Georgia national under-19 football team

Georgia Under-19
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)ჯვაროსნები Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
AssociationGeorgian Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA
Head coachVasil Maisuradze
CaptainSandro Narimanidze
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeGEO
First colours
Second colours
First international
Israel Israel 0–1 Georgia Georgia (country)
(Tel-Aviv, 16 November 1993)
Biggest win
Estonia Estonia 1–8 Georgia Georgia (country)
(Tallinn, 12 October 2003)
Georgia (country) Georgia 7–0 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
(Tbilisi, 14 November 2018)
Biggest defeat
Georgia (country) Georgia 0–6 Turkey Turkey
(Dubnica, 19 May 2006)
England England 6–0 Georgia Georgia (country)
(Hjørring, 24 September 2022)
UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage

The Georgia national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Football Federation, the governing body for football in Georgia. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the annual UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

The squad are currently coached by Vasil Maisuradze who was appointed in 2021.[1]

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Year Round W D L GS GA
Sweden 1999 Group Stage 0 1 2 4 9
Lithuania 2013 Group Stage 0 1 2 2 5
Georgia (country) 2017 Group Stage 1 0 2 2 4

UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualifying Rounds

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Norway 2002 First Round 3 0 1 1 2 5
Liechtenstein 2003 First Round 3 2 0 1 4 1
Switzerland 2004 First Round 3 1 0 2 8 5
Northern Ireland 2005 First Round 3 1 1 1 7 6
Poland 2006 First and Elite Rounds 6 3 1 2 10 14
Austria 2007 First and Elite Rounds 6 2 2 2 6 8
Czech Republic 2008 First Round 3 0 0 3 1 5
Ukraine 2009 First Round 3 0 1 2 2 3
France 2010 First round 3 0 2 1 1 2
Romania 2011 First round 3 0 1 2 1 6
Estonia 2012 First and Elite Rounds 6 4 1 1 13 8
Lithuania 2013 First and Elite Rounds 6 3 2 1 9 5
Hungary 2014 First and Elite Rounds 6 5 0 1 16 4
Greece 2015 First Round 3 2 0 1 6 4
Germany 2016 First Round 3 1 1 1 3 3
Georgia (country) 2017 Qualified as hosts
Finland 2018 First Round 3 0 2 1 2 3
Armenia 2019 First Round 3 1 1 1 9 3
2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Slovakia 2022 First and Elite rounds 6 3 0 3 5 6
Malta 2023 First Round 3 0 0 3 2 12
Northern Ireland 2024 First Round* 3 2 0 1 4 5
Romania 2025 To be determined

Notes:

  • Bold indicates qualification for the championship.
  • Qualified for the Elite round.

Current squad

For the 2023–24 season, players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible.[2]

The following players were called up for the matches against  Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy to be played between 20 and 26 March 2024.[3]

Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2023, after the match against Moldova.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Soso Kopaliani (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Georgia (country) Locomotive Tbilisi
1 1GK Revaz Kurtanidze (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Georgia (country) Saburtalo Tbilisi
14 2DF Davit Bukia (2005-07-27) 27 July 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Georgia (country) Locomotive Tbilisi
3 2DF Sandro Narimanidze (2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 (age 18) 3 0 Georgia (country) Saburtalo Tbilisi
2DF Amiran Tkeshelashvili (2006-07-11) 11 July 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi
2 2DF Gela Sadgobelashvili (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19) 3 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
4 2DF Akaki Giunashvili (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19) 3 0 Georgia (country) Kolkheti 1913
5 2DF Nikoloz Chikovani (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19) 3 0 Georgia (country) Sioni Bolnisi
2DF Davit Paghava (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Georgia (country) Kolkheti 1913
17 2DF Nikoloz Tsetskhladze (2005-10-29) 29 October 2005 (age 18) 3 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
16 3MF Tsotne Berelidze (2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 (age 18) 3 1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
8 3MF Saba Geguchadze (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Georgia (country) Saburtalo Tbilisi
13 3MF Dachi Lordkipanidze (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19) 3 1 Italy Cremonese
3MF Giorgi Tsetskhladze (2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
10 3MF Avtandil Mashava (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
3MF Luka Bubuteishvili (2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
11 4FW Aleko Basiladze (2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 (age 18) 3 0 Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi
7 4FW Saba Samushia (2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 (age 17) 3 0 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
9 4FW Luka Sherozia (2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 19) 3 2 Georgia (country) Samgurali
4FW Luka Pridonishvili (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Georgia under-19 squad and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Giorgi Bediashvili (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Georgia (country) Gagra v.  Cyprus  Moldova  Spain, November 2023
DF Tengiz Gobeshia (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi v.  Cyprus  Moldova  Spain, November 2023
DF Giorgi Gogsadze (2006-10-03) 3 October 2006 (age 17) 2 0 Georgia (country) Saburtalo Tbilisi v.  Cyprus  Moldova  Spain, November 2023
DF Jorge Karseladze (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Portugal Rio Ave v.  Belarus, June 2023
DF Giorgi Meparishvili (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi v.  Belarus, June 2023
DF Giorgi Nikolaishvili (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Georgia (country) Saburtalo Tbilisi v.  Belarus, June 2023
MF Aleksandre Peikrishvili (2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 17) 2 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi v.  Cyprus  Moldova  Spain, November 2023
MF Nika Nakhashvili 0 0 Georgia (country) Saburtalo Tbilisi v.  Belarus, June 2023
MF Nikoloz Kantidze 0 0 Georgia (country) Saburtalo Tbilisi v.  Belarus, June 2023
MF Givi Khachidze (2005-12-11) 11 December 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Georgia (country) Saburtalo Tbilisi v.  Belarus, June 2023
MF Nikoloz Ninidze (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Georgia (country) Locomotive Tbilisi
FW Sandro Avaliani (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Georgia (country) Saburtalo Tbilisi v.  Cyprus  Moldova  Spain, November 2023

Statistics

As of 18 March 2024[5]
Opponent Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
 Albania 3 2 0 1 2 1
 Andorra 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Australia 2 1 1 0 2 1
 Azerbaijan 4 0 1 3 3 8
 Belarus 4 1 1 2 4 5
 Belgium 4 2 0 2 5 6
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 5 5
 Bulgaria 4 2 1 1 4 2
 Croatia 4 2 0 2 4 5
 Cyprus 6 3 3 0 11 3
 Czech Republic 4 0 0 4 2 9
 Denmark 3 0 1 2 3 8
 England 4 0 1 3 3 13
 Estonia 4 4 0 0 14 2
 Faroe Islands 1 1 0 0 2 0
 Finland 2 2 0 0 4 1
 France 4 1 2 1 4 5
 Germany 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Greece 2 1 0 1 2 2
 Hungary 2 1 1 0 5 3
 Iceland 2 1 1 0 3 1
 Republic of Ireland 2 1 1 0 3 2
 Israel 8 2 4 2 8 7
 Italy 4 1 1 2 4 6
 Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 3 1
 Kosovo 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Latvia 4 1 1 2 5 6
 Liechtenstein 1 1 0 0 7 0
 Lithuania 4 2 1 1 9 5
 Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 2 0
 Malta 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Moldova 2 2 0 0 4 1
 Montenegro 5 1 1 3 4 8
 Netherlands 3 1 0 2 3 4
 North Macedonia 2 2 0 0 9 4
 Northern Ireland 2 1 1 0 2 1
 Norway 2 1 0 1 1 1
 Poland 4 2 0 2 6 8
 Portugal 8 0 1 7 3 19
 Romania 3 1 0 2 4 9
 Russia 3 3 0 0 3 0
 Scotland 2 1 0 1 4 3
 Serbia 6 2 1 3 6 7
 Slovakia 3 1 0 2 5 7
 Slovenia 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Spain 4 0 1 3 2 12
 Sweden 2 1 1 0 2 1
  Switzerland 3 2 1 0 5 2
 Turkey 5 1 2 2 6 13
 Ukraine 5 1 1 2 2 4
 Wales 3 1 1 1 5 4

Managerial history

References

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  2. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2019/20" (PDF). UEFA.
  3. ^ "ვაჟთა ასაკობრივი გუნდების შემადგენლობები და განრიგი მარტის მატჩებისთვის" (in Georgian). საქართველოს ფეხბურთის ფედერაცია. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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  5. ^ "U19 statistics". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 November 2023.