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Georgia Under-19
Nickname(s)	ჯვაროსნები Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
Association	Georgian Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Vasil Maisuradze
Captain	Sandro Narimanidze
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

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.

The squad are currently coached by Vasil Maisuradze who was appointed in 2021.^[1]

Competitive record edit

UEFA European Under-19 Championship edit

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 edit

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 edit

For the 2023–24 season, players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible.^[2]

The following players were called up for the matches against Czech Republic, Scotland and Italy played between 20 and 26 March 2024.^[3]

Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Italy.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	1GK	Soso Kopaliani	(2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Locomotive Tbilisi
1	1GK	Revaz Kurtanidze	(2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Saburtalo Tbilisi

15	2DF	Davit Bukia	(2005-07-27) 27 July 2005 (age 18)	4	0	Locomotive Tbilisi
3	2DF	Sandro Narimanidze	(2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 (age 18)	5	0	Saburtalo Tbilisi
18	2DF	Amiran Tkeshelashvili	(2006-07-11) 11 July 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Torpedo Kutaisi
2	2DF	Gela Sadgobelashvili	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
4	2DF	Akaki Giunashvili	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Kolkheti 1913
5	2DF	Nikoloz Chikovani	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Sioni Bolnisi
6	2DF	Davit Paghava	(2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 18)	1	0	Kolkheti 1913
14	2DF	Nikoloz Tsetskhladze	(2005-10-29) 29 October 2005 (age 18)	6	0	Dinamo Tbilisi

16	3MF	Tsotne Berelidze	(2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 (age 18)	6	2	Dinamo Tbilisi
8	3MF	Saba Geguchadze	(2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18)	6	0	Saburtalo Tbilisi
13	3MF	Dachi Lordkipanidze	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19)	6	2	Cremonese
20	3MF	Giorgi Tsetskhladze	(2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
10	3MF	Avtandil Mashava	(2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
17	3MF	Luka Bubuteishvili	(2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
11	4FW	Aleko Basiladze	(2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 (age 18)	6	1	Torpedo Kutaisi
7	4FW	Saba Samushia	(2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 (age 17)	6	0	Anorthosis Famagusta
9	4FW	Luka Sherozia	(2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 19)	6	2	Samgurali
19	4FW	Luka Pridonishvili	(2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Dinamo Tbilisi

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have previously been called up to the Georgia under-19 squad and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Giorgi Bediashvili	(2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 18)	1	Gagra	v. Cyprus Moldova Spain, November 2023
DF	Tengiz Gobeshia	(2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19)	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Cyprus Moldova Spain, November 2023
DF	Giorgi Gogsadze	(2006-10-03) 3 October 2006 (age 17)	2	Saburtalo Tbilisi	v. Cyprus Moldova Spain, November 2023
DF	Jorge Karseladze	(2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19)	0	Rio Ave	v. Belarus, June 2023
DF	Giorgi Meparishvili	(2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 17)	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Belarus, June 2023
DF	Giorgi Nikolaishvili	(2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18)	0	Saburtalo Tbilisi	v. Belarus, June 2023
MF	Aleksandre Peikrishvili	(2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 17)	2	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Cyprus Moldova Spain, November 2023
MF	Nika Nakhashvili		0	Saburtalo Tbilisi	v. Belarus, June 2023
MF	Nikoloz Kantidze		0	Saburtalo Tbilisi	v. Belarus, June 2023
MF	Givi Khachidze	(2005-12-11) 11 December 2005 (age 18)	0	Saburtalo Tbilisi	v. Belarus, June 2023
MF	Nikoloz Ninidze	(2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 18)	1	Locomotive Tbilisi
FW	Sandro Avaliani	(2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19)	1	Saburtalo Tbilisi	v. Cyprus Moldova Spain, November 2023

Statistics edit

As of 30 March 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	0	0	14	2
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	4	2	1	1	9	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	2	2	0	0	9	4
Northern Ireland	2	1	1	0	2	1
Norway	2	1	0	1	1	1
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	3	1	0	2	5	7
Slovenia	1	0	1	0	1	1
Spain	4	0	1	3	2	12
Sweden	2	1	1	0	2	1
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 edit

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 (since 2021)

References edit

^ "19-წლამდელებმა აზერბაიჯანი დაამარცხეს - ვასილ მაისურაძის პირველი ტესტი ბაქოში". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 4 August 2021.
^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2019/20" (PDF). UEFA.
^ "ვაჟთა ასაკობრივი გუნდების შემადგენლობები და განრიგი მარტის მატჩებისთვის" (in Georgian). საქართველოს ფეხბურთის ფედერაცია. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
^ "Squad". uefa.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "U19 statistics". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 March 2024.