Georgian Football Federation

What Georgian Football Federation does

The Georgian Football Federation (GFF) is the official national governing body for football in the Republic of Georgia, affiliated with UEFA and FIFA and registered as a Georgian non-commercial legal entity. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Tbilisi, GFF organizes the country's football pyramid across men's professional (CrystalBet Erovnuli Liga, Liga 2, Liga 3|4, Regional League in Groups A, B, G), cup (Georgian Cup / David Kipiani Cup, Super Cup, Women's Cup, U19 Cup), women's (Women's League, Women's League 2), youth (U19, U17, U15 and Girls' U15 with Gold/Silver/Bronze divisions) and futsal (Futsal League) competitions, in addition to managing national teams (men's, women's, age-grade) and hosting international tournaments such as the UEFA Under-21 European Championship.

The federation's service stack includes a UEFA-aligned Club Licensing System (certified to international standard in 2025 by SGS), a Coach Education ladder from C through PRO licenses plus goalkeeper and futsal variants, a Referee Services function covering 152 officials in 2024, a GFF Academy, grassroots mass-participation programs, and a Stadium Database. Its physical infrastructure now spans football centres in Tbilisi (Varketili, Vake, Nutsubidze), Kutaisi, Samtredia (Kahkha Kaladze Football Centre, opened October 2024), and the GFF Academy in Rukhi (opened February 2021); a FIFA-funded FIFA Arena mini-pitch at Varketili opened in April 2025.

GFF operates under a non-profit model funded primarily through club licensing and competition participation fees, coaching course fees, sponsorship income (CrystalBet as flagship naming-rights sponsor of Erovnuli Liga; Bank of Georgia and Coca-Cola as official partners), and grants/infrastructure funding from FIFA and UEFA under the 2022-2026 Strategic Development Plan. Governance is led by President Levan Kobiashvili (in office since 2015, also a UEFA Executive Committee member and FIFA Technical Development Committee Chairman) with a General Secretary (Davit Mujiri) and multiple vice presidents.

Name

Georgian Football Federation

Legal name

ა(ა)იპ საქართველოს ფეხბურთის ფედერაცია

Website

https://gff.ge

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Georgian Football Federation is the official national governing body for football in Georgia, organizing professional, amateur, youth, women's and futsal leagues, managing national teams, and operating coaching, referee and licensing programs under UEFA and FIFA affiliation.

Ownership category

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Product category

Sports Federation Governance

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Other Spectator Sports (711219)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

National Governing Bodies (NGBs) (MPAKAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association Football (Soccer) Leagues (MPAKAAAA), International Sport Federations (IFs) (MPAKAFAB)

Keywords

• National football federation
• Football competition organization
• Coach education licensing
• Referee development
• Sports governance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tbilisi

HQ country

Georgia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Georgian Football Federation (GFF) is the national governing body for football in Georgia, recognized by UEFA and FIFA. It organizes national football competitions across all tiers (Erovnuli Liga, Liga 2, Liga 3/4, Regional League, Georgian Cup, Super Cup, Women's Leagues, Futsal League, and youth leagues U19/U17/U15), manages the men's and women's national teams, administers a club licensing system, delivers UEFA-aligned coach education, and runs referee development and grassroots football programs through a network of football centres.

Product overview

Georgian Football Federation (GFF) operates a comprehensive football ecosystem comprising professional and amateur competitions (Erovnuli Liga, Liga 3|4, Georgian Cup, Women's League, Futsal League, Regional League, and youth leagues for U19, U17, U15, and Girls U15), support services (Coach Education with UEFA-licensed courses from C to PRO levels, Club Licensing, Referee Services), development programs (GFF Academy, Grassroots Football), and infrastructure facilities (Football Centres in Varketili, Samtredia, Rukhi, and Nutsubidze). The federation governs all football competitions in Georgia across multiple tiers and age groups.

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Products and services

• CrystalBet Erovnuli Liga (National League) Georgia's top-tier professional football league featuring the country's premier clubs in competitive national-league matches under a naming-rights sponsorship arrangement with CrystalBet.
• Liga 2 Second-tier professional football league in Georgia, feeding promotion and relegation with Erovnuli Liga.
• Liga 3 | 4 Third and fourth tier football leagues in Georgia's competitive structure, hosting semi-professional and developing clubs.
• Regional League (Groups A, B, G) Regional amateur football competitions divided into geographical groups across Georgia, providing grassroots-level organized football.
• Georgian Cup (David Kipiani Cup) National cup competition open to professional and amateur clubs across Georgia, including the David Kipiani Cup and Super Cup editions.
• Georgian Women's Cup National women's cup competition open to women's football clubs across Georgia.
• Super Cup Annual single-match competition contested between the Georgian Cup winner and the league champion.
• Women's League / Women's League 2 Top two tiers of women's football in Georgia, providing organized competition and a pathway for women's clubs seeking UEFA licensing.
• Futsal League Indoor futsal competitions organized by the federation across Georgia.
• U19 League Youth league for players under 19 years old with Gold, Silver, and Bronze divisions and additional sub-groups.
• U17 League Youth league for players under 17 years old with Gold, Silver, and Bronze divisions and additional sub-groups.
• U15 League Youth league for players under 15 years old with Gold, Silver, and Bronze divisions and additional sub-groups.
• Girls' U15 League Youth league for girls under 15 years old.
• Coach Education Program Federation-administered licensed coaching courses from C License through PRO License, plus specialized goalkeeper (B/A) and futsal UEFA B license courses and license refresh courses.
• Club Licensing System UEFA-compliant club licensing program required for participation in European competitions; the GFF Club Licensing Committee awards licenses to applicant clubs.
• Referee Services Federation-administered referee training, categorization, and development programs for match officials across GFF competitions.
• GFF Academy Federation football development academy providing training and education programs for player and coaching development.
• Grassroots Football Program Mass-participation football programs aimed at increasing accessibility to the sport across communities in Georgia.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• UEFAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean football governing body; GFF is a member association. UEFA provides strategic development support, referee education, coaching licenses (UEFA B+A Diploma), and club licensing standards. GFF hosted UEFA Under 21 European Championship.
• FIFAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld football governing body; GFF represents Georgia internationally. FIFA President Gianni Infantino visited Tbilisi in November 2024. FIFA funds football infrastructure projects including FIFA Arena in Varketili.
• CrystalBetflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsor of Erovnuli Liga (Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga) - naming rights sponsor for top professional league
• Bank of GeorgiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial partner/sponsor of GFF as shown in website logos
• Coca-ColaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial partner/sponsor of GFF as shown in website logos

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Estonian Football Association (EJL): UEFA member federation of a small Baltic nation with similar headcount constraints, league structure (Premium Liiga), and reliance on UEFA development funding. Directly comparable on small-market federation economics.
• Football Association of Ireland (FAI): Mid-sized UEFA member federation with a longer history of professional league structure (League of Ireland) and recent governance/capital investment cycles. Comparable on federation-level restructuring and infrastructure investment trajectory.
• Football Association of Finland (Palloliitto): UEFA member federation of a small Northern European nation with a mature but small-market football pyramid, providing a peer reference for federation operating model, youth development scale, and coach education programs.
• Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ): Very small UEFA member federation famous for punching above its weight in player development. Comparable peer on small-population federation economics, coaching infrastructure, and tournament-hosting strategy (e.g., Euro 2016 run).
• Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK): Emerging UEFA member federation of a small, younger national association with comparable scale, infrastructure ambitions, and heavy reliance on UEFA grants. Closely comparable on development-stage federation dynamics.
• Latvian Football Federation (LFF): Small UEFA member federation in the Baltics operating an analogous competition pyramid and facing similar constraints on talent retention and commercial scale. Useful peer for benchmarking federation development strategies.
• Football Federation of Ukraine (UAF): National football federation of a post-Soviet Eastern European country of comparable scale and football market maturity, operating similar league, cup, and youth/women's competition structures under UEFA. Most directly comparable peer on population, governance model, and competition pyramid.
• Football Federation of Armenia (FFA): National football federation of neighboring Caucasus country with very similar population size, market depth, and UEFA development-cycle context. Operates an equivalent league pyramid and is a natural benchmarking peer for federation scale and infrastructure strategy.

Broad incumbents

• UEFA: Continental governing body of which GFF is a member association. Sets competition formats, distributes development funding, and issues licenses that govern GFF's product — the structural incumbent shaping GFF's operating environment.
• FIFA: Global football governing body and ultimate authority over national federations including GFF. Funds infrastructure projects (e.g., FIFA Arena Varketili), regulates international transfers, and defines the regulatory frame within which GFF operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GeorgiaGff
• Facebookfacebook.com/GeorgiaGFF
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/georgian-football-federation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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