Serbia women's national football team
Nickname(s) | Crvene vile (The Red fairies) | ||
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Association | Fudbalski savez Srbije (FSS) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Dragiša Zečević | ||
Captain | Violeta Slović | ||
Most caps | Violeta Slović (98) | ||
Top scorer | Jovana Damnjanović (21) | ||
FIFA code | SRB | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 34 1 (12 June 2025)[1] | ||
Highest | 28 (July – August 2003; September 2005) | ||
Lowest | 46 (March 2011; March 2014; July 2015) | ||
First international | |||
Slovenia 0–5 (Dravograd, Slovenia; 5 May 2007) | |||
Biggest win | |||
8–1 North Macedonia (Belgrade, Serbia; 6 March 2020) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Switzerland 9–0 (Nyon, Switzerland, 21 September 2013) |
The Serbia women's national football team represents Serbia in international women's football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia.
Background
It was previously known as the Yugoslavia women's national football team from 15 January 1992 until 4 February 2003, and then as the Serbia and Montenegro women's national football team until 3 June 2006 when Serbia declared independence as the successor state to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. It was officially renamed the Serbia women's national football team on 28 June 2006, while the Montenegro women's national football team was created to represent the new state of Montenegro.
Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbia national team the direct descendant of the Serbia and Montenegro national team.
Between 1921 and 1992, this team did not exist as we know it today, since Serbia was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1943) and later on, the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1991). The Serbia national team existed from 1919 to 1921, and then ceased to exist following the creation of the first Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The new national team formed in 1992 was considered the direct descendant of the Yugoslavia national team, as it kept Yugoslavia's former status, which was not the case for any other country resulting from the breakup of Yugoslavia.
History
After the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro federation in 2006, the newly created women's team of Serbia played the first competitive match against Slovenia in May 2007, where they beat the hosts 5–0. For much of the late 2000s to 2010s, Serbia had been an insignificant name in the women's stage, only at best managed to finish in third, though the team did have some good results like an impressive 2–2 draw to powerhouse England in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying or the 1–1 draw to Denmark in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.
During the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Serbia began with two defeats against European powerhouse Germany and rising force Portugal, leaving expectation as Serbia would again fail to qualify for a major tournament. However, Serbia began its resurgence with consecutive wins against Bulgaria, Israel and Turkey, before getting what would be the greatest achievement ever in their qualification campaign, beating European giant Germany 3–2 in the returning fixture, and thus increased hope for Serbia to qualify for the first ever major international tournament in the history.[2]
Team image
Nicknames
The Serbia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Beli orlovi (The White Eagles)".
Rivalries
Like the men's counterparts, the women's team of Serbia also shares a rivalry with Croatia, albeit not at the scale of the men's sides. Neither sides have ever managed to debut at a major tournament, although Serbia has greatly improved at women's football in recent years, notably during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.
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 Void or Postponed Fixture
2024
12 July 2025 Euro 2025 qualifying GS | 1–0 | Israel | Stara Pazova, Serbia | |
Report | Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center |
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Scotland | 1–0 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium |
25 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica | |
14:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 423[3] Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy) |
29 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | 4–1 (6–3 agg.) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova | |
19:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 650[4] |
28 November UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | 0–2 | Sweden | Leskovac | |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Dubočica Stadium |
3 December UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Sweden | 6–0 (8–0 agg.) | Stockholm | |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Tele2 Arena |
2025
21 February 2025 Nations League | 1–0 | Finland | Stara Pazova, Serbia | |
18:00 | Damnjanović 43' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Attendance: 280 Referee: Michaela Pachtova (Czech Republic) |
25 February 2025 Nations League | 0–0 | Belarus | Stara Pazova, Serbia | |
18:00 | Damnjanović 43' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Attendance: 215 Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria) |
4 April 2025 Nations League | Hungary | 0–1 | Győr,Hungary | |
20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion Attendance: 513 Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium) |
8 April 2025 Nations League | Belarus | 0–3 | Novara,Italy | |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Germany) |
30 May 2025 Nations League | 1–0 | Hungary | Stara Pazova | |
19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Attendance: 300 Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England) |
3 June 2025 Nations League | Finland | 1–1 | Helsinki | |
20:00 | Lohtela 71' | Roth 84' (o.g.) | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,970 Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal) |
27 June Friendly | 1–3 | Iceland | Stara Pazova, Serbia | |
18:00 | Ivanović 66' |
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Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center |
1 July Friendly | 0–3 | Russia | Stara Pazova, Serbia | |
18:00 | Match report |
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Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Lidija Stojkanović |
Manager history
- Predrag Grozdanović (????–????)
- Dragiša Zečević (20??–2024)
- Lidija Stojkanović(2025– )
Players
Current squad
- The following players were named to the squad for the friendly matches against Iceland on 27 June 2025 and Russia on 1 July 2025.
Caps and goals are accurate as of 27 June 2025 after the match against Iceland.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Milica Kostić | 21 December 1997 | 60 | 0 | Ferencvárosi |
23 | GK | Ema Aleksić | 10 October 2005 | 1 | 0 | SFK 2000 |
GK | Jefimija Škandro | 5 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | ŽFK Spartak Subotica | |
5 | DF | Violeta Slović (captain) | 30 August 1991 | 99 | 3 | ŽFK Spartak Subotica |
6 | DF | Nevena Damjanović | 12 April 1993 | 87 | 8 | CSKA Moscow |
21 | DF | Živana Stupar | 23 September 2002 | 9 | 0 | ŽFK Spartak Subotica |
18 | DF | Emilija Petrović | 27 December 2002 | 16 | 0 | Kristianstads |
2 | DF | Aleksandra Ćirić | 11 May 2003 | 2 | 0 | ŽFK Spartak Subotica |
14 | DF | Milica Gaković | 1 | 0 | ŽFK Spartak Subotica | |
4 | DF | Aleksandra Gajić | 31 August 2006 | 2 | 0 | ŽFK Spartak Subotica |
10 | MF | Jovana Čanković | 13 August 1995 | 70 | 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
8 | MF | Dragana Blagojević | ||||
3 | MF | Marija Šarić | ||||
20 | MF | Tijana Filipović | 25 May 1999 | 30 | 14 | ŽFK Spartak Subotica |
22 | MF | Dejana Stefanović | 5 July 1997 | 21 | 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
17 | MF | Sara Pavlović | 10 May 1996 | 32 | 0 | Famalicão |
16 | FW | Milica Čavić | 20 July 2003 | 6 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade |
11 | FW | Miljana Ivanović | 17 May 2000 | 17 | 5 | London City Lionesses |
19 | FW | Mina Matijević | 24 March 2006 | 1 | 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt II |
15 | FW | Sofija Sremčević | 13 October 2003 | 6 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade |
Recent call ups
- The following players have been called up to a Serbia squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Jovana Petrović | 11 September 2001 | 1 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade | v. Ukraine, 5 December 2023 |
GK | Sara Cetinja | 16 April 2000 | 6 | 0 | Inter Milan | v. Finland, 3 June 2025 |
DF | Ana Šćepanović | 24 May 1999 | 0 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade | v. Israel, 9 April 2024 |
DF | Isidora Vučković | 9 May 1999 | 5 | 0 | Spartak Subotica | v. Israel, 9 April 2024 |
DF | Tijana Đorđević | 2 November 1996 | 1 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade | v. Ukraine, 5 December 2023 |
DF | Milica Stojić | 15 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Vojvodina | Sweden,3 December 2024 |
DF | Anđela Krstić | 4 June 2001 | 8 | 1 | Red Star Belgrade | Belarus,8 April 2025 |
DF | Milica Sarrić | 0 | 0 | Spartak | Belarus,8 April 2025 | |
DF | Tyla-Jay Vlajnić | 6 November 1990 | 12 | 1 | Melbourne City | v. Finland, 3 June 2025 |
DF | Anđela Frajtović | 8 July 2000 | 18 | 1 | Győr | v. Finland, 3 June 2025 |
MF | Andrijana Trišić | 2 September 1994 | 1 | 0 | SFK 2000 | v. Ukraine, 5 December 2023 |
MF | Vesna Milivojević | 8 December 2001 | 22 | 1 | Norrköping | v. Finland, 3 June 2025 |
MF | Dina Blagojević | 15 March 1997 | 36 | 3 | Red Star Belgrade | v. Finland, 3 June 2025 |
FW | Biljana Bradić | 24 April 1991 | 16 | 1 | Granada | v. Slovakia, 21 February 2023 |
FW | Jelena Čubrilo | 9 January 1994 | 7 | 1 | Fatih Vatan | v. Slovakia, 21 February 2023 |
FW | Milica Mijatović | 26 June 1991 | 94 | 6 | Fiorentina | v. Finland, 3 June 2025 |
FW | Jovana Damnjanović | 24 November 1994 | 59 | 21 | Bayern Munich | v. Finland, 3 June 2025 |
FW | Nina Matejić | 8 February 2005 | 11 | 4 | Red Star Belgrade | v. Finland, 3 June 2025 |
FW | Allegra Poljak | 5 February 1999 | 59 | 8 | Madrid CFF | v. Finland, 3 June 2025 |
Records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
as FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
1995 | Withdrew | UEFA Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||
1999 | Did not qualify | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | ||||||||
2003 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | |||||||||
as Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||||||||||||
2007 | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 27 | -21 | ||||||||
as Serbia | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -12 | ||||||||
2015 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 34 | -18 | |||||||||
2019 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | |||||||||
2023 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | |||||||||
2027 | Future events | Future events | ||||||||||||||
2031 | ||||||||||||||||
2035 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | 29 | 6 | 25 | 111 | 115 | -4 |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record | |||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
as FR Yugoslavia | |||||||
1996 | Withdrew | ||||||
2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||
as Serbia and Montenegro | |||||||
2004 | Did not qualify | ||||||
as Serbia | |||||||
2008 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2012 | |||||||
2016 | |||||||
2020 | |||||||
2024 | Unable to qualify[note 2] | ||||||
2028 | Future events | ||||||
2032 | |||||||
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | P/R | Rnk | |
as FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
1993 | Did not qualify | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | – | |||||||||
1995 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||
1997 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | -4 | – | |||||||||
2001 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -21 | |||||||||||
as Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 25 | -22 | – | |||||||||
as Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -13 | – | |||||||||
2013 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -3 | |||||||||||
2017 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -11 | |||||||||||
2022 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | |||||||||||
2025 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | [note 3] | 21st | |||||||||
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | 23 | 5 | 37 | 94 | 152 | -66 | 21st |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Nations League
UEFA Women's Nations League record | ||||||||||||
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Year | League | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
2023–24 | B | 3 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | * | 22nd | |
2025 | B | 3 | To be determined | |||||||||
Total | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 22nd |
Promoted at end of season | |
No movement at end of season | |
Relegated at end of season | |
* | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
See also
- Sport in Serbia
- Football in Serbia
- Women's football in Serbia
- Football in Serbia
- Serbia women's national under-19 football team
- Serbia women's national under-17 football team
- Serbia men's national football team
Notes
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
BLR
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Serbia was unable to qualify since Serbia was in the “League B” at the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League.
- ^ From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.
References
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Trio qualify for Women's World Cup but Germany lose to Serbia". 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Serbia" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Serbia v Bosnia and Herzegovina" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ СЕЛЕКТОРКА ЛИДИЈА СТОЈКАНОВИЋ ОБЈАВИЛА СПИСАК ИГРАЧИЦА ЗА ПРИЈАТЕЉСКЕ МЕЧЕВЕ ПРОТИВ ИСЛАНДА И РУСИЈЕ