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Georgia Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)ჯვაროსნები
Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
AssociationGeorgian Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA
Head coachVasil Maisuradze
CaptainLuka Gugeshashvili
FIFA codeGEO
First colours
Second colours
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultTBD

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.

Competitive record[edit]

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
Silver background colour indicates second place finish.
Bronze background colour indicates third place finish.
Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA European U-21 Championship[edit]

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record
YearRoundPldWD *LGFGA
1960–1994Part of Soviet Union Soviet Union
Spain 1996Did not qualify
1994
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023Qualified as a host
Total–000000

UEFA European U-21 Championship qualification[edit]

TournamentQualifying
1996qualifying
1998qualifying
2000qualifying
2002qualifying
2004group 10
2006qualifying
2007qualifying
2009group 4
2011group 2
2013group 5
2015group 3
2017group 6
2019group 3
2021group 2

Standings[edit]

PosTeam
  • v
  • t
  • e
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 France109013210+2227Final tournament—3–13–21–05–05–0
2  Switzerland10901268+18273–1—2–14–12–13–0
3 Georgia105051714+3150–20–3—2–11–04–0
4 Slovakia104062221+1123–51–23–2—2–16–0
5 Azerbaijan10208618−1261–20–10–32–1—1–0
6 Liechtenstein10109335−3230–50–50–22–41–0—
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Georgian under 21 only Official games (not friendly)[edit]

OpponentWinsDrawsLossesGoals
 Albania3126 - 6
 Armenia113 - 4
 Azerbaijan24 - 0
 Bulgaria21 - 3
 Croatia1214 - 4
 Denmark34 - 10
 England110 - 1
 Estonia5110 - 4
 Faroe Islands11 - 3
 Finland114 - 3
 France22 - 5
 Germany20 - 5
 Greece224 - 8
 Hungary21 - 4
 Republic of Ireland44 - 4
 Italy134 - 11
 Kazakhstan224 - 6
 Latvia26 - 3
 Liechtenstein26 - 0
 Lithuania2126 - 4
 Luxembourg113 - 3
 Malta24 - 2
 Moldova2115 - 2
 Netherlands111 - 6
 Norway110 - 3
 Poland1138 - 14
 Romania21 - 5
 Russia134 - 10
 San Marino27 - 0
 Scotland113 - 2
 Serbia11 - 3
 Slovakia135 - 8
 Slovenia22 - 2
 Spain64 - 24
  Switzerland171 - 16
 Sweden22 - 4
 Turkey2115 - 2
 Ukraine20 - 9
 Wales22 - 7
40 Countries362063132 - 210

Current squad[edit]

The following players were called up to the squad for match against Slovakia on 18 November 2019.[1] Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
121GKLuka Gugeshashvili (captain) (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 22)120 Dila Gori
231GKDemetre Buliskeria (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 21)00 Toredo Kutaisi
22DFNikoloz Mali (1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 22)80 Saburtalo Tbilisi
32DFIlia Beriashvili (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 22)40 Telavi
42DFLuka Lochoshvili (1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 22)122 Dinamo Tbilisi
52DFDavit Kobouri (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 23)140 Dinamo Tbilisi
152DF Aleksandre Andronikashvili (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 22)00 Locomotive Tbilisi
162DFLasha Ugrekhelidze (1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 21)00 Sioni Bolnisi
222DFIuri Tabatadze (1999-11-29) 29 November 1999 (age 21)20 Saburtalo Tbilisi
63MFGiorgi Kochorashvili (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 21)40 Atlético Levante UD
73MFKhvicha Kvaratskhelia (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 20)11 Rubin Kazan
83MFGiorgi Kutsia (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 21)90 Dinamo Tbilisi
93MFNika Ninua (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 21)90 PAOK
113MFZuriko Davitashvili (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 20)40 Rubin Kazan
183MFLuka Silagadze (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 22)60 Valmieras
203MFIrakli Bugridze (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 (age 23)104 Dinamo Tbilisi
213MFRati Ardazishvili (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 23)40 Rukh Lviv
103MFGiorgi Kokhreidze (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 22)121 Saburtalo Tbilisi
134FWNugzar Spanderashvili (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 22)50 Dila Gori
144FWBeka Kavtaradze (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 21)61 Saburtalo Tbilisi

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.[2]

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GKGiorgi Mamardashvili (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 20)00 Locomotive Tbilisiv.   Switzerland, 11 October 2019[3]
DFLuka Lakvekheliani (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 22)62 Mezőkövesdi v.  Azerbaijan, 10 September 2019[4]
DFVakhtang Nebieridze (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 (age 21)20 Torpedo Kutaisiv.  France, 15 November 2019[5]
DFVazha Patsatsia (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 23)30 Dinamo Batumiv.  France, 15 November 2019[6]
MFPaata Kiteishvili (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 22)10 Rustaviv.   Switzerland, 11 October 2019[7]
MFDavit Samurkasovi (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 23)41 Locomotive Tbilisiv.  Liechtenstein, 5 September 2019[8]
MFTornike Dzebinauri (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 21)20 Locomotive Tbilisiv.  Liechtenstein, 5 September 2019[9]
FWGiorgi Arabidze (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 23)135 Nacionalv.   Switzerland, 11 October 2019[10]
FWVato Arveladze (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 23)113 Locomotive Tbilisiv.   Switzerland, 11 October 2019[11]
  • INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary squad.
  • RET Retired from international football.

Statistics[edit]

Notable former players[edit]

Managerial history[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2026604--slovakia-vs-georgia/
  2. ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/teams/257157--georgia/squad/
  3. ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2026510--switzerland-vs-georgia/
  4. ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2026514--azerbaijan-vs-georgia/
  5. ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2026508--france-vs-georgia/
  6. ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2026508--france-vs-georgia/
  7. ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2026510--switzerland-vs-georgia/
  8. ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2026503--georgia-vs-liechtenstein/
  9. ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2026503--georgia-vs-liechtenstein/
  10. ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2026510--switzerland-vs-georgia/
  11. ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2026510--switzerland-vs-georgia/

External links[edit]

  • Team Profile & Squad at UEFA.com