The 1997–98 Umaglesi Liga was the ninth season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on 8 July 1997 and ended on 22 May 1998. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions.
Season | 1997–98 |
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Dates | 8 July 1997 – 22 May 1998 |
Champions | Dinamo Tbilisi 9th Georgian title |
Relegated | Magharoeli Chiatura Margveti Zestafoni |
Champions League | Dinamo Tbilisi |
UEFA Cup | Kolkheti Poti |
Cup Winners' Cup | Dinamo Batumi |
Intertoto Cup | Torpedo Kutaisi |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 648 (2.7 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Levan Khomeriki (23) |
Biggest home win | Dinamo Batumi 7–1 Samgurali Sioni 7–1 Margveti Sioni 6–0 Odishi Dinamo Tbilisi 6–0 Margveti Merani 6–0 Odishi Dinamo Tbilisi 6–0 Guria |
Biggest away win | Merani 0–5 Dinamo Tbilisi |
Highest scoring | Dinamo Batumi 7–1 Samgurali Sioni 7–1 Margveti |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → |
Locations
editLeague standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dinamo Tbilisi[a] (C) | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 15 | +71 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Dinamo Batumi | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 19 | +39 | 61 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
3 | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 57 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
4 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 54 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
5 | Odishi Zugdidi | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 49 | |
6 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 44 | |
7 | Merani-91 Tbilisi[b] | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 39 | |
8 | TSU Tbilisi | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 39 | |
9 | Dila Gori | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 37 | |
10 | WIT Georgia | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 36 | |
11 | Metalurgi Rustavi | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 34 | |
12 | Samgurali Tskhaltubo | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 34 | |
13 | Sioni Bolnisi[a] | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 31 | |
14 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 27 | |
15 | Magharoeli Chiatura (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 26 | Relegation to Pirveli Liga |
16 | Margveti Zestafoni (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 75 | −54 | 13 |
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
editTop goalscorers
editRank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
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1 | Levan Khomeriki | Dinamo Tbilisi | 23 |
2 | Davit Mujiri | Dinamo Tbilisi | 18 |
3 | Jumber Kalandadze | Odishi Zugdidi | 17 |
Giorgi Megreladze | Torpedo Kutaisi | 17 | |
5 | Paata Machutadze | Dinamo Batumi | 15 |
6 | Nugzar Mikaberidze | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 13 |
7 | David Goderdzishvili | Locomotive Tbilisi / Merani-91 Tbilisi |
11 |
Giorgi Tkavadze | Sioni Bolnisi | 11 | |
Mikheil Ashvetia | Dinamo Tbilisi | 11 | |
10 | Suliko Davitashvili | Merani-91 Tbilisi | 10 |
Malkhaz Tevdoradze | Samgurali Tskhaltubo | 10 | |
Mamuka Rusia | TSU Tbilisi | 10 |