Serbia national under-21 football team

Serbia U-21

Nickname(s)	Орлићи / Orlići (The Young Eagles)
Association	Fudbalski savez Srbije
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Nenad Lalatović
Captain	Uroš Đurđević
Most caps	Branislav Ivanović (33)
Top scorer	Uroš Đurđević (16)
FIFA code	SRB
First colours Second colours
First international
Romania 0–2 Yugoslavia (Bucharest, 31 March 1940) as Serbia Czech Republic 0–1 Serbia (Kroměříž, 15 August 2006)
Biggest win
Serbia and Montenegro 9–0 San Marino  (Novi Sad, 12 October 2004)
Biggest defeat
France 7–0 Yugoslavia (Reims, 16 November 1985)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 1978)
Best result	Winners (1): 1978

The Serbia national under-21 football team (Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије до 21. године / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije do 21. godine) is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbian national team to be the direct and sole successor of the Yugoslavia under-21 and Serbia and Montenegro under-21 national teams.^[1][2][3]

This team is for Serbian players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side and again for the U21s, as Matija Nastasić, Filip Đuričić, Lazar Marković, and Aleksandar Mitrović have done recently. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible). Nikola Drinčić is a currently Montenegrin international and former Serbia U21 player.

History

Serbia's under-21 national team qualified for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands, in June 2007, after a remarkable two game play-off against Sweden. After a shocking 3–0 loss at home, Serbia overturned the result two weeks later, defeating Sweden 5–0, and advancing to the final tournament. Serbia's 2007 U21 Championship campaign was very successful, as they finished in second place, losing the final to the hosts, by a score of 4–1. On their way to the final, they defeated Italy (1–0), Czech Republic (1–0) and Belgium (2–0). The only other loss, besides the final, was the 3rd group game against England (0–2), which was a meaningless game for the Serbian team, as they had already qualified for the semi-finals.

Competitive record

The Serbian Football Association is deemed the direct successor to both SFR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by FIFA, and therefore the inheritor to all the records of the defunct nations.

     Champions       Runners-Up       Third Place       Fourth Place

European Under-21 Championship record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1978 Winners 1st 6 3 2 1 10 7 1980 Semi-finals 4th 4 1 1 2 3 6 1982 Did not qualify 1984 Semi-finals 4th 4 1 0 3 4 6 1986 Did not qualify 1988 1990 Final 2nd 6 2 2 2 8 9 1992 Did not qualify 1994 Suspended 1996 1998 Did not qualify 2000 2002 2004 Final 2nd 6 2 2 2 7 9 2006 Semi-finals 4th 4 1 1 2 2 3 2007 Final 2nd 5 3 0 2 5 6 2009 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 1 3 2011 Did not qualify 2013 2015 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 1 7 2017 Group stage 10th 3 0 1 2 2 5 2019 TBD Total 10/20 1 title 44 13 12 19 43 61

Olympic Games record Since 1992 Olympics football changed to U-23 event, and the European U-21 teams, technically are U-23 teams. The winner, runner-up and third placed team of UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualify for the Olympics 2012 in London Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1992 Did not qualify 1996 Suspended 2000 Did not qualify 2004 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 3 14 2008 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 3 7 2012 Did not qualify 2016 2020 TBD Total 2/6 0 Title 6 0 1 5 6 21

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up to 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Caps and goals updated as of 23 June 2017 after the match against Spain.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
23	1GK	Vanja Milinković-Savić	(1997-02-20) 20 February 1997	9	0	Torino
1	1GK	Filip Manojlović	(1996-04-25) 25 April 1996	2	0	Getafe
12	1GK	Đorđe Nikolić	(1997-04-13) 13 April 1997	1	0	Schaffhausen
2	2DF	Milan Gajić	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996	18	1	Bordeaux
3	2DF	Nemanja Antonov	(1995-05-06) 6 May 1995	15	0	Grasshoppers
5	2DF	Miloš Veljković	(1995-09-26) 26 September 1995	14	0	Werder Bremen
14	2DF	Vukašin Jovanović	(1996-05-17) 17 May 1996	13	0	Bordeaux
15	2DF	Aleksandar Filipović	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994	7	0	Voždovac
4	2DF	Nikola Milenković	(1997-10-12) 12 October 1997	1	0	Fiorentina
13	2DF	Miroslav Bogosavac	(1996-10-14) 14 October 1996	0	0	Čukarički
6	2DF	Radovan Pankov	(1995-08-05) 5 August 1995	0	0	AEK Larnaca
16	3MF	Marko Grujić	(1996-04-13) 13 April 1996	13	0	Liverpool
17	3MF	Andrija Živković	(1996-07-11) 11 July 1996	13	1	Benfica
10	3MF	Mijat Gaćinović	(1995-02-08) 8 February 1995	12	3	Eintracht Frankfurt
8	3MF	Nemanja Maksimović	(1995-01-26) 26 January 1995	11	0	Valencia
19	3MF	Saša Lukić	(1996-08-13) 13 August 1996	10	1	Torino
20	3MF	Mihailo Ristić	(1995-10-31) 31 October 1995	8	1	Krasnodar
22	3MF	Srđan Plavšić	(1995-12-03) 3 December 1995	8	0	Sparta Prague
18	3MF	Dejan Meleg	(1994-10-01) 1 October 1994	3	0	Kayserispor
9	4FW	Uroš Đurđević	(1994-03-02) 2 March 1994	30	16	Partizan
11	4FW	Aleksandar Čavrić	(1994-06-18) 18 June 1994	22	2	Slovan Bratislava
7	4FW	Ognjen Ožegović	(1994-06-09) 9 June 1994	13	6	Čukarički
21	4FW	Nemanja Radonjić	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996	3	0	Red Star

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months, that are still eligible to represent Serbia at youth

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Boris Radunović	(1996-05-16) 16 May 1996	7	0	Atalanta	v.  Sweden, 24 March 2017
DF	Darko Lazić	(1994-07-19) 19 July 1994	8	1	Alanyaspor	v.  Slovakia, 28 March 2017
DF	Nikola Maraš	(1995-12-19) 19 December 1995	5	2	Rad	v.  Slovakia, 28 March 2017
DF	Nikola Antić	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994	4	0	Vojvodina	v.  Slovakia, 28 March 2017
DF	Aleksandar Bjelica	(1994-01-07) 7 January 1994	1	0	Mechelen	v.  Norway, 15 November 2016
MF	Sergej Milinković-Savić	(1995-02-27) 27 February 1995	12	4	Lazio	2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship BND
MF	Saša Zdjelar	(1995-03-20) 20 March 1995	8	0	Olympiacos	v.  Slovakia, 28 March 2017
MF	Nemanja Mihajlović	(1996-01-19) 19 January 1996	5	1	Heerenveen	v.  Slovakia, 28 March 2017
MF	Veljko Simić	(1995-02-17) 17 February 1995	1	0	Free agent	v.  Slovakia, 28 March 2017
MF	Nikola Ninković	(1995-02-08) 8 February 1995	4	1	Genoa	v.  Norway, 15 November 2016
FW	Dejan Dražić	(1995-09-26) 26 September 1995	1	0	Celta	v.  Republic of Ireland, 6 September 2016

Coaches

Dates	Name
2017–	Nenad Lalatović
2015– 2017	Tomislav Sivić
2015	Mladen Dodić
2013–2014	Radovan Ćurčić
2010–2012	Aleksandar Janković
2010	Tomislav Sivić (caretaker)
2009–2010	Ratomir Dujković
2007–2009	Slobodan Krčmarević

See also

• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
• Serbia national football team
• Serbia national under-20 football team
• Serbia national under-19 football team
• Yugoslavia national under-21 football team

References

External links

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• Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian)