Serbia national futsal team

Serbia
Nickname(s)Orlovi (The Eagles)
AssociationFootball Association of Serbia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coach Dejan Maješ
CaptainMiloš Simić
FIFA codeSRB
FIFA ranking 27 8 (4 April 2025)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Italy 4–2 Yugoslavia 
(Grado, Italy; 8 December 1987)
Biggest win
 Bulgaria 0–8  
(Gabrovo, Bulgaria; 9 February 2008)
  9–1 Romania 
(Belgrade, Serbia; 8 December 2011)
  10–2 Gibraltar 
(Paola, Malta; 30 November 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Yugoslavia 1–9 Spain 
(Pančevo, Yugoslavia; 25 November 1998)
FIFA 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   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   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   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.)   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   3–1  Belarus Jezero Hall, Kragujevac
18:00
  • Aleksić  6:26
  • Scherbich  17:36 (o.g.)
  • Pršić  27:36
 Report
  • Los  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.)		   Sport Palace Uruchie, Minsk
16:30
  • Selyuk  35:03
  • Krikun  39:33
 Report
  • Tomić  11:34
  • Momčilović  16:06
  • Rakić  26:26
 Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)

2022

19 January 2022 (2022-01-19) Euro 2022 Group A   2–4  Portugal Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
 Report
Referee: Nikola Jelić (Croatia), Chiara Perona (Italy)
23 January 2022 (2022-01-23) Euro 2022 Group A   1–6  Ukraine Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
14:30
  • Tomić  38'59"
 Report
  • Zvarych  1'10", 33'54"
  • Vasić  5'51" (o.g.)
  • Abakshyn  14'27", 19'12"
  • Korsun  38'40"
 Referee: David Grøndal Nissen (Denmark), Gábor Kovács (Hungary)
28 January 2022 (2022-01-28) Euro 2022 Group A Netherlands  2–3   Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
20:30
  • Martinus  2'08"
  • Rakić  22'31" (o.g.)
 Report
  • Rajčević  26'23"
  • Ramić  31'35"
  • Stojcevski  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 KMF Loznica-Grad
12 1GK Petar Nikolić (1991-04-15) 15 April 1991 KMF Loznica-Grad
2 2DF Đorđe Rosić (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 KMF Loznica-Grad
4 2DF Nikola Matijević (1991-12-26) 26 December 1991 Al-Arabi
5 2DF Kristijan Vasić (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 KMF Loznica-Grad
6 2DF Denis Ramić (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 CSM Deva
13 2DF Aleksandar Janjić (1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 KMF Vranje
7 3MF Miloš Simić (captain) (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 CSM Deva
8 3MF Aleksandar Tomić (2002-06-09) 9 June 2002 SG Kecskemét
9 3MF Jovan Lazarević (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 Inter Movistar
10 4FW Strahinja Petrov (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 Ciampino Futsal
11 4FW Stefan Rakić (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 Rekord Bielsko-Biała
14 4FW Slobodan Rajčević (1985-02-28) 28 February 1985 FC Mostar SG
15 4FW Lazar Marinković (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 MFK Torpedo
16 4FW Mateja Ćirka (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 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 TSV Weilimdorf v.  Poland, 15 September 2023
DF Nemanja Milosavljević (1997-07-20) 20 July 1997 KMF Vranje v.  Norway, 9 November 2022
DF Lazar Petrašević (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 KMF FON Banjica v.  Norway, 5 October 2022
FW Dragan TomićINJ (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 Anderlecht v.  Poland, 15 September 2023
FW Ninoslav AleksićINJ (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 Araz Naxçivan v.  Poland, 15 September 2023
FW Marko Pršić (1990-09-13) 13 September 1990 Al-Arabi v.  France, 7 March 2023
FW Marko Avramović (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 KMF Loznica-Grad v.  Norway, 9 November 2022
FW Uroš Krasnić (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 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
1989 Part of Yugoslavia
1992 qualified 1
1996 did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 13 7
2016 did not qualify
2021 Round of 16 4 1 0 3 14 11
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
1996 did not qualify
1999 Group stage 3 0 1 2 5 10
2001 did not qualify
2003
2005
2007 Group stage 3 1 1 1 7 8
2010 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 7 8
2012 3 1 0 2 11 12
2014 did not qualify
2016 Fourth place 5 3 1 1 14 10
2018 Quarter-finals 3 0 2 1 4 6
2022 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 12
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
2005 did not enter
2006
2007
2008 5th place 6 4 0 2 21 13
2009 did not enter
2010
2011
2013 7th place 4 1 0 3 15 17
2014 did not enter
2015
2018
Total 2/11 10 5 0 5 36 30

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  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.
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