Serbia national football team
The Serbia national football team (Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије, Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) is the national football team of Serbia.
| Nickname(s) | Оrlovi / Орлови (The Eagles) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Football Association of Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Dragan Stojković | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Dušan Tadić | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Dušan Tadić (106) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Aleksandar Mitrović (57) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest | 6 (December 1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 101 (December 1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First international | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom SCS  (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) as Serbia Czech Republic 1–3  Serbia(Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic; 18 August 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 SFR Yugoslavia 10–0 Venezuela  (Curitiba, Brazil; 14 June 1972) as Serbia  Azerbaijan 1–6 Serbia  (Baku, Azerbaijan; 17 October 2007) Serbia 6–1 Bulgaria  (Belgrade, Serbia; 19 November 2008) Serbia 5–0 Romania  (Belgrade, Serbia; 10 October 2009) Serbia 6–1 Wales  (Novi Sad, Serbia; 11 September 2012) Serbia 5–0 Russia  (Belgrade, Serbia; 18 November 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom SCS (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920)  Uruguay 7–0 Kingdom SCS (Paris, France; 26 May 1924) Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom SCS (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 28 October 1925) as Serbia  Ukraine 5–0 Serbia(Lviv, Ukraine; 7 June 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1930) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Fourth place as Yugoslavia (1930, 1962) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1960) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up as Yugoslavia (1960, 1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbian national team to be the direct successor of the Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro teams.[1][2][3]
Most appearances
- As of 27 March 2021[4]
| # | Player | Pos. | Period | Caps | Goals |
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| 1 | Branislav Ivanović | DF | 2005–2018 | 105 | 13 |
| 2 | Dejan Stanković | MF | 1998–2013 | 103 | 15 |
| 3 | Savo Milošević | FW | 1994–2008 | 102 | 37 |
| 4 | Aleksandar Kolarov | DF | 2008–2020 | 94 | 11 |
| 5 | Dragan Džajić | MF | 1964–1979 | 85 | 23 |
| 6 | Dragan Stojković | MF | 1983–2001 | 84 | 15 |
| Vladimir Stojković | GK | 2006–2018 | 84 | 0 | |
| 8 | Zoran Tošić | MF | 2007–2016 | 76 | 11 |
| Dušan Tadić | MF | 76 | 16 | ||
| 10 | Predrag Mijatović | FW | 1989–2003 | 73 | 27 |
Top scorers
- As of 11 September 2023[5]
| # | Player | Period | Goals | Caps | Average |
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| 1 | Aleksandar Mitrović | 55 | 80 | 0.66 | |
| 2 | Stjepan Bobek | 1946–1956 | 38 | 63 | 0.60 |
| 3 | Milan Galić | 1959–1965 | 37 | 51 | 0.72 |
| Blagoje Marjanović | 1926–1938 | 37 | 58 | 0.64 | |
| Savo Milošević | 1994–2008 | 37 | 102 | 0.36 | |
| 6 | Rajko Mitić | 1946–1957 | 32 | 59 | 0.54 |
| 7 | Dušan Bajević | 1970–1977 | 29 | 37 | 0.78 |
| 8 | Todor Veselinović | 1953–1961 | 28 | 37 | 0.76 |
| 9 | Predrag Mijatović | 1989–2003 | 27 | 73 | 0.37 |
| 10 | Borivoje Kostić | 1956–1964 | 26 | 33 | 0.79 |
Serbia National Football Team Media
Yugoslavia at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, featured an all Serbian team following a boycott by Croat representatives.
Serbia and Montenegro and Ivory Coast playing at the Allianz Arena in the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Atmosphere at the start of match vs. France, 9 September 2009
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Serbia team at the 2018 World Cup in Russia
Serbia team before a friendly match versus Ireland in Dublin in May 2008
The 53,000 capacity Rajko Mitić Stadium is the largest in Serbia, and is often utilised for international fixtures.
Dušan Tadić is Serbia's most-capped player with 111 appearances.
Aleksandar Mitrović is Serbia's top goalscorer with 59 goals.
Ivica Kralj played for the team from 1996 to 2001
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References
- ↑ History Archived 2011-12-27 at the Wayback Machine at FSS official website, Retrieved 4 October 2012 (in Serbian)
- ↑ Serbia Archived 2017-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at FIFA official website
- ↑ News: Serbia at UEFA official website, published 1 January 2011, Retrieved 4 October 2012
- ↑ "Most matches for Serbia football team". reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "Most goals for Serbia football team". reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Other websites
- Football Association of Serbia – official site
- Serbian National Football Team
- UEFA team profile
- FIFA team profile Archived 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
