Friday, 5 April 2013

Serbia National Football Team Profile

Profile of the Serbia national football team history, top score, most caps / appearances, FSS Fudbalski savez Srbije is the Serbia football association was originally founded in 1919 as the Yugoslav football association and represents governing body for football in Serbia in a international competition and is controlled by FSS. Became a member of UEFA Affiliation in 1954 and FIFA Affiliation in 1921.

Yugoslavia played their first international against Czechoslovakia at the Olympic Games in Antwerp on 28 August 1920, losing 7-0. Serbia's home ground is the Red Star Stadium in Belgrade. Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbian national team as the direct and only successor of the Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro national teams.

Fudbalski savez Srbije
Nation: Serbia Founded: 1919
UEFA Affiliation: 1954 FIFA Affiliation: 1921
Web: http://www.fss.org.rs Phone: +381 11 323 4253


The country proceeded to participate in five Olympics and eight FIFA World Cups. They were Olympic champions in Rome in 1960, silver medallists in London (1948), Helsinki (1952) and Melbourne (1956), and bronze medallists in Los Angeles (1984). They also appeared regularly in World Cup tournaments: Uruguay in 1930, reaching the semi-finals; Brazil (1950); Switzerland (1954); Chile (1962) where they came fourth; Germany (1974); Spain (1982); Italy (1990); and France (1998). In addition, Yugoslavia featured five times in the final round of the UEFA European Championship. Runners-up in Paris (1960) and Rome (1968), they finished fourth in Belgrade in 1976 and also competed in France (1984) and Belgium/Netherlands (2000).

The Serbian national team was previously known as the Yugoslav national football team until 4 February 2003, and then as the Serbia and Montenegro national football team until 3 June 2006 when Serbia declared independence as the successor state to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. It was officially renamed the Serbia national football team on 28 June 2006, while the Montenegro national football team was created to represent the new state of Montenegro.

National Flag Of Serbia

  • Data :
- Nickname: Beli Orlovi (white-eagles)
- Association: Fudbalski savez Srbije FSS
- Home Stadium: Red Star Stadium in Belgrade, Marakana
- Address: 35, Terazije CP 263 11000 BEOGRAD
- Fax: +381 11 323 3433
- FIFA Code: SRB
  • Honours
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship
1. Champion (1) 1978
  • UEFA European Championship Record
Serbia EURO Participations
Host Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1960 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 1 2
1964 did not qualify
1968 Runners-Up 3 1 1 1 2 3
1972 did not qualify
1976 Fourth-Place 2 0 0 2 4 7
1980 did not qualify
1984 Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 10
1988 did not qualify
1992 did not qualify
1996 did not qualify
2000 Quarter-Final 4 1 1 2 8 13
2004 did not qualify
2008 did not qualify
2012 did not qualify
Total = 5/14 14 3 2 9 17 35
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  • FIFA World Cup Record
Serbia FIFA World Cup Participations
Host Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1930 Fourth-Place 3 2 0 1 7 7
1934 did not qualify
1938 did not qualify

1942 cancelled due to world war II

1946 cancelled due to world war II
1950 Group-Stage 3 2 0 1 7 3
1954 Quarter-Final 3 1 1 1 2 3
1958 Quarter-Final 4 1 2 1 7 7
1962 Fourth-Place 6 3 0 3 10 7
1966 did not qualify
1970 did not qualify
1974 Round 2 6 1 2 3 12 7
1978 did not qualify
1982 Round 1 3 1 1 1 2 2
1986 did not qualify
1990 Quarter-Final 5 3 1 1 8 6
1994 did not qualify
1998 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 5 4
2002 did not qualify
2006 Group-Stage 3 0 0 3 2 10
2010 Group-Stage 3 1 0 2 2 3
Total = 11/19 43 17 8 18 64 59
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  • Top Score
Top Scorers of The Serbia Team
Players Goals Caps Periods
Savo Milosevic 37 102 1994-2008
Predrag Mijatovic 28 73 1989-2003
Nikola Zigic 20 57 2004-2011
Dejan Savicevic 19 56 1986-2003
Mateja Kezman 17 49 2000-2006
Dragan Stojkovic 15 84 1983-2001
Dejan Stankovic 15 102 1998-2011
Danko Lazovic 11 43 2002-2011
Milan Jovanovic 11 44 2007-2012
Marko Pantelic 10 42 2003-2011

  • Most Appearances
Most Caps of The Serbia Team
Players Caps Periods
Savo Milosevic 102 1994-2008
Dejan Stankovic 102 1998-2011
Dragan Stojkovic 84 1983-2001
Predrag Mijatovic 73 1989-2003
Slavisa Jokanovic 64 1991-2002
Sinisa Mihajlovic 63 1991-2003
Branislav Ivanovic 60 2005-active
Mladen Krstajic 59 1999-2008
Zoran Mirkovic 59 1995-2003
Darko Kovacevic 58 1994-2004

Serbia National Football Team Profile.

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