Georgia men's national handball team

Georgia
Information
Association	Georgian National Handball Federation (GNHF) საქართველოს ხელბურთის ფედერაცია
Coach	Tite Kalandadze
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
European Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2024 )
Best result	18th (2024)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Georgia national handball team is the national team of Georgia. It takes part in international team handball competitions.

Competitive record

European championships qualifiers

Year	W	D	L	place
1994 qualification	0	0	8	IV
1996 qualification	0	0	6	IV
1998 qualification	2	1	3	III
2000 qualification	4	0	4	II
2002 qualification	0	0	6	IV
2004 qualification	1	0	5	IV
2008 qualification	1	0	5	IV
2012 qualification	0	0	3	IV
2024 qualification	2	0	4	III
2026 qualification	3	0	3	II

World Championships

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1993	did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
/ 2019
2021
/ 2023
/ / 2025
2027	to be determined
/ 2029
/ / 2031
Total	0/20	–	0	0	0	0	0	0

European Championship

European Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024	Preliminary round	18th	3	1	0	2	77	95
2026	Qualified
2028	To be determined
Total	2/18	–	3	1	0	2	77	95

Challenge Trophy

Year	Round	W	L	D	place
2007	Challenge Trophy	4	0	0	I
2009	Challenge Trophy	3	1	0	II
2012	Challenge Trophy	2	1	0	II

IHF Emerging Nations Championship

• 2017 – 8th place
• 2019 – 1st place
• 2021 – 1st place

Current squad

Roster for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship. ^{[1] [2]}

Head coach: Tite Kalandadze

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Gigi Rukhadze (2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 (age 21) 1.85 m 0 0 RK Bjelovar 3 P George Lapiashvili (2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 25) 1.95 m 22 13 B.S.B. Batumi 5 LW Vakhtang Khelisupali (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 20) 1.90 m 2 2 Samtredia 7 LW Khazein Rustamov (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998 (age 27) 1.80 m 34 51 CSM Constanța 8 RB Vakhtang Kharebashvili (2008-10-19) 19 October 2008 (age 17) 1.90 m 3 0 HC Dragunas Klaipeda 9 CB Giorgi Areshidze (2004-07-23) 23 July 2004 (age 21) 1.90 m 4 4 HC Pegasi 10 CB Irakli Kbilashvili (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 27) 1.89 m 38 122 AHC Potaissa Turda 11 RB Giorgi Tskhovrebadze (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 24) 1.94 m 33 237 RK Zagreb 12 GK Zurab Tsintsadze (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 29) 1.85 m 28 5 KPR Legionowo 18 P Erekle Arsenashvili (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 27) 1.97 m 32 105 Tremblay en France Handball 24 RB Zurab Gogava (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 27) 1.96 m 16 2 Team HandbALL Augustdorf – Lemgo – Lippe 27 LB Nikoloz Kalandadze (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 23) 1.98 m 14 35 Provence Aix Université Club Handball 28 LB Davit Grishikashvili (2007-06-25) 25 June 2007 (age 18) 1.99 m 0 0 HC Butel Skopje 34 LB Miriani Gavashelishvili (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 25) 1.97 m 26 11 KPR Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski 71 RW Giorgi Dikhaminjia (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 28) 1.88 m 44 101 Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar 87 GK David Nikabadze (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 26) 1.99 m 16 1 SGAU Saratov

Georgia vs opponent (Not friendly match)

Opponent	Wins	Losses	Draws
Armenia	2
Austria	1	5
Azerbaijan	4
Belarus	2
Belgium		1	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	2
Bulgaria	3	1
China		1
Cuba	1
Cyprus	2	2
Denmark		2
England	1
Estonia	1	2	1
Faroe Islands		1
Finland	2	9	4
Great Britain	3
Greece	1	3
Hungary	1	3
Iceland		2
Ireland	2
Israel		3	1
Italy	1	5
Kosovo		1
Latvia	2	4
Lithuania	2	7
Luxembourg	2	5
Malta	3
Moldova	3
Netherlands	1	2
Nigeria	1
Norway		2
Portugal	1	2
Romania		3
Slovenia		2
Slovakia	1	1
Sweden		1
Switzerland	1	5
Turkey	1	6
Ukraine		2
United States	1
40 Countries	49	85	7

References

1. "ევროპის ჩემპიონატი ხელბურთში – მთავარმა მწვრთნელმა, ტიტე კალანდაძემ საქართველოს ხელბურთელთა ნაკრების შემადგენლობა დაასახელა" (in Georgian). 1tv.ge. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
2. "Team roster: Georgia". res.ehf.eu. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile