Georgia national under-19 football team

Georgia Under-19

Nickname(s)	ჯვაროსნები Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
Association	Georgian Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Vasil Maisuradze
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

Notes:

• Bold indicates qualification for the championship.

Fixtures and results 2025–26 season

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

Friendlies

Moldova   v   Georgia

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

Georgia   v   Moldova U20

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

Georgia   v   Armenia

10 June 2025	Georgia	4–0	Armenia	Chișinău
18:30	Chikovani 5', 20' Gogilashvili29', 32'	Report

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 two friendly matches due to be held against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 10 and 12 October 2025 in Zenica. ^[2]

Caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2025, after the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match against Montenegro. ^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Mate Ghighvishvili	(2007-01-24) 24 January 2007 (age 18)			Dinamo Tbilisi
	1 GK	Dachi Chochoshvili	(2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 (age 17)			Dinamo Tbilisi
	1 GK	Giorgi Gongadze	(2008-05-16) May 16, 2008 (age 17)			Dinamo Tbilisi
2	2 DF	Nikoloz Bochorishvili	(2007-10-27) 27 October 2007 (age 17)			Iberia 1999
3	2 DF	Mate Shatirishvili	(2008-05-25) 25 May 2008 (age 17)			Dinamo Tbilisi
4	2 DF	Aleksandre Amisulashvili (C)	(2007-03-09) 9 March 2007 (age 18)	6	0	Iberia 1999
13	2 DF	Dachi Gogoli	(2007-01-06) 6 January 2007 (age 18)			Locomotive
	2 DF	Nikoloz Gvazava				Dinamo Tbilisi
	2 DF	Saba Murvanidze	(2007-12-11) December 11, 2007 (age 17)			Iberia 1999
	2 DF	Shotiko Diakonidze	(2008-05-18) 18 May 2008 (age 17)			Dinamo Tbilisi
	2 DF	Luka Kuprava	(2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 17)			Torpedo
	3 MF	Giorgi Kobakhidze	(2008-07-30) 30 July 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Dila
17	3 MF	Saba Nioradze	(2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 (age 18)			Dinamo Tbilisi
	3 MF	Nikoloz Elisashvili	(2007-08-01) 1 August 2007 (age 18)			Dinamo Tbilisi
10	3 MF	Rezi Danelia	(2007-08-17) 17 August 2007 (age 18)			Dinamo Tbilisi
5	3 MF	Giorgi Chubinidze	(2007-09-11) 11 September 2007 (age 18)			Bournemouth
8	3 MF	Lasha Khutsishvili	(2007-04-04) 4 April 2007 (age 18)			Dinamo Tbilisi
19	4 FW	Halid Doltmurziev	(2007-05-22) 22 May 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Dinamo Tbilisi
11	4 FW	Nikoloz Chikovani	(2007-06-21) 21 June 2007 (age 18)	3	1	Charleroi
9	4 FW	Nikoloz Shalikiani	(2008-05-22) 22 May 2008 (age 17)			Iberia 1999
	4 FW	Davit Gogilashvili	(2007-02-21) 21 February 2007 (age 18)			Iberia 1999

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
GK	Giorgi Kavlashvili	(2007-01-24) 24 January 2007 (age 18)			Union SG	v.  Montenegro, 25 March 2025
GK	Saba Tartarashvili	(2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 (age 17)			Dinamo Tbilisi	v.  Montenegro, 25 March 2025
DF	Giorgi Lomidze	(2008-02-17) 17 February 2008 (age 17)			Dinamo Tbilisi	v.  Montenegro, 25 March 2025
MF	Luka Tsulaia	(2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 18)	4	0	Dinamo Tbilisi	v.  Montenegro, 25 March 2025
MF	Aleksandre Kutateladze	(2007-07-21) 21 July 2007 (age 18)			LOSC	v.  Montenegro, 25 March 2025
FW	Giorgi Peradze	(2007-11-08) 8 November 2007 (age 17)			Dinamo Tbilisi	v.  Montenegro, 25 March 2025
MF	Nikoloz Surguladze	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Iberia 1999	v.  Estonia,   Sweden,   Norway, November 2024

Statistics

As of 13 June 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	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	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
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	3	6	7
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 (since 2025)

References

1. "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2025/26". UEFA . Retrieved 13 June 2025.
2. "19-წლამდელები ბოსნია და ჰერცეგოვინას დაუპირისპირდებიან - შემადგენლობა" [U19 team to face Bosnia and Herzegovina]. nakrebi.ge (in Georgian). 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
3. "Squad". UEFA . Retrieved 26 March 2025.
4. "U19 statistics". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 March 2025.