| Founded | 1990; 36 years ago (1990) |
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| Country |  Georgia |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Erovnuli Liga |
| Relegation to | Liga 3 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Georgian Cup Georgian Super Cup |
| Current champions | Rustavi (3rd title) (2025) |
| Most championships | Shukura (5 titles) |
| Website | erovnuliliga.ge |
| Current:2025 Erovnuli Liga 2 | |
The GeorgianErovnuli Liga 2 (Georgian:ეროვნული ლიგა 2;lit. 'National League 2'), organized since1990 by theGFF, serves as the second division ofprofessional football inGeorgia.
The league was introduced for the 2017 season under the current name as a part of reorganization process of the entire league system. It was formerly known asPirveli liga (the First league).
There are ten clubs competing in Erovnuli Liga 2. During the season each club plays each other four times, twice at home and twice away.
At the end of each season the winner gains automatic promotion and the bottom club is relegated. The runner-up and 3rd placed team participate in two-legged home and awayplay-off matches against the 9th and 8th placed clubs ofErovnuli Liga, respectively.[1]
In case two or more teams obtain an equal number of points, final standings are determined by an aggregate of the results between them.
Seasons run on a full year system, running from spring to autumn.
Below is a complete record of how many teams have played in each season throughout the league's history.
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Based on their performance in the previous year, the following ten teams will be competing in 2026 Erovnuli Liga 2.
The clubs are listed in alphabetical order.
| Club | Position last season | Location | Region |
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| Aragvi | 4th in Liga 3 | Tbilisi | Tbilisi |
| Gareji | 9th in Liga 1 | Sagarejo | Kakheti |
| Gori | 2nd in Liga 3 | Gori | Shida Kartli |
| Kolkheti 1913 | 10th in Liga 1 | Poti | Samegrelo |
| Merani | 4th | Martvili | Samegrelo |
| Odishi 1919 | 3rd in Liga 3 | Zugdidi | Samegrelo |
| Samtredia | 10th in Erovnuli Liga | Samtredia | Imereti |
| Shturmi | 1st in Liga 3 | Sartichala | Kvemo Kartli |
| Sioni | 5th | Bolnisi | Kvemo Kartli |
| Telavi | 8th in Liga 1 | Telavi | Kakheti |
Gareji,Kolkheti 1913,Merani,Samtredia andSioni have previously taken part in the main division with the last two teams being also the national champions.[2]Gori are the only club making their debut in the league this year.
| Season | League Winner | Play-off winner |
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| 2017 | Rustavi | Sioni |
| 2018 | Dinamo Batumi | WIT Georgia |
| 2019 | Merani Tbilisi | Samtredia •Telavi |
| 2020 | Shukura | Samgurali |
| 2021 | Sioni | Gagra |
| 2022 | Shukura | Samtredia |
| 2023 | Kolkheti 1913 | – |
| 2024 | Gareji | – |
| 2025 | Rustavi | Spaeri •Meshakhte |
Since the restructuring into Liga 2 in 2017, 29 teams will have spent at least one season in the division as of 2026, including six of the ten clubs competing in the 2026 Erovnuli Liga.
| Club | Total Seasons | Highest Position | Lowest Position | Season | |||||||||||||||||
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2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Merani Martvili | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | - | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | - | 4 | |||||||||
| Sioni | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| WIT Georgia | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | - | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | - | - | ||||||||
| Rustavi | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 7 | - | 2 | 1 | - | ||||||||
| Dinamo Zugdidi | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | - | 7 | 5 | 7 | [a] | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Gagra | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Gareji | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | |||||||||
| Merani Tbilisi | 5 | 1 | 10 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | 6 | 10 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Shevardeni 1906 | 5 | 4 | 6 | - | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | [a] | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Samtredia | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | |||||||||
| Shukura | 4 | 1 | 7 | - | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Spaeri | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| Aragvi | 3 | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 7 | - | |||||||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi-2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 10 | - | ||||||||
| Kolkheti 1913 | 3 | 1 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |||||||||
| Locomotive | 3 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | 7 | - | ||||||||
| Samgurali | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Telavi | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Tskhinvali | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Guria | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Kolkheti Khobi | 2 | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 10 | - | - | ||||||||
| Meshakhte | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | ||||||||
| Shturmi | 2 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | |||||||||
| Chikhura | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Dinamo Batumi | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Gonio | 1 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | ||||||||
| Gori | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Iberia 1999 B | 1 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | ||||||||
| Odishi 1919 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
a Expelled from the league in May 2022 for match fixing.[3]
The current status of these clubs as of 2026:
| Erovnuli Liga | 6 | |
| Erovnuli Liga 2 | 10 | |
| Liga 3 | 8 | |
| Liga 4 | - | |
| Regionuli Liga | 1 | |
| Defunct | 4 |
| Season | Top Scorers | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | Iago Deisadze | Guria | 14 |
| 2012/13 | Tornike Kapanadze | Samgurali | 27 |
| 2013/14 | Budu Zivzivadze | Dinamo-2 Tbilisi | 23 |
| 2014/15 | Mamia Gavashelishvili | Locomotive | 44 |
| 2015/16 | Zurab Ghirdaladze | WIT Georgia | 20 |
| 2016 | Levan Papava | Gagra | 13 |
| 2017 | Data Sitchinava | Rustavi | 30 |
| 2018 |  Flamarion | Dinamo Batumi | 24 |
| 2019 | Giorgi Nikabadze | Merani Tb | 26 |
| 2020 | Toma Tabatadze | Rustavi | 13 |
| 2021 | Tamaz Makatsaria | Gagra | 23 |
 Cheikne Sylla | Merani M | ||
| 2022 | Levan Papava | Spaeri | 17 |
| 2023 | Levan Papava | Gareji | 23 |
| 2024 | Levan Papava | Gareji | 27 |
| 2025 |  Javokhir Esonkulov | Merani M | 22 |
In 2019, the Football Federation signed a sponsorship deal with Crystalbet.[4] For this reason the league has since been formally referred to asCrystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2.
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