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Georgia men's national water polo team

Summary

The Georgia men's national water polo team represents Georgia in international men's water polo competitions. The team participated at the 2014 European Championship.

Georgia
FINA codeGEO
AssociationGeorgian Aquatic Sports Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachDejan Stanojević
Asst coachZurab Rurua
Gela Tukvadze
CaptainRevaz Imnaishvili
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current13 (as of 9 August 2021)
World Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best result10th (2022)
European Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2014)
Best result8th (2022)

Results edit

World Championships edit

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
  2022 Playoffs 10th 6 2 0 4 79 74 +5
Total Qualified: 1/19 6 2 0 4 79 74 +5

World League edit

    – Host of the Super Final

Year[1] Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
2002–2015 Did not compete
2016 European Preliminay round 6 0 0 6 57 100 −43
2017 European Preliminay round 4 0 0 4 38 60 −22
2018 Did not compete
2019
2020 Quarterfinals 8th 8 1 0 7 68 123 −55
Total Participated: 3/16
Qualified for the Super Final: 1/3		 18 1 0 17 163 283 −120

European Championships edit

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1992–2012 Did not qualify
  2014 Group stage 12th 7 0 0 7 45 93 −48
  2016 Group stage 14th 7 1 0 6 55 95 −40
  2018 Group stage 13th 5 2 0 3 40 52 −12
  2020 Playoffs for QF 10th 6 2 0 4 58 71 −13
  2022 Quarterfinals 8th 7 2 0 5 68 87 −19
  2024 Playoffs for QF 10th 6 1 0 5 57 95 −38
Total Qualified: 6/20 38 8 0 30 323 493 −170

Europa Cup edit

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
2018 Preliminay round 4 0 1 3 19 42 −23
Total Qualified for the Super Final: 0/1 4 0 1 3 19 42 −23

Team edit

Current squad edit

Roster for the 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]

Head coach: Dejan Stanojević

Name Date of birth Pos. Height Club
Sandro Adeishvili (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 (age 24) CF 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)   VK Radnički Kragujevac
Besarion Akhvlediani (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20) D 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)   Dinamo Tbilsi
Andria Bitadze (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 (age 26) CF 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)   CC Ortigia
Valiko Dadvani (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 21) W 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)   VK Radnički Kragujevac
Artsiom Dzikhtsiarenka (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 24) D 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)   Dinamo Tbilsi
Revaz Imanishvili (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 26) D 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)   Dinamo Tbilsi
Khvicha Jakhaia (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 27) P 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)   Dinamo Tbilsi
Marko Jelaca (1982-12-15) 15 December 1982 (age 41) P 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)   EVK Žaibas
Beka Kapanadze (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 (age 31) GK 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)   Dinamo Tbilsi
Giorgi Magrakvelidze (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) D 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)   Dinamo Tbilsi
Stefan Pjesivac (1996-12-12) 12 December 1996 (age 27) CF 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)   Dinamo Tbilsi
Irakli Razmadze (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 27) GK 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)   Dinamo Tbilsi
Nika Shushiashvili (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 24) D 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)   GS Apollon Smyrnis
Saba Tkeshelashvili (2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 20) P 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)   Dinamo Tbilsi
Dušan Vasić (1993-07-17) 17 July 1993 (age 30) D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)   VK Crvena zvezda

Notable players edit

Naturalized players edit

Damir Crepulja (now Tsrepulia) (MNE), Marko Elez (CRO), Marino Franičević (CRO), Marko Jelača (CRO), Ivan Strujić (CRO), Fabio Baraldi (ITA), Boris Vapenski (SRB)

Player statistics edit

Most appearances
Player Matches Position|Positions
Zurab Rurua 138 PP
Mikheil Baghaturia 120 PP
Marko Jelaca 100+ HG

Statistics edit

National team Total
Pld W D L
  Azerbaijan 1 1
  Belarus 5 3 1 1
  China 2 2
  Croatia 3 2 1
  Czech Republic 1 1
  Finland 1 1
  France 1 1
  Germany 1 1
  Great Britain 4 4
  Greece 20 15 5
  Hungary 7 4 3
  Ireland 1 1
  Israel 3 3
  Italy 2 2
  Kazakhstan 1 1
  Lithuania 1 1
  Malta 4 2 2
  Montenegro 1 1
  Netherlands 5 1 4
  Poland 5 4 1
  Portugal 2 2
  Romania 10 1 1 8
  Russia 4 4
  Slovakia 5 1 1 3
  Spain 1 1
  Switzerland 3 3
  Turkey 7 3 4
  Ukraine 5 4 1
Total (28) 86 36 4 46
  • *includes European B (or Level II) Championship
  • **other official (usually announced in LEN calendar) senior tournaments (usually friendly fixtures) – list: Tbilisi Cup (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015), Nodar Gvakharia Cup (2015), Danube Cup (52nd/2014), Tatarstan Cup – Kazan (2015), Aleksei Barkalov Memorial – Kiev (2010), Ibrahim Sulu Memorial (2015)

References edit

  1. ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Team roster: Georgia" (PDF). len.microplustimingservices.com. 4 January 2024. p. 4.
  • "Georgia (GEO)". Lenresults.jumbograndieventi.it. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  • "Georgia (GEO)". Lenresults.jumbograndieventi.it. Retrieved 5 December 2013.[permanent dead link]
  • "Georgian National Water Polo Team won 'Tbilisi Cup' – World Sport". Worldsport.ge. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

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