Georgia national football team

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Georgia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)"Jvarosnebi" (Crusaders)
AssociationGeorgian Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachArgentina Héctor Cúper
CaptainKakhaber Kaladze
Most capsLevan Kobiashvili (71)
Top scorerShota Arveladze (21)
Home stadiumBoris Paichadze Stadium
FIFA codeGEO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current77
Highest42 (September 1998)
Lowest156 (March 1994)
First international
Georgia (country) Georgia 2 - 2 Lithuania 
(Tbilisi, Georgia; May 27, 1990)
Biggest win
Georgia (country) Georgia 7 - 0 Armenia 
(Tbilisi, Georgia; March 30, 1997)
Biggest defeat
 Romania 5 - 0 Georgia Georgia (country)
(Bucharest, Romania; April 24, 1996)
 Denmark 6 - 1 Georgia Georgia (country)
(Copenhagen, Denmark; September 7, 2005)

The Georgia national football team is the national 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.

Georgia's home games are played at the Boris Paichadze Stadium in Tblisi.

History

Prior to 1990, Georgian players played for the USSR national football team. The first match played by the Georgian national team occurred while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union, when they played Lithuania on May 27, 1990, a match which ended in a 2-2 draw.[1](Curious fact:The match was between the two clubs FC Dinamo Tbilisi and Žalgiris Vilnius, but some time later, around 1992/93, officials football federations of these countries decided to change the status of the game to international. The decision was due to the fact that the clubs contained the best Georgian and Lithuanian players, so the countries designated the clubs their official teams). This was the Georgian team's only match prior to independence, which was declared on April 9, 1991. [2]

The Georgian Football Federation became a member of both UEFA and FIFA in 1992[3], enabling Georgia to play competitive matches. The first of these came in September 1994, a 1-0 defeat to Moldova[1] 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 qualifiers Bulgaria. Georgia have subsequently finished bottom of their group in qualification for the 2000 and 2004 European Championships, and have finished third, fourth and sixth in World Cup qualifying groups. Consequently, Georgia has never qualified for the finals of a major tournament. However, recently they have shown relative success on the international scene by beating twice World Cup winners Uruguay and well established Turkey both in friendly matches.

World Cup record

European Championship record

Notable players

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FIFA World Cup qualification

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Most capped Georgia players

As of March 27, 2008, the ten players with the most caps for Georgia are:

# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Levan Kobiashvili 1996- 71 7
2 Georgi Nemsadze 1992-2004 69 0
3 Kakha Kaladze 1996- 63 1
4 Gocha Jamarauli 1994-2004 62 6
5 Shota Arveladze 1997-2007 61 26

Top Georgia goalscorers

As of March 27, 2008, the seven players with the most goals for Georgia are:

# Player Career Goals (Caps)
1 Shota Arveladze 1997-2007 26 (61)
2 Temuri Ketsbaia 1991-2002 16 (50)
3 Alexander Iashvili 1998- 12 (40)
Giorgi Demetradze 1996- 12 (56)
5 Mikhail Kavelashvili 1994-2002 8 (45)
Georgi Kinkladze 1991-2005 8 (54)
7 Levan Kobiashvili 1996- 7 (71)

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Italy on September 10 2008.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Giorgi Loria 27 January 1986 5 0 Georgia (country) FC Dinamo Tbilisi
1GK Giorgi Makaridze 31 March 1990 5 0 Georgia (country) FC Dinamo Tbilisi
2 2DF Ucha Lobjanidze 23 February 1987 5 0 Georgia (country) FC Zestaponi
3 2DF Lasha Salukvadze (v. Northern Ireland on March 26) 25 December 1981 24 1 Russia FC Rubin Kazan
2DF Giorgi Navalovski 28 June 1986 2 0 Russia FC Anzhi Makhachkala
2DF Amiran Sanaia 3 September 1989 2 0 France Le Mans
2DF Zurab Khizanishvili 6 October 1981 35 0 England Blackburn Rovers
2DF Malkhaz Asatiani 4 August 1981 32 4 Ukraine FC Dynamo Kyiv
2DF Dato Kvirkvelia 27 June 1980 33 0 Russia FC Rubin Kazan
2DF Andro Devdariani 1 0
3MF Irakli Klimiashvili 30 May 1988 2 0 Georgia (country) FC WIT Georgia
3MF Levan Kenia 9 October 1990 11 3 Germany FC Schalke 04
3MF Zurab Menteshashvili 30 January 1980 16 0 Latvia FK Ventspils
3MF Davit Mujiri 2 January 1978 25 1 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
3MF Levan Tskitishvili 10 October 1976 Georgia (country) FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
3MF Levan Kobiashvili 10 July 1977 81 10 Germany Schalke 04
4FW Alexander Iashvili 23 October 1977 44 14 Germany Karlsruher SC
4FW Giorgi Merebashvili 15 August 1986 1 0 Georgia (country) FC Dinamo Tbilisi
4FW Beka Gotsiridze 21 February 1988 Georgia (country) FC Zestaponi
4FW Rati Aleksidze 3 August 1978 Georgia (country) FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
4FW Revazi Barabadze 4 October 1988 1 0 Russia FC Anzhi Makhachkala

Recent call-ups

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Giorgi Lomaia (v. Estonia on May 27) 28 August 1979 Georgia (country) FC Olimpi Rustavi
2DF Aleksandre Kvakhadze (v. Estonia on May 27) 17 August 1984 4 0 Georgia (country) FC WIT Georgia
2DF Giorgi Khidesheli (v. Estonia on May 27) 23 January 1988 2 0 Georgia (country) FC Zestaponi
3MF David Odikadze (v. Estonia on May 27) 14 April 1981 Georgia (country) FC Dinamo Tbilisi
2DF Kakha Kaladze (C) (v. Northern Ireland on March 26) 27 February 1978 62 1 Italy AC Milan
2DF Georgi Shashiashvili (v. Northern Ireland on March 26) 1 September 1979 Austria Sturm Graz
2DF Zaali Eliava (v. Northern Ireland on March 26) 2 January 1985 Latvia Skonto Riga
3MF Jaba Kankava (v. Northern Ireland on March 26) 18 March 1986 Ukraine FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
4FW Lasha Jakobia (v. Northern Ireland on March 26) 20 August 1980 Ukraine FC Vorskla Poltava
1GK Nukri Revishvili (v. Latvia on February 6) 2 March 1987 Russia FC Rubin Kazan
3MF Gogita Gogua (v. Latvia on February 6) 4 September 1983 Russia Spartak Nalchik
3MF Shota Grigalashvili (v. Latvia on February 6) 21 June 1986 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
3MF Sandro Kobakhidze (v. Latvia on February 6) 2 November 1987 Ukraine FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
4FW Levan Mchedlidze (v. Latvia on February 6) 24 March 1990 5 1 Italy U.S. Città di Palermo
4FW David Siradze (v. Latvia on February 6) 21 October 1981 Russia Spartak Nalchik

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b "Georgia - International Results". RSSSF. Retrieved December 30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "CIA World Factbook - Georgia". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved December 30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Georgian Football Federation". UEFA. Retrieved December 30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)


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