2022 Georgian Cup

2022 Georgian Cup
	Adjarabet Arena hosted the final on 7 December
Tournament details
Country	Georgia
Dates	8 May – 7 December
Teams	78
Defending champions	Saburtalo Tbilisi
Final positions
Champions	Torpedo Kutaisi ; (5th title)
Runner-up	Lokomotive Tbilisi II
Tournament statistics
Matches played	77
Goals scored	284 (3.69 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Pedro Monteiro ; (3 goals)
	← 2021 2023 →; All statistics correct as of 7 December 2022.

The 2022 Georgian Cup was a single knock-out football tournament, organized by Georgian Football Federation. The winner qualified for the first round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League season.^[1]

Saburtalo Tbilisi were the holders, having beaten Samgurali in the 2021 Cup final.^[2] They were eliminated by Lokomotive Tbilisi II in the semifinals.

Torpedo Kutaisi beat Lokomotive's reserve team in the final to win the fifth Georgian Cup final and first since 2018.^[3]

Calendar

Round	Date(s)	Number of fixtures	Clubs	New entries this round	Goals
Preliminary round	8 & 9 Маy	13	26 → 13	34	62
First round	26 & 27 May	23	46 → 23	None	87
Second round	6 & 7 July	12	24 → 12	16	49
Third round	6, 7 & 8 August	14	28 → 14	2	45
Round of 16	13 & 14 September	8	16 → 8	none	25
Quarter-finals	12 October	4	8 → 4	none	12
Semi-finals	2 November	2	4 → 2	none	2
Final	7 December	1	2 → 1	none	2

Preliminary round

The draw for the initial two rounds was held on 18 April. It granted a bye for the third round to the winner of Egrisi – Tskhumi tie.^[4]

The twenty six matches were played on 8–9 May. This round saw Basiani, the winner of the 2021 Amateur League season, joined by 26 teams from tier 5.^[5]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Telavi II	6–0	Martve Kutaisi
Merani Tbilisi III	2–2 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p)	35-e Skola
Liakhvi Achabeti	0–1	Shukura II
Gorda Rustavi	11–0	Chibati
Gardabani	5–1	Gldani Tbilisi
Kolkhi	3–2	Mertskhali
BSU Batumi	3–0	Iberia 2010 Tbilisi
Sportuni Tbilisi	2–5	Zana
Basiani Tbilisi	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Varketili Tbilisi II
Gonio	4–0	Iveria
Egrisi	0–2	Tskhumi
Legioni Gori	3–1	Kaspi 1936
Gareji II	4–0	Norchi Dinamo 2016

First round

This round featured two more teams of tier 5 and all 32 teams of Liga 3 and Liga 4 along with the winners of the previous round. It was skipped by Tskhumi.

The matches were played on 26 and 27 May.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Aragvi (3)	1–2	Dinamo Tbilisi II (3)
BSU Batumi (5)	4–1	Gorda Rustavi (5)
Lokomotive II (4)	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Irao Tbilisi (3)
Shukura II (5)	3–1	Merani Tbilisi II (3)
Imereti (5)	0–1	Guria (3)
Telavi II (5)	0–4	Chikhura (3)
Samgurali II (4)	2–3	Zestafoni (3)
Merani III (5)	0–7	Saburtalo II (3)
Tbilisi City (3)	1–2	Gori (3)
Meshakhte (3)	2–1	Borjomi (3)
Betlemi (4)	0–2	Kolkheti-1913 (3)
Merani Martvili II (4)	1–3	Varketili Tbilisi (3)
Matchakhela (4)	3–2	Shturmi (4)
Gonio (5)	3–1	Kolkheti Khobi (3)
Gardabani (5)	4–1	Bakhmaro (3)
Tbilisi (5)	1–2	Didube Tbilisi (4)
Iberia Tbilisi (4)	4–1	Skuri (4)
Sulori (4)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)	Magaroeli (4)
Legioni Gori (5)	1–2	Varketili Tbilisi II (5)
WIT Georgia II (4)	3–0	Odishi 1919 (4)
Gareji II (5)	0–1	Zana (5)
Kolkhi (5)	2–6	Samegrelo (4)
Margveti 2006 (4)	2–1	Algeti (4)

Second round

The draw for the next two rounds held on 14 June determined the twelve ties. They were played on 6 and 7 July with the winners due to take on the clubs represented in top two divisions in early August.^[6]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Sulori (4)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Dinamo Tbilisi II (3)
BSU Batumi (5)	1–5	Kolkheti-1913 (3)
Varketili Tbilisi II (5)	1–3	Lokomotive II (4)
Shukura II (5)	2–6 (a.e.t.)	Varketili Tbilisi (3)
Tskhumi (5)	1–0	Meshakhte (3)
Matchakhela (4)	4–0	Zestafoni (3)
Gonio (5)	1–2	Guria (3)
Gardabani (5)	2–0	Gori (3)
Samegrelo (4)	4–3	Didube Tbilisi (4)
Iberia Tbilisi (4)	0–3 (awd.)	Saburtalo II (3)
WIT Georgia II (4)	4–1	Chikhura (3)
Zana (5)	2–0	Margveti 2006 (4)

Third Round

Eight teams from Liga 2 and eight teams from Erovnuli Liga joined the competition at this stage with the matches played on 6–8 August.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Dinamo Tbilisi II (3)	3–2	Sioni (1)
Lokomotive II (4)	1–0	Samgurali (1)
Shukura (2)	2–0	Gagra (1)
Varketili Tbilisi (3)	2–0	Saburtalo II (3)
Samtredia (2)	1–2	Dinamo Tbilisi (1)
Matchakhela (4)	1–6	Dila (1)
Guria (3)	1–0	Kolkheti-1913 (3)
Gardabani (5)	1–8	Rustavi (2)
Gareji (2)	0–1	Telavi (1)
Merani Tbilisi (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Spaeri (2)
Samegrelo (4)	0–3	Merani Martvili (2)
WIT Georgia II (4)	1–2	Torpedo Kutaisi (1)
Zana (5)	1–0	Tskhumi (5)
WIT Georgia (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Lokomotive (1)

Round of 16

Based on the draw held on 5 August, these ties were played on 13 and 14 September.^[7] Dinamo Batumi and Saburtalo Tbilisi, respectively the champions and Cup holders of the previous season, entered the contest in this round.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Dinamo Tbilisi II (3)	1–4	Dila (1)
Dinamo Batumi (1)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	Dinamo Tbilisi (1)
Lokomotive II (4)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Telavi (1)
Spaeri (2)	0–1	Torpedo Kutaisi (1)
Shukura (2)	2–0	Lokomotive (1)
Zana (5)	1–4	Guria (3)
Merani Martvili (2)	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Saburtalo (1)
Varketili Tbilisi (3)	2–3	Rustavi (2)

Quarterfinals

These matches were played on 12 October.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Lokomotive II (4)	1–0	Guria (3)
Rustavi (2)	2–4	Torpedo Kutaisi (1)
Shukura (2)	0–2	Saburtalo (1)
Dinamo Tbilisi (1)	2–1	Dila (1)

Semifinals

For the first time after 2019 a fourth-tier team reached the semifinals.^[8] The games were held on 2 November.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Torpedo Kutaisi (1)	2–0	Dinamo Tbilisi (1)
Lokomotive II (4)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Saburtalo (1)

Final

For the first time a fourth-tier team reached the final.^[9]

7 December 2022

19:00

Torpedo Kutaisi (1)	2–0	Lokomotive II (4)
Caballero 53' Kimadze 60'

Adjarabet Arena, Batumi

Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri

References

^ "Access list 2021-24" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "Georgian Cup in 2021". flashscore.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "ქუთაისის "ტორპედო" საქართველოს თასის მფლობელი გახდა". kutaisipost.ge (in Georgian). 7 December 2022.
^ "საქართველოს თასის წილისყრა - პირველი და მეორე ეტაპის წყვილები ცნობილია". 1tv.ge (in Georgian), 18 April 2021.
^ "Georgian Cup in 2022". gff.ge (in Georgian).
^ "ფეხბურთის ფედერაციაში საქართველოს თასის მეორე და 1/16 ფინალური ეტაპის წილისყრა გაიმართა". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian), 14 June 2022.
^ "გაიმართა თასი წილისყრა საქართველოს ფედერაციაში გათამაშების". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian), 5 August 2022.
^ "ნახევარფინალური წყვილები ცნობილია". europop.ge (in Georgian). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ "მეოთხე ლიგაში მოთამაშე "ლოკომოტივი-2" საქართველოს თასის ფინალში გავიდა". radiotavisupleba.ge (in Georgian). 2 November 2022.

External links

Official site Archived 2018-08-29 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Access list 2021-24" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[2] "Georgian Cup in 2021". flashscore.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[3] "ქუთაისის "ტორპედო" საქართველოს თასის მფლობელი გახდა". kutaisipost.ge (in Georgian). 7 December 2022.

[4] "საქართველოს თასის წილისყრა - პირველი და მეორე ეტაპის წყვილები ცნობილია". 1tv.ge (in Georgian), 18 April 2021.

[5] "Georgian Cup in 2022". gff.ge (in Georgian).

[6] "ფეხბურთის ფედერაციაში საქართველოს თასის მეორე და 1/16 ფინალური ეტაპის წილისყრა გაიმართა". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian), 14 June 2022.

[7] "გაიმართა თასი წილისყრა საქართველოს ფედერაციაში გათამაშების". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian), 5 August 2022.

[8] "ნახევარფინალური წყვილები ცნობილია". europop.ge (in Georgian). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

[9] "მეოთხე ლიგაში მოთამაშე "ლოკომოტივი-2" საქართველოს თასის ფინალში გავიდა". radiotavisupleba.ge (in Georgian). 2 November 2022.

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