Srbijada

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Srbijada is common name for Annual Serbian North American Soccer Tournament. Tournament is held every year in North America during Labour Day weekend.

The Tournament

Every year, the tournament is held in a new city and has a new host club. Ending in 2011, 19 consecutive tournaments were held. In 2012 the 20th tournament was held in Paterson, New Jersey on August 31 through September 3. First Srbijada was held in 1993. Tournament took place in Windsor, Ontario; and the hosting club was Windsor Serbs.

During Srbijada, four competitions are held. Tournaments are held in open, over 30 and over 40 categories, and the latest addition was the over 50 division. Both open and over 30 categories have been in existence since the beginning of the tournament, while over 40 category was added to the tournament program in 1998.

This tournament is very similar to Karadjordje Cup which takes place in Australia.

Purpose of the tournament

To establish a traditional annual sporting event for Serbs in North America
To promote the game of soccer among Serbian athletes
To bring Serbian people from different Serbian communities together
To enhance and promote the Serbian name across North America
To financially help the hosting team
To introduce new Serbian communities to visiting clubs
To expand the athletic competition to other disciplines

To increase opportunity for Serbian women to find Serbian husbands;

To promote long distance relationships amongst Serbs in North America

Past tournaments

Year	Host country	Host city	Host club
1993	Canada	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor Serbs
1994	USA	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United Serbians – PABST
1995	USA	Cleveland, Ohio	Karadjordje Cleveland
1996	USA	Chicago, Illinois	United Serbs S.B.H.
1997	USA	Mesa, Arizona	Arizona Serbs
1998	Canada	Hamilton, Ontario	Winona Serbs
1999	USA	Chicago, Illinois	United Serbs S.B.H.
2000	USA	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United Serbians – PABST
2001	USA	Paterson, New Jersey	White Eagles, Patterson
2002	Canada	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor Serbs
2003	USA	Cleveland, Ohio	Karadjordje Cleveland
2004	USA	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United Serbians – PABST
2005	Canada	Niagara Falls, Ontario	Srbija Niagara Falls
2006	USA	St. Petersburg, Florida	United Serbs
2007	Canada	Vancouver, British Columbia	White Eagles
2008	Canada	Hamilton, Ontario	Hamilton Serbians
2009	USA	Cleveland, Ohio	Karadjordje Cleveland
2010	USA	Phoenix, Arizona	United Serbs
2011	USA	Chicago, Illinois	F.K. Morava S.B.H.
2012	USA	Paterson, New Jersey	White Eagles, Paterson
2013	USA	Akron, Ohio	Gavrilo Princip
2014	USA	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United Serbians
2015	Canada	Vancouver, British Columbia	White Eagles
2016	USA	Orlando, Florida	FK Pingvini

Open division winners

Year	Host country	Host city	Host club	Winner	Finalist
1993	Canada	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor Serbs	Delije, Los Angeles	United Serbians - PABST, Milwaukee
1994	USA	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United Serbians – PABST	United Serbians - PABST, Milwaukee	Delije, Los Angeles
1995	USA	Cleveland, Ohio	Karadjordje, Cleveland	Karadjordje, Cleveland	White Eagles, Vancouver
1996	USA	Chicago, Illinois	United Serbs S.B.H.	United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago	Hamilton Serbians, Hamilton
1997	USA	Mesa, Arizona	Arizona Serbs	United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago	United Serbians PABST, Milwaukee
1998	Canada	Hamilton, Ontario	Winona Serbs	Winona Serbs, Hamilton	Hamilton Serbians, Hamilton
1999	USA	Chicago, Illinois	United Serbs S.B.H.	White Eagles, Paterson, NJ	United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago
2000	USA	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United Serbians – PABST	United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago	FK Obilic, New York
2001	USA	Paterson, New Jersey	White Eagles, Paterson	White Eagles, Paterson, NJ	United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago
2002	Canada	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor Serbs	White Eagles, Paterson	United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago
2003	USA	Cleveland, Ohio	Karadjordje, Cleveland	White Eagles, Paterson, NJ	United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago
2004	USA	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United Serbians – PABST	United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago	White Eagles, Paterson
2005	Canada	Niagara Falls, Ontario	Srbija Niagara Falls	United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago	White Eagles, Paterson, NJ
2006	USA	St. Petersburg, Florida	United Serbs	United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago / White Eagles, Patterson, NJ
2007	Canada	Vancouver, British Columbia	White Eagles	Hamilton Serbians, Hamilton	United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago
2008	Canada	Hamilton, Ontario	Hamilton Serbians	Hamilton Serbians, Hamilton	PMI Serbs, Chicago
2009	USA	Cleveland, Ohio	Karadjordje	White Eagles, Paterson, NJ	Karadjordje, Cleveland, Ohio
2010	USA	Phoenix, Arizona	United Serbs	White Eagles, Paterson, NJ	Karadjordje, Cleveland, Ohio
2011	USA	Chicago, Illinois	FK Morava S.B.H., Chicago	Karadjordje, Cleveland, Ohio	White Eagles, Paterson, NJ
2012	USA	Paterson, New Jersey	White Eagles, Paterson	United Serbians, Milwaukee	FK Pingvini, Orlando, FL
2013	USA	Akron, Ohio	Gavrilo Princip	Karadjordje, Cleveland, Ohio	United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago
2014	USA	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United Serbians
2015	Canada	Vancouver, British Columbia	White Eagles
2016	USA	Orlando, Florida	FK Pingvini

Over 30 division

Year	Host country	Host city	Host club	Winner	Finalist
1993	Canada	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor Serbs
1994	USA	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United Serbians – PABST
1995	USA	Cleveland, Ohio	Karadjordje, Cleveland
1996	USA	Chicago, Illinois	United Serbs S.B.H.
1997	USA	Mesa, Arizona	Arizona Serbs
1998	Canada	Hamilton, Ontario	Winona Serbs
1999	USA	Chicago, Illinois	United Serbs S.B.H.
2000	USA	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United Serbians – PABST
2001	USA	Paterson, New Jersey	White Eagles, Paterson
2002	Canada	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor Serbs
2003	USA	Cleveland, Ohio	Karadjordje, Cleveland
2004	USA	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United Serbians – PABST
2005	Canada	Niagara Falls, Ontario	Srbija Niagara Falls
2006	USA	St. Petersburg, Florida	United Serbs
2007	Canada	Vancouver, British Columbia	White Eagles
2008	Canada	Hamilton, Ontario	Hamilton Serbians
2009	USA	Cleveland, Ohio	Karadjordje
2010	USA	Phoenix, Arizona	United Serbs
2011	USA	Chicago, Illinois	F.K. Morava S.B.H., Chicago	United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago	White Eagles, Paterson, NJ
2012	USA	Paterson, New Jersey	White Eagles, Paterson
2013	USA	Akron, Ohio

Over 40 division

Year	Host country	Host city	Host club	Winner	Finalist
1993	Canada	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor Serbs

Over 50 division

Year	Host country	Host city	Host club	Winner	Finalist
2011	USA	Chicago, Illinois	FK Morava S.B.H., Chicago	Windsor Serbs

Serbian Soccer Clubs in diaspora

Serbian Soccer Clubs in diaspora
Canada
Beograd S.C.; Kitchener \| Kitchener Serbs; Waterloo \| London Serbs; London \| Montreal Serbs; Montreal \| Njegos S.C.; Hamilton \| Obilic F.C.; London \| Republika Srpska F.C; Hamilton \| Hamilton Serbians S.C.; Hamilton \| SC White Eagles; Mississauga \| Srbija FC; Niagara Falls \| St. Stefan F.C.; Ottawa \| Sumadija S.C.; Hamilton \| United Serbs; Markham \| White Eagles S.C.; Vancouver \| Serbian White Eagles; Toronto \| Windsor Serbs; Windsor \| Winona Serbs; Hamilton
USA
United Serbs - S.B.H; Chicago, Illinois \| White Eagles; Paterson, New Jersey \| Karadjordje; Cleveland, Ohio \| FK Ujedinjeni Srbi; Milwaaukee \| FK Ravna Gora; Los Angeles \| United Serbian Youth Soccer Club; Milwaukee \| FK Nikola Tesla; Pittsburgh \| SC Gracanica Serbs; Lake County \| FK Srbija; New York \| FC Belgrade; Chicago \| FK Republika Srpska; Chicago \| FK Morava; San Diego \|FK PINGVINI; Orlando, Florida\| FK Dinarska Divizija, Greensboro, North Carolina \| White Eagles SC; Paterson \| FK Drina; San Jose \| FK Gavrilo Princip; Akron
Australia
Canberra White Eagles \| Bonnyrigg White Eagles \| White City Woodville \|White City Football Club \| Dianella White Eagles \| Berwick Kings Krajina \| Fitzroy City Serbia \| Noble Park United \| Springvale White Eagles \| Westgate Sindjelic \| Albion Park White Eagles \|Maddington Eagles \|
Germany
KSV Tempo; Frankfurt \| FC Jadran Mannheim 1969 e.V.; Mannheim \| SK Srbija; München \| FC-Srbija Ulm; Ulm \| FC Jugoslavija; Freiburg \| FC Srbija Kassel; Kassel \| SKV Jedinstvo; Ludwigsburg \| FK Crvena Zvezda; Stuttgart \| SV Sveti Sava; Reutlingen \| OFK Beograd Stuttgart e.V. 1971; Stuttgart \| FC JAT Fellbach e.V.; Fellbach
Switzerland
FK Srbija; Uzwil \| FK Republika Srpska; Zurich \| FC Sloboda; Basel \| SK Jugoslavija; Zurich \| FK Srbija; Luzern
Austria
Crvena Zvezda; Schalchen \| F.K. Buducnost; Schwechat \| F.K. Beograd; Wien \| F.K. Crvena Zvezda; Wien \| F.K. Hajduk Veljko; Wien \| F.K. Jedinstvo; Wien \| F.K. Kristal; Wien \| F.K. Udarnik; Oberlam \| FK Borac; Rankweil \| FK Drina; Lustenau \| FK Korenita; Feldkirch \| FK Kozara; Bregenz \| FK Sloga; Hard \| FK Banja Luka; Bludenz

External links

v t e International friendly soccer tournaments in the United States

Active	Carolina Challenge Cup Dallas Cup Desert Diamond Cup International Champions Cup Portland Timbers Tournament Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

Inactive	Barclays New York Challenge CAVA Cup Chicago Sister Cities International Cup Chicago Trophy Copa Independencia Hawaiian Islands Invitational International Soccer League Marlboro Cup Pan-Pacific Championship Parmalat Cup Reebok Cup Srbijada World Football Challenge World Series of Soccer

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