Liga 4 (Georgia)

{{Infobox football league | logo = | pixels = | country = {{GEO}} | confed = UEFA | founded = {{Start date and age|2019}} | teams = '''16'''| | promotion = Liga 3 | relegation = Regionuli Liga | levels = 4 | domest_cup = Georgian Cup | season = 2025 | champions = Iberia 2010 | website = [http://liga.gff.ge/ liga.gff.ge] | current = }}

'''Liga 4''' ({{lang-ka|ლიგა 4}}), organized by the Georgian Football Federation, is the fourth tier of the national football league. It was founded in 2019 as a part of comprehensive reorganization of the league system.

As of the 2026 season, Algeti hold the longest tenure in this division. They have been in Liga 4 since its inaugurating season.

There will be two former top-division teams in the 2026 season: Borjomi (2005–09) and Mertskhali (1990–92, 2003–04). Eight junior teams of higher league members are also represented in the division this year.

==Structure and format== In 2018, the GFF decided to form an additional division between Liga 3 and Regionuli Liga by introducing Liga 4 for the 2019 season. After the first year the top two clubs were promoted to Liga 3 and the bottom two were supposed to be relegated to Regional league. However, in February 2020 the league regulation sustained new changes, which saved the doomed teams from relegation and enlarged the tournament with four more Regionuli Liga clubs.<ref>{{cite news |title=დიდი ცვლილებები ლიგა 4-ში |trans-title=Big changes in Liga 4 as Zestaponi confirm promotion |url=http://lelo.ge/article/საქართველოს-ჩემპიონატი-დიდი-ცვლილებები-ლიგა-4-ში-ზესტაფონმა-ერთი-ლიგით-დაწინაურება-დაადასტურა-20840/ |website=lelo.ge (in Georgian)|date=13 February 2020}}</ref>

In January 2021, the Federation announced that the number of clubs participating in the upcoming season would be increased to twenty,<ref>{{cite news |title=სიახლე საქართველოს ჩემპიონატში |url=https://popsport.com/article/31355-samis-natsvlad-khuti-tsvlileba-siakhle-sakartvelos-chempionatshi |website=popsport.com (in Georgian)|date=25 Jan 2021}}</ref> although for the next year they were reduced back to sixteen.

Since the 2022 season, the top three teams earn automatic promotion to Liga 3 and the bottom four clubs are relegated to Regionuli Liga.<ref>{{cite web |title=სფფ-ში აღმასრულებელი კომიტეტის სხდომა გაიმართა |url=https://www.gff.ge/ge/media/news/22240 |website=gff.ge (in Georgian) |date=22 February 2022}}</ref> The league underwent one change in 2023: with fourteen clubs competing this season, the drop zone was reduced to two places.

The number of teams in each season:

• 2019 = 10

• 2020, 2022, 2025, 2026 = 16

• 2021 = 20

• 2023 = 14

• 2024 = 15

Each club play each of the other clubs twice (once at home and once away) and obtain three points for a win, one for a draw and no points for a loss. From these points a league table is constructed.

At the end of the season the top three teams gain promotion to Liga 3. Similarly, the three teams that finish at the bottom are relegated to Regionuli Liga. A team can be spared relegation if another team either resigns or is expelled from the league.

Final league position is determined, in order, by points obtained, head-to-head points, head-to-head goal difference, head-to-head goals scored, head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams), goal difference and goals scored.

Since Liga 4 is the bottom national tier, this is where the Federation may expel a team from higher divisions. Shukura is the latest club demoted in January 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=ეროვნული ლიცენზირების შედეგები |url=https://gff.ge/ge/media/news/26103 |website=gff.ge (in Georgian ) |access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref>

It is the only national division where no play-offs are held.

==Current members== {{Location map+|Georgia|width=660|float=right|caption=Location of Liga 4 football clubs in 2026|places= {{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.84694|long=43.39771|label=Borjomi| position=right}} {{Location map~|Georgia|lat=42.0175|long=42.2556|label=Bakhmaro |position=right}} {{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.63901|long=42.98262|label=Samtskhe|position=top}} {{Location map~|Georgia|lat=42.26791|long=42.69459|label=Torpedo-2|position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.643414|long=41.639900|label={{nowrap|West Georgia}}|position=left}} {{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.92442|long=42.00682|label=Mertskhali|position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Georgia|lat=42.1385|long=41.6725|label=Kolkheti-2|position=left}} {{Location map~|Georgia|lat=42.41436|long=42.37924|label=Merani-2 |position=left}} {{Location map~|Georgia|lat=42.61311|long=42.06780|label=Skuri |position=top}} {{Location map~|Georgia|lat=42.32535|long=42.59795|label=Samgurali-2|position=right}} {{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.47183|long=44.81598|label=Algeti |position=left}} {{Location map~|Georgia|lat=41.722883|long=44.789792|mark=Blue pog.svg|label=Tbilisi|position=top}} {{Location map~|Georgia|lat=43.5 |long=46.5 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |label='''Tbilisi teams:''' {{nowrap| WIT Georgia-2}} Locomotive-2 Aragvi-2 Aragvelebi Gagra-2}} }} Sixteen teams are competing in the league in 2026, half of them being the reserve teams of higher league members.

The clubs are listed below in alphabetical order.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! Club!! Position last season!!Location!! Region!!Venue |- |style="text-align:left;" | Algeti ||6th || Marneuli || Kvemo Kartli ||Central stadium |- |style="text-align:left;"| Aragvelebi ||4th|| Tbilisi ||Tbilisi || Olympic Center, Dusheti |- |style="text-align:left;"| Aragvi-2 ||1st in Reg.Liga A|| Tbilisi || Tbilisi || Marakana |- |style="text-align:left;"| Bakhmaro ||16th in Liga 3|| Chokhatauri || Guria || Boris Paichadze stadium |- |style="text-align:left;"| Borjomi ||15th in Liga 3|| Borjomi || Samtskhe || Grigol Jomartidze Stadium, Khashuri |- |style="text-align:left;"| Gagra-2 || 10th || Tbilisi || Tbilisi || Central stadium, Mukhrani |- |style="text-align:left;"| Kolkheti-2 ||8th || Poti || Samegrelo || Fazisi Stadium |- |style="text-align:left;"| Locomotive-2 ||13th in Liga 3 || Tbilisi || Tbilisi || Olympic Complex |- |style="text-align:left;"| Merani-2 ||7th || Martvili || Samegrelo || Murtaz Khurtsilava stadium |- |style="text-align:left;"| Mertskhali ||11th|| Ozurgeti || Guria || Megobroba stadium |- |style="text-align:left;"| Samgurali-2 ||12th|| Tskaltubo || Imereti || 26 May stadium |- |style="text-align:left;"| Samtskhe ||1st in Reg.Liga B|| Akhaltsikhe || Samtskhe || Shatili Arena, Tbilisi |- |style="text-align:left;"| Skuri || 5th|| Tsalenjikha || Samegrelo || Sasha Kvaratskhelia stadium |- |style="text-align:left;"| Torpedo-2 || Regionuli Liga PO winner || Kutaisi || Imereti || Nikea Football Centre |- |style="text-align:left;"|West Georgia ||1st in Reg.Liga C|| Batumi || Adjara || Chele Arena, Kobuleti |- |style="text-align:left;"| WIT Georgia-2 ||9th|| Tbilisi || Tbilisi || Mtskheta Park, Mtskheta |}

==Seasons== ===Previous years=== In the first season, ten teams played 27 games each. Eventually, two clubs from Tbilisi finished in top places awarding them promotion to the upper league.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liga 4 in 2019 |url=http://liga.gff.ge/?season=7&league=4 |website=gff.ge}}</ref>

The 2020 season was scheduled to start in April, but COVID-19 postponed it for four months. In July, the Georgian Football Federation decided to form White and Red Groups with winners getting automatic promotion and bottom two clubs going down.<ref>{{cite news |title=ლიგა 4 და თასი: წილი ნაყარია!..|url=http://lelo.ge/article/ლიგა-4-და-საქართველოს-თასი-წილი-ნაყარია-22928 |website=lelo.ge (in Georgian) |date=23 Jul 2020}}</ref> 16 teams were split into two groups. The football season started in August and lasted five months with each team playing 14 games only. Two winners and two runners-up were promoted to Liga 3.

The next year, Promotion and Relegation Groups were created after the first phase. In the end, the first four teams of the former advanced to Liga 3, while the bottom four of the latter dropped down a further level to Regionuli Liga.

In contrast, starting from 2022 the seasons have been held as a single two-round tournament.

===Promoted teams=== {| class="wikitable" |+ |- |- | 2019|| '''Spaeri''' • Tbilisi City |- | 2020|| '''Varketili''' • '''Didube''' • Merani-2 Tbilisi • Magaroeli |- | 2021|| '''Dinamo-2 Tbilisi''' • Zestaponi • Borjomi • Irao |- | 2022|| '''Locomotive-2''' • Shturmi • Matchakhela |- | 2023||'''Gonio''' • Betlemi • Gardabani |- | 2024||'''Didube''' • Margveti 2006 • Odishi 1919 |- | 2025 || '''Iberia 2010''' • Iveria • Guria |} Note: Teams indicated in '''''bold''''' are champions.

===Relegated teams=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ |- |- | 2019|| N/A |- | 2020|| N/A |- | 2021|| Torpedo-2 • Tbilisi • Imereti • Egrisi |- | 2022|| Didube • Samegrelo • Magaroeli • Iberia |- | 2023|| Kolkheti-2 1913 • Dinamo Zugdidi |- | 2024|| Varketili-2 • Merani-2 Tbilisi • Chikhura |- | 2025 || Zestaponi • Sulori • Zana • Matchakhela |}

===Participation per club=== Taking into account the 2026 season, 46 teams have been members of this league for at least one year. {| |valign="top" width=20%|

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; style="font-size:85%" |- !width="200" | Team !width="15" | {{abbr|Par.|Participations}} |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|Algeti||8 |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|Skuri||7 |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|WIT Georgia-2||7 |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|Merani-2 Martvili||6 |- |style="background:#D8F5C9"|Odishi 1919||6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Sulori||6 |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|Samgurali-2||5 |- |style="background:#C9FFE5"|Betlemi||4 |- |style="background:#C9FFE5"|Margveti 2006||4 |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Matchakhela||4 |- |style="background:#98bb98"|Samegrelo||4 |- |style="background:#FFE8E8"|Borjomi||4 |- |style="background:#C9FFE5"|Didube||3 |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Egrisi||3 |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|Gagra-2||3 |} |valign="top" width=25%| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; style="font-size:85%" |- !width="200" | Team !width="15" | {{abbr|Par.|Participations}} |- |style="background:#98bb98"|Iberia||3 |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Imereti||3 |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|Kolkheti-2 1913||3 |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|Locomotive-2||2 |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Magaroeli||3 |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|Mertskhali||3 |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Zestaponi||3 |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|Aragvelebi||2 |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Merani-2 Tbilisi||2 |- |style="background:#D8F5C9"|Shturmi||2 |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|Torpedo-2||2 |- |style="background:#C9FFE5"|Tbilisi 2025||2 |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Tbilisi 2025 B||2 |- |style="background:#ffa07a"|Zana||2 |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|Aragvi-2||1 |} |valign="top" width=25%| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; style="font-size:85%" |- !width="200" | Team !width="15" | {{abbr|Par.|Participations}} |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|Bakhmaro||1 |- |style="background:#98bb98"|Chikhura||1 |- |style="background:#C9FFE5"|Dinamo Tbilisi-2||1 |- |style="background:#98bb98"|Dinamo Zugdidi||1 |- |style="background:#C9FFE5"|Gardabani||1 |- |style="background:#D8F5C9"|Gareji||1 |- |style="background:#C9FFE5"|Gonio||1 |- |style="background:#C9FFE5"|Guria||1 |- |style="background:#C9FFE5"|Iberia 2010||1 |- |style="background:#C9FFE5"|Iveria||1 |- |style="background:#C9FFE5"|Orbi||1 |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|Samtskhe||1 |- |style="background:#cc9966"|Spaeri||1 |- |style="background:#98bb98"|Tbilisi||1 |- |style="background:#98bb98"|Tbilisi City||1 |- |style="background:#FFFDDF"|West Georgia||1 |- |} |} ''Their current status as of 2026'': {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%;" |- | style="width:10px; background:#cc9966;"| ||Erovnuli Liga|| 1 |- | style="width:10px; background:#D8F5C9;"| ||Erovnuli Liga 2|| 3 |- | style="width:10px; background:#C9FFE5;"| ||Liga 3 || 11 |- | style="width:10px; background:#FFFDDF;"| ||Liga 4|| 16 |- | style="width:10px; background:#ffa07a;"| ||Regionuli Liga|| 9 |- | style="width:10px; background:#98bb98;"| ||Defunct|| 6 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website|http://liga.gff.ge/}}

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