Serbia U-21

Nickname(s)	Орлићи / Orlići (The Young Eagles)
Association	Football Association of Serbia
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ljubinko Drulović
Captain	Mihajlo Ilić
Most caps	Branislav Ivanović (38)
Top scorer	Uroš Đurđević (16)
FIFA code	SRB
First colours Second colours
First international
Yugoslavia 1–0 Malta  (Zrenjanin, FR Yugoslavia, 1 June 1996)
Biggest win
Serbia and Montenegro 9–0 San Marino  (Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro; 12 October 2004)
Biggest defeat
England 9–1 Serbia  (West Bridgford, England; 12 October 2023)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1978)
Best result	Champions: 1978

The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbia 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]

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 winning a two-game play-off against Sweden. After a 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 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 third 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

  Champions    Runners-Up    Third Place    Fourth Place

European Under-21 Championship record[edit] UEFA European Under-21 Championship record UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GP W D L GF GA within  SFR Yugoslavia 1978 Champions 1st 6 3 2 1 10 7 4 3 0 1 9 3 1980 Semi-finals 4th 4 1 1 2 3 6 4 2 2 0 4 2 1982 did not qualify 4 2 1 1 4 2 1984 Semi-finals 4th 4 1 0 3 4 6 6 3 2 1 12 5 1986 did not qualify 6 1 2 3 10 16 1988 4 1 1 2 7 9 1990 Final 2nd 6 2 2 2 8 9 6 4 1 1 10 4 1992 did not qualify 6 4 0 2 11 10 within  FR Yugoslavia 1994 Suspended Suspended 1996 1998 did not qualify 8 6 0 2 14 3 2000 9 5 2 2 29 13 2002 8 4 3 1 22 11 within  Serbia and Montenegro 2004 Final 2nd 6 2 2 2 7 9 10 7 1 2 21 12 2006 Semi-finals 4th 4 1 1 2 2 3 12 9 1 2 34 13 as  Serbia 2007 Final 2nd 5 3 0 2 5 6 4 3 0 1 10 4 2009 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 1 3 10 7 2 1 26 5 2011 did not qualify 8 4 1 3 14 12 2013 10 5 3 2 17 6 2015 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 1 7 10 6 2 2 20 11 2017 Group stage 10th 3 0 1 2 2 5 12 8 2 2 29 9 2019 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 1 10 10 8 2 0 23 5 2021 did not qualify 10 3 3 4 12 9 2023 10 3 3 4 10 11 2025 Future event In progress Total 11/24 1 Title 47 13 12 22 44 71 171 98 34 39 348 175

Olympic Games record[edit] Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 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 2024 2028 to be determined 2032 Total 2/7 0 Title 6 0 1 5 6 21

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2023

Serbia  v  Italy

24 March 2023[4] Friendly	Serbia	0–2	Italy	Bačka Topola, Serbia
18:00		Report	Mulattieri 53', 67'	Stadium: TSC Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)

United States  v  Serbia

28 March 2023[4] Friendly	United States	0–0 (2–4 p)	Serbia	Marbella, Spain
14:00		Report		Attendance: 200

Serbia  v  Azerbaijan

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q	Serbia	2–0	Azerbaijan	Stara Pazova, Serbia
20:00	Ilić 19', 26'	Report		Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Attendance: 412 Referee: Erkan Özdamar (Turkey)

England  v  Serbia

13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q	England	9–1	Serbia	West Bridgford, United Kingdom
20:45	Philogene 38', 63' Delap 42' Elliott 45+7', 90+1' Madueke 53', 59' Subotić 89' (o.g.) Rowe 89'	Report	Lučić 27'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,753 Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)

Northern Ireland  v  Serbia

16 October 2023 (2023-10-16) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q	Northern Ireland	1–2	Serbia	Lurgan, United Kingdom
20:30	McGuckin 51' (pen.)	Report	Lučić 15' Pantović 82'	Stadium: Mourneview Park Attendance: 433 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)

Serbia  v  England

18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q	Serbia	0–3	England	Bačka Topola, Serbia
17:00		Report	McAtee 5', 19' Elliott 55'	Stadium: TSC Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard (Denmark)

Serbia  v  Luxembourg

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q	Serbia	2–0	Luxembourg	Stara Pazova, Serbia
19:00	Ratkov 13' Lučić 30' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Attendance: 300 Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway)

2024

Luxembourg  v  Serbia

22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q	Luxembourg	v	Serbia	Luxembourg
		Report

Serbia  v  Northern Ireland

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q	Serbia	v	Northern Ireland	Serbia
		Report

Ukraine  v  Serbia

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q	Ukraine	v	Serbia	TBD
		Report

Azerbaijan  v  Serbia

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q	Azerbaijan	v	Serbia	Azerbaijan
		Report

Serbia  v  Ukraine

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 2025 UEFA U-21 Q	Serbia	v	Ukraine	Serbia
		Report

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against England and Luxembourg on 18 and 21 November 2023.^[5]

Caps and goals updated as of 21 November 2023 after the match against Luxembourg.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
23	1GK	Veljko Ilić	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 20)	7	0	TSC
12	1GK	Andrija Katić	(2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Voždovac
–	1GK	Strahinja Manojlović	(2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Javor
–	2DF	Viktor Rogan	(2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 21)	12	0	Čukarički
3	2DF	Mihajlo Ilić	(2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 20)	8	2	Bologna
5	2DF	Uroš Drezgić	(2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 21)	8	0	Rubin Kazan
–	2DF	Mitar Ergelaš	(2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 21)	5	0	Čukarički
14	2DF	Uroš Lazić	(2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Red Star Belgrade
16	2DF	Mateja Đorđević	(2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21)	4	0	TSC
4	2DF	David Petrović	(2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Radnički Niš
15	2DF	Nemanja Đeković	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Napredak Kruševac
13	2DF	Stefan Leković	(2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Villarreal
7	3MF	Stefan Mitrović	(2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 21)	14	4	Hellas Verona
20	3MF	Nikola Stanković	(2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 20)	8	0	Čukarički
19	3MF	Nikola Petković	(2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 20)	7	0	Charlotte FC
8	3MF	Mihailo Stevanović	(2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22)	4	0	St. Gallen
–	3MF	Aleksa Đurasović	(2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Spartak Subotica
–	3MF	Aljoša Vasić	(2002-04-21) 21 April 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Palermo
6	3MF	Aleksa Matić	(2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Voždovac
10	3MF	Uroš Kabić	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Torino
–	4FW	Miloš Pantović	(2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 21)	11	2	TSC
11	4FW	Vladimir Lučić	(2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 21)	7	3	Red Star Belgrade
21	4FW	Petar Ratkov	(2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 20)	7	2	Red Bull Salzburg
9	4FW	Marko Lazetić	(2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Fortuna Sittard
22	4FW	Miloš Luković	(2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 18)	3	0	IMT
18	4FW	Samed Baždar	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Partizan
–	4FW	Nikola Jojić	(2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Stoke City

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	Filip Stanković	(2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Sampdoria	v.  Azerbaijan, 24 September 2023
GK	Ivan Guteša	(2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Grafičar Beograd	v.  United States, 28 March 2023
DF	Luka Subotić	(2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Čukarički	v.  Northern Ireland, 16 October 2023
DF	Andrej Đurić	(2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Spartak Trnava	v.  Azerbaijan, 24 September 2023
DF	Vladimir Prijović	(2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Spartak Subotica	v.  United States, 28 March 2023
DF	Vukašin Krstić	(2003-04-13) 13 April 2003 (age 20)	0	0	TSC	v.  United States, 28 March 2023
MF	Jovan Lukić	(2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Spartak Subotica	v.  Northern Ireland, 16 October 2023
MF	Igor Miladinović	(2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Čukarički	v.  Northern Ireland, 16 October 2023
MF	Matija Mitrović	(2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Voždovac	v.  Northern Ireland, 16 October 2023
MF	Filip Vasiljević	(2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Grafičar Beograd	v.  United States, 28 March 2023
MF	Vladimir Miletić	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Voždovac	v.  United States, 28 March 2023
MF	Nikola Knežević	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Red Star Belgrade	v.  United States, 28 March 2023
MF	Jovan Mituljikić	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Red Star Belgrade	v.  United States, 28 March 2023
MF	Lazar Mićić	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Javor	v.  United States, 28 March 2023
MF	Nemanja Jović	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 21)	5	1	Estoril	v.  Italy, 24 March 2023
FW	Srđan Hrstić	(2003-07-18) 18 July 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Häcken	v.  United States, 28 March 2023

Previous squads

• 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
• 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
• 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
• 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
• 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
• 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
• 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad

Coaches

Dates	Name
2023–	Ljubinko Drulović
2023	Dušan Đorđević
2022–2023	Goran Stevanović
2021	Aleksandar Rogić (caretaker)
2021	Zvonko Živković
2019–2021	Ilija Stolica
2019	Nenad Milovanović
2017–2019	Goran Đorović
2017	Nenad Lalatović
2015–2016	Tomislav Sivić
2014–2015	Mladen Dodić
2013–2014	Radovan Ćurčić
2010–2012	Aleksandar Janković
2010	Tomislav Sivić (caretaker)
2009–2010	Ratomir Dujković
2007–2009	Slobodan Krčmarević
2006–2007	Miroslav Đukić