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 Serbia 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 U-21
Nickname(s)Орлићи / Orlići (Little Eagles)
AssociationFootball Association of Serbia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAleksandar Kolarov
CaptainStefan Mitrović
Most capsBranislav Ivanović (38)
Top scorerUroš Đurđević (16)
FIFA codeSRB
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
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(Zrenjanin, FR Yugoslavia, 1 June 1996)
Biggest win
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(Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro; 12 October 2004)
Biggest defeat
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(West Bridgford, England; 12 October 2023)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1978)
Best result Champions (1978)

History

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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

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  Champions    Runners-Up    Third Place    Fourth Place

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

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2023

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13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q England   9–1   Serbia West Bridgford, United Kingdom
20:45
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Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 14,753
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
16 October 2023 (2023-10-16) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q Northern Ireland   1–2   Serbia Lurgan, United Kingdom
20:30
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Stadium: Mourneview Park
Attendance: 433
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)
18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q Serbia   0–3   England Bačka Topola, Serbia
17:00 Report
Stadium: TSC Arena
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard (Denmark)
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q Serbia   2–0   Luxembourg Stara Pazova, Serbia
19:00
Report Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway)

2024

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22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q Luxembourg   1–1   Serbia Luxembourg
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26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q Serbia   1–2   Northern Ireland Serbia
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6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q Ukraine   2–1   Serbia Riga (Latvia)
Report Stadium: LNK Sporta Parks
10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q Azerbaijan   0–2   Serbia Azerbaijan
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15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q Serbia   1–0   Ukraine Serbia
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Players

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Current squad

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The following players have been called up for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland on 22 and 24 March 2024.[4]

Caps and goals updated as of 21 November 2023 after the match against Luxembourg.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Veljko Ilić (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 21) 7 0   TSC
1GK Andrija Katić (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Trenčín
1GK Strahinja Manojlović (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Javor

2DF Mihajlo Ilić (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21) 8 2   Partizan
2DF Uroš Drezgić (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 22) 8 0   Diósgyőr
2DF Uroš Lazić (2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 21) 5 0   OFK Beograd
2DF David Petrović (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) 3 0   Sharjah
2DF Stefan Leković (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Red Star Belgrade
2DF Vladimir Prijović (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Spartak Subotica
2DF Bojan Kovačević (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Partizan
2DF Ognjen Mimović (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Red Star Belgrade

3MF Jovan Lukić (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22) 7 0   Spartak Subotica
3MF Igor Miladinović (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 21) 6 0   Čukarički
3MF Mihailo Stevanović (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22) 4 0   St. Gallen
3MF Aljoša Vasić (2002-04-21) 21 April 2002 (age 22) 3 0   Palermo
3MF Aleksa Matić (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 22) 3 0   Voždovac
3MF Nikola Jojić (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21) 1 0   Stoke City

4FW Stefan Mitrović (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 22) 14 4   OH Leuven
4FW Miloš Pantović (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22) 11 2   TSC
4FW Uroš Kabić (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Red Star Belgrade
4FW Marko Lazetić (2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 20) 3 0   TSC
4FW Vanja Vlahović (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Atalanta
4FW Matija Gluščević (2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Radnički 1923

Recent call-ups

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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 (age 22) 2 0   Venezia v.   Azerbaijan, 24 September 2023

DF Viktor Rogan (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 21) 12 0   Čukarički v.   Luxembourg, 21 November 2023
DF Mitar Ergelaš (2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 22) 5 0   Čukarički v.   Luxembourg, 21 November 2023
DF Mateja Đorđević (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21) 4 0   TSC v.   Luxembourg, 21 November 2023
DF Nemanja Đeković (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 21) 3 0   Napredak Kruševac v.   Luxembourg, 21 November 2023
DF Luka Subotić (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 21) 3 0   Čukarički v.   Northern Ireland, 16 October 2023
DF Andrej Đurić (2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Red Star Belgrade v.   Azerbaijan, 24 September 2023

MF Nikola Stanković (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21) 8 0   Čukarički v.   Luxembourg, 21 November 2023
MF Nikola Petković (2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 21) 7 0   Charlotte FC v.   Luxembourg, 21 November 2023
MF Aleksa Đurasović (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 21) 4 0   Akron Tolyatti v.   Luxembourg, 21 November 2023
MF Matija Mitrović (2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Železničar Pančevo v.   Northern Ireland, 16 October 2023

FW Petar Ratkov (2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 21) 7 2   Red Bull Salzburg v.   Luxembourg, 22 March 2024
FW Vladimir Lučić (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 22) 7 3   Red Star Belgrade v.   Luxembourg, 21 November 2023
FW Miloš Luković (2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 19) 3 0   Strasbourg v.   Luxembourg, 21 November 2023
FW Samed Baždar (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Real Zaragoza v.   Luxembourg, 21 November 2023

Previous squads

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Coaches

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Dates Name
2023–   Ljubinko Drulović
2023   Dušan Đorđević
2022–2023   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

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ History Archived 2011-12-27 at the Wayback Machine at FSS official website, Retrieved 4 October 2012 (in Serbian)
  2. ^ Serbia at FIFA official website
  3. ^ News: Serbia at UEFA official website, published 1 January 2011, Retrieved 4 October 2012
  4. ^ "U21 | ЉУБИНКО ДРУЛОВИЋ САОПШТИО СПИСАК ИГРАЧА ЗА МЕЧЕВЕ ПРОТИВ ЛУКСЕМБУРГА И СЕВЕРНЕ ИРСКЕ У КВАЛИФИКАЦИЈАМА ЗА ЕВРОПСКО ПРВЕНСТВО" (in Serbian). 14 March 2024.
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  NODES
Association 4
INTERN 1
Note 3