Georgia national futsal team

Georgia
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	ჯვაროსნები ; Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
Association	Georgian Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Avtandil Asatiani
Home stadium	Tbilisi Sports Palace
FIFA code	GEO
FIFA ranking	18 [1]
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Italy 3–1 Georgia ; (Turin, Italy; October 23, 1995)
Biggest win
	Georgia 15–1 Gibraltar ; (Chișinău, Moldova; October 22, 2015)
Biggest defeat
	Portugal 18–1 Georgia ; (Altura, Portugal; July 4, 2008)
World Cup
Appearances	0
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2022)
Best result	Quarterfinals

The Georgia national futsal team is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in Georgia and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record								Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	Part of Soviet Union							-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Did not enter							-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did not qualify							Group B 6th place	5	1	0	4	21	37
2000								Group D 4th place	4	1	1	2	17	21
2004								Group 1 3rd place	3	1	0	2	9	16
2008								Group 3 3rd place	2	0	0	2	2	21
2012								Group A runner up	3	1	2	0	14	4
2016								Group A runner up	3	2	1	0	20	4
2021								Group 1 3rd place	6	4	0	2	25	13
Total	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0	7/9	26	10	4	12	108	116

UEFA European Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Euro record								Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify							Group B 6th place	5	1	0	4	21	37
1999								Group F runner up	3	2	0	1	15	13
2001								Group G 3rd place	2	0	0	2	3	17
2003								Group E 4th place	3	0	1	2	3	17
2005								Group E 4th place	3	0	0	3	7	27
2007								Group C 3rd place	3	1	0	2	7	10
2010								Group 4 3rd place	6	3	0	3	11	18
2012								Group C runner up	3	2	0	1	13	2
2014								Group 6 3rd place	5	2	1	2	23	20
2016								Group 7 4th place	6	2	1	3	16	21
2018								Play-offs	8	3	4	1	30	16
2022	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	6	14	Group 2 runner up	9	6	1	2	33	19
Total	1/12	4	2	0	2	6	14	12/12	56	22	8	26	182	217

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Belgium and Austria on 8 and 12 October 2022, respectively.[2]
Caps and goals updated as of 12 October 2022, after the match against Austria.[3]
Head coach: Avtandil Asatiani

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	1GK	Tornike Bukia	(1994-05-15) 15 May 1994	68	2	FC CIU
13	1GK	Aleksandr Jamburia	(1982-07-10) 10 July 1982	77	0	Georgians Tbilisi

2	2DF	Chaguinha	(1988-07-25) 25 July 1988	15	0	Palma Futsal
6	2DF	Vilian Lourenço	(1989-06-11) 11 June 1989	11	3	Gazprom-Ugra Yugorsk
7	2DF	Shota Tophuria	(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990	73	9	Georgians Tbilisi
10	2DF	Roninho	(1987-04-04) 4 April 1987	52	16	Anderlecht
15	2DF	Fernando Drasler	(1988-06-20) 20 June 1988	4	6	Real Betis Futsal
16	2DF	Thales Feitosa	(1988-04-13) 13 April 1988	35	23	Al-Yarmouk
18	2DF	Bynho	(1992-11-22) 22 November 1992	14	4	Viña Albali Valdepeñas

5	4FW	Giorgi Ghavtadze	(2000-10-30) 30 October 2000	26	2	MFK Tyumen
8	4FW	Vakhtang Kekelia	(1989-09-10) 10 September 1989	39	7	Georgians Tbilisi
9	4FW	Irakli Todua (captain)	(1990-09-07) 7 September 1990	74	23	Georgians Tbilisi
11	4FW	Giorgi Kurdadze	(1992-01-21) 21 January 1992	15	1	Georgians Tbilisi
14	4FW	Nukri Сhumburidze	(1993-07-01) 1 July 1993	28	0	Georgians Tbilisi
17	4FW	Archil Sebiskveradze	(1989-08-14) 14 August 1989	91	57	BČ Gomel
20	4FW	Bruno Petry Branco	(1989-03-22) 22 March 1989	14	5	Ribera Navarra FS

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Zviad Kupatadze^INJ	(1979-10-30) 30 October 1979	59	5	Gazprom-Ugra Yugorsk	v. Latvia, 20 September 2022

DF	Fumaça	(1985-09-22) 22 September 1985	17	9	Luxol St Andrews	v. Netherlands, 11 April 2022
DF	Giorgi Chimakadze	(1997-07-02) 2 July 1997	10	0	TSU	v. Netherlands, 11 April 2022
DF	Saba Tkeshelashvili	(2002-07-10) 10 July 2002	2	0	FC CIU	v. Netherlands, 11 April 2022

FW	Simi Saiotti	(1987-02-15) 15 February 1987	17	20	Eléctrico	v. Latvia, 20 September 2022
FW	Janiko Giorgaia	(1996-10-17) 17 October 1996	25	0	TSU	v. Netherlands, 11 April 2022
FW	Nikoloz Kurtanidze	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993	51	15	PSP	v. Netherlands, 11 April 2022
FW	Vakhtang Jvarashvili	(1994-08-30) 30 August 1994	59	10	Georgians Tbilisi	v. Netherlands, 11 April 2022
FW	Elisandro Gomes	(1986-12-11) 11 December 1986	14	15	Magnus Futsal	UEFA Futsal Euro 2022
^COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^RET Retired from international futsal.

Georgia vs opponent

Opponent	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals
Albania	1			3 - 0
Andorra	1			3 - 1
Angola			1	2 - 3
Armenia	2	1		10 - 4
Austria	3			21 - 8
Azerbaijan	3	1	6	23 - 41
Belarus	4	2	1	15 - 13
Belgium	2	1		12 - 6
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1			2 - 1
Croatia			4	3 - 20
Cyprus			1	1 - 4
Czech Republic			2	3 - 14
Denmark	1			6 - 2
England	5	1		28 - 9
Estonia	4			26 - 5
Finland			1	2 - 5
France	3	2	2	26 - 21
Germany	6			24 - 5
Gibraltar	1			15 - 1
Greece	1		2	11 - 10
Hungary	1	1	1	8 - 18
Iran	2			6 - 2
Israel	2			10 - 0
Italy		1	3	6 - 20
Kazakhstan	1		5	11 - 17
Kyrgyzstan		1	1	3 - 4
Kosovo	1			6 - 1
Libya			1	1 - 4
Latvia	2			9 - 4
Lithuania	7	1		41 - 12
North Macedonia			3	6 - 13
Malta	5			37 - 4
Moldova	5	3		29 - 20
Netherlands		3	1	6 - 10
Poland	1		2	6 - 9
Portugal	1		9	10 - 73
Romania	1	2	5	18 - 39
Russia			5	6 - 27
Scotland	1			11 - 0
Serbia	1	1	5	13 - 30
Slovenia			1	0 - 5
Slovakia	1	1		4 - 3
Spain			7	6 - 67
Switzerland	1	1		7 - 4
Tajikistan	2			16 - 3
Turkey	3	1	1	14 - 11
Ukraine	1		2	12 - 19
United Arab Emirates	2			7 - 3
Uzbekistan		1	1	3 - 6
49 Countries	79	25	73	548 - 601

References

"Futsal World Ranking". www.futsalworldranking.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
"საქართველოს ნაკრები მსოფლიო ჩემპიონატის მეინ-რაუნდისთვის ემზადება" (in Georgian). GFF. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
"ფუტსალი". nakrebi.ge/ka (in Georgian). GFF. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

External links

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[1] "Futsal World Ranking". www.futsalworldranking.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

[2] "საქართველოს ნაკრები მსოფლიო ჩემპიონატის მეინ-რაუნდისთვის ემზადება" (in Georgian). GFF. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

[3] "ფუტსალი". nakrebi.ge/ka (in Georgian). GFF. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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