Serbia national under-21 football team
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|||
| Nickname(s) | Бели Орлови (White Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Serbia | ||
| Head coach | currently vacant | ||
| Captain | Milan Smiljanić | ||
| Most caps | Branislav Ivanović (33) | ||
| Top scorer | Dragan Mrđa (11) | ||
| FIFA code | SRB | ||
|
|||
| First international | |||
As FR Yugoslavia: Yugoslavia 1-0 Malta  (Zrenjanin, June 1, 1996) As Serbia and Montenegro: Serbia and Montenegro 3-0 Azerbaijan  (Nikšić, Montenegro, February 11, 2003) As Serbia  Serbia 1 - 0 Czech Republic  (Uherské Hradiště, August 15, 2006) |
|||
| Biggest win | |||
As FR Yugoslavia/Serbia-Montenegro: Serbia-Montenegro 9-0 San Marino  (October 12, 2004) As Serbia Serbia 8 - 0 Hungary  (September 7, 2008) |
|||
| Biggest defeat | |||
As FR Yugoslavia/Serbia-Montenegro: Belgium 4-0 Serbia-Montenegro (November 16, 2004) As Serbia Serbia 0 - 3 Sweden  [1](Novi Sad, 6 October 2006) matches only, and take into account FR Yugoslavia U-21s after 1992. |
|||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Best result | Runner-up in 2004 & runner-up in 2007 | ||
The Serbia national under-21 football team (Serbian: Mlada reprezentacija Srbije) is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.
The team is considered the successor to the Serbia and Montenegro national under-21 football team, which in turn was the successor to the Yugoslavia national under-21 football team.
Contents |
[edit] History
The Yugoslav U21 team represented Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until the country dissolved in 1992. In 1996 an under-21 team representing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia began playing. The F.R.Y. (and the team) changed name to Serbia and Montenegro in 2003.
In 2006 Serbia and Montenegro separated, with its governing body converting into the FA of Serbia. The Serbian under-21 team has assumed Serbia and Montenegro's place in the qualifying round for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2007, whilst Montenegro cannot compete internationally at U21 level until a Montenegrin FA is established and officially ratified. Because the U21 Championship of 2007 is already underway, a Montenegro U21 team cannot play competitively until qualification for the 2009 tournament, at the earliest.
[edit] Playing record
[edit] FR Yugoslavia/Serbia-Montenegro
The senior team played its first match in December 1994. The U-21s' first competitive matches were in the qualification stage of the 1998 competition.
The under-21 team failed to qualify for the first three UEFA Under-21 competitions it entered, but were runners-up in the 2004 tournament. In their final championship, taking place in Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro qualified for semifinals, where they lost on penalties to Ukraine.
[edit] Serbia
Serbia's U-21 National Team qualified for the U-21 European Championship held in The Netherlands, in June 2007, after a remarkable two game play-off against Sweden. After a shocking 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 U-21 European Championship campaign was very 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 3rd group game against England (0-2), which was a meaningless game for the Serbians, as they had already qualified for the semifinals.
 |
This section requires expansion. |
[edit] UEFA U-21 Championship Record
- 1998: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group. As FR Yugoslavia
- 2000: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group. As FR Yugoslavia
- 2002: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group. As FR Yugoslavia
- 2004: Runners-up As Serbia-Montenegro
- 2006: Losing semi-finalists. As Serbia-Montenegro
- 2007: Runners-up
- 2009: Group stage
[edit] Olympics football Record
Since 1992 Olympics football changed to U-23 event, and the European U-21 teams, technically are U-23 teams. The winner, runner-up and third placed team of UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualify for the Olympics.
- Before 1992: Senior team event, See Yugoslavia national football team
- 1992: Part of Yugoslavia
- 1996: Did not qualify
- 2000: Did not qualify
- 2004: Finished 4th of 4 in group stage
- 2008: Finished 4th of 4 in group stage
[edit] Current Squad
Selection for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. [2]
[edit] Recent Call Ups
The following players have also been called up to the Serbia squad in 2008.
- Goalkeepers
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nenad Filipović | April 24, 1987 | Fehérvár |
0 (0) | v. San Marino Under 21, 26 March 2008 |
- Defenders
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slobodan Rajković | February 3, 1989 |  Twente |
5 (0) | v. San Marino Under 21, 26 March 2008 |
| Vujadin Savić | July 1, 1990 | Red Star Belgrade |
3 (0) | v. Ukraine Under 21, 27 March 2009 |
| Ljuba Baranin | August 25, 1986 | Bežanija |
6 (0) | v. Belarus U21, 20 November 2007 |
- Midfielders
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Radovanović | August 29, 1988 |  Pisa |
6 (0) | v. San Marino Under 21, 26 March 2008 |
| Nenad Krstičić | July 3, 1990 | Sampdoria |
2 (0) | v. San Marino Under 21, 26 March 2008 |
| Stefan Babović | January 7, 1987 |  Nantes |
13 (4) | v. San Marino Under 21, 26 March 2008 |
| Nebojša Marinković | June 19, 1986 | Čukarički Stankom |
9 (3) | v. San Marino Under 21, 26 March 2008 |
| Adem Ljajić | September 29, 1991 | Partizan |
4 (1) | v. Ukraine U21, 27 March 2009 |
| Vladimir Bogdanović | October 5, 1986 | Red Star Belgrade |
4 (0) | v. Ukraine U21, 27 March 2009 |
| Predrag Pavlović | June 19, 1986 | Napredak |
9 (1) | v. Ukraine U21, 27 March 2009 |
- Strikers
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Perić | April 16, 1986 | Free agent | 6 (1) | v. Denmark Under 21, October, 2008 |
| Andrija Kaluđerović | July 5, 1987 | Rad |
5 (2) | v. Latvia U21, 17 October 2007 |
| Danijel Aleksić | April 30, 1991 | Vojvodina |
2 (0) | v. Ukraine U21, 27 March 2009 |
[edit] Coaching History
- Slobodan Krčmarević (July 23, 2007 - )
- Miroslav Đukić (July 2006 - July 2007)
- Dragan Okuka (March 15, 2005 - July 2006)
- Milorad Kosanović (2004 - March 8, 2005)
- Vladimir Petrović Pižon (March 2002 - 2004)
- Milovan Đorić
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Djuric returns to haunt Serbia by UEFA
- ^ UEFA (2008-03-26). "Serbia close on Belarus" (in English). http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300222/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-06.
[edit] External links
- UEFA U21 Team Profile
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21 Championships.
- Current U21-Team
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
