Serbia national futsal team

The Serbia national futsal team represents Serbia in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia.

Serbia
Nickname(s)Orlovi (The Eagles)
AssociationFootball Association of Serbia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSerbia Dejan Maješ
CaptainMiloš Simić
FIFA codeSRB
FIFA ranking19 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Italy 4–2 Yugoslavia 
(Grado, Italy; 8 December 1987)
Biggest win
 Bulgaria 0–8 Serbia 
(Gabrovo, Bulgaria; 9 February 2008)
 Serbia 9–1 Romania 
(Belgrade, Serbia; 8 December 2011)
 Serbia 10–2 Gibraltar 
(Paola, Malta; 30 November 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Yugoslavia 1–9 Spain 
(Pančevo, Yugoslavia; 25 November 1998)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2012)
Best resultRound of 16 (2012, 2021)
European Championship
Appearances6 (First in 1999)
Best resultFourth place (2016)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances2 (First in 2008)
Best result5th place (2008)

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

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14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F Serbia   2–3   Iran Vilnius, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Stojković   18'
  • Tomić   38'
Report
Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
Attendance: 766
Referee: Carlos González (Guatemala)
17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F Argentina   4–2   Serbia Vilnius, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
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  • Rakić   7'
  • Lazarević   10'
Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
Attendance: 1,434
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
20 September 2021 (2021-09-20) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F United States   0–7   Serbia Klaipėda, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
  • Rakić   6'
  • Tomić   8', 17'
  • Petrov   20'
  • Milosavljević   32'
  • Lazarević   33'
  • Radovanović   38'
Stadium: Švyturys Arena
Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)
24 September 2021 (2021-09-24) FIFA Futsal World Cup R16 Portugal   4–3 (a.e.t.)   Serbia Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00
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Stadium: Žalgiris Arena
Attendance: 782
Referee: Daniel Rodríguez (Uruguay)
15 November 2021 (2021-11-15) UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 qualifying Play-offs Serbia   3–1   Belarus Jezero Hall, Kragujevac
18:00
  • Aleksić   6:26
  • Scherbich   17:36 (o.g.)
  • Pršić   27:36
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  • Los   37:19
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Miguel Castilho (Portugal)
17 November 2021 (2021-11-17) UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 qualifying Play-offs Belarus   2–3
(3–6 agg.)
  Serbia Sport Palace Uruchie, Minsk
16:30
  • Selyuk   35:03
  • Krikun   39:33
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  • Tomić   11:34
  • Momčilović   16:06
  • Rakić   26:26
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)

2022

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19 January 2022 (2022-01-19) Euro 2022 Group A Serbia   2–4   Portugal Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
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Referee: Nikola Jelić (Croatia), Chiara Perona (Italy)
23 January 2022 (2022-01-23) Euro 2022 Group A Serbia   1–6   Ukraine Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
14:30
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Referee: David Grøndal Nissen (Denmark), Gábor Kovács (Hungary)
28 January 2022 (2022-01-28) Euro 2022 Group A Netherlands   2–3   Serbia Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
20:30
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Referee: Chiara Perona (Italy), Nicola Manzione (Italy)

Coaching staff

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Manager history

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Name Period Major Tournaments
Aca Kovačević 2007–2016 World Cup 2012, Euro 2007, Euro 2010, Euro 2012, Euro 2016
Goran Ivančić 2016–2021 Euro 2018
Dejan Majes 2021– World Cup 2021, Euro 2022

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Poland and the Belgium on 15 and 20 September 2023, respectively.[2][3]
Head coach: Dejan Maješ

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Jakov Vulić (1992-03-10) 10 March 1992 (age 32)   KMF Loznica-Grad
12 1GK Petar Nikolić (1991-04-15) 15 April 1991 (age 33)   KMF Loznica-Grad

2 2DF Đorđe Rosić (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 23)   KMF Loznica-Grad
4 2DF Nikola Matijević (1991-12-26) 26 December 1991 (age 32)   Al-Arabi
5 2DF Kristijan Vasić (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 25)   KMF Loznica-Grad
6 2DF Denis Ramić (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 30)   CSM Deva
13 2DF Aleksandar Janjić (1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 29)   KMF Vranje

7 3MF Miloš Simić (captain) (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 35)   CSM Deva
8 3MF Aleksandar Tomić (2002-06-09) 9 June 2002 (age 22)   SG Kecskemét
9 3MF Jovan Lazarević (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 (age 27)   Inter Movistar

10 4FW Strahinja Petrov (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 (age 30)   Ciampino Futsal
11 4FW Stefan Rakić (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 31)   Rekord Bielsko-Biała
14 4FW Slobodan Rajčević (1985-02-28) 28 February 1985 (age 39)   FC Mostar SG
15 4FW Lazar Marinković (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24)   MFK Torpedo
16 4FW Mateja Ćirka (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 22)   KMF Novi Pazar

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Miodrag AksentijevićINJ (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 (age 27)   TSV Weilimdorf v.   Poland, 15 September 2023

DF Nemanja Milosavljević (1997-07-20) 20 July 1997 (age 27)   KMF Vranje v.   Norway, 9 November 2022
DF Lazar Petrašević (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 29)   KMF FON Banjica v.   Norway, 5 October 2022

FW Dragan TomićINJ (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 33)   Anderlecht v.   Poland, 15 September 2023
FW Ninoslav AleksićINJ (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 29)   Araz Naxçivan v.   Poland, 15 September 2023
FW Marko Pršić (1990-09-13) 13 September 1990 (age 34)   Al-Arabi v.   France, 7 March 2023
FW Marko Avramović (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32)   KMF Loznica-Grad v.   Norway, 9 November 2022
FW Uroš Krasnić (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31)   Bečej 2003 v.   France, 12 October 2022

COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

Competitive record

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FIFA Futsal World Cup

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FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
  1989 Part of Yugoslavia
  1992 qualified 1
  1996 did not qualify
  2000
  2004
  2008
  2012 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 13 7
  2016 did not qualify
  2021 Round of 16 4 1 0 3 14 11
  2024 did not qualify
Total 2/10 8 3 1 4 27 18

Remarks:

1 Qualified for the tournament, but was ejected due to the Yugoslav Wars.

UEFA Futsal Championship

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UEFA Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
  1996 did not qualify
  1999 Group stage 3 0 1 2 5 10
  2001 did not qualify
  2003
  2005
  2007 Group stage 3 1 1 1 7 8
  2010 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 7 8
  2012 3 1 0 2 11 12
  2014 did not qualify
  2016 Fourth place 5 3 1 1 14 10
  2018 Quarter-finals 3 0 2 1 4 6
  2022 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 12
   2026 to be determined
Total 7/13 23 8 5 10 54 66

Grand Prix de Futsal

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Grand Prix de Futsal record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
  2005 did not enter
  2006
  2007
  2008 5th place 6 4 0 2 21 13
  2009 did not enter
  2010
  2011
  2013 7th place 4 1 0 3 15 17
  2014 did not enter
  2015
  2018
Total 2/11 10 5 0 5 36 30

References

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  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ "Strahinja Petrov pred kvalifikacione utakmice za Futsal World Cup!" (in Bosnian). Futsal Balkan. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Serbia Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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