Serbia national under-21 football team

Serbia U-21
Nickname(s)	Орлићи / Orlići; (The Young Eagles)
Association	Football Association of Serbia
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Goran Stevanović
Captain	Svetozar Marković
Most caps	Branislav Ivanović (38)
Top scorer	Uroš Đurđević (16)
FIFA code	SRB
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Yugoslavia 1–0 Malta ; (Zrenjanin, 1 June 1996)
Biggest win
	Serbia and Montenegro 9–0 San Marino ; (Novi Sad, 12 October 2004)
Biggest defeat
	Belgium 4–0 Serbia and Montenegro ; (16 November 2004)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 2004)
Best result	Runners-up (2): 2004 and 2007

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 Serbian 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]

History

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.

Competitive record

Champions Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place

European Under-21 Championship record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record									UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
within SFR Yugoslavia
1978	Champions	1st	6	3	2	1	10	7	4	3	0	1	9	3
1980	Semi-finals	4th	4	1	1	2	3	6	4	2	2	0	4	2
1982	Did not qualify								4	2	1	1	4	2
1984	Semi-finals	4th	4	1	0	3	4	6	6	3	2	1	12	5
1986	Did not qualify								6	1	2	3	10	16
1988	Did not qualify								4	1	1	2	7	9
1990	Final	2nd	6	2	2	2	8	9	6	4	1	1	10	4
1992	Did not qualify								6	4	0	2	11	10
within FR Yugoslavia
1994	Suspended								Suspended
1996	Suspended								Suspended
1998	Did not qualify								8	6	0	2	14	3
2000									9	5	2	2	29	13
2002									8	4	3	1	22	11
within Serbia and Montenegro
2004	Final	2nd	6	2	2	2	7	9	10	7	1	2	21	12
2006	Semi-finals	4th	4	1	1	2	2	3	12	9	1	2	34	13
as Serbia
2007	Final	2nd	5	3	0	2	5	6	4	3	0	1	10	4
2009	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	1	3	10	7	2	1	26	5
2011	Did not qualify								8	4	1	3	14	12
2013	Did not qualify								10	5	3	2	17	6
2015	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	1	7	10	6	2	2	20	11
2017	Group stage	10th	3	0	1	2	2	5	12	8	2	2	29	9
2019	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	1	10	10	8	2	0	23	5
2021	Did not qualify								10	3	3	4	12	9
2023	Did not qualify								10	3	3	4	10	11
Total	11/23	1 Title	47	13	12	22	44	71	171	98	34	39	348	175

Olympic Games record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1996	Suspended
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	3	14
2008	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	3	7
2012	Did not qualify
2016
2020
2024
2028	To be determined
2032	To be determined
Total	2/7	0 Title	6	0	1	5	6	21

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2021

7 October 2021 (2021-10-07) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q	Armenia	1–4	Serbia	Yerevan, Armenia
16:00	Mirzoyan 36'	Report	Eraković 56' Terzić 85' Tedić 88' Gavrić 90+6'	Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium Referee: Ivar Orri Kristjansson (Iceland)

12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q	Serbia	0–3	France	Belgrade, Serbia
18:30		Report	Adli 28' Gouiri 43' (pen.) Cherki 87'	Stadium: Partizan Stadium Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)

12 November 2021 (2021-11-12) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q	Serbia	0–0	Faroe Islands	Novi Sad, Serbia
18:00		Report		Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium Attendance: 372 Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q	Ukraine	2–1	Serbia	Lviv, Ukraine
17:00	Kryskiv 9' Sudakov 81'	Report	Mitrović 78'	Stadium: Arena Lviv Attendance: 4,771 Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)

2022

24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q	Serbia	2–1	North Macedonia	Belgrade, Serbia
17:00	Pantović 9' Jović 82'	Report	Dimovski 83'	Stadium: Voždovac Stadium Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)

29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q	Serbia	2–0	Armenia	Bačka Topola, Serbia
16:00	Kamenović 40' Terzić 45+2'	Report		Stadium: TSC Arena Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel)

3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q	France	2–0	Serbia	Grenoble, France
20:45	Thuram 42' Gouiri 60'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Alpes Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)

7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q	Faroe Islands	1–1	Serbia	Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
17:15	Nielsen 55'	Report	Mitrović 77'	Stadium: Við Djúpumýrar Referee: Tomas Klima (Czech Republic)

27 September 2022 Friendly	Bulgaria	1–1	Serbia	Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00	Tsenov 36'	Report	Ratkov 6'

20 November 2022 Friendly

Cyprus

v

Serbia

Nicosia, Cyprus

22 November 2022 Friendly

North Macedonia

v

Serbia

Limassol, Cyprus

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for Friendly matches against Cyprus on 20 and North Macedonia on 22 November 2022.^[4]

Caps and goals updated as of 27 September 2022 after the match against Bulgaria.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Andrija Katić	(2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Voždovac
1GK	Veljko Ilić	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 20)	0	0	TSC
1GK	Matija Gočmanac	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Teleoptik

2DF	Viktor Rogan	(2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 21)	5	0	Čukarički
2DF	Uroš Lazić	(2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Grafičar Beograd
2DF	Mihajlo Ilić	(2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Partizan
2DF	Marko Dobrijević	(2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	BSK Bijelo Brdo
2DF	Mateja Đorđević	(2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Voždovac
2DF	Nemanja Đeković	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Napredak Kruševac
2DF	Nemanja Krsmanović	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 21)	0	0	TSC

3MF	Miloš Pantović	(2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 21)	7	1	Voždovac
3MF	Stefan Mitrović	(2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 21)	5	2	Red Star Belgrade
3MF	Aleksa Đurasović	(2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Spartak Subotica
3MF	Nikola Petković	(2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Čukarički
3MF	Vladimir Miletić	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Vojvodina
3MF	Igor Miladinović	(2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Čukarički
3MF	Filip Vasiljević	(2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Grafičar Beograd
3MF	Jovan Mituljikić	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Grafičar Beograd
3MF	Lazar Mićić	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Loznica
3MF	Nikola Knežević	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Grafičar Beograd
3MF	Nemanja Motika	(2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Red Star Belgrade
3MF	Nikola Stanković	(2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Red Star Belgrade
3MF	Nikola Jojić	(2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Mladost Lučani

4FW	Petar Ratkov	(2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 20)	1	1	TSC
4FW	Boris Krstić	(2003-06-25) 25 June 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Žilina

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months, that are still eligible to represent Serbia at youth

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Filip Stanković	(2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Volendam	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
GK	Ognjen Lukić	(2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Reims	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
GK	Miloš Gordić	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24)	12	0	AEK Larnaca	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
GK	Aleksa Milojević	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Mladost Novi Sad	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
GK	Novak Mićović	(2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Čukarički	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022

DF	Uroš Drezgić	(2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Čukarički	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
DF	Stefan Obradović	(2003-10-09) 9 October 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Železničar	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
DF	Aleksandar Lukić	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22)	0	0	IMT	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
DF	Aleksandar Kadijević	(2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 21)	0	0	OFK Vršac	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
DF	Dimitrije Kamenović	(2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 23)	12	1	Lazio	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
DF	Damjan Daničić	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 24)	11	0	Sumgayit	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
DF	Marko Bjeković	(2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 23)	6	0	Vojvodina	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
DF	Vasilije Bakić	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Kolubara	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
DF	Filip Antonijević	(2000-07-24) 24 July 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Metalac Gornji Milanovac	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
DF	Ilija Milićević	(2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Metalac Gornji Milanovac	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
DF	Strahinja Eraković	(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 23)	6	1	Red Star Belgrade	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022
DF	Boris Popović	(2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Cercle Brugge	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022
DF	Damjan Pavlović	(2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 22)	1	0	Rijeka	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022

MF	Nemanja Jović	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 21)	5	1	Partizan	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Vladimir Lučić	(2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Čukarički	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Mitar Ergelaš	(2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Novi Pazar	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Ognjen Ajdar	(2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Radnički Niš	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Nikola Terzić	(2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 (age 23)	7	2	Partizan	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Lazar Pavlović	(2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22)	6	0	AEL Limassol	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Jovan Lukić	(2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Čukarički	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Marko Ivezić	(2001-12-02) 2 December 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Voždovac	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Petar Stanić	(2001-05-21) 21 May 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Spartak Subotica	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Kristijan Belić	(2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Partizan	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Aleksandar Ćirković	(2001-09-21) 21 September 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Krylia Sovetov	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Edin Ajdinović	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 22)	1	0	Voždovac	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Luka Bijelović	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Spartak Subotica	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Ivan Ilić	(2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 23)	12	1	Hellas Verona	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022
MF	Đorđe Gordić	(2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Mladost Lučani	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022
MF	Stefan Tomović	(2001-10-14) 14 October 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Čukarički	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022

FW	Andrej Ilić	(2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 (age 24)	6	0	RFS	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
FW	Uroš Milovanović	(2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 23)	4	0	Sporting de Gijón	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
FW	Luka Cvetićanin	(2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Cádiz	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
FW	Slobodan Tedić	(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23)	16	2	Barnsley	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022
FW	Željko Gavrić	(2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 23)	10	1	DAC Dunajská Streda	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022

Previous squads

Coaches

Dates	Name
2022–	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

Notes

References

^ 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 | МЛАДА РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЈА СРБИЈЕ ОДЛАЗИ НА КИПАР, СЕЛЕКТОР ГОРАН СТЕВАНОВИЋ ПОЗВАО 25 ИГРАЧА" (in Serbian). 11 November 2022.

External links

Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian)

[1] History Archived 2011-12-27 at the Wayback Machine at FSS official website, Retrieved 4 October 2012 (in Serbian)

[FIFA-2] Serbia at FIFA official website

[3] News: Serbia at UEFA official website, published 1 January 2011, Retrieved 4 October 2012

[4] "U21 | МЛАДА РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЈА СРБИЈЕ ОДЛАЗИ НА КИПАР, СЕЛЕКТОР ГОРАН СТЕВАНОВИЋ ПОЗВАО 25 ИГРАЧА" (in Serbian). 11 November 2022.

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