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.

Georgia U-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)ჯვაროსნები
Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
AssociationGeorgian Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGiorgi Khizanishvili
Most capsZuriko Davitashvili (28)
Top scorerZuriko Davitashvili (24)
Home stadiumMikheil Meskhi Stadium
FIFA codeGEO
First colours
Second colours
European U-17 championships
Appearances3 (first in 1997)
Best resultSemi-Finals, 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.

Georgia Under 17 at European Championships
Year Round W D L GS GA
Germany 1997Group 003716
Denmark 20021/4 f.12146
Slovenia 20121/2 f.11224

European Under 17 Championship Qualifiers Host in Georgia
Country Round Group
Georgia (country)Euro 2000 qualifying roundGroup 2
Georgia (country)Euro 2002 elite roundGroup 10
Georgia (country)Euro 2011 qualifying roundGroup 3
Georgia (country)Euro 2012 elite roundGroup 3
Georgia (country)Euro 2013 qualifying roundGroup 13
Georgia (country)Euro 2014 qualifying roundGroup 11
Georgia (country)Euro 2015 qualifying roundGroup 2
Georgia (country)Euro 2016 elite roundGroup 3
Georgia (country)Euro 2018 qualifying roundGroup 13
Georgia (country)Euro 2023 qualifying roundGroup 3

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 1GK Giorgi Kavlashvili (2007-01-24) January 24, 2007 6 0 Belgium Westerlo
1 1GK Saba Tartarashvili (2007-02-18) February 18, 2007 0 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
16 2DF Luka Lashkhia (2007-03-07) March 7, 2007 1 0 Georgia (country) Merani
13 2DF Dachi Gogoli (2007-01-06) January 6, 2007 3 0 Georgia (country) Celero
2 2DF Giorgi Gvasalia (2007-09-05) September 5, 2007 6 1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
15 2DF Shota Diakonidze (2008-05-18) May 18, 2008 3 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
14 2DF Mate Shatirishvili (2008-05-25) May 25, 2008 6 1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
3 2DF Giorgi Glunchadze (2007-10-14) October 14, 2007 4 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
4 3MF Giorgi Lomidze (2008-02-17) February 17, 2008 0 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
11 3MF Nikoloz Chikovani (2005-03-01) March 1, 2005 6 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
8 3MF Luka Tsulaia (2007-03-13) March 13, 2007 5 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
10 3MF Rezi Danelia (2007-08-17) August 17, 2007 5 1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (Captain)
18 3MF Davit Gogilashvili (2007-02-21) February 21, 2007 5 0 Georgia (country) Iberia 1999
7 3MF Nikoloz Elisashvili (2007-08-01) August 1, 2007 4 1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
17 3MF Giorgi Chubinidze (2007-09-11) September 11, 2007 6 0 England Bournemouth
5 3MF Lasha Khutsishvili (2007-08-03) August 3, 2007 3 1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
6 3MF Sandro Ratiani (2007-08-24) August 24, 2007 2 0 Georgia (country) Iberia 1999
3MF Nikoloz Surguladze Unknown 3 0 Georgia (country) Iberia 1999
9 4FW Vakhtang Salia (2007-08-30) August 30, 2007 5 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
19 4FW Halid Doltmourziev (2007-05-22) May 22, 2007 3 1 Belgium Brugge
20 4FW Giorgi Mzhavanadze (2007-04-14) April 14, 2007 3 0 Georgia (country) 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
  1. Garin, Erik (7 December 2003). "European U-16 Championship 1994". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. Garin, Erik (28 June 2006). "European U-16 Championship 1997". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  3. "UEFA European U-17 C'ship". UEFA. 5 May 2002. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  4. "იძულებითი ცვლილებები 17-წლამდე ნაკრების შემადგენლობაში". nakrebi.ge. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  5. "Under-17 squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. "Georgia U17 statistics". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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