Georgia national under-21 football team
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.
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| Nickname(s) | ჯვაროსნები Jvarosnebi (Crusaders) | ||
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| Association | Georgian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | UEFA | ||
| Head coach | Gia Geguchadze | ||
| Captain | Nika Kvekveskiri | ||
| FIFA code | GEO | ||
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| Appearances | 0 | ||
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.
Georgia U21 Qualifying results
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4 Sep | TBD | 13 Oct | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Final tournament if best runners-up (Play-offs otherwise) |
TBD | — | 3–2 | 12 Oct | 5–0 | 8 Oct | |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 9 Oct | 4 Sep | — | TBD | 13 Oct | 4–0 | ||
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 8 Sep | 3–5 | 3–2 | — | 8 Oct | TBD | ||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0–1 | 7 Sep | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 | 0–5 | TBD | 8 Sep | 2–4 | 1–0 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
- Tied on head-to-head points (3). Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Georgia +2, Slovakia 0, Azerbaijan −2.
Matches
Here are the matches of the Georgia football team in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification campaign:
| Azerbaijan | 0–3 | |
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| Switzerland | 2–1 | |
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| France | 3–2 | |
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Georgian under 21 only Official games (not friendly)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 6 - 6 |
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1 | 1 | 3 - 4 | |
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1 | 3 - 0 | ||
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2 | 1 - 3 | ||
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1 | 2 | 1 | 4 - 4 |
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3 | 4 - 10 | ||
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1 | 1 | 0 - 1 | |
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5 | 1 | 10 - 4 | |
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1 | 1 - 3 | ||
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1 | 1 | 4 - 3 | |
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1 | 2 - 3 | ||
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2 | 0 - 5 | ||
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2 | 2 | 4 - 8 | |
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2 | 1 - 4 | ||
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4 | 4 - 4 | ||
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1 | 3 | 4 - 11 | |
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2 | 2 | 4 - 6 | |
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2 | 6 - 3 | ||
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1 | 4 - 0 | ||
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2 | 1 | 2 | 6 - 4 |
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1 | 1 | 3 - 3 | |
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2 | 4 - 2 | ||
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2 | 1 | 1 | 5 - 2 |
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1 | 1 | 1 - 6 | |
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1 | 1 | 0 - 3 | |
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1 | 1 | 3 | 8 - 14 |
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2 | 1 - 5 | ||
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1 | 3 | 4 - 10 | |
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2 | 7 - 0 | ||
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1 | 1 | 3 - 2 | |
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1 | 1 - 3 | ||
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3 | 3 - 7 | ||
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2 | 2 - 2 | ||
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6 | 4 - 24 | ||
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1 | 6 | 1 - 13 | |
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2 | 2 - 4 | ||
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2 | 1 | 1 | 5 - 2 |
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2 | 0 - 9 | ||
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| 40 Countries | 33 | 20 | 60 | 122 - 201 |
Current squad
The following players were called up to the squad for friendly match against France on 6 October 2016. Caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2016.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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| 1 | GK | Beka Kurdadze | 24 January 1997 | 7 | 0 | | ||
| 22 | GK | Lazare Kupatadze | 1 January 1996 | 3 | 0 | | ||
| 2 | DF | Gagi Margvelashvili | 30 October 1996 | 2 | 0 | | ||
| 4 | DF | Anri Chichinadze | 27 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Tsotne Nadaraia | 21 February 1997 | 1 | 0 | | |||
| DF | Luka Lochoshvili | 28 May 1998 | 2 | 0 | | |||
| DF | Jimmy Tabidze | 18 March 1996 | 3 | 0 | | |||
| 18 | DF | Giorgi Tevzadze | 25 August 1996 | 1 | 0 | | ||
| 8 | MF | Lasha Kochladze | 22 August 1995 | 1 | 0 | | ||
| 13 | MF | Otar Kiteishvili | 26 March 1996 | 3 | 1 | | ||
| 20 | MF | Irakli Bugridze | 3 January 1998 | 2 | | |||
| 6 | MF | Davit Samurkasovi | 5 February 1998 | 1 | | |||
| 10 | MF | Giorgi Kokhreidze | 18 November 1998 | 1 | | |||
| 7 | MF | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | 12 February 2001 | 1 | | |||
| 4 | FW | Roman Chanturia | 9 February 1996 | 1 | 0 | | ||
| 7 | FW | Giorgi Arabidze | 4 March 1998 | 3 | | |||
| 11 | FW | Vato Arveladze | 4 March 1998 | 1 | | |||
| 14 | FW | Beka Kavtaradze | 15 June 1999 | 1 | | |||
Statistics
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Managerial history
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