Georgia national under-17 football team
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | "ჯვაროსნები" "Jvarosnebi" (Crusaders) | ||
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Association | Georgian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | UEFA | ||
Head coach | Nodar Akobia | ||
Captain | Giorgi Aburjania | ||
FIFA code | GEO | ||
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European U-17 championships | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1997) | ||
Best result | Semi-Finals, 2012 |
The Georgia national under-17 football team represents the country of Georgia in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation.
The team is for Georgian players aged 17 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-17 Football Championship cycle, so players can be up to 19 years old.
Competition history
Prior to Georgia's independence in 1991 Georgian players were eligible for selection to the Soviet Union U-16 team. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Georgian Football Federation was admitted to UEFA as a full member in 1992, and the team played their first competitive matches in the first phase of the qualifying tournament for the 1994 European U-16 Championship. Georgia U-17's competitive debut came on 21 October 1993 against Switzerland U-17 and they finished their first qualifying campaign as 3rd out of 3 teams, behind Switzerland and Slovenia.[1]
The team's first successful campaign was for the 1997 European U-16 Championship, in which they failed to progress from the group stage after three defeats to Hungary, Italy and Belgium.[2] Their second appearance came in the first tournament staged following UEFA's realignment of youth levels in the 2002 European U-17 Championship, in which they were knocked out in the quarter-final by later champions Switzerland U-17s.[3] In 2012 Georgia made it through to the semi-finals but sadly lost 2-0 to the Netherlands.
European Championship
Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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1997 | EURO. Group | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
2002 | EURO. 1/4 f. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
2012 | EURO. 1/2 f. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Current players
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Oto Goshadze | 13 January 1997 | 8 | 0 | Saburtalo | |
GK | Beka Kurdadze | 24 January 1997 | 1 | 0 | Saburtalo | |
DF | Tornike Gaprindashvili | 20 July 1997 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | |
DF | Rati Kakiashvili | 15 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | Saburtalo | |
DF | Vasil Katsitadze | 7 May 1997 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | |
DF | Nikoloz Kevlishvili | 18 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | |
DF | Giorgi Kobuladze | 26 February 1997 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | |
DF | Vato Murjikneli | 2 September 1997 | 1 | 0 | 04 Düsseldorf | |
DF | Tsotne Nadaraia | 21 February 1997 | 0 | 0 | Saburtalo | |
DF | Giorgi Tvaradze | 1 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Saburtalo | |
MF | Shermadin Artmeladze | 1 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | |
MF | Irakli Bidzinashvili | 27 February 1997 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | |
MF | Irakli Kamladze | 18 February 1997 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | |
MF | Giorgi Kiknadze | 27 September 1997 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | |
MF | Irakli Komakhidze | 26 March 1997 | 0 | 0 | FC Shukura Kobuleti | |
MF | Nika Koridze | 4 January 1997 | 4 | 0 | Reggiana | |
MF | Nika Lashkhia | 28 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Baia Zugdidiv | |
MF | Vladimer Mamuchashvili | 28 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | Saburtalo | |
FW | Giorgi Arabidze | 4 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | |
FW | Giorgi Beridze | 12 May 1997 | 8 | 1 | Dila Gori | |
FW | Guram Goshteliani | 5 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Saburtalo | |
FW | Giorgi Jobava | 1 April 1997 | 6 | 1 | Auxerre | |
FW | Beka Mikeltadze | 26 November 1997 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | |
FW | Saba Tsintskiladze | 21 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | Unknown |
References
- ^ Garin, Erik (7 December 2003). "European U-16 Championship 1994". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ Garin, Erik (28 June 2006). "European U-16 Championship 1997". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ "UEFA European U-17 C'ship". UEFA. 5 May 2002. Retrieved 19 December 2010.