Umaglesi Liga
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| Umaglesi Liga |
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 2008-09 Season |
| Founded |
| 1990 |
| Nation |
 Georgia |
| Relegation To |
| Pirveli Liga |
| Number of Teams |
| 12 |
| European Qualification |
| Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup |
| Domestic Cups |
| Georgian Cup |
| Current Champions (2007-08) |
| Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Website |
| Official(English) |
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 league consists of sixteen teams.
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[edit] Format
Below is a complete record of how many teams have played in each season throughout the league's history;
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[edit] Premier League 2007/08
For the 2007/08 season FC Torpedo Kutaisi and FC Chikhura Sachkhere apparently withdrew or were excluded and relegated to First Division. Their places were taken by FC Dila Gori (relegated 2006/07) and Spartaki Tskhinvali (apparently newly formed as successors of FC Tskhinvali, who withdrew prior to the 2006/07 season)
[edit] Soviet Time Champions
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as Georgian SSR 1929-35 not played
1941-42 not played
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1944 not played
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[edit] Champions Since Independence
- 1990: Iberia Tbilisi
- 1991: Iberia Tbilisi
- 1992: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 1993: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 1994: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 1995: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 1996: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 1997: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 1998: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 1999: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 2000: Torpedo Kutaisi
- 2001: Torpedo Kutaisi
- 2002: Torpedo Kutaisi
- 2003: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 2004: WIT Georgia Tbilisi
- 2005: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 2006: Sioni Bolnisi
- 2007: FC Olimpi Rustavi
- 2008: Dinamo Tbilisi
[edit] Performance by club
| Club | Titles |
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| Dinamo Tbilisi | 13 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 3 |
| FC Sioni Bolnisi | 1 |
| FC WIT Georgia | 1 |
| FC Olimpi Rustavi | 1 |
[edit] Topscorers
| Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals |
| 1998/99 | Mikheil Ashvetia | Dinamo Tbilisi | 26 |
| 1999/00 | Zurab Ionanidze | Torpedo Kutaisi | 24 |
| 2000/01 | Zaza Zirakishvili | Dinamo Tbilisi | 21 |
| 2001/02 | Suliko Davitashvili | Lokomotivi/Merani | 18 |
| 2002/03 | Zurab Ionanidze | Torpedo Kutaisi | 26 |
| 2003/04 | Suliko Davitashvili | Torpedo Kutaisi | 20 |
| 2004/05 | Levani Melkadze | Dinamo Tbilisi | 27 |
| 2005/06 | Jaba Dvali | Dinamo Tbilisi | 21 |
| 2006/07 | Sandro Iashvili | Dinamo Tbilisi | 27 |
