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Serbia
Nickname(s)Orlovi
(Eagles)
AssociationFootball Association of Serbia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSerbia Dejan Maješ
CaptainMarko Perić
FIFA codeSRB
FIFA ranking19 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Italy 4–2  Yugoslavia
(Grado, Italy; 8 December 1987)
Biggest win
 Bulgaria 0–8 Serbia 
(Gabrovo, Bulgaria; 9 February 2008)
 Serbia 9–1 Romania 
(Belgrade, Serbia; 8 December 2011)
 Serbia 10–2 Gibraltar 
(Paola, Malta; 30 November 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Yugoslavia 1–9 Spain 
(Pančevo, Yugoslavia; 25 November 1998)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2012)
Best resultRound of 16 (2012, 2021)
European Championship
Appearances6 (First in 1999)
Best resultFourth place (2016)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances2 (First in 2008)
Best result5th place (2008)

The Serbia national futsal team represents Serbia in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F Serbia  2–3  Iran Vilnius, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Stojković 18'
  • Tomić 38'
 Report
Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
Attendance: 766
Referee: Carlos González (Guatemala)
17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F Argentina  4–2  Serbia Vilnius, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
  • Rakić 7'
  • Lazarević 10'
 Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
Attendance: 1,434
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
20 September 2021 (2021-09-20) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F United States  0–7  Serbia Klaipėda, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
  • Rakić 6'
  • Tomić 8', 17'
  • Petrov 20'
  • Milosavljević 32'
  • Lazarević 33'
  • Radovanović 38'
 Stadium: Švyturys Arena
Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)
24 September 2021 (2021-09-24) FIFA Futsal World Cup R16 Portugal  4–3 (a.e.t.)  Serbia Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00
Report
Stadium: Žalgiris Arena
Attendance: 782
Referee: Daniel Rodríguez (Uruguay)
15 November 2021 (2021-11-15) UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 qualifying Play-offs Serbia  3–1  Belarus Jezero Hall, Kragujevac
18:00
  • Aleksić Goal 6:26
  • Scherbich Goal 17:36 (o.g.)
  • Pršić Goal 27:36
 Report
  • Los Goal 37:19
 Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Miguel Castilho (Portugal)
17 November 2021 (2021-11-17) UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 qualifying Play-offs Belarus  2–3
(3–6 agg.)		  Serbia Sport Palace Uruchie, Minsk
16:30
  • Selyuk Goal 35:03
  • Krikun Goal 39:33
 Report
  • Tomić Goal 11:34
  • Momčilović Goal 16:06
  • Rakić Goal 26:26
 Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)

2022

19 January 2022 (2022-01-19) Euro 2022 Group A Serbia  2–4  Portugal Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
 Report
Referee: Nikola Jelić (Croatia), Chiara Perona (Italy)
23 January 2022 (2022-01-23) Euro 2022 Group A Serbia  1–6  Ukraine Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
14:30
  • Tomić Goal 38'59"
 Report
  • Zvarych Goal 1'10", 33'54"
  • Vasić Goal 5'51" (o.g.)
  • Abakshyn Goal 14'27", 19'12"
  • Korsun Goal 38'40"
 Referee: David Grøndal Nissen (Denmark), Gábor Kovács (Hungary)
28 January 2022 (2022-01-28) Euro 2022 Group A Netherlands  2–3  Serbia Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
20:30
  • Martinus Goal 2'08"
  • Rakić Goal 22'31" (o.g.)
 Report
  • Rajčević Goal 26'23"
  • Ramić Goal 31'35"
  • Stojcevski Goal 32'05"
 Referee: Chiara Perona (Italy), Nicola Manzione (Italy)

Coaching staff

Manager history

Name Period Major Tournaments
Aca Kovačević 2007–2016 World Cup 2012, Euro 2007, Euro 2010, Euro 2012, Euro 2016
Goran Ivančić 2016–2021 Euro 2018
Dejan Majes 2021– World Cup 2021, Euro 2022

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Poland and the Belgium on 15 and 20 September 2023, respectively.[2][3]
Head coach: Dejan Maješ

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Jakov Vulić (1992-03-10) 10 March 1992 (age 31) Serbia KMF Loznica-Grad
12 1GK Petar Nikolić (1991-04-15) 15 April 1991 (age 32) Serbia KMF Loznica-Grad
2 2DF Đorđe Rosić (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 23) Serbia KMF Loznica-Grad
4 2DF Nikola Matijević (1991-12-26) 26 December 1991 (age 32) Kuwait Al-Arabi
5 2DF Kristijan Vasić (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 24) Serbia KMF Loznica-Grad
7 2DF Miloš Simić (captain) (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 34) Romania CSM Deva
8 2DF Aleksandar Tomić (2002-06-09) 9 June 2002 (age 21) Hungary SG Kecskemét
9 2DF Jovan Lazarević (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 (age 26) Spain Inter Movistar
11 2DF Stefan Rakić (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 30) Poland Rekord Bielsko-Biała
13 2DF Aleksandar Janjić (1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 28) Serbia KMF Vranje
6 4FW Denis Ramić (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 29) Romania CSM Deva
10 4FW Strahinja Petrov (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 (age 30) Italy Ciampino Futsal
14 4FW Slobodan Rajčević (1985-02-28) 28 February 1985 (age 38) Bosnia and Herzegovina FC Mostar SG
15 4FW Lazar Marinković (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 23) Russia MFK Torpedo
16 4FW Mateja Ćirka (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 21) Serbia KMF Novi Pazar

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Miodrag AksentijevićINJ (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 (age 26) Germany TSV Weilimdorf v.  Poland, 15 September 2023
DF Nemanja Milosavljević (1997-07-20) 20 July 1997 (age 26) Serbia KMF Vranje v.  Norway, 9 November 2022
DF Lazar Petrašević (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 28) Serbia KMF FON Banjica v.  Norway, 5 October 2022
FW Dragan TomićINJ (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 32) Belgium Anderlecht v.  Poland, 15 September 2023
FW Ninoslav AleksićINJ (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 28) Azerbaijan Araz Naxçivan v.  Poland, 15 September 2023
FW Marko Pršić (1990-09-13) 13 September 1990 (age 33) Kuwait Al-Arabi v.  France, 7 March 2023
FW Marko Avramović (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 31) Serbia KMF Loznica-Grad v.  Norway, 9 November 2022
FW Uroš Krasnić (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 30) Serbia Bečej 2003 v.  France, 12 October 2022

COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989 Part of Yugoslavia
Hong Kong 1992 qualified 1
Spain 1996 did not qualify
Guatemala 2000
Chinese Taipei 2004
Brazil 2008
Thailand 2012 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 13 7
Colombia 2016 did not qualify
Lithuania 2021 Round of 16 4 1 0 3 14 11
Uzbekistan 2024 did not qualify
Total 2/10 8 3 1 4 27 18

Remarks:

1 Qualified for the tournament, but was ejected due to the Yugoslav Wars.

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Spain 1996 did not qualify
Spain 1999 Group stage 3 0 1 2 5 10
Russia 2001 did not qualify
Italy 2003
Czech Republic 2005
Portugal 2007 Group stage 3 1 1 1 7 8
Hungary 2010 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 7 8
Croatia 2012 Quarter-finals 3 1 0 2 11 12
Belgium 2014 did not qualify
Serbia 2016 Fourth place 5 3 1 1 14 10
Slovenia 2018 Quarter-finals 3 0 2 1 4 6
Netherlands 2022 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 12
LatviaLithuania 2026 to be determined
Total 7/13 23 8 5 10 54 66

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Brazil 2005 did not enter
Brazil 2006
Brazil 2007
Brazil 2008 5th place 6 4 0 2 21 13
Brazil 2009 did not enter
Brazil 2010
Brazil 2011
Brazil 2013 7th place 4 1 0 3 15 17
Brazil 2014 did not enter
Brazil 2015
Brazil 2018
Total 2/11 10 5 0 5 36 30

References

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ "Strahinja Petrov pred kvalifikacione utakmice za Futsal World Cup!" (in Bosnian). Futsal Balkan. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Serbia Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

External links

National futsal teams of Europe (UEFA)
International futsal
Futsal in Serbia
National sports teams of Serbia
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