Georgian national football league to resume in June
Matches of the top-tier National League will resume this month, with the Georgian Football Federation unveiling plans for other competitions at a later date. Photo via National League.
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The Georgian national football league will exit its COVID-19 suspension later this month with a Tbilisi city derby resuming the championship.
Reopening behind closed doors, the tournament will see current champions Dinamo Tbilisi face Georgian Super Cup winners Saburtalo at Tbilisi's central Mikheil Meskhi Stadium on June 25.
The game will renew the league narrowed to 16 fixtures instead of 34 that remained when the competition was suspended during the pandemic.
✅ "The #Georgia|n National League will resume on 25 June, adhering to all the recommendations and guidelines from the Ministry of Health.
— Georgia (@GeorgianFF) May 30, 2020
"All teams will be tested for the virus twice, during next week and before the resumption of the league."
- @LKobiashvili, #GFF President pic.twitter.com/wJisfM65Dw
The suspension came on March 11 and concerned all tournaments under the GFF banner - the National League, Leagues 2 and 3 as well as youth championships. The resumption is currently only planned for the top-tier National League.
While the Georgian Football Federation said the competition would resume behind closed doors, fixtures later in the season could see a reopening of stadiums to fans.
The GFF announced two rounds of medical testing for players before the reopening and said procedures for the resumption of the tournament would follow recommendations by the health ministry.
The teams involved in the National League had played two matchdays before the competition ground to a halt in March. Locomotive Tbilisi is leading the table with two wins and six points. Saburtalo and Dila are close behind on four points each.