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 Steady (5 May 2016)
Highest 42 (September 1998)
Lowest 156 (March 1994)
Elo ranking
Current 92 (9 September 2015)
Highest 49 (11 October 1995)
Lowest 108 (late 2009)
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-------
United States 1994 Did not enter-------
France 1998 Did Not Qualify 8314794/5
South Korea Japan 2002 831412123/5
Germany 2006 1224614256/7
South Africa 2010 100377196/6
Brazil 2014 81253104/5
Russia 2018 To Be Determined-------
Qatar 2022 - - - - - - -
Total 0/20 - 46 9 11 26 43 75 -

UEFA European Championship records

Finals record Qualification record
Year Result Group Pts goal place
England 1996 Did Not Qualify Group 7 15 14 - 13 3
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group 2 5 8 - 18 6
Portugal 2004 Group 10 7 8 - 14 5
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group B 10 16 - 19 6
Poland Ukraine 2012 Group F 10 7 - 9 5
France 2016 Group D 9 10 - 16 5
European Union 2020 To Be Determined

Manager History

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2 Sep '17 12 Nov '16 9 Oct '17 5 Sep '16 9 Oct '16
1  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible second round[lower-alpha 1] 6 Oct '16 — 6 Oct '17 12 Nov '16 24 Mar '17 5 Sep '17
1  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Jun '17 9 Oct '16 — 5 Sep '16 2 Sep '17 9 Oct '17
1  Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Mar '17 11 Jun '17 5 Sep '17 — 6 Oct '17 6 Oct '16
1  Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Sep '17 9 Oct '17 6 Oct '16 9 Oct '16 — 11 Jun '17
1  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Oct '17 5 Sep '16 24 Mar '17 2 Sep '17 12 Nov '16 —
First match(es) will be played on 5 September 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2016

2017

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.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Giorgi Loria (1986-01-27) 27 January 1986 34 0 Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara
1GK Nukri Revishvili (1987-03-02) 2 March 1987 31 0 Russia Mordovia Saransk
1GK Roini Kvaskhvadze (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 2 0 Cyprus Pafos
2DF Ucha Lobjanidze (1987-02-23) 23 February 1987 47 1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
2DF Aleksandr Amisulashvili (1982-08-20) 20 August 1982 46 4 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
2DF Guram Kashia (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 44 1 Netherlands Vitesse
2DF Solomon Kvirkvelia (1992-02-06) 6 February 1992 12 0 Russia Rubin Kazan
2DF Lasha Dvali (1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 3 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław
2DF Giorgi Navalovski (1986-06-28) 28 June 1986 12 0 Russia SKA-Energiya
3MF Jaba Kankava (Captain) (1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 62 7 France Reims
3MF Aleksandre Kobakhidze (1987-02-11) 11 February 1987 31 3 Ukraine Volyn Lutsk
3MF Jano Ananidze (1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 31 3 Russia Spartak Moscow
3MF Levan Kenia (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 28 3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
3MF Tornike Okriashvili (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 26 6 Turkey Eskişehirspor
3MF Giorgi Aburjania (1995-01-02) 2 January 1995 1 0 Spain Gimnàstic
3MF Valeri Kazaishvili (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 14 3 Netherlands Vitesse
3MF Giorgi Chanturia (1993-04-11) 11 April 1993 11 2 Germany MSV Duisburg
3MF Nika Dzalamidze (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 7 0 Turkey Çaykur Rizespor
3MF Nika Kvekveskiri (1992-05-29) 29 May 1992 3 0 Azerbaijan Inter Baku
4FW Levan Mchedlidze (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 27 2 Italy Empoli
4FW Mate Vatsadze (1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 15 4 Denmark AGF
4FW Giorgi Kvilitaia (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 0 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
4FW Nika Kacharava (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 1 0 Russia 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 5 0 Portugal Feirense v.  Albania, 16 November 2015
DF Gia Grigalava (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 23 0 Cyprus Pafos v.  Albania, 16 November 2015
DF Giorgi Popkhadze (1986-09-25) 25 September 1986 12 0 Georgia (country) Lokomotivi Tbilisi v.  Albania, 16 November 2015
DF Otar Kakabadze (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995 3 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi v.  Albania, 16 November 2015
DF Zurab Khizanishvili (1981-10-06) 6 October 1981 92 1 Azerbaijan Inter Baku v.  Germany, 11 October 2015
DF Lasha Salukvadze (1981-12-21) 21 December 1981 38 1 Azerbaijan Inter Baku v.  Poland, 13 June 2015
DF Kakhaber Aladashvili (1983-08-11) 11 August 1983 8 0 Russia SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk v.  Poland, 13 June 2015
DF Lasha Totadze (1988-08-24) 24 August 1988 0 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi v.  Poland, 13 June 2015
DF Levan Kakubava (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990 4 0 Georgia (country) Tskhinvali v.  Germany, 29 March 2015
MF Murtaz Daushvili (1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 28 0 Ukraine Karpaty Lviv v.  Albania, 16 November 2015
MF Mate Tsintsadze (1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 2 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi v.  Albania, 16 November 2015
MF Lucas Hufnagel (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 1 0 Germany SC Freiburg v.  Albania, 16 November 2015
MF Zakaria Beglarishvili (1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 1 0 Estonia FC Flora v.  Albania, 16 November 2015
MF Giorgi Merebashvili (1986-08-15) 15 August 1986 18 0 Greece Levadiakos v.  Germany, 11 October 2015
MF Guga Palavandishvili (1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 1 0 Georgia (country) Dila Gori v.  Germany, 11 October 2015
MF Giorgi Papunashvili (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 3 0 Germany Werder Bremen II v.  Republic of Ireland, 7 September 2015
MF Kakhi Makharadze (1987-10-20) 20 October 1987 4 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent v.  Poland, 13 June 2015
MF Gogita Gogua (1983-10-04) 4 October 1983 27 1 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar v.  Ukraine, 9 June 2015 PRE
FW Nikoloz Gelashvili (1985-08-05) 5 August 1985 31 1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi v.  Albania, 16 November 2015
FW Bachana Tskhadadze (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 8 0 Georgia (country) Lokomotivi Tbilisi v.  Albania, 16 November 2015

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)
Levan Kobiashvili 1996–2011 12 (100)
7 Georgi Kinkladze 1991–2005 9 (54)
8 Mikhail Kavelashvili 1994–2002 8 (45)
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 5939104225- 299

Georgian unofficial games

Opponent Wins Draws Losses
 Georgia 1
 Germany 1
 Moldova 1
Bahia 1
Freiburg 1
FC Köln 1
6 Teams 312

See also

References

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georgia national football team.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, May 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.