The Georgia national football team (Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები|tr) represents the nation of Georgia in international association football. It is fielded by the Georgian Football Federation (Georgian: საქართველოს ფეხბურთის ფედერაცია), the governing body of football in Georgia, and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe.[1] The team played its first official international match on 27 May 1990 against Lithuania.[2]
Since its first competitive match, more than 200 players have made at least one international appearance for the team. As hundreds of players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players in 1990, only players with 10 or more official caps are included. Georgi Nemsadze became the first Georgian international to reach 10 caps, doing so on 26 June 1994 in a 3–1 win against Latvia. Midfielder Levan Kobiashvili holds the record for most caps, appearing in 100 of official games for Georgia between 1996 and 2011.[3] Defender Zurab Khizanishvili had the longest national team career with Georgia, making his 92 appearances over 16-year period between 1999 and 2015. The goalscoring record is held by forward Shota Arveladze, scoring 26 times in 61 matches between 1992 and 2007, including two hat-tricks.[4]
| § | Still active for the national team | |
| GK | Goalkeeper | |
|---|---|---|
| DF | Defender | |
| MF | Midfielder | |
| FW | Forward |
Appearances and goals are composed of UEFA Nations League, UEFA European Championship qualification, FIFA World Cup qualification, Cyprus International Tournament, Malta International Tournament and international friendly matches. Players are listed by number of caps, then number of goals scored. If number of caps and goals are equal, the players are then listed alphabetically. Statistics correct as of match played on 15 November 2019.
| Position | scope=col | National team career | scope=col | Caps | scope=col | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row data-sort-value="Kobiashvili, Levan" | Levan Kobiashvili | 1996–2011 | 100 | 12 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Khizanishvili, Zurab" | Zurab Khizanishvili | 1999–2015 | 92 | 1 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Kankava, Jaba" | Jaba Kankava§ | 2004– | 86 | 10 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Kaladze, Kakha" | Kakha Kaladze | 1996–2011 | 83 | 1 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Kashia, Guram" | Guram Kashia§ | 2009– | 78 | 2 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Nemsadze, Georgi" | Georgi Nemsadze | 1992–2004 | 69 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Iashvili, Aleksandre" | Aleksandre Iashvili | 1996–2011 | 67 | 15 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Jamarauli, Gocha" | Gocha Jamarauli | 1994–2004 | 62 | 6 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Kvirkvelia, Davit" | Davit Kvirkvelia | 2003–2014 | 59 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Tskitishvili, Levan" | Levan Tskitishvili | 1995–2009 | 58 | 1 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Demetradze, Giorgi" | Giorgi Demetradze | 1996–2007 | 56 | 12 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Loria, Giorgi" | Giorgi Loria§ | 2008– | 56 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Kinkladze, Georgi" | Georgi Kinkladze | 1992–2005 | 54 | 8 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Lobjanidze, Ucha" | Ucha Lobjanidze§ | 2008– | 54 | 1 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Ketsbaia, Temur" | Temur Ketsbaia | 1990–2003 | 52 | 17 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Amisulashvili, Aleksandre" | Aleksandre Amisulashvili | 2002–2016 | 50 | 4 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Qazaishvili, Valeri" | Valeri Qazaishvili§ | 2014– | 46 | 10 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Kavelashvili, Mikheil" | Mikheil Kavelashvili | 1991–2002 | 46 | 9 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Ananidze, Jano" | Jano Ananidze§ | 2009– | 45 | 7 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Lomaia, Giorgi" | Giorgi Lomaia | 1998–2010 | 45 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Dvalishvili, Vladimir" | Vladimir Dvalishvili§ | 2009– | 44 | 6 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Asatiani, Malkhaz" | Malkhaz Asatiani | 2001–2010 | 42 | 4 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Okriashvili, Tornike" | Tornike Okriashvili§ | 2010– | 40 | 9 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Menteshashvili, Zurab" | Zurab Menteshashvili | 2000–2010 | 40 | 1 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Salukvadze, Lasha" | Lasha Salukvadze | 2004–2015 | 38 | 1 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Navalovski, Giorgi" | Giorgi Navalovski§ | 2008– | 37 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Daushvili, Murtaz" | Murtaz Daushvili§ | 2008– | 36 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Kvirkvelia, Solomon" | Solomon Kvirkvelia§ | 2014– | 36 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Kobakhidze, Aleksandre" | Aleksandre Kobakhidze§ | 2006– | 33 | 3 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Arveladze, Archil" | Archil Arveladze | 1994–2001 | 32 | 6 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Merebashvili, Giorgi" | Giorgi Merebashvili§ | 2008– | 32 | 2 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Mchedlidze, Levan" | Levan Mchedlidze§ | 2007– | 32 | 2 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Shashiashvili, Giorgi" | Giorgi Shashiashvili | 2001–2010 | 32 | 1 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Revishvili, Nukri" | Nukri Revishvili | 2005–2016 | 32 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Kakabadze, Otar" | Otar Kakabadze§ | 2015– | 32 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Grigalava, Gia" | Gia Grigalava§ | 2011– | 30 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Kenia, Levan" | Levan Kenia | 2007–2016 | 29 | 4 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Shelia, Murtaz" | Murtaz Shelia | 1991–1998 | 29 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Siradze, Davit" | Davit Siradze | 2004–2011 | 28 | 8 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Aleksidze, Rati" | Rati Aleksidze | 1998–2009 | 28 | 2 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Gvaramadze, Davit" | Davit Gvaramadze | 1998–2004 | 28 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Gogua, Gogita" | Gogita Gogua | 2005–2011 | 27 | 1 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Gogichaishvili, Kakhaber" | Kakhaber Gogichaishvili | 1992–2000 | 27 | 1 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Gvilia, Valerian" | Valerian Gvilia§ | 2016– | 26 | 3 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Tskhadadze, Kakhaber" | Kakhaber Tskhadadze | 1990–1998 | 25 | 1 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Mujiri, Davit" | Davit Mujiri | 2003–2008 | 25 | 1 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Gelashvili, Nikoloz" | Nikoloz Gelashvili | 2007–2015 | 25 | 1 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Kvekveskiri, Nika" | Nika Kvekveskiri§ | 2015– | 25 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Ashvetia, Mikheil" | Mikheil Ashvetia | 1996–2007 | 24 | 5 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Chikhradze, Giorgi" | Giorgi Chikhradze | 1994–2000 | 24 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Kvilitaia, Giorgi" | Giorgi Kvilitaia§ | 2016– | 22 | 6 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Shekiladze, Gela" | Gela Shekiladze | 1997–2002 | 22 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Gakhokidze, Giorgi" | Giorgi Gakhokidze | 1996–2006 | 21 | 3 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Burduli, Vladimir" | Vladimir Burduli | 2001–2007 | 21 | 2 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Martsvaladze, Otar" | Otar Martsvaladze | 2006–2014 | 21 | 2 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Didava, Givi" | Givi Didava | 1996–2003 | 21 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Rekhviashvili, Aleksandre" | Aleksandre Rekhviashvili | 1999–2005 | 21 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Silagadze, Levan" | Levan Silagadze | 1998–2001 | 21 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Targamadze, David" | David Targamadze | 2011–2014 | 20 | 2 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Kudinov, Dimitri" | Dimitri Kudinov | 1990–1996 | 20 | 1 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Kemoklidze, Revaz" | Revaz Kemoklidze | 2000–2004 | 20 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Devadze, Akaki" | Akaki Devadze | 1992–2005 | 20 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Khocholava, David" | David Khocholava§ | 2017– | 20 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Khizaneishvili, Otar" | Otar Khizaneishvili | 1999–2007 | 20 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Khubutia, Akaki" | Akaki Khubutia | 2010–2014 | 20 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Zoidze, Irakli" | Irakli Zoidze | 1994–2001 | 19 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Kacharava, Nika" | Nika Kacharava§ | 2016– | 17 | 1 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Vatsadze, Mate" | Mate Vatsadze | 2009–2016 | 15 | 4 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Chanturia, Giorgi" | Giorgi Chanturia§ | 2014– | 15 | 2 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Kandelaki, Ilia" | Ilia Kandelaki | 2004–2013 | 15 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Aburjania, Giorgi" | Giorgi Aburjania§ | 2016– | 15 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Kiteishvili, Otar" | Otar Kiteishvili§ | 2017– | 15 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Odikadze, David" | David Odikadze | 2005–2009 | 14 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Makaridze, Giorgi" | Giorgi Makaridze§ | 2007– | 14 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Mzhavanadze, Kakhaber" | Kakhaber Mzhavanadze | 2004–2006 | 14 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Papunashvili, Giorgi" | Giorgi Papunashvili§ | 2014– | 13 | 2 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Jakobia, Lasha" | Lasha Jakobia | 2004–2008 | 13 | 1 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Dvali, Lasha" | Lasha Dvali§ | 2015– | 13 | 1 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Jighauri, Jaba" | Jaba Jighauri§ | 2016– | 13 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Lobzhanidze, Nugzar" | Nugzar Lobzhanidze | 1993–1997 | 13 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Revishvili, Zaza" | Zaza Revishvili | 1990–1996 | 12 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Khmaladze, Levan" | Levan Khmaladze | 2008–2014 | 12 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Tsereteli, Mamuka" | Mamuka Tsereteli | 1998–2004 | 12 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Popkhadze, Giorgi" | Giorgi Popkhadze | 2006–2015 | 12 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Grigalashvili, Shota" | Shota Grigalashvili | 2006–2013 | 12 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Kiknadze, Giorgi" | Giorgi Kiknadze | 1996–1999 | 11 | 1 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Gotsiridze, Beka" | Beka Gotsiridze | 2008–2009 | 11 | 1 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Arveladze, Revaz" | Revaz Arveladze | 1992–2000 | 11 | 1 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Tabidze, Jemal" | Jemal Tabidze§ | 2017– | 11 | 1 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Razmadze, Luka" | Luka Razmadze | 2008–2009 | 11 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Kvakhadze, Aleksandr" | Aleksandr Kvakhadze | 2007–2009 | 11 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Togonidze, Nikoloz" | Nikoloz Togonidze | 1996–1999 | 11 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Janashia, Davit" | Davit Janashia | 1992–1999 | 10 | 3 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Dzaria, Irakli" | Irakli Dzaria | 2012–2014 | 10 | 1 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Inalishvili, Gela" | Gela Inalishvili | 1994–1996 | 10 | 0 | ||
| scope=row style="background:#ff9" data-sort-value="Ganugrava, Giorgi" | Giorgi Ganugrava§ | 2005– | 10 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Daraselia, Vitaly" | Vitaly Daraselia | 2002–2005 | 10 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Grishikashvili, Soso" | Soso Grishikashvili | 1994–2000 | 10 | 0 | ||
| scope=row data-sort-value="Sichinava, Tengiz" | Tengiz Sichinava | 1999–2000 | 10 | 0 |