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Football quickly spread from the seaside to various parts of Georgia, with Tbilisi emerging as its central hub. In 1906, the first football circle in Tbilisi, was established under the leadership of Adolf Elsinger, a member of the gymnastics society "Sokol," who also translated football rules from English.
' National League ') is the top division of professional top tier football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federation. From 1927 to 1989, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the Soviet Union. From 2017, the Erovnuli Liga switched to a spring ...
The men's senior league system excludes parallel leagues such as the Reserveliga, which runs in conjunction with primarily the Superliga as a national youth developmental and reserve league. The pyramid for women's football in Denmark runs separately with fewer divisions and levels. The women's top-flight league is semi-professional and ...
After gaining independence in 1991, clubs took part in the UEFA Champions League (formerly European Cup), UEFA Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup), UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup. Georgian clubs have been qualifying to European competitions through the Erovnuli Liga and Georgian Cup .
Founded in 1888, the Football League was the world's first national football league. [41] The inaugural competition was won by Preston North End , who remained unbeaten throughout the entire season. It was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992 , when the 22 clubs comprising the First Division resigned from the ...
' National League 2 '), organized since 1990 by the GFF, serves as the second division of professional football in Georgia. The league was introduced for the 2017 season under the current name as a part of reorganization process of the entire league system. It was formerly known as Pirveli liga (the First league).
The 2024 Erovnuli Liga season or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2024 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) is the 36th season of top tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Batumi are the defending champions. Teams and stadiums
The United Kingdom is divided into the four separate football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; each association has a separate UEFA membership. The Faroe Islands , an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark, also has its own football association which is a member of UEFA. [ 1 ]