FINA code | GEO |
---|---|
Association | Georgian Aquatic Sports Federation |
Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
Head coach | Dejan Stanojević |
Asst coach | Zurab Rurua Gela Tukvadze |
Captain | Revaz Imnaishvili |
FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
Current | 13 (as of 9 August 2021) |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2022 ) |
Best result | 10th (2022) |
European Championship | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 2014 ) |
Best result | 8th (2022) |
The Georgia men's national water polo team represents Georgia in international men's water polo competitions. The team participated at the 2014 European Championship.
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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2022 | Playoffs | 10th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 74 | +5 |
Total | Qualified: 1/19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 74 | +5 |
– Host of the Super Final
Year [1] | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002–2015 | Did not compete | ||||||||
2016 | European Preliminay round | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 100 | −43 | |
2017 | European Preliminay round | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 60 | −22 | |
2018 | Did not compete | ||||||||
2019 | |||||||||
2020 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 123 | −55 |
Total | Participated: 3/16 Qualified for the Super Final: 1/3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 163 | 283 | −120 |
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1992–2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2014 | Group stage | 12th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 93 | −48 |
2016 | Group stage | 14th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 95 | −40 |
2018 | Group stage | 13th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 52 | −12 |
2020 | Playoffs for QF | 10th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 71 | −13 |
2022 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 87 | −19 |
2024 | Playoffs for QF | 10th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 95 | −38 |
Total | Qualified: 6/20 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 323 | 493 | −170 |
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Preliminay round | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 42 | −23 | |
Total | Qualified for the Super Final: 0/1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 42 | −23 |
Roster for the 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship. [2]
Head coach: Dejan Stanojević
Name | Date of birth | Pos. | Height | Club |
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Sandro Adeishvili | 6 September 1999 | CF | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | VK Radnički Kragujevac |
Besarion Akhvlediani | 28 January 2004 | D | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Andria Bitadze | 17 May 1997 | CF | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | CC Ortigia |
Valiko Dadvani | 7 August 2002 | W | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | VK Radnički Kragujevac |
Artsiom Dzikhtsiarenka | 14 May 1999 | D | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Revaz Imanishvili | 9 August 1997 | D | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Khvicha Jakhaia | 16 September 1996 | P | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Marko Jelaca | 15 December 1982 | P | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | EVK Žaibas |
Beka Kapanadze | 20 January 1993 | GK | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Giorgi Magrakvelidze | 21 January 1998 | D | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Stefan Pjesivac | 12 December 1996 | CF | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Irakli Razmadze | 4 April 1997 | GK | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Nika Shushiashvili | 18 April 1999 | D | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | GS Apollon Smyrnis |
Saba Tkeshelashvili | 14 January 2004 | P | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Dušan Vasić | 17 July 1993 | D | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | VK Crvena zvezda |
Damir Crepulja (now Tsrepulia) (MNE), Marko Elez (CRO), Marino Franičević (CRO), Marko Jelača (CRO), Ivan Strujić (CRO), Fabio Baraldi (ITA), Boris Vapenski (SRB)
Player | Matches | Position|Positions |
---|---|---|
Zurab Rurua | 138 | PP |
Mikheil Baghaturia | 120 | PP |
Marko Jelaca | 100+ | HG |
National team | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | |
Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | ||
Belarus | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
China | 2 | 2 | ||
Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | ||
Finland | 1 | 1 | ||
France | 1 | 1 | ||
Germany | 1 | 1 | ||
Great Britain | 4 | 4 | ||
Greece | 20 | 15 | 5 | |
Hungary | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
Ireland | 1 | 1 | ||
Israel | 3 | 3 | ||
Italy | 2 | 2 | ||
Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | ||
Lithuania | 1 | 1 | ||
Malta | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Montenegro | 1 | 1 | ||
Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Portugal | 2 | 2 | ||
Romania | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Russia | 4 | 4 | ||
Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Spain | 1 | 1 | ||
Switzerland | 3 | 3 | ||
Turkey | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Total (28) | 86 | 36 | 4 | 46 |
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