Serbia national under-20 football team

Serbia U20
Nickname(s)	Orlići (The Young Eagles)
Association	Football Association of Serbia
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Captain	Predrag Rajković
Most caps	Nemanja Antonov,; Saša Zdjelar,; Staniša Mandić (12)
Top scorer	Nemanja Maksimović (4)
FIFA code	SRB
First colours	Second colours
First international
	United Arab Emirates 1–1 Serbia ; (SC Stadium, Qatar; 11 January 2009)
Biggest win
	Serbia 6–0 Myanmar ; (Čukarički Stadium, Serbia; 26 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
	Hungary 3–1 Serbia ; (Hungary; 14 October 2011)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1979)
Best result	Winners : 1987, 2015

The Serbia national under-20 football team (Serbian: Omladinska reprezentacija Srbije) is the national under-20 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. The team is considered the successor to the Serbia and Montenegro national under-20 football team, which in turn was the successor to the Yugoslavia national under-20 football team.

On 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand Serbia U20 won the final against Brazil 2–1, becoming the first team representing the country to win a FIFA competition title since their independence from Yugoslavia and the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro. Yugoslavia U20 previously won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

History

Yugoslavia (1977–1992)

Yugoslavia Under-20 had appeared at two World Youth Championships throughout their existence. Their first appearance came at the 1979 tournament, where they were knocked out in the group stage after two defeats (0–2 against Poland and 0–1 against Argentina) and one win (5–0 against Indonesia).^[1] Their second appearance in the 1987 tournament was much more successful, as they won the competition, remarkably defeating each of the three other semi-finalists and eliminating the defending champions Brazil during the course of the tournament, with Robert Prosinečki winning the Golden Ball award for Best Player of the tournament.^[2]^[3]

Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006)

FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro under-20 team did not qualify for World Youth Championships.

Serbia (since 2006)

Serbia first appearance as independent country came at the 2015 tournament in New Zealand, where they won the competition.

Competitive Record

Champions Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record

The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for players under the age of 20 and is organized by FIFA.^[4]

Played as	Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
YUG	1977	Did Not Qualify
	1979	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	5	3
	1981	Did Not Qualify
	1983
	1985
	1987	Champions	6	5	1	0	17	6
	1989	Did Not Qualify
	1991	Did Not Qualify
SCG	1993	Banned
	1995	Banned
	1997	Did Not Qualify
	1999
	2001
	2003
	2005
SRB	2007
	2009
	2011
	2013
	2015	Champions	7	5	1	1	10	4
	2017	TBD
Total		3/20	16	11	2	3	32	13

Honours

Titles

FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- Winners (2): 1987, 2015

Individual awards

FIFA World Youth Championship Golden Ball
- Robert Prosinečki – 1987
FIFA World Youth Championship Silver Ball
- Zvonimir Boban – 1987
FIFA U-20 World Cup Bronze Ball
- Sergej Milinković-Savić – 2015
FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Glove
- Predrag Rajković – 2015
FIFA World Youth Championship Silver Shoe
- Davor Šuker – 1987

Recent results

2014

13 November 2014 Friendly	Serbia	0–1	Romania	Stara Pazova
		Report	Țîră 8'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Ilija Brdar (Serbia)

2015

26 March 2015 Friendly	Serbia	6–0	Myanmar	Čukarički Stadium, Belgrade
	Maksimović 7', 52' Maraš 37' Mandić 72' Ilić 79', 82'	Report

29 March 2015 Friendly	Serbia	3–0	Myanmar	Stara Pazova
	Andrić 32' Janković 66' Beko 78'	Report		Attendance: 250 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

21 April 2015 Friendly	Serbia	2–1	Honduras	Stara Pazova
08:00	Ilić 10' Beko 86'	Report	Orenal 81'

24 May 2015 Friendly	Serbia	1–0	United States	Trusts Stadium, Dunedin
	Veljković 65'	Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Corey Miles (New Zealand)

31 May 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group stage	Uruguay	1–0	Serbia	Otago Stadium, Dunedin
16:00	Pereiro 56'	Report		Attendance: 6,048 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

3 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group stage	Serbia	2–0	Mali	Otago Stadium, Dunedin
19:00	S. Milinković-Savić 27' Mandić 74'	Report		Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)

6 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group stage	Serbia	2–0	Mexico	Otago Stadium, Dunedin
16:00	Maksimović 2' Živković 43'	Report		Attendance: 9,248 Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)

10 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Round of 16	Serbia	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Hungary	Otago Stadium, Dunedin
16:00	Šaponjić 90+1' Talabér 118' (o.g.)	Report	Mervó 57'	Attendance: 5,149 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

14 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Quarter-finals	United States	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Serbia	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
16:30		Report		Attendance: 10,826 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
	Penalties
	Rubin Payne Arriola Hyndman Zelalem Soñora Delgado Carter-Vickers Requejo		Zdjelar Mandić Babić Grujić Živković Rajković Antonov Veljković Maksimović

17 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Semi-finals	Serbia	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Mali	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
19:30	Živković 4' Šaponjić 101'	Report	Koné 39'	Attendance: 10,818 Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

20 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final	Brazil	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Serbia	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
17:00	A. Pereira 73'	Report	Mandić 70' Maksimović 118'	Attendance: 25,317 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Current coaching staff

As of 20 June 2015

Serbian coaching staff
Head coach: Veljko Paunović Coach: Marko Mitrović Coach: Milan Kosanović Coach: Nikola Leposavić Goalkeeping coach: Aleksandar Sarić Fitness coach: Petar Milcanović Doctor: Dr. Pavle Maksimović Physiotherapist: Viktor Vujošević Physiotherapist: Srđan Branković Kitman: Nenad Dragaš Team manager: Dušan Gelić

Squad

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in June 2015.^[5]

Caps and goals updated as of 20 June 2015 after the game against Brazil.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Predrag Rajković	(1995-10-31)31 October 1995 (aged 19)	8	0	Maccabi Tel Aviv
21	1GK	Vanja Milinković-Savić	(1997-02-20)20 February 1997 (aged 18)	4	0	Manchester United
12	1GK	Filip Manojlović	(1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (aged 19)	1	0	Bežanija

3	2DF	Nemanja Antonov	(1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (aged 20)	12	0	Grasshopper
6	2DF	Srđan Babić	(1996-04-22)22 April 1996 (aged 19)	10	0	Real Sociedad
2	2DF	Milan Gajić	(1996-01-28)28 January 1996 (aged 19)	9	0	Bordeaux
5	2DF	Miloš Veljković	(1995-09-26)26 September 1995 (aged 19)	9	1	Tottenham Hotspur
14	2DF	Vukašin Jovanović	(1996-05-17)17 May 1996 (aged 19)	6	0	Red Star
15	2DF	Miladin Stevanović	(1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 19)	6	0	Partizan
13	2DF	Stefan Milošević	(1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 20)	5	0	Spartak Subotica
17	2DF	Radovan Pankov	(1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 19)	4	0	Vojvodina

4	3MF	Saša Zdjelar	(1995-03-20)20 March 1995 (aged 20)	12	0	Olympiacos
8	3MF	Nemanja Maksimović	(1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 20)	11	4	Astana
20	3MF	Sergej Milinković-Savić	(1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (aged 20)	11	1	Lazio
10	3MF	Mijat Gaćinović	(1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 20)	10	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
11	3MF	Andrija Živković	(1996-07-11)11 July 1996 (aged 18)	9	2	Partizan
16	3MF	Marko Grujić	(1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 19)	7	0	Liverpool
18	3MF	Filip Janković	(1995-01-17)17 January 1995 (aged 20)	5	1	Catania

9	4FW	Staniša Mandić	(1995-01-27)27 January 1995 (aged 20)	12	3	Čukarički
7	4FW	Ivan Šaponjić	(1997-08-02)2 August 1997 (aged 17)	8	2	Partizan
19	4FW	Stefan Ilić	(1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 20)	5	3	Spartak Subotica

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Filip Dmitrović	(1995-07-28) 28 July 1995 (age 29)	3	0	Austria Klagenfurt	v. Honduras, 21 April 2015
GK	Darko Dejanović	(1995-03-17) 17 March 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Rad	v. Romania, 13 November 2014

DF	Nikola Maraš	(1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 28)	3	1	Rad	v. Honduras, 21 April 2015
DF	Aranđel Stojković	(1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 29)	2	0	BSK Borča	v. Myanmar, 29 March 2015
DF	Aleksandar Cvetković	(1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Jagodina	v. Honduras, 21 April 2015
DF	Stefan Vico	(1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Rad	v. Myanmar, 26 March 2015
DF	Marko Rademacher	(1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Hertha BSC	v. Honduras, 21 April 2015

MF	Srđan Plavšić	(1995-12-03) 3 December 1995 (age 28)	4	0	Spartak Subotica	v. Honduras, 21 April 2015
MF	Milan Makarić	(1995-10-04) 4 October 1995 (age 28)	4	0	Spartak Subotica	v. Honduras, 21 April 2015
MF	Dejan Dražić	(1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 28)	4	0	OFK Beograd	v. Honduras, 21 April 2015
MF	Nikola Karaklajić	(1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Voždovac	v. Myanmar, 29 March 2015
MF	Milan Jokić	(1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Borac Čačak	v. Myanmar, 29 March 2015
MF	Mihailo Ristić	(1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Red Star	v. Romania, 13 November 2014
MF	Veljko Simić	(1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Domžale	v. Myanmar, 26 March 2015
MF	Milan Spremo	(1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29)	1	1	Celje	v. Myanmar, 29 March 2015
MF	Danilo Pantić	(1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 27)	0	0	Vitesse Arnhem	v. Romania, 13 November 2014
MF	Stefan Grbović	(1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Teleoptik	v. Myanmar, 29 March 2015

FW	Komnen Andrić	(1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 29)	2	1	OFK Beograd	v. Myanmar, 29 March 2015
FW	Jovan Mihajlović	(1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Borac Čačak	v. Myanmar, 26 March 2015
FW	Stefan Beko	(1995-05-12) 12 May 1995 (age 29)	1	1	Zemun	v. Myanmar, 29 March 2015
FW	Mladen Stoičev	(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Jagodina	v. Honduras, 21 April 2015
FW	Luka Jović	(1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 (age 26)	0	0	Red Star	v. Romania, 13 November 2014

Previous squads

Head coaches

Years	Name
2014–2015	Veljko Paunović
2011–2012	Dejan Govedarica
1987	Mirko Jozić
1979	Ivan Toplak

Player statistics

Statistics include players who have played for the Serbia since 2006.

#	Name	National team career	Caps	Goals
Most appearances As of 20 June 2015
1	Staniša Mandić	2014–2015	12	3
	Nemanja Antonov	2014–2015	12	0
	Saša Zdjelar	2014–2015	12	0
4	Nemanja Maksimović	2014–2015	11	4
4	Sergej Milinković-Savić	2014–2015	11	1

#	Name	National team career	Goals	Caps	Average
Most goals As of 20 June 2015
1	Nemanja Maksimović	2014–2015	4	11	0.36
2	Stefan Ilić	2015	3	5	0.60
2	Staniša Mandić	2014–2015	3	12	0.25
4	Ivan Šaponjić	2015–	2	8	0.25
4	Andrija Živković	2015–	2	9	0.22

References

^ "1970 FIFA U-20 World Cup Fixtures and Results". FIFA. Retrieved 21 Jun 2015.
^ "Chile 1987: Yugoslavian fireworks". FIFA. Retrieved 21 Jun 2015.
^ "FIFA.com - 1990 Robert PROSINECKI (YUG)". FIFA. Retrieved 21 Jun 2015.
^ CBC.ca
^ Serbia national team at 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA

External links

Football Association of Serbia Template:Sr icon

[1979results-1] "1970 FIFA U-20 World Cup Fixtures and Results". FIFA. Retrieved 21 Jun 2015.

[1987chile-2] "Chile 1987: Yugoslavian fireworks". FIFA. Retrieved 21 Jun 2015.

[prosinecki-3] "FIFA.com - 1990 Robert PROSINECKI (YUG)". FIFA. Retrieved 21 Jun 2015.

[4] CBC.ca

[5] Serbia national team at 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA

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