After the completed dissolution of Yugoslavia in 2006, the Serbia national team did not qualify for the next four UEFA European Championships it played qualifiers for, before finally securing a spot at Euro 2024. Its official predecessor teams Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia/Serbia & Montenegro were more successful: the team representing "larger" Yugoslavia became European vice-champions twice (in 1960 and 1968) while the union of Serbia and Montenegro (still named "Yugoslavia" until 2003) reached the quarter-finals at Euro 2000.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
as  Yugoslavia
France 1960 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 6 6 4 2 1 1 9 4
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 6 5
Italy 1968 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 2 3 6 4 1 1 14 5
Belgium 1972 Did not qualify 8 3 4 1 7 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 4 7 8 6 1 1 15 5
Italy 1980 Did not qualify 6 4 0 2 14 6
France 1984 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 2 10 6 3 2 1 12 11
West Germany 1988 Did not qualify 6 4 0 2 13 9
Sweden 1992 Qualified, but suspended 8 7 0 1 24 4
as  FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro
England 1996 Suspended Suspended
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 8 13 8 5 2 1 18 8
Portugal 2004 Did not qualify 8 3 3 2 11 11
as  Serbia
Austria Switzerland 2008 Did not qualify 14 6 6 2 22 11
Poland Ukraine 2012 10 4 3 3 13 12
France 2016 8 2 1 5 8 13
European Union 2020 10 5 3 2 20 19
Germany 2024 Qualified 8 4 2 2 15 9
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Runners-up 7/17 14 3 2 9 22 39 122 64 30 28 221 137


List of matches

As Yugoslavia

1960 European Nations' Cup

Main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup
Final tournament

Main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup final tournament
Semi-finals
France 4–5 Yugoslavia
 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 26,370
Referee: Gaston Grandain (Belgium)
Final

Main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup Final
Soviet Union 2–1 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 17,966
Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)

Euro 1968

Main article: UEFA Euro 1968
Final tournament

Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 final tournament
Semi-finals
Yugoslavia 1–0 England
 Report
Stadio Comunale, Florence
Attendance: 21,834
Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 Final
Original match
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 68,817[1]
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Replay
Italy 2–0 Yugoslavia
 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 32,886[2]
Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)

Euro 1976

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976
Final tournament

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament
Semi-finals
Yugoslavia 2–4 (a.e.t.) West Germany
 Report
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 50,652
Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)
Third place play-off
Netherlands 3–2 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 6,766
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)

Euro 1984

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 Group 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 4
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 2
4  Yugoslavia 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Belgium 2–0 Yugoslavia
 Report
Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 41,525
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Denmark 5–0 Yugoslavia
 Report
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 34,736
Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain)
France 3–2 Yugoslavia
 Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 47,510
Referee: André Daina (Switzerland)

As FR Yugoslavia

Euro 2000

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  FR Yugoslavia 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4[a]
3  Norway 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4[a]
4  Slovenia 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Norway 0–1 FR Yugoslavia.
FR Yugoslavia 3–3 Slovenia
 Report
Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
Norway 0–1 FR Yugoslavia
Report
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 28,750
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
FR Yugoslavia 3–4 Spain
 Report
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 26,611
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 6–1 FR Yugoslavia
 Report
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

As Serbia

Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Serbia Match 5 England
Report
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
Slovenia Match 18 Serbia
Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Denmark Match 30 Serbia
Report
Allianz Arena, Munich

See also

References

  1. ^ "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  2. ^ "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL Replay". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 29 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
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