Georgia national under-19 football team
Nickname(s) | ჯვაროსნები Jvarosnebi (Crusaders) | ||
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Association | Georgian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | UEFA | ||
Head coach | Lasha Pirtskhalaishvili | ||
Captain | Sandro Narimanidze | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | GEO | ||
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First international | |||
Israel 0–1 Georgia (Tel-Aviv, 16 November 1993) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Estonia 1–8 Georgia (Tallinn, 12 October 2003) Georgia 7–0 Liechtenstein (Tbilisi, 14 November 2018) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Georgia 0–6 Turkey (Dubnica, 19 May 2006) England 6–0 Georgia (Hjørring, 24 September 2022) | |||
UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1999) | ||
Best result | Group 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[edit]
UEFA European Under-19 Championship[edit]
Year | Round | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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1999 | Group Stage | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
2013 | Group Stage | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
2017 | Group Stage | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualifying Rounds[edit]
Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
2003 | First Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
2004 | First Round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||
2005 | First Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||
2006 | First and Elite Rounds | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | ||
2007 | First and Elite Rounds | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
2008 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
2009 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
2010 | First round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2011 | First round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
2012 | First and Elite Rounds | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | ||
2013 | First and Elite Rounds | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||
2014 | First and Elite Rounds | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | ||
2015 | First Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
2016 | First Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
2017 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
2018 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
2019 | First Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | ||
2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
2022 | First and Elite rounds | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
2023 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | ||
2024 | First and Elite rounds | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | ||
2025 | To be determined |
Notes:
- Bold indicates qualification for the championship.
Current squad[edit]
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 played between 20 and 26 March 2024.[3]
Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Italy.[4]
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have previously been called up to the Georgia under-19 squad and remain eligible.
Statistics[edit]
- As of 30 March 2024[5]
Opponent | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
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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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
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 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
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[edit]
- Gela Gomelauri (2000–2001)
- Otar Korgalidze (2002–2003)
- Koba Zhorzhikashvili (2003–2004)
- Vakhtang Kopaleishvili (2004–2005)
- Koba Zhorzhikashvili (2005–2006)
- Heinz Toppmöller (2006–2008)
- Zaur Svanadze (2008–2009)
- Gela Shekiladze (2009–2010)
- Vladimer Gutsaev (2010–2011)
- Giorgi Devdariani (2011–2012)
- Otar Korgalidze (2012)
- Kakha Kacharava (2012–2013)
- Giorgi Tsetsadze (2013)
- Vasil Maisuradze (2013–2014)
- Giorgi Devdariani (2014–2015)
- Vasil Maisuradze (2015–2016)
- Giorgi Kipiani (2016–2017)
- Giorgi Mikadze (2018)
- Ramaz Svanadze (2019–2021)
- Vasil Maisuradze (2021–2024)
- Lasha Pirtskhalaishvili (since 2024)
References[edit]
- ^ "19-წლამდელებმა აზერბაიჯანი დაამარცხეს - ვასილ მაისურაძის პირველი ტესტი ბაქოში". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2019/20" (PDF). UEFA.
- ^ "ვაჟთა ასაკობრივი გუნდების შემადგენლობები და განრიგი მარტის მატჩებისთვის" (in Georgian). საქართველოს ფეხბურთის ფედერაცია. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Squad". uefa.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "U19 statistics". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 March 2024.