Georgia national under-17 football team

Georgia Under-17
Nickname(s)ჯვაროსნები
Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
AssociationGeorgian Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA
Head coachGiorgi Chitauri
Most capsZuriko Davitashvili (28 games)
Top scorerZuriko Davitashvili (24 goals)
Home stadiumMikheil Meskhi Stadium (main) Ramaz Shengelia Stadium (2nd venue)
FIFA codeGEO
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
European Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1997)
Best resultSemifinals (2012)
Websitenakrebi.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
Germany 1997 Group 0 0 3 7 16
Denmark 2002 1/4 f. 1 2 1 4 6
Slovenia 2012 1/2 f. 1 1 2 2 4

European Under 17 Championship Qualifiers Host in Georgia

Country Round Group
Georgia (country) Euro 2000 qualifying round Group 2
Georgia (country) Euro 2002 elite round Group 10
Georgia (country) Euro 2011 qualifying round Group 3
Georgia (country) Euro 2012 elite round Group 3
Georgia (country) Euro 2013 qualifying round Group 13
Georgia (country) Euro 2014 qualifying round Group 11
Georgia (country) Euro 2015 qualifying round Group 2
Georgia (country) Euro 2016 elite round Group 3
Georgia (country) Euro 2018 qualifying round Group 13
Georgia (country) Euro 2023 qualifying round Group 3
Georgia (country) Euro 2024 qualifying round Group 1
Georgia (country) Euro 2024 elite round Group 6

Current squad

Caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2024, after the match against Armenia.[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Sandro Kupatadze (2008-06-26) June 26, 2008 (age 16) 0 0 Georgia (country) 35th School
1 1GK Saba Asanidze (2008-10-07) October 7, 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Georgia (country) Locomotive
2 2DF Glib Katkov (2008-12-14) December 14, 2008 (age 16) 2 0 Georgia (country) Inter Academy
3 2DF Mate Shatirishvili (2008-05-25) May 25, 2008 (age 16) 9 1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
4 2DF Saba Kharebashvili (C) (2008-09-03) September 3, 2008 (age 16) 2 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
5 2DF Luka Kuprava (2008-12-02) December 2, 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Georgia (country) Torpedo
13 2DF Aleko Getiashvili (2009-01-07) January 7, 2009 (age 15) 1 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
14 2DF Nikoloz Khutsishvili (2008-03-04) March 4, 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Georgia (country) 35th School
16 3MF Irakli Kobakhidze (2008-09-04) September 4, 2008 (age 16) 1 0
6 3MF Shota Gvarjaladze (2008-07-23) July 23, 2008 (age 16) 2 0 Georgia (country) Kolkheti 1913
7 3MF Shota Diakonidze (2008-05-18) May 18, 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
8 3MF Andria Kobulidze (2008-08-03) August 3, 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Georgia (country) Locomotive
9 3MF Koba Kakashvili (2008-04-10) April 10, 2008 (age 16) 3 1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
10 3MF Andria Bartishvili (2009-03-30) March 30, 2009 (age 15) 3 2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
15 3MF Giorgi Jaburia (2008-07-08) July 8, 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
17 3MF Luka Geladze (2008-04-11) April 11, 2008 (age 16) 2 0 Georgia (country) Locomotive
18 3MF Georgii Kobakhidze (2008-07-30) July 30, 2008 (age 16) 3 1 Russia CSKA
19 3MF Revaz Kirvalidze (2008-01-07) January 7, 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Georgia (country) 35th School
11 4FW Tengiz Nebulishvili (2008-09-22) September 22, 2008 (age 16) 2 0 Georgia (country) Iberia 1999
20 4FW Revaz Jikia (2008-03-11) March 11, 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Georgia (country) 35th School

Statistics

Last updated: 15 October 2024[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 0 1 2 1–7
 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
 Latvia 3 1 3 12–13
 Liechtenstein 2 2 3 9–15
 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

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. ^ "17-წლამდელების შემადგენლობა საკვალიფიკაციო რაუნდის მატჩებისთვის". nakrebi.ge (in Georgian). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Squad". uefa.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Georgia U17 statistics". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 October 2024.