Serbia national under-19 football team

Serbia U19
Nickname(s)Orlići (The Young Eagles)
AssociationFootball Association of Serbia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRadovan Krivokapić
FIFA codeSRB
First colours
Second colours
First international
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 3–0 France 
(Nice, 22 March 1951)
Biggest win
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 8–0 Luxembourg Luxembourg
(Visoko, 26 March 1985)
Biggest defeat
Bulgaria Bulgaria 4–0 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Sofia, 2 April 1959)
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia 2–6 Spain 
(Helsinki, 29 July 2001)
Serbia 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 Latin: Omladinska 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

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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

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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

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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

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UEFA European U-19 Championship Record as follows:

Played as Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Serbia and Montenegro SCG Norway 2002 Did not qualify
Liechtenstein 2003
Switzerland 2004
Northern Ireland 2005 Semifinals 4 3 0 1 9 5
Poland 2006 Did not qualify
 Serbia Austria 2007 Group stage 3 1 0 2 10 10
Czech Republic 2008 Did not qualify
Ukraine 2009 Semifinals 4 2 1 1 5 5
France 2010 Did not qualify
Romania 2011 Semifinals 4 1 1 2 5 9
Estonia 2012 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 8
Lithuania 2013 Champions 5 3 2 0 7 4
Hungary 2014 Semifinals 4 1 3 0 4 3
Greece 2015 Did not qualify
Germany 2016
Georgia (country) 2017
Finland 2018
Armenia 2019
Northern Ireland 2020 Canceled
Romania 2021
Slovakia 2022 Group stage 3 0 1 2 4 9
Malta 2023 Did not qualify
Northern Ireland 2024 Future event
Romania 2025
Total 8/19 30 11 8 11 45 53
* Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Results and Fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2023

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22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) 2023 Under-19 Championship qualification Serbia  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 Serbia  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  Serbia Rączna, Poland
14:00
Report
Stadium: Cracovia Training Center
Referee: John Brooks (England)
7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) Friendly match Serbia  3–1  Hungary Subotica, Serbia
16:00 Report
Stadium: Subotica City Stadium
Referee: Nikola Radaković (Serbia)
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) Friendly match Serbia  3–0  Montenegro Kula, Serbia
17:00 Report
Stadium: Stadion Milan Sredanović
Referee: Dejan Trifković (Serbia)
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Friendly match Serbia  0–1  France Subotica, Serbia
17:00 Report
Stadium: Subotica City Stadium
Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)
11 October 2023 (2023-10-11) Friendly match Serbia  5–4  Italy Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
18:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion Metalac
14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) Friendly match Serbia  1–3  Italy Stara Pazova, Serbia
16:00 Report
Stadium: Sportski centar FSS
15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) 2024 Under-19 Championship qualification Serbia  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 Serbia  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  Serbia Varna, Bulgaria
13:30 Report
Stadium: Stadion Spartak

2024

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Players

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Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Luka Lijeskić (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 19) 7 0 Belgium Gent
1GK Luka Veličković (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Portugal Benfica
1GK Andrej Borak (2005-07-24) 24 July 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Serbia Vojvodina

2DF Jan-Carlo Simić (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005 (age 19) 13 2 Italy Milan Youth
2DF Aleksej Vukičević (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 19) 8 1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
2DF Kosta Nedeljković (2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 18) 8 1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
2DF Stefan Bukinac (2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 19) 8 0 Serbia Vojvodina
2DF Ivan Vasiljević (2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 19) 7 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
2DF Veljko Mirosavić (2005-06-15) 15 June 2005 (age 19) 5 0 Serbia Čukarički
2DF Vojin Serafimović (2005-10-14) 14 October 2005 (age 19) 5 0 Serbia Čukarički
2DF Đuro-Giulio Đekić (2005-06-30) 30 June 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Croatia Gorica

3MF Jovan Šljivić (2005-10-14) 14 October 2005 (age 19) 11 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
3MF Marko Mladenović (2005-01-30) 30 January 2005 (age 19) 8 2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
3MF Aleksandar Stanković (2005-08-03) 3 August 2005 (age 19) 8 1 Italy Inter Milan
3MF Mihajlo Petrović (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 19) 5 0 Serbia Partizan
3MF Bogdan Mirčetić (2005-10-25) 25 October 2005 (age 19) 4 0 Serbia Partizan
3MF Andrej Petrović (2006-04-24) 24 April 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade

4FW Jovan Mijatović (2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 (age 19) 17 5 United States New York City FC
4FW Jovan Milošević (2005-07-31) 31 July 2005 (age 19) 11 3 Germany VfB Stuttgart
4FW Uroš Sremčević (2006-04-24) 24 April 2006 (age 18) 3 1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
4FW Mateja Bubanj (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade

Recent call-ups

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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
GK Stefan Marinković (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade v.  Italy, 14 October 2023
GK Jovan Miladinović (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 17) 5 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade v.  Poland, 27 March 2023

DF Ognjen Mimović (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004 (age 20) 4 1 Serbia OFK Beograd v.  Poland, 27 March 2023

MF Milan Kovačev (2005-08-10) 10 August 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Serbia Vojvodina v.  Italy, 14 October 2023
MF Stefan Džodić (2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 France Montpellier v.  Italy, 14 October 2023
MF Marko Arsović (2005-02-27) 27 February 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Serbia Čukarički v.  France, 12 September 2023

FW Stefan Simin (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19) 3 0 Serbia Spartak Subotica v.  Italy, 14 October 2023

Former squads

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Head coaches

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Serbia vs. Latvia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ "СЕЛЕКТОР РАДОВАН КРИВОКАПИЋ ПОЗВАО ИГРАЧЕ ЗА ПРВИ КРУГ КВАЛИФИКАЦИЈА У БУГАРСКОЈ" (in Serbian). Фудбалски савез Србије. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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