Serbia national football team

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Serbia

Nickname(s)

White Eagles (Бели Орлови, Beli Orlovi)

Association

Fudbalski savez Srbije
(Serbian Football Association)

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Miroslav Đukić

Captain

Dejan Stanković

Most caps

Savo Milošević (101)

Top scorer

Savo Milošević (35)

Home stadium

Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade

FIFA code

SRB

FIFA ranking

Highest FIFA ranking

17 (July 2007)

Lowest FIFA ranking

55 (October 2004)

Elo ranking





First kit





Second kit

First international

Czech Republic 1 - 3 Serbia

(Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic; 16 August 2006)

Biggest win

Azerbaijan 1 - 6 Serbia

(Baku, Azerbaijan; 17 October 2007)

Biggest defeat

Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Kingdom of Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes

(Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920)

Uruguay 7 - 0 Kingdom of Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes

(Paris, France; 26 May 1924)

Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Kingdom of Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes

(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 28 October 1925)

World Cup

Appearances

10 as Yugoslavia (First in 1930)

Best result

Semi Finals 1930, 1962

European Championship

Appearances

5 as Yugoslavia (First in 1960)

Best result

Final 1960, 1968

The Serbia national football team (Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. It was previously known as the Yugoslavia national football team until February 2003 and the Serbia and Montenegro national football team until June 2006 when Serbia declared independence as the successor state to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. It was renamed the Serbia national football team on 28 June 2006, with the Montenegro national football team created to represent the new state of Montenegro.

FIFA and UEFA considers the Serbia national team the direct descendant of the Serbia and Montenegro and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia national teams.

1 History
2 World Cup record
3 European Championship record
4 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 Current squad
- 5.1 Recent Call Ups
- 5.2 World Cup 2006 squad
6 Competitions
- 6.1 2006 World Cup
7 Notable matches
8 Notable players
- 8.1 As Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
- 8.2 As Serbia
9 Coaches
10 See also
11 External links

[edit] History

See also: Yugoslavia national football team

Serbia plays Belgium at Marakana, October 7, 2006

Although the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was formed on April 28, 1992, because of the international sanctions due to the Yugoslav wars banning the country from international sporting events, the football team didn't play its first match until 23 December 1994, when they lost to Brazil 2-0 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Since then the team has qualified for the World Cup twice, in 1998 and 2006, and for the European Championship once, in 2000. In 2003, with the reconstitution of the country as Serbia and Montenegro, the team changed its name accordingly. The first international match as Serbia and Montenegro was against Azerbaijan in Podgorica on 12 February 2003, and ended as a 2-2 draw.

On May 21, 2006 Montenegro voted to dissolve its political union with Serbia. On June 3, Montenegro became a sovereign state meaning there will be separate Montenegrin national teams competing in future tournaments. This did not affect the finals of the 2006 World Cup, in which the newly independent states of Serbia and Montenegro competed under the same flag for the last time but did not progress past the group stage.

On August 16, 2006 the new team representing Serbia played its first international match, with a 3-1 away win against the Czech Republic.

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1990 - See Yugoslavia
1994 – Banned because of international sanctions due to Yugoslav wars (as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
1998 – Round 2 (as FR Yugoslavia)
2002 – Did not qualify (as FR Yugoslavia)
2006 – Round 1 (as Serbia and Montenegro)

[edit] European Championship record

1960 to 1992 - See Yugoslavia
1996 – Banned because of international sanctions due to Yugoslav wars (as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
2000 – Quarterfinals (as FR Yugoslavia)
2004 – Did not qualify (started qualification as FR Yugoslavia, finished as Serbia and Montenegro)
2008 – Did not qualify (applied as Serbia and Montenegro; competed in qualification as Serbia)

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Faroe Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


–	5 Sep '09	6 Sep '08	10 Oct '09	1 Apr '09	15 Oct '08
11 Oct '08	–	19 Aug '09	9 Sep '09	10 Sep '08	10 Jun '09
14 Oct '09	10 Oct '09	–	1 Apr '09	5 Sep '09	10 Sep '08
10 Sep '08	15 Oct '08	28 Mar '09	–	6 Jun '09	14 Oct '09
9 Sep '09	14 Oct '09	11 Oct '08	6 Sep '08	–	28 Mar '09
6 Jun '09	6 Sep '08	9 Sep '09	11 Oct '08	10 Oct '09	–

[edit] Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Republic of Ireland, Russia, and Germany on May 24, 28, and 31, 2008 respectively.

Caps and goals are as of March 26, 2008 and include the friendly match against Ukraine.

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Vladimir Stojković	28 July 1983 (1983-07-28) (age 24)	17	0	Sporting CP
25	GK	Vladimir Dišljenković	2 July 1981 (1981-07-02) (age 26)	2	0	Metalurh Donetsk
24	GK	Damir Kahriman	19 November 1984 (1984-11-19) (age 23)	1	0	Konyaspor

2	DF	Antonio Rukavina	26 January 1984 (1984-01-26) (age 24)	12	0	Borussia Dortmund
15	DF	Pavle Ninkov	20 April 1985 (1985-04-20) (age 23)	2	0	Red Star Belgrade
21	DF	Marjan Marković	28 September 1981 (1981-09-28) (age 26)	16	0	Dynamo Kyiv
4	DF	Gojko Kačar	26 January 1987 (1987-01-26) (age 21)	4	0	Hertha Berlin
6	DF	Branislav Ivanović	22 February 1984 (1984-02-22) (age 24)	13	1	Chelsea
5	DF	Nemanja Vidić	21 October 1981 (1981-10-21) (age 26)	31	2	Manchester United
14	DF	Slobodan Rajković	3 February 1989 (1989-02-03) (age 19)	2	0	PSV Eindhoven
3	DF	Ivica Dragutinović	13 November 1975 (1975-11-13) (age 32)	40	0	Sevilla
13	DF	Aleksandar Kolarov	10 November 1985 (1985-11-10) (age 22)	1	0	Lazio

16	MF	Nenad Kovačević	11 October 1980 (1980-10-11) (age 27)	25	0	RC Lens
7	MF	Milan Smiljanić	19 November 1986 (1986-11-19) (age 21)	6	1	Espanyol
11	MF	Dejan Milovanović	21 January 1984 (1984-01-21) (age 24)	2	0	Red Star Belgrade
22	MF	Saša Ilić	30 December 1977 (1977-12-30) (age 30)	40	6	Red Bull Salzburg
17	MF	Zoran Tošić	24 August 1987 (1987-08-24) (age 20)	8	0	Partizan Belgrade
23	MF	Zdravko Kuzmanović	22 September 1987 (1987-09-22) (age 20)	12	2	Fiorentina
12	MF	Stefan Babović	7 January 1987 (1987-01-07) (age 21)	4	0	FC Nantes
18	MF	Boško Janković	3 March 1984 (1984-03-03) (age 24)	15	4	Palermo

19	FW	Nikola Žigić	25 September 1980 (1980-09-25) (age 27)	29	11	Valencia CF
9	FW	Marko Pantelić	15 September 1978 (1978-09-15) (age 29)	18	3	Hertha Berlin
8	FW	Danko Lazović	17 May 1983 (1983-05-17) (age 25)	22	6	PSV Eindhoven
20	FW	Ranko Despotović¹	21 January 1983 (1983-01-21) (age 25)	2	0	Rapid Bucharest

¹Replaced the injured Milan Jovanović ²excepted the injured Aleksandar Luković ²excepted the injured Dejan Stanković

[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
Radiša Ilić	September 20, 1977	OFK Belgrade	1 (0)	v. Ukraine, 26 March 2008

Defenders

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Duško Tošić	January 19, 1985	Werder Bremen	8 (1)	v. Ukraine, 26 March 2008
Nemanja Rnić	September 30, 1984	Partizan	3 (0)	v. Ukraine, 26 March 2008

Midfielders

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Miralem Sulejmani	December 15, 1988	SC Heerenveen	2 (0)	v. Ukraine, 26 May 2008
Miloš Krasić	October 1, 1984	CSKA Moscow	11 (0)	v. FYR Macedonia, 28 March 2008

Strikers

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Milan Jovanović	April 18, 1981	Standard Liège	8 (1)	v. Republic of Ireland, 24 May 2008

[edit] World Cup 2006 squad

Main Article: 2006 World Cup squads (Serbia and Montenegro)

[edit] Competitions

[edit] 2006 World Cup

See also: 2006 World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Serbia and Montenegro began their 2006 World Cup campaign by finishing first with an undefeated record in a their qualification group ahead of favorites Spain and Belgium. The Serbia and Montenegro team also allowed only one goal in the 10 matches, the best defensive record out all 51 teams participating in qualification.

In the group stage, Serbia and Montenegro lost their opening game to joint group favourite, the Netherlands. The final score was 1-0 after Arjen Robben scored the only goal of the game. They also lost their second game to Argentina 6-0, the country's worst ever international result. With the team's two losses and with Netherlands and Argentina winning both their games, Serbia and Montenegro could no longer qualify for the knockout matches, and was playing for pride alone in their final group game against Côte d'Ivoire. Despite having a 2-0 lead for much of the first half, the Elephants managed to come back and win 3-2, leaving Serbia and Montenegro with a disappointing 0-0-3 World Cup run.

[edit] Notable matches

December 23, 1994. Porto Alegre, Brazil

Brazil 2:0 Yugoslavia

October 6, 1996. Toftir, Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands 1:8 Yugoslavia

December 28, 1996. Mar del Plata, Argentina

Argentina 2:3 Yugoslavia

October 29, 1997. Budapest, Hungary

Hungary 1:7 Yugoslavia

June 21, 1998. Lens, France

Germany 2:2 Yugoslavia

June 25, 1998. Nantes, France

United States 0:1 Yugoslavia

June 29, 1998. Toulouse, France

Netherlands 2:1 Yugoslavia

August 18, 1999. Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

Yugoslavia 0:0 Croatia

October 9, 1999. Zagreb, Croatia

Croatia 2:2 Yugoslavia

June 13, 2000. Charleroi, Belgium

Yugoslavia 3:3 Slovenia

June 25, 2000. Rotterdam, Netherlands

Netherlands 6:1 Yugoslavia

February 13, 2002. Phoenix, United States

Mexico 1:2 Yugoslavia

February 12, 2003. Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia & Montenegro 2:2 Azerbaijan

October 9, 2004. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia & Herzegovina 0:0 Serbia & Montenegro

September 7, 2005. Madrid, Spain

Spain 1:1 Serbia & Montenegro

October 12, 2005. Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia & Montenegro 1:0 Bosnia & Herzegovina

June 16, 2006. Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Argentina 6:0 Serbia & Montenegro

August 16, 2006. Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic

Czech Republic 1:3 Serbia

[edit] Notable players

Notable players that have played for the national team with at least 15 caps:

[edit] As Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)

[edit] As Serbia

[edit] Coaches

Name	Period
Slobodan Santrač	1994 - July 1998
Milan Živadinović	August 1998 - June 1999
Vujadin Boškov	July 1999 - July 2000
Ilija Petković	August 2000 - January 2001
Milovan Đorić	February 2001 - May 2001
Vujadin Boškov Dejan Savićević Ivan Ćurković	May 2001 - December 2001
Dejan Savićević	December 2001 - June 2003
Ilija Petković	July 2003 - June 2006
Javier Clemente	July 2006 - December 2007
Miroslav Đukić	December 2007 - present