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.[1][2][3]
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[edit]
For the competitive record before 1992, see Yugoslavia national under-21 football team.
ChampionsRunners-UpThird PlaceFourth Place
European Under-21 Championship record[edit]
Year
Round
Position
GP
W
D
L
GS
GA
1978–1992
Competed as Yugoslavia national under-21 football team
1994
Suspended
1996
1998
Did not qualify
2000
2002
2004
Final
2nd
6
2
2
2
7
9
2006
Semi-finals
4th
4
1
1
2
2
3
2007
Final
2nd
5
3
0
2
5
6
2009
Group stage
6th
3
0
2
1
1
3
2011
Did not qualify
2013
2015
Group stage
8th
3
0
1
2
1
7
2017
Group stage
10th
3
0
1
2
2
5
2019
Group stage
12th
3
0
0
3
1
10
2021
Did not qualify
2023
Future event
Total
7/15
0 Title
27
6
7
14
19
43
Olympic Games record[edit]
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
To be determined
2028
Total
2/7
0 Title
6
0
1
5
6
21
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures[edit]
2020[edit]
Latvia v Serbia
4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
Latvia
2–2
Serbia
Jelgava, Latvia
16:00
Liepa 7'
Regža 16'
Report
Mašović 50'
Adžić 66' (pen.)
Stadium: Zemgale Olympic Center Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel)
Serbia v Bulgaria
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
Serbia
1–2
Bulgaria
Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
20:00
L. Ilić 86' (pen.)
Report
Iliev 45'
Krastev 64'
Stadium: Stadion Metalac Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Serbia v Poland
9 October 2020 (2020-10-09) 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
Serbia
1–0
Poland
Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
18:00
Nikolić 11'
Report
Stadium: Stadion Metalac Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
Estonia v Serbia
13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) 2021 UEFA U-21 Q
Estonia
0–0
Serbia
Jūrmala, Latvia[note 2]
15:00
Report
Stadium: Slokas Stadium Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Ireland)
2021[edit]
Turkey v Serbia
30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) International friendly
Turkey
0–1
Serbia
Alanya, Turkey
18:00
Report
Marković 39'
Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium Referee: Ömer Turtay (Tukrey)
Serbia v Ukraine
3 September 2021 (2021-09-03) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
Serbia
v
Ukraine
Serbia
Report
North Macedonia v Serbia
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
North Macedonia
v
Serbia
North Macedonia
Report
Armenia v Serbia
7 October 2021 (2021-10-07) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
Armenia
v
Serbia
Armenia
Report
Serbia v France
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
Serbia
v
France
Serbia
Report
Serbia v Faroe Islands
12 November 2021 (2021-11-12) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
Serbia
v
Faroe Islands
Serbia
Report
Ukraine v Serbia
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
Ukraine
v
Serbia
Ukraine
Report
2022[edit]
Serbia v North Macedonia
24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
Serbia
v
North Macedonia
Serbia
Report
Serbia v Armenia
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
Serbia
v
Armenia
Serbia
Report
France v Serbia
3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
France
v
Serbia
France
Report
Faroe Islands v Serbia
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 2023 UEFA U-21 Q
Faroe Islands
v
Serbia
Faroe Islands
Report
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following players have been called up for friendly match against Turkey on 30 March.[7][8]
Caps and goals updated as of 30 March 2021 after the match against Turkey.
No.
Pos.
Player
Date of birth (age)
Caps
Goals
Club
1GK
Aleksa Milojević
(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 21)
1
0
Bačka
1GK
Miloš Gordić
(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 21)
1
0
Mačva Šabac
1GK
Lazar Slavković
(2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 (age 19)
0
0
Teleoptik
2DF
Svetozar Marković
(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 21)
11
1
Partizan
2DF
Zlatan Šehović
(2000-08-08) 8 August 2000 (age 20)
6
0
Maccabi Netanya
2DF
Dimitrije Kamenović
(2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 20)
5
0
Čukarički
2DF
Damjan Daničić
(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 21)
2
0
Dinamo Zagreb II
2DF
Sava-Arangel Čestić
(2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 20)
1
0
1. FC Köln
2DF
Danilo Mitrović
(2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 20)
1
0
BW Linz
2DF
Aleksandar Vasiljević
(2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 (age 19)
0
0
Metalac
3MF
Željko Gavrić
(2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 20)
6
0
Red Star Belgrade
3MF
Filip Stevanović
(2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 18)
3
0
Partizan
3MF
Jovan Lukić
(2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 19)
2
0
Čukarički
3MF
Ivan Milosavljević
(2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 21)
1
0
Voždovac
3MF
Armin Đerlek
(2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 20)
1
0
Aluminij
3MF
Dejan Zukić
(2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 19)
1
0
Vojvodina
3MF
Lazar Pavlović
(2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 19)
1
0
Partizan
3MF
Dejan Tetek
(2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 18)
1
0
Reading
3MF
Aleksa Đurasović
(2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 18)
1
0
Spartak Subotica
4FW
Slobodan Tedić
(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 20)
8
1
PEC Zwolle
4FW
Radivoj Bosić
(2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 20)
3
0
Olimpija Ljubljana
4FW
Milutin Vidosavljević
(2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 (age 20)
2
0
Čukarički
4FW
Mihajlo Nešković
(2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 21)
1
0
Inđija
4FW
Nemanja Jović
(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 18)
1
0
Partizan
Recent call-ups[edit]
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 StankovićWD
(2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 19)
0
0
Internazionale
v. Turkey, 30 March 2021
GK
Aleksandar Popović
(1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 21)
1
0
Partizan
v. Estonia, 13 October 2020
DF
Boris PopovićWD
(2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 21)
1
0
Monaco B
v. Turkey, 30 March 2021
DF
Strahinja Eraković
(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 20)
2
0
Red Star Belgrade
v. Estonia, 13 October 2020
MF
Ivan Ilić
(2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 20)
9
1
Hellas Verona
v. Estonia, 13 October 2020
MF
Mirko Topić
(2001-02-05) 5 February 2001 (age 20)
3
0
Vojvodina
v. Estonia, 13 October 2020
MF
Viktor Lukić
(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 20)
1
0
Radnik Surdulica
v. Estonia, 13 October 2020
MF
Dennis Stojković
(2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 (age 18)
0
0
Partizan
v. Estonia, 13 October 2020
MF
Mihajlo Banjac
(1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 21)
0
0
TSC Bačka Topola
v. Bulgaria, 8 September 2020
FW
Filip Stuparević
(2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 (age 20)
8
1
Watford
v. Estonia, 13 October 2020
Previous squads[edit]
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[edit]
Dates
Name
2019–
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[edit]
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
Notes[edit]
^ a b cDue to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 will be played behind closed doors.[4][5]
^The match between Estonia and Serbia will be played in Latvia due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic between Estonia and Serbia.[6]
References[edit]
^History Archived 2011-12-27 at the Wayback Machine at FSS official website, Retrieved 4 October 2012 (in Serbian)
^Serbia at FIFA official website
^News: Serbia at UEFA official website, published 1 January 2011, Retrieved 4 October 2012
^"UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^"UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^"U21 koondist ootavad ees valikmäng Venemaal ja kohtumine Serbiaga Lätis". Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. 29 September 2020.
^"U21 | МЛАДА РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЈА ИМА ПРОВЕРУ СА ТУРСКОМ У АЛАЊИ, ИЛИЈА СТОЛИЦА ПОЗВАО 24 ИГРАЧА" (in Serbian). 11 March 2021.
^"U21 | ДВЕ ПРОМЕНЕ У МЛАДОЈ РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЈИ ПРЕД ПРОВЕРУ СА ТУРСКОМ У АЛАЊИ, СЛАВКОВИЋ И ВАСИЉЕВИЋ УМЕСТО СТАНКОВИЋА И ПОПОВИЋА" (in Serbian). 20 March 2021.
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