The Georgia men's national water polo team represents Georgia in international men's water polo competitions. The team participated at the 2014 European Championship.
FINA code | GEO |
---|---|
Association | Georgian Aquatic Sports Federation |
Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
Head coach | Dejan Stanojević |
Asst coach | Zurab Rurua Gela Tukvadze |
Captain | Revaz Imnaishvili |
FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
Current | 13 (as of 9 August 2021) |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) |
Best result | 10th (2022) |
European Championship | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 2014) |
Best result | 8th (2022) |
Results edit
World Championships edit
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Playoffs | 10th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 74 | +5 |
Total | Qualified: 1/19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 74 | +5 |
World League edit
– Host of the Super Final
Year[1] | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002–2015 | Did not compete | ||||||||
2016 | European Preliminay round | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 100 | −43 | |
2017 | European Preliminay round | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 60 | −22 | |
2018 | Did not compete | ||||||||
2019 | |||||||||
2020 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 123 | −55 |
Total | Participated: 3/16 Qualified for the Super Final: 1/3 |
18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 163 | 283 | −120 |
European Championships edit
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992–2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2014 | Group stage | 12th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 93 | −48 |
2016 | Group stage | 14th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 95 | −40 |
2018 | Group stage | 13th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 52 | −12 |
2020 | Playoffs for QF | 10th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 71 | −13 |
2022 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 87 | −19 |
2024 | Playoffs for QF | 10th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 95 | −38 |
Total | Qualified: 6/20 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 323 | 493 | −170 |
Europa Cup edit
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Preliminay round | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 42 | −23 | |
Total | Qualified for the Super Final: 0/1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 42 | −23 |
Team edit
Current squad edit
Roster for the 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]
Head coach: Dejan Stanojević
Name | Date of birth | Pos. | Height | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sandro Adeishvili | 6 September 1999 | CF | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | VK Radnički Kragujevac |
Besarion Akhvlediani | 28 January 2004 | D | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Andria Bitadze | 17 May 1997 | CF | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | CC Ortigia |
Valiko Dadvani | 7 August 2002 | W | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | VK Radnički Kragujevac |
Artsiom Dzikhtsiarenka | 14 May 1999 | D | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Revaz Imanishvili | 9 August 1997 | D | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Khvicha Jakhaia | 16 September 1996 | P | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Marko Jelaca | 15 December 1982 | P | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | EVK Žaibas |
Beka Kapanadze | 20 January 1993 | GK | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Giorgi Magrakvelidze | 21 January 1998 | D | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Stefan Pjesivac | 12 December 1996 | CF | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Irakli Razmadze | 4 April 1997 | GK | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Nika Shushiashvili | 18 April 1999 | D | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | GS Apollon Smyrnis |
Saba Tkeshelashvili | 14 January 2004 | P | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
Dušan Vasić | 17 July 1993 | D | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | VK Crvena zvezda |
Notable players edit
- Givi Chikvanaia
- Mikhail Giorgadze
- Leri Gogoladze
- Nodar Gvakhariya
- Georgi Mshvenieradze
- Petre Mshvenieradze
- Revaz Tchomakhidze
Naturalized players edit
Damir Crepulja (now Tsrepulia) (MNE), Marko Elez (CRO), Marino Franičević (CRO), Marko Jelača (CRO), Ivan Strujić (CRO), Fabio Baraldi (ITA), Boris Vapenski (SRB)
Player statistics edit
Player | Matches | Position|Positions |
---|---|---|
Zurab Rurua | 138 | PP |
Mikheil Baghaturia | 120 | PP |
Marko Jelaca | 100+ | HG |
Statistics edit
National team | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | |
Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | ||
Belarus | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
China | 2 | 2 | ||
Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | ||
Finland | 1 | 1 | ||
France | 1 | 1 | ||
Germany | 1 | 1 | ||
Great Britain | 4 | 4 | ||
Greece | 20 | 15 | 5 | |
Hungary | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
Ireland | 1 | 1 | ||
Israel | 3 | 3 | ||
Italy | 2 | 2 | ||
Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | ||
Lithuania | 1 | 1 | ||
Malta | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Montenegro | 1 | 1 | ||
Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Portugal | 2 | 2 | ||
Romania | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Russia | 4 | 4 | ||
Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Spain | 1 | 1 | ||
Switzerland | 3 | 3 | ||
Turkey | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Total (28) | 86 | 36 | 4 | 46 |
- *includes European B (or Level II) Championship
- **other official (usually announced in LEN calendar) senior tournaments (usually friendly fixtures) – list: Tbilisi Cup (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015), Nodar Gvakharia Cup (2015), Danube Cup (52nd/2014), Tatarstan Cup – Kazan (2015), Aleksei Barkalov Memorial – Kiev (2010), Ibrahim Sulu Memorial (2015)
References edit
- ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Team roster: Georgia" (PDF). len.microplustimingservices.com. 4 January 2024. p. 4.
- "Georgia (GEO)". Lenresults.jumbograndieventi.it. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- "Georgia (GEO)". Lenresults.jumbograndieventi.it. Retrieved 5 December 2013.[permanent dead link]
- "Georgian National Water Polo Team won 'Tbilisi Cup' – World Sport". Worldsport.ge. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.