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) File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 7–0 [[Yugoslavia {{{altlink}}}|Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] [[File:{{{flag alias-state}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] (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
A Yugoslavia line-up at the 1930 FIFA World Cup
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 1953.jpg
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 played for Yugoslavia from 1927 to 1934
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.