Georgia_men's_national_water_polo_team
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.
Quick Facts FINA code, Association ...
| 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) |
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World Championships
More information Year, Round ...
| 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 | |
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World League
– Host of the Super Final
More information Year, Round ...
| 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 | |
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European Championships
More information Year, Round ...
| 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 | |
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Europa Cup
More information Year, Round ...
| 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 | |
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Current squad
Roster for the 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]
Head coach: Dejan Stanojević
More information Name, Date of birth ...
| Name | Date of birth | Pos. | Height | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandro Adeishvili | (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 (age 24) | CF | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | VK Radnički Kragujevac |
| Besarion Akhvlediani | (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20) | D | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |  Dinamo Tbilsi |
| Andria Bitadze | (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 (age 26) | CF | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |  CC Ortigia |
| Valiko Dadvani | (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 21) | W | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | VK Radnički Kragujevac |
| Artsiom Dzikhtsiarenka | (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 24) | D | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
| Revaz Imanishvili | (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 26) | D | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
| Khvicha Jakhaia | (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 27) | P | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
| Marko Jelaca | (1982-12-15) 15 December 1982 (age 41) | P | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |  EVK Žaibas |
| Beka Kapanadze | (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 (age 31) | GK | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
| Giorgi Magrakvelidze | (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) | D | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
| Stefan Pjesivac | (1996-12-12) 12 December 1996 (age 27) | CF | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
| Irakli Razmadze | (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 27) | GK | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
| Nika Shushiashvili | (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25) | D | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |  GS Apollon Smyrnis |
| Saba Tkeshelashvili | (2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 20) | P | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
| Dušan Vasić | (1993-07-17) 17 July 1993 (age 30) | D | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | VK Crvena zvezda |
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Notable players
Naturalized players
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
More information Player, Matches ...
| Player | Matches | Position|Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Zurab Rurua | 138 | PP |
| Mikheil Baghaturia | 120 | PP |
| Marko Jelaca | 100+ | HG |
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More information National team, Total ...
| 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 |
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- *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)
- "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.