti 2006 30 7 7 16 36 71 −35 28
13 Locomotive-2 (R) 30 8 3 19 43 68 −25 27 Relegation to Liga 4
14 Kolkheti 30 7 5 18 35 63 −28 26
15 Borjomi (R) 30 6 5 19 34 60 −26 23 Relegation to Liga 4
16 Bakhmaro (R) 30 3 4 23 18 74 −56 13
Source: [3]
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Note: Locomotive-2 were demoted following their senior team's relegation from Liga 2.

Results

Regular season

Home \ Away ARA BKH BET BOR DID GAR GOR KOL LC2 MAR MER ODI ORB SHT VAR WIT
Aragvi 4–1 5–0 4–1 3–1 2–2 6–0 7–1 2–1 6–2 1–0 2–4 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–0
Bakhmaro 0–5 0–4 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 0–5 0–2 2–6 0–4
Betlemi 3–5 0–1 2–2 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 2–2 4–0 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–4 1–1
Borjomi 0–1 4–1 4–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–7 0–1 0–1
Didube 0–3 5–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–3 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2
Gardabani 2–5 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 5–2 5–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–1
Gori 1–0 2–1 6–0 3–1 1–0 5–0 6–1 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–0
Kolkheti 0–1 0–3 4–0 2–1 3–1 6–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–2
Locomotive-2 2–6 0–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–4 0–3 0–2 2–3 1–2
Margveti 2006 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–6 1–2 4–2 1–3
Merani Tbilisi 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 4–3 3–0 3–2 1–4
Odishi 1919 4–1 5–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 5–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 4–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1
Orbi 3–3 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–1
Shturmi 0–0 5–0 6–0 3–1 6–4 5–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 4–3 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–0
Tbilisi 2025 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 4–0 0–0 2–3 3–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3
WIT Georgia 0–0 5–0 5–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–3 4–1 4–1 8–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–2
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 7 December 2025[5]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Guram Lukava Aragvi 20
2 Otar Kvernadze Odishi 1919 19
3 Tornike Kereselidze Didube 16
Irakli Lekvtadze Shturmi

Discipline

Most red cards: 5

• Orbi

Fewest red cards: 0

WIT Georgia

Merani

Source

Promotion playoffs

Aragvi2–3Locomotive
Lukava 6' (pen.), 84' Report Amoako 25'
Kekelidze 72' (pen.)
Vibliani 90'
Shatili stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: A.Parjikia
Locomotive0–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)Aragvi
Report Janelidze 29'
Feli  111'
Saguramo
Referee: G.Avazashvili

Iberia 1999 B2–2Odishi 1919
Gogsadze 31', 72'
Kukalia  79'
Report Bochorishvili 86'
Sylla 90+2'
Bendela
Referee: T.Samsonashvili
Odishi 19192–1Iberia 1999 B
  • Akondo 61'
  • Kvernadze 87' (pen.)
Report
  • Dadiani 90+5'
Ganmukhuri
Referee: A.Aptsiauri

Odishi 1919 and Aragvi advanced to Erovnuli Liga 2

See also

2025 Erovnuli Liga

2025 Erovnuli Liga 2

2025 Liga 4

2025 Georgian Cup

References

  1. ^ "კალენდარი" [Fixtures] (in Georgian). gff.ge.
  2. ^ "Georgian Football League Champions by Year". myfootballfacts.com.
  3. ^ "ცხრილი" [Standings]. gff.ge (in Georgian).
  4. ^ "Liga 3 results". soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "2025 Liga 3 Topscorers". flashscore.com.