Georgia national football team results (1990–2019)

The Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, the current home stadium of the Georgia national football team.

The Georgia national football team represents Georgia in association football and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation (GFF), the governing body of the sport there. It competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. Organised football has been played in the country since the 20th century. Georgia joined UEFA and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) in 1992;[1] the country played two friendlies before joining. In 1990-91, due to succession from the Football Federation of the Soviet Union, football in Georgia was under sanctions from the Soviet federation and international ban.[2] In its inspiration to independence from the Russian dominance, Georgia became the first Soviet republic which football parted with the Soviet football.

Georgia's first match—a 2–2 draw against Lithuania—took place on 27 May 1990 and was their only match as the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.[3] Their first victory came in their next match, 4–2 against Moldova.[4] They entered their first major international competition in 1994: the qualifying rounds for 1996 UEFA European Football Championship.[5] The team won their first competitive match on 10 February 1994 when they defeated Malta 1–0 in the 1994 Rothmans International Tournament.[6] Georgia made its first appearance in the qualifying rounds of the FIFA World Cup during the 1998 edition, but the country has yet to reach the finals of the World Cup or the European Football Championship.[7]

The team's largest victory came on 12 October 2023 when they defeated Thailand by eight goals to nil in a friendly.[8] Their worst loss is a 6–1 against Denmark in 2005.[8] Georgia have also been defeated by five goals to nil against Romania in 1996.[8] Levan Kobiashvili holds the appearance record for Georgia, having been capped 100 times during an international career that lasted 15 years.[9] The goalscoring record is held by Shota Arveladze, who scored 26 times in 61 matches.[10] As of April 2023, Georgia are ranked 77th in the FIFA World Rankings.[11] Its highest ever ranking of 42nd was achieved in September 1998.[12]

International matches

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Key to background colours
   – indicates Georgia won the match
   – indicates Georgia's opposition won the match
   – indicates the match ended in a draw

1990

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27 May Friendly Georgian SSR 2–2  Lithuania Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Guruli 62'
Kacharava 81'
Report Narbekovas 12'
Baltušnikas 66'
Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Velodi Miminoshvili (Soviet Union)

1991

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2 July Friendly Moldova  2–4  Georgia Chișinău, Moldovian SSR
Spiridon 27'
Harea 50'
Report Ketsbaia 5'
Daraselia 13'
Jishkariani 79'
Kavelashvili 88'
Stadium: Stadionul Republican
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Gorin (Soviet Union)

1992

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2 September Friendly Lithuania  1–0  Georgia Kaunas, Lithuania
Mika 90' Report Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vitālijs Liholajs (Latvia)
17 September Friendly Georgia 6–3  Azerbaijan Gurjaani, Georgia
Kizilashvili 20', 48'
Daraselia 52'
S. Arveladze 69'
Gogichaishvili 71' (pen.)
Jishkariani 79' (pen.)
Report Suleymanov 42', 85' (pen.)
Rzayev 77'
Stadium: David Kipiani Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Guram Sepiashvili (Georgia)
22 December Friendly Cyprus  1–0  Georgia Limassol, Cyprus
Ioannou 43' Report Stadium: Tsirio Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: A. Onisiphorou (Cyprus)

1993

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25 May Friendly Azerbaijan  1–0  Georgia Ganja, Azerbaijan
Lobzhanidze 35' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Ganja City Stadium
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Rustam Ragimov (Azerbaijan)

1994

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8 February Rothmans International Tournament Georgia 0–1  Slovenia Attard, Malta
Report Gliha 80' Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Lawrence Sammut (Malta)
10 February Rothmans International Tournament Malta  0–1  Georgia Attard, Malta
Report Ketsbaia 16' (pen.) Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 650
Referee: Darko Jamšek (Slovenia)
12 February Rothmans International Tournament Georgia 2–0  Tunisia Attard, Malta
Kavelashvili 48'
Kudinov 61'
Report Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
23 February Friendly Israel  2–0  Georgia Ashdod, Israel
Ohana 28', 77' Report Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Haim Lipkovich (Israel)
11 June Friendly Nigeria  5–1  Georgia Ibadan, Nigeria
Yekini 11', 43'
Siasia 58', 60'
Adepoju 65'
Report R. Arveladze 12' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
26 June Friendly Latvia  1–3  Georgia Riga, Latvia
Astafjevs 60' Report Janashia 13'
Kacharava 74'
Jamarauli 76'
Stadium: ASK Stadion
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Algirdas Dubinskas (Lithuania)
19 July Friendly Georgia 1–1  Malta Tbilisi, Georgia
S. Arveladze 37' (pen.) Report Spiteri 33' Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 35,200
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
7 September UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Georgia 0–1  Moldova Tbilisi, Georgia
Report Oprea 40' Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
12 October UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Bulgaria  2–0  Georgia Sofia, Bulgaria
Kostadinov 58', 63' Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ladislav Gadoši (Slovakia)
16 November UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Georgia 5–0  Wales Tbilisi, Georgia
Ketsbaia 31', 49'
Kinkladze 41'
Gogrichiani 59'
S. Arveladze 67'
Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
14 December UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Albania  0–1  Georgia Tirana, Albania
Report S. Arveladze 19' Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: László Molnár (Hungary)

1995

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29 March UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Georgia 0–2  Germany Tbilisi, Georgia
Report Klinsmann 24', 45' Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Martin Bodenham (England)
26 April UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Georgia 2–0  Albania Tbilisi, Georgia
S. Arveladze 2'
Ketsbaia 42'
Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Roelof Luinge (Netherlands)
7 June UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Wales  0–1  Georgia Cardiff, Wales
Report Kinkladze 74' Stadium: The Arms Park
Attendance: 8,241
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)
6 September UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Germany  4–1  Georgia Nuremberg, Germany
Möller 39'
Ziege 57'
Kirsten 62'
Babbel 72'
Report Ketsbaia 28' Stadium: Frankenstadion
Attendance: 40,750
Referee: Jim McCluskey (Scotland)
11 October UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Georgia 2–1  Bulgaria Tbilisi, Georgia
S. Arveladze 1'
Kinkladze 47' (pen.)
Report Stoichkov 87' Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
15 November UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Moldova  3–2  Georgia Chișinău, Moldova
Testimiţanu 5' (pen.)
Miterev 17', 68'
Report Janashia 66'
Culibaba 77' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stadionul Republican
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

1996

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27 March Friendly Cyprus  0–2  Georgia Limassol, Cyprus
Report Ketsbaia 53'
Jamarauli 65'
Stadium: Tsirio Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)
24 April Friendly Romania  5–0  Georgia Bucharest, Romania
Moldovan 26', 29', 36'
Lăcătuș 50'
Gâlcă 87'
Report Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Athanasios Zahariadis (Greece)
8 May Friendly Greece  2–1  Georgia Ioannina, Greece
Nikolaidis 58', 87' Report Gogrichiani 15' Stadium: Zosimades Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Luan Zulfo (Albania)
1 September Friendly Norway  1–0  Georgia Oslo, Norway
Solbakken 87' (pen.) Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 8,910
Referee: Knud Stadsgaard (Denmark)
9 October 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Italy  1–0  Georgia Perugia, Italy
Ravanelli 43' Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Attendance: 14,012
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)
9 November 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Georgia 0–2  England Tbilisi, Georgia
Report Sheringham 15'
Ferdinand 37'
Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Jorge Coroado (Portugal)
5 December Friendly Lebanon  4–2  Georgia Beirut, Lebanon
Ghazarian 70'
Hijazi 73'
Taha 78'
Hamade 90'
Report Iashvili 58'
Kiknadze 67'
Stadium: Beirut Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Taleb Ramadan (Lebanon)
8 December Friendly Lebanon  3–2  Georgia Beirut, Lebanon
Ayoub 15' (pen.)
Taha 23'
Ghazarian 27'
Report Gakhokidze 13'
Tskitishvili 24'
Stadium: Beirut Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

1997

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30 March Friendly Georgia 7–0  Armenia Tbilisi, Georgia
S. Arveladze 12', 57', 67'
Kinkladze 45' (pen.)
A. Arveladze 58', 60'
Kavelashvili 81'
Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
30 April 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification England  2–0  Georgia London, England
Sheringham 42'
Shearer 90+1'
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 71,208
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
7 June 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Georgia 2–0  Moldova Batumi, Georgia
S. Arveladze 27'
Kinkladze 51'
Report Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
14 June 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Poland  4–1  Georgia Katowice, Poland
Ledwoń 32'
Trzeciak 34'
Bukalski 74' (pen.)
K. Nowak 90'
Report S. Arveladze 24' Stadium: Stadion GKS Katowice
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
10 September 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Georgia 0–0  Italy Tbilisi, Georgia
Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
24 September 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Moldova  0–1  Georgia Chișinău, Moldova
Report Ketsbaia 10' Stadium: Stadionul Republican
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Dani Koren (Israel)
11 October 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Georgia 3–0  Poland Tbilisi, Georgia
A. Arveladze 55'
Tskhadadze 68'
Ketsbaia 74'
Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

1998

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6 February Rothmans International Tournament Georgia 2–1  Latvia Attard, Malta
Jamarauli 50', 71' Report Bleidelis 86' (pen.) Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Alfred Micaleff (Malta)
8 February Rothmans International Tournament Albania  0–3  Georgia Attard, Malta
Report Ketsbaia 19'
Kavelashvili 29'
Iashvili 71'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
10 February Rothmans International Tournament Malta  1–3  Georgia Attard, Malta
Magri Overend 56' (pen.) Report Kavelashvili 13', 75'
Jamarauli 71'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bujar Pregia (Albania)
2 May Friendly Tunisia  1–1  Georgia Sousse, Tunisia
Ben Younes 80' Report Kinkladze 40' Stadium: Stade Olympique de Sousse
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kamel Berber (Algeria)
30 May Friendly Georgia 1–1  Russia Tbilisi, Georgia
Janashia 19' Report Simutenkov 11' Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tahir Süleymanov (Azerbaijan)
12 August Friendly Azerbaijan  1–0  Georgia Ganja, Azerbaijan
Ağayev 49' Report Stadium: Ganja City Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Asim Xudiyev (Azerbaijan)
19 August Friendly Ukraine  4–0  Georgia Kyiv, Ukraine
Rebrov 1', 42'
Skachenko 57'
Kovalyov 75'
Report Stadium: Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)
5 September UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Georgia  1–0  Albania Tbilisi, Georgia
A. Arveladze 65' Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Claude Détruche (Switzerland)
10 October UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Latvia  1–0  Georgia Riga, Latvia
Štolcers 2' Report Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Constantin Zotta (Romania)
14 October UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Greece  3–0  Georgia Marousi, Greece
Machlas 12'
Liberopoulos 15'
Ouzounidis 36'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 12,681
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
18 November Friendly Georgia 3–1  Estonia Tbilisi, Georgia
Ashvetia 65', 85'
Janashia 72'
Arbeiter 90' Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Merab Malaghuradze (Georgia)

1999

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20 March Friendly Georgia 0–1  Ukraine Tbilisi, Georgia
Report Konovalov 78' Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Slavik Kazaryan (Armenia)
27 March UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Georgia 1–1  Slovenia Tbilisi, Georgia
Dzhanashia 42' Report Knavs 52' Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
28 April UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Georgia 1–4  Norway Tbilisi, Georgia
Dzhanashia 57' Report Iversen 16'
Flo 25', 35'
Solskjær 37'
Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
30 May UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Norway  1–0  Georgia Oslo, Norway
Iversen 4' Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 18,236
Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium)
5 June UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Georgia 1–2  Greece Tbilisi, Georgia
Ketsbaia 55' Report Mavrogenidis 85'
Machlas 89'
Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 7,400
Referee: William Young (Scotland)
4 September UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Slovenia  2–1  Georgia Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ačimovič 48'
Zahovič 80'
Report S. Arveladze 55' Stadium: Bežigrad Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
8 September UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Georgia 2–2  Latvia Tbilisi, Georgia
S. Arveladze 30'
Kavelashvili 52'
Report Bleidelis 62'
Stepanovs 90'
Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia)
9 October UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Albania  2–1  Georgia Tirana, Albania
Rraklli 30'
Kola 36'
Report S. Arveladze 52' Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)

2000

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2 February Cyprus International Tournament Georgia 2–0  Slovakia Larnaca, Cyprus
Ketsbaia 83'
Kavelashvili 86'
Report Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kostas Theodotou (Cyprus)
4 February Cyprus International Tournament Georgia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
 Romania Larnaca, Cyprus
Ketsbaia 41' Report Hîldan 81' Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kostas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
Penalties
6 February Cyprus International Tournament Armenia  1–2  Georgia Limassol, Cyprus
Khachatryan 44' Report Janashia 7'
Menteshashvili 55'
Stadium: Tsirio Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kostas Konstantinou (Cyprus)
29 March Friendly Israel  1–1  Georgia Ashkelon, Israel
Berkovic 83' Report Kinkladze 27' Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey)
26 April Friendly Armenia  0–0  Georgia Yerevan, Armenia
Report Stadium: Hrazdan Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Genadz Yakubovskiy (Belarus)
4 June Friendly Azerbaijan  0–0  Georgia Baku, Azerbaijan
Report Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Xaqani Məmmədov (Azerbaijan)
11 June Friendly Estonia  1–0  Georgia Tallinn, Estonia
Piiroja 17' Report Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
16 August Friendly Iran  2–1  Georgia Tehran, Iran
Jamshidi 3'
Majidi 26'
Report Kavelashvili 70' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Davoud Abharan (Iran)
7 October 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Lithuania  0–4  Georgia Kaunas, Lithuania
Report Ketsbaia 18', 33'
Kinkladze 46'
A. Arveladze 84'
Stadium: Steponas Darius ir Stasys Girėnas Stadionas
Attendance: 2,317
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
11 October 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Italy  2–0  Georgia Ancona, Italy
Del Piero 47' (pen.), 88' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadio del Conero
Attendance: 18,593
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

2001

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14 February Friendly Georgia 0–0  Ukraine Tbilisi, Georgia
Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Xaqani Məmmədov (Azerbaijan)
28 March 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Georgia 0–2  Romania Tbilisi, Georgia
Report Munteanu 68'
Contra 79'
Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
24 April Friendly Georgia 3–2  Israel Tbilisi, Georgia
Ketsbaia 9', 36'
A. Arveladze 88'
Report Mizrahi 16', 72' Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sergo Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)
9 May Friendly Georgia 1–0  Azerbaijan Kutaisi, Georgia
Ionanidze 62' Report Stadium: Givi Kiladze Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Merab Malaghuradze (Georgia)
2 June 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Georgia 1–2  Italy Tbilisi, Georgia
Gakhokidze 80' Report Totti 67'
Delvecchio 45'
Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
6 June 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Hungary  4–1  Georgia Budapest, Hungary
Mátyus 40'
Sebők 46' (pen.)
Korsós 55', 61'
Report Kobiashvili 77' Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 7,325
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)
15 August Friendly Luxembourg  0–3  Georgia Mondercange, Luxembourg
Report Demetradze 19', 50'
Aleksidze 69'
Stadium: Stade Nouveau
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
1 September 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Georgia 3–1  Hungary Tbilisi, Georgia
S. Arveladze 32'
Jamarauli 53'
Iashvili 64'
Report Mátyus 43' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Drago Kos (Slovenia)
5 September 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Georgia 2–0  Lithuania Tbilisi, Georgia
Iashvili 81', 83' Report Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Haim Yaacov (Israel)
6 October 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Romania  1–1  Georgia Bucharest, Romania
Popescu 88' Report Iashvili 54' Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

2002

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27 March Friendly Georgia 4–1  South Africa Tbilisi, Georgia
Kobiashvili 15' (pen.)
Demetradze 32', 86'
Aleksidze 84'
Report Buckley 67' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Andriy Shandor (Ukraine)
17 April Friendly Ukraine  2–1  Georgia Kyiv, Ukraine
Rebrov 17'
Tymoshchuk 90+2'
Report Burduli 72' Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
21 August Friendly Turkey  3–0  Georgia Trabzon, Turkey
Erdem 8'
Haspolatlı 51'
Kahveci 71'
Report Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Nikos Agelakis (Greece)
8 September UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Switzerland  4–1  Georgia Basel, Switzerland
Frei 37'
H. Yakin 62'
Müller 74'
Chapuisat 81'
Report S. Arveladze 62' Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Vladimir Krisnak (Slovakia)

2003

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12 February Friendly Georgia 2–2  Moldova Tbilisi, Georgia
Chaladze 61'
Ashvetia 83'
Report Golban 76'
Dadu 84' (pen.)
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Gevorg Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
29 March UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Georgia 1–2  Republic of Ireland Tbilisi, Georgia
Kobiashvili 62' Report Duff 18'
Doherty