Georgia national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | ჯვაროსნები Jvarosnebi (Crusaders) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Georgian Football Federation | |||
| Confederation | UEFA | |||
| Head coach | Giorgi Chitauri | |||
| Most caps | Zuriko Davitashvili (28 games) | |||
| Top scorer | Zuriko Davitashvili (24 goals) | |||
| Home stadium | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium (main) Ramaz Shengelia Stadium (2nd venue) | |||
| FIFA code | GEO | |||
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| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1997) | |||
| Best result | Semifinals (2012) | |||
| Website | nakrebi.ge | |||
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.
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 | Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Group | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | Squad |
| 2002 | 1/4 f. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Squad |
| 2012 | 1/2 f. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
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 twenty players were called up for 2025 UEFA European U17 championship qualifiers in Group B7 of League B against Kazakhstan and Lithuania to be played in Almaty.[4]
- Match dates: 19 and 22 March 2025
Caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2025, after the match against Lithuania.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GK | Sandro Kupatadze | June 26, 2008 | 1 | 0 | 35th School |
| 1 | GK | Saba Asanidze | October 7, 2008 | 3 | 0 | Locomotive |
| 3 | DF | Nikoloz Khutsishvili | March 4, 2008 | 5 | 0 | 35th School |
| 15 | DF | Andria Potskhveria | January 26, 2010 | 1 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| DF | Giorgi Lomidze | February 17, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi | |
| 13 | DF | Giorgi Tchekhani | January 25, 2008 | 1 | 0 | Gagra |
| 2 | DF | Luka Kuprava | December 2, 2008 | 5 | 0 | Torpedo |
| 14 | DF | Aleko Getiashvili | January 7, 2009 | 3 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 7 | DF | Shota Diakonidze | May 18, 2008 | 5 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 17 | MF | Luka Jabua | January 19, 2008 | 2 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 9 | MF | Gigi Bulia | January 16, 2008 | 1 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 16 | MF | Saba Khoperia | February 14, 2008 | 2 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 10 | MF | Andria Bartishvili | March 30, 2009 | 5 | 2 | Kolkheti 1913 |
| 6 | MF | Luka Tsikolia | March 2, 2008 | 2 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 8 | MF | Luka Geladze | April 11, 2008 | 3 | 0 | Locomotive |
| 19 | MF | Nikoloz Shalikiani | May 22, 2008 | 2 | 0 | Iberia 1999 |
| 5 | MF | Giorgi Khetsuriani | January 8, 2008 | 2 | 0 | Samgurali |
| 18 | MF | Nikoloz Aduashvili | May 28, 2008 | 1 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 11 | FW | Tengiz Nebulishvili | September 22, 2008 | 4 | 0 | Iberia 1999 |
| 20 | FW | Sandro Mikautadze | March 6, 2009 | 2 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
Statistics
Last updated: 26 March 2025[6]
| Opponent | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5–0 |
| Armenia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15–5 |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5–14 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12–7 |
| Belarus | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20–15 |
| Belgium | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19–16 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3–2 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11–6 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4–9 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8–6 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3–1 |
| Denmark | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8–14 |
| England | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4–7 |
| Estonia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2–3 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2–0 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1–3 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0–8 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2–15 |
| Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5–4 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6–1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5–4 |
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3–10 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0–3 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 1 | 28–11 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12–13 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9–15 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9–18 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10–1 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15–2 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33–9 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2–0 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1–7 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7–2 |
| Norway | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2–10 |
| Poland | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12–19 |
| Portugal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0–2 |
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4–4 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3–11 |
| San Marino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3–1 |
| Scotland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6–7 |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0–6 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8–18 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1–2 |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2–7 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0–3 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1–8 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8–13 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13–26 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2–6 |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0–2 |
See also
- Georgia national football team
- Georgia national under-21 football team
- Georgia national under-19 football team
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.
- ^ "17-წლამდე ვაჟთა ნაკრები ყაზახეთში მიემგზავრება". nakrebi.ge (in Georgian). 11 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Georgia U17 statistics". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
External links
- Official website Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine of the Georgian Football Federation