The Serbia national under-20 football team (Serbian Latin: Omladinska reprezentacija Srbije) is the national under-20 football team of Serbia. Like the senior national team, it is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. 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.
| Nickname(s) | Orlići (The Young Eagles) | ||
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| Association | Football Association of Serbia | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Most caps | Nemanja Antonov, Saša Zdjelar, Staniša Mandić (12) | ||
| Top scorer | Nemanja Maksimović (4) | ||
| FIFA code | SRB | ||
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| 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 | 1 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Winners  (2015) | ||
History edit
Yugoslavia (1977–1992) edit
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, Croatian, winning the Golden Ball award for Best Player of the tournament.[2][3]
Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006) edit
FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro under-20 team did not qualify for World Youth Championships.
Serbia (since 2006) edit
Serbia first appearance as independent country came at the 2015 tournament in New Zealand, where they won the competition.
Competitive Record edit
Champions Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place
FIFA U-20 World Cup Record edit
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 | |
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 YUG |
 1977 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1979 |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
 1981 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1983
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 1985
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 1987 |
Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | ||
 1989 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1991
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 SCG |
1993 |
Banned | |||||||
 1995
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 1997 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1999
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 2001
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| 2003
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 2005
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| SRB |
 2007
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 2009
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 2011
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 2013
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 2015 |
Champions | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||
 2017 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2019
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 2021 |
Canceled | ||||||||
| 2023 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2025 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 3/24 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 13 | ||
Honours edit
Titles edit
Individual awards edit
- 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
Results edit
2014 edit
| 13 November 2014 Friendly | Serbia | 0–1 |  Romania | Stara Pazova |
| Report | Țîră  8' |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Ilija Brdar (Serbia) |
2015 edit
| 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) |
| 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 |
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| 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) |
2016 edit
| 13 November 2016 Friendly | Montenegro  | 1–2 | Serbia | Podgorica City Stadium |
| Perović 90' (pen.) |
Report | Stevanović 53' Apostolović 65' |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro) |
2021 edit
| 6 September 2021 Friendly | Italy  | 0–1 | Serbia | Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Referee: Daniele Paterna (Italy) |
2015 coaching staff edit
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Squad edit
- The following players were called up for the friendly match against Italy on 6 September 2021.[5]
Caps and goals updated as of 6 September 2021 after the game against Italy.
Previous squads edit
Head coaches edit
| Years | Name |
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| 2021− | Aleksandar Rogić
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| 2017 | Ilija Petković
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| 2016–2017 | Nenad Lalatović
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| 2014–2015 | Veljko Paunović
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| 2011–2012 | Dejan Govedarica
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| 1987 | Mirko Jozić
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| 1979 | Ivan Toplak
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Player statistics edit
Statistics include players who have played for the Serbia since 2006.
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "1970 FIFA U-20 World Cup Fixtures and Results". FIFA. Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved 21 Jun 2015.
- ^ "Chile 1987: Yugoslavian fireworks". FIFA. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved 21 Jun 2015.
- ^ "FIFA.com - 1990 Robert PROSINECKI (YUG)". FIFA. Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved 21 Jun 2015.
- ^ CBC.ca
- ^ "U20 | СЕЛЕКЦИЈА КОЈУ ВОДИ СЕЛЕКТОР АЛЕКСАНДАР РОГИЋ ИМА ПРОВЕРУ У ИТАЛИЈИ" (in Serbian). 23 August 2021.
External links edit
- Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian)