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The Georgia national football team is the national association football team of Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation

Georgian Football Federation

The Georgian Football Federation was founded in 1936. It was part of the Football Federation of Soviet Union from 1936 to 1989. The Independent Georgian Football Federation was established on 15 February 1990. It is the governing body of football in Georgia. It organizes the football league, the...

. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

. The team have attempted to qualify for each major tournament from Euro 96

1996 UEFA European Football Championship

The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship was hosted by England, who won the right to host the tournament ahead of bids from Austria, Portugal and the Netherlands. It was the tenth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. It was the first to use the...

onwards, but have not yet achieved qualification. Home games are played at the Boris Paichadze Stadium

Boris Paichadze Stadium

The Boris Paichadze National Stadium , also known as the Dinamo Stadium, is a football stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is the home stadium of FC Dinamo Tbilisi. The stadium was built in 1976 by Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani. Before then Dinamo's stadium was a smaller ground with a maximum...

in Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...

History

The history of Georgia national football team begins in 1990,when the best Georgian footballers played their first match against Lithuania

Lithuania national football team

The national football team of Lithuania is under the auspices of the Lithuanian Football Federation. It played its first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match as a new nation against Georgia on...

, the first country to accept an invitation. The match was held on May 27, 1990 in Boris Paichadze Stadium

Boris Paichadze Stadium

. Georgia's players were: Baladze, Ketashvili, Tskhadadze, Kudinovi, Pirtskhalava, Nadiradze, Ketsbaia, Z.Revishvili, O.Korghalidze, Guruli, Pantsulaia, 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 successfully against Moldova

Moldova national football team

The Moldova national football team represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova, the governing body for football in Moldova. Moldova's home ground is Zimbru Stadium in Chişinău and their head coach is Gavril Balint...

.

The Georgian Football Federation

Georgian Football Federation

became a member of both UEFA

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

and FIFA

FIFA

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in 1992, enabling Georgia to play competitive matches. The first of these came in September 1994, a 1–0 defeat to Moldova

Moldova national football team

as part of the qualifiers for Euro 96

1996 UEFA European Football Championship

. Georgia finished third in their group, ahead of Moldova and Wales

Wales national football team

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...

, but seven points behind second-placed qualifiers Bulgaria

Bulgaria national football team

The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...

.

Georgia failed to qualify for World cup in France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, obtaining 10 points and finishing in the fourth place, level on points with Poland

Poland national football team

The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...

. At this time Georgia reached forty-second place in FIFA rankings.

In the Euro 2000 qualifying Georgia national team won only 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 last in their qualifying group for Euro 2004, although they celebrated their greatest victory against Russia

Russia national football team

The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...

on a goal scored by Malkhaz Asatiani

Malkhaz Asatiani

Malkhaz Asatiani is a football defender/midfielder from Georgia who most recently played for Lokomotiv Moscow. He started as an attacking midfielder but his displays at the back earned him a solid reputation as a central defender. Mostly playing as center-back at his club, Asatiani is often used...

. Georgian footballers repeated identical result in the next qualifying tournament. The team overcame only Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan national football team

The Kazakhstan national football team represents Kazakhstan in international men's association football and is directed by Football Federation of Kazakhstan. They split from the Soviet Union national football team after independence in 1991 and joined the Asian Football Confederation's Central and...

. The Georgian team qualified in the next Euro 2008 by defeating Scotland

Scotland national football team

The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...

on goals by Levan Mchedlidze

Levan Mchedlidze

Levan Mchedlidze is a Georgian professional football player who is currently playing with Italian club Empoli.- Career :...

and David Siradze

David Siradze

David Siradze is a Georgian football striker, who plays for PFC Spartak Nalchik.- Career :In February 2008 he left SC Paderborn 07 and in March 2008 he moved on loan to PFC Spartak Nalchik and was released in January 2009 from Paderborn.- External links :*...

. Georgia repeated previous results. This year team played two friendly successful matches aganist Turkey

Turkey national football team

The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...

and Uruguay

Uruguay national football team

The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

. Following the qualification round FIFA 2010 was really the age of anti-record. Georgian footballers could not win any qualifying match and ended running at the bottom even though the team was trained by eminent Argentinian coach Hector Cuper

Héctor Cúper

Héctor Raúl Cúper is an Argentinean former football defender and a current manager.-Coach:...

.

On November 6, 2009 Temuri Ketsbaia

Temuri Ketsbaia

Temuri "Temur" Ketsbaia is a Georgian football manager and former player. As a player he represented the Georgian national team and played for Dinamo Tbilisi, Anorthosis Famagusta, AEK, Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Dundee.Ketsbaia is often regarded as having played a major role...

was appointed as the coach of Georgian national football team.

World Cup record

World Cup record FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1930 to 1990	Did not enter, was part of USSR USSR national football team The Soviet Union National Football Team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist after the break up of the Union...
1994 1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...	Did not enter
1998 1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...	Did not qualify
2002 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...	Did not qualify
2006 2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...	Did not qualify
2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...	Did not qualify
2014 2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....
2018 2018 FIFA World Cup The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups were selected. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was...
2022 2022 FIFA World Cup The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the 22nd FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that is scheduled to take place in 2022 in Qatar. The competition is scheduled to take place in June and July, although proposals have been made for a winter season. The tournament will involve...

Manager History

Giga Norakidze (1992) Aleksandr Chivadze

Aleksandr Chivadze

Aleksandr Gavrilovich Chivadze , is a former Georgian football defender and coach.Chivadze spent his entire club career at FC Dinamo Tbilisi, playing from 1974 to 1987...

(1993–1996) Vladimir Gutsaev

Vladimir Gutsaev

Vladimir Gutsaev is a retired Soviet and Georgian footballer and coach of Ossetian ethnicity. He was a member of the Parliament of Georgia from the ruling United National Movement party from 2004 to 2008.- Football career :...

(1996) David Kipiani

David Kipiani

David Kipiani was a Georgian football midfielder and manager.Kipiani was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR. He played for FC Dinamo Tbilisi and Soviet Union National Team and also for a year for Lokomotiv Tbilsi...

(1997) Vladimir Gutsaev (1998) Gigla Imnadze (1998, caretaker)
Vladimir Gutsaev (1998–1999) Johan Boskamp

Johan Boskamp

Johannes Boskamp is a Dutch football manager, his most recent job was in Belgium managing KSK Beveren, but he was dismissed in late December 2009-Career:...

(1999) David Kipiani and Revaz Dzodzuashvili

Revaz Dzodzuashvili

Revaz Mikhaylovich Dzodzuashvili is a Georgian football manager and a former player.He earned 49 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972...

(2000–2001) Aleksandr Chivadze (2001–2003) Ivo Šušak

Ivo Šušak

Ivo Šušak is a Croatian football manager. He was the head coach of Dinamo Vinkovci, NK Zagreb, NK Osijek, NK Publikum Celje, NK Maribor , Dinamo Tbilisi .Also he was the head coach of Croatia U21 team and Georgian national team....

(2003) Merab Jordania

Merab Jordania

Merab Jordania, in , is a retired Georgian footballer.Nowadays he is the president of Dutch football club Vitesse.-Club career:...

(2003)
Gocha Tqhebuchava (2004) Alain Giresse (2004–2005) Gayoz Darsadze (2005) Klaus Toppmöller

Klaus Toppmöller

Klaus Toppmöller is a former football player and the coach of Georgia national football team from 2006 to April 1, 2008.He earned 3 caps and scored 1 goal during his international career for Germany.-Coaching career:...

(2006–2008) Petar Segrt

Petar Segrt

Petar Segrt is UEFA Pro Licence coach and former football defender. He currently works as head coach of PSM Makassar in Indonesian Premier League.-Career as a player:...

(2008) Héctor Cúper

Héctor Cúper

Héctor Raúl Cúper is an Argentinean former football defender and a current manager.-Coach:...

(2008–2009) Temuri Ketsbaia

Temuri Ketsbaia

(2009–present)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

UEFA Euro 2012 qualification

Most capped Georgia players

As of October 2011, the seven players with the most caps

Cap (sport)

In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...

for Georgia are:

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Levan Kobiashvili Levan Kobiashvili Levan Kobiashvili is a Georgian footballer who plays in midfield for Hertha BSC.-Career:His career began in his hometown with Awasa Tbilisi. Moving to play for Metalurg Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi and Alania Vladikavkaz he was transferred to SC Freiburg in 1998, where he was one of several Georgians...	1996–	100	12
2	Kakha Kaladze	1996–	83	1
3	Zurab Khizanishvili Zurab Khizanishvili Zurab Khizanishvili is a Georgian footballer who plays for Turkish club Kayserispor as a defender.-Early career:Khizanishvili started his career at Dinamo Tbilisi where he remained for just one season, before joining FC Tbilisi to improve his chances of playing regular first team football.In 1999...	1999–	77	1
4	Georgi Nemsadze Georgi Nemsadze Georgi Nemsadze is a former Georgian football midfielder. In addition to Georgian teams, he played for many European clubs such as Trabzonspor, Grasshopper-Club Zürich, AC Reggiana and Dundee....	1992–2004	69	0
5	Alexander Iashvili Alexander Iashvili Alexander Iashvili is a Georgian football striker. He currently plays for German club Karlsruher SC.He started his career in Dinamo Tbilisi, where he was a great goalscorer. With 24 goals in 24 games and 26 goals in 25 games he attracted interest from foreign clubs, and decided to join VfB...	1998–	67	15
6	Gocha Jamarauli Gocha Jamarauli Gocha Jamarauli is a former Georgian football midfielder.He collected 62 caps and as of 2008 is the fourth most capped player in Georgia.-Career:...	1994–2004	62	6
7	Shota Arveladze Shota Arveladze Shota Arveladze is a former Georgian professional football player and currently the manager of Kayserispor. He is Georgia’s all-time top scorer with 291 goals in his 410 league games for his clubs and 26 goals during his 61 games on the national team...	1997–2007	60	26

Top Georgia goalscorers

As of October 11, 2011, the eight players with the most goals for Georgia are:

#	Player	Career	Goals (Caps)
1	Shota Arveladze Shota Arveladze Shota Arveladze is a former Georgian professional football player and currently the manager of Kayserispor. He is Georgia’s all-time top scorer with 291 goals in his 410 league games for his clubs and 26 goals during his 61 games on the national team...	1997–2007	26 (60)
2	Temuri Ketsbaia Temuri Ketsbaia Temuri "Temur" Ketsbaia is a Georgian football manager and former player. As a player he represented the Georgian national team and played for Dinamo Tbilisi, Anorthosis Famagusta, AEK, Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Dundee.Ketsbaia is often regarded as having played a major role...	1991–2002	18 (50)
3	Alexander Iashvili Alexander Iashvili Alexander Iashvili is a Georgian football striker. He currently plays for German club Karlsruher SC.He started his career in Dinamo Tbilisi, where he was a great goalscorer. With 24 goals in 24 games and 26 goals in 25 games he attracted interest from foreign clubs, and decided to join VfB...	1998–	15 (67)
4	Giorgi Demetradze	1996–2007	12 (56)
5	Levan Kobiashvili Levan Kobiashvili Levan Kobiashvili is a Georgian footballer who plays in midfield for Hertha BSC.-Career:His career began in his hometown with Awasa Tbilisi. Moving to play for Metalurg Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi and Alania Vladikavkaz he was transferred to SC Freiburg in 1998, where he was one of several Georgians...	1996–	12 (100)
6	Georgi Kinkladze	1991–2005	9 (54)
7	Mikhail Kavelashvili Mikhail Kavelashvili Mikhail Kavelashvili is a Georgian former footballer.As with many leading Georgian players, Kavelahvili began his career with FC Dinamo Tbilisi, emerging from their youth system in 1989. A skillful striker, he soon established himself in the Dinamo side before earning a move to Russian club FC...	1994–2002	8 (45)
=7	David Siradze David Siradze David Siradze is a Georgian football striker, who plays for PFC Spartak Nalchik.- Career :In February 2008 he left SC Paderborn 07 and in March 2008 he moved on loan to PFC Spartak Nalchik and was released in January 2009 from Paderborn.- External links :*...	2004–	8 (24)

Recent results and fixtures

Date	Competition	Venue	Result	Scorers
2010-03-03	Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...	Boris Paichadze Stadium Boris Paichadze Stadium The Boris Paichadze National Stadium , also known as the Dinamo Stadium, is a football stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is the home stadium of FC Dinamo Tbilisi. The stadium was built in 1976 by Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani. Before then Dinamo's stadium was a smaller ground with a maximum... , Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...	2–1	Levan Kobiashvili Levan Kobiashvili Levan Kobiashvili is a Georgian footballer who plays in midfield for Hertha BSC.-Career:His career began in his hometown with Awasa Tbilisi. Moving to play for Metalurg Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi and Alania Vladikavkaz he was transferred to SC Freiburg in 1998, where he was one of several Georgians... David Siradze David Siradze David Siradze is a Georgian football striker, who plays for PFC Spartak Nalchik.- Career :In February 2008 he left SC Paderborn 07 and in March 2008 he moved on loan to PFC Spartak Nalchik and was released in January 2009 from Paderborn.- External links :*...
2010-05-25	Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...	Linzer Stadion Linzer Stadion Linzer Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium, in Linz, Austria. The stadium holds 18,000 people and was built in 1952.The stadium was opened on 28 July 1952, on the grounds of the former Froschberg-Brickworks... , Linz Linz Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...	0–0
2010-08-11	Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...	Zimbru Stadium Zimbru Stadium Zimbru Stadium is a football-specific stadium in Chişinău, Moldova built in May, 2006 with a capacity of 10,400 people, corresponds to all norms required by UEFA and FIFA for the national and international matches... , Chişinău Chisinau Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...	0–0
2010-09-03	Euro 2012 Q UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F This page shows the standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:- Results and fixtures :Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010...	Karaiskakis Stadium Karaiskakis Stadium Karaiskakis Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis , hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded near the area.... , Piraeus Piraeus Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....	1–1	Aleksandr Iashvili
2010-09-07	Euro 2012 Q UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F This page shows the standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:- Results and fixtures :Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010...	Boris Paichadze Stadium Boris Paichadze Stadium The Boris Paichadze National Stadium , also known as the Dinamo Stadium, is a football stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is the home stadium of FC Dinamo Tbilisi. The stadium was built in 1976 by Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani. Before then Dinamo's stadium was a smaller ground with a maximum... , Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...	0–0
2010-10-08	Euro 2012 Q UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F This page shows the standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:- Results and fixtures :Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010...	Boris Paichadze Stadium Boris Paichadze Stadium The Boris Paichadze National Stadium , also known as the Dinamo Stadium, is a football stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is the home stadium of FC Dinamo Tbilisi. The stadium was built in 1976 by Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani. Before then Dinamo's stadium was a smaller ground with a maximum... , Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...	1–1	David Siradze David Siradze David Siradze is a Georgian football striker, who plays for PFC Spartak Nalchik.- Career :In February 2008 he left SC Paderborn 07 and in March 2008 he moved on loan to PFC Spartak Nalchik and was released in January 2009 from Paderborn.- External links :*...
2010-10-12	Euro 2012 Q UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F This page shows the standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:- Results and fixtures :Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010...	Skonto Stadions Skonto stadions Skonto Stadium is a football stadium in Riga, Latvia. The stadium has 9,500 seats and was built in 2000. This is the biggest football stadium in Latvia.- Description :Skonto Stadium is located in the heart of Riga - Street E. Melngaiļa 1a, Riga, Latvia... , Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...	1–1	David Siradze David Siradze David Siradze is a Georgian football striker, who plays for PFC Spartak Nalchik.- Career :In February 2008 he left SC Paderborn 07 and in March 2008 he moved on loan to PFC Spartak Nalchik and was released in January 2009 from Paderborn.- External links :*...
2010-11-17	Friendly Match F F is the sixth letter in the basic modern Latin alphabet.-History:The origin of ⟨f⟩ is the Semitic letter vâv that represented a sound like or . Graphically, it originally probably depicted either a hook or a club...	Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... , Koper	1–2	Sandro Guruli Jano Ananidze
09-02-2011	Friendly Match F F is the sixth letter in the basic modern Latin alphabet.-History:The origin of ⟨f⟩ is the Semitic letter vâv that represented a sound like or . Graphically, it originally probably depicted either a hook or a club...	Tsirion Stadium Tsirion Stadium Tsirion Stadium is an all seater multi-purpose stadium in Limassol, Cyprus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of AEL Limassol, Apollon Limassol, Aris Limassol and APEP Pitsilias. In the past, especially in 1990s, it was used as the home ground for the Cyprus... , Limassol Limassol Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...	1–2	Aleksandr Iashvili David Siradze David Siradze David Siradze is a Georgian football striker, who plays for PFC Spartak Nalchik.- Career :In February 2008 he left SC Paderborn 07 and in March 2008 he moved on loan to PFC Spartak Nalchik and was released in January 2009 from Paderborn.- External links :*...
26-03-2011	Euro 2012 Q UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F This page shows the standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:- Results and fixtures :Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010...	Boris Paichadze Stadium Boris Paichadze Stadium The Boris Paichadze National Stadium , also known as the Dinamo Stadium, is a football stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is the home stadium of FC Dinamo Tbilisi. The stadium was built in 1976 by Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani. Before then Dinamo's stadium was a smaller ground with a maximum... , Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...	1–0	Levan Kobiashvili Levan Kobiashvili Levan Kobiashvili is a Georgian footballer who plays in midfield for Hertha BSC.-Career:His career began in his hometown with Awasa Tbilisi. Moving to play for Metalurg Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi and Alania Vladikavkaz he was transferred to SC Freiburg in 1998, where he was one of several Georgians...
29-03-2011	Euro 2012 Q UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F This page shows the standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:- Results and fixtures :Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010...	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan	1–0
04-06-2011	Euro 2012 Q UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F This page shows the standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:- Results and fixtures :Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010...	Stadion Poljud, Split	2–1	Jaba Kankava Jaba Kankava Jaba Kankava is a Georgian footballer. He currently plays in midfield for FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in the Ukrainian Premier League, having previously played for Dinamo Tbilisi, Alania Vladikavkaz, and Arsenal Kyiv.-International career:...
10-08-2011	Friendly Match Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...	Dialog Arena, Lubin Lubin Lubin is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. From 1975–1998 it belonged to the former Legnica Voivodeship. Lubin is the administrative seat of Lubin County, and also of the rural district called Gmina Lubin, although it is not part of the territory of the latter,...	1–0
02-09-2011	Euro 2012 Q UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F This page shows the standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:- Results and fixtures :Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010...	Boris Paichadze Stadium Boris Paichadze Stadium The Boris Paichadze National Stadium , also known as the Dinamo Stadium, is a football stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is the home stadium of FC Dinamo Tbilisi. The stadium was built in 1976 by Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani. Before then Dinamo's stadium was a smaller ground with a maximum... , Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...	1–1
06-09-2011	Euro 2012 Q UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F This page shows the standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:- Results and fixtures :Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010...	Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali	1–1	Jaba Kankava Jaba Kankava Jaba Kankava is a Georgian footballer. He currently plays in midfield for FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in the Ukrainian Premier League, having previously played for Dinamo Tbilisi, Alania Vladikavkaz, and Arsenal Kyiv.-International career:...
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Current squad

The following 23-players squad were called up for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F

This page shows the standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:- Results and fixtures :Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010...

against Greece

Greece national football team

The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...

scheduled for 11 October 2011.

Caps as of 11 October 2011, after the friendly against Greece
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...

Recent callups

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.
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