Serbia and Montenegro national football team
The Serbia and Montenegro national football team (Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије и Црне Горе) was a national football team that represented the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. It was controlled by the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro.
1992–2006 | |||
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Nickname(s) | Plavi / Плави (The Blues) | ||
Association | Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Football Association of Yugoslavia (1992–2003) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Most caps | Savo Milošević (101) | ||
Top scorer | Savo Milošević (35) | ||
FIFA code | SCG (2003–2006) YUG (1992–2003) | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Highest | 6 (December 1998) | ||
Lowest | 101 (December 1994) | ||
First international | |||
Brazil 2–0 FR Yugoslavia (Porto Alegre, Brazil; 23 December 1994) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Faroe Islands 1–8 FR Yugoslavia (Toftir, Faroe Islands; 6 October 1996) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Argentina 6–0 Serbia and Montenegro (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 16 June 2006) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1998) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (1998) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2000) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2000) |
For 11 years, it was known as the FR Yugoslavia national football team (Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација СР Југославије) when the state was called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, until February 2003, when the name of the country was changed to Serbia and Montenegro.[1]
In 2006, Montenegro declared its independence from Serbia, with the result that the country's football team was renamed as the Serbia national football team on 28 June 2006 with the Montenegro national football team created to represent the renewed state of Montenegro.
Serbia And Montenegro National Football Team Media
Serbia and Montenegro playing against the Ivory Coast at the Allianz Arena during the 2006 FIFA World Cup
References
- ↑ "Balkan fans cheer dead country". 12 February 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.