2008–09 Umaglesi Liga
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The 2008–09 Umaglesi Liga was the twentieth season of top-tier football in Georgia. It was scheduled to begin in August 2008, but the start of the league was delayed due to the 2008 South Ossetia war. The first round of games finally took place on 13 and 14 September 2008. The season ended with the 33rd round played on 23 May 2009. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions.
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Season | 2008–09 |
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Dates | 13 September 2008 – 23 May 2009 |
Champions | WIT Georgia 2nd Georgian title |
Relegated | Meskheti Borjomi |
Champions League | WIT Georgia |
Europa League | Dinamo Tbilisi Olimpi Rustavi Zestafoni |
Matches played | 165 |
Goals scored | 411 (2.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Nikoloz Gelashvili (20) |
Biggest home win | Dinamo Tbilisi 12–0 Borjomi |
Biggest away win | Borjomi 0–4 Dinamo Tbilisi Gagra 0–4 WIT Georgia Zestafoni 0–4 Dinamo Tbilisi |
Highest scoring | Dinamo Tbilisi 12–0 Borjomi |
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The league was reduced from 14 to 12 teams prior to this season. However, Ameri Tbilisi voluntarily withdrew from the competition in mid-July because of financial reasons. As no replacement team was announced, the league featured only 11 teams.