Georgia national under-21 football team

Georgia Under-21

Nickname(s)

ჯვაროსნები
Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)

Association

Georgian Football Federation

Confederation

UEFA

Head coach

Gia Geguchadze

Captain

Nika Kvekveskiri

FIFA code

GEO

First colours

Second colours

UEFA U-21 Championship

Appearances

The Georgia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Georgian national football team. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. Since the establishment of the Georgian under-21 side, the under-21 side has never reached a final tournament of the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

The current team is for Georgian players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. As long as they are eligible, players can play for Georgia at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side, and again for the U21s. This has been the case for several senior team players like Jano Ananidze and Levan Kakubava.

Although the breakup of the Soviet Union occurred officially on 25 December 1991, the under-21 team continued as Soviet Union until the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. After that, Georgia and the other countries who split from the Soviet Union like Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine became separate footballing entities.

Georgia U21 Qualifying results

Tournament	Qualifying
1996	qualifying
1998	qualifying
2000	qualifying
2002	qualifying
2004	group 10
2006	qualifying
2007	qualifying
2009	group 4
2011	group 2
2013	group 5
2015	group 3
2017	group 6

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	10	7	3	0	24	7	+17	24	Final tournament	—	1–1	4–2	3–2	5–0	3–0
2	Spain	10	7	2	1	31	9	+22	23	Play-offs	1–1	—	0–3	5–0	5–0	6–0
3	Croatia	10	6	2	2	24	11	+13	20		1–1	2–3	—	1–0	2–1	4–0
4	Georgia	10	4	1	5	17	17	0	13		0–1	2–5	2–2	—	3–0	4–0
5	Estonia	10	1	1	8	3	26	−23	4		0–3	0–2	0–4	0–1	—	0–0
6	San Marino	10	0	1	9	1	30	−29	1		0–2	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Times are CEST (UTC+2) for dates between 29 March and 24 October 2015 and between 27 March and 29 October 2016, for other dates times are CET (UTC+1

San Marino v Georgia

3 June 2015
20:30

San Marino	0–3	Georgia
	Report	Katcharava 44', 58' Papunashvili 81'

San Marino Stadium, Serravalle
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

Croatia v Georgia

3 September 2015
20:00

Croatia	1-0	Georgia
Milić 23'

Georgia v Spain

7 October 2015

Georgia	2-5	Spain
Tsintsadze 4' Lobzhanidze 60'		Munir 2', 73' Asensio 62' Mayoral 67' Ceballos 90'

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Tbilisi Georgia
Referee: Papir E.

Georgia v Estonia

13 October 2015

Georgia	v	Estonia

Spain v Georgia

13 November 2015

Spain	v	Georgia

Georgia v Sweden

17 November 2015

Georgia	v	Sweden

Georgia v San Marino

23 March 2016

Georgia	v	San Marino

Sweden v Georgia

June 2016

Sweden	v	Georgia

Estonia v Georgia

1 September 2016

Estonia	v	Georgia

Georgia v Croatia

6 September 2016

Georgia	v	Croatia

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for friendly match against France on 6 Octomber 2016. Caps and goals correct as of 6 Octomber 2016.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Beka Kurdadze	(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997	7	0	Saburtalo Tbilisi
22	1GK	Lazare Kupatadze	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996	3	0	Locomotive Tbilisi

2	2DF	Gagi Margvelashvili	(1996-10-30) 30 October 1996	2	0	Saburtalo Tbilisi
4	2DF	Anri Chichinadze	(1997-08-27) 27 August 1997	0	0	FC Torpedo Kutaisi
	2DF	Tsotne Nadaraia	(1997-02-21) 21 February 1997	1	0	Saburtalo Tbilisi
	2DF	Luka Lochoshvili	(1998-05-28) 28 May 1998	0	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
	2DF	Jimmy Tabidze	(1996-03-18) 18 March 1996	3	0	KAA Gent
18	2DF	Giorgi Tevzadze	(1996-08-25) 25 August 1996	1	0	Dinamo Tbilisi

7	3MF	Giorgi Aburjania	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995	5	0	Gimnàstic
8	3MF	Lasha Kochladze	(1995-08-22) 22 August 1995	1	0	Tskhinvali
9	3MF	Giorgi Gorozia	(1995-03-26) 26 March 1995	2	0	Stabæk
10	3MF	Giorgi Papunashvili	(1995-09-02) 2 September 1995	5	1	Werder Bremen II
11	3MF	Saba Lobzhanidze	(1994-12-18) 18 December 1994	5	3	Dinamo Tbilisi
13	3MF	Otar Kiteishvili	(1996-03-26) 26 March 1996	3	1	Dinamo Tbilisi
15	3MF	Dachi Tsnobiladze	(1994-01-28) 28 January 1994	2	0	Shukura Kobuleti

4	4FW	Roman Chanturia	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996	1	0	Empoli
11	4FW	Nika Katcharava	(1994-01-13) 13 January 1994	5	3	Rostov
14	4FW	Giorgi Pantsulaia	(1994-01-06) 6 January 1994	5	0	Saburtalo
21	4FW	Ilia Kerdzevadze	(1996-01-19) 19 January 1996	1	0	Shukura Kobuleti

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to squad the within the last twelve months for UEFA Euro 2013 qualifying games.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Giorgi Begashvili	(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991	0	0	Gagra	v. Croatia; 15 August 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
GK	Joni Sherozia	(1990-08-09) 9 August 1990	0	0	Merani Martvili	v. Switzerland; 10 November 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)

DF	David Kokhia	(1993-04-22) 22 April 1993	1	0	Vojvodina	v. Croatia; 15 August 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
DF	Davit Khocholava	(1993-08-02) 2 August 1993			Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Switzerland; 7 October 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
DF	Giorgi Jgerenaia	(1993-12-28) 28 December 1993	6	0	Gagra	v. Estonia; 5 June 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
DF	Ivane Kandelaki	(1990-01-02) 2 January 1990			Free agent	v. Switzerland; 10 November 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
DF	Lasha Kalandadze	(1991-06-17) 17 June 1991	6	0	Gagra	v. Switzerland; 10 November 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
DF	Nika Apakidze	(1992-04-04) 4 April 1992	4	0	Zugdidi	v. Switzerland; 10 November 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
DF	Tornike Grigalashvili	(1993-01-28) 28 January 1993	0	0	Zestafoni	v. Croatia; 15 August 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)

MF	Giorgi Chanturia	(1993-04-11) 11 April 1993	8	1	Vitesse Arnhem	v. Croatia; 15 August 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
MF	Givi Ioseliani	(1993-04-11) 11 April 1993	9	0	Torpedo Kutaisi	v. Estonia; 5 June 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
MF	Irakli Lekvtadze	(1991-08-30) 30 August 1991	1	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Switzerland; 7 October 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
MF	Jambul Jigauri	(1992-07-08) 8 July 1992	6	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Croatia; 15 August 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
MF	Levan Kenia	(1990-10-18) 18 October 1990	4	1	Karpaty Lviv	v. Estonia; 5 June 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
MF	Luka Guguchia	(1991-12-10) 10 December 1991			Zugdidi	v. Switzerland; 10 November 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
MF	Tornike Okriashvili	(1992-02-12) 12 February 1992	14	2	Shakhtar Donetsk	v. Estonia; 5 June 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
MF	Valeri Kazaishvili	(1993-01-29) 29 January 1993	6	0	Vitesse Arnhem	v. Croatia; 15 August 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
MF	Zviad Sikharulia	(1992-08-01) 1 August 1992	1	0	Zugdidi	v. Switzerland; 10 November 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)

FW	Konstantine Gabashvili	(1992-02-06) 6 February 1992	0	0	Dinamo Tbilisi II	v. Croatia; 15 August 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
FW	Nikoloz Sabanadze	(1991-05-02) 2 May 1991	4	0	Torpedo Kutaisi	v. Estonia; 5 June 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
FW	Teimuraz Sharashenidze	(1992-01-21) 21 January 1992	6	0	Chikhura Sachkhere	v. Estonia; 5 June 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
FW	Zakaria Beglarisvili	(1990-04-30) 30 April 1990	6	0	Flora Tallinn	v. Estonia; 5 June 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)

Statistics

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Career	Goals (Caps)
1	Beka Gotsiridze	2005–2008	9 (19)
2	Mikheil Ashvetia	1997–1999	7 (14)
3	Rati Aleksidze	1997–1999	4 (14)
3	Vladimir Akhalaia	2002–2003	4 (13)

Last updated: 2 November 2012

Notable former players

Managerial history

Vladimir Gutsaev (1997–1998)
Gigla Imnadze (1998–1999)
Murtaz Khurtsilava (1999–2001)
Show Kopaleishvili (2001–2003)

Revaz Arveladze (2003–2004)
Gocha Tkebuchava (2004–2005)
Koba Zhorzhikashvili (2005–2006)
Ralf Minge (2006–2007)

Petar Segrt (2007–2009)
Otari Gabelia (2009–2011)
Soso Chedia (2011–2012)
Aleksandr Chivadze (2012–)

References

↑ "Georgia and Croatia share the spoils". UEFA.com. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
↑ "Georgia hold on to move up to third". UEFA.com. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
↑ "Zuber treble eases Switzerland beyond Georgia". UEFA.com. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
↑ "Switzerland record narrow win in Georgia". UEFA.com. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

External links

Team Profile & Squad at UEFA.com

National sports teams of Georgia

Men's teams	Baseball Basketball U-19 U-17 Football U-21 U-19 U-17 Futsal Handball Ice hockey Rugby League Rugby union U-20 U-18 7's Tennis Water polo

Women's teams	Basketball Floorball U-19 Football Tennis Volleyball

Olympics Paralympics

Football in Georgia

Georgian Football Federation

National teams	Men results Women U-21 U-19 U-17 Futsal

League competitions	Umaglesi Liga Pirveli Liga Meore Liga Women's football championship Futsal League

Cup competitions	Georgian Cup Georgian Super Cup

Clubs Venues Footballer of the Year Clubs in European competitions

National under-21 football teams of Europe (UEFA)

Active	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany USSR Yugoslavia

UEFA European U-21 and U-23 Championship

Under-23 Championship

Without host	1970–1972 1972–1974 1974–1976

Under-21 Championship

Without host	1976–1978 1978–1980 1980–1982 1982–1984 1984–1986 1986–1988 1988–1990 1990–1992

With host	France 1994 Spain 1996 Romania 1998 Slovakia 2000 Switzerland 2002 Germany 2004 Portugal 2006 Netherlands 2007 Sweden 2009 Denmark 2011 Israel 2013 Czech Republic 2015 Poland 2017 Italy 2019

Qualification	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Finals	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Squads	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

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