2011–12 Umaglesi Liga
| Season | 2011–12 |
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| Champions | Zestafoni |
| Champions League | Zestafoni |
| Europa League |
Metalurgi Rustavi Torpedo Kutaisi Dila Gori |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Goals scored | 338 (2.45 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
WIT 4–0 Baia Zugdidi Zestafoni 5–1 Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Biggest away win |
Spartaki Tskhinvali 1–5 Zestafoni Zestafoni 0–4 Dila Gori |
| Highest scoring |
Torpedo 5–2 Gagra Zestafoni 5–2 Spartaki Tskhinvali WIT 4–3 Dila |
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2012–13 →
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The 2011–12 Umaglesi Liga was the 23rd season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on 6 August 2011 and ended on 21 May 2012. The league added two teams for this season, increasing its size from ten to twelve teams.
The league was won by Zestafoni, who successfully defended their title. Metalurgi Rustavi, Torpedo Kutaisi and Dila Gori qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, while Spartaki Tskhinvali and Gagra were relegated.
The league expanded from ten to twelve teams for this season. In order to accommodate the additional teams, the competition mode was changed from a single-phase, quadruple round-robin schedule to a double-phase championship.
All twelve teams first played a regular double round-robin schedule for a total of 22 matches, once at home and once away against each opponent. The best eight teams were then admitted to a championship round, while the remaining four teams were to compete with the best two teams of each of the two 2011–12 Pirveli Liga divisions for a total of four free spots in the 2012–13 season.
Due to the expansion from ten to twelve teams, no teams were directly relegated at the end of the 2010–11 season. However, the ninth- and tenth-placed teams, Spartaki Tskhinvali and FC Samtredia, had to participate in single-match relegation/promotion play-off matches against third- and fourth-placed 2010–11 Pirveli Liga sides Dila Gori and Chikhura Sachkhere. In these matches, Spartaki Tskhinvali retained their Umaglesi Liga berth by beating Chikhura 2–1, while Samtredia were relegated after a 2–0 loss against Dila Gori. Samtredia hence completed a two-year tenure in the league; Dila Gori returned after a three-season absence.
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