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Georgia national futsal team

The Georgia national futsal team is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in Georgia and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships.

Georgia
Nickname(s)ჯვაროსნები
Jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
AssociationGeorgian Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGeorgia (country) Avtandil Asatiani
Home stadiumTbilisi Sports Palace
FIFA codeGEO
FIFA ranking18 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Italy 3–1 Georgia Georgia (country)
(Turin, Italy; October 23, 1995)
Biggest win
 Georgia 15–1 Gibraltar 
(Chișinău, Moldova; October 22, 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 18–1 Georgia Georgia (country)
(Altura, Portugal; July 4, 2008)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2022)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2022)

Tournament records

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FIFA Futsal World Cup

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FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1989 Part of   Soviet Union - - - - - - -
  1992 Did not enter - - - - - - -
  1996 Did not qualify Group B 6th place 5 1 0 4 21 37
  2000 Group D 4th place 4 1 1 2 17 21
  2004 Group 1 3rd place 3 1 0 2 9 16
  2008 Group 3 3rd place 2 0 0 2 2 21
  2012 Group A runner up 3 1 2 0 14 4
  2016 Group A runner up 3 2 1 0 20 4
  2021 Group 1 3rd place 6 4 0 2 25 13
  2024 Group E 3rd place 10 6 0 6 28 32
Total 0/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/10 36 16 4 18 136 148

UEFA European Futsal Championship

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UEFA Futsal Euro record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1996 Did not qualify Group B 6th place 5 1 0 4 21 37
  1999 Group F runner up 3 2 0 1 15 13
  2001 Group G 3rd place 2 0 0 2 3 17
  2003 Group E 4th place 3 0 1 2 3 17
  2005 Group E 4th place 3 0 0 3 7 27
  2007 Group C 3rd place 3 1 0 2 7 10
  2010 Group 4 3rd place 6 3 0 3 11 18
  2012 Group C runner up 3 2 0 1 13 2
  2014 Group 6 3rd place 5 2 1 2 23 20
  2016 Group 7 4th place 6 2 1 3 16 21
  2018 Play-offs 8 3 4 1 30 16
  2022 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 6 14 Group 2 runner up 9 6 1 2 33 19
   2026 To be determined 2026 To be determined
Total 1/13 4 2 0 2 6 14 12/13 56 22 8 26 182 217

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Armenia and Portugal on 15 and 20 September 2023, respectively.[2][3]
Caps and goals updated as of 8 March 2023, after the match against Belgium.[4]
Head coach: Avtandil Asatiani

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Zviad Kupatadze (captain) (1979-10-30) 30 October 1979 (age 45) 62 5   Gazprom-Ugra Yugorsk
12 1GK Tornike Bukia (1994-05-15) 15 May 1994 (age 30) 74 2   MFC Aktobe
2 2DF Chaguinha (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 36) 19 1   Palma Futsal
6 2DF Vilian Lourenço (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989 (age 35) 11 3   Palma Futsal
7 2DF Shota Tophuria (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 34) 78 10   New Vision Georgians
9 2DF Irakli Todua (1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 (age 34) 80 25   New Vision Georgians
16 2DF Thales Feitosa (1988-04-13) 13 April 1988 (age 36) 37 27   Cascavel Futsal
17 2DF Fernando Drasler (1988-06-20) 20 June 1988 (age 36) 8 7   JEC Krona Futsal
18 2DF Bynho (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32) 15 4   Viña Albali Valdepeñas
3 4FW Chimba (1994-11-06) 6 November 1994 (age 30) 0 0   Gazprom-Ugra Yugorsk
5 4FW Giorgi Ghavtadze (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 24) 28 3   MFK Tyumen
8 4FW Vakhtang Kekelia (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35) 45 10   New Vision Georgians
10 4FW Roninho (1987-04-04) 4 April 1987 (age 37) 54 16   New Vision Georgians
11 4FW Vakhtang Jvarashvili (1994-08-30) 30 August 1994 (age 30) 63 11   New Vision Georgians
14 4FW Bruno Gomes (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 28) 3 3   Palma Futsal
15 4FW Simi Saiotti (1987-02-15) 15 February 1987 (age 37) 20 22   Eléctrico

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Beka Tkemaladze (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 29) 4 0   New Vision Georgians v.   Belgium, 7 March 2023
GK Vakhtang Terunashvili (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27) 2 0   Armia v.   Moldova, 9 February 2023
GK Aleksandr Jamburia (1982-07-10) 10 July 1982 (age 42) 77 0   New Vision Georgians v.   Austria, 9 November 2022
DF Giorgi Chimakadze (1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 27) 14 2   TSU v.   Estonia, 14 April 2023
DF Nika Kharatishvili (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24) 4 0   FC CIU v.   Estonia, 14 April 2023
DF Giorgi Kurdadze (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992 (age 32) 20 2   New Vision Georgians v.   Estonia, 14 April 2023
DF Saba Tkeshelashvili (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 (age 22) 4 1   FC CIU v.   Moldova, 9 February 2023
DF Nikoloz Gabrichidze (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997 (age 27) 2 0   New Vision Georgians v.   Moldova, 9 February 2023
DF Fumaça (1985-09-22) 22 September 1985 (age 39) 17 9   Doukas v.   Netherlands, 11 April 2022
FW Bruno Petry Branco (1989-03-22) 22 March 1989 (age 35) 18 11   Pirossigeno Cosenza v.   Estonia, 14 April 2023
FW Elisandro Gomes (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 37) 15 15   Magnus Futsal v.   Belgium, 7 March 2023
FW Archil Sebiskveradze (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 35) 92 57   Viten Orsha v.   Belgium, 7 March 2023
FW Nikoloz Kurtanidze (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) 51 15   PSP v.   Moldova, 9 February 2023
FW Janiko Giorgaia (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28) 27 1   TSU v.   Moldova, 9 February 2023
FW Davit Khechikashvili (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 24) 2 0   New Vision Georgians v.   Moldova, 9 February 2023
FW Nukri Сhumburidze (1993-07-01) 1 July 1993 (age 31) 29 0   New Vision Georgians v.   Austria, 9 November 2022

COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

Georgia vs opponent

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The following table shows Georgia‘a all-time international record, correct as of 7 November 2024.

Opponent Play Wins Draws Losses Goals for Goals against
  Albania 1 1 0 0 3 0
  Andorra 1 1 0 0 3 1
  Angola 1 0 0 1 2 3
  Armenia 4 3 1 0 12 5
  Austria 3 3 0 0 21 8
  Azerbaijan 12 5 1 6 28 44
  Belarus 7 4 2 1 15 13
  Belgium 3 2 1 0 12 6
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 0 0 2 1
  Croatia 4 0 0 4 3 20
  Cyprus 1 0 0 1 1 4
  Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 3 14
  Denmark 1 1 0 0 6 2
  England 6 5 1 0 28 9
  Estonia 4 4 0 0 26 5
  Finland 3 0 0 3 2 15
  France 7 3 2 2 26 21
  Germany 6 6 0 0 24 5
  Gibraltar 1 1 0 0 15 1
  Greece 3 1 0 2 11 10
  Hungary 3 1 1 1 8 18
  Iran 2 2 0 0 6 2
  Israel 2 2 0 0 10 0
  Italy 4 0 1 3 6 20
  Kazakhstan 6 1 0 5 11 17
  Kyrgyzstan 2 0 1 1 3 4
  Kosovo 1 1 0 0 6 1
  Libya 1 0 0 1 1 4
  Latvia 4 2 1 1 13 12
  Lithuania 9 8 1 0 46 12
  North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 6 13
  Malta 5 5 0 0 37 4
  Moldova 8 5 3 0 29 20
  Netherlands 4 0 3 1 6 10
  Poland 3 1 0 2 6 9
  Portugal 12 2 0 10 12 79
  Romania 10 3 2 5 26 43
  Russia 5 0 0 5 6 27
  Scotland 1 1 0 0 11 0
  Serbia 7 1 1 5 13 30
  Slovenia 1 0 0 1 0 5
  Slovakia 2 1 1 0 4 3
  Spain 7 0 0 7 6 67
   Switzerland 2 1 1 0 7 4
  Tajikistan 2 2 0 0 16 3
  Turkey 5 3 1 1 14 11
  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 12 19
  United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 7 3
  Uzbekistan 2 0 1 1 3 6
49 Countries 190 86 26 78 575 636

References

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  1. ^ "Futsal World Ranking". www.futsalworldranking.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ "საქართველოს ნაკრები ელიტ რაუნდის მატჩებისთვის ემზადება" (in Georgian). GFF. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Georgia Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ "ფუტსალი". nakrebi.ge/ka (in Georgian). GFF. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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