Georgia national under-19 football team

Georgia Under-19
Nickname	ჯვაროსნები Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
Association	Georgian Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Zurab Khizanishvili
Captain	Aleksandre Amisulashvili
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 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
2026	First round	3	1	0	2	2	5

Notes:

Bold indicates qualification for the championship.

Fixtures and results 2025–26 season

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2026 UEFA European Championship qualifiers

12 November 2025 (2025-11-12)	Georgia	0–2	Croatia	Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac
11:30		Report	Šimić 30' Baković 76'	Attendance: 224 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)

15 November 2025 (2025-11-15)	Serbia	3–1	Georgia	Stadion Lučko, Lučko
13:45	Kostov 59' Djorđević I 76' Cvetković 90+4'	Report	Nioradze 36'	Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)

18 November 2025 (2025-11-18)	Gibraltar	0–1	Georgia	Stadion Lučko, Lučko
11:30		Report	Doltmourziev 53'	Referee: Jacob Karlsen (Denmark)

Friendlies

6 June	Moldova	2–1	Georgia	Nisporeni stadium, Nisporeni
20:30	Bulmaga 90+3' Sava 90+5'	Report	Gvasalia 45'

8 June 2025	Georgia	0–0	Moldova U20	Stadionul CPSM, Vadul lui Vodă
18:30		Report

10 June 2025	Georgia	4–0	Armenia	Chișinău
18:30	Chikovani 5', 20' Gogilashvili 29', 32'	Report

7 September 2025	Georgia	0–0	Greece	Davit Petriashvili Arena, Tbilisi
19:00		Report

9 September 2025	Georgia	0–0	Greece	Davit Petriashvili Arena, Tbilisi
19:00		Report

10 October 2025	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–1	Georgia	Zenica
18:00	Dimitric 46' Gojak 70'	Report	Elisashvili 26' (pen.)

12 October 2025	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–3	Georgia	Zenica
17:00	Savic 47'	Report	Doltmurziev 49' Murvanidze 57' Danelia 82'

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 2027 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying matches due to be held against Croatia, Serbia and Gibraltar on 12, 15 and 18 November respectively.^[2]

Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match against Gibraltar.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Giorgi Kavlashvili	(2007-01-24) 24 January 2007	3	0	Union SG
12	1GK	Dachi Chochoshvili	(2008-02-18) 18 February 2008			Dinamo Tbilisi
	1GK	Giorgi Gongadze	(2008-05-16) May 16, 2008			Dinamo Tbilisi

2	2DF	Nikoloz Bochorishvili	(2007-10-27) 27 October 2007	1	0	Iberia 1999
3	2DF	Aleksandre Amisulashvili (C)	(2007-03-09) 9 March 2007	9	0	Iberia 1999
4	2DF	Mate Shatirishvili	(2008-05-25) 25 May 2008	3	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
5	2DF	Luka Kuprava	(2008-02-12) 12 February 2008	2	0	Torpedo
7	2DF	Saba Murvanidze	(2007-12-11) December 11, 2007	2	0	Iberia 1999
14	2DF	Nikoloz Gvazava	(2007-01-06) January 6, 2007	2	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
15	2DF	Dachi Gogoli	(2007-01-06) 6 January 2007			Locomotive
17	2DF	Shotiko Diakonidze	(2008-05-18) 18 May 2008	3	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
	2DF	Giorgi Lomidze	(2008-02-17) 17 February 2008			Dinamo Tbilisi

6	3MF	Sandro Ratiani	(2007-08-24) 24 August 2007	2	0	Iberia 1999
8	3MF	Lasha Khutsishvili	(2007-04-04) 4 April 2007	3	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
10	3MF	Rezi Danelia	(2007-08-17) 17 August 2007	3	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
13	3MF	Saba Nioradze	(2007-01-16) 16 January 2007	3	1	Dinamo Tbilisi
16	3MF	Anri Dzneladze	(2007-02-16) 16 February 2007	1	0	Dinamo Tbilisi

9	4FW	Halid Doltmurziev	(2007-05-22) 22 May 2007	3	1	Dinamo Tbilisi
11	4FW	Nikoloz Chikovani	(2007-06-21) 21 June 2007	3	0	Charleroi
18	4FW	Andria Bartishvili	(2009-03-30) 30 March 2009	3	0	Kolkheti 1913
19	4FW	Giorgi Peradze	(2007-11-08) 8 November 2007	2	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
20	4FW	Davit Gogilashvili	(2007-02-21) 21 February 2007	3	0	Iberia 1999
	4FW	Davit Kutalia	(2007-08-08) 8 August 2007			Telavi

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	Giorgi Kobakhidze	(2008-07-30) 30 July 2008	0	0	Dila	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12 October 2025
MF	Giorgi Chubinidze	(2007-09-11) 11 September 2007			Bournemouth	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12 October 2025
MF	Nikoloz Elisashvili	(2007-08-01) 1 August 2007			Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12 October 2025
FW	Nikoloz Shalikiani	(2008-05-22) 22 May 2008			Iberia 1999	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12 October 2025
GK	Saba Tartarashvili	(2008-02-18) 18 February 2008			Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Montenegro, 25 March 2025
MF	Luka Tsulaia	(2007-03-13) 13 March 2007	4	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Montenegro, 25 March 2025
MF	Aleksandre Kutateladze	(2007-07-21) 21 July 2007			LOSC	v. Montenegro, 25 March 2025
MF	Nikoloz Surguladze	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007	0	0	Iberia 1999	v. Estonia, Sweden, Norway, November 2024

Statistics

As of 9 December 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	2	0	3	9	8
Bulgaria	4	2	1	1	4	2
Croatia	4	2	0	3	4	7
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
Gibraltar	1	1	0	0	1	0
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	4	7	10
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 (2025)

References

^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2025/26". UEFA. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
^ "19-წლამდელების შემადგენლობა საკვალიფიკაციო რაუნდის მატჩებისთვის" [U19 line-up for qualifying round matches]. nakrebi.ge (in Georgian). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
^ "Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
^ "U19 statistics". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2025.

[1] "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2025/26". UEFA. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

[2] "19-წლამდელების შემადგენლობა საკვალიფიკაციო რაუნდის მატჩებისთვის" [U19 line-up for qualifying round matches]. nakrebi.ge (in Georgian). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[3] "Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[4] "U19 statistics". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2025.

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