# Georgia men's national handball team

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The Georgia national handball team is the national team of Georgia. It takes part in international team handball competitions.

## Competitive record
### European championships qualifiers

| Year | W | D | L | place |
| 1994 qualification | 0 | 0 | 8 | IV |
| 1996 qualification | 0 | 0 | 6 | IV |
| 1998 qualification | 2 | 1 | 3 | III |
| 2000 qualification | 4 | 0 | 4 | II |
| 2002 qualification | 0 | 0 | 6 | IV |
| 2004 qualification | 1 | 0 | 5 | IV |
| 2008 qualification | 1 | 0 | 5 | IV |
| 2012 qualification | 0 | 0 | 3 | IV |
| 2024 qualification | 2 | 0 | 4 | III |
| 2026 qualification | 2 | 0 | 2 | III |

### World Championships

World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| / 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2021 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| / 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| // 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2027 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| / 2029 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| // 2031 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 0/20 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### European Championship

European Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Preliminary round | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 95 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 1/18 | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 95 |

### Challenge Trophy

| Year | Round | W | L | D | place |
| 2007 | Challenge Trophy | 4 | 0 | 0 | I |
| 2009 | Challenge Trophy | 3 | 1 | 0 | II |
| 2012 | Challenge Trophy | 2 | 1 | 0 | II |

### IHF Emerging Nations Championship

* 2017 – 8th place
* 2019 – 1st place
* 2021 – 1st place

## Current squad

Roster for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Tite Kalandadze
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 3
* P
* George Lapiashvili
* (2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 24)
* 1.95 m
* 33
* 90
* B.S.B. Batumi
* 7
* LW
* Khazein Rustamov
* (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998 (age 26)
* 1.80 m
* 38
* 82
* RK Sloboda Tuzla
* 9
* CB
* Giorgi Areshidze
* (2004-07-23) 23 July 2004 (age 20)
* 1.90 m
* 23
* 81
* HC Pegasi
* 10
* CB
* Irakli Kbilashvili
* (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 26)
* 1.89 m
* 36
* 122
* AHC Potaissa Turda
* 11
* RB
* Giorgi Tskhovrebadze
* (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 24)
* 1.93 m
* 43
* 314
* VfL Gummersbach
* 12
* GK
* Zurab Tsintsadze
* (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 28)
* 1.85 m
* 34
* 5
* KS Azoty-Puławy
* 14
* LB
* Teimuraz Orjonikidze
* (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 29)
* 1.95 m
* 53
* 198
* GRK Ohrid
* 15
* RW
* Irakli Gogoladze
* (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 28)
* 1.79 m
* 35
* 24
* B.S.B. Batumi
* 18
* P
* Erekle Arsenashvili
* (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 26)
* 1.97 m
* 27
* 83
* BM Puente Genil
* 21
* RB
* Sandro Darsania
* (2004-06-14) 14 June 2004 (age 20)
* 1.90 m
* 31
* 163
* Belenenses
* 24
* RB
* Zurab Gogava
* (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26)
* 1.96 m
* 22
* 15
* LHC Cottbus
* 30
* LW
* Zurab Abramishvili
* (1994-01-23) 23 January 1994 (age 31)
* 1.93 m
* 42
* 43
* B.S.B. Batumi
* 34
* LB
* Miriani Gavashelishvili
* (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 24)
* 1.97 m
* 22
* 6
* RK Metaloplastika
* 71
* RW
* Giorgi Dikhaminjia
* (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 27)
* 1.88 m
* 46
* 79
* Město Lovosice
* 87
* GK
* David Nikabadze
* (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25)
* 1.99 m
* 5
* 0
* SGAU Saratov
* 94
* CB
* Zuriko Simonia
* (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30)
* 1.83 m
* 34
* 31
* HC Kutaisi

## Georgia vs opponent (Not friendly match)

| Opponent | Wins | Losses | Draws |
| Armenia | 2 | | |
| Austria | 1 | 5 | |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | | |
| Belarus | 2 | | |
| Belgium | | 1 | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | |
| China | | 1 | |
| Cuba | 1 | | |
| Cyprus | 2 | 2 | |
| Denmark | | 2 | |
| England | 1 | | |
| Estonia | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Faroe Islands | | 1 | |
| Finland | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| Great Britain | 3 | | |
| Greece | | 3 | |
| Hungary | 1 | 3 | |
| Iceland | | 1 | |
| Ireland | 2 | | |
| Israel | | 3 | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | 5 | |
| Kosovo | | 1 | |
| Latvia | 2 | 4 | |
| Lithuania | 2 | 7 | |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 5 | |
| Malta | 3 | | |
| Moldova | 3 | | |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2 | |
| Nigeria | 1 | | |
| Norway | | 2 | |
| Portugal | 1 | 2 | |
| Romania | | 3 | |
| Slovenia | | 2 | |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5 | |
| Turkey | 1 | 6 | |
| Ukraine | | 2 | |
| United States | 1 | | |
| 40 Countries | 48 | 84 | 7 |