Yugoslavia national football team
Yugoslavia national football team is the national football team of Yugoslavia.
| Nickname(s) | Plavi (The Blues) Brazilians of Europe[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Football Association of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Dragan Džajić (85) (SFRY) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Stjepan Bobek (38) (SFRY) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | YUG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 7–0 [[Yugoslavia {{{altlink}}}|Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] [[File:{{{flag alias-state}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] (Antwerp, Belgium; August 28, 1920) First international as Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 0–2 Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Last international[2] (Amsterdam, Netherlands; March 25, 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 10–0 Venezuela [[File:{{{flag alias-1954}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] (Curitiba, Brazil; June 14, 1972)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 7–0 [[Yugoslavia {{{altlink}}}|Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] [[File:{{{flag alias-state}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] (Antwerp, Belgium; August 28, 1920) (Paris, France; May 26, 1924) File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 7–0 [[Yugoslavia {{{altlink}}}|Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] [[File:{{{flag alias-state}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] (Prague, Czechoslovakia; October 28, 1925) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 8[2] (first in 1930) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Fourth place (1930, 1962) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 4[2] (first in 1960) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1960 and 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yugoslavia National Football Team Media
- Yugoslavia–Football–1920–1945.png
Yugoslavia–Football–1920–1945
- Yugoslavia nationalteam 1930.jpg
A Yugoslavia line-up at the 1930 FIFA World Cup
- Dragan Džajić.jpg
Dragan Džajić is the most capped player in the history of Yugoslavia with 85 caps.
- Stjepan Bobek.jpg
Stjepan Bobek is the top scorer in the history of Yugoslavia with 38 goals.
Vladimir Beara played 59 matches from 1950 to 1959
- Milutin Šoškić.jpg
Milutin Šoškić played 50 matches from 1959 to 1966
- Milutin Ivković (1928).jpg
Milutin Ivković played for Yugoslavia from 1925 to 1934 and captained the team in 1930 FIFA World Cup
- Milorad Arsenijević (1928).jpg
Milorad Arsenijević played for Yugoslavia from 1927 to 1934
- Stankovic-branko.jpg
Branko Stanković played for Yugoslavia from 1946 to 1956
References
- ↑ A farewell to Yugoslavia Archived 2017-07-07 at the Wayback Machine openDemocracy.net. Dejan Djokic; April 10, 2002
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 As of 1992 before the split of SFR Yugoslavia; for later data see Serbia and Montenegro national football team.
- ↑ "Jugoslavija – Venecuela 10-0". Reprezentacija.rs (in srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски). 14 October 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2019.