# 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.

## Results
### World Championships

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2022 | Playoffs for QF | 10th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 74 | +5 |
| Total | Qualified: 1/19 | Qualified: 1/19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 74 | +5 |

### World League

– Host of the Super Final
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2002–2015 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2016 | European Preliminary round | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 100 | −43 |
| 2017 | European Preliminary round | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 60 | −22 |
| 2018 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2019 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2020 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 123 | −55 |
| 2022 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| Total | Participated: 3/17 Qualified for the Super Final: 1/3 | Participated: 3/17 Qualified for the Super Final: 1/3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 163 | 283 | −120 |

### European Championships

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1992–2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 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 | Qualified: 6/20 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 323 | 493 | −170 |

### Europa Cup

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2018 | Preliminary round | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 42 | −23 |
| Total | Qualified for the Super Final: 0/1 | Qualified for the Super Final: 0/1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 42 | −23 |

## Team
### Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship.
Head coach: Dejan Stanojević
| Name | Date of birth | Pos. | Height | Club |
| Sandro Adeishvili | (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 (age 25) | 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 27) | CF | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | CC Ortigia |
| Valiko Dadvani | (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 22) | W | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | VK Radnički Kragujevac |
| Artsiom Dzikhtsiarenka | (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 25) | D | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
| Revaz Imanishvili | (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 27) | D | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
| Khvicha Jakhaia | (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 28) | P | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Dinamo Tbilsi |
| Marko Jelača | (1982-12-15) 15 December 1982 (age 42) | 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 Pješivac | (1996-12-12) 12 December 1996 (age 28) | 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 31) | D | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | VK Crvena zvezda |

### Notable players

* Givi Chikvanaia
* Mikhail Giorgadze
* Leri Gogoladze
* Nodar Gvakhariya
* Georgi Mshvenieradze
* Petre Mshvenieradze
* Revaz Tchomakhidze

### 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
## Statistics

| National team | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| National team | 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 |
* *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 – Kyiv (2010), Ibrahim Sulu Memorial (2015)