Georgia national under-19 football team
| Nickname(s) | ჯვაროსნები Jvarosnebi (Crusaders) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Georgian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | UEFA | ||
| Head coach | Vasil Maisuradze | ||
| Captain | Aleksandre Amisulashvili | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | GEO | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
| Israel 0–1 Georgia (Tel Aviv, 16 November 1993) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Estonia 1–8 Georgia (Tallinn, 12 October 2003) Georgia 7–0 Liechtenstein (Tbilisi, 14 November 2018) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Georgia 0–6 Turkey (Dubnica, 19 May 2006) England 6–0 Georgia (Hjørring, 24 September 2022) | |||
| UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1999, 2013, 2017) | ||
The Georgia national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Football Federation, the governing body for football in Georgia. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the annual UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Vasil Maisuradze took charge of the team in May 2025 for the fourth time.
Competitive record
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
| Year | Round | W | D | L | GS | GA | Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Group Stage | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | – |
| 2013 | Group Stage | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| 2017 | Group Stage | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualifying Rounds
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | First Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | First Round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 2005 | First Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 2006 | First and Elite Rounds | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 2007 | First and Elite Rounds | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2008 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | First round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | First round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | First and Elite Rounds | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 |
| 2013 | First and Elite Rounds | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 2014 | First and Elite Rounds | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| 2015 | First Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2016 | First Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
| 2018 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | First Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 2022 | First and Elite rounds | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2024 | First and Elite rounds | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 2025 | First and Elite rounds | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
Notes:
- Bold indicates qualification for the championship.
Fixtures and results 2025–26 season
Win Draw Loss Fixture
Friendlies
| 6 June | Moldova | 2–1 | Nisporeni stadium, Nisporeni | |
| 20:30 | Bulmaga 90+3' Sava 90+5' |
Report | Gvasalia 45' |
| 8 June 2025 | 0–0 | Moldova U20 | Stadionul CPSM, Vadul lui Vodă | |
| 18:30 | Report |
Current squad
For the 2025–26 season, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible.[1]
The following players were called up for an international tournament held in Moldova in June 2025.[2]
Caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2025, after the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match against Montenegro.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Giorgi Kavlashvili | 24 January 2007 | Union SG | ||
| 12 | GK | Saba Tartarashvili | 18 February 2008 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| GK | Oto Doghadze | Locomotive | ||||
| 3 | DF | Mate Shatirishvili | 25 May 2008 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 4 | DF | Aleksandre Amisulashvili (C) | 9 March 2007 | 6 | 0 | Iberia 1999 |
| 13 | DF | Dachi Gogoli | 6 January 2007 | Locomotive | ||
| DF | Nikoloz Gvazava | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||||
| 2 | DF | Nikoloz Bochorishvili | 27 October 2007 | Iberia 1999 | ||
| 18 | DF | Giorgi Lomidze | 17 February 2008 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| DF | Saba Murvanidze | Iberia 1999 | ||||
| 7 | DF | Giorgi Gvasalia | 5 September 2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 14 | DF | Giorgi Gabrichidze | Iberia 1999 | |||
| 6 | MF | Luka Tsulaia | 13 March 2007 | 4 | 0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 8 | MF | Lasha Khutsishvili | 4 April 2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 15 | MF | Aleksandre Kutateladze | 21 July 2007 | LOSC | ||
| 5 | MF | Giorgi Chubinidze | 11 September 2007 | Bournemouth | ||
| 20 | MF | Danil Dupli | CD Castellón | |||
| 16 | MF | Davit Zakareishvili | Iberia 1999 | |||
| MF | Nikoloz Tsartsidze | Locomotive | ||||
| MF | Nikoloz Shalikiani | 22 May 2008 | Iberia 1999 | |||
| 10 | MF | Rezi Danelia | 17 August 2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 11 | FW | Nikoloz Chikovani | 21 June 2007 | 3 | 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 17 | FW | Saba Nioradze | 16 January 2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 9 | FW | Giorgi Peradze | 8 November 2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 19 | FW | Davit Gogilashvili | 21 February 2007 | Iberia 1999 | ||
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Georgia under-19 squad and remain eligible.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Nikoloz Surguladze | 3 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Iberia 1999 | v. Estonia, Sweden, Norway, November 2024 |
| FW | Halid Doltmurziev | 22 May 2007 | - | - | Brugge | v. Lithuania, 17 October 2024 |
Statistics
- As of 13 June 2025[4]
| Opponent | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Andorra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Belgium | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Croatia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| England | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Estonia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Israel | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| Italy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Malta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Moldova | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| Portugal | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Serbia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Managerial history
- Gela Gomelauri (2000–2001)
- Otar Korgalidze (2002–2003)
- Koba Zhorzhikashvili (2003–2004)
- Vakhtang Kopaleishvili (2004–2005)
- Koba Zhorzhikashvili (2005–2006)
- Heinz Toppmöller (2006–2008)
- Zaur Svanadze (2008–2009)
- Gela Shekiladze (2009–2010)
- Vladimer Gutsaev (2010–2011)
- Giorgi Devdariani (2011–2012)
- Otar Korgalidze (2012)
- Kakha Kacharava (2012–2013)
- Giorgi Tsetsadze (2013)
- Vasil Maisuradze (2013–2014)
- Giorgi Devdariani (2014–2015)
- Vasil Maisuradze (2015–2016)
- Giorgi Kipiani (2016–2017)
- Giorgi Mikadze (2018)
- Ramaz Svanadze (2019–2021)
- Vasil Maisuradze (2021–2024)
- Lasha Pirtskhalaishvili (2024–2025)
- Vasil Maisuradze (since 2025)
References
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2025/26". UEFA. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "19-წლამდე ნაკრები მოლდოვაში მიემგზავრება - შემადგენლობა და მატჩების განრიგი". nakrebi.ge (in Georgian). 30 May 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "U19 statistics". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 March 2025.