Georgia
FINA codeGEO
AssociationGeorgian Aquatic Sports Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachDejan Stanojević
Asst coachZurab Rurua
Gela Tukvadze
CaptainRevaz Imnaishvili
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current13 (as of 9 August 2021)
World Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best result10th (2022)
European Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2014)
Best result8th (2022)

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.

Results

World Championships

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Hungary 2022Playoffs10th62047974+5
TotalQualified: 1/1962047974+5

World League

    – Host of the Super Final

Year[1] Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
2002–2015Did not compete
2016European Preliminay round600657100−43
2017European Preliminay round40043860−22
2018Did not compete
2019
2020Quarterfinals8th810768123−55
TotalParticipated: 3/16
Qualified for the Super Final: 1/3
181017163283−120

European Championships

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1992–2012Did not qualify
Hungary 2014Group stage12th70074593−48
Serbia 2016Group stage14th71065595−40
Spain 2018Group stage13th52034052−12
Hungary 2020Playoffs for QF10th62045871−13
Croatia 2022Quarterfinals8th72056887−19
Croatia 2024Playoffs for QF10th61055795−38
TotalQualified: 6/20388030323493−170

Europa Cup

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
2018Preliminay round40131942−23
TotalQualified for the Super Final: 0/140131942−23

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]

Head coach: Dejan Stanojević

Name Date of birth Pos. Height Club
Sandro Adeishvili6 September 1999CF1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Serbia VK Radnički Kragujevac
Besarion Akhvlediani28 January 2004D1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilsi
Andria Bitadze17 May 1997CF2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Italy CC Ortigia
Valiko Dadvani7 August 2002W1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)Serbia VK Radnički Kragujevac
Artsiom Dzikhtsiarenka14 May 1999D2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilsi
Revaz Imanishvili9 August 1997D1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilsi
Khvicha Jakhaia16 September 1996P1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilsi
Marko Jelaca15 December 1982P2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)Lithuania EVK Žaibas
Beka Kapanadze20 January 1993GK2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilsi
Giorgi Magrakvelidze21 January 1998D1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilsi
Stefan Pjesivac12 December 1996CF1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilsi
Irakli Razmadze4 April 1997GK1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilsi
Nika Shushiashvili18 April 1999D1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Greece GS Apollon Smyrnis
Saba Tkeshelashvili14 January 2004P1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilsi
Dušan Vasić17 July 1993D1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Serbia VK Crvena zvezda

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

Most appearances
Player Matches Position|Positions
Zurab Rurua 138PP
Mikheil Baghaturia 120PP
Marko Jelaca 100+HG

Statistics

National team Total
Pld W D L
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 11
Belarus Belarus 5311
China China 22
Croatia Croatia 321
Czech Republic Czech Republic 11
Finland Finland 11
France France 11
Germany Germany 11
United Kingdom Great Britain 44
Greece Greece 20155
Hungary Hungary 743
Republic of Ireland Ireland 11
Israel Israel 33
Italy Italy 22
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 11
Lithuania Lithuania 11
Malta Malta 422
Montenegro Montenegro 11
Netherlands Netherlands 514
Poland Poland 541
Portugal Portugal 22
Romania Romania 10118
Russia Russia 44
Slovakia Slovakia 5113
Spain Spain 11
Switzerland Switzerland 33
Turkey Turkey 734
Ukraine Ukraine 541
Total (28) 8636446
  • *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

  1. "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.
  2. "Team roster: Georgia" (PDF). len.microplustimingservices.com. 4 January 2024. p. 4.
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