The Didi 10 (Georgian: დიდი 10, "Big 10") is a professional[1] domestic rugby union club competition in Georgia. For sponsorship reasons the league is known as the Crocobet Didi 10.[2] It is the top tier of rugby competition in the country.[3]

Crocobet Didi 10
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024–25 Didi 10 season
SportRugby union
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
First season1990
Owner(s)Georgia Rugby Union
No. of teams10
CountryGeorgia
Most recent
champion(s)
RC Aia Kutaisi (2023-24)
Most titlesRC Locomotive Tbilisi (10 titles)
TV partner(s)Rugby TV (Georgian)
Sponsor(s)Crocobet
Official websiterugby.ge

Current season

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2024–25 Didi 10 table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Ares Kutaisi 2 2 0 0 93 59 +34 1 0 9 For elimination finals
2 Aia Kutaisi 2 2 0 0 47 18 +29 1 0 9
3 Kazbegi 2 2 0 0 47 31 +16 0 0 8 For third time finals
4 Rustavi Kharebi 2 1 0 0 45 47 -2 0 1 5
5 Army Tbilisi 2 1 0 0 37 39 -2 0 1 5
6 Khvamli Tbilisi 2 1 0 1 56 65 -9 1 0 5
7 Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti 2 1 0 1 25 46 -21 0 0 4
8 Lelo Saracens 2 0 0 2 22 32 -10 0 2 2
9 Kochebi Bolnisi 2 0 0 2 35 51 -16 0 1 1 Play-off with 2024–25 Georgian First League runner-up
10 Batumi 2 0 0 2 31 50 -19 0 1 1 Relegation to Georgian First League

As of 16 September 2024

List of Champions

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Georgian SSR Championship
# Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze
1 1967 Dinamo Tbilisi Locomotive Tbilisi GPI Tbilisi
2 1968 Locomotive Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi GPI Tbilisi
3 1969 Aia Kutaisi University Tbilisi GPI Tbilisi
4 1970 Dinamo Tbilisi Locomotive Tbilisi Spartak Tbilisi
5 1971 Dinamo Tbilisi Locomotive Tbilisi Aia Kutaisi
6 1972 Locomotive Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi Locomotive Kutaisi
7 1973 Dinamo Tbilisi Locomotive Tbilisi Aia Kutaisi
8 1974 Dinamo Tbilisi Locomotive Tbilisi Aia Kutaisi
9 1975 Dinamo Tbilisi Locomotive Tbilisi Aia Kutaisi
10 1976 Dinamo Tbilisi Locomotive Tbilisi Aia Kutaisi
11 1977 Locomotive Tbilisi Elva Tbilisi Aia Kutaisi
12 1978 Aia Kutaisi Spartak Tbilisi GPI Tbilisi
-- 1979 Not Held
13 1980 University Tbilisi KPI Kutaisi Tbilisi State Medical University
14 1981 Tbilisi State Medical University University Tbilisi -
15 1982 Aia Kutaisi GPI Tbilisi SKA VVS Tbilisi
16 1983–84 Aia Kutaisi Shevardeni Tbilisi -
17 1984–85 ZVI Tbilisi -
18 1986 Aia Kutaisi 2 Spartak Tbilisi Tbilisi State Medical University
19 1987 Tbilisi State Medical University Samtoeli Chiatura -
20 1988 Army Tbilisi Aia Kutaisi 2 Samtoeli Chiatura
21 1989 Aisi Kutaisi ZVI Tbilisi Shevardeni Tbilisi
Independent Championships of Georgia[4]
# Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze
1 1990 Aia Kutaisi Elmavali Mimino
2 1991 Aia Kutaisi Vesta Tbilisi Gelati
3 1992 Vesta Tbilisi Aia Kutaisi Chokhatauri
4 1993 Rustavi Kharebi Shevardeni Tbilisi Aia Kutaisi
5 1994 Tbilisi Rustavi Kharebi Aia Kutaisi
6 1995 Aia Kutaisi Gumar Tbilisi Tbilisi
7 1996 Gumar Tbilisi Kochebi Bolnisi Hawks
8 1997 Kochebi Bolnisi Aia Kutaisi Rustavi Kharebi
9 1998 Kochebi Bolnisi Batumi Bears ASK
10 1999 Batumi Bears Kochebi Bolnisi Locomotive Tbilisi
11 2000 Locomotive Tbilisi Kochebi Bolnisi ASK
12 2001 Locomotive Tbilisi Batumi Bears Kochebi Bolnisi
13 2002 Batumi Bears Batumi Bears 2 Locomotive Tbilisi
14 2003 Locomotive Tbilisi Kochebi Bolnisi Academy Tbilisi
15 2004 Lelo Saracens Academy Tbilisi Batumi Bears
16 2005 Locomotive Tbilisi Academy Tbilisi Hooligana
17 2006 Locomotive Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi Kochebi Bolnisi
18 2007 Kochebi Bolnisi Lelo Saracens Locomotive Tbilisi
19 2008 Locomotive Tbilisi Lelo Saracens Kochebi Bolnisi
20 2009 Lelo Saracens Batumi Locomotive Tbilisi
21 2010 Locomotive Tbilisi Lelo Saracens Kochebi Bolnisi
22 2011 Armia Tbilisi Aia Kutaisi Locomotive Tbilisi
23 2012–13 Lelo Saracens Armia Tbilisi Aia Kutaisi
24 2013–14 Lelo Saracens Armia Tbilisi Locomotive Tbilisi
25 2014–15 Lelo Saracens Locomotive Tbilisi Kochebi Bolnisi
26 2015–16 Lelo Saracens Locomotive Tbilisi Jiki Gori
27 2016–17 Jiki Gori Batumi Lelo Saracens
28 2017–18 Locomotive Tbilisi Aia Kutaisi Jiki Gori
29 2018–19 Batumi Rustavi Kharebi Armazi Marneuli
30 2019–20 Discontinued due to the pandemic.[5]
31 2020–21 Aia Kutaisi Batumi Academy Tbilisi
32 2021–22 Batumi Kochebi Bolnisi Rustavi Kharebi
33 2022–23 Rustavi Kharebi Batumi Lelo Saracens
34 2023–24 Aia Kutaisi Lelo Saracens Kochebi Bolnisi
35 2024–25 TBC

Finals

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Independent Championships of Georgia finals[4]
Year Date Venue Home Score Away Referee
1990 09/12 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Elmavali 3 – 10 Aia Kutaisi   Abashidze
1991 14/07 Aia Arena Aia Kutaisi 11 – 6 Vesta Tbilisi   Abashidze
1992 05/07 Grigol Jomartidze Stadium Aia Kutaisi 6 – 16 Vesta Tbilisi   Mgeladze
1997 30/11 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Rustavi Kharebi 20 – 8 Aia Kutaisi   Declo
1998 06/12 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Rustavi Kharebi 30 – 10 Batumi Bears   Claver
2000 05/12 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Locomotive Tbilisi 28 – 28 Kochebi Bolnisi   Robitashvili
2001 09/12 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Locomotive Tbilisi 24 – 17 Batumi Bears   Wallen
2002 14/12 Batumi Stadium Batumi Bears 27 – 10 Batumi Bears 2   Robitashvili
2003 20/12 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Locomotive Tbilisi 18 – 15 Kochebi Bolnisi   Mgeladze
2004 22/12 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Lelo Saracens 30 – 28 Academy Tbilisi   Javakhishvili
2005 11/12 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Locomotive Tbilisi 30 – 6 Academy Tbilisi   Mgeladze
2006 13/12 Shevardeni Stadium Locomotive Tbilisi 27 –13 Dinamo Tbilisi   Chachua
2007 26/11 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Lelo Saracens 9 – 15 Rustavi Kharebi   Peshonber
2008 09/11 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Locomotive Tbilisi 19 – 9 Lelo Saracens   Raynal
2009 10/10 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Lelo Saracens 15 – 6 Batumi   Raynal
2010 14/11 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Lelo Saracens 11 – 6 Locomotive Tbilisi   Masiello
2011 05/11 Avchala Stadium Armia Tbilisi 29 – 22 Aia Kutaisi   Lafon
2013 25/05 Shevardeni Stadium Lelo Saracens 16 – 10 Armia Tbilisi   Wilkinson
2014 24/05 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Lelo Saracens 24 – 11 Armia Tbilisi   Fitzgibbon
2015 09/05 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Lelo Saracens 30 – 21 Locomotive Tbilisi   Wilkinson
2016 15/05 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Lelo Saracens 17 – 15 Locomotive Tbilisi   Gallagher
2017 14/05 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Jiki Gori 28 – 22 Batumi   Murphy
2018 13/05 Avchala Stadium Aia Kutaisi 10 – 29 Locomotive Tbilisi   Clancy
2019 12/05 Batumi Stadium Batumi 36 – 11 Rustavi Kharebi   Amashukeli
2021 12/06 Aia Arena Aia Kutaisi 16 – 13 Batumi   Amashukeli
2022 05/06 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Batumi 23 – 14 Rustavi Kharebi   Amashukeli
2023 06/05 Avchala Stadium Rustavi Kharebi 24 – 22 Batumi   Abulashvili
2024 28/04 Avchala Stadium Lelo Saracens 3 – 19 Aia Kutaisi   Amashukeli

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2019: Georgia team guide | Sport | The Guardian". TheGuardian.com. 17 September 2019.
  2. ^ Qsovreli, Zura (4 September 2024). "crocobet დიდი 10 | crocobet-ი და დიდი 10 დამეგობრდნენ". Georgia Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ "რაგბის კავშირის სტატისტიკის სამსახური". stat-rugby-ge.translate.goog. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "კაცთა შინაური კვარცხლბეკი". stat-rugby-ge.translate.goog. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  5. ^ "დიდი 10". stat-rugby-ge.translate.goog. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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