Serbia national under-19 football team

Serbia U19
Nickname(s)Orlići (The Young Eagles)
AssociationFootball Association of Serbia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAleksandar Luković
CaptainDimitrije Janković
FIFA codeSRB
First colours
Second colours
First international
Yugoslavia 3–0 France 
(Nice, 22 March 1951)
Biggest win
Yugoslavia 8–0 Luxembourg
(Visoko, 26 March 1985)
Biggest defeat
Bulgaria 4–0 Yugoslavia
(Sofia, 2 April 1959)
FR Yugoslavia 2–6 Spain 
(Helsinki, 29 July 2001)
Serbia 0–4 Spain 
(Chiajna, 23 July 2011)
Records of biggest win/defeat are for competitive matches only
U-19 European Championship
Appearances30 (first in 1951)
Best resultWinners 1951, 1979, 2013

The Serbia national under-19 football team (Serbian: Омладинска репрезентација Србије, romanizedOmladinska reprezentacija Srbije) is the national under-19 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-19 football team, which in turn was the successor to the Yugoslavia national under-19 football team.

Serbia won their first U19 title as independent country at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where they beat France in the final 1–0.

History

The Yugoslav U18 team represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until the country dissolved in 1992.

From 1995, the under-18 team represented the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The FR Yugoslavia (and the team) changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro in 2003.

In 2006, Serbia and Montenegro separated and its governing body converted into the Football Association of Serbia.

Competition history

Their first international competition was on the 1951 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 where they beat Austria 3–2 in the final.

They also won the 1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship beating Bulgaria 1–0 in the final.

The biggest success on the intercontinental stage happened on the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile, when they became the world youth champions by beating the West Germany 5–4 in the final on a penalty shootout in Santiago. Because of that achievement, that generation was nicknamed Čileanci (The Chileans).

Since the changes in 2001. made by UEFA, when the competition received its current name and level (U19), the Serbian squad has reached the semifinals in 2005, 2009, 2011, and 2014.

In the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, the Serbian team became the European champion by beating France 1–0 in the final played in Marijampolė.

The semifinal appearance in 2014 qualified them for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

UEFA European U-19 Championship Record as follows:

Played as Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
SCG 2002 Did not qualify
2003
2004
2005 Semifinals 4 3 0 1 9 5
2006 Did not qualify
 Serbia 2007 Group stage 3 1 0 2 10 10
2008 Did not qualify
2009 Semifinals 4 2 1 1 5 5
2010 Did not qualify
2011 Semifinals 4 1 1 2 5 9
2012 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 8
2013 Champions 5 3 2 0 7 4
2014 Semifinals 4 1 3 0 4 3
2015 Did not qualify
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 Canceled
2021
2022 Group stage 3 0 1 2 4 9
2023 Did not qualify
2024 Future event
2025
Total 8/19 30 11 8 11 45 53
* Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Results and Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2023

22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) 2023 Under-19 Championship qualification   1–0  Latvia Kraków, Poland
11:00
  • Leković 90+2'
Report Stadium: Stadion RKS Garbarnia
Attendance: 50[1]
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)
25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) 2023 Under-19 Championship qualification   1–3  Israel Kraków, Poland
11:00 Report
Stadium: Stadion RKS Garbarnia
Referee: John Brooks (England)
28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) 2023 Under-19 Championship qualification Poland  2–2   Rączna, Poland
14:00
  • Simić 77' (o.g.)
  • Matyjewicz 87'
Report
Stadium: Cracovia Training Center
Referee: John Brooks (England)
7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) Friendly match   3–1  Hungary Subotica, Serbia
16:00
Report
  • Husar 46'
Stadium: Subotica City Stadium
Referee: Nikola Radaković (Serbia)
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) Friendly match   3–0  Montenegro Kula, Serbia
17:00 Report
  • Husar 46'
Stadium: Stadion Milan Sredanović
Referee: Dejan Trifković (Serbia)
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Friendly match   0–1  France Subotica, Serbia
17:00 Report
Stadium: Subotica City Stadium
Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)
11 October 2023 (2023-10-11) Friendly match   5–4  Italy Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
18:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion Metalac
14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) Friendly match   1–3  Italy Stara Pazova, Serbia
16:00 Report
Stadium: Sportski centar FSS
15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) 2024 Under-19 Championship qualification   1–0  Andorra Albena, Bulgaria
10:00 Report Stadium: Albena 1
Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)
18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 2024 Under-19 Championship qualification   0–0  Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria
10:00 Report Stadium: Stadion Spartak
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2024 Under-19 Championship qualification Scotland  2–1   Varna, Bulgaria
13:30
Report
Stadium: Stadion Spartak

2024

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Vukašin Jovanović (2007-09-30) 30 September 2007 6 0 Jedinstvo Ub
1 1GK Viktor Džodić (2006-11-15) 15 November 2006 3 0 Montpellier
23 1GK Vuk Draškić (2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 1 0 Red Star Belgrade

3 2DF David Đurić (2006-03-19) 19 March 2006 9 0 Grafičar Beograd
4 2DF Veljko Milosavljević (2007-06-28) 28 June 2007 8 1 Red Star Belgrade
5 2DF Nikola Simić (2007-03-30) 30 March 2007 6 1 Partizan
6 2DF Andrej Popović (2006-04-25) 25 April 2006 6 0 Hellas Verona
2DF Strahinja Stojković (2007-03-08) 8 March 2007 3 0 Red Star Belgrade
13 2DF Veljko Prodanić (2007-07-27) 27 July 2007 0 0 Voždovac

16 3MF Dimitrije Janković (captain) (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 9 0 Partizan
14 3MF Andrej Bačanin (2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 8 1 Čukarički
10 3MF Matija Popović (2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 8 1 Napoli
17 3MF Aleksandar Stančić (2006-09-23) 23 September 2006 5 1 TSC
22 3MF Ognjen Ugrešić (2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 5 1 Partizan
8 3MF Stefan Mitrović (2006-04-28) 28 April 2006 5 0 Čukarički
18 3MF Strahinja Rakić (2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 5 0 Jedinstvo Ub
11 3MF Vasilije Kostov (2008-05-11) 11 May 2008 3 0 Red Star Belgrade
19 3MF Stefan Mladenović (2007-09-12) 12 September 2007 1 0 TSC

9 4FW Uroš Sremčević (2006-04-24) 24 April 2006 15 1 Red Star Belgrade
7 4FW Luka Đorđević (2006-05-21) 21 May 2006 8 4 Čukarički
21 4FW Veljko Vukojević (2006-08-22) 22 August 2006 6 1 Železničar Pančevo
20 4FW Lazar Jovanović (2006-11-30) 30 November 2006 3 1 OFK Beograd

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Serbia under-19 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Former squads

Head coaches

Years Name
2023– Radovan Krivokapić
2022 Aleksandar Jović
2021–2022 Dejan Branković
2021 Aleksandar Rogić
2019–2020 Milan Lešnjak
2019 Ivan Jević
2018–2019 Nenad Sakić
2017–2018 Miloš Velebit
2017 Milan Obradović
2016–2017 Milan Kosanović
2015–2016 Branislav Nikolić
2014–2015 Ivan Tomić
2013–2014 Veljko Paunović
2012–2013 Ljubinko Drulović
2011–2012 Zoran Marić
2011 Dejan Govedarica
2010 Tomislav Sivić
2008–2010 Aleksandar Stanojević
2006–2007 Zvonko Živković
2005–2006 Miodrag Radulović
2004–2005 Zvonko Živković
2003–2004 Miodrag Martać
2002–2003 Slobodan Pavković
2000–2002 Mile Tomić

See also

References

  1. ^ "Serbia vs. Latvia" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ "СЕЛЕКТОР АЛЕКСАНДАР ЛУКОВИЋ САОПШТИО СПИСАК ИГРАЧА ЗА ДРУГУ РУНДУ КВАЛИФИКАЦИЈА, РИВАЛИ ИЗРАЕЛ, БЕЛГИЈА И НОРВЕШКА" (in Serbian). Фудбалски савез Србије. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.