Georgia national under-17 football team
The Georgia national under-17 football team represents the country of Georgia in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation.
| Nickname(s) | ჯვაროსნები Jvarosnebi (Crusaders) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Georgian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Giorgi Khizanishvili | ||
| Most caps | Zuriko Davitashvili (28) | ||
| Top scorer | Zuriko Davitashvili (24) | ||
| Home stadium | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | GEO | ||
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| European U-17 championships | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Semi-Final (2012) | ||
The team is for Georgian players aged 17 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-17 Football Championship cycle, so players can be up to 19 years old.
Competition history
Prior to Georgia's independence in 1991 Georgian players were eligible for selection to the Soviet Union U-16 team. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Georgian Football Federation was admitted to UEFA as a full member in 1992, and the team played their first competitive matches in the first phase of the qualifying tournament for the 1994 European U-16 Championship. Georgia U-17's competitive debut came on 21 October 1993 against Switzerland U-17 and they finished their first qualifying campaign as 3rd out of 3 teams, behind Switzerland and Slovenia.[1]
The team's first successful campaign was for the 1997 European U-16 Championship, in which they failed to progress from the group stage after three defeats to Hungary, Italy and Belgium.[2] Their second appearance came in the first tournament staged following UEFA's renaming of youth levels in the 2002 European U-17 Championship, in which they were knocked out in the quarter-final by later champions Switzerland U-17s.[3] In 2012 Georgia made it through to the semi-finals but lost 2–0 to the Netherlands.
European Under 17 Championship Qualifiers Host in Georgia
| Country | Round | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Euro 2000 qualifying round | Group 2 | |
| Euro 2002 elite round | Group 10 | |
| Euro 2011 qualifying round | Group 3 | |
| Euro 2012 elite round | Group 3 | |
| Euro 2013 qualifying round | Group 13 | |
| Euro 2014 qualifying round | Group 11 | |
| Euro 2015 qualifying round | Group 2 | |
| Euro 2016 elite round | Group 3 | |
| Euro 2018 qualifying round | Group 13 | |
| Euro 2023 qualifying round | Group 3 | |
| Euro 2024 qualifying round | Group 1 | |
| Euro 2024 elite round | Group 6 |
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[4]
- Match dates: 20 – 26 March 2024
- Opposition: Serbia, Turkey and Denmark
- Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2024, after the match against Denmark.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GK | Giorgi Kavlashvili | January 24, 2007 | 6 | 0 | Westerlo |
| 1 | GK | Saba Tartarashvili | February 18, 2007 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 16 | DF | Luka Lashkhia | March 7, 2007 | 1 | 0 | Merani |
| 13 | DF | Dachi Gogoli | January 6, 2007 | 3 | 0 | Celero |
| 2 | DF | Giorgi Gvasalia | September 5, 2007 | 6 | 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 15 | DF | Shota Diakonidze | May 18, 2008 | 3 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 14 | DF | Mate Shatirishvili | May 25, 2008 | 6 | 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 3 | DF | Giorgi Glunchadze | October 14, 2007 | 4 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 4 | MF | Giorgi Lomidze | February 17, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 11 | MF | Nikoloz Chikovani | March 1, 2005 | 6 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 8 | MF | Luka Tsulaia | March 13, 2007 | 5 | Dinamo Tbilisi | |
| 10 | MF | Rezi Danelia | August 17, 2007 | 5 | 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi (Captain) |
| 18 | MF | Davit Gogilashvili | February 21, 2007 | 5 | 0 | Iberia 1999 |
| 7 | MF | Nikoloz Elisashvili | August 1, 2007 | 4 | 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 17 | MF | Giorgi Chubinidze | September 11, 2007 | 6 | 0 | Bournemouth |
| 5 | MF | Lasha Khutsishvili | August 3, 2007 | 3 | 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 6 | MF | Sandro Ratiani | August 24, 2007 | 2 | 0 | Iberia 1999 |
| MF | Nikoloz Surguladze | Unknown | 3 | 0 | Iberia 1999 | |
| 9 | FW | Vakhtang Salia | August 30, 2007 | 5 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 19 | FW | Halid Doltmourziev | May 22, 2007 | 3 | 1 | Brugge |
| 20 | FW | Giorgi Mzhavanadze | April 14, 2007 | 3 | 0 | Iberia 1999 |
Statistics
Last updated: 30 March 2024[6]
| Opponent | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1 | 1 | 5–0 | |
| Armenia | 3 | 12–4 | ||
| Austria | 1 | 6 | 5–14 | |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12–7 |
| Belarus | 6 | 4 | 20–15 | |
| Belgium | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19–16 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 3–2 | |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11–6 |
| Croatia | 1 | 2 | 1–7 | |
| Cyprus | 1 | 2 | 4–9 | |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 3–1 | ||
| Denmark | 2 | 3 | 8–14 | |
| England | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4–7 |
| Estonia | 1 | 2 | 2–3 | |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 2–0 | ||
| France | 1 | 1 | 1–3 | |
| Finland | 5 | 0–8 | ||
| Germany | 1 | 6 | 2–15 | |
| Greece | 1 | 0–0 | ||
| Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5–4 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1 | 6–1 | |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5–4 |
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3–10 |
| Italy | 2 | 0–3 | ||
| Latvia | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12–13 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9–15 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 10–1 | ||
| North Macedonia | 3 | 15–2 | ||
| Moldova | 7 | 29–7 | ||
| Montenegro | 1 | 2–0 | ||
| Netherlands | 4 | 1–7 | ||
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 7–2 | ||
| Norway | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2–10 |
| Poland | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12–16 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0–2 | ||
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4–4 |
| Russia | 1 | 3 | 3–11 | |
| San Marino | 1 | 3–1 | ||
| Scotland | 2 | 1 | 6–7 | |
| Serbia | 3 | 0–6 | ||
| Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6–15 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 2–7 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0–3 | ||
| Sweden | 1 | 3 | 1–8 | |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8–13 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13–26 |
| Wales | 2 | 2–6 | ||
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 0–2 |
See also
References
- Garin, Erik (7 December 2003). "European U-16 Championship 1994". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- Garin, Erik (28 June 2006). "European U-16 Championship 1997". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- "UEFA European U-17 C'ship". UEFA. 5 May 2002. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- "იძულებითი ცვლილებები 17-წლამდე ნაკრების შემადგენლობაში". nakrebi.ge. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- "Under-17 squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- "Georgia U17 statistics". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
External links
- Official website Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine of the Georgian Football Federation