Serbia national under-21 football team
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Article ImagesThe Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbia national team to be the direct and sole successor of the Yugoslavia under-21 and Serbia and Montenegro under-21 national teams.[1][2][3]
Nickname(s) | Орлићи / Orlići (Little Eagles) | ||
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Association | Football Association of Serbia | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Ljubinko Drulović | ||
Captain | Stefan Mitrović | ||
Most caps | Branislav Ivanović (38) | ||
Top scorer | Uroš Đurđević (16) | ||
FIFA code | SRB | ||
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First international | |||
FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Malta (Zrenjanin, FR Yugoslavia, 1 June 1996) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Serbia and Montenegro 9–0 San Marino (Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro; 12 October 2004) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
England 9–1 Serbia (West Bridgford, England; 12 October 2023) | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1978) | ||
Best result | Champions (1978) |
Serbia's under-21 national team qualified for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands, in June 2007, after winning a two-game play-off against Sweden. After a 3–0 loss at home, Serbia overturned the result two weeks later, defeating Sweden 5–0, and advancing to the final tournament. Serbia's 2007 U21 Championship campaign was successful, as they finished in second place, losing the final to the hosts, by a score of 4–1. On their way to the final, they defeated Italy (1–0), Czech Republic (1–0) and Belgium (2–0). The only other loss, besides the final, was the third group game against England (0–2), which was a meaningless game for the Serbian team, as they had already qualified for the semi-finals.
Champions Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place
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Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
The following players have been called up for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland on 22 and 24 March 2024.[4]
Caps and goals updated as of 21 November 2023 after the match against Luxembourg.
The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months, that are still eligible to represent Serbia at youth
- 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
- 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
- 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
- 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
- 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
- 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
- 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
Dates | Name |
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2023– | Ljubinko Drulović |
2023 | Dušan Đorđević |
2022–2023 | Goran Stevanović |
2021 | Aleksandar Rogić (caretaker) |
2021 | Zvonko Živković |
2019–2021 | Ilija Stolica |
2019 | Nenad Milovanović |
2017–2019 | Goran Đorović |
2017 | Nenad Lalatović |
2015–2016 | Tomislav Sivić |
2014–2015 | Mladen Dodić |
2013–2014 | Radovan Ćurčić |
2010–2012 | Aleksandar Janković |
2010 | Tomislav Sivić (caretaker) |
2009–2010 | Ratomir Dujković |
2007–2009 | Slobodan Krčmarević |
2006–2007 | Miroslav Đukić |
- ^ History Archived 2011-12-27 at the Wayback Machine at FSS official website, Retrieved 4 October 2012 (in Serbian)
- ^ Serbia at FIFA official website
- ^ News: Serbia at UEFA official website, published 1 January 2011, Retrieved 4 October 2012
- ^ "U21 | ЉУБИНКО ДРУЛОВИЋ САОПШТИО СПИСАК ИГРАЧА ЗА МЕЧЕВЕ ПРОТИВ ЛУКСЕМБУРГА И СЕВЕРНЕ ИРСКЕ У КВАЛИФИКАЦИЈАМА ЗА ЕВРОПСКО ПРВЕНСТВО" (in Serbian). 14 March 2024.
- Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian)