Georgia national football team
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Nickname(s) | ჯვაროსნები Jvarosnebi (Crusaders) |
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Association | Georgian Football Federation (GFF) საქართველოს ფეხბურთის ფედერაცია |
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Vladimír Weiss | ||
Captain | Jaba Kankava | ||
Most caps | Levan Kobiashvili (100) | ||
Top scorer | Shota Arveladze (26) | ||
Home stadium | Boris Paichadze National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | GEO | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 119 ![]() |
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Highest | 42 (September 1998) | ||
Lowest | 156 (March 1994) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 92 (9 September 2015) | ||
Highest | 49 (11 October 1995) | ||
Lowest | 108 (late 2009) | ||
First international | |||
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Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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The Georgia national football team (Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები, Sakartvelos erovnuli sap'ekhburt'o nakrebi) is the national association football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major tournament from Euro 1996 onwards, but have not achieved qualification yet. Home games are played at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi.
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History[edit]
The history of Georgia national football team began in 1990, when the team played their first international match against Lithuania, the first country to accept an invitation. The match was held on May 27, 1990 on national stadium. Georgia were coached by Givi Nodia. The friendly match ended in a 2–2 draw. This was the only match prior to the declaration of independence on April 9, 1991. Soon afterwards the team played another friendly match against Moldova.
The Georgian Football Federation became a member of both UEFA and FIFA in 1992,[1] enabling Georgia to play competitive matches. The first of these came in September 1994, a 1–0 defeat to Moldova[2] as part of the qualifiers for Euro 1996. Georgia finished third in their group, ahead of Moldova and Wales, but seven points behind second-placed qualifier Bulgaria.
Georgia failed to qualify for 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, obtaining 10 points and finishing in fourth place, level on points with Poland. At this time Georgia reached forty-second place in FIFA rankings.
In the Euro 2000 qualifying Georgia national team won one match, drew two and finished bottom of the group with five points. This marked the beginning of a period of decline for Georgian football.
The team finished fifth (and last) with seven points in their qualifying group for Euro 2004, although they defeated Russia with a goal scored by Malkhaz Asatiani.
In the FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifiers Georgia beat Albania 2–0 at home and Kazakhstan away 2–1. They finished sixth (second bottom) with ten points in Group 2.
Georgia were sixth out of seven teams in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying group with ten points. They defeated Scotland 2–0 at home and the Faroe Islands 6–0 away and 3–1 at home.
Héctor Cúper became the manager of Georgia in August 2008. During the qualification round for the FIFA 2010 World Cup Georgia failed to win any matches and finished sixth (and last) with three points. Cuper didn't extend his contract and on November 6, 2009 Temur Ketsbaia was appointed as the coach of the Georgian national football team. Ketsbaia resigned as manager after a 4–0 defeat at home to Poland in the Euro 2016 qualifiers on November 14, 2014, having previously stated he would do so before the match regardless of the result.
In June 2016, Georgian team made a stunt by winning against reigning European champions Spain 1–0.[3]
Competitive record[edit]
FIFA World Cup records[edit]
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | |
1930 to 1990 | Part of ![]() |
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Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
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Did Not Qualify | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4/5 | |||||||||
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3/5 | ||||||||||
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12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 6/7 | ||||||||||
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10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 6/6 | ||||||||||
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8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4/5 | ||||||||||
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To Be Determined | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
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- | - | - | - | - | - | – | ||||||||||
Total | 0/20 | - | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 75 | - |
UEFA European Championship records[edit]
UEFA European Championship record | UEFA Euro Championship Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | ||
1960 to 1992 | Part of ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
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Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 3/6 | |||||||||
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10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 6/6 | ||||||||||
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5/5 | ||||||||||
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12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 6/7 | ||||||||||
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10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5/6 | ||||||||||
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10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 5/6 | ||||||||||
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To Be Determined | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 0/15 | 60 | 16 | 8 | 36 | 63 | 89 | - |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 5 Sep '17 | 24 Mar '17 | 11 Jun '17 | 1–0 | 6 Oct '17 | |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 | Possible second round[a] | 2–2 | — | 11 Jun '17 | 3–2 | 9 Oct '17 | 2 Sep '17 | |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | 9 Oct '17 | 1–1 | — | 2 Sep '17 | 1–1 | 4–0 | ||
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | 0–1 | 6 Oct '17 | 2–2 | — | 5 Sep '17 | 24 Mar '17 | ||
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | 2 Sep '17 | 24 Mar '17 | 6 Oct '17 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 5 Sep '17 | 9 Oct '17 | 11 Jun '17 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
- ^ The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures[edit]
2016[edit]
29 March 2016 Friendly | Georgia ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
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21:00 UTC+04:00 | Okriashvili ![]() |
Nurgaliev ![]() |
Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Referee: Pisani (Malta) |
27 May 2016 Friendly | Slovakia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Wels, Austria |
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19:30 UTC+04:00 | Nemec ![]() Zrelak ![]() |
Kenia ![]() |
Stadium: Renner Arena Referee: Drachta (Austria) |
3 June 2016 Friendly | Romania ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
Bucharest, Romania |
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22:00 UTC+04:00 | Popa ![]() Amisulashvili ![]() Stanciu ![]() Torje ![]() Keseru ![]() |
Moți ![]() |
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 27,934 Referee: Soares Dias (Portuguese) |
7 June 2016 Friendly | Spain ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Getafe, Spain |
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22:45 UTC+04:00 | Report | Okriashvili ![]() |
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 14,650 Referee: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson (Iceland) |
5 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Georgia ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
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18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) |
Ananidze ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
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Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alyaksey Kulbakow (Belarus) |
6 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Republic of Ireland ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
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20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Coleman ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 39,793 Referee: Tony Chapron (France) |
9 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Wales ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Cardiff, Wales |
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18:00 (17:00 UTC+1) |
Bale ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Okriashvili ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 32,652 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy) |
12 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Georgia ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
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18:00 (21:00 UTC+4) |
Qazaishvili ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Gațcan ![]() |
Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Attendance: 43,869 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
2017[edit]
24 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Georgia ![]() |
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Tbilisi, Georgia |
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18:00 (21:00 UTC+4) |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena |
11 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Moldova ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Chișinău, Moldova |
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18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Zimbru Stadium |
2 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Georgia ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
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18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena |
5 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Austria ![]() |
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Vienna, Austria |
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20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion |
6 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Georgia ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
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18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena |
9 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Serbia ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Serbia |
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20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following players were called for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Moldova on November 12, 2016.
Caps and goals as of 12 November 2016 after the match against Moldova.
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have not been called up for the upcoming matches but have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Giorgi Makaridze | 31 March 1990 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Lasha Dvali | 14 May 1995 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Zourab Tsiskaridze | 11 September 1986 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Aleksandr AmisulashviliRET | 20 August 1982 | 50 | 4 | ![]() |
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MF | Giorgi Papunashvili | 2 September 1995 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Lasha Parunashvili | 14 February 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Levan Kenia | 18 October 1990 | 29 | 4 | ![]() |
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MF | Nika Kvekveskiri | 29 May 1992 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Giorgi Aburjania | 2 January 1995 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Nika Dzalamidze | 6 January 1992 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Nika Kacharava | 1 October 1995 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Otar Martsvaladze | 14 July 1984 | 22 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Mate Vatsadze | 17 December 1988 | 15 | 4 | ![]() |
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- INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
- PRE Preliminary squad.
- RET Retired from international football.
Records[edit]
Lists of 10 players with the most caps and top goalscorers for Georgia, as of 12 November 2016 (players in bold are still available for selection):[4][5]
Most caps[edit]
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Top goalscorers[edit]
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Managers[edit]
As of 12 November 2016 [6]
Manager | Georgia career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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1991–1992 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% |
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1993–1996 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 37.5% |
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1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
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1997 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 57.14% |
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1998 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% |
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1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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1998–1999 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 25% |
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1999 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0% |
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2000–2001 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 31.25% |
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2001–2003 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36.36% |
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2003 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
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2003 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% |
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2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
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2004–2005 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20% |
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2005 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28.57% |
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2006–2008 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 29.17% |
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2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
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2008–2009 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6.25% |
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2010–2014 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 32.5% |
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2014–2016 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 30% |
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2016– | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12.5% |
Notable Results[edit]
Date | Team | Result | Team |
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16.11.1994 | ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
07.06.1995 | ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
11.10.1995 | ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
10.09.1997 | ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
11.10.1997 | ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
01.09.2001 | ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
30.04.2003 | ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
15.11.2006 | ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
07.02.2007 | ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
17.10.2007 | ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
20.08.2008 | ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
26.03.2011 | ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
06.09.2013 | ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
04.09.2015 | ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
07.06.2016 | ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Georgia vs opponent[edit]
Opponents | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 57.14 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 60.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 33.33 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 50.00 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 20.00 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 20.00 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 40.00 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 100.00 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0.00 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 |
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7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 0.00 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 50.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 16.67 |
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 25.00 |
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 28.57 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 42.86 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 66.67 |
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 62.50 |
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11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 36.36 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 20.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0.00 |
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7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0.00 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 33.33 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 25.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 33.33 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50.00 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 20.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
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9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 75.00 |
Total 58 countries | 209 | 60 | 41 | 108 | 231 | 312 | −81 | 28.71 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Georgian Football Federation". UEFA. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
- ^ "Georgia – International Results". RSSSF. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
- ^ "Spain fall to Georgia in final friendly ahead of Euro 2016". ESPN FC. 7 Jun 2016. Retrieved 8 Jun 2016.
- ^ http://eu-football.info/_players.php?id=85 players with most caps
- ^ http://eu-football.info/_players.php?data=6&id=85 top goalscorers
- ^ http://eu-football.info/_managers.php?im=85 All managers of Georgia
- ^ http://eu-football.info/_matches.php?id=85&page=7 List of all international matches
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/geor-intres.html List of all international matches
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