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.

Georgia
FINA codeGEO
AssociationGeorgian Aquatic Sports Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachDejan Stanojević
Asst coachZurab Rurua
Levan Todadze
CaptainRevaz Imnaishvili
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current13 (as of 9 August 2021)
World Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best result10th (2022)
European Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2014)
Best result8th (2022)

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
Israel 2024Qualified
TotalQualified: 6/20327025266398−132

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 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]

Head coach: Revaz Chomakhidze

No Name Pos. L/R Date of birth Height Weight Caps Club
1Nikoloz ShubladzeGKR (1993-12-27) 27 December 19931.90 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb)68Montenegro VK Primorac Kotor
2Beka KavtaradzeDFR (1990-07-09) 9 July 19901.91 m (6 ft 3 in)102 kg (225 lb)78Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
3Damir TsrepuliaWL (1984-01-16) 16 January 19841.90 m (6 ft 3 in)93 kg (205 lb)42Montenegro VK Primorac Kotor
4Revaz ImnaishviliWR (1997-08-09) 9 August 19971.86 m (6 ft 1 in)96 kg (212 lb)40Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
5Andria BitadzeCFR (1997-05-17) 17 May 19972.03 m (6 ft 8 in)115 kg (254 lb)30Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
6Marko JelacaDFR (1982-12-15) 15 December 19822.05 m (6 ft 9 in)105 kg (231 lb)98Italy CC Ortigia
7Khvicha JakhaiaDFR (1996-09-16) 16 September 19961.95 m (6 ft 5 in)103 kg (227 lb)78Russia Dinamo Moscow
8Mikheil BaghaturiaWR (1987-05-09) 9 May 19871.83 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)120Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
9Zurab Rurua (C)FPR (1987-06-08) 8 June 19871.86 m (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb)138Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
10Giorgi MagrakvelidzeFPR (1998-01-21) 21 January 19981.83 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb)63Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
11Fabio BaraldiCFR (1990-03-21) 21 March 19902.02 m (6 ft 8 in)115 kg (254 lb)Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
12Boris VapenskiWL (1990-10-09) 9 October 19901.91 m (6 ft 3 in)103 kg (227 lb)1Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
13Irakli RazmadzeGKR (1997-04-04) 4 April 19971.90 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb)59Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi

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. "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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