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The Georgia national football team is the national 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 96 onwards, but have not yet achieved qualification.
Georgia's home games are played at the Boris Paichadze Stadium in Tblisi.
[edit] History
Prior to 1990, Georgian players played for the USSR national football team. The first match played by the Georgian national team occurred while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union, when they played Lithuania on May 27, 1990, a match which ended in a 2-2 draw.(Curious fact:The match was between the two clubs FC Dinamo Tbilisi and Žalgiris Vilnius, but some time later, around 1992/93, officials football federations of these countries decided to change the status of the game to international. The decision was due to the fact that the clubs contained the best Georgian and Lithuanian players, so the countries designated the clubs their official teams). This was the Georgian team's only match prior to independence, which was declared on April 9, 1991. [2]
The Georgian Football Federation became a member of both UEFA and FIFA in 1992[3], enabling Georgia to play competitive matches. The first of these came in September 1994, a 1-0 defeat to Moldova as part of the qualifiers for Euro 96. Georgia finished third in their group, ahead of Moldova and Wales, but seven points behind second-placed qualifiers Bulgaria. Georgia have subsequently finished bottom of their group in qualification for the 2000 and 2004 European Championships, and have finished third, fourth and sixth in World Cup qualifying groups. Consequently, Georgia has never qualified for the finals of a major tournament. However, recently they have shown relative success on the international scene by beating twice World Cup winners Uruguay and well established Turkey both in friendly matches.
[edit] World Cup record
[edit] European Championship record
[edit] Notable players
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[edit] Most capped Georgia players
As of March 27, 2008, the ten players with the most caps for Georgia are:
[edit] Top Georgia goalscorers
As of March 27, 2008, the seven players with the most goals for Georgia are:
[edit] Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Italy on September 10, 2008.
[edit] Recent call-ups
| No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
|
GK |
Giorgi Lomaia |
28 August 1979 |
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|
 FC Olimpi Rustavi (v. Estonia on May 27) |
| 12 |
GK |
Giorgi Makaridze |
31 March 1990 |
5 |
0 |
FC Dinamo Tbilisi (WCQ v Ireland Republic, 6 September) |
| 13 |
DF |
Zurab Khizanishvili |
6 October 1981 |
37 |
0 |
 Blackburn Rovers (WCQ v Ireland Republic, 6 September) |
| 14 |
FW |
Beka Gotsiridze |
21 February 1988 |
2 |
1 |
 Dnipro (WCQ v Ireland Republic, 6 September) |
| 16 |
DF |
Malkhaz Asatiani |
4 August 1981 |
34 |
4 |
FC Dynamo Kyiv (WCQ v Ireland Republic, 6 September) |
|
MF |
Davit Mujiri |
2 January 1978 |
26 |
1 |
 Lokomotiv Moscow (Friendly. v Wales , 20 August) |
|
MF |
Davit Devdariani |
28 October 1987 |
1 |
0 |
(Friendly. v Wales, 20 August) |
|
MF |
Irakli Klimiashvili |
30 May 1988 |
4 |
0 |
FC WIT Georgia (Friendly. v Wales, 20 August) |
|
DF |
Giorgi Navalovski |
28 June 1986 |
2 |
0 |
FC Anzhi Makhachkala (Friendly. v Portugal, 31 May) |
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DF |
Amiran Sanaia |
3 September 1989 |
2 |
0 |
 Le Mans (Friendly. v Portugal, 31 May) |
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MF |
Giorgi Merebashvili |
15 August 1986 |
1 |
0 |
FC Dinamo Tbilisi (Friendly. v Portugal, 31 May) |
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MF |
Levan Tskitishvili |
10 October 1976 |
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FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi (Friendly. v Portugal, 31 May) |
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FW |
Revazi Barabadze |
4 October 1988 |
1 |
0 |
FC Anzhi Makhachkala (Friendly. v Portugal, 31 May) |
|
DF |
Giorgi Khidesheli |
23 January 1988 |
2 |
0 |
FC Zestaponi (v. Estonia on May 27) |
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MF |
Jaba Kankava |
18 March 1986 |
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FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (v. Northern Ireland on March 26) |
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FW |
Lasha Jakobia |
20 August 1980 |
|
|
Metalist (v. Northern Ireland on March 26) |
|
GK |
Nukri Revishvili |
2 March 1987 |
|
|
FC Rubin Kazan (v. Latvia on February 6) |
|
MF |
Gogita Gogua |
4 September 1983 |
18 |
1 |
Spartak Nalchik (v. Latvia on February 6) |
|
MF |
Shota Grigalashvili |
21 June 1986 |
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Dinamo Tbilisi (v. Latvia on February 6) |
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MF |
Sandro Kobakhidze |
2 November 1987 |
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FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (v. Latvia on February 6) |
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[edit] Footnotes
[edit] External links
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Georgia 2 - 2 Lithuania 
Romania 5 - 0 Georgia 
Denmark 6 - 1 Georgia 
