Georgia national football team

Summary

The Georgia national football team (Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები, romanized: sakartvelos erovnuli sapekhburto nak'rebi) represents Georgia in men's international football matches, 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 1996 onwards, with their first participation set to be at UEFA Euro 2024. Home games are played at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi.

Georgia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)ჯვაროსნები
Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
AssociationGeorgian Football Federation (GFF)
საქართველოს ფეხბურთის ფედერაცია
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachWilly Sagnol
CaptainGuram Kashia
Most capsGuram Kashia (112)
Top scorerShota Arveladze (26)
Home stadiumBoris Paichadze Dinamo Arena (minor), Adjarabet Arena (second), Mikheil Meskhi Stadium and Ramaz Shengelia Stadium
FIFA codeGEO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 77 Steady (15 February 2024)[1]
Highest42 (September 1998)
Lowest156 (March 1994)
First international
Unofficial
Georgian SSR 2–2 Lithuania 
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 27 May 1990)
Official
 Lithuania 1–0 Georgia 
(Kaunas, Lithuania; 2 September 1992)
Biggest win
 Georgia 8–0 Thailand 
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 12 October 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Georgia 1–7 Spain 
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 8 September 2023)
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultTBD (2024)

History edit

The history of the 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 27 May 1990 at national 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 9 April 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,[3] enabling Georgia to play competitive matches. The first of these came in September 1994, a 1–0 defeat to Moldova[4] as part of the qualifiers for Euro 1996. Georgia finished third in their group, ahead of Moldova, Wales and Albania, 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 the FIFA World Ranking.

During UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying the Georgia national team won one match, drew two and finished at the 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 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Georgia beat Albania 2–0 at home and Kazakhstan away 2–1. They finished sixth (second bottom) with ten points in Group 2.

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

Héctor Cúper became the manager of Georgia in August 2008. During the qualification round for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Georgia failed to win any matches and finished sixth (and last) with three points.[5] Cuper didn't extend his contract, and on 6 November 2009, Temur Ketsbaia was appointed as the new manager of the Georgian national football team. Ketsbaia resigned as manager after a 4–0 defeat at home to Poland in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers on 14 November 2014, having previously stated he would do so before the match regardless of the result.[6][7]

In June 2016, Georgia beat the two-times reigning European champions Spain 1–0 in their final pre-Euro 2016 friendly.[8]

In 2018, they were the first team to earn promotion in the new UEFA Nations League. They scored the event's first goal in a UEFA Nations League D game in Kazakhstan before beating Latvia twice and Andorra, with 2 games still to spare and earned their first-ever playoff berth.[9][10] In the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, Georgia had a disappointing run, with their only two wins came over Gibraltar. In the Path D playoff semi-final, Georgia managed to beat Belarus 1–0 and thus the hope to qualify for UEFA Euro 2020 increased,[11] but it went in vain after the Georgians suffered a heartbreaking home defeat to North Macedonia in the decisive match and thus missed the opportunity to make a historic debut in a major competition.[12][13]

Georgia showed improvements with a strong 2–0 win over Sweden at the 2022 World Cup qualification on 11 November 2021.[14][15][16] They continued their improvement by winning the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C Group 4, getting promoted to 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B, and qualified for their second-ever play-off berth.[17][18][19] Georgia won 2–0 against Luxembourg, earning them a spot in the final of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs.[20][21] They defeated Greece 4–2 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the playoff final, which guaranteed Georgia's qualification for Euro 2024 and their first ever international tournament.[22][23][24][25][26][27]

Results and fixtures edit

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023 edit

28 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Georgia   1–1   Norway Batumi, Georgia
18:00
  • Mikautadze   60'
Report
Stadium: Batumi Stadium
Attendance: 20,300
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
17 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Cyprus   1–2   Georgia Larnaca, Cyprus
20:45
Report
Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis
Attendance: 3,763
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
20 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Scotland   2–0   Georgia Glasgow, Scotland
20:45
Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,062
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
8 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Georgia   1–7   Spain Tbilisi, Georgia
18:00
Report
Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 51,694
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
12 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Norway   2–1   Georgia Oslo, Norway
20:45
Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 23,665
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
12 October 2023 Friendly Georgia   8–0   Thailand Tbilisi, Georgia
20:00
Report Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Attendance: 9,274
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
15 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Georgia   4–0   Cyprus Tbilisi, Georgia
15:00
Report Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Attendance: 15,871
Referee: Rob Jones (England)
16 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Georgia   2–2   Scotland Tbilisi, Georgia
18:00
Report
Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 44,595
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
19 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Spain   3–1   Georgia Valladolid, Spain
20:45
Report Stadium: José Zorrilla
Attendance: 24,146
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

2024 edit

21 March 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs Georgia   2–0   Luxembourg Tbilisi, Georgia
21:00
Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 51,404
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
26 March 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs Georgia   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
  Greece Tbilisi, Georgia
21:00 Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Penalties
9 June 2024 Friendly Montenegro   v   Georgia Podgorica, Montenegro
Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
18 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F Turkey   v   Georgia Dortmund, Germany
18:00 Report Stadium: Westfalenstadion
22 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F Georgia   v   Czech Republic Hamburg, Germany
15:00 Report Stadium: Volksparkstadion
26 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F Georgia   v   Portugal Gelsenkirchen, Germany
21:00 Report Stadium: Arena AufSchalke
7 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Georgia   v   Czech Republic Georgia
20:00
10 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Albania   v   Georgia Tirana, Albania
20:45 Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
11 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Ukraine   v   Georgia TBD[a]
20:45
14 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Georgia   v   Albania Georgia
20:00
16 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League Georgia   v   Ukraine Georgia
21:00
19 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League Czech Republic   v   Georgia Czech Republic
20:45

Coaching staff edit

As of 28 March 2024[29]
Position Name
Manager   Willy Sagnol
Assistant Manager   Adel Chedli
  Zurab Khizanishvili
Goalkeeping Coach   Davit Gvaramadze
Analyst   Irakli Chitauri
  Levan Zamtaradze
Fitness Trainer   Fabien Bossuet

Coaching history edit

As of 28 March 2024[30]

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs. [31]

Caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2024, after the match against Greece.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Giorgi Loria (1986-01-27) 27 January 1986 (age 38) 78 0   Dinamo Tbilisi
12 1GK Giorgi Mamardashvili (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 23) 16 0   Valencia
23 1GK Luka Gugeshashvili (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 24) 1 0   Qarabağ

2 2DF Otar Kakabadze (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995 (age 28) 60 0   Cracovia
3 2DF Lasha Dvali (1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 28) 31 1   APOEL
4 2DF Guram Kashia (captain) (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 (age 36) 112 3   Slovan Bratislava
5 2DF Solomon Kvirkvelia (1992-02-06) 6 February 1992 (age 32) 58 0   Al-Okhdood
13 2DF Giorgi Gocholeishvili (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23) 8 0   Shakhtar Donetsk
14 2DF Luka Lochoshvili (1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 25) 10 1   Cremonese
15 2DF Giorgi Gvelesiani (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 32) 0 0   Persepolis
2DF Vladimer Mamuchashvili (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 26) 10 0   Dinamo Batumi
2DF Saba Sazonov (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22) 3 0   Torino

6 3MF Giorgi Kochorashvili (1999-06-19) 19 June 1999 (age 24) 7 0   Levante
9 3MF Zuriko Davitashvili (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23) 34 6   Bordeaux
10 3MF Giorgi Chakvetadze (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999 (age 24) 24 8   Watford
16 3MF Nika Kvekveskiri (1992-05-29) 29 May 1992 (age 31) 59 0   Lech Poznań
17 3MF Otar Kiteishvili (1996-03-26) 26 March 1996 (age 28) 36 2   Sturm Graz
18 3MF Sandro Altunashvili (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997 (age 26) 4 0   Wolfsberger AC
19 3MF Levan Shengelia (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 28) 16 1   Panetolikos
20 3MF Jaba Kankava (1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 38) 101 10   Slovan Bratislava
21 3MF Giorgi Tsitaishvili (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 (age 23) 16 1   Dinamo Batumi
3MF Anzor Mekvabishvili (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 22) 13 0   Universitatea Craiova

7 4FW Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23) 29 15   Napoli
8 4FW Budu Zivzivadze (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30) 25 7   Karlsruher SC
11 4FW Giorgi Kvilitaia (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30) 37 6   APOEL
22 4FW Georges Mikautadze (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 23) 24 9   Metz

Recent call-ups edit

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
DF Irakli Azarovi (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22) 18 0   Shakhtar Donetsk v.   Spain, 19 November 2023
DF Aleksandre Kalandadze (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 22) 2 0   Dinamo Tbilisi v.   Spain, 19 November 2023
DF Iva Gelashvili (2001-04-08) 8 April 2001 (age 22) 1 0   Spezia v.   Spain, 19 November 2023
DF Jemal Tabidze (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 (age 28) 15 1   Panetolikos v.   Scotland, 20 June 2023

MF Giorgi Aburjania (1995-01-02) 2 January 1995 (age 29) 39 1   Hatayspor v.   Spain, 19 November 2023
MF Gabriel Sigua (2005-06-30) 30 June 2005 (age 18) 2 0   Basel v.   Scotland, 16 November 2023 INJ
MF Saba Lobzhanidze (1994-12-18) 18 December 1994 (age 29) 36 3   Atlanta United v.   Cyprus, 15 October 2023
MF Luka Gagnidze (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21) 5 0   Dynamo Moscow v.   Norway, 12 September 2023

FW Davit Volkovi (1995-06-03) 3 June 1995 (age 28) 5 2   Sabah v.   Spain, 19 November 2023

Records edit

As of 19 November 2023[32]
Players in bold are still active with Georgia.

Most appearances edit

 
Guram Kashia is Georgia's most capped player with 110 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Guram Kashia 112 3 2009–present
2 Jaba Kankava 101 10 2004–present
3 Levan Kobiashvili 100 12 1996–2011
4 Zurab Khizanishvili 92 1 1999–2015
5 Kakha Kaladze 83 1 1996–2011
6 Giorgi Loria 78 0 2008–present
7 Giorgi Nemsadze 69 0 1992–2004
8 Aleksandre Iashvili 67 15 1996–2011
9 Gocha Jamarauli 62 6 1994–2004
Valeri Qazaishvili 62 13 2014–2022

Top goalscorers edit

 
Shota Arveladze is Georgia's top scorer with 26 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Shota Arveladze 26 61 0.43 1992–2007
2 Temur Ketsbaia 17 52 0.33 1990–2003
3 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 15 29 0.52 2019–present
Aleksandre Iashvili 15 67 0.22 1996–2011
5 Tornike Okriashvili 13 49 0.27 2010–2021
Valeri Qazaishvili 13 62 0.21 2014–2022
7 Giorgi Demetradze 12 56 0.21 1996–2007
Levan Kobiashvili 12 100 0.12 1996–2011
9 Jaba Kankava 10 101 0.1 2004–present
10 Georges Mikautadze 9 24 0.38 2021–present
Mikheil Kavelashvili 9 46 0.2 1991–2002

Competitive record edit

FIFA World Cup edit

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position
  1930 to   1990 Part of the   Soviet Union Part of the   Soviet Union
  1994 FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament.[b] Not admitted to the tournament
  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 10 0 5 5 8 14 5/6
  2022 8 2 1 5 6 12 4/5
      2026 To be determined To be determined
      2030
  2034
Total 0/7 64 11 17 36 57 101

UEFA European Championship edit

UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position
  1960 to   1992 Part of the   Soviet Union Part of the   Soviet Union
  1996 Did not qualify 10 5 0 5 14 13 3/6
    2000 10 1 2 7 8 18 6/6
  2004 8 2 1 5 8 14 5/5
    2008 12 3 1 8 16 19 6/7
    2012 10 2 4 4 7 9 5/6
  2016 10 3 0 7 10 16 5/6
  2020 10 3 2 5 8 12 4/5 (PO runners-up)
  2024 Qualified 10 3 3 4 14 18 4/5 (PO winners)
    2028 To be determined
    2032
Total 1/8 80 22 13 45 85 119

UEFA Nations League edit

UEFA Nations League record
Year League Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 D 1 1st 6 5 1 0 12 2   40th
2020–21 C 2 3rd 6 1 4 1 6 6   42nd
2022–23 C 4 1st 6 5 1 0 16 3   33rd
2024–25 B To be determined
Total 18 11 6 1 34 11 33rd

Statistics edit

The following table shows Georgia‘a all-time international record, correct as of 26 March 2024.

Opponents Play Win Draw Lost Goals for Goals Against
  Albania 15 8 4 3 23 13
  Andorra 2 1 1 0 4 1
  Armenia 7 3 2 2 14 8
  Austria 2 0 1 1 2 3
  Azerbaijan 6 2 2 2 8 6
  Belarus 4 2 1 1 4 4
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 0 0 1 0
  Bulgaria 8 2 2 4 12 21
  Cameroon 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Croatia 3 1 0 2 3 4
  Cyprus 8 4 1 3 12 8
  Denmark 5 0 2 3 5 15
  Egypt 1 0 1 0 0 0
  England 2 0 0 2 0 4
  Estonia 8 4 2 2 9 7
  Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 9 1
  Finland 2 0 1 1 1 2
  France 4 0 1 3 1 7
  Germany 5 0 0 5 2 12
  Gibraltar 6 6 0 0 19 3
  Greece 10 0 3 7 6 17
  Hungary 2 1 0 1 4 5
  Iceland 1 0 0 1 1 3
  Iran 1 0 0 1 1 2
  Republic of Ireland 11 0 2 9 5 18
  Israel 6 1 2 3 4 7
  Italy 8 0 1 7 2 14
  Jordan 2 1 0 1 3 3
  Kazakhstan 6 3 2 1 7 4
  Kosovo 2 1 0 1 2 2
  Latvia 10 5 2 3 18 10
  Lebanon 2 0 0 2 4 7
  Liechtenstein 1 1 0 0 2 0
  Lithuania 8 4 1 3 13 6
  Luxembourg 5 3 1 1 7 2
  Malta 9 6 2 1 12 5
  Morocco 1 0 0 1 0 3
  Moldova 12 4 4 4 17 14
  Mongolia 1 1 0 0 6 1
  Montenegro 2 0 1 1 1 2
  Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 3
  New Zealand 1 0 0 1 1 3
  Nigeria 1 0 0 1 1 5
  Northern Ireland 1 0 0 1 1 4
  North Macedonia 5 2 2 1 7 3
  Norway 5 0 1 4 3 9
  Paraguay 1 0 0 1 0 1
  Poland 5 1 0 4 4 13
  Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 2
  Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 1
  Romania 8 1 2 5 6 20
  Russia 3 1 1 1 3 4
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 1 0 0 3 0
  Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 2 0
  Scotland 6 2 1 3 6 7
  Serbia 2 0 0 2 1 4
  Slovakia 2 1 0 1 3 3
  Slovenia 4 1 1 2 4 5
  South Africa 1 1 0 0 4 1
  South Korea 1 0 1 0 2 2
  Spain 7 1 0 6 4 19
  Sweden 2 1 0 1 2 1
   Switzerland 4 0 1 3 1 7
  Thailand 1 1 0 0 8 0
  Tunisia 2 1 1 0 3 1
  Turkey 5 1 1 3 5 12
  Ukraine 9 0 3 6 6 16
  United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 0 1
  Uruguay 1 1 0 0 2 0
  Uzbekistan 2 1 1 0 3 2
  Wales 5 3 1 1 9 3
71 National Teams [35] 282 90 60 132 340 396

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[28]
  2. ^ FIFA adopted a decision not to allow to participate in the 1994 FIFA World Cup the national teams of those former Soviet republics that did not participate in the qualification draw on 8 December 1991.[33] A proposition of Ukraine to arrange a separate tournament for all successors of the Soviet Union and supported by Georgia and Armenia was blocked by Russia.[34]

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External links edit

  • Georgian Football Federation
  • Georgia at FIFA
  • Georgia at UEFA
  • RSSSF archive of results 1990–
  • RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
  • Archive of results 1990–