Serbia national football team
men's national association football team representing Serbia
The Serbia national football team (Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије, Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) is the national football team of Serbia.
| Nickname(s) | Оrlovi / Орлови (The Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Serbia | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Mladen Krstajić | ||
| Captain | Aleksandar Kolarov | ||
| Most caps | Branislav Ivanović (105) | ||
| Top scorer | Stjepan Bobek (38) | ||
| Home stadium | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 31  2 (7 February 2019)[1] | ||
| Highest | 6 (December 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 101 (December 1994) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 19  4 (3 March 2019)[2] | ||
| Highest | 4 (June 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 47 (October 2012) | ||
| First international | |||
 Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom SCS  (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) as Serbia Czech Republic 1–3  Serbia(Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic; 18 August 2006) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 SFR Yugoslavia 10–0 Venezuela  (Curitiba, Brazil; 14 June 1972) as Serbia  Azerbaijan 1–6 Serbia (Baku, Azerbaijan; 17 October 2007) Serbia 6–1 Bulgaria  (Belgrade, Serbia; 19 November 2008) Serbia 5–0 Romania  (Belgrade, Serbia; 10 October 2009) Serbia 6–1 Wales  (Novi Sad, Serbia; 11 September 2012) Serbia 5–0 Russia  (Belgrade, Serbia; 18 November 2020) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom SCS (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920)  Uruguay 7–0 Kingdom SCS (Paris, France; 26 May 1924) Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom SCS (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 28 October 1925) as Serbia Czech Republic 4–1 Serbia(Vítkovice, Czech Republic; 13 November 2015) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1930) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place as Yugoslavia (1930, 1962) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1960) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up as Yugoslavia (1960, 1968) | ||
Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbian national team to be the direct successor of the Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro teams.[3][4][5]
Most appearancesEdit
- As of 10 May 2019 [6]
| # | Player | Pos. | Period | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Branislav Ivanović | DF | 2005– | 105 | 13 |
| 2 | Dejan Stanković | MF | 1998–2013 | 103 | 15 |
| 3 | Savo Milošević | FW | 1994–2008 | 102 | 37 |
| 4 | Dragan Džajić | MF | 1964–1979 | 85 | 23 |
| 5 | Dragan Stojković | MF | 1983–2001 | 84 | 15 |
| Vladimir Stojković | GK | 2006– | 84 | 0 | |
| 7 | Aleksandar Kolarov | DF | 2008– | 82 | 11 |
| 8 | Zoran Tošić | MF | 2007–2016 | 76 | 11 |
| 9 | Predrag Mijatović | FW | 1989–2003 | 73 | 26 |
| 10 | Zlatko Vujović | FW | 1979–1990 | 70 | 25 |
Top scorersEdit
- As of 11 October 2017
| # | Name | National team career | Goals | Caps | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stjepan Bobek | 1946–1956 | 38 | 63 | 0.60 |
| 2 | Milan Galić | 1959–1965 | 37 | 51 | 0.72 |
| Savo Milošević | 1994–2008 | 37 | 102 | 0.36 | |
| 4 | Blagoje Marjanović | 1926–1938 | 36 | 57 | 0.63 |
| 5 | Rajko Mitić | 1946–1957 | 32 | 59 | 0.54 |
| 6 | Dušan Bajević | 1970–1977 | 29 | 37 | 0.78 |
| 7 | Todor Veselinović | 1953–1961 | 28 | 37 | 0.76 |
| 8 | Borivoje Kostić | 1956–1964 | 26 | 33 | 0.79 |
| Predrag Mijatović | 1989–2003 | 26 | 73 | 0.38 | |
| 10 | Zlatko Vujović | 1979–1990 | 25 | 70 | 0.36 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ History at FSS official website, Retrieved 4 October 2012 (in Serbian)
- ↑ Serbia at FIFA official website
- ↑ News: Serbia at UEFA official website, published 1 January 2011, Retrieved 4 October 2012
- ↑ "Most matches for Serbia football team". reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "Most goals for Serbia football team". reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Other websitesEdit
- Football Association of Serbia – official site
- Serbian National Football Team
- UEFA team profile
- FIFA team profile
