âhe 2018 Liga 3 was the second season under its current name and 31st third-tier season after the creation of independent football league system in Georgia. As a single two-round competition, it began on 5 March and ended on 6 December.
The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season:
Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi â Merani Tbilisi â Telavi
Odishi 1919 Zugdidi â Chkherimela Kharagauli â Liakhvi Tskhinvali â Sapovnela Terjola â Skuri Tsalenjikha â Margveti Zestaponi
Zugdidi â Meshakhte Tkibuli â Guria Lanchkhuti
Varketili Tbilisi â Saburtalo-2 Tbilisi â Matchakhela Khelvachauri â Bakhmaro Chokhatauri â Aragvi Dusheti â Samgurali-2 Tskaltubo
In their first season in the third tier, Zugdidi won the league through automatic promotion after a tight contest concluded in the last matchday of the season. Both teams representing the region of Guria qualified for play-offs, although only one of them succeeded in them.
According to the Federation's decision, a drastic reduction of the league teams involved ten clubs, who were supposed to be relegated to Liga 4 and Regionuli Liga next year.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate, Guria Lanchkhuti won on away goals.
Bakhmaro lost 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Imereti won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate and earned a slot in Liga 4
Gareji won 7âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to Liga 4 from Regionuli Liga