Serbia national under-20 football team

The Serbia national under-20 football team (Serbian Latin: Omladinska reprezentacija Srbije) is the national under-20 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. The team is considered the successor to the Serbia and Montenegro national under-20 football team, which in turn was the successor to the Yugoslavia national under-20 football team.

Serbia U20
Nickname(s)Orlići (The Young Eagles)
AssociationFootball Association of Serbia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Most capsNemanja Antonov,
Saša Zdjelar,
Staniša Mandić (12)
Top scorerNemanja Maksimović (4)
FIFA codeSRB
First colours
Second colours
First international
 United Arab Emirates 1–1 Serbia 
(SC Stadium, Qatar; 11 January 2009)
Biggest win
 Serbia 6–0 Myanmar 
(Čukarički Stadium, Serbia; 26 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 3–1 Serbia 
(Hungary; 14 October 2011)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1979)
Best resultWinners 1987, 2015

On 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand Serbia U20 won the final against Brazil 2–1, becoming the first team representing the country to win a FIFA competition title since their independence from Yugoslavia and the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro. Yugoslavia U20 previously won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

History

Yugoslavia (1977–1992)
Main article: Yugoslavia national under-20 football team

Yugoslavia Under-20 had appeared at two World Youth Championships throughout their existence. Their first appearance came at the 1979 tournament, where they were knocked out in the group stage after two defeats (0–2 against Poland and 0–1 against Argentina) and one win (5–0 against Indonesia).[1] Their second appearance in the 1987 tournament was much more successful, as they won the competition, remarkably defeating each of the three other semi-finalists and eliminating the defending champions Brazil during the course of the tournament, with Robert Prosinečki winning the Golden Ball award for Best Player of the tournament.[2][3]

Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006)

FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro under-20 team did not qualify for World Youth Championships.

Serbia (since 2006)

Serbia first appearance as independent country came at the 2015 tournament in New Zealand, where they won the competition.

Competitive Record

     Champions       Runners-Up       Third Place       Fourth Place

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record

The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for players under the age of 20 and is organized by FIFA.[4]

Played as Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
YUG 1977Did Not Qualify
1979Group Stage310253
1981Did Not Qualify
1983
1985
1987Champions6510176
1989Did Not Qualify
1991
SCG 1993Banned
1995
1997Did Not Qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
SRB 2007
2009
2011
2013
2015Champions7511104
2017Did Not Qualify
2019
2021To be determined
Total3/231611233213

Honours

Titles

Individual awards

Recent results
Main article: Serbia national under-20 football team results

2014
13 November 2014 FriendlySerbia 0–1 RomaniaStara Pazova
Report Țîră  8' Attendance: 500
Referee: Ilija Brdar (Serbia)

2015
26 March 2015 FriendlySerbia 6–0 MyanmarČukarički Stadium, Belgrade
Maksimović  7', 52'
Maraš  37'
Mandić  72'
Ilić  79', 82'		 Report
29 March 2015 FriendlySerbia 3–0 MyanmarStara Pazova
Andrić  32'
Janković  66'
Beko  78'		 Report Attendance: 250
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
21 April 2015 FriendlySerbia 2–1 HondurasStara Pazova
08:00 Ilić  10'
Beko  86'		 Report Orenal  81'
24 May 2015 FriendlySerbia 1–0 United StatesTrusts Stadium, Dunedin
Veljković  65' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Corey Miles (New Zealand)
31 May 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group stageUruguay 1–0 SerbiaOtago Stadium, Dunedin
16:00 Pereiro  56' Report Attendance: 6,048
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
3 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group stageSerbia 2–0 MaliOtago Stadium, Dunedin
19:00 S. Milinković-Savić  27'
Mandić  74'		 Report Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
6 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group stageSerbia 2–0 MexicoOtago Stadium, Dunedin
16:00 Maksimović  2'
Živković  43'		 Report Attendance: 9,248
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)
10 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Round of 16Serbia 2–1 (a.e.t.) HungaryOtago Stadium, Dunedin
16:00 Šaponjić  90+1'
Talabér  118' (o.g.)		 Report Mervó  57' Attendance: 5,149
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
14 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Quarter-finalsUnited States 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 SerbiaNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland
16:30 Report Attendance: 10,826
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Penalties
Rubin
Payne
Arriola
Hyndman
Zelalem
Soñora
Delgado
Carter-Vickers
Requejo 		Zdjelar
Mandić
Babić
Grujić
Živković
Rajković
Antonov
Veljković
Maksimović
17 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Semi-finalsSerbia 2–1 (a.e.t.) MaliNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland
19:30 Živković  4'
Šaponjić  101'		 Report Koné  39' Attendance: 10,818
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
20 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup FinalBrazil 1–2 (a.e.t.) SerbiaNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland
17:00 A. Pereira  73' Report Mandić  70'
Maksimović  118'		 Attendance: 25,317
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

2016
13 November 2016 FriendlyMontenegro 1–2 SerbiaPodgorica City Stadium
Perović  90' (pen.) Report Stevanović  53'
Apostolović  65'		 Attendance: 300
Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro)

2015 coaching staff
Serbian coaching staff
  • Head coach: Veljko Paunović
  • Coach: Marko Mitrović
  • Coach: Milan Kosanović
  • Coach: Nikola Leposavić
  • Goalkeeping coach: Aleksandar Sarić
  • Fitness coach: Petar Milcanović
  • Doctor: Dr. Pavle Maksimović
  • Physiotherapist: Viktor Vujošević
  • Physiotherapist: Srđan Branković
  • Kitman: Nenad Dragaš
  • Team manager: Dusan Gelic
  • Media officer: Igor Gacic

Squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in June 2015.[5]

Caps and goals updated as of 20 June 2015 after the game against Brazil.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Predrag Rajković (1995-10-31)31 October 1995 (aged 19) 8 0 Red Star
21 1GK Vanja Milinković-Savić (1997-02-20)20 February 1997 (aged 18) 4 0 Vojvodina
12 1GK Filip Manojlović (1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (aged 19) 1 0 Red Star
3 2DF Nemanja Antonov (1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (aged 20) 12 0 OFK Beograd
6 2DF Srđan Babić (1996-04-22)22 April 1996 (aged 19) 10 0 Vojvodina
2 2DF Milan Gajić (1996-01-28)28 January 1996 (aged 19) 9 0 OFK Beograd
5 2DF Miloš Veljković (1995-09-26)26 September 1995 (aged 19) 9 1 Tottenham Hotspur
14 2DF Vukašin Jovanović (1996-05-17)17 May 1996 (aged 19) 6 0 Red Star
15 2DF Miladin Stevanović (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 19) 6 0 Partizan
13 2DF Stefan Milošević (1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 20) 5 0 Spartak Subotica
17 2DF Radovan Pankov (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 19) 4 0 Vojvodina
4 3MF Saša Zdjelar (1995-03-20)20 March 1995 (aged 20) 12 0 OFK Beograd
8 3MF Nemanja Maksimović (1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 20) 11 4 Astana
20 3MF Sergej Milinković-Savić (1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (aged 20) 11 1 Gent
10 3MF Mijat Gaćinović (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 20) 10 0 Vojvodina
11 3MF Andrija Živković (1996-07-11)11 July 1996 (aged 18) 9 2 Partizan
16 3MF Marko Grujić (1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 19) 7 0 Red Star
18 3MF Filip Janković (1995-01-17)17 January 1995 (aged 20) 5 1 Parma
9 4FW Staniša Mandić (1995-01-27)27 January 1995 (aged 20) 12 3 Čukarički
7 4FW Ivan Šaponjić (1997-08-02)2 August 1997 (aged 17) 8 2 Partizan
19 4FW Stefan Ilić (1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 20) 5 3 Spartak Subotica

Previous squads

Head coaches
Years Name
2017 Ilija Petković
2016–2017 Nenad Lalatović
2014–2015 Veljko Paunović
2011–2012 Dejan Govedarica
1987 Mirko Jozić
1979 Ivan Toplak

Player statistics

Statistics include players who have played for the Serbia since 2006.

See also

References
  1. "1970 FIFA U-20 World Cup Fixtures and Results". FIFA. Retrieved 21 Jun 2015.
  2. "Chile 1987: Yugoslavian fireworks". FIFA. Retrieved 21 Jun 2015.
  3. "FIFA.com - 1990 Robert PROSINECKI (YUG)". FIFA. Retrieved 21 Jun 2015.
  4. CBC.ca
  5. Serbia national team at 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA
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