Georgian U-15 Liga
| Organising body | Georgian Football Federation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Country | Georgia |
| Number of clubs | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 (of under-15 age group) |
| Current champions | Dinamo Tbilisi (2024) |
| Most championships | Dinamo Tbilisi (7 titles) |
| Website | gff.ge |
The U15 Golden League (Georgian: 15 წლამდელთა ოქროს ლიგა) is the main youth football competition run by the Georgian Football Federation for under-15 teams.
Created in mid-2016, it is named after distinguished player Slava Metreveli[1] and is composed of ten teams.
Structure and format
A playing season of the league consists of two parts. After a ten-team regular tournament, the top five teams qualify for Championship group which determines the winner via an eight-game tournament. The remaining clubs take part in Relegation round with the bottom two teams to be relegated to the Silver League, which is the 2nd division, contested by ten teams as of 2025.[2] 18 more teams compete in the 3rd tier called the Bronze League.
Seasons run based on Spring-Autumn system.
History
The U15 competition started in 2016. Based on geographic principle, initially the teams were divided into three groups before eight of them reached the quarterfinal stage. In a decisive game, Dinamo Tbilisi beat GFF Academy 4–0 to win the title.[3]
The next year, Dinamo's youth teams of different age groups clinched seven out of eight titles with U15s being no exception.[4] In total, they lost the title race once only in 2019 to Saburtalo.
The 2020 league season was abandoned after six rounds following severe COVID-19 restrictions. The latter also affected the next edition which was completed in June 2022 only.[5]
Dinamo Tbilisi are the most recent champions who have accrued four consecutive titles since 2021.[6]
Current teams
There are currently ten teams competing in U15 Golden League.
- Dinamo Batumi
- Dinamo Tbilisi
- Dinamo Tbilisi-2
- Inter
- Gldani
- GFF Academy Zugdidi
- Iberia 1999
- Locomotive
- Torpedo
- 35th Football School
Seasons
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | GFF Academy Tbilisi | |
| 2017 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2018 | Dinamo Tbilisi | GFF Academy Kutaisi | Saburtalo |
| 2019 | Saburtalo | Dinamo Tbilisi | GFF Academy |
| 2020 | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Dinamo Tbilisi | GFF Academy Zugdidi-2 | Saburtalo Tbilisi |
| 2022 | Dinamo Tbilisi | Lagodekhi | GFF Academy Zugdidi-2 |
| 2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 35th Football School | GFF Academy Zugdidi |
| 2024 | Dinamo Tbilisi | GFF Academy Kutaisi | Iberia 1999 |
Note: Saburtalo changed its name to Iberia 1999 in February 2024[7]
References
- ^ "U15 დინამო საქართველოს ჩემპიონია" [Dinamo Tbilisi U15 team wins Georgian Championship]. fcdinamo.ge (in Georgian). 10 December 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "2025 U15 Silver League" (in Georgian). Georgian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "15-წლამდელთა ლიგა: "დინამო", სფფ აკადემია და "ტორპედო" გავიდნენ" (in Georgian). 24 November 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "მსგავსი არასოდეს მომხდარა - თბილისის "დინამო" ჩემპიონი 7 ასაკში გახდა" [Dinamo Tbilisi achieve an unprecedented success as they become champions in seven age groups]. 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 11 December 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "დინამო თბილისი 15-წლამდელთა ლიგის გამარჯვებულია" [Dinamo Tbilisi are the winners of U15 league]. gff.ge (in Georgian). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "დინამო თბილისი 15-წლამდელთა ლიგის გამარჯვებულია" [Dinamo Tbilisi win U15 league]. Georgian Football Federation (in Georgian). 14 December 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ ""საბურთალოს" სახელი შეეცვალა და ოთხი ლეგიონერიც წარადგინეს" [Saburtalo changes name and introduces four foreign players]. worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.