Georgia national under-19 football team

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.

Georgia Under-19

Nickname(s)	ჯვაროსნები Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
Association	Georgian Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Lasha Pirtskhalaishvili
Captain	Saba Geguchadze
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	GEO
First colours Second colours
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 squad are currently coached by Lasha Pirtskhalaishvili.^[1]

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Year	Round	W	D	L	GS	GA
1999	Group Stage	0	1	2	4	9
2013	Group Stage	0	1	2	2	5
2017	Group Stage	1	0	2	2	4

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	To be determined

Notes:

• Bold indicates qualification for the championship.

Current squad

For the 2023–24 season, players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible.^[2] The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European championship qualifiers against  Sweden,  Norway and  Estonia on 13–19 November 2024.^[3]

Caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Estonia.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mate Sauri	(2006-06-06) 6 June 2006 (age 18)	3	-	Rio Ave
12	1GK	Luka Khelashvili	(2006-07-09) 9 July 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Locomotive
4	2DF	Giorgi Nikolaishvili	(2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18)	3	1	Dinamo Tbilisi
5	3MF	Saba Kharebashvili	(2008-09-03) 3 September 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
17	2DF	Aleksandre Amisulashvili	(2007-03-09) 9 March 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Iberia 1999
16	2DF	Amiran Tkeshelashvili	(2006-07-11) 11 July 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Torpedo
3	2DF	Giorgi Meparishvili	(2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
20	3MF	Giorgi Gvasalia	(2007-09-05) 5 September 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
2	3MF	Giorgi Gogsadze	(2006-10-03) 3 October 2006 (age 18)	3	1	Iberia 1999
15	3MF	Temur Dalakishvili	(2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18)	1	0	WIT Georgia
13	3MF	Luka Tsulaia	(2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
6	3MF	Nikoloz Surguladze	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Iberia 1999
7	3MF	Saba Geguchadze	(2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18)	3	1	Iberia 1999
11	3MF	Luka Bubuteishvili	(2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
19	3MF	Avtandil Mashava	(2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
8	3MF	Tsotne Berelidze	(2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
9	4FW	Vakhtang Salia	(2007-08-30) 30 August 2007 (age 17)	2	1	Dinamo Tbilisi
10	4FW	Saba Samushia	(2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
14	4FW	Temur Odikadze	(2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
18	4FW	Aleksandre Turkia	(2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Locomotive

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	Aleksandre Peikrishvili	(2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Dinamo Kyiv	v. Lithuania, 17 October 2024
GK	Soso Kopaliani	(2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Locomotive	v.  Lithuania, 17 October 2024
GK	Vladimer Gengedal		-	-	Kristiansund	v.  Lithuania, 17 October 2024
DF	Luka Shashiashvili	(2006-03-10) March 10, 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Dinamo Tbilisi	v.  Lithuania, 17 October 2024
FW	Yusib Mekhtievi	(2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Dinamo Tbilisi	v.  North Macedonia, June 2024
DF	Rati Grigalava	(2006-06-22) 22 June 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Dinamo Tbilisi	v.  Lithuania, 17 October 2024
MF	Beka Burdiashvili	(2006-09-15) September 15, 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Dinamo Tbilisi	v.  Lithuania, 17 October 2024
MF	Nikoloz Tkalia	(2006-08-09) 9 August 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Dinamo Tbilisi	v.  Lithuania, 17 October 2024
MF	Nikoloz Chikovani	(2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v.  Lithuania, 17 October 2024
FW	Halid Doltmurziev	(2007-05-22) 22 May 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Brugge	v.  Lithuania, 17 October 2024
DF	Otar Chochia	(2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Gagra	v.  North Macedonia, 10 June 2024
GK	Revaz Kurtanidze	(2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Iberia 1999	v. Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy, March 2024
DF	Davit Bukia	(2005-07-27) 27 July 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Locomotive	v. Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy, March 2024
DF	Sandro Narimanidze	(2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Iberia 1999	v. Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy, March 2024
FW	Aleko Basiladze	(2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 (age 18)	6	1	Torpedo Kutaisi	v. Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy, March 2024
FW	Luka Sherozia	(2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 19)	6	2	Samgurali	v. Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy, March 2024
FW	Luka Pridonishvili	(2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy, March 2024
MF	Dachi Lordkipanidze	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19)	6	2	Cremonese	v. Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy, March 2024
MF	Giorgi Tsetskhladze	(2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy, March 2024
DF	Gela Sadgobelashvili	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy, March 2024
DF	Akaki Giunashvili	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Kolkheti 1913	v. Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy, March 2024
DF	Nikoloz Chikovani	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Sioni	v. Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy, March 2024
DF	Davit Paghava	(2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Kolkheti 1913	v. Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy, March 2024
DF	Nikoloz Tsetskhladze	(2005-10-29) 29 October 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Czech Republic,  Scotland and  Italy, March 2024

Statistics

As of 19 November 2024^[5]

Opponent	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
Albania	3	2	0	1	2	1
Andorra	1	0	1	0	1	1
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	2	2	0	0	4	1
Montenegro	5	1	1	3	4	8
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	4	2	0	2	6	8
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	5	1	1	3	8	11
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 (since 2024)

References

1. "ვაჟთა ასაკობრივი გუნდების წილისყრა ნიონში". nakrebi.ge (in Georgian). 3 May 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
2. "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2019/20" (PDF). UEFA.
3. "19-წლამდელების შემადგენლობა ნოემბრის მატჩებისთვის". nakrebi.ge (in Georgian). 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
4. "Squad". uefa.com. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
5. "U19 statistics". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 September 2024.