Serbia national under-21 football team

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.

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
FR 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

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

For the competitive record before 1992, see Yugoslavia national under-21 football team.

  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										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
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										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										10	3	3	4	10	11
2025	Future event									Future event
Total	11/24	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
Total	2/7	0 Title	6	0	1	5	6	21

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2022

Serbia v North Macedonia

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)

Serbia v Armenia

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)

France v Serbia

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)

Faroe Islands v Serbia

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)

Bulgaria v Serbia

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

Cyprus v Serbia

20 November 2022 Friendly	Cyprus	2–2	Serbia	Nicosia, Cyprus
13:00	Gavriel 34' (pen.) Koutsakos 45'	Report	Mitrović 25' Krstić 68'

North Macedonia v Serbia

22 November 2022 Friendly	North Macedonia	1–1	Serbia	Limassol, Cyprus
14:00	Kalkan 20'	Report	Mitrović 45' (pen.)

Players

Current squad

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

Caps and goals updated as of 22 November 2022 after the match against North Macedonia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Andrija Katić	(2002-02-17) 17 February 2002	1	0	Voždovac
	1GK	Veljko Ilić	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003	1	0	TSC
	1GK	Matija Gočmanac	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003	1	0	Teleoptik
	2DF	Viktor Rogan	(2002-12-12) 12 December 2002	7	0	Čukarički
	2DF	Mihajlo Ilić	(2003-06-04) 4 June 2003	3	0	Partizan
	2DF	Mateja Đorđević	(2003-01-17) 17 January 2003	2	0	Voždovac
	2DF	Uroš Lazić	(2003-03-15) 15 March 2003	2	0	Radnik Surdulica
	2DF	Nemanja Đeković	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003	2	0	Napredak Kruševac
	2DF	Marko Dobrijević	(2002-03-19) 19 March 2002	1	0	BSK Bijelo Brdo
	2DF	Nemanja Krsmanović	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003	0	0	TSC
	3MF	Stefan Mitrović	(2002-08-15) 15 August 2002	7	4	Red Star Belgrade
	3MF	Miloš Pantović	(2002-08-24) 24 August 2002	7	1	Voždovac
	3MF	Aleksa Đurasović	(2002-12-23) 23 December 2002	3	0	Spartak Subotica
	3MF	Nikola Petković	(2003-02-23) 23 February 2003	3	0	Čukarički
	3MF	Vladimir Miletić	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003	3	0	Vojvodina
	3MF	Filip Vasiljević	(2002-10-05) 5 October 2002	2	0	Grafičar Beograd
	3MF	Lazar Mićić	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003	2	0	Loznica
	3MF	Nikola Knežević	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003	2	0	Napredak Kruševac
	3MF	Nemanja Motika	(2003-03-20) 20 March 2003	2	0	Red Star Belgrade
	3MF	Nikola Stanković	(2003-04-24) 24 April 2003	2	0	Napredak Kruševac
	3MF	Igor Miladinović	(2003-06-08) 8 June 2003	2	0	Čukarički
	3MF	Jovan Mituljikić	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003	1	0	Mladost Novi Sad
	3MF	Nikola Jojić	(2003-09-15) 15 September 2003	0	0	Mladost Lučani
	4FW	Petar Ratkov	(2003-08-18) 18 August 2003	3	1	TSC
	4FW	Boris Krstić	(2003-06-25) 25 June 2003	2	1	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	1	0	Volendam	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
GK	Ognjen Lukić	(2003-07-04) 4 July 2003	0	0	Reims	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
GK	Miloš Gordić	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000	12	0	AEK Larnaca	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
GK	Aleksa Milojević	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000	2	0	Mladost Novi Sad	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
GK	Novak Mićović	(2001-10-25) 25 October 2001	0	0	Čukarički	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
DF	Uroš Drezgić	(2002-10-04) 4 October 2002	4	0	Čukarički	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
DF	Stefan Obradović	(2003-10-09) 9 October 2003	1	0	Železničar	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
DF	Aleksandar Lukić	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002	0	0	IMT	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
DF	Aleksandar Kadijević	(2002-10-11) 11 October 2002	0	0	OFK Vršac	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
DF	Dimitrije Kamenović	(2000-07-16) 16 July 2000	12	1	Sparta Prague	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
DF	Damjan Daničić	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000	11	0	Voždovac	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
DF	Marko Bjeković	(2000-09-21) 21 September 2000	6	0	Vojvodina	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
DF	Vasilije Bakić	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000	0	0	Kolubara	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
DF	Filip Antonijević	(2000-07-24) 24 July 2000	0	0	Vojvodina	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
DF	Ilija Milićević	(2001-06-20) 20 June 2001	0	0	Kolubara	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
DF	Strahinja Eraković	(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001	6	1	Red Star Belgrade	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022
DF	Boris Popović	(2000-02-26) 26 February 2000	2	0	Cercle Brugge	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022
DF	Damjan Pavlović	(2001-07-09) 9 July 2001	1	0	Degerfors	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022
MF	Nemanja Jović	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002	5	1	Partizan	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Vladimir Lučić	(2002-06-28) 28 June 2002	3	0	Čukarički	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Mitar Ergelaš	(2002-08-05) 5 August 2002	0	0	Novi Pazar	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Ognjen Ajdar	(2003-04-05) 5 April 2003	0	0	Radnički Niš	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Nikola Terzić	(2000-09-28) 28 September 2000	7	2	Bandırmaspor	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Lazar Pavlović	(2001-11-02) 2 November 2001	6	0	AEL Limassol	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Jovan Lukić	(2002-01-20) 20 January 2002	6	0	Torreense	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Marko Ivezić	(2001-12-02) 2 December 2001	4	0	Voždovac	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Petar Stanić	(2001-05-21) 21 May 2001	3	0	Spartak Subotica	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Kristijan Belić	(2001-03-25) 25 March 2001	2	0	Partizan	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Aleksandar Ćirković	(2001-09-21) 21 September 2001	2	0	Krylia Sovetov	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Edin Ajdinović	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001	1	0	Voždovac	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Luka Bijelović	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001	0	0	Spartak Subotica	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
MF	Ivan Ilić	(2001-03-17) 17 March 2001	12	1	Torino	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022
MF	Đorđe Gordić	(2004-11-05) 5 November 2004	2	0	Lommel	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022
MF	Stefan Tomović	(2001-10-14) 14 October 2001	0	0	Čukarički	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022
FW	Andrej Ilić	(2000-04-03) 3 April 2000	6	0	RFS	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
FW	Uroš Milovanović	(2000-10-18) 18 October 2000	4	0	Sporting de Gijón	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
FW	Luka Cvetićanin	(2000-10-18) 18 October 2000	0	0	Cádiz Mirandilla	v. Faroe Islands, 7 June 2022
FW	Slobodan Tedić	(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001	16	2	Barnsley	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022
FW	Željko Gavrić	(2000-12-05) 5 December 2000	10	1	DAC Dunajská Streda	v. Armenia, 29 March 2022

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
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

See also

• Serbia national under-21 football team results
• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
• Serbia national football team
• Serbia national under-20 football team
• Serbia national under-19 football team
• Yugoslavia national under-21 football team

External links

• Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian)