The Pirveli Liga is the Georgian First League, which serves as the second division of professional football in Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

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History

The Georgian First League was organized in 1990. Today it is contested in a single group, in the past there were seasons with separate Eastern and Western groups.

Structure and league system

In Georgian First League playing 17 clubs.

As the second division of professional football in Georgia, the champion and runner-up of the Pirveli Liga are promoted to the Umaglesi Liga

Umaglesi Liga

The Georgian Top League is the top division of football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federation. From 1927 to 1989, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the Soviet Union...

, the Georgian Top League.

Clubs

The 2010/11 season is played by the following teams.

• FC Dila Gori
  FC Dila Gori
  FC Dila Gori is a Georgian football club based in Gori. The club plays in the Umaglesi Liga and plays their home games at Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium.- Current squad :15px-Seasons:-Sponsor:...
  
  
• FC Chiatura
• FC Chikhura Satchkhere
• FC Dinamo Batumi
  FC Dinamo Batumi
  FC Dinamo Batumi is a Georgian football club based in Batumi, Adjara. They played in the Umaglesi Liga, the top division in Georgian football until 2007-2008 season, when relegated to Second Division: Pirveli Liga...
  
  
• FC Guria Lantchkhuti
• FC Kolkheti Khobi
  FC Khobi
  FC Khobi is a Georgian association football club based in Khobi.The club also named Olimpia Khobi and Kolkheti Khobi in recent seasons....
  
  
• FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
  FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
  FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi is a Georgian football club from the capital, Tbilisi. During the existence of the USSR the club was a part of the Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society. The club has strong connections with the Georgian Railways.-History:*1936: Founded....
  
  
• FC Merani Martvili
  FC Merani Martvili
  FC Merani Martvili is a Georgian association football club based in Martvili.The club has previously been called Salkhino Gegechkori , Chkondidi Martvili and Salkhino Martvili in recent seasons....
  
  
• FC Mertskhali Ozurgeti
  FC Mertskhali Ozurgeti
  FC Mertskhali Ozurgeti is a Georgian association football club currently plays at Pirveli Liga. The club played Umaglesi Liga at 2003-04 season....
  
  
• FC Mesakhte Tkibuli
• FC Norchi Dinamo Tbilisi
  FC Norchi Dinamo Tbilisi
  FC Norchi Dinamoeli Tbilisi is a Georgian football club. They play in Pirveli Liga since they were promoted in 2006.The club successor, Dinamo-2 Tbilisi, split from FC Dinamo Tbilisi in July 1999 and formed as Tbilisi. The club played at Umaglesi Liga 1999-00 but were relegated twice into Meore...
  
  
• FC Gagra
• FC Samgurali Tskhaltubo
  FC Samgurali Tskhaltubo
  FC Samgurali Tskhaltubo is a Georgian association football club.Samgurali played in Umaglesi Liga except 1995-96 season, and 2000-01 season, in 2002 Samgurali relegated again and in 2004 fall to Regionuli Liga....
  
  
• Chkherimela FC
  Chkherimela FC
  Chkherimela FC is a Georgian football club based in Kharagauli. The club was founded in 1983. The club played in Pirveli Liga .- External links :* -Current squad:...
  
  
• FC Adeli Batumi
• FC Skuri Tsalenjikha
• FC Imereti Khoni

External links

• Pirveli Liga at www.soccerway.com; Standings, results, fixtures