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Serbia national under-21 football team
National association football team
National association football team
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Serbia U-21 | |
| Badge_size | 120px | |
| Nickname | Орлићи / Orlići (Little Eagles) | |
| Association | Football Association of Serbia | |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |
| FIFA Trigramme | SRB | |
| Coach | Zoran Mirković | |
| Captain | Stefan Leković | |
| Most caps | Branislav Ivanović (38) | |
| Top scorer | Uroš Đurđević (16) | |
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| First game | **** 1–0 | |
| (Zrenjanin, FR Yugoslavia, 1 June 1996) | ||
| Largest win | **** 9–0 | |
| (Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro; 12 October 2004) | ||
| Largest loss | 9–1 **** | |
| (West Bridgford, England; 12 October 2023) | ||
| UEFAu21Champ apps | 11 | |
| UEFAu21Champ first | 1978 | |
| UEFAu21Champ best | [[File:Gold medal europe.svg | 17px]] Champions (1978) |
(Zrenjanin, FR Yugoslavia, 1 June 1996) (Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro; 12 October 2004) (West Bridgford, England; 12 October 2023)
The 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.
History
Serbia's under-21 national team qualified for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 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.
Competitive record
Champions Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place
[[UEFA European Under-21 Championship]] record
| Tournament record | Qualification record | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | within SFR Yugoslavia | within FR Yugoslavia | within Serbia and Montenegro | as Serbia | Total | 11/24 | 1 Title | 47 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 71 | 181 | 103 | 35 | 43 | 361 | 193 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU 1978 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| EU 1980 | Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| EU 1982 | did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EU 1984 | Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| EU 1986 | did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EU 1988 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EU 1990 | Final | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| EU 1992 | did not qualify | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA 1994 | Suspended | Suspended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROM 1998 | did not qualify | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SVK 2000 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUI 2002 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER 2004 | Final | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| POR 2006 | Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NED 2007 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE 2009 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DEN 2011 | did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ISR 2013 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CZE 2015 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| POL 2017 | 10th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITASMR 2019 | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| HUNSVN 2021 | did not qualify | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GEOROU 2023 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SVK 2025 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALBSRB 2027 | qualified | qualified as co-host |
[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] record
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
2023
- Philogene
- Delap
- Elliott
- Madueke
- Subotić
- Rowe
- Lučić
- McGuckin
- Lučić
- Pantović
- McAtee
- Elliott
- Ratkov
- Lučić
2024
Players
Current squad
The following players have been called up for the friendly matches against Czech Republic and United States on 14 and 18 November 2025; respectively.
Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2025, after the match against United States.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been also been called up recently and are still eligible for selection.
Previous squads
- 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
Coaches
| Dates | Name |
|---|---|
| 2025– | Serbia Zoran Mirković |
| 2024–2025 | Serbia Aleksandar Kolarov |
| 2023–2024 | Serbia Ljubinko Drulović |
| 2023 | Serbia Dušan Đorđević |
| 2022–2023 | Serbia Goran Stevanović |
| 2021 | Serbia Aleksandar Rogić (caretaker) |
| 2021 | Serbia Zvonko Živković |
| 2019–2021 | Serbia Ilija Stolica |
| 2019 | Serbia Nenad Milovanović |
| 2017–2019 | Serbia Goran Đorović |
| 2017 | Serbia Nenad Lalatović |
| 2015–2016 | Serbia Tomislav Sivić |
| 2014–2015 | Serbia Mladen Dodić |
| 2013–2014 | Serbia Radovan Ćurčić |
| 2010–2012 | Serbia Aleksandar Janković |
| 2010 | Serbia Tomislav Sivić (caretaker) |
| 2009–2010 | Serbia Ratomir Dujković |
| 2007–2009 | Serbia Slobodan Krčmarević |
| 2006–2007 | Serbia Miroslav Đukić |
Notes
References
References
- [http://www.fss.rs/sr/savez/istorijat.html History] {{webarchive. link. (2011-12-27 at FSS official website, Retrieved 4 October 2012 {{in lang). sr
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070603185848/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=srb/index.html Serbia] at [[FIFA]] official website
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130604142405/http://www.uefa.com/under17/news/newsid=1610531.html News: Serbia] at [[UEFA]] official website, published 1 January 2011, Retrieved 4 October 2012
- (7 November 2025). "СЕЛЕКТОР ЗОРАН МИРКОВИЋ САОПШТИО СПИСАК ИГРАЧА ЗА ПРОВЕРЕ СА ЧЕШКОМ И САД". Fudbalski savez Srbije.
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