Georgia national under-21 football team

Georgia Under-21

Nickname(s)	ჯვაროსნები Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
Association	Georgian Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Ramaz Svanadze
Captain	Gabriel Sigua
Most caps	Saba Khvadagiani (31 games)
Top scorer	Beka Gotsiridze (9 goals)
FIFA code	GEO
First colours Second colours Third colours
First international
Georgia 3–0 Moldova (Tbilisi, 27 May 1994)
Biggest win
Georgia 7–1 Malaysia (Vienna, 26 March 2013)
Biggest defeat
Ukraine 6–0 Georgia (Chervonohrad, 12 October 2004)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2023)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2023)
Website	nakrebi.ge

The Georgia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. It is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Georgian national football team. The team competes in the European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.

The current team is for Georgian players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year European Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. As long as they are eligible, players can play for Georgia at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side, and again for the U21s. This has been the case for several senior team players like Jano Ananidze and Levan Kakubava.

Although the breakup of the Soviet Union occurred officially on 25 December 1991, the under-21 team continued as Soviet Union until the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. After that, Georgia and the other countries who split from the Soviet Union like Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine became separate footballing entities.

Georgia held its first official game in a 1996 UEFA European U21 Championship qualification campaign against Moldova. They made a debut in the final tournament of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2023 for which they automatically qualified as a co-host nation.

Despite the lowest rating points among the 2023 Championship teams, Georgia produced a main surprise on the tournament. They finished the group on top of the table and remained unbeaten after 120 minutes of a quarter-final clash with Israel as well, before eventually losing on penalties.^[1]

Georgia fought hard to qualify for the 2025 Championship. As runners-up of Group C, they beat Croatia after a dramatic penalty shoot-out in play-offs.^[2]

Georgia U21s do not have a permanent home ground and play in stadiums of Erovnuli Liga clubs across the country. The record attendance for their match was set on 1 July 2023 when Georgia played Israel in quarter-final of the European Championship in front of 44,338 spectators.^[3]

Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2023	1/4 finals	4	1	3	0	5	3
2025	Group	3	1	0	2	4	8

Note:

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

  Runners-up    Third place  0000 Tournament held on home soil  

Year	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Group 7	8	1	0	7	7	17
1998	Group 2	8	3	3	2	10	10
2000	Group 2	8	2	5	3	11	13
2002	Group 8	8	1	0	7	9	17
2004	Group 10	8	1	2	5	7	16
2006	Group 2	12	3	2	7	7	22
2007	Group 3	2	0	0	2	1	4
2009	Group 4	8	2	0	6	6	22
2011	Group 2	10	4	3	3	12	9
2013	Group 5	8	3	1	4	8	18
2015	Group 3	8	3	1	4	8	15
2017	Group 6	10	4	1	5	17	17
2019	Group 3	8	3	3	4	11	19
2021	Group 2	10	5	0	5	17	14
2023	Qualified as hosts
2025	Group C	10	6	1	3	14	10
2027	Group F

  Win   Draw   Loss

Turkey  v  Georgia

22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) Friendly	Turkey	2–1	Georgia	Istanbul
21:30 GET	Kilicsoy 16' Yildirim 55' (pen.)	Report	Abuashvili 58'	Stadium: Pendik Stadyumu

Gibraltar  v  Georgia

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) UEFA Euro QR	Gibraltar	0–2	Georgia	Gibraltar
17:00 GEO		Report	Odisharia 22' Kvernadze 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 211 Referee: J.Sundberg (Denmark)

Georgia  v  Kazakhstan

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06) Friendly	Georgia	0–0	Kazakhstan	Tbilisi
19:00 GEO		Report		Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium

Georgia  v  Moldova

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) UEFA Euro QR	Georgia	3–0	Moldova	Batumi
20:00 GEO Time	G.Mamageishvili 17' Kvernadze 49' Abuashvili 72'	Report		Stadium: Batumi Stadium Attendance: 5,250 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)

Netherlands  v  Georgia

9 September 2024 (2024-09-09) UEFA Euro QR	Netherlands	3–1	Georgia	Venlo
22:00 GEO Time	Emegha 4', 18' Ohio 71'	Report	O.Mamageishvili 30'	Stadium: Covebo Stadion – De Koel Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany)

Sweden  v  Georgia

10 October 2024 (2024-10-10) UEFA Euro QR	Sweden	3–2	Georgia	Jönköping
20:00 GEO Time	Ondrejka 23' Swedberg 38' Erabi 50'	Report	Lominadze 12' Dovin 51' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadsparksvallen Attendance: 1,620 Referee: Iwan Arwel Griffith (Wales)

Georgia  v  North Macedonia

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) UEFA Euro QR	Georgia	2–1	North Macedonia	Kutaisi
20:00 GEO Time	Gordeziani 61' Lominadze 71'	Report	Isaki 52'	Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium Referee: Viktor Shimusik (Belarus)

Georgia  v  Croatia

15 November 2024 UEFA Euro play-off 1st leg	Georgia	1–0	Croatia	Tbilisi
19:00 GEO Time	Soldo 4' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Attendance: 9,372 Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

Croatia  v  Georgia

19 November 2024 UEFA Euro play-off 2nd leg	Croatia	3–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)	Georgia	Rijeka
22:00 GEO Time	Beljo 10', 63' (pen.) Šotiček 90+1'	Report	Gagnidze 28' Lominadze 78'	Stadium: Stadion HNK Rijeka Attendance: 2,575 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
	Penalties
	Vidović Frigan Stojković Vušković Hodža Biuk Šotiček Badelj		Azarovi Kvernadze Abuashvili Lominadze Mamageishvili Latsabidze Ugrekhelidze Khvadagiani

Finland  v  Georgia

22 March 2025 Friendly	Finland	2–4	Georgia	Belek
18:00 GEO Time	Hyrylainen 24' Talvitie 68'	Report	Khvadagiani 50' G.Mamageishvili 56' Wallius (o.g) 60' O.Mamageishvili 89'	Stadium: Gloria Sports Arena

Serbia  v  Georgia

25 March 2025 Friendly	Serbia	1–3	Georgia	Antalya
17:00 GEO Time	Mitrovic 28' (pen.)		Sigua 11' Morchiladze 45+3' (pen.) Iakobidze 84'

Romania  v  Georgia

4 June 2025 Friendly	Romania	1–0	Georgia	Vorau
18:30 CET	Borza 72'			Stadium: Urkraft Arena

Poland  v  Georgia

11 June 2025 (2025-06-11) UEFA Euro	Poland	1–2	Georgia	Žilina
21:00	Kałuziński 73' (pen.)	Report	Lominadze 55' Gordeziani 90+3'	Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)

France  v  Georgia

14 June 2025 (2025-06-14) UEFA Euro	France	3–2	Georgia	Žilina
21:00	Tel 35' (pen.) Lepenant 89' Barry 90+12'	Report	Abuashvili 76' Sazonov 84'	Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 3,687 Referee: Jakob Sundberg (Denmark)

Georgia  v  Portugal

17 June 2025 (2025-06-17) UEFA Euro	Georgia	0–4	Portugal	Trenčín
18:00		Report	Pinheiro 24' Quenda 62' Gomes 87' Araújo 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Štadión Sihoť Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Georgia  v  Northern Ireland

9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) 2027 UEFA Euro QR	Georgia	1–1	Northern Ireland	Kutaisi
20:00	Sigua 7'	Report	Orr 66'	Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium Attendance: 3,260 Referee: Kamal Umudlu (Azerbaijan)

Latvia  v  Georgia

10 October 2025 (2025-10-10) 2027 UEFA Euro QR	Latvia	1–1	Georgia	Riga
19:00	Patika 59'	Report	Bukia 62'	Stadium: LNK Sporta Parks Attendance: 312 Referee: Jérémy Muller (Luxembourg)

Malta  v  Georgia

14 October 2025 (2025-10-14) 2027 UEFA Euro QR	Malta	0–5	Georgia	Ta'Qali
21:00		Report	Kharebashvili 37' Dadiani 44' Tabatadze 68' Narimanidze 71' Basiladze 81'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 203 Referee: Johann Ingi Jonsson (Iceland)

Greece  v  Georgia

14 November 2025 (2025-11-14) 2027 UEFA Euro QR	Greece	3–0	Georgia	Athens
19:00	Tzimas 44' (pen.) Kalogeropoulos 45+1' Keramitsis 79'	Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

Georgia  v  Germany

18 November 2025 (2025-11-18) 2027 UEFA Euro QR	Georgia	v	Germany	Tbilisi
21:00		Report	Karl 45+2' Tresoldi 58'	Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Attendance: 2,357 Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	5	5	0	0	16	2	+14	15	Final tournament		—	31 Mar	4–0	3–0	1 Oct	27 Mar
2	Germany	5	4	0	1	17	4	+13	12	Final tournament or Play-offs		2–3	—	27 Mar	6 Oct	5–0	6–0
3	Northern Ireland	5	2	1	2	5	7	−2	7			6 Oct	1–2	—	1 Oct	1–0	2–0
4	Georgia	5	1	2	2	7	7	0	5			26 Sep	0–2	1–1	—	27 Mar	31 Mar
5	Latvia	5	1	1	3	2	8	−6	4			0–1	26 Sep	31 Mar	1–1	—	6 Oct
6	Malta	5	0	0	5	0	19	−19	0			0–5	30 Sep	26 Sep	0–5	0–1	—

As of 15 March 2025^[4]

Position	Name
Head Coach	Ramaz Svanadze
Assistant coach	Giorgi Adamia Zaur Svanadze Giorgi Dekanosidze
Goalkeeper coach	Temur Charkviani
Fitness coach	Bondo Gotsiridze
Video analyst	Jumber Burjanadze

The following players born in or after 2004 were called up for 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Greece and Germany in November 2025.^[5]

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been called up to the senior team.

Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Germany.^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mikheil Makatsaria	(2004-06-11) 11 June 2004	5	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
12	1GK	Saba Kajaia	(2005-08-23) 23 August 2005	0	0	Real Murcia
23	1GK	Papuna Beruashvili	(2004-03-21) 21 March 2004	2	0	Rustavi
2	2DF	George Karseladze	(2005-05-18) 18 May 2005	4	0	Académica de Coimbra
3	2DF	Davit Bukia	(2005-07-27) 27 July 2005	5	1	Locomotive
15	2DF	Luka Latsabidze	(2004-03-18) 18 March 2004	6	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
19	2DF	Otar Chochia	(2006-11-18) 18 November 2006	0	0	Gagra
17	2DF	Giorgi Gvasalia	(2005-06-28) 28 June 2005	2	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
4	2DF	Akaki Giunashvili	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005	2	0	Kolkheti 1913
5	2DF	Saba Kharebashvili	(2008-09-03) 3 September 2008	3	1	Dinamo Tbilisi
21	2DF	Giorgi Tabatadze	(2005-10-29) 29 October 2005	5	1	Vejle
6	3MF	Dachi Lortkipanidze	(2005-08-03) 3 August 2005	5	0	Cremonese
20	3MF	Nikoloz Dadiani	(2004-12-08) 8 December 2004	3	1	Iberia 1999
	3MF	Giorgi Kharebava	(2004-02-26) 26 February 2004	1	0	Kolkheti 1913
18	3MF	Guram Japaridze	(2005-08-15) 15 August 2005	3	0	Dinamo Batumi
6	3MF	Tsotne Berelidze	(2006-03-24) 24 March 2006	0	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
7	3MF	Luka Tsulukidze	(2004-02-08) 8 February 2004	5	0	Dinamo Batumi
8	3MF	Irakli Yegoian	(2004-03-19) 19 March 2004	16	0	Excelsior
14	3MF	Aleko Basiladze	(2005-12-30) 30 December 2005	5	1	Torpedo
9	4FW	Diego Deisadze	(2004-10-15) 15 October 2004	5	0	Termalica
22	4FW	Luka Parkadze	(2005-04-06) 6 April 2005	4	0	Austria Salzburg
11	4FW	Davit Gotsiridze	(2004-09-06) 6 September 2004	7	0	Gagra
13	4FW	Dimitri Gurtskaia	(2004-02-04) 4 February 2004	1	0	Meshakhte

The following players have been called up within the last twelve months and are still eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Giorgi Kavlashvili	(2007-01-24) 24 January 2007	0	0	Union SG	v. Malta, 14 October 2025
GK	Revaz Kurtanidze	(2005-01-11) 11 January 2005	0	0	Iberia 1999	v. Northern Ireland, 9 September 2025
DF	Aleksandre Narimanidze	(2005-06-03) 3 June 2005	3	1	Žilina	v. Malta, 14 October 2025
DF	Gela Sadgobelashvili	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005	0	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Malta, 14 October 2025
DF	Saba Goglichidze	(2004-06-25) 25 June 2004	7	0	Empoli	v. Romania, 4 June 2025, INJ
DF	Mate Shatirishvili	(2008-05-25) 25 May 2008	0	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Northern Ireland, 9 September 2025
MF	Gia Nadareishvili	(2005-03-03) 3 March 2005	0	0	Gagra	v. Malta, 14 October 2025
MF	Gabriel Sigua	(2005-06-30) 30 June 2005	13	2	Lausanne Sport	v.  Latvia, 10 October 2025
FW	Saba Gegiadze	(2004-01-21) 21 January 2004	1	0	Spaeri	v. Northern Ireland, 9 September 2025
FW	Teimuraz Odikadze	(2006-03-28) 28 March 2006	1	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v. Malta, 14 October 2025

• 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad

Last update: 17 June 2025^[7]

Note: Includes friendly matches

Opponent	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses
Albania	8	3	1	4
Armenia	2	1	0	1
Azerbaijan	3	2	1	0
Belarus	2	1	0	1
Belgium	1	0	1	0
Bulgaria	3	0	0	3
Croatia	6	2	2	2
Cyprus	3	1	2	0
Denmark	5	0	1	4
England	4	1	1	2
Estonia	7	6	0	1
Faroe Islands	2	1	0	1
Finland	3	2	1	0
France	4	0	0	4
Germany	4	0	1	3
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0
Greece	6	0	2	4
Hungary	2	0	0	2
Iceland	2	1	1	0
Republic of Ireland	4	0	4	0
Israel	4	1	1	2
Italy	4	1	0	3
Kazakhstan	5	2	1	2
Latvia	5	4	1	0
Liechtenstein	2	2	0	0
Lithuania	6	3	1	2
Luxembourg	2	1	0	1*
Malta	4	4	0	0
Moldova	8	5	2	1
Montenegro	2	0	1	1
Netherlands	5	1	1	3
Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0
North Macedonia	2	2	0	0
Norway	2	0	1	1
Poland	7	2	1	4
Portugal	3	1	0	2
Romania	6	1	1	4
Russia	4	1	0	3
San Marino	2	2	0	0
Scotland	2	1	1	0
Serbia	2	1	0	1
Slovakia	4	1	0	3
Slovenia	4	1	3	0
Spain	6	0	0	6
Switzerland	8	0	1	7
Sweden	4	0	2	2
Turkey	6	2	1	3
Ukraine	5	0	3	2
Wales	4	0	2	2
Total	192	62	43	87

• Luxemburg were awarded a 3–0 win^[8]

Note: Competitive matches only

Last updated: 18 June 2025

Source: UEFA

Note: Competitive matches only

Last updated: 12 June 2025

Source: UEFA

Date	Tournament	Venue	Team	Result	Team
10 September 1997	Euro 1998	Rustavi	Georgia	2–0	Italy
10 October 1997	Euro 1998	Tbilisi	Georgia	5–1	Poland
20 November 2007	Euro 2009	Tbilisi	Georgia	2–0	Russia
9 September 2009	Euro 2011	Zestaponi	Georgia	4–0	Turkey
3 June 2011	Euro 2013	Dugopolje	Croatia	0–1	Georgia
4 September 2014	Euro 2015	Deventer	Netherlands	0–1	Georgia
16 November 2021	Friendly	Batumi	Georgia	3–2	England
21 June 2023	Euro 2023	Tbilisi	Georgia	2–0	Portugal

Source^[9]

Georgia Euro qualifiers and international friendlies are usually shown by the Public Broadcaster. The 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship will be broadcast by the Setanta Sports.^[10]

• Georgian national football team
• U19 team
• U17 team

• Team Profile & Squad at UEFA.com