Petkovi remained as manager for the team. Following a 2006 referendum Montenegro declared its independence, leading to separate football federations which resulted in the teams final renaming and establishment as the Serbia national football team. The first football club was founded in Subotica in 1898, the Szabadkai Sport Egylet (Sport Club Szabad), among the then fans better known simply as "Sport", within which was formed a football section in 1898 on the initiative of player and enthusiast Zoltn Wagner. In August 2022, Puma released the official kits for Serbia's national team that they will wear during the World Cup and the 2022-23 international football season. Serbia finished the qualifying campaign with a 10 home win against Georgia, and ended at the top of Group D and therefore qualified for the 2018 tournament. Serbia needed a win at home against Italy to confirm a play-off spot but their efforts only resulted in a 11 draw. [80] The game was won by Scotland in a penalty shootout (54) after the game was tied 11 after full time. Three days later, Serbia defeated Ireland in Dublin 10 and come on the step of 2018 FIFA World Cup. Serbia national football team results and fixtures. Women's football exists but is much less developed or popular. [41] Yugoslavia responded in the next game against the United States and won 10 due to a goal in the fourth minute by Slobodan Komljenovi. Personalise. Squad Serbia. Choose year. Kolarov's free kick at the second half meant Serbia won their first World Cup game in eight years. Following the start of the second half, Yugoslavia pressured the Dutch, who conceded a header from Komljenovi. Serbia replaced Clemente with Miroslav uki, who then left the position on 19 August of the following year without having played any official games, due to disagreements with the Football Association of Serbia. Unlucky events forced Yugoslavia out of the tournament, but the team definitely demonstrated its great ability and proved it had a spot among the world's best teams. The draw put the team in Group F alongside Germany, the United States, and Iran. The draw for the finals placed Yugoslavia in Group C along with Spain, Norway and another former Yugoslav republic, Slovenia. Despite drawing both games against group favorites and eventual group winners Italy and winning both games against runners-up Wales, Serbia and Montenegro failed to qualify, mostly due to an embarrassing 22 home draw and 21 away loss to Azerbaijan. [29] The Serbian team encompassing the newly established Red Star squad won its first game by beating FS Montenegro 21, FS Croatia 31 in the semi-final, then proceeding to win the tournament against the Yugoslav People's Army team 10 in Belgrade. [71] Serbia was drawn in Group I in qualification for UEFA Euro 2016, together with Portugal, Denmark, Albania and Armenia. [11][12][13][14][15][16] Serbia is considered by FIFA and UEFA to be the official successor of both the Kingdom of Yugoslavia/SFR Yugoslavia, and FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro national football teams. [60] They were to face Ghana, Germany and Australia. Serbia's World Cup qualification campaign began in 2008. For the women's team, see, FR Yugoslavia/Serbia & Montenegro era (19922006). 28 Jun 2018. 27 Jun 2018. eng_41_0627_SRB-BRA_PassingDistribution.pdf. The de facto Serbian team led by coach Boko Simonovi, composed largely of players from Belgrade's BSK, SK Jugoslavija and BASK, reached the semi-final, losing to hosts and eventual winners Uruguay 61. Game summary of the Brazil vs. Serbia Fifa World Cup game, final score 2-0, from November 24, 2022 on ESPN. The opponent was Czechoslovakia, and the historic starting eleven that represented Kingdom of SCS on its debut were: Dragutin Vruka, Vjekoslav upani, Jaroslav ifer, Stanko Tavar, Slavin Cindri, Rudolf Rupec, Dragutin Vrag and Jovan Rui. In recent years, many top Serbian players such as Dejan Stankovi, Nemanja Vidi and Branislav Ivanovi have gone on to forge successful careers in top European leagues. Croatia won 20 and sent Serbia down on the table. China appoints Jankovic as men's national football coach. Their opening group game was against Ghana and chances came to both sides but a red card to Aleksandar Lukovi and a handball by substitute Zdravko Kuzmanovi in the second half gave Ghana a penalty to take all three points at the death. Fixture, For the period before 1992 see: Yugoslavia national football team#Head coaches, The following players were called up for a friendly against Jordan and a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Bulgaria on 16 and 20 June 2023, respectively. Under-20 Intercontinental Cup. Dejan Stankovi's farewell game was completed in a friendly against Japan, which Serbia won 20. Loss The Eagles take the lead in 11th minute, after Luka Milivojevi's first goal for national team, but Austria reversed result in 76th minute, but Nemanja Mati has scored the equalizer seven minutes later. The U-21 team were runners-up at the 2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship having lost to the Netherlands in the final. It has been played from the end of the 19th century and there were a number of very successful Serbian football players and coaches throughout history. Nonetheless, Yugoslavia responded in the next game against the United States and won 10 due to an early goal in Nantes. They also lost their second game to Argentina 60, Serbia and Montenegro's worst ever international result. Ivica Kralj played for the team from 1996 to 2001, Vladimir Stojkovi is the most capped goalkeeper in the team's history with 84 caps, Miroslav uki played for the team from 1991 to 2001, Sinia Mihajlovi played 63 matches for the team from 1993 to 2003 and managed the team in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, Zoran Mirkovi played for the team from 1995 to 2003, Mladen Krstaji played 59 matches for the team from 1999 to 2008 and managed the team at the 2018 World Cup, Nemanja Vidi played 56 matches, was a participant in two World Cups and named twice in the FIFA World XI, Neven Suboti played 36 matches, was a participant at the 2010 World Cup, Branislav Ivanovi is the most capped player in the team's history with 105 caps, Aleksandar Kolarov played 94 matches and captained the team at the 2018 World Cup, Dragan Stojkovi played from 1983 to 2001 for the team, and is the current head coach, Dejan Savievi played for the team from 1986 to 1999 and managed the team from 2001 to 2003, Slavia Jokanovi played for the team from 1991 to 2002, Vladimir Jugovi played for the team from 1991 to 2002, Dejan Stankovi is the Serbian player who won the most trophies; he played in three World Cups and one European Championship, Milo Krasi played for the team from 2006 to 2011, Milan Jovanovi played for the team from 2007 to 2012, Nemanja Mati played for the team from 2008 to 2019, Duan Tadi is the current captain of the team, Filip Kosti has been playing for the team since 2015, Predrag Mijatovi was a top goalscorer in 1998 World Cup qualifiers with 14 goals, Savo Miloevi played 102 matches, scored 37 goals and was UEFA Euro 2000 Golden Boot, Darko Kovaevi played 59 matches and scored 10 goals between 1994 and 2004, Mateja Keman was the top goal scorer for the team in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, Nikola igi played 57 matches and scored 20 goals between 2004 and 2011, Aleksandar Mitrovi is top goal scorer in the history of national team, and was 201819 and 202223 UEFA Nations League top goalscorer, Serbia was part of Yugoslavia and its national football team which existed between 1920 and 1992. Serbia's first ever foreign coach Javier Clemente was sacked after the failure. Serbia and Anti started the first two games positively with a 30 win away to Faroe Islands and a 11 draw at home to Slovenia but this result brought the end of Anti's reign as the country's coach. Every player on the squad, the full calendar and their group rivals. By the end of the year, Serbia played one match in November and one in December. The federation and football overall was disrupted by World War II. Clemente was sacked after the team's failure to qualify.[58]. For Euro 2020 qualifiers, Serbia was drawn into Group B with Euro 2016 champions Portugal, Ukraine, Lithuania and Luxembourg. Sinia Mihajlovi, a former member of the national team, was appointed as the coach on 24 April 2012. Serbia performance and form graph is a Sofascore unique algorithm that we are generating from the team's last 10 matches, statistics, detailed analysis and . The next game was a draw for Yugoslavia. [84], Serbia was drawn in Group G with 2018 opponents Brazil and Switzerland, and African representatives Cameroon. The draw put the team in Group F alongside Germany, the United States, and Iran. The home fixture against the Maltese followed, but was moved to Thessaloniki, Greece due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. The history of the Serbia national football team began in 1920, when Serbia played its first international match. Winning 121 on aggregate, Yugoslavia qualified for the World Cup.[39]. [89][90][91][92][93] In 2022 the Football Association of Serbia launched a new, national team specific emblem for brand and marketing purposes. Yugoslavia begin their football campaign by defeating Luxembourg 61, with five different players scoring the goals. UEFA Super Cup. Being still active, Baka is the oldest club in nowadays Serbia. After failing to qualify for Euro 2016, Slavoljub Muslin was appointed as a coach. Consequently, the national team did not play its first game as a new country before 23 December 1994, a friendly match played in Porto Alegre and in which Brazil won by the mark of 20. [66][67] Branislav Ivanovi became the new captain. Radomir Anti was sacked two games into the Euro 2012 qualification process, a 11 draw at home to Slovenia spelling the end to his two-year stint. Three teams break 1b mark . During its existence Serbian footballers would continually play a role in the Yugoslavia national team throughout the socialist era, with the likes of Rajko Miti, Branko Stankovi, Vladimir Beara, Vujadin Bokov, Todor Veselinovi, Milo Milutinovi, Borivoje Kosti, Milan Gali, Vladimir Durkovi, Velibor Vasovi, Dragan Daji, Jovan Aimovi, Duan Bajevi, Vladimir Petrovi and others until the states disintegrated in the 1990s. The Serbian National American Football Team is the official American football senior national team of Serbia. Prince Regent Aleksandar I and FIFA President Jules Rimet were in attendance as the visitors triumphed 30.[25]. On 24 March, in first match in 2017, Serbia defeat 31 Georgia in Tbilisi. Sinia Mihajlovi, a former member of the national team, was appointed as the coach on 24 April 2012. The Football Association of Serbia is the governing body of football in Serbia. Nenad Milija scored the only goal for Eagles, in 12th minute, from penalty spot, like against Austria three monts before. [48] In the quarter-finals, Yugoslavia was paired with the Netherlands. In the next two games, Serbia suffered two defeats, from Macedonia and Belgium. Such an event demoralized the Yugoslavs, as the Dutch took the initiative. [65] Vladimir Petrovi was sacked after the team's failure to qualify. They then defeated Wales 03 in Cardiff. With the end of the Cold War, democratic principles were introduced to the country which brought about the end of Titoist rule.