Georgia national football team

Georgia
Nickname(s)	ჯვაროსნები ; Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
Association	Georgian Football Federation (GFF); საქართველოს ფეხბურთის ფედერაცია
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Vladimír Weiss
Captain	Jaba Kankava
Most caps	Levan Kobiashvili (100)
Top scorer	Shota Arveladze (26)
Home stadium	Boris Paichadze National Stadium
FIFA code	GEO
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	123 (5 May 2016)
Highest	42 (September 1998)
Lowest	156 (March 1994)
First international
	Georgia 2–2 Lithuania ; (Tbilisi, Georgia; May 27, 1990)
Biggest win
	Georgia 7–0 Armenia ; (Tbilisi, Georgia; March 30, 1997)
Biggest defeat
	Denmark 6–1 Georgia ; (Copenhagen, Denmark; September 7, 2005)

The Georgia national football team (Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები, Sakartvelos erovnuli sap'ekhburt'o nakrebi) is the national association football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major tournament from Euro 96 onwards, but have not yet achieved qualification. Home games are played at the Boris Paichadze Stadium in Tbilisi.

History

The history of Georgia national football team began in 1990, when the team played their first international match against Lithuania, the first country to accept an invitation. The match was held on May 27, 1990 in Boris Paichadze Stadium. Georgia were coached by Givi Nodia. The friendly match ended in a 2–2 draw. This was the only match prior to the declaration of independence on April 9, 1991. Soon afterwards the team played another friendly match against Moldova.

The Georgian Football Federation became a member of both UEFA and FIFA in 1992,^[1] enabling Georgia to play competitive matches. The first of these came in September 1994, a 1–0 defeat to Moldova^[2] as part of the qualifiers for Euro 96. Georgia finished third in their group, ahead of Moldova and Wales, but seven points behind second-placed qualifier Bulgaria.

Georgia failed to qualify for 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, obtaining 10 points and finishing in fourth place, level on points with Poland. At this time Georgia reached forty-second place in FIFA rankings.

In the Euro 2000 qualifying Georgia national team won one match, drew two and finished bottom of the group with five points. This marked the beginning of a period of decline for Georgian football.

The team finished fifth (and last) with seven points in their qualifying group for Euro 2004, although they defeated Russia with a goal scored by Malkhaz Asatiani.

In the FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifiers Georgia beat Kazakhstan away 1-2 and Albania 2-0 at home. They finished sixth (second bottom) with ten points in Group 2.

Georgia were sixth out of seven teams in the Euro 2008 qualifiers with ten points. They defeated Scotland 2-0 and the Faroe Islands 3-1 at home and 0-6 away.

Hector Cuper became the manager of Georgia in August 2008. During the qualification round for the FIFA 2010 World Cup Georgia failed to win any matches and finished sixth (and last) with three points. Cuper didn't extend his contract and on November 6, 2009 Temuri Ketsbaia was appointed as the coach of the Georgian national football team, Ketsbaia resigned as manager after a 4-0 defeat at home to Poland in the Euro 2016 Qualifiers on November 14, 2014, having previously stated he would do so before the match regardless of the result.

FIFA World Cup records

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Position
1930 to 1990	Part of Soviet Union									-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Did not enter									-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did Not Qualify									8	3	1	4	7	9	4/5
2002										8	3	1	4	12	12	3/5
2006										12	2	4	6	14	25	6/7
2010										10	0	3	7	7	19	6/6
2014										8	1	2	5	3	10	4/5
2018	To Be Determined									-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	To Be Determined									-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		0/20							-	46	9	11	26	43	75	-

UEFA European Championship records

Finals record		Qualification record
Year	Result	Group	Pts	goal	place
1996	Did Not Qualify	Group 7	15	14 - 13	3
2000		Group 2	5	8 - 18	6
2004		Group 10	7	8 - 14	5
2008		Group B	10	16 - 19	6
2012		Group F	10	7 - 9	5
2016		Group D	9	10 - 16	5
2020	To Be Determined

Manager History

Givi Nodia (1990)^[3]
Giga Norakidze (1991-1992)
Aleksandr Chivadze (1993–1996)
Vladimir Gutsaev (1996)
David Kipiani (1997)
Vladimir Gutsaev (1998)
Gigla Imnadze (1998, caretaker)
Vladimir Gutsaev (1998–1999)
Johan Boskamp (1999)
David Kipiani and Revaz Dzodzuashvili (2000–2001)
Aleksandr Chivadze (2001–2003)
Ivo Šušak (2003)
Merab Jordania (2003)
Gocha Tkebuchava (2004)
Alain Giresse (2004–2005)
Gaioz Darsadze (2005)
Klaus Toppmöller (2006–2008)
Petar Segrt (2008)
Héctor Cúper (2008–2009)
Temur Ketsbaia (2009–2014)
Kakhaber Tskhadadze (2015-2016)
Vladimír Weiss (2016- )

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D

Template:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D table

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2016

29 March 2016 Friendly	Georgia	1 – 1	Kazakhstan	Tbilisi, Georgia
21:00 UTC+04:00	Okriashvili 38'		Nurgaliev 36'	Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Referee: Pisani (Malta)

27 May 2016 Friendly

Slovakia

v

Georgia

Linz, Austria

3 June 2016 Friendly	Romania	v	Georgia	Bucharest, Romania
20:00 UTC+04:00

7 June 2016 Friendly

Spain

v

Georgia

Getafe, Spain

5 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Georgia	v	Austria	Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

6 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Republic of Ireland	v	Georgia	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

9 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Wales	v	Georgia
18:00 (17:00 UTC+1)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

12 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Georgia	v	Moldova	Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
18:00 (21:00 UTC+4)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

2017

24 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Georgia	v	Serbia	Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
18:00 (21:00 UTC+4)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

11 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Moldova	v	Georgia	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

2 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Georgia	v	Republic of Ireland	Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

5 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Austria	v	Georgia	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

6 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Georgia	v	Wales	Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

9 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Serbia	v	Georgia
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Current squad

The following players were called for the Friendly match against Kazakhstan on March 29, 2016.
Caps and goals as of 29 March 2016 after the match against Kazakhstan.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Giorgi Loria	(1986-01-27) 27 January 1986 (age 38)	34	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara
1GK	Nukri Revishvili	(1987-03-02) 2 March 1987 (age 37)	31	0	Mordovia Saransk
1GK	Roini Kvaskhvadze	(1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 35)	2	0	Pafos

2DF	Ucha Lobjanidze	(1987-02-23) 23 February 1987 (age 37)	47	1	Dinamo Tbilisi
2DF	Aleksandr Amisulashvili	(1982-08-20) 20 August 1982 (age 41)	46	4	Dinamo Tbilisi
2DF	Guram Kashia	(1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 (age 37)	44	1	Vitesse
2DF	Solomon Kvirkvelia	(1992-02-06) 6 February 1992 (age 32)	12	0	Rubin Kazan
2DF	Lasha Dvali	(1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 29)	3	0	Śląsk Wrocław
2DF	Giorgi Navalovski	(1986-06-28) 28 June 1986 (age 38)	12	0	SKA-Energiya

3MF	Jaba Kankava (Captain)	(1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 38)	62	7	Reims
3MF	Aleksandre Kobakhidze	(1987-02-11) 11 February 1987 (age 37)	31	3	Volyn Lutsk
3MF	Jano Ananidze	(1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 31)	31	3	Spartak Moscow
3MF	Levan Kenia	(1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 33)	28	3	Slavia Prague
3MF	Tornike Okriashvili	(1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 32)	26	6	Eskişehirspor
3MF	Giorgi Aburjania	(1995-01-02) 2 January 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Gimnàstic
3MF	Valeri Kazaishvili	(1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 31)	14	3	Vitesse
3MF	Giorgi Chanturia	(1993-04-11) 11 April 1993 (age 31)	11	2	MSV Duisburg
3MF	Nika Dzalamidze	(1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 32)	7	0	Çaykur Rizespor
3MF	Nika Kvekveskiri	(1992-05-29) 29 May 1992 (age 32)	3	0	Inter Baku

4FW	Levan Mchedlidze	(1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 34)	27	2	Empoli
4FW	Mate Vatsadze	(1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 (age 35)	15	4	AGF
4FW	Giorgi Kvilitaia	(1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30)	0	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
4FW	Nika Kacharava	(1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Rostov

Recent call-ups

The following players have not been called up for the upcoming matches but have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Giorgi Makaridze	(1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 34)	5	0	Feirense	v. Albania, 16 November 2015

DF	Gia Grigalava	(1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 35)	23	0	Pafos	v. Albania, 16 November 2015
DF	Giorgi Popkhadze	(1986-09-25) 25 September 1986 (age 37)	12	0	Lokomotivi Tbilisi	v. Albania, 16 November 2015
DF	Otar Kakabadze	(1995-06-27) 27 June 1995 (age 29)	3	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Albania, 16 November 2015
DF	Zurab Khizanishvili	(1981-10-06) 6 October 1981 (age 42)	92	1	Inter Baku	v. Germany, 11 October 2015
DF	Lasha Salukvadze	(1981-12-21) 21 December 1981 (age 42)	38	1	Inter Baku	v. Poland, 13 June 2015
DF	Kakhaber Aladashvili	(1983-08-11) 11 August 1983 (age 40)	8	0	SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk	v. Poland, 13 June 2015
DF	Lasha Totadze	(1988-08-24) 24 August 1988 (age 35)	0	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Poland, 13 June 2015
DF	Levan Kakubava	(1990-11-15) 15 November 1990 (age 33)	4	0	Tskhinvali	v. Germany, 29 March 2015

MF	Murtaz Daushvili	(1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 35)	28	0	Karpaty Lviv	v. Albania, 16 November 2015
MF	Mate Tsintsadze	(1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Albania, 16 November 2015
MF	Lucas Hufnagel	(1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 30)	1	0	SC Freiburg	v. Albania, 16 November 2015
MF	Zakaria Beglarishvili	(1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 (age 34)	1	0	FC Flora	v. Albania, 16 November 2015
MF	Giorgi Merebashvili	(1986-08-15) 15 August 1986 (age 37)	18	0	Levadiakos	v. Germany, 11 October 2015
MF	Guga Palavandishvili	(1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 (age 30)	1	0	Dila Gori	v. Germany, 11 October 2015
MF	Giorgi Papunashvili	(1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 28)	3	0	Werder Bremen II	v. Republic of Ireland, 7 September 2015
MF	Kakhi Makharadze	(1987-10-20) 20 October 1987 (age 36)	4	0	Pakhtakor Tashkent	v. Poland, 13 June 2015
MF	Gogita Gogua	(1983-10-04) 4 October 1983 (age 40)	27	1	Irtysh Pavlodar	v. Ukraine, 9 June 2015 ^PRE

FW	Nikoloz Gelashvili	(1985-08-05) 5 August 1985 (age 39)	31	1	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Albania, 16 November 2015
FW	Bachana Tskhadadze	(1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 36)	8	0	Lokomotivi Tbilisi	v. Albania, 16 November 2015

^INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
^PRE Preliminary squad.
^RET Retired from international football.

Statistics

Most caps

1	Levan Kobiashvili	1996–2011	100	12
2	Zurab Khizanishvili	1999–	92	1
3	Kakha Kaladze	1996–2011	83	1
4	Giorgi Nemsadze	1992–2004	69	0
5	Aleksandre Iashvili	1998–2011	67	15
6	Gocha Jamarauli	1994–2004	62	6
7	Jaba Kankava	2004-	62	7
8	Shota Arveladze	1997–2007	61	26
9	Davit Kvirkvelia	2003–	59	0
10	Levan Tskitishvili	1995–2009	58	1

Top Georgia goalscorers

#	Player	Career	Goals (Caps)
1	Shota Arveladze	1990–2007	26 (60)
2	Temur Ketsbaia	1991–2002	18 (50)
3	Aleksandre Iashvili	1998–2011	15 (67)
4	Giorgi Demetradze	1996–2007	12 (56)
4	Levan Kobiashvili	1996–2011	12 (100)
7	Georgi Kinkladze	1991–2005	9 (54)
8	Mikhail Kavelashvili	1994–2002	8 (45)
8	David Siradze	2004–	8 (24)

Georgia vs opponent

Opponent	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals
Albania	8	3	3	23 - 13
Armenia	3	1	1	11 - 4
Azerbaijan	2	2	2	8 - 6
Belarus	1		1	1 - 2
Bulgaria	1	1	3	6 - 15
Cameroon		1		0 - 0
Croatia	1		1	2 - 2
Cyprus	1	1	3	5 - 7
Denmark		1	2	4 - 10
Egypt		1		0 - 0
England			2	0 - 4
Estonia	2	1	2	6 - 7
Faroe Islands	2			9 - 1
Finland		1	1	1 - 2
France		1	3	1 - 7
Germany			5	2 - 12
Gibraltar	2			7 - 0
Greece		1	6	5 - 14
Hungary	1		1	4 - 5
Iceland			1	1 - 3
Iran			1	1 - 2
Israel	1	2	3	4 - 7
Italy		1	7	2 - 14
Jordan	1			3 - 2
Kazakhstan	1	2	1	3 - 3
Latvia	2	2	3	9 - 10
Lebanon			2	4 - 7
Liechtenstein	1			2 - 0
Lithuania	3	1	3	9 - 6
Luxembourg	2	1		5 - 1
Malta	5	2	1	11 - 5
Moldova	4	2	4	14 - 11
Montenegro		1	1	1 - 2
New Zealand			1	1 - 3
Nigeria			1	1 - 5
Northern Ireland			1	1 - 4
Norway			3	1 - 6
Paraguay			1	0 - 1
Poland	1		4	4 - 13
Portugal			1	0 - 2
Qatar	1			2 -1
Republic of Ireland			7	4 - 15
Romania		2	4	3 - 14
Russia	1	1	1	3 - 4
Saudi Arabia	1			2 - 0
Scotland	2		2	4 - 3
Slovakia	1			2 - 0
Slovenia	1	1	2	4 - 5
South Africa	1			4 - 1
Spain			2	0 - 3
Switzerland		1	1	1 - 4
Tunisia	1	1		3 - 1
Turkey	1	1	3	5 - 12
Ukraine		3	6	6 - 16
United Arab Emirates			1	0 - 1
Uruguay	1			2 - 0
Wales	3			8 - 1
57 Countries	59	39	104	225- 299

Georgian unofficial games

Opponent	Wins	Draws	Losses
Georgia	1
Germany		1
Moldova			1
Bahia			1
Freiburg	1
FC Köln	1
6 Teams	3	1	2

References

^ "Georgian Football Federation". UEFA. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
^ "Georgia – International Results". RSSSF. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
^ "Georgia – International Results". eu-football.info. Retrieved December 30, 2015.

External links

[1] "Georgian Football Federation". UEFA. Retrieved December 30, 2006.

[RSSSF-2] "Georgia – International Results". RSSSF. Retrieved December 30, 2006.

[eu-football.info-3] "Georgia – International Results". eu-football.info. Retrieved December 30, 2015.

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