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| Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Бели Орлови (White Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Serbia | ||
| Head coach |  Javier Clemente | ||
| Captain | Dejan Stanković | ||
| Most caps | Savo Milošević (101) | ||
| Top scorer | Savo Milošević (35) | ||
| Home stadium | Marakana, Belgrade | ||
| FIFA code | SRB | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 32 | ||
| Highest | 19 (December 2002) | ||
| Lowest | 55 (October 2004) | ||
| First international | |||
 Brazil 2 - 0 Yugoslavia  (Porto Alegre, Brazil; 23 December, 1994) First international as Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 2 - 2 Azerbaijan  (Podgorica, SCG; 12 February, 2003)\ First international as Serbia  Czech Republic 1 - 3 Serbia  (Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic; 16 August, 2006) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Faroe Islands 1 - 8 Yugoslavia (Toftir, Faroe Islands; 6 October, 1996) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Argentina 6 - 0 Serbia & Montenegro (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 16 June, 2006) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result | Round 2, 1998 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2000) | ||
| Best result | Quarterfinals, 2000 | ||
The Serbia national football team 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 considers the Serbia national team the direct descendant of the Serbia and Montenegro and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia national teams. For details of the national team of Yugoslavia before 1992 see Yugoslavia national football team.
History
[edit]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. 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.
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.
World Cup record
[edit]- 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)
European Championship record
[edit]- 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 – Applied as Serbia and Montenegro; due to commence qualification tournament as Serbia
Squads
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The following players have all been called up to the Serbia squad for Euro 2008 qualifying. The next match will be a friendly against Norway on November 15 2006. The next Euro 2008 qualifying match will be against Kazakhstan on March 27, 2007. Caps and goals are as of October 11, 2006 and include the match against Armenia.
Recent Call Ups
[edit]The following players have also been called up to the Serbia squad within the last twelve months.
- Goalkeepers
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragoslav Jevrić [2] | July 8 1974 |  Ankaraspor
|
43 (0) | v. Czech Republic, 16 August, 2006 |
| Oliver Kovačević | 29 December 1974 |  CSKA Sofia
|
3 (0) | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
- Defenders
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branislav Ivanović | 22 February 1984 |  Lokomotiv Moscow
|
0 (0) | v. Azerbaijan, 2 September, 2006 |
| Marko Baša | 29 December 1982 |  Le Mans
|
3 (0) | v. Czech Republic, 16 August, 2006 |
| Marko Lomić | 13 September 1983 | Partizan
|
0 (0) | v. Czech Republic, 16 August, 2006 |
| Dušan Basta | 18 August 1984 | Red Star Belgrade
|
2 (0) | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| Nenad Đorđević | 7 August 1979 | Partizan
|
17 (1) | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| Milan Dudić | 1 November 1979 |  Red Bull Salzburg
|
13 (0) | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| Goran Gavrančić | 2 August 1978 |  Dynamo Kyiv
|
28 (0) | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| Dušan Petković | 13 June 1974 | Saturn Ramenskoe
|
12 (1) | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
- Midfielders
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miloš Krasić | 1 November 1984 | CSKA Moscow
|
0 (0) | v. Czech Republic, 16 August, 2006 |
| Predrag Đorđević | 8 April 1972 |  Olympiacos
|
37 (1) | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| Albert Nađ | 29 October 1974 | Partizan
|
45 (3) | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| Zvonimir Vukić | 19 July 1979 | Shakhtar Donetsk
|
26 (6) | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
- Strikers
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mateja Kežman | 12 April 1979 | Fenerbahçe
|
49 (17) | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| Savo Milošević [2] | 2 September 1973 | Osasuna
|
101 (35) | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
World Cup 2006 squad
[edit]- Main Article: 2006 World Cup squads (Serbia and Montenegro)
Competitions
[edit]- 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 Ivory Coast. 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 0-3-0 World Cup run.
2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
[edit]Notable players (at least 15 caps)
[edit]
Serbia and Montenegro Era[edit]From Serbia[edit]
From Montenegro[edit] |
The Present[edit] |
Coaches
[edit] | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. |
- Slobodan Santrač 1994 - July 1998
- Milan Živadinović August 1998 - 1999
- Vujadin Boškov 1999 - July 2000
- Ilija Petković August 2000 - January 2001
- Milovan Đorić February 2001 - May 6, 2001
- 3-man commission: Dejan Savićević, Vujadin Boškov and Ivan Ćurković May 6, 2001 - December 2001
- Dejan Savićević December 2001 - June 2003
- Ilija Petković July 2003 - June 2006
- Javier Clemente July 20, 2006 - Present
Notes
[edit]- ^ Milan Biševac signed for Lens August 25, 2006, and is officially on loan to Red Star Belgrade until January 2007.
- ^ a b Retired from international football
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official
- Football Association of Serbia - Official Site
- Serbian National Football Team
- UEFA team profile
- FIFA team profile
- FIFA World Cup 2006 team profile
- News
- Statistics
- Serbia & Montenegro football history at RSSSF (slightly outdated)
- Serbia & Montenegro player stats at RSSSF (slightly outdated)
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