| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 August 1999 – 30 May 2000 |
| Champions | Torpedo Kutaisi 1st Georgian title |
| Relegated | Samgurali Tskhaltubo FC Tbilisi Arsenali Tbilisi Kolkheti Khobi |
| Champions League | Torpedo Kutaisi |
| UEFA Cup | WIT Georgia Locomotive Tbilisi |
| Intertoto Cup | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Matches played | 224 |
| Goals scored | 570 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Zurab Ionanidze (24) |
| Biggest home win | Dinamo Tbilisi 7–1 Samgurali Dinamo Batumi 6–0 Iberia |
| Biggest away win | Kolkheti Khobi 0–7 Locomotive |
| Highest scoring | TSU 7–2 Kolkheti Khobi |
| ← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
The 1999–2000 Umaglesi Liga was the eleventh season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on 12 August 1999 and ended on 30 May 2000. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions.
Locations
Tbilisi
GordaIberiaDinamo BatumiDilaSamguraliTorpedoKolkheti KhobiKolkheti PotiSioni
Tbilisi teams:Arsenali
Dinamo
FC Tbilisi
Locomotive
Merani
TSU Tbilisi
WIT Georgiaclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 1999–2000 Umaglesi Liga
First stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 34 | Qualification to Championship group |
| 2 | Dinamo Batumi | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 25 | |
| 3 | WIT Georgia | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 23 | |
| 4 | Sioni Bolnisi | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 21 | |
| 5 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 18 | Qualification to Relegation group |
| 6 | FC Tbilisi | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 13 | |
| 7 | Samgurali Tskhaltubo | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 11 | |
| 8 | Arsenali Tbilisi | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
Notes:
- FC Tbilisi were previously called Dinamo-2 Tbilisi
Results
| Home \ Away | ARS | DBA | DIN | LOC | SMG | SIO | TBI | WIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenali Tbilisi | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Dinamo Batumi | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
| Locomotive Tbilisi | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Samgurali Tskhaltubo | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Sioni Bolnisi | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| FC Tbilisi | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | |
| WIT Georgia | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 5 | +28 | 36 | Qualification to Championship group |
| 2 | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 25 | |
| 3 | Dila Gori | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 20 | |
| 4 | Iberia Samtredia | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 18 | |
| 5 | Gorda Rustavi | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 16 | Qualification to Relegation group |
| 6 | TSU Tbilisi | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 16 | |
| 7 | Merani-91 Tbilisi | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 15 | |
| 8 | Kolkheti Khobi | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
Results
| Home \ Away | DIL | GOR | IBS | KKH | KOL | MER | TKU | TSU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dila Gori | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | |
| Gorda Rustavi | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Iberia Samtredia | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Kolkheti Khobi | 2–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Merani-91 Tbilisi | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| TSU Tbilisi | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second stage
Championship playoff
Teams take half their totals (rounded) to spring playoffs.
| Team | Points |
|---|---|
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 18 |
| WIT Georgia | 12 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 17 |
| Dinamo Batumi | 13 |
| Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 13 |
| Sioni Bolnisi | 11 |
| Iberia Samtredia | 9 |
| Dila Gori | 10 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torpedo Kutaisi (C) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 11 | +26 | 46 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | WIT Georgia | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 41 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 41 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Dinamo Batumi | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 39 | |
| 5 | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 37 | |
| 6 | Sioni Bolnisi | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 21 | |
| 7 | Iberia Samtredia | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 17 | |
| 8 | Dila Gori | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 38 | −29 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champions
Results
| Home \ Away | DIL | DBA | DIN | IBS | KOL | TKU | SIO | WIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dila Gori | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Dinamo Batumi | 4–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Iberia Samtredia | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | |
| Sioni Bolnisi | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | |
| WIT Georgia | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation playoff
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Merani-91 Tbilisi | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 39 | |
| 10 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 11 | TSU Tbilisi | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 35 | |
| 12 | Gorda Rustavi | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 34 | |
| 13 | Samgurali Tskhaltubo (R) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 33 | Relegation to Pirveli Liga |
| 14 | FC Tbilisi (R) | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 18 | |
| 15 | Arsenali Tbilisi (R) | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 14 | |
| 16 | Kolkheti Khobi (R) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 45 | −32 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- FC Tbilisi was previously called Dinamo-2 Tbilisi
Results
| Home \ Away | ARS | GOR | KKH | LOC | MER | SMG | TBI | TSU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenali Tbilisi | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | |
| Gorda Rustavi | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Kolkheti Khobi | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–7 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | |
| Locomotive Tbilisi | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Merani-91 Tbilisi | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Samgurali Tskhaltubo | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| FC Tbilisi | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | |
| TSU Tbilisi | 2–0 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zurab Ionanidze
|
Torpedo Kutaisi | 24 |
| 2 | Tsotsonava
|
TSU Tbilisi | 14 |
| 3 | Giorgi Koridze
|
WIT Georgia | 12 |
| 4 | Rati Aleksidze
|
Dinamo Tbilisi | 11 |
| Mikhail Ashvetia
|
Dinamo Tbilisi | 11 | |
| Varlam Kilasonia
|
Gorda Rustavi | 11 | |
| Giorgi Megreladze
|
Torpedo Kutaisi | 11 |
See also
References
| Top-level football seasons in Georgia | |
|---|---|
| Umaglesi Liga | |
| Erovnuli Liga | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| 1999–2000 in Georgian football | |
|---|---|
| « 1998–99 2000–01 » | |
| Domestic leagues | |
| Domestic cups | |
| European competitions | |
| Related to national team | |