Georgia’s U21 football team to face Netherlands, Sweden in 2025 European Championship
Georgia’s U21 national football team will face the Netherlands, Sweden, North Macedonia, Moldova and Gibraltar in the 2025 European Championship, after the draw on Thursday placed the squad in Group C of the tournament. Photo: UEFA
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Georgia’s U21 national football team will face the Netherlands, Sweden, North Macedonia, Moldova and Gibraltar in the 2025 European Championship, after the draw on Thursday placed the squad in Group C of the tournament.
Held in at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, the draw also revealed the qualification round for the competition would see fixtures for the Georgian team starting in September of this year.
The overall qualifying round will run between March 2023 and October 2024, before Slovakia hosts the Championship.
Before the 2025 competition, the Georgian team will play in this year’s European Championship, which the country is co-hosting alongside Romania.
Placed in Group A along with Portugal, the Netherlands and Belgium, the team will be supported by home fans as the competition runs between June 21-July 8.
Irakli Karseladze, the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure and the Georgian Football Federation President Levan Kobiashvili on Saturday discussed the preparation process for holding the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Georgia with the delegation of the Union of European Football Associations.
The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia will renovate Tbilisi’s Mikheil Meskhi football stadium for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship hosted by the country, the Georgian Football Federation said on Thursday.
A temporary government commission will be set up in Georgia to host the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced today.
Georgia will host the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Irakli Karseladze, the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure, revealed on Tuesday.
Teona Sturua has become the first Georgian female referee of the FIFA international category and will judge international matches, the Georgian Football Federation announced on Friday.
The Georgian Football Federation has elected Levan Kobiashvili as the President of the Federation for the third term with the absolute majority of votes from 28 delegates, the Federation announced on Saturday.
Trains running between the Georgian capital of Tbilisi and the Black Sea city of Batumi will carry promotional visuals and information for the UEFA Under-21 European Championship, as the countdown to the kick-off of the football competition started on Monday.
The Georgian national six-a-side football team, competing in the Socca World Cup 2023 for the first time, will face Ireland in the first match of the tournament on Sunday.
Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze on Tuesday said he was “proud to say” the country was “fully prepared” to host matches of the upcoming UEFA European Under-21 Championship.