Sport Sport pertains to any form of Competition, competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and Skill, skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to specta ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

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Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

Beograd Belgrade ( , ;, ; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. Nearly 1,166,763 million ...

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on ...

Spartak Spartak may refer to: In sports *Spartak (sports society), an international fitness and sports society that unites some countries of the former Soviet Union In Russia *FC Spartak Moscow, a football club *FC Spartak Kostroma, a football club *PFC ...

Subotica Subotica ( sr-cyrl, Суботица, ; hu, Szabadka) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

Valjevo Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the administrative area of Valjevo had 90,312 inhabitants, 59,07 ...

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

European Indoor Games The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field competition for European athletes that is organised by the European Athletic Association. It was held for the first time in 1970, replacing the European Indoor Games, ...

AK Partizan AK Partizan or Atletski Klub Partizan is an athletics club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is part of the sports society JSD Partizan. History The club was founded in 1945, being among the first five clubs of JSD Partizan. Honours Men *National ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

Belgrade Marathon The Belgrade Marathon is a marathon race held annually in Belgrade since 1988. It is typically held in mid-April and also features a half marathon and a fun run for the public. The Belgrade Marathon is one of the biggest sporting events i ...

Vera Nikolić Vera Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вера Николић; 23 September 1948 – 28 June 2021) was a Serbian middle-distance runner, who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, and later coach. She had her best achievements in the 800 m event, ...

Nenad Stekić Nenad Stekić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Стекић; 7 March 1951 – 18 July 2021Milos Srejovic - European triple jump champion in 1978. *

Vladimir Milić Vladimir Milić ( sr, Владимир Милић; born 23 October 1955) is a retired Serbian shot putter who represented SFR Yugoslavia. He was born in Žegar, SR Croatia, but represented the club AK Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade. He won the gold ...

- European champion in throwing the ball in the hall in 1982. * Jovan Lazarevic - bronze in shot put at the European Indoor Championships in 1982. *

Dragan Zdravković Dragan Zdravković (born 16 December 1959, in Senjski Rudnik) is a Serbian former middle-distance runner. He represented Yugoslavia in international competition from the late 1970s to 1980s, and was a finalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Zdravk ...

- European champion in the 3000 meter indoor race in 1983. * Snezana Pajkic - European champion in the 1500 meter race in 1990. *

Dragutin Topic Dragutin (Cyrillic: Драгутин) is a masculine given name. Those bearing it include: * Stephen Dragutin of Serbia * Dragutin Topić * Dragutin Dimitrijević * Dragutin Mitić * Dragutin Tadijanović * Dragutin Šurbek * Dragutin Lerman ...

- European champion in high jump 1990, European indoor champion 1996, bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in 1997 and the

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in 1992 and 2000, (personal record 2.37 meters, among the 10 best of all time) * Biljana Petrovic - silver medal in the high jump at the 1990 European Championships. * Slobodan Brankovic - European indoor champion in the 400 meter race in 1992. * Dragan Perić - bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in 1995 and silver at the European Indoor Championships in 1994 in shot put *

Olivera Jevtić Olivera Jevtić ( sr-Cyrl, Оливера Јевтић, born 24 July 1977) is a Serbian long-distance runner. She has represented her country five times at the Olympics in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. Running career Jevtić was born in T ...

- the first athletic medal for Serbia since independence, a silver medal in the marathon at the 2006 European Championships, four bronze medals at the European Cross Country Championships. *

Emir Bekrić Emir Bekrić ( sr-cyr, Емир Бекрић, born 14 March 1991) is a former Serbian hurdler who specialises and holds the Serbian national record for the 400 metres hurdles. He is coached by Mirjana Stojanović. In 2013, Bekrić became the fi ...

- bronze medal in the 400 meter hurdles at the 2013 World Championships, silver medal at the 2012 European Championships. *

Asmir Kolašinac Asmir Kolašinac ( sr-cyr, Асмир Колашинац; born 15 October 1984) is a Serbian shot putter who competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2013, Kolašinac was Europ ...

- gold medal in throwing the ball at the European Indoor Championships in 2013, silver in 2015 and bronze from the European Championships in 2012. * Mihail Dudash - bronze medals in heptathlon at the European Indoor Championships in 2013 and in decathlon at the European Championships in 2016. *

Ivana Španović Ivana Vuleta (; sr-cyr, Ивана Вулета, , ; born 10 May 1990) is a Serbian long jumper, two-time World indoor champion, three times European indoor champion and reigning European champion. In 2013, Vuleta became the first Serbian tr ...

- the most successful Serbian athlete, in the long jump discipline, among the most significant successes are bronze from the 2016 Olympic Games, the title of world champion in the hall 2018, two world bronze medals in the open (2013, 2015), four European champion titles - one in the open ( 2016) and three in the hall (2015, 2017, 2019). * Tatjana Jelača - silver medal in javelin throw at the European Championship 2014. *

Strahinja Jovančević Strahinja Jovančević ( sr-Cyrl, Страхиња Јованчевић; born 28 February 1993) is a Serbian athlete specializing in long jump. Born in Belgrade to Montenegrin Serb parents from Berane. At the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Champio ...

- bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships 2019 in long jump

Tennis

Recent success of Serbian tennis players has led to an immense growth in the popularity of tennis in

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.

Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 ...

, 21

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champion, finished in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2021 as No. 1 in the world.

Monica Seles Monica Seles (; hu, Széles Mónika, ; sr, Моника Селеш, Monika Seleš; born December 2, 1973) is a retired professional tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and the United States. A former world No. 1, she won nine Grand Slam ...

, a former world no. 1, member of the

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, won eight

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singles titles (while representing FR Yugoslavia).

Ana Ivanovic Ana Schweinsteiger ( sr, Ана Швајнштајгер / ''Ana Švajnštajger''; born 6 November 1987), professionally known by her birth name Ana Ivanovic (Ана Ивановић / ''Ana Ivanović'', ), is a Serbian former world No. 1 tenn ...

(champion of

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) and

Jelena Janković Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...

were both ranked No. 1 in the WTA rankings and one

Grand Slam Grand Slam most often refers to: * Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to: Games and sports * Grand slam, winning category te ...

champion in mixed doubles (

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). There were two No. 1 ranked-tennis double players as well:

Nenad Zimonjić Nenad Zimonjić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Зимоњић, ; born 4 June 1976) is a Serbian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles. He is an eight-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2008 and 2009 Wimbledon Cham ...

(three-time men's double and five-time mixed double Grand Slam champion) and

Slobodan Živojinović Slobodan "Bobo" Živojinović ( sr-cyr, Слободан Живојиновић, ; born 23 July 1963) is a Serbian former professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. Together with Nenad Zimonjić, he is the only tennis player ...

(champion of 1986 US Open). The Serbia men's tennis national team won the

2010 Davis Cup The 2010 Davis Cup (also known as the 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 99th edition of the most important annual tournament among national teams in men's tennis worldwide. In the dramatic final, Serbia defeated Fra ...

, and

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, also two

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(in 2009 and 2012) while Serbia women's tennis national team reached the final at

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.

Karate

The most successful competitor in karate is Snezana Peric, who won gold medals at the

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, World and European Championships, as well as bronze at the World Championships and five more medals at the European Championships.

Slobodan Bitević Slobodan Bitević (born 17 August 1988 in Alibunar, Serbia) is a Serbian karate athlete competing in kumite +84 kg division. Achievements ;2017: * Karate1 Series A - Salzburg – 7–9 September, Salzburg, AUT – kumite +84 kg * Euro ...

was the world champion, and he won silver and bronze medals at the European championships. Medals were often won in team competition, and the greatest success was achieved in 2010, when the men's team won gold in kumite. The European Championship was held in

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in 1998, as well as the World Championship in 2010.

Other individual sports

Shooting sports

Archery

The Archery Association is an organization that takes care of the development of archery in

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and has 17 members.It was founded in 1955,and has been a member of the International Archery Federation since 1965. Archery was developed in

medieval Serbia Serbia in the Middle Ages refers to the medieval period in the history of Serbia. The period begins in the 6th century with the Slavic migrations to Southeastern Europe, and lasts until the Ottoman conquest of Serbian lands in the second half ...

. Serbian archers appear on the frescoes in the monasteries of Decani and Manasija long before many in the world. In the time of Emperor Dušan, when Dubrovnik recognized his rule, tournaments with bows and crossbows were held. At the Marriage of Dusanova, the archer-knight Miloš Vojnović hit the apple through the ring. The Serbian archers stood out in particular and brought victory over the superior Bulgarian army in the battle of Velbužde in 1330. There are written data from the period of Stefan Lazarević's rule about holding archery tournaments in the area under the walls of the Kalemegdan Fortress. The biggest success in the last couple of years is the placement of Luka Grozdanović in the quarterfinals of the

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in 2013.

Darts

The Darts Federation of Serbia (PFS) is an Association of

Darts Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small projectile point, sharp-pointed projectile, missiles known as dart (missile), darts at a round shooting target, target known as a #Dartboard, dar ...

Clubs that deals with the popularization and organization of competitions in STEEL or classic darts, which has been played in the world for almost a century and has been organized in

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practically since the day this association was founded. Registered in the Ministry of Sports in May 2009 and the founders of the then three registered clubs are: PK Pik As from

Apatin Apatin ( sr-cyrl, Апатин, hu, Apatin, hr, Apatin) is a town and municipality located in the West Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011 census, the population of the town is 17,411, while the municipali ...

, PK Gerila from N.Sad and PK Black Code from N.Sad, in the meantime they are joined by two more clubs (PK Kapitalci from Belgrade and PK SNG Vukovi from N.Sad). After determining the basic goals, the realization of joining the World Darts Federation (WDF) started immediately, and after the positive signalization in September 2009, Serbia became a member of the WDF (conditionally) from 01.01.2010. and full-fledged on October 27, 2010, and shortly before that, more precisely on October 5, 2010, PFS was recognized as the umbrella organization for darts in Serbia by the Sports Federation of Serbia. In the 2013/14 season, PFS gathers 16 registered darts clubs and over 200 players who took part in competitions, and from season to season, the number of clubs and players is constantly increasing.

Shooting

Shooting Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...

is one of the oldest sports in Serbia today. The first shooting club was founded in

Bela Crkva Bela Crkva ( sr-cyrl, Бела Црква, ; german: Weißkirchen; hu, Fehértemplom; ro, Biserica Albă) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a populatio ...

in 1777, and the Association of Shooting Societies of the Kingdom of Serbia was formed in 1887.

Jasna Šekarić Jasna Šekarić (; born 17 December 1965) is a Serbian sport shooter, considered as one of the most successful female shooters in ISSF history. She has won a total of five Olympic medals: one gold, three silvers and one bronze. She has also won ...

is one of the most trophy-winning people in Serbian sports. She won a gold medal (10m air pistol discipline) at the 1988 Olympics. At the same Games, she won a bronze medal in the sport pistol discipline. She continued her success in Barcelona in 1992, Sydney in 2000, and Athens in 2004, winning three silver medals in the air pistol disciplines. In addition, she was a three-time world champion and a four-time European champion, and also broke the world record.

Goran Maksimović Goran Maksimović ( sr-cyrl, Горан Максимовић; born 27 July 1963 in Svetozarevo) is a Serbian sport shooter and Olympic Champion for Yugoslavia. He won a gold medal in the 10 metre air rifle event at the 1988 Summer Olympic ...

won a gold medal in the air rifle disciplines at the 1988 Olympic Games, and

Ivana Maksimović Ivana Maksimović Anđušić ( sr-cyr, Ивана Максимовић Анђушић ; born 2 May 1990) is a Serbian sport shooter. She represented Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, most notably winning a silver at the Women's 50 metre rif ...

won silver in the small-caliber rifle three positions at the 2012 Olympic Games. In addition to them, the shooters who won Olympic medals from Serbia are: *

Aleksandra Ivošev Aleksandra Ivošev (Serbian Cyrillic: Александра Ивошев, born 17 March 1974) is a Serbian sport shooter. She won a gold medal in 50 metre rifle three positions and bronze in 10 m Air rifle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. ...

(1996 gold in the triple rifle discipline and bronze in the air rifle discipline, bronze with the European Championship) *

Aranka Binder Aranka Binder ( sr-cyrl, Аранка Биндер; born 19 June 1966) is a Serbian sport shooter of Hungarian ethnicity. She won a bronze medal in Women's Air Rifle in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímp ...

(1992 Bronze in Air Rifle) * Stevan Pletikosic (1992 bronze in Olympic discipline, world record, two silver medals with world championship) *

Andrija Zlatić Andrija Zlatić ( sr-cyr, Андрија Златић, born January 25, 1978) is a Serbian sport shooter. He is currently a member of Aleksa Dejović Užice. In 1998 Andrija became junior world champion in shooting in Barcelona, Spain. At the 2 ...

(2012 bronze in the 10 m air pistol disciplines, European champion, two silver medals at the World and European Championships) World records in the triple jump were broken by

Vladimir Grozdanović Vladimir Grozdanović (born 17 October 1937) is a Yugoslav former sports shooter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as t ...

and Mirjana Mašić (European Championship and double championship in air rifles), and in air rifles Srećko Pejović (silver with European Championship) and Ten Sasen-on foot, gold with European Championship

Zorana Arunović Zorana Arunović ( sr-cyr, Зорана Аруновић; born 22 November 1986) is a Serbian Shooting sports, sport shooter. She won 10 metre air pistol event at the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships, 2010 World Shooting Championships and wa ...

became the world champion in 2010 in the air pistol disciplines and won a gold medal at the

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in 2015, while among the successful shooters are Dušan Efafanić (bronze with the world championship),

Nemanja Mirosavljev Nemanja Mirosavljev (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Миросављев; born May 10, 1970, in Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian sport shooter. He is currently a member of SD Novi Sad 1790. Mirosavljev has competed at five Summe ...

(bronze with WC, silver and bronze from the European Championship,

Damir Mikec Damir Mikec ( sr-Cyrl, Дамир Микец; born 31 March 1984) is a Serbian Shooting sports, sport shooter. Biography Mikec represented Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. He earned his qualification by f ...

(silver at the European Championship, two gold medals at the European Games), Bobana Veličković (two-time European champion), Andreja Arsović (gold at the European Championship and European Games). .. Unsuccessful shooting clubs are Crvena zvezda, Partizan, Policajac and Novi Sad in 1790. The European Championship was held twice in

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, in 2005 and 2011.

Water sports

Swimming

Milorad Čavić Milorad "Milo" Čavić ( sr-Cyrl, Милорад "Мило" Чавић, ; born May 31, 1984) is a Serbian former professional swimmer. He won a silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics in a historic race with American ...

won a silver medal in swimming (discipline 100 meters butterfly) at the

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, and a gold and a silver medal at the 2009 World Championships. He won ten medals at the European Championships. He broke world and European records several times.

Nađa Higl Nađa Higl (Serbian Cyrillic: Нађа Хигл; born 2 January 1987) is a Serbian swimmer. She was FINA World Aquatics Championships, World Champion in Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke, 200&nb ...

became the world champion in the 200-meter breaststroke in 2009, breaking the European record.

Velimir Stjepanović Velimir Stjepanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велимир Стјепановић; born 7 August 1993) is a Serbian professional swimmer currently representing DC Trident at the International Swimming League. He has won gold medals at the European C ...

won gold medals in the 200 m and 400 m freestyle at the

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in large pools, as well as a bronze medal at the World Championships in 25-meter pools in the

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.

Ivan Lenđer Ivan Lenđer ( Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ленђер, Rusyn: Иван Лендєр, ) (born 29 July 1990, in Zrenjanin, SFR Yugoslavia) is an Olympic swimmer from Serbia. He swam for Serbia at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2006 he ...

,

Čaba Silađi Čaba Silađi ( hu, Szilágyi Csaba, sr-Cyrl, Чаба Силађи; born 23 August 1990) is a Serbian swimmer of Hungarian ethnicity. Silađi mainly competes in the breaststroke. Silađi's hometown Senta is a centre of Hungarians in Vojvodin ...

,

Miroslava Najdanovski Miroslava Najdanovski (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослава Најдановски, born 10 January 1988 in Zrenjanin, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a 3-time Serbian Olympic swimmer. Najdanovski represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 S ...

and

Szebasztián Szabó Szebasztián Szabó ( sr, Себастијан Сабо, Sebastijan Sabo; born 11 March 1996) is a Hungarian swimmer. He is a world record holder in the short course 50 metre butterfly. He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2 ...

won medals at the

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, the

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, the European Championship in 25-meter pools, and junior championships. The first World Aquatics Championships in water sports was held in Belgrade in 1973. Among the most famous swimming clubs in Serbia are Partizan, Proleter and Vojvodina.

High diving

The Diving Association of Serbia is an organization that takes care of the development of diving on the territory of

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. It was founded in 1971 when it separated from the swimming association. There were a maximum of 13 clubs in the association. There are currently six members in the alliance, all from

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. The greatest success of a Serbian competitor at the international level is the silver medal of Selena Trajković, under the flag of Yugoslavia, from the

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in 1979 in Split in the platform discipline. Siniša Žugić and Vukan Vuletić participated in the

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in Atlanta. Vukan's father, Vukašin Vuletić Vuleta, is the founder of KSV Čukarički and is considered the initiator of the development of diving in Serbia.

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hosted the first World Diving Championship in 1973.

Kayak and canoe

The Kayak Federation of Yugoslavia was formed in 1930, and the Federation of Serbia in 1953.Four world and one European championships were held in

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. The best results in kayaking and canoeing were achieved at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, when

Mirko Nišović Mirko Nišović (; born July 2, 1961) is a Serbian retired sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Los Angeles in 1984 with a gold in the C-2 500 ...

won a gold medal in the double canoe at 500 (S-2) and a silver at 1000, and

Milan Janić Milan Janić ( sr-cyrl, Милан Јанић; 14 June 1957 in Bačka Palanka - 1 January 2003 in Belgrade) was a Serbian canoe racing, sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s for Yugoslavia. Competing in ...

won silver in the single kayak. 2) at 1000 m. They were both three-time world champions and won many more medals.

Milan Janić Milan Janić ( sr-cyrl, Милан Јанић; 14 June 1957 in Bačka Palanka - 1 January 2003 in Belgrade) was a Serbian canoe racing, sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s for Yugoslavia. Competing in ...

children are also kayakers.

Mico People * Mićo Janić (born 1979), Croatian sprint canoer * Mićo Ljubibratić (1839–1889), Serbian revolutionary * Mico Palanca (1978–2019), Filipino actor * Mićo Smiljanić (born 1974), Serbian/Montenegrin footballer * Mićo Stanišić (born ...

and

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won a silver medal in the 1000 m at the 1998 World Championships, and Natasa was successful in the junior competitions. Later, they changed their citizenship, Mićo and Stjepan joined the Croatian national team, and Nataša competes under the Hungarian flag, for which she won a large number of medals.

Ognjen Filipović Ognjen Filipović ( sr-cyr, Огњен Филиповић, born 17 October 1973 in Sremska Mitrovica) is a Serbian sprint canoer who competed for Serbia and Montenegro and later Serbia. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint ...

,

Dragan Zorić Dragan Zorić ( sr-cyr, Драган Зорић; born 20 May 1979, in Bačka Palanka) is a Serbian sprint canoer who has competed from the late 1990s to 2007. Until 2006, he competed for Serbia and Montenegro. Zorić won five ...

, Bora Sibinkić and Milan Đenandić were trophy four-seater in a kayak. In the 200 m race, among other things, they won gold at the world and European championships. Filipović won medals in the one-seater, but also in the two-seater with Zorić. Dusko Stanojevic and Dejan Pajic won bronze at the 2010 World Championships and silver at the European Championships in 2011 in a two-seater kayak in the 500 meters. silver medals. In 2014, Novaković won a gold medal with Nebojsa Grujić at the world championships in the two-seater 200 m, with the fastest time of all time in that discipline. Then they won a silver medal at the European Championships and a gold medal at the

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. Antonija Nagy twice won a silver medal at the European championships in the 1000 meter race. The sisters, Nikolina and Olivera Moldovan, won a total of three medals at the world championships, three at the European and one at the

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. Dalma Benedek, after being an eight-time world and seven-time European champion, has been competing under the Serbian flag since 2013 and in the same year won gold medals at the European Championships in the 500 and 1,000 meters, and then bronze in the 500 meters at the World Championships. , as well as up to two or two bronze medals at the European Championship and gold at the European Games with

Milica Starović Milica ( sr-Cyrl, Милица; pronounced 'Millitsa') is a feminine name popular in Balkan countries. It is a diminutive form of the given name Mila, meaning 'kind', 'dear' or 'sweet'. The name was used for a number of queens and princesses, inc ...

.

Rowing

The Rowing Federation of Serbia, then Yugoslavia, was founded in 1922. Regatta centers in Serbia are on Srebrno jezero, in Belgrade on Savsko jezero, in Čurug on Mrtva Tisa, in Knić on Gružansko jezero.The European Championships were held in Belgrade in 1932 and 2014. The most successful clubs are Belgrade's Partizan and Crvena zvezda, which are located on Ada Ciganlija. Zoran Pančić and Milorad Stanulov are Serbian rowers, who won a silver medal (M2x) for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow and a bronze medal in Los Angeles in 1984. The most successful rowers in independent Serbia are

Nikola Stojić 1998–2003 2003–2006 2007–present Nikola Stojić ( sr-cyr, Никола Стојић, born 15 December 1974 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a rower from Serbia, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, ...

and

Goran Jagar Goran Jagar ( sr-cyr, Горан Јагар, born 10 June 1984 in Virovitica, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (off ...

, who were European champions as a duo without a coxswain (M2 -).Nikola Stojić won a gold medal with Jovan Popović at the 2006 World Championships in the doubles with a coxswain (M2 +), while with Jagar, Popović and Marko Marjanović he won silver in the quadruple with a coxswain (M4 +) in 2007. Stojić also won with Nenad Bedjik. in the discipline, the duo without a coxswain won a bronze (2012) and a gold medal (2013) at the European Championships. Besides them,

Goran Nedeljković Goran Nedeljković ( sr-cyrl, Горан Недељковић, born 20 August 1982 in Smederevo, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian rower. He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινο� ...

,

Miloš Tomić Miloš Tomić ( sr-cyrl, Милош Томић, born 2 April 1980 in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia, SR Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian rower. He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fi ...

, Nenad Babović, Dušan Bogićević and

Veselin Savić Veselin Savić ( sr, Веселин Савић, born 22 September 1989) is a Serbian rower. He won a gold medal at the 2011 World Rowing U23 Championships World Rowing U23 Championships is an international rowing regatta Boat racing is a ...

won medals at the biggest competitions. Iva Obradović won two silver medals at the European Championships.

Sailing

The organization that manages sailing in

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is the Sailing Federation of Serbia. Serbian competitors compete at the

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and

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. Currently, the most successful member of the Serbian national team is Luka Tošić, who won a gold medal at the European Junior Championships in the Laser 4.7 class, as well as a bronze medal at the World Championships in the same class.

Synchronized swimming

The

Synchronized Swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...

Federation was founded in 1992. The beginnings of synchronized swimming in

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date back to 1968, when a synchronized swimming section led by Vukašin Vuletić worked at the Tasmajdan swimming pool. The first school and section of synchronized swimming in Serbia was founded in 1973, at the pool "May 25", led by Franz Senica. The school later grew into the first club in synchronized swimming called "25. May ". Until 1984, it was the only type of organized synchronous swimming in Belgrade and the then SFRY. In 1984, the synchronized swimming section "SIRENA" in Kruševac started working. Two years later, in 1986, the club "Banjica" was formed, and in 1989 the club "Tasmajdan" in Belgrade. The first state championship in synchronized swimming was held in 1993. After this championship, clubs are being formed in Sabac,

Obrenovac Obrenovac ( sr-cyr, Обреновац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 71,419 inhabitants, while the urban area has 24,568 inhabitants. The largest Serbian th ...

,

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. Today, 10 clubs are registered in the federation. The first international competition in which our national team participated was the International Rally in Split, in 1980. The national team made its first participation in the European Championship in 1991 in the discipline of solo and doubles, with swimmers: Snežana Novokmet, Biljana Stošić and Maja Ostojić. The national team participated for the first and so far only time in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona with swimmers Maria Senica, Maja Kos and Vanja Mičet. The first World Championship in synchronized swimming was held in Belgrade in 1973 as part of the World Championship in water sports.

Bowling

The national team of Serbia were two-time world champions in bowling in 9 cones and broke the team world record. Vilmos Zavarko is the world record holder in individual competition, and he won four gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the world championships, as well as the first place on the world ranking list.

Badminton

The

Badminton Association of Serbia Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

is an organization that manages

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

in Serbia. Like clubs, it was founded in 1993. The first competition that was organized was the First Open Open Championship of Yugoslavia in badminton, held in January 1994 in Belgrade. Clubs are located in cities throughout Serbia:

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,

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

,

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,

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on ...

, Pancevo,

Subotica Subotica ( sr-cyrl, Суботица, ; hu, Szabadka) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, ...

,

Kraljevo Kraljevo ( sr-cyr, Краљево, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Raška District in central Serbia. It is situated on the confluence of West Morava and Ibar, in the geographical region of Šumadija, between the mountains of K ...

... Serbia made its debut at the European Championship in 2012, which was held in Sweden with six representatives, in men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Serbia was represented by: Milica Simić, Sandra Halilović, Igor Bjelan, Ilija Pavolović, Nikola Arsić and Vladimir Savić. They are also the best Serbian badminton players.

Chess

There are 46 grandmasters (active and inactive) among Serbian chess players.At the Chess Olympics in 1950, the Yugoslav national team won a gold medal, and among the Serbian chess players in the national team were

Petar Trifunović Petar Trifunović (31 August 1910 – 8 December 1980) was a Yugoslav chess player, who has been awarded the international grandmaster title, and five times Yugoslav champion. Chess career Yugoslavia was for many years the world's second stron ...

and

Svetozar Gligorić Svetozar Gligorić (Serbian Cyrillic: Светозар Глигорић, 2 February 1923 – 14 August 2012) was a Serbian and Yugoslav chess grandmaster and musician. He won the championship of Yugoslavia a record twelve times, and is consider ...

, who won a large number of medals at other Olympics, as well as at European championships. Among the most successful Serbian grandmasters are

Aleksandar Matanović Aleksandar Matanović (born May 23, 1930) is a Serbian chess grandmaster. Following the death of Yuri Averbakh at the age of 100 on May 7, 2022, Matanović became the oldest living grandmaster. Chess career Awarded the GM title in 1955, Matanov ...

,

Milan Matulović Milan Matulović (10 June 1935 – 9 October 2013) was a chess grandmaster who was the second or third strongest Yugoslav player for much of the 1960s and 1970s behind Svetozar Gligorić and possibly Borislav Ivkov. He was primarily active befor ...

, Ivan Ivanišević,

Dragan Šolak Dragan Šolak ( sr, Драган Шолак; born 30 March 1980) is a Turkish-Serbian chess grandmaster. Career Šolak learnt chess from a very young age and started participating in tournaments before he turned four years of age. In 2002 he ti ...

, Aleksandar Kovačević, Branko Damljanović,

Igor Miladinović Igor Miladinović ( sr-Cyrl, Игор Миладиновић; born 25 January 1974) is a Serbian chess grandmaster. Miladinović won the 1993 World Junior Chess Championship and at the end of the year was declared athlete of the Year in FR Yug ...

... There are 11 grandmasters among the female competitors.The most successful Serbian chess player is the former Minister of Sports and Youth,

Alisa Marić Alisa Marić, PhD (Serbian Cyrillic: Алиса Марић, ; born 10 January 1970) is a Serbian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and International Master (IM). On 27 July 2012, she was elected as Minister of ...

, who won two bronze medals at the Chess Olympics, as well as a silver medal at the European Championship in 1999.

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

hosted the Olympics in 1990, as well as the European Team Championship in 2009. In 1970, a match was held in

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for the first time between the Soviet Union, as the most successful national team, and the rest of the world.

Cycling

Doctor and academician Djordje Nesic participated in international bicycle races in Europe as a student. On his initiative, the First Serbian Bicycle Association was founded in 1884, and he was elected president.The first competition race was held in

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in 1896, and the following year the first national championship was held. Every year, the Cycling Federation of Serbia organizes the Serbian Road Cycling Championship and the international cycling race Through Serbia.The race through Serbia has a tradition since 1939. The most trophy-winning Serbian cyclists are: Mikoš Rnjaković, Aleksandar Nikačević and

Ivan Stević Ivan Stević ( sr-cyr, Иван Стевић; born 12 March 1980) is a Serbian former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 2005, riding for the Aerospace Engineering-VMG squad, before joining Toyota-United in 2006, the year ...

.

Jovana Crnogorac Jovana Crnogorac (born 29 February 1992 in Belgrade) is a Serbian cross-country mountain biker. She competes for Turkey team Salcano. She competed at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore ...

is the most successful Serbian national team member in

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.

Equestrian sport

The Association for Equestrian Sports of Serbia is an organization that manages

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in Serbia and organizes the state championship. It was founded in 2001. For many years, since 1964, on the first weekend of September, the

Ljubičevo Equestrian Games Ljubičevo Equestrian Games ( sr, / ) is an equestrian tournament held annually in Požarevac. In 2023, the tournament had its 60th birthday and was a central event in the whole region. The tournament is held during the first week of Septemb ...

have been held in

Požarevac Požarevac ( sr-cyr, Пожаревац, ) is a city and the administrative centre of the Braničevo District in eastern Serbia. It is located between three rivers: Danube, Great Morava and Mlava and below the hill Čačalica (208m). As of 2011, ...

. The

Ljubičevo Equestrian Games Ljubičevo Equestrian Games ( sr, / ) is an equestrian tournament held annually in Požarevac. In 2023, the tournament had its 60th birthday and was a central event in the whole region. The tournament is held during the first week of Septemb ...

are a two-day equestrian holiday for the people of

Požarevac Požarevac ( sr-cyr, Пожаревац, ) is a city and the administrative centre of the Braničevo District in eastern Serbia. It is located between three rivers: Danube, Great Morava and Mlava and below the hill Čačalica (208m). As of 2011, ...

and all fans of equestrian sports and equestrian skills. The day before the competition, a procession of all participants in the games paraded through the center of Pozarevac. On that occasion, an oath was solemnly taken, by which the participants are obliged to compete in sports and chivalry. In addition to trotters, gallopers, hurdles and dressage, there are also attractions Ljubičevski višeboj, horse show, vaulting of children - children aged 2 to 6 perform them with the help of their trainers, and the meaning of the exercises is to get used to horses, maintain balance.

Fencing

In

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, fencing, as a sport, appeared in the middle of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, competitors from Serbia compete in public classes, intercity competitions, but also abroad in international competitions. After the

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, on the initiative of Belgrade swordsmen, the Yugoslav Fencing Federation was founded with its headquarters in

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, and later in

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. The first individual state championship was held in 1928, and the club championship in 1939. During the

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, the Federation ceased to operate. After the Second World War, in 1949, the work of the Alliance was renewed and it was renamed the Fencing Alliance of Yugoslavia. As Yugoslav national team players, Serbian swordsmen competed at the

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, including Aleksandar Vasin and

Vera Jeftimijades Vera Jeftimijades (born 25 May 1937) is a Yugoslav fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games The 1971 Mediterranean Games, officially known a ...

. She also won bronze medals at the European Championships in Heideheim and the

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in Izmir. The main organization in charge of fencing in Serbia is the Fencing Association of Serbia. The most successful Serbian swordswoman is Tamara Savić-Šotra, a triple participant in the Olympic Games under the flag of FR Yugoslavia. The greatest success of the Serbian leadership since the independence of Serbia in 2006 is the bronze medal at the

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in Mersin in 2013, which was won by Smiljka Rodić.

Gymnastics

Gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...

appeared among

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

in the middle of the nineteenth century. The director of the Serbian Great Orthodox Gymnasium in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

, Djordje Natosevic, introduced classes and descriptive assessment.

Stevan Todorović Stevan "Steva" Todorović ( sr-cyr, Стеван-Стева Тодоровић; Novi Sad, 1832–Belgrade, 1925) was a Serbian painter and the founder of modern fencing and Sokol movement in Yugoslavia. Biography Todorović was born in Novi Sad ...

founded the First Serbian Society for Gymnastics and Wrestling in 1857, and in 1860 the first public class was organized, which was his first public appearance.

Tereza Kočiš Tereza Kočiš ( sr-cyrl, Тереза Кочиш, born April 27, 1934 in Sombor) is a former Serbian gymnast who competed for Yugoslavia. She represented Yugoslavia at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics. ReferencesTereza ...

is a Serbian gymnast, who won a silver medal on the ground floor at the 1950 World Championships, and won silver medals on the beam and two-height loom at the European Championships in 1963, as well as a bronze medal on the ground floor. At the same championship, Mirjana Bilić became the European champion in all-around and on the floor, and she also won bronze on the beam.

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hosted the European Men's Championship in 1963. As for rhythmic gymnastics, Milena Reljin took 5th place at the 1984 Olympic Games in

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, and Danijela Simić 10. Last time, at the Olympic Games, Serbia had a representative in 1992 in Barcelona, namely Majda Milak and Kristina Radonjic.

Golf

The first golf club in Serbia was founded in 1936, on Kosutnjak, thanks to the initiative of Prince Pavle Karadjordjevic. The built golf course met the highest standards. The development of this elite sport in Serbia was stopped by the Second World War. Only after seventy years, two golf courses were built. Thanks to the newly built golf courses in Serbia, there are more and more fans of this game. For many, playing golf is a recreation, enjoying nature, but also a place where important business conversations take place. The only places where golf lovers can train and compete in Serbia are the Golf Club "Belgrade", on

Ada Ciganlija Ada Ciganlija ( sr-cyr, Ада Циганлија, ), colloquially shortened to Ada, is a river island that has artificially been turned into a peninsula, located in the Sava River's course through central Belgrade, Serbia. The name can also ref ...

, and the Club "Center", Zabalj near

Zrenjanin Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; hu, Nagybecskerek; ro, Becicherecu Mare; sk, Zreňanin; german: Großbetschkerek) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous pro ...

. The fact that Serbia has only two professional golfers speaks volumes about how young golf is in Serbia. In 2002, the Golf Club Belgrade was founded on Ada Ciganlija and a luxurious course was built on an area of 35 hectares with nine holes, according to all world standards. Only four kilometers away from the center of

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, in the most beautiful part of Ada Ciganlija, is the Golf Complex. Golf Center Žabalj is located along the main road Novi Sad - Zrenjanin, municipality of Zabalj. It is 100 kilometers away from Belgrade, and 30 kilometers from Novi Sad. It covers an area of 38 hectares. Within the complex there is a golf course with nine fields 2.7 kilometers long. The course has all the necessary standards for organizing golf tournaments.

Squash

The Yugoslav Squash Association was founded in August 2001 in

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. Immediately after its founding, JSA became a member of the European as well as the

World Squash Federation The World Squash Federation (WSF) is the Sport governing body, international federation for Squash (sport), squash, an indoor racket sport which was formerly called "squash rackets". The WSF is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (I ...

. The Squash Association of Serbia was also established, as well as the Squash Association of Belgrade. Like any beginning, this one was difficult, but with the help of many fans of this sport, SQUASHLAND, the first squash club in

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

, was opened in Belgrade in 2003. Squashland, which is located in Pionirski Grad, has two squash courts within Košutnjak and is considered a symbol of the beginning of squash in Serbia. The first national championship of Serbia was held in October 2004, and immediately after that championship, the first national team was formed, which already participated in the European Nations Cup in Slovenia in November. Numerous international tournaments were held in Squashland, such as the Serbian Open, the Belgrade Trophy, the Squashland Open,... In 2006, after the separation of Montenegro, the name of the Association was changed. From JSA, SAS ( Squash Association of Serbia) was formed. That same year, two more clubs were opened, one in

Subotica Subotica ( sr-cyrl, Суботица, ; hu, Szabadka) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, ...

and one in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

. The first tournament at Glas Court was held in Belgrade, which was set up on Nikola Pašić Square. This tournament was organized with the great help of the City of Belgrade, the Republic Sports Administration, the SQUASHLAND club and the Belgrade Squash Association. The organization of this competition also marked the beginning of a new promotion of this sport in

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.

Table tennis

In table tennis, Serbian athletes are the most successful in the doubles game. Ilija Lupulescu won a silver Olympic medal in men's doubles in 1988, and

Jasna Fazlić Jasna Rather born Jasna Fazlić, born December 20, 1970 in Foča, SFR Yugoslavia is former American table tennis player who played for Yugoslavia and then for United States, competing on four Olympics: in Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics, Barcelona 19 ...

and

Gordana Perkučin Gordana Perkučin (born May 7, 1962 in Novi Kneževac) is a Yugoslav and Serbian table tennis player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Table tennis career In 1988 she won the bronze medal in the women's d ...

won a bronze medal in women's doubles. Zoran Kalinic won one world title and 3 European doubles titles. He has 3 more silver medals from the world championships.

Aleksandar Karakašević Aleksandar Karakašević ( sr-cyr, Александар Каракашевић; born 9 December 1975) is a Serbian table tennis player. His powerful backhand has helped him win against some of the top players in the world. He won a bronze medal a ...

was the European champion in mixed doubles three times, in 2000, 2005 and 2007, all three times in a pair with the Lithuanian Ruta Pakauskiene. He won five more medals at the European Championships, including a bronze medal in the individual competition in 2011. In 2003, Silvija Erdelji won a bronze medal in the individual competition at the European Championships, as well as in doubles with her sister Anamarija Erdelji. In 1981,

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

hosted competitors at the 36th

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(

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).

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hosted the European Championship in 2007.

Triathlon

In

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

, the triathlon was held unofficially for the first time in 1988 in

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on ...

. The first national championship was organized in

Ada Ciganlija Ada Ciganlija ( sr-cyr, Ада Циганлија, ), colloquially shortened to Ada, is a river island that has artificially been turned into a peninsula, located in the Sava River's course through central Belgrade, Serbia. The name can also ref ...

in 1993. The most successful triathlete from Serbia is Ognjen Stojanović. He achieved the greatest success at the World Aquathlon Championships in 2012, where he won a bronze medal.

Weight lifting

The organization that manages weightlifting in

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

is the Weightlifting Federation of Serbia. Medals in this sport have been won in the past at the Mediterranean Games. Serbia last had a representative at the

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in

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, Miodrag Kovačić. Currently, the most successful member of the national team is Silvana Vukas, a silver medalist from the

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.

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

hosted the European Championship in 1980.

Motorsports

Milos Pavlovic is a Serbian motorist, the only one with a license to compete in

Formula 1 Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

. He was the champion in Nissan's world light series, and in 2007 he won third place in the Formula Renault series with two victories. He competed in

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in 2009 and took 9th place, he was on the podium twice. As a member of Ford's team, he competed in the

FIA GT1 World Championship The FIA GT1 World Championship was a world championship sports car racing series, developed by the SRO Group and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), that was held from 2010 to 2012. It featured multiple grand to ...

in 2011 and 2012.

Dušan Borković Dušan Borković ( sr-cyr, Душан Борковић; born 16 September 1984) is a Serbian auto racing driver, two time European champion 2012 European Hill Climb Championship and 2015 European Touring Car Cup. He is a winner of the two conse ...

won the title of champion in the European Mountain Racing Championship in 2012, winning eight of the eleven races.A year earlier, he took third place. As a representative of the NIS Petrol Racing Team in the European Touring Cup car in 2013 took third place in the overall standings, and since 2014 competes in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. The

Belgrade Grand Prix The Belgrade Grand Prix is a former grand prix from the Grand Prix motor racing era - precursor to Formula One. It was held on the streets of Belgrade, the capital of Kingdom of Yugoslavia and Serbia's largest city. Only one championship event w ...

was the last Grand Prix motorcycle race, the forerunner of

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, before the start of World War II. The only domestic competitor, Boško Milenković, took the fourth place.

Popular team sports

Football

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is the most popular sport in

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, and the

Football Association of Serbia The Football Association of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски савез Србије, ФСС / ) is the governing body of football in Serbia, based in Belgrade. It organizes Serbian football leagues, namely the Serbian Superliga, the Serbia n ...

with 146,845 registered players, is the largest sporting association in the country.

Dragan Džajić Dragan Džajić ( sr-Cyrl, Драган Џајић; born 30 May 1946) is a Yugoslav former footballer from Serbia. Džajić is widely considered to be one of the best footballers to emerge from the former Yugoslavia, and one of the greatest lef ...

was officially recognized as "the best Serbian player of all times" by the Football Association of Serbia, and more recently the likes of

Nemanja Vidić Nemanja Vidić ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Видић, ; born 21 October 1981) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is best known for his time at Manchester United, was part of the Serbia national team, and is ...

,

Dejan Stanković Dejan Stanković ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Станковић, , born 11 September 1978) is a Serbian professional manager and former player. He currently manages Italian club Sampdoria. He captained the Serbia national team from 2007 until 201 ...

,

Branislav Ivanović Branislav Ivanović ( sr-Cyrl, Бранислав Ивановић, ; born 22 February 1984) is a Serbian former professional footballer. A versatile defender, Ivanović played as a right back, although he can also play as a centre back. Ivanovi ...

,

Aleksandar Kolarov Aleksandar Kolarov (; born 10 November 1985) is a Serbian former professional footballer. Although primarily a left-back, Kolarov could also operate as a centre-back and anywhere along the left flank and was known for his overlapping attacking ru ...

,

Nemanja Matić Nemanja Matić ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Матић, ; born 1 August 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie A club Roma. Starting his career as an attacking midfielder, Matić shifted to a d ...

and

Dušan Tadić Dušan Tadić ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Тадић, ; born 20 November 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder and captains both Eredivisie club Ajax and the Serbia national team. Tadić spent his ...

play for the elite clubs of Europe, developing the nation's reputation as one of the world's biggest exporters of footballers. The

Serbia national football team The Serbia national football team ( sr, Фудбалска репрезентација Србије, Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in men's international football competition. It is controlled by the Football Association of ...

lacks relative success although it qualified for four of the last five

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s. Serbia national youth football teams have won 2013 U-19 European Championship and 2015 U-20 World Cup. The two main football clubs in Serbia are

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(winner of the 1991 European Cup and

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) and

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

(finalist of the 1966 European Cup), both from

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

. The rivalry between the two clubs is known as the " Eternal Derby". In addition to the triumph of the

Red Star A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. I ...

, the Serbian football players who won the Champions League with their clubs are

Velibor Vasović Velibor Vasović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Васовић; 3 October 1939 – 4 March 2002) was a Serbian footballer and manager, also one of the legendary players of Partizan Belgrade and Ajax and one of greatest defenders of his gener ...

,

Nemanja Vidić Nemanja Vidić ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Видић, ; born 21 October 1981) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is best known for his time at Manchester United, was part of the Serbia national team, and is ...

,

Dejan Stanković Dejan Stanković ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Станковић, , born 11 September 1978) is a Serbian professional manager and former player. He currently manages Italian club Sampdoria. He captained the Serbia national team from 2007 until 201 ...

and

Branislav Ivanović Branislav Ivanović ( sr-Cyrl, Бранислав Ивановић, ; born 22 February 1984) is a Serbian former professional footballer. A versatile defender, Ivanović played as a right back, although he can also play as a centre back. Ivanovi ...

, and in women's football

Jovana Damnjanović Jovana Damnjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јована Дамњановић; born 24 November 1994) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a forward for Bayern Munich in the German Frauen-Bundesliga. Career Among the teams she played for were ŽFK Cr ...

. The best scorers of the season were

Miloš Milutinović Miloš Milutinović ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Милутиновић; 5 February 1933 – 28 January 2003) was a Serbian professional footballer and manager from Yugoslavia. Milutinović is regarded as one of the most talented players in his country ...

,

Vladica Kovačević Vladimir "Vladica" Kovačević (, ; 7 January 1940 – 28 July 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Ivanjica, Kovačević moved to Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; names in other languages) ...

,

Silvester Takač Silvester Takač ( Serbian ; born 8 November 1940) is a Serbian-Yugoslavian former football forward and manager. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Honours Manager OGC Nice * Coupe de France: 1997 ...

,

Borislav Cvetković Borislav Cvetković ( sr-Cyrl, Борислав Цветковић; born 30 September 1962) is a Serbian football manager and retired player. He was nicknamed "Lane sa Korane" (''Doe of Korana''), by legendary sports commentator Ivan Tomić, whil ...

,

Milinko Pantić Milinko Pantić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милинко Пантић, born 5 September 1966) is a Serbian retired footballer and current manager. Playing career Pantić spent the first six seasons of his professional career with FK Partizan between 19 ...

.

Bora Milutinović Velibor "Bora" Milutinović ( sr-Cyrl, Велибор Бора Милутиновић; born 7 September 1944) is a Serbian former professional footballer and manager. He has managed at five editions of the FIFA World Cup, tied for the record a ...

is one of the most successful coaches in the world. He led a large number of world clubs and national teams, and participated in the

World Cups A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

with five different national teams. The House of Football, the sports center of the

Football Association of Serbia The Football Association of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски савез Србије, ФСС / ) is the governing body of football in Serbia, based in Belgrade. It organizes Serbian football leagues, namely the Serbian Superliga, the Serbia n ...

, was opened in

Stara Pazova Stara Pazova (, ; hu, Ópazova) is a town and municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 64792, while Stara Pazova municipality has 65,792 inhabitants. The entrance into ...

in 2011, with open and closed fields, a hotel, a swimming pool and a gym. The sports center prepares football teams of all ages, organizes schools and camps for young players, coaches and referees are being trained.

Basketball

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is one of the traditional powerhouses of world basketball, as

Serbia men's national basketball team The Serbia men's national basketball team ( sr, Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије, Košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in international basketball competition and is controlled by the Basketball Fed ...

have won two

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s (in

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

and

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), three European Championships (in

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,

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, and

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

), one

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(in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

), and two

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silver medals (in

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and

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) as well. The women's national basketball team won the European Championship twice in

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and

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and

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in 2016.

Serbia men's national 3x3 team The Serbian men's national 3x3 team ( sr, Мушка репрезентација Србије у баскету / ''Muška reprezentacija Srbije u basketu'') represents Serbia in international 3x3 basketball matches and is controlled by the Bask ...

have won five

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s (in 2012, 2016, 2017,2018 and 2022), and three

FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup The FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup had its inaugural tournament in 2014 in Bucharest, Romania. There are two events in the championship, one men's event and one women's event. Each team has four players (three on court and one on the bench). The match is pla ...

(2018, 2019 and 2021). A total of 31 Serbian players (four with an NBA ring) have played in the

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in last three decades, including

Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( sr-cyr, Никола Јокић, (); born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays the center position. A four-time NBA All-Sta ...

(two-time

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and a four-time

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), Predrag "Peja" Stojaković (three-time

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) and

Vlade Divac Vlade Divac ( sr-Cyrl, Владе Дивац, ; born February 3, 1968) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who was most recently the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings ...

(2001 NBA All-Star and

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r). The renowned "Serbian coaching school" produced many of the most successful European basketball coaches of all times, such as

Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ABA League, ...

, who won a record 9 Euroleague titles as a coach. The first foreign coach in the history of any

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

team is

Igor Kokoškov Igor Stefan Kokoškov ( sr-Cyrl, Игор Стефан Кокошков; born December 17, 1971) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He had spen ...

.

KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, English: Partizan Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Partizan or simply Partizan, is a professional basketball team based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is ...

basketball club was the 1992 European champion and

ŽKK Crvena zvezda Ženski košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Женски кошаркашки клуб Црвена звезда, en, Red Star Women Basketball Club), commonly referred to as ŽKK Crvena zvezda or simply Crvena zvezda, is a women's profe ...

women's basketball club was 1979 European champion.

Miloš Teodosić Miloš Teodosić ( sr-cyr, Милош Теодосић, born March 19, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the National Basketball ...

(2010) and

Nemanja Bjelica Nemanja Bjelica ( sr-cyr, Немања Бјелица, ; born 9 May 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Basketball Super League and EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Serbian national basketball team ...

(2015) received the award for the most useful player in the Euroleague, and

Predrag Danilović Predrag "Saša" Danilović ( sr-cyr, Предраг "Саша" Даниловић, ; born February 26, 1970), usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilović, is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player, considered one of ...

,

Žarko Paspalj Žarko Paspalj (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Паспаљ; born March 27, 1966) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and sports administrator. The EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 1994, his sixteen and a half seasons career was mostly sp ...

,

Zoran Savić Zoran Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Савић; born November 18, 1966) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former professional player who is currently the sports director for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic Lea ...

,

Željko Rebrača Željko Rebrača ( sr-cyr, Жељко Ребрача; born April 9, 1972) is a Serbian retired professional basketball player. After playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he finished his career with the Spanish ACB League team Pame ...

and twice

Dejan Bodiroga Dejan Bodiroga ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Бодирога; born 2 March 1973) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player who is the Chairman of the Euroleague Basketball. During his playing career, he mainly played at the smal ...

were named the most useful players in the final tournament. The best scorers of the Euroleague were

Predrag Danilović Predrag "Saša" Danilović ( sr-cyr, Предраг "Саша" Даниловић, ; born February 26, 1970), usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilović, is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player, considered one of ...

,

Predrag Stojaković Predrag ( sr-cyr, Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from ''pre-'' ("very, much") and '' -drag'' ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "very beloved" ...

,

Miroslav Berić Miroslav "Mića" Berić ( sr-cyr, Мирослав "Мића" Берић; born January 20, 1973) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall, he played at the shooting guard position. Professional career Be ...

,

Miloš Vujanić Miloš Vujanić ( sr-cyr, Милош Вујанић; born November 13, 1980) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. A two-time All-EuroLeague selection, he won the EuroLeague championship with Panathinaikos, in 2007. Pro ...

and three times

Igor Rakočević Igor Rakočević ( sr-cyrl, Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but ...

.

Radivoj Korać Radivoj Korać ( sr-cyrl, Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known f ...

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Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kićanović ( sr, Драган Кићановић; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player. A 1.92m (6 ft 3 in) tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is cons ...

,

Vlade Divac Vlade Divac ( sr-Cyrl, Владе Дивац, ; born February 3, 1968) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who was most recently the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings ...

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Zoran Slavnić Zoran "Moka" Slavnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Мока Славнић; born 26 October 1949) is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and coach. He played with Crvena zvezda and with Partizan. One of the best European point guards ...

and

Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; born 27 November 1951) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugoslavian his ...

, who is also a member of the

NBA Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and prese ...

, were admitted to the

FIBA Hall of Fame The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA, in 1991. It includes the " Samar ...

.

Aleksandar Nikolić Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Александар "Аца" Николић; 28 October 1924 – 12 March 2000) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He was also a professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Sp ...

and

Ranko Žeravica Ranko Žeravica ( sr-cyr, Ранко Жеравица; 17 November 1929 – 29 October 2015) was a Serbian professional basketball coach. With a career that spanned over 50 years, he is most noted for his work with the senior Yugoslav national t ...

were received from the coaches, and

Obrad Belošević Obrad Belošević ( sr-cyr, Обрад Белошевић; 28 April 1928 – 20 January 1986) was a Serbian basketball Official (basketball), referee. Refereeing career Belošević refereed over 300 games of the Yugoslav Basketball League, ...

from the basketball referees.

Volleyball

It is believed that Serbs first played volleyball in 1918, when Serbian soldiers did so on the Thessaloniki front. In 1924, several American sports were demonstrated in

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and

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

, including

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

.

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

is one of the leading

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countries in the world. Its men's national team won the gold medal at 2000 Olympics, silver and bronze medal at the

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

, the European Championship on 3 occasions (in 2001, 2011 and 2019) as well as the 2016

FIVB World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...

. The women's national volleyball team have won

2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 2018 FIVB Women's World Championship was the eighteenth edition of the event, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held in Japan from 29 Sep ...

, European Championship three times (in 2011, 2017 and 2019) as well as

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in 2016. The most famous volleyball players in Serbia are:

Andrija Gerić Andrija Gerić ( sr-cyrl, Андрија Герић, ; born 24 January 1977) is a retired Serbian volleyball player who played on middle blocker position. Both in the club and in the national team he wore number 12. Career Gerić made a debut fo ...

,

Vladimir Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Ukr ...

and

Nikola Grbić Nikola Grbić ( sr-cyrl, Никола Грбић; born 6 September 1973) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player, who is currently serving as head coach for the Poland national team. The Olympic Champion Sydney 2000, a bro ...

,

Ivan Miljković Ivan Miljković ( sr-cyrl, Иван Миљковић ; born 13 September 1979) is a Serbian volleyball player, a member of Serbia men's national volleyball team in 1998–2012, 2000 Summer Olympics, Olympic Champion 2000, Men's European Volleyba ...

. Miljković was named the most useful player of the European Championship in 2001 and 2011, and

Jovana Brakočević Jovana Brakočević Canzian ( sr-cyrl, Јована Бракочевић Канцијан; born 5 March 1988) is a Serbian volleyball player, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Sum ...

in 2011.

Tijana Bošković Tijana Bošković ( sr-cyrl, Тијана Бошковић; born 8 March 1997) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Turkish Women's Volleyball League club Eczacıbaşı Dynavit and the Serbia women's na ...

was named by the FIVB and CEV as the most useful volleyball player of the European Championship in 2017 and the World Championship in 2018. 8

Vladimir Grbić Vladimir "Vanja" Grbić ( sr-cyrl, Владимир Вања Грбић; born 14 December 1970) is a Serbian former volleyball player. He is 193 cm and played as passer-side attacker. He is Nikola Grbić's brother and a member of the Volleyb ...

is a member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame, as well as the Volleyball Hall of Fame together with his brother

Nikola Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montene ...

.

Handball

The

Handball Federation of Serbia The Handball Federation of Serbia (RSS) ( sr, Rukometni savez Srbije, Рукометни савез Србије) is the governing body of team handball in Serbia. It is based in Belgrade. Hosted tournaments * 1979 Women's Junior World Handball C ...

is a house that organizes domestic leagues and manages the women's and men's handball national teams of Serbia. According to some data, handball was introduced in Serbian schools in 1930, but it reached popularity only in the 1940s. He gained supporters during work actions. The Handball Federation was founded in 1949. Serbia hosted the 2012 European Championship in men's competition. At this competition, the Serbian national team won second place and a silver medal, and Momir Ilić received the award for the most useful player. In the same year, the women's championship was organized, and the next world championship for women, at which the Serbian national team won silver.

RK Metaloplastika RK Metaloplastika () is a Serbian handball club based in Šabac. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League. History The club itself dates back to 1958. They initially competed under the name Partizan. In 1970, the club changed its name t ...

has twice been the champion of the Champions League. It is the most trophy-winning club in the national championship.Among the most successful clubs in the Serbian Super League are

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and

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

. Dragan Skrbic were named IHF Player of the Year.One of the most famous players from the so-called of the golden generation is

Mile Isaković Mile Isaković (; born 17 January 1958) is a Serbian handball coach and former player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Club career Born in Šabac, Isaković started out at his hometown club ...

. In 1988, Svetlana Kitić was named IHF Player of the Year, and in 2010 she was named the world's best handball player in history.

Andrea Lekić Andrea Lekić ( sr-cyr, Андреа Лекић; born 6 September 1987) is a Serbian handballer for Ferencvárosi TC and the Serbian national team. Career In 2013 Lekić was chosen IHF World Player of the Year. She was also one of the candidat ...

is the winner of the award for the best handball player in the world in 2013.

Water polo

In Serbia, water polo was originally played on the territory of Vojvodina, the first matches were played in

Sombor Sombor ( sr-Cyrl, Сомбор, ; hu, Zombor; rue, Зомбор, Zombor) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has a total popula ...

at the beginning of the 20th century. Students who have studied in Hungary, Austria and Germany, where this sport has already been developed, are most responsible for the arrival of water polo. The

Serbia men's national water polo team The Serbia men's national water polo team represents Serbia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the . They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, World Cup, FINA World League, Mediterr ...

is the second most successful national team after Hungary in the history of sport, having won two

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(in 2016 and 2020), three

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(2005, 2009 and 2015). The last 3 FINA World Cups in 2006, 2010, 2014. A record 12 FINA World Leagues and eight European Championships in 1991 (the Croatian federation boycotted), 2001, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018, respectively.

VK Partizan Vaterpolo klub Partizan ( sr-cyr, Ватерполо клуб Партизан) is a professional water polo club based in Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sports clubs in Serbia that is part of sport society Partizan. As of 2021–22 ...

has won a seven European champion titles,

VK Bečej VK Bečej (full name: Vaterpolo klub Bečej; lit. Water polo club Bečej), was a water polo club from Bečej, Serbia. Founded in 1947, the club disbanded in 2002 due to the bad financial situation. History The club was established in 1947. Its go ...

and VK Crvena zvezda one. The most famous players of the golden age of Serbian water polo were:

Igor Milanović Igor Milanović ( sr-Cyrl, Игор Милановић; born 18 December 1965) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach and former player. He is considered one of the best water polo players of all time. Milanović had an illustrious profe ...

,

Aleksandar Šoštar Aleksandar Šoštar ( sr-cyrl, Александар Шоштар; born 21 January 1964) is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and on the gold medal squad for SFR Yugos ...

,

Vladimir Vujasinović Vladimir Vujasinović ( sr-cyrl, Владимир Вујасиновић; ; born 14 August 1973) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of VK Novi Beograd. During his playing caree ...

,

Aleksandar Šapić Aleksandar Šapić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Шапић; born 1 June 1978) is a Serbian politician, and former professional water polo player serving as mayor of Belgrade since 20 June 2022. A member and current vice-president of the Serbi ...

and

Vanja Udovičić Vanja Udovičić ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Удовичић, ; born 12 September 1982) is a Serbian politician and former professional water polo player who served as minister of youth and sports from 2013 to 2022. An independent politician, he is a ...

.

Vanja Udovicic Vanja is a given name. It was originally a nickname for Ivan. People with this name include: * Vanja Blomberg (born 1929), Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion * Vanja Džaferović (born 1983), Bosnian and Croatian footballer *Vanja Drach (1932� ...

in 2010 and Filip Filipovic in 2011 and 2014 received FINA awards for the best water polo players in the world.

Igor Milanović Igor Milanović ( sr-Cyrl, Игор Милановић; born 18 December 1965) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach and former player. He is considered one of the best water polo players of all time. Milanović had an illustrious profe ...

and

Mirko Sandić Mirko Sandić ( sr-cyrl, Мирко Сандић; 9 May 1942 – 24 December 2006) was a Serbian water polo player who led Yugoslav teams to a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also compete ...

are members of the House of Famous Water Sports.

Other team sports

Beach volleyball

The Volleyball Federation of Serbia is in charge of the development of

beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...

in Serbia. Beach volleyball was first played in Serbia in the early 1990s, when Ivan Bugarcic, then a Red Star junior, and his friends decided to have fun and stay in shape during the summer by pruning trunks and hanging a net. In the same year, a tournament was held at the

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

Strand Strand may refer to: Topography *The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a: ** Beach ** Shoreline *Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida Places Africa *Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa * Strand Street, ...

. A year later, the Volleyball Association of Belgrade launched an initiative to create a section within the association, which was also the beginning of organized work. The first championship was held in 1997, and a year later the tournament in San Diego was won. There are currently two competitions in Serbia: the Championship and the Cup, which are played according to the tournament system. Since 2008, the European Masters Tournament has been organized in Novi Sad, with the participation of players from several different countries. The most successful competitors at the moment are Stefan Basta and Igor Tešić, the champions of the Balkans, who also achieved notable placements at the Masters in Novi Sad.

Rugby Union

Rugby Union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

has a long history in

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

. The first written trace of Serbs playing rugby dates back to the First World War. On April 11, 1918, in front of 10,000 spectators in

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, Serbian rugby players played the first international match called Serbia against the selection of the British Dominions and recorded a victory. Rugby appeared in Serbia after the First World War. The first Serbian rugby club Beli Orao was founded in

Šabac Šabac (Serbian Cyrillic: Шабац, ) is a city and the administrative centre of the Mačva District in western Serbia. The traditional centre of the fertile Mačva region, Šabac is located on the right banks of the river Sava. , the city p ...

in 1919. However, rugby has still not managed to break through among the most popular sports in Serbia. The attention of the media and the financial support of the state and Serbian businessmen are given to some other sports, which are not nearly as popular in the world as rugby. The rugby Union national team of Serbia competes in the South 2 division of the European Rugby Championship. There are currently a dozen active amateur rugby clubs in Serbia, which are divided into two leagues.

Rugby League

Rugby League Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

is the more popular

Rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ...

code in Serbia. The rules of this game are much simpler than the more complex Rugby Union code. The Serbian Rugby League Federation was founded in 2001 and became Full Members of the

European Rugby League The European Rugby League (ERL) is the umbrella body for nations playing the sport of rugby league football across Europe. In the absence of other continental federations, ERL also controls rugby league in North America (including Central America ...

, which they achieved in August 2011. It led the second incarnation of a code which was played liberally in the 1950s and 1960s before abandonment by the old Yugoslavian sports authorities. The Serbian Rugby League Federation was one of the founders of the European Rugby League and one of the five original Affiliate Members. After federal government recognition in 2005 the Serbian Rugby League Federation eventually completed its official status following inclusion into the Serbian Sports Association in 2009. The seat of the Federation is in

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

, Serbia’s historic capital city. The Serbian Rugby League Federation is managed by the five-member Board, which is chosen by members of the general assembly quadrennially. The general assembly consists of all Serbian clubs, departments and regional federations and holds its AGM at the end of every year. The main Serbian Rugby League Federation competition is the Serbian Rrugby League Championship, followed by

Serbian Rugby League Cup The Serbian Rugby League Cup is a rugby league competition, started in 2001.After three seasons, came a pause in the competitions for the Serbian Cup, because in the years of primal development, many foreign teams came to Serbia on a tour. Therefor ...

. Both are played from March-October. The UniLeague or student competition is staged during the winter off-season. Serbia deploys national teams at senior (

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) and junior levels (U18 and U16 ). The representative season also comprises the Serbian Origin Cup. Regional federations (

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

,

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

and

South South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

) administer youth development and organize U16 and lower age grade competitions. Coaching and Match Official Departments provide education in each sector. They became

International Rugby League The International Rugby League (IRL) is the global governing body for the sport of rugby league football. Previously known as the ''Rugby League Imperial Board'', the '' International Rugby League Board'' and latterly the ''Rugby League Internat ...

full members in May 2012. The Rugby League national team of Serbia is the 2nd power in Europe, only behind England and 8th power in the

IRL Men's World Rankings The IRL Men's World Rankings are the ranking system for men's national teams in the sport of rugby league football. The teams of the member nations of the International Rugby League, rugby league football's world governing body, are ranked bas ...

. The Serbian National Rugby League team did not qualify for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup - Mens, losing to Greece and Scotland in 2nd Round Europe Pool B qualifying.

Winter sports

Serbian sports athletes are regular participants in the

Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...

, but as of 2022

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

has not yet won a single medal. The first organized skiing was in 1922 in the winter-mountaineering section of the Serbian Mountaineering Association, and in the sports sense in 1929, when a cross-country skiing competition was organized on

Avala Avala ( sr-cyr, Авала, ) is a mountain in Serbia, overlooking Belgrade. It is situated in the south-eastern corner of the city and provides a great panoramic view of Belgrade, Vojvodina and Šumadija, as the surrounding area on all sides is ...

. In 1935, the Mountaineering Association built a mountain lodge on

Kopaonik Kopaonik ( sr-cyr, Копаоник, ; sq, Kopaoniku) is a mountain range located in Serbia and Kosovo. The highest point is the Pančić's Peak with . The central part of the Kopaonik plateau was declared a national park in 1981 which today cove ...

, which was used by skiers from

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

, and the following year the first championship in alpine disciplines was held. According to some data, skating has been practiced in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

since the end of the nineteenth century. It was originally skated on frozen natural water surfaces. The first artificial ice rink was built in 1890.The best Serbian skater is

Trifun Živanović Trifun Živanović ( sr-cyr, Трифун Живановић; born on April 17, 1975 in Santa Monica, California) is an American-born Serbian figure skater. Career Through 2001, Zivanovic competed for the United States, twice capturing medals at ...

. He won medals at prestigious international competitions, was a participant in World and European Championships. He participated in the Olympic Games in Turin in 2006, which no Serbian competitor managed to repeat. Among skaters,

Helena Pajović Helena Pajovic (November 7, 1979 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia – December 24, 2000) was a Serb figure skater who competed internationally for Yugoslavia. She was a three-time competitor at the World Figure Skating Championships and a two-time competito ...

and

Ksenija Jastsenjski Ksenija Jastsenjski ( sr-cyr, Ксенија Јастсењски; born 2 September 1982 in Belgrade) is a Serbs, Serbian figure skater. She is a seven-time national champion. She formerly represented Serbia and Montenegro and FR Yugoslavia. Com ...

achieved more significant results. Jelena Lolović is the most successful

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. She won medals at the

Winter Universiade The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred t ...

.

Nevena Ignjatović Nevena Ignjatović ( sr-Cyrl, Невена Игњатовић, ; born in Kragujevac, Republic of Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia on 28 December 1990) is a Serbian alpine skier. She was named to the Serbian team at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics ...

, a gold medalist in slalom at the 2013 Universiade, is also a successful alpine skier. The largest ski centers in Serbia are located on Kopaonik, Zlatibor and Stara Planina. Milanko Petrovic achieved the greatest success in cross-country skiing in Serbia. He won a gold medal at the 2013 Universiade in the 10 km freestyle. At the European Biathlon Championships in 2012 in the sprint discipline, Milanko Petrović took 9th place, and at the 2013 World Cup race in Oberhof, Germany, he won the first points, which are also the first points of Serbia ever at the World Cup and the most valuable. the result of Serbian biathlon. At the Universiade in 2013, he won a gold medal in the 10 km sprint and a bronze medal in the individual 20 km. The most successful and most trophy-winning Serbian snowboarder is Nina Micic. She won silver at the 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival in Haki, which is also the only international medal in winter sports under the Serbian flag, participates in the World Cup and regularly wins points.The first snowboarding park in Serbia was opened on Kopaonik in 2012.The Serbian bobsled team competed in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, where it finished 25th. and Vancouver in 2010, where he was 18th.The best place at the European Championships was 10th place in 2013 in Austria. The most successful Serbian bobsledder is Vuk Radjenovic, who is currently among the top 50 in the world. Among the most trophy-winning clubs in the national hockey championship are

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

,

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...

and

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

. Since the founding of the

Serbian Hockey League The Serbian Hockey League is the top league for ice hockey in Serbia. Teams The total number of teams varies from season to season, as certain clubs can't fill their senior teams due to lack of players or finances. Some clubs only participate in ...

, no more than 5 clubs have participated. Partizan won every championship, and counting the Yugoslav championships, he was the champion 16 times. Partizan also triumphed twice in the regional

Slohokej league The Slohokej League (''Slohokej Liga'') was a multinational ice hockey league in Europe. The competition was made up from teams from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Austria. A few teams in the league were the farm teams for clubs that played in the ...

. Five ski jumps were built on the territory of Serbia. They were located on Avala, Košutnjak, Fruška gora, Goč and Kopaonik. Currently, there is only a ski jump on Goč, but it is not in use either. In 2005,

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

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World Junior Speed Skating Championships In 1971, the ISU congress decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After two test-championships (1972 and 1973), where only a boys' competition was held in the 1972 edition, the first official championship was introduced in C ...

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Athletes with disabilities

The

Paralympic Committee of Serbia The Paralympic Committee of Serbia ( sr, Параолимпијски комитет Србије / ''Paraolimpijski komitet Srbije'') is the National Paralympic Committee in Serbia for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisati ...

is a national Paralympic Committee that organizes and sends athletes to competitions adapted for competitors with disabilities, primarily the

Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

. The chairman of the committee is Zoran Mićović. The most developed throwing disciplines are in athletics. Zeljko Dereta became the Paralympic champion in shot put in 1984, breaking the world record, and he also won a silver medal in shot put and a bronze medal in discus throw. Nada Vuksanović won gold (with a world record) and silver in shot put and gold in discus throw. Draženko Mitrović won two silver Paralympic medals in discus throw, as well as five silver medals from world championships and other throwing disciplines, he was a three-time European champion and broke the world record.

Tanja Dragić Tanja Dragić ( sr-cyr, Тања Драгић, born May 15, 1991) is a Paralympian athlete from Serbia competing mainly in category F12/13 javelin events. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London London is the capital and Li ...

also broke the world record, and in 2011 she became the champion at the world championships, and the next Paralympic ones in javelin throwing. Zeljko Dimitrijevic broke the world record in shot put in 2012 and won the Paralympic gold. Milos Grlica won a bronze medal in javelin throw in 2004, and he was also the European champion. Slobodan Adzic won Paralympic medals in racing disciplines, silver in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, two bronze medals in the 400 and one in the 5,000 meters. In 1988, the SFRY national team won a gold medal in goalball. Miroslav Jančić was a member of the team, but he also competed in athletics and won gold in pentathlon, as well as silver in javelin throw and bronze in fast walking. The most successful competitors in table tennis are Svetislav Dimitrijevic, winner of two gold and one silver Paralympic medal,

Zlatko Kesler Zlatko Kesler ( sr-cyr, Златко Кеслер, born 17 March 1960 in Selenča) is a Serbian disabled table tennis player. He has won five medals at Paralympic Games and was the Serbian flag bearer at the 2008 Summer Paralympi ...

, one gold, two silver and bronze, world and European champion, Borislava Peric, two silver medals from 2008 and 2012, as well as gold from European Championships,

Zoran Gajić Zoran Gajić ( sr-cyrl, Зоран Гајић; born 28 December 1958) is a Serbian volleyball coach serving as minister of sports since 2022. As a volleyball coach, he coached Rabita Baku, and FR Yugoslavia, Ira ...

two bronze medals from the Paralympic Games. In archery, Ružica Aleksov won two gold and one silver medal at the Paralympic Games, Simo Kecman was the Paralympic champion, and Radomir Rakonjac won a silver medal. Drago Ristic and Sinisa Vidic broke world records. The greatest successes in swimming were achieved by Nenad Krišanović, who won gold and two silver medals, and Jovo Cvetanovski was the world champion. Lazar Filipović won a silver medal at the 2012 World Paratriathlon Championships.

National leagues

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

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Serbian Superliga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

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Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

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Serbian League The Serbian League () is the third level football league in Serbia. It consists of four groups, namely Belgrade, East, Vojvodina, and West. The winner of each group earns promotion to the Serbian First League. History 1992–1995 In the summer of ...

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Serbian SuperLiga (women) The Serbian Women's Super League ( sr, Супер лига / Super Liga Žene) is the top level women's football league of Serbia. It was founded in 2006. The team with the most championships to date is ŽFK Spartak Subotica with five titles. ...

* Prva Futsal Liga *

Serbian cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup ...

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Serbian Women's Cup The Serbian Women's Cup (Serbian: Kupa Srbija za zene) is the national women's football cup competition in Serbia and was first held in 2007. List of finals The predecessor of the cup was the Cup of Yugoslavia, held from 1975 to 1991, after that ...

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

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Basketball League of Serbia The Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Кошаркашка лига Србије, Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federatio ...

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Second Basketball League of Serbia Second Men's League of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Друга мушка лига Србије, Druga muška liga Srbije), previously Basketball League of Serbia B, is the second-tier level men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it ...

* First Regional Basketball League Serbia * Second Regional Basketball League Serbia *

First Women's Basketball League of Serbia The First Women's Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Прва женска лига Србије, Prva ženska liga Srbije; abbr. ПЖЛС or PŽLS), is a top-tier women's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by th ...

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Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup The Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup (Serbian Cyrillic: Куп Милан Цига Васојевић) is the women's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia. Named in honor of Milan Ciga Vasojević, who as co ...

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ABA League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mace ...

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ABA League Second Division The ABA League Second Division, also ABA League 2, is the 2nd-tier men's basketball division of the ABA League system. It is run by the ABA League JTD. It is a regional competition between men's professional clubs from six countries: Bosnia and Her ...

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ABA League Supercup The ABA League Supercup, also credited as ABA Super Cup, is an annual men's professional basketball supercup competition between teams from the ABA League. It is run by the ABA League JTD. It is a regional competition, that is contested between te ...

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WABA League WABA League, commonly known as the Adriatic League, is a top-level regional basketball league, featuring female teams from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Croatia. Clubs from Austria, Turkey, ...

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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Volleyball League of Serbia The Serbian Superliga ( sr, Суперлига Србије / Superliga Srbije) is the highest level of men's volleyball in Serbia and it is organized by Serbian Volleyball Federation. Serbia Volleyball League is currently contested by 10 clubs. ...

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Serbian Women's Volleyball League The Serbian Women's Volleyball League is a Women's volleyball competition organized by the Volleyball Federation of Serbia (Odbojkaški know Srbije, OSSRB).

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

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Handball League of Serbia The Serbian Handball Super League ( sr, Суперлига Србије у рукомету / Superliga Srbije u rukometu) is the top men's Team handball, handball league in Serbia. It was founded in 2006. Rules Competition format The league i ...

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Serbian Handball Cup Serbian Handball Cup is the nationwide cup tournament for men's handball teams in Serbia. It succeeded in 1992 to the Yugoslavia Cup and became the FR Yugoslavia Cup then the Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и ...

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Serbian First League of Handball for Women The Serbian Super League of Handball for Women ( sr, Суперлига Србије у рукомету за жене / Superliga Srbije u rukometu za žene) is the top women's handball league in Serbia. The league is composed of 12 teams. The ...

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SEHA League South East Handball Association League or simply SEHA League is a regional men's club handball league in Southeast and East Europe, divided in two zones. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is also known as the Gazprom League (or Gazprom South ...

Water Polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

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Serbian Water Polo League A The Serbian Water polo League A ( sr, Прва А лига Србије у ватерполу, Prva A liga Srbije u vaterpolu) is the highest level of men's water polo in Serbia and it is organized by the Water polo Federation of Serbia. History ...

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Serbian Water Polo Cup The Serbian Water polo Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије у ватерполу, Kup Srbije u vaterpolu) is the national water polo cup of Serbia. It is run by the Water polo Federation of Serbia. Winners * ''2006–07 to present: Serbian Water po ...

Ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

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Serbian Hockey League The Serbian Hockey League is the top league for ice hockey in Serbia. Teams The total number of teams varies from season to season, as certain clubs can't fill their senior teams due to lack of players or finances. Some clubs only participate in ...

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Panonian League The Panonian League ( Croatian and Serbian: Panonska Liga, Панонска Лига) was one of the multinational ice hockey leagues in Europe. The league was established in 2002 and originally comprised teams from Hungary, Romania and Croatia. ...

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Slohokej League The Slohokej League (''Slohokej Liga'') was a multinational ice hockey league in Europe. The competition was made up from teams from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Austria. A few teams in the league were the farm teams for clubs that played in the ...

Rugby football Rugby football is the collective name for the team sports of rugby union and rugby league. Canadian football and, to a lesser extent, American football were once considered forms of rugby football, but are seldom now referred to as such. The ...

: * Rugby Championship of Serbia *

Serbian Rugby League Championship The Serbian Rugby League Championship ( sr, Првенство Србије у рагбију 13 / ) is a domestic competition of rugby league played in Serbia. The competition started in 2002 when 4 teams played each other twice, once at home and ...

National sports teams

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

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Serbia national football team The Serbia national football team ( sr, Фудбалска репрезентација Србије, Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in men's international football competition. It is controlled by the Football Association of ...

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Serbia national under-21 football team The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbian national team to be the direct and sole successor of the ...

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Serbia national under-20 football team The Serbia national under-20 football team (Serbian Latin: ''Omladinska reprezentacija Srbije'') is the national under-20 football team of Serbia. Like the senior national team, it is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. On 2015 FIF ...

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Serbia national under-19 football team 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 ...

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Serbia national under-17 football team The Serbia national under-17 football team represents Serbia in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia. Competitive record European U-16/U-17 C ...

* Serbia national beach soccer team *

Serbia women's national football team The Serbia women's national football team represents Serbia in international women's football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. It was previously known as the ''Yugoslavia women's national football team'' ...

* Serbia women's national under-19 football team *

Serbia women's national under-17 football team The Serbia women's national under-17 football team (Serbian Latin: Kadetska ženska reprezentacija Srbije) is the national under-17 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. Current squad The following playe ...

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Serbia national futsal team 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 followin ...

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

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Serbia men's national basketball team The Serbia men's national basketball team ( sr, Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије, Košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in international basketball competition and is controlled by the Basketball Fed ...

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Serbia men's national under-20 basketball team The Serbia men's national under-20 basketball team ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије до 20 година) is the men's basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Serbia, that represents Serbia ...

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Serbia men's national under-19 basketball team The Serbia men's national under-19 basketball team ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије до 19 година) is the boys' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Serbia, that represents Serbia ...

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Serbia men's national under-18 basketball team The Serbia men's national under-18 basketball team ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије до 18 година) is the boys' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Serbia, that re ...

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Serbia men's national under-17 basketball team The Serbian men's national under-17 basketball team ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије до 17 година) is the boys' basketball team, administered by the Basketball Federation of Serbia, that represents ...

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Serbia men's national under-16 basketball team The Serbia men's national under-16 basketball team ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије до 16 година) is the boys' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Serbia, that repr ...

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Serbian men's university basketball team The Serbian men's university basketball team ( sr, Мушка универзитетска кошаркашка репрезентација Србије / ''Muška univerzitetska košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije'') is the men's bas ...

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Serbia women's national basketball team The Serbia women's national basketball team ( sr, Женска кошаркашка репрезентација Србије, Ženska košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in international women's basketball competition and is ...

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Serbia women's national under-20 basketball team The Serbia women's national under-20 basketball team ( sr-cyr, Женска кошаркашка репрезентација Србије до 20 година) is the women's basketball team, administered by the Basketball Federation of Se ...

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Serbia women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team The Serbian women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team ( sr, Женска кошаркашка репрезентација Србије до 18 и до 19 година / Ženska košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije do 18 i ...

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Serbia women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team The Serbian women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team ( sr, Женска кошаркашка репрезентација Србије до 16 и до 17 година / Ženska košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije do 16 i do 17 ...

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Serbian women's university basketball team The Serbian women's university basketball team ( sr, Женска универзитетска кошаркашка репрезентација Србије / ''Ženska univerzitetska košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije'') represents Serbia ...

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Serbia men's national 3x3 team The Serbian men's national 3x3 team ( sr, Мушка репрезентација Србије у баскету / ''Muška reprezentacija Srbije u basketu'') represents Serbia in international 3x3 basketball matches and is controlled by the Bask ...

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Serbia men's national under-18 3x3 team The Serbia men's national under-18 3x3 team ( sr, Мушка репрезентација Србије у баскету до 18 година / ''Muška reprezentacija Srbije u basketu do 18 godina'') represents Serbia in international under-18 3 ...

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Serbia women's national 3x3 team The Serbian women's national 3x3 team ( sr, Женска репрезентација Србије у баскету / ''Ženska reprezentacija Srbije u basketu'') represents Serbia in international 3x3 (basketball), 3x3 basketball matches and is ...

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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Serbia men's national volleyball team The Serbia men's national volleyball team is the national team of Serbia. FIVB and CEV considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991) and Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006). Serbia won gold at the Summer Olympics ...

* Serbia men's national under-21 volleyball team * Serbia men's national under-19 volleyball team *

Serbia women's national volleyball team The Serbia women's national volleyball team is governed by the Volleyball Federation of Serbia and takes part in international volleyball competitions. FIVB considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1992) and Serbi ...

* Serbia women's national under-23 volleyball team *

Serbia women's national under-20 volleyball team The Serbia women's national under-20 volleyball team represents Serbia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 20 and it is ruled by the Serbian Volleyball Federation That is an affiliate of Internation ...

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Serbia women's national under-18 volleyball team The Serbia women's national under-19 volleyball team represents Serbia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 19 and it is ruled by the Serbian Volleyball Federation That is an affiliate of Federation ...

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

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Serbia men's national handball team Serbia The Serbia men's national handball team represents Serbia in international handball competitions. It is governed by the Serbian Handball Federation. Olympic Committee of FR Yugoslavia declared men's national handball team ...

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Serbia women's national handball team The Serbia women's national handball team is the national team of Serbia. It is governed by the Handball Federation of Serbia and takes part in international handball competitions. Olympic Committee of Serbia declared women's national ...

* Serbia men's national youth handball team * Serbia national beach handball team * Serbia women's national beach handball team

Water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

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Serbia men's national water polo team The Serbia men's national water polo team represents Serbia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the . They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, World Cup, FINA World League, Mediterr ...

* Serbia women's national water polo team

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

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Serbia Davis Cup team The Serbian men's national tennis team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup and the ATP Cup, both tennis competitions. Since June 2006, the team has played under the name of Serbia, following the split of Yugoslavia. Serbia won the Davis Cup title ...

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Serbia Fed Cup team The Serbian Billie Jean King Cup team represents Serbia in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Federation of Serbia. They will compete in 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I at Venue 1 in Bath, United Kingdom ...

* Serbia Hopman Cup team

Rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

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Serbia national rugby league team The Serbia national rugby league team represents Serbia in the sport of rugby league football. They have competed in international competition since 2003 under the administration of the Serbian Rugby League. They are coached by Englishman Darren ...

Rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

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Serbia national rugby union team The Serbia national rugby union team is classified as a tier three nation by World Rugby, and has yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. They have played over 100 internationals. The national side is ranked 80th in the world, as of 16 Januar ...

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Serbia women's national rugby sevens team The Serbia women's national rugby sevens team represents Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the ...

Ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

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Serbia national ice hockey team The Serbian national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Serbia, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They are currently ranked 30th in the IIHF World Rankings and competes in IIHF World Championship Divis ...

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Serbia men's national junior ice hockey team The Serbia men's national under-20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Serbia. The team represents Serbia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship, World Junior Hockey Championship Division ...

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Serbia men's national under-18 ice hockey team The Serbia men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18 ice hockey team of Serbia. The team is controlled by the Serbian Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team represents Serbi ...

Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

* Serbia women's national softball team

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

* Serbia national baseball team

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

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Serbia national cricket team The Serbian national cricket team is the team that represents Serbia in international cricket. It is governed by the Serbian Cricket Federation (also known as Kriket federacija Srbije) which became an affiliate member of the International Cric ...

Korfball Korfball ( nl, korfbal) is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless bask ...

* Serbia national korfball team

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

* Serbia national American football team

Achievements

Football

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UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...

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Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

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Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

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UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

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Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

UEFA Super Cup The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions; the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's official name was originall ...

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Runners-up

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

Intercontinental Cup

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winners:

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale or Central European Cup, was one of the first international major European football cups for club sides. It was conducted among the successor states of the former Austria-Hungar ...

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winners

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

* 1967–68 winners

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

* 1976–77 winners

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

* 1977–78 winners

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

International (men) *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

Runners-up

UEFA European Under-21 Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the compe ...

*

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

Runners-up

UEFA European Under-21 Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the compe ...

*

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

Champions

FIFA U-20 World Cup The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 whe ...

*

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

Champions

UEFA European Under-19 Championship The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain and England ...

Tournament: * Serbia at the FIFA World Cup *

Serbia at the UEFA European Championship After the completed dissolution of Yugoslavia in 2006, the Serbia national team did not qualify for the next four UEFA European Championships it played qualifiers for, before finally securing a spot at Euro 2024. Its official predecessor teams Yugo ...

Serbia national football team results: *

Serbia national football team results This is a list of football matches and competitions currently involving the Serbia national football team. For results of more specific decades see the lists below. Friendlies ...

* Serbia national football team results (2006–2009) * Serbia national football team results (2010–2019) * Serbia national football team results (2020–present) * Serbia national under-21 football team results Serbian football clubs in European competitions: *

FK Partizan in European football FK Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Founded in 1945, they were the first Yugoslav and Serbian club ever to enter European competition, playing the European Cup in the 1955–56 season. They opened the competit ...

* Red Star Belgrade in European football * FK Vojvodina in European football * FK Radnički Niš in European football * OFK Beograd in European football

Basketball

International (men)

Serbia men's national basketball team: *

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

Runners-up

Basketball at the Summer Olympics Basketball at the Summer Olympics has been a sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, basketball was held as a demonstration event in 1904. Women's basketball made its debut in the Summer Olympics in 197 ...

*

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

Runners-up

Basketball at the Summer Olympics Basketball at the Summer Olympics has been a sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, basketball was held as a demonstration event in 1904. Women's basketball made its debut in the Summer Olympics in 197 ...

*

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

Champions

FIBA World Championship The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men's nat ...

*

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

Champions

FIBA World Championship The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men's nat ...

*

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

Runners-up

FIBA World Championship The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men's nat ...

*

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

Champions

EuroBasket EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...

*

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

Champions

EuroBasket EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...

*

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

Third place

EuroBasket EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...

*

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

Champions

EuroBasket EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...

*

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

Runners-up

EuroBasket EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...

*

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

Runners-up

EuroBasket EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...

Serbia men's national under-20 basketball team: *

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

,

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

,

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

Champions

FIBA U20 European Championship The FIBA U20 European Championship, previously known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under', is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1992 edition. Through the 2004 edition, it was held biennially, but ...

*

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

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2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

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2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

Third place

FIBA U20 European Championship The FIBA U20 European Championship, previously known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under', is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1992 edition. Through the 2004 edition, it was held biennially, but ...

Serbia men's national under-19 basketball team *

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

Champions

FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup The FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is the under-19 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). From its inauguration in 1979, until 2007, it was ...

*

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

Runners-up

FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup The FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is the under-19 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). From its inauguration in 1979, until 2007, it was ...

Serbia men's national under-18 basketball team *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

,

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

,

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

,

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

Champions

FIBA U18 European Championship The FIBA U18 European Championship, originally known as the European Championship for Juniors, is a youth men's basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1964 edition. It was held biennially through the 2002 edition. From the 2004 e ...

*

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

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2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

Runners-up

FIBA U18 European Championship The FIBA U18 European Championship, originally known as the European Championship for Juniors, is a youth men's basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1964 edition. It was held biennially through the 2002 edition. From the 2004 e ...

*

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

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2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

Third place

FIBA U18 European Championship The FIBA U18 European Championship, originally known as the European Championship for Juniors, is a youth men's basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1964 edition. It was held biennially through the 2002 edition. From the 2004 e ...

Serbia men's national under-17 basketball team *

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

Third place

FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup The FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-17 World Championship) is the under-17 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The event was held for the first time in July 201 ...

Serbia men's national under-16 basketball team *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

,

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

,

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

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2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

Champions

FIBA U16 European Championship The FIBA U16 European Championship, previously known as the FIBA Europe Championship for Cadets, is a youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1971 edition. Through the 2003 edition, it was held every second year, but since th ...

*

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

Runners-up

FIBA U16 European Championship The FIBA U16 European Championship, previously known as the FIBA Europe Championship for Cadets, is a youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1971 edition. Through the 2003 edition, it was held every second year, but since th ...

*

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

,

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

,

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

,

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

Third place

FIBA U16 European Championship The FIBA U16 European Championship, previously known as the FIBA Europe Championship for Cadets, is a youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1971 edition. Through the 2003 edition, it was held every second year, but since th ...

Serbian men's university basketball team *

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

,

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

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2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

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2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

Champions

Basketball at the Summer Universiade Basketball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1959 Summer Universiade and the women's tournament was introduced at the 1961 Summer Universiade. The tournament was not held durin ...

*

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

Runners-up

Basketball at the Summer Universiade Basketball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1959 Summer Universiade and the women's tournament was introduced at the 1961 Summer Universiade. The tournament was not held durin ...

*

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

Third place

Basketball at the Summer Universiade Basketball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1959 Summer Universiade and the women's tournament was introduced at the 1961 Summer Universiade. The tournament was not held durin ...

Serbia men's national 3x3 team * 2012,2016,2017,2018 Champions

FIBA 3x3 World Cup The FIBA 3x3 World Cup is a 3x3 basketball tournament for national teams organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The debut of the tournament then named as the FIBA 3x3 World Championship was held in August 2012 in Athens, Gree ...

* 2014 Runners-up

FIBA 3x3 World Cup The FIBA 3x3 World Cup is a 3x3 basketball tournament for national teams organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The debut of the tournament then named as the FIBA 3x3 World Championship was held in August 2012 in Athens, Gree ...

* 2018,2019 Champions

FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup The FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup had its inaugural tournament in 2014 in Bucharest, Romania. There are two events in the championship, one men's event and one women's event. Each team has four players (three on court and one on the bench). The match is pla ...

* 2016 Runners-up

FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup The FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup had its inaugural tournament in 2014 in Bucharest, Romania. There are two events in the championship, one men's event and one women's event. Each team has four players (three on court and one on the bench). The match is pla ...

* 2015 Third place

Basketball at the 2015 European Games Basketball competitions at the 2015 European Games were held from June 22 to June 26, 2015 at the Basketball Arena in Baku. The competition took place in the half-court '' 3x3'' format, and both the men's and women's tournaments featured sixteen ...

Serbia men's national under-18 3x3 team * 2010 Champions

Basketball at the Youth Olympic Games Basketball was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2010 for both boys and girls. The tournaments use the FIBA 3x3 rules. The program also includes skill challenge. Boys Summaries Team appearances Dunk contest ...

* 2012 Champions

FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championships The FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup is an under-18 basketball tournament run by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) since 2011. The tournament was known as the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championships until the 2016 edition. History The event was held f ...

* 2018 Runners-up

FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships The FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships (and FIBA Europe Under-17 3x3 Championships since 2021) is an under-17/under-18 3x3 basketball competition between FIBA Europe members. The event was held for the first time in Minsk, Belarus in 2015 an ...

International (women)

Serbia women's national basketball team: *

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

Third place

Basketball at the Summer Olympics Basketball at the Summer Olympics has been a sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, basketball was held as a demonstration event in 1904. Women's basketball made its debut in the Summer Olympics in 197 ...

*

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

Champions

EuroBasket Women EuroBasket Women is a biennial international women's basketball competition held between the nations of FIBA Europe for women's national teams. EuroBasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Women's World Cup and also the ...

*

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

Third place

EuroBasket Women EuroBasket Women is a biennial international women's basketball competition held between the nations of FIBA Europe for women's national teams. EuroBasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Women's World Cup and also the ...

*

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

Champions

EuroBasket Women EuroBasket Women is a biennial international women's basketball competition held between the nations of FIBA Europe for women's national teams. EuroBasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Women's World Cup and also the ...

*

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

Runners-up

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...

Serbia women's national under-20 basketball team: *

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

,

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

Runners-up

FIBA U20 Women's European Championship The FIBA U20 Women's European Championship, is a basketball competition inaugurated in 2000. Until 2004 it was held biannually, but from 2005 onwards it is held every year. The current champions are Spain. Division A Results Medal table Part ...

*

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

Third place

FIBA U20 Women's European Championship The FIBA U20 Women's European Championship, is a basketball competition inaugurated in 2000. Until 2004 it was held biannually, but from 2005 onwards it is held every year. The current champions are Spain. Division A Results Medal table Part ...

Serbia women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team: *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

Champions

FIBA U18 Women's European Championship The FIBA U18 Women's European Championship is a basketball competition inaugurated in 1965. The current champions are Lithuania. Division A Results Medal table * Defunct states in italics Participation details : Division B Results * ...

*

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

Runners-up

FIBA U18 Women's European Championship The FIBA U18 Women's European Championship is a basketball competition inaugurated in 1965. The current champions are Lithuania. Division A Results Medal table * Defunct states in italics Participation details : Division B Results * ...

*

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

Third place

FIBA U18 Women's European Championship The FIBA U18 Women's European Championship is a basketball competition inaugurated in 1965. The current champions are Lithuania. Division A Results Medal table * Defunct states in italics Participation details : Division B Results * ...

*

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

Runners-up

FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup The FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women) is the women's international under-19 Women's basketball, basketball championship organised by FIBA. From its inauguration in 1985, until 2005, i ...

*

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

Third place

FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup The FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women) is the women's international under-19 Women's basketball, basketball championship organised by FIBA. From its inauguration in 1985, until 2005, i ...

Serbia women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team: *

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

Champions

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women The FIBA U16 Women's European Championship is a basketball competition inaugurated in 1976. The current champions are France. Division A Results Medal table * Defunct states in italics Participation details : As FR Yugoslavia (1992–20 ...

*

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

Runners-up

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women The FIBA U16 Women's European Championship is a basketball competition inaugurated in 1976. The current champions are France. Division A Results Medal table * Defunct states in italics Participation details : As FR Yugoslavia (1992–20 ...

Club

; Euroleague * 1991–92 winners:

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

;

FIBA Saporta Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA ...

;* 1973–74 winners

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...

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FIBA Korać Cup The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the FIBA European Champions' Cup (later renamed th ...

;* 1977–78, 1978–79, 1988–89 winners

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

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ABA League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mace ...

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

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2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

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2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

winners

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

;* 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19,

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winners

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...

;* 2003–04, 2005–06 winners

KK FMP KK, K.K., kK, k.k., or other sequences of two k's with or without punctuation may refer to: Arts and media *KK, the production code for the 1967 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Faceless Ones'' * KK (song), "KK" (song), a 2014 song by Wiz Khalifa * K ...

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winners

KK Vršac Košarkaški klub Vršac d.o.o. ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашки клуб Вршац), commonly referred to as KK Vršac, is a men's professional basketball club based in Vršac, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Basketball League of Ser ...

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ABA League Supercup The ABA League Supercup, also credited as ABA Super Cup, is an annual men's professional basketball supercup competition between teams from the ABA League. It is run by the ABA League JTD. It is a regional competition, that is contested between te ...

;* 2018 winners

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...

;* 2019 winners

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

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Junior ABA League The Junior ABA League, officially known as the U19 ABA League Championship, is a regional boy's youth age basketball tournament that is contested between the youth selections of basketball clubs from the ABA League. It is run by the ABA League JTD. ...

;* 2017–18 winners Mega Bemax U19 ;*

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Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament The Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament is an international boy's youth age basketball tournament that is contested between the best basketball clubs in Europe in the Under-18 age category. The tournament is organized by Euroleague Ba ...

;* 2007–08 winners FMP ;* 2008–09 winners FMP ;* 2013–14 winners Crvena zvezda Telekom ;* 2006–07,2009–10 Runners-up FMP ;* 2014–15, 2015–16 Runners-up Crvena zvezda Telekom ;* 2016–17, 2018–19 Runners-up Mega Bemax ;Serbian Basketball clubs in European competitions: ; ;*

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KK Partizan in Europe KK Partizan, Košarkaški klub Partizan is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia that competes in the Basketball League of Serbia, Adriatic League and Euroleague. The club was founded on 4 October 1945, as a basketball section of ...

;* KK Crvena zvezda in international competitions ; ; EuroLeague Women *1978–79 winners:

ŽKK Crvena zvezda Ženski košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Женски кошаркашки клуб Црвена звезда, en, Red Star Women Basketball Club), commonly referred to as ŽKK Crvena zvezda or simply Crvena zvezda, is a women's profe ...

Volleyball

International (men)

Serbia men's national volleyball team: *

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

Champions,

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

Third place

Volleyball at the Summer Olympics Volleyball has been part of the Summer Olympics program for both men and women consistently since 1964. Brazil, the United States and the former Soviet Union are the only teams to win multiple gold medals at the men's tournament since its intro ...

*

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

Runners-up,

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

Third place

FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variable ...

*

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

Third place

FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. Initially the tournament was played in the year following th ...

*

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

Third place

FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 af ...

*

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

Champions,

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

Runners-up,

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

Third place

FIVB Volleyball World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wome ...

*

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

Champions,

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

Runners-up,

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

Third place

Men's European Volleyball Championship The Men's European Volleyball Championship (''EuroVolley'') is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). The initial gap between championships was va ...

*

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

Third place

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...

Serbia men's national under-21 volleyball team *

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

Third place FIVB U21 World Championship Serbia men's national under-19 volleyball team *

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

Champions FIVB U19 World Championship *

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

Champions,

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

Runners-up

Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship The Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship is a volleyball competition for men's national teams with players under the age of 18 years, currently held biannually and organized by the European Volleyball Confederation, the volleyball federati ...

International (women)

Serbia women's national volleyball team: *

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

Runners-up

Volleyball at the Summer Olympics Volleyball has been part of the Summer Olympics program for both men and women consistently since 1964. Brazil, the United States and the former Soviet Union are the only teams to win multiple gold medals at the men's tournament since its intro ...

*

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

Champions,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

Third place

FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was varia ...

*

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

Champions,

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

Runners-up,

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

Third place

Women's European Volleyball Championship The Women's European Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). The initial gap between championships was variable, but si ...

*

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

Runners-up

FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. Initially the tournament was played in the year followi ...

*

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

,

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

,

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

Third place

FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called FIVB Volleyball World League, World League. This event should not be confused with the other intern ...

*

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

Third place

European Games The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic Games, Olympic tradition contested by sportsperson, athletes from European nations and several European Olympic Committees#Notes, transcontinental countries. The Games were ...

*

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

,

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

,

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

Champions,

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

Third place Women's European Volleyball Leagu Serbia women's national under-20 volleyball team: *

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

Champions,

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

Runners-up Europe U19 Championship Serbia women's national under-18 volleyball team: *

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

Runners-up,

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

Third place

FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 19 organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' ( FIVB). The first edition was staged in 1989 in Curitiba, ...

*

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

,

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

,

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

Runners-up,

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

Third place

Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship The Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship is a volleyball competition for girls' national teams with players under the age of 18 years, currently held biannually and organized by the European Volleyball Confederation, the volleyball federa ...

Club

CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980– ...

* 2014–15 Champions OK Vojvodina, Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad

Handball

International (men)

Serbia men's national handball team: * 1999 World Men's Handball Championship, 1999, 2001 World Men's Handball Championship, 2001 Third place World Men's Handball Championship * 2012 European Men's Handball Championship, 2012 Runner-up, 1996 European Men's Handball Championship, 1996 Third place European Men's Handball Championship *

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

Champions Handball at the Mediterranean Games

International (women)

Serbia women's national handball team: * 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, 2013 Runner-up, 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, 2001 Third place IHF World Women's Handball Championship * 2013 Mediterranean Games, 2013 Champions, 2005 Mediterranean Games, 2005 Runner-up Handball at the Mediterranean Games

Club

;EHF Champions League *1984–85 Champions League winners: Metaloplastika Šabac *1985–86 Champions League winners: Metaloplastika Šabac ;EHF Women's Champions League *1975–76 Champions League winners: ŽRK Radnički Belgrade *1979–80 Champions League winners: ŽRK Radnički Belgrade *1983–84 Champions League winners: ŽRK Radnički Belgrade

EHF European Cup

* 2000–01 Champions RK Jugović, RK Jugović Kać

Serbia men's national water polo team, Water polo

International

Serbia men's national water polo team: * Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2016 Rio de Janeiro Champions Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games * Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2004 Athens Runner-up Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games * Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2000 Sydney Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2008 Beijing Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2012 London Third place Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games * Water polo at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament, 2005 Montreal Water polo at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament, 2009 Rome Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament, 2015 Kazan Champions Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships, World Championship * Water polo at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament, 2001 Fukuoka Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament, 2011 Shanghai Runner-up Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships, World Championship * Water polo at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament, 1998 Perth Water polo at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament, 2003 Barcelona Water polo at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament, 2017 Budapest Third place Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships, World Championship * 2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, 2006 Budapest 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, 2010 Oradea 2014 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, 2014 Almaty Champions FINA Water Polo World Cup, FINA World Cup * 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, 2002 Belgrade 2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, 2018 Berlin Third place FINA Water Polo World Cup, FINA World Cup * 2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2005 Belgrade 2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2006 Athens 2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2007 Berlin 2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2008 Genoa 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2010 Niš 2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2011 Florence 2013 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2013 Chelyabinsk 2014 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2014 Dubai 2015 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2015 Bergamo 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2016 Huizhou 2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2017 Ruza 2019 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2019 Belgrade Champions FINA Water Polo World League, FINA World League * 2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2004 Long Beach Runner-up FINA Water Polo World League, FINA World League * 2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2009 Podgorica Third place FINA Water Polo World League, FINA World League * 2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship, 2001 Budapest 2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship, 2003 Kranj 2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship, 2006 Belgrade 2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship, 2012 Eindhoven 2014 Men's European Water Polo Championship, 2014 Budapest 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship, 2016 Belgrade 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship, 2018 Barcelona Champions European Championship * 1997 Men's European Water Polo Championship, 1997 Seville 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship, 2008 Malaga Runner-up European Championship * 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship, 2010 Zagreb Third place European Championship * Water polo at the 1997 Mediterranean Games, 1997 Bari Water polo at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, 2009 Pescara Water polo at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, 2018 Tarragona Champions Water polo at the Mediterranean Games, Mediterranean Games * Water polo at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, 2005 Almeria Third place Water polo at the Mediterranean Games, Mediterranean Games * 2005 Summer Universiade, 2005 Izmir 2011 Summer Universiade, 2011 Shenzhen 2017 Summer Universiade, 2017 Taipei Champions Water polo at the Summer Universiade, Summer Universiade * 2003 Summer Universiade, 2003 Daegu Runner-up Water polo at the Summer Universiade, Summer Universiade * 2009 Summer Universiade, 2009 Belgrade 2013 Summer Universiade, 2013 Kazan Third place Water polo at the Summer Universiade, Summer Universiade Serbian water polo teams in junior categories won medals in the following competitions: * FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships * FINA Youth Water Polo World Championships * LEN European U19 Water Polo Championship * LEN European Junior Water Polo Championship

Club

;LEN Champions League * 1963–64 Champions League winners: VK Partizan, Partizan * 1965–66 Champions League winners: VK Partizan, Partizan * 1966–67 Champions League winners: VK Partizan, Partizan * 1970–71 Champions League winners: VK Partizan, Partizan * 1974–75 Champions League winners: VK Partizan, Partizan * 1975–76 Champions League winners: VK Partizan, Partizan * 1999–00 Champions League winners: VK Bečej, Bečej * 2010–11 Champions League winners: VK Partizan, Partizan * 2012–13 Champions League winners: VK Crvena Zvezda, Crvena zvezda

LEN Euro Cup

* 1997–98: VK Partizan, Partizan * 2012–13: VK Radnički Kragujevac, Radnički Kragujevac

LEN Cup Winners' Cup

* 1990-91 VK Partizan, Partizan

LEN Super Cup

* 1991 VK Partizan, Partizan * 2011 VK Partizan, Partizan * 2013 VK Crvena zvezda, Crvena zvezda

Tennis

Players Grand Slam Singles-Doubles-Mixed Doubles *

Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 ...

(20) -Australian Open 2008 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2008, 2011 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2011, 2012 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2012, 2013 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2013, 2015 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2015, 2016 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2016, 2019 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2019, 2020 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2020, 2021 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2021 - The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2011, 2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2014, 2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2015, 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2018, 2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2019, 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2021 US Open (tennis), US Open 2011 US Open – Men's singles, 2011, 2015 US Open – Men's singles, 2015, 2018 US Open – Men's singles, 2018 - French Open 2016 French Open – Men's singles, 2016, 2021 French Open – Men's singles, 2021 *

Nenad Zimonjić Nenad Zimonjić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Зимоњић, ; born 4 June 1976) is a Serbian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles. He is an eight-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2008 and 2009 Wimbledon Cham ...

(8) - Australian Open 2004 Australian Open – Mixed doubles, 2004, 2008 Australian Open – Mixed doubles, 2008- The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles, 2008, 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles, 2009, 2014 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 2014 -French Open 2006 French Open – Mixed doubles, 2006, 2010 French Open – Mixed doubles, 2010, 2010 French Open – Men's doubles, 2010 *

Jelena Janković Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...

(1) - The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 2007 *

Ana Ivanovic Ana Schweinsteiger ( sr, Ана Швајнштајгер / ''Ana Švajnštajger''; born 6 November 1987), professionally known by her birth name Ana Ivanovic (Ана Ивановић / ''Ana Ivanović'', ), is a Serbian former world No. 1 tenn ...

(1) - French Open 2008 French Open – Women's singles, 2008 *

Monica Seles Monica Seles (; hu, Széles Mónika, ; sr, Моника Селеш, Monika Seleš; born December 2, 1973) is a retired professional tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and the United States. A former world No. 1, she won nine Grand Slam ...

(8) - Australian Open 1991 Australian Open – Women's singles, 1991, 1992 Australian Open – Women's singles, 1992, 1993 Australian Open – Women's singles, 1993 - US Open (tennis), US Open 1991 US Open – Women's singles, 1991, 1992 US Open – Women's singles, 1992 - French Open 1990 French Open – Women's singles, 1990, 1991 French Open – Women's singles, 1991, 1992 French Open – Women's singles, 1992 *

Slobodan Živojinović Slobodan "Bobo" Živojinović ( sr-cyr, Слободан Живојиновић, ; born 23 July 1963) is a Serbian former professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. Together with Nenad Zimonjić, he is the only tennis player ...

(1) - US Open (tennis), US Open 1986 US Open – Men's doubles, 1986

International

;Davis Cup *

2010 Davis Cup The 2010 Davis Cup (also known as the 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 99th edition of the most important annual tournament among national teams in men's tennis worldwide. In the dramatic final, Serbia defeated Fra ...

winners *2013 Davis Cup runner-up ;ATP Cup *

2020 ATP Cup The 2020 ATP Cup was the first edition of the ATP Cup, an international outdoor hard court men's team tennis tournament held by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Serving as the opener for the 2020 ATP Tour, it was the first ATP team ...

winners ;

World Team Cup The World Team Cup was the international men's team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The inaugural edition of the tournament was contested in 1975 in Kingston, Jamaica and was called the Nations Cup. No tourname ...

*2009 World Team Cup winners *2012 World Team Cup winners ;Billie Jean King Cup, Fed Cup *

2012 Fed Cup The 2012 Fed Cup (also known as the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 50th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The draw took place on 17 July 2011 in Kobe, Japan. The fin ...

runner-up

Sporting infrastructure

*List of football stadiums in Serbia *List of indoor arenas in Serbia

Serbia in big competitions

* Serbia at the FIFA World Cup *

Serbia at the UEFA European Championship After the completed dissolution of Yugoslavia in 2006, the Serbia national team did not qualify for the next four UEFA European Championships it played qualifiers for, before finally securing a spot at Euro 2024. Its official predecessor teams Yugo ...

* Serbia at the Olympics * Serbia at the Paralympics * Serbia at the European Games * Serbia at the Universiade * Serbia at the European Youth Olympic Festival * Serbia at the Mediterranean Games *Serbian football clubs in European competitions

League system in Serbia

* Serbian football league system * Serbian basketball league system

Serbia sports award

* Serbian Footballer of the Year, Serbian Footballer of the Year and Coach of the Year * Serbian Basketball Player of the Year * Awards of Olympic Committee of Serbia * ''DSL Sport''

Serbian sports newspapers

* ''Sportski žurnal'' * ''DSL Sport'' * Tempo (Serbian magazine), ''Tempo''

Anti-doping agency

The Anti-Doping Agency of the Serbia, Republic of Serbia (ADAS) deals with the control of doping in sports in

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

. Tests athletes at domestic and international competitions in the country, as well as when there is no competition, performs analyzes, determines the penalty after a possible violation of the rules, gives recommendations and advice to combat doping, etc. In November 2005, the National Assembly (Serbia), Serbian Parliament adopted law on the prevention of doping in sports, which established the agency.In addition to athletes, ADAS also tests horses in equestrian sports. The agency punishes athletes who use funds from the illicit list, as well as coaches who give them to athletes. Penalties are most often in the form of a ban on competition for a certain period of time, sometimes for life, and there are also fines.

Serbian supporter associations

Serbian fan groups have a long history. They follow their clubs at home matches, but also abroad. Many groups are extreme. Serbian fan groups are connected in fraternal relations with fans from Russia and Greece. *Beli Orlovi (supporter group), Beli Orlovi * Crveni Đavoli * Delije * Firma (supporter group), Firma * Grobari * Marinci (supporter group), Marinci * Meraklije * Plava Unija, Plava unija *United Force Interrupted matches: * Partizan - Zrinjski Mostar UEFA expelled Partizan from the 2007–08 UEFA Cup due to crowd trouble at their away tie in Mostar, which forced the match to be interrupted for 10 minutes. UEFA adjudged travelling Partizan fans to have been the culprits of the trouble, but Partizan were allowed to play the return leg while the appeal was being processed. However, Partizan's appeal was rejected so Zrinjski Mostar qualified. *Dinamo–Red Star riot It took the Zagreb police about 15 minutes to surround Zvezda's fans and calm them down, but it was not easy, because there was a big fight between the police and Zvezda's fans in which one police officer was seriously injured. Then, the Zagreb police managed to take Zvezda's fans, accompanied by them, to Maksimir Park, not far from the stadium, with the intention of keeping them there until the beginning of the game and escorting them to the stadium, but they did not succeed, because Zvezda the fans mostly pulled out of that hoop. In the very center of Zagreb, there were several fights, between Zvezda and Dinamo fans, in which two Dinamo fans were seriously injured.When the start of the match was approaching, the Zagreb police escorted Zvezda's fans (there were over 2,000 of them) to the south stand of the Maksimir Stadium. Even while the stands were filled with the audience, verbal skirmishes and standard name-calling of Zvezda and Dinamo fans started, followed by mutual insults, even on a national basis.As soon as a few minutes of the match were played, Dinamo fans of the "Bad Blue Boys" very easily broke down the protective fence on the north stand of the Maksimir Stadium.A physical confrontation between Dinamo and Zvezdaš followed, which lasted for almost an hour, and part of those riots were recorded by the cameras of TV Zagreb.Almost three hours after this unplayed match, Zvezda fans were detained at the demolished Maksimir Stadium. At that time, they were provided with buses that transported them to Dugo Selo, a suburb of Zagreb, and then they were taken by an emergency train to Belgrade, where they arrived in the morning hours of May 14, 1990. * Serbia v Albania (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying), Serbia v Albania match was abandoned with the score at 0–0 shortly before halftime after "various incidents", which resulted in the Albania players refusing to return to the field. UEFA ruled that Albania had forfeited the match and awarded a 3–0 win to Serbia, but also deducted three points from Serbia for their involvement in the events. Serbia must also play their next two home qualifying games behind closed doors, and both the Serbian and Albanian FAs were fined €100,000. Both the Serbian and Albanian football associations were looking to have the decision revisited, but the decision was upheld by UEFA. Both associations then filed further appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and on 10 July 2015 the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected the appeal filed by the Serbian FA, and upheld in part the appeal filed by the Albanian FA, meaning the match is deemed to have been forfeited by Serbia with 0–3 and they are still deducted three points. Serbian FA announced appeal at the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland. * Italy v Serbia match was abandoned after six minutes due to rioting by Serbian fans.The match was stopped after only six minutes due to riots caused by the visiting fans. The match was supposed to start at 20.50, but the start was postponed for more than half an hour because the visiting fans threw torches on the field, but also among the home spectators, and one fell very close to the home goalkeeper Viviani, so the referee decided to return the players to the locker rooms until the police bring order to the stadium.In the meantime, the police isolated Serbian fans in the stands and it seemed that the situation calmed down, so the match, after the appeal of the Serbia national football team, Serbian national team, started with a delay of 35 minutes. But after just a few minutes of play and new torches thrown into the pitch, Scottish referee Craig Thomson (referee), Craig Thomson definitely stopped the match.On the eve of the match, a group of Serbian fans attacked goalkeeper Vladimir Stojković at the moment when the bus with Serbian players was heading towards the stadium. A more serious incident was prevented, but Stojković refused to defend, so Željko Brkić took his place in the first team. The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win to Italy. *Serbia and Montenegro v Bosnia and Herzegovina played a deciding match on the last matchday of 2006 World Cup 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 7, qualifying, The circumstances and high stakes made this an extremely important clash for Serbia. Not to mention the fact that both nations were parts of SFR Yugoslavia, which further raised the tensions. Going into the last matchday, Serbia-Montenegro was top of the group - two points ahead of second placed Spain national football team, Spain and three points in spare compared to the third placed Bosnia-Herzegovina. Spain, however, was to play the minnows of the group San Marino national football team, San Marino and was virtually assured a win. With such highly probable scenario in the Spanish game, Serbia-Bosnia clash in Belgrade gained extra significance. The points advantage on top seemingly gave Serbia an advantage, but they still almost certainly needed a win because the math was mind-boggling. If the Belgrade score was to be tied, Serbia and Spain would then be equal on points at the top of the group and their two previous matches would have to decide who gets the first spot and automatic qualification. However, both of those games ended in ties (0-0 in Belgrade, 1–1 in Madrid), and according to FIFA rules, unlike UEFA's, away goals count for nothing, so goal difference would be the next deciding factor. That meant that if Bosnia managed to get a tie in Belgrade and Spain beat San Marino by a 4-goal margin, the Spaniards would be on top and Serbia would go into the playoffs. Bosnia was also not without a chance - if it managed to beat Serbia by any score in Belgrade, it would've become tied on points with Serbia, but would overtake it because the first match in Sarajevo ended in a 0–0 tie. Right from the start the tensions were extremely high, the stadium was packed . Mateja Kežman put the Serbs up in 7th minute, and the lead was not relinquished until the end. Serbia-Montenegro qualified directly for Germany 2006, sparking jubilant scenes all over Serbia & Montenegro. A physical confrontation followed, which was started by the fans of the home team, and torches, stones, parts of broken chairs flew to the tribune of BiH fans ...UEFA then stood calmly and watched the clashes in the stands, the captain of Bosnia and Herzegovina. of the national team, Sergej Barbarez, Sergei Barbarez pointed out to the judges the war being waged in the stands, but no one reacted. BiH fans suffered serious injuries, and a fan comment that cheered on the visiting national team while showing a wound on their forehead spoke more than any other word that night. *Serbia–Croatia semifinal (2012 European Men's Handball Championship) Events during the competition and later during the semifinal match: On 24 January 2012, after the match between Croatia and France, Serbian hooligans attacked Croatian fans in several locations in Vojvodina, northern Serbia. In

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

, Croatian supporters were heading home after the game, when they ran into a road block and some 50 masked men assaulted them with stones, bricks and axes, smashing windscreens. The attack left several supporters injured and one of them hospitalized. In Ruma, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south from

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

, a Croatian van was set on fire and one of the passengers stabbed with a knife.A day later the unrest continued and many cars were damaged, torched, or burnt out throughout Novi Sad. The Croatian Foreign Ministry officially complained to Serbian Ambassador Stanimir Vukićević, Stanimir Vukicevic over the attacks; Vukicevic expressed regret and stated that the Serbian police was already taking the necessary steps. Thirteen people were arrested in connection with the incident, including Ivan Ključovski and Jovan Bajić, leaders of a fan group from Novi Sad, and a member of the Obraz (organization), Obraz right-wing organization. After questioning, all of them remained in custody for a month. Serbia and Croatia met in the semi-final of the tournament, which caused further concern on both sides. About 5,000 policemen were deployed to ensure the security of the fans, while in Croatia some tourist agencies cancelled trips for the match and the Croatian Handball Federation (Hrvatski rukometni savez, HRS) also recommended not to go to Serbia as the supporters' safety might not be guaranteed. Spokesman Zlatko Skrinjar also added that the HRS had planned to organize trips for the event, however, they changed their mind due to the incidents in the preceding days. On the Croatian-Serbian border, joint checkpoints were set up to prevent hooligans and other groups who have no ticket for the match to enter Serbia, and to escort the fans with tickets from the border to

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

. The police reported that there were no incidents during the match, which was eventually won by the Serbians 26–22, however, a bottle actually meant for Croatian playmaker Ivano Balić and coach Slavko Goluža hit Serbian back player Žarko Šešum, severely injuring his eye. Šešum's eye suffered significant bleeding. After the trauma he had only minimal vision on the affected eye, but the risk of permanent sight loss was reportedly averted. Morten Stig Christensen, Secretary of the Danish Handball Federation, Serbia's opponent in the final said that he was "severely shocked" by the incident and so were the people from the European Handball Federation with whom he spoke. Christensen also added that he was shocked that although there were more than five thousand security personnel at the stadium, the hooligans still managed to sneak in Roman candles and laser lights. Serbian fans hold the record for the largest visit to the EuroCup Basketball Highest attendance records: * 24,232 attendance for KK Red Star Belgrade, Red Star Belgrade in a 79–70 win over BC Budivelnyk Kyiv, Budivelnyk Kyiv, at Kombank Arena, Belgrade, on 26 March 2014. * 22,736 attendance for KK Red Star Belgrade, Red Star Belgrade in a 63–52 win over BC UNICS, UNICS Kazan, at Kombank Arena,

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

, on 2 April 2014. Serbian fans hold the record for the largest visit to the Euroleague Season averages Euroleague:

Rivals of Serbian clubs and national teams

Largest derbies: * Derby of Serbia * Eternal derby (Serbia), Eternal derby * Crvena Zvezda–Partizan basketball rivalry * Budućnost–Crvena Zvezda basketball rivalry Belgrade derbies: * OFK Belgrade vs.

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

* OFK Beograd, OFK Belgrade vs. FK Partizan, Partizan Belgrade * FK Rad, Rad Belgrade vs.

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

* OFK Belgrade vs. FK Rad, Rad Belgrade * FK Rad, Rad Belgrade vs. FK Partizan, Partizan Belgrade * FK Voždovac vs. FK Rad, Rad Belgrade * FK Zemun vs. OFK Belgrade, FK Partizan, Partizan Belgrade or

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

Others derbies: *

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

derby: FK Vojvodina, Vojvodina Novi Sad vs. FK Novi Sad * Derbi nizije (Lowland derby) or Derbi ravnice (Plain derby): FK Vojvodina, Vojvodina Novi Sad vs. FK Spartak Zlatibor Voda, Spartak Subotica * Political derby: FK Rad vs. FK Novi Pazar * Šumadija derby: FK Radnički 1923, Radnički Kragujevac vs. FK Smederevo * South Serbian derby: FK Dubočica, GFK Dubočica vs. Radnički Niš National teams: * Croatia–Serbia football rivalry *Albania–Serbia football rivalry

Sport events hosted in Serbia

;Multi Sport Events *2007 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival *2009 Summer Universiade ;Aquatic sports *1973 World Aquatics Championships * 2008 European Junior Swimming Championships * 2011 European Junior Swimming Championships ;Athletics *

Belgrade Marathon The Belgrade Marathon is a marathon race held annually in Belgrade since 1988. It is typically held in mid-April and also features a half marathon and a fun run for the public. The Belgrade Marathon is one of the biggest sporting events i ...

, annually *1962 European Athletics Championships *1969 European Indoor Games *2009 European Athletics Junior Championships *2013 European Cross Country Championships *2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships ;Basketball *EuroBasket Women 1954 *EuroBasket 1961 *EuroBasket 1975 *2005 EuroBasket *2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship *2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women *EuroBasket Women 2019 (alongside Latvia) *2018 EuroLeague Final Four ;Boxing *1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships *1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships *1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships *1987 Boxing World Cup, 1987 Boxing World Cup ;Canoeing *1971 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships *1975 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships *1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships *1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships *2011 Canoe Sprint European Championships *2018 Canoe Sprint European Championships ;Chess *1990 29th Chess Olympiad *2009 European Team Chess Championship *2013 European Individual Chess Championship for Women ;Cycling *Tour de Serbie *2021 European Mountain Bike Championships ;Fencing *2018 European Fencing Championships ;Football *UEFA Euro 1976 *1973 European Cup Final *1979 UEFA Cup Final *2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship ;Futsal *2016 UEFA Futsal Championship ;Gymnastics *1963 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships ;Handball *1957 World Women's Handball Championship *1973 World Women's Handball Championship *2012 European Men's Handball Championship *2012 European Women's Handball Championship *2013 World Women's Handball Championship ;Judo *1989 World Judo Championships *2006 European Judo Open Championships *2007 European Judo Championships ;Karate *1998 European Karate Championships *2010 World Karate Championships *2018 European Karate Championships ;Rowing *1932 European Rowing Championships *2014 European Rowing Championships ;Shooting *1957 European Shooting Championships *1972 10m European Shooting Championships *2005 European Shooting Championships *2010 ISSF World Cup, 2010 ISSF World Cup *2008 ISSF World Cup, 2008 ISSF World Cup *2011 World Shotgun Championships *2011 European Shooting Championships ;Table tennis *1974 Table Tennis European Championships *1981 World Table Tennis Championships *2007 Table Tennis European Championships *2009 Table Tennis European Championships *2010 Table Tennis European Championships *2003 European Youth Table Tennis Championships *1988 European Youth Table Tennis Championships ;Tennis *Serbia Open, 2009–2012 *

2010 Davis Cup The 2010 Davis Cup (also known as the 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 99th edition of the most important annual tournament among national teams in men's tennis worldwide. In the dramatic final, Serbia defeated Fra ...

, World Group final *2013 Davis Cup, World Group final ;Volleyball *1975 Men's European Volleyball Championship *1975 Women's European Volleyball Championship *2005 Men's European Volleyball Championship *2005 FIVB Volleyball World League, Final Round *2005 Men's European Volleyball Championship *2009 FIVB Volleyball World League, Final Round *2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship *2013 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship *2013 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship *2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship ;Water polo *2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, 2002 FINA Water Polo World Cup *2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Super Final *2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship *2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship *2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Super Final *2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship *2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship *2019 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2019 FINA Water Polo World League, FINA Men's Water Polo World League *2008 LEN European Junior Water Polo Championship, LEN European Junior Water Polo Championship Men's tournament *2017 LEN European Junior Water Polo Championship, LEN European Junior Water Polo Championship Women's tournament *2018 FINA Women's Youth Water Polo World Championships, 2018 FINA Youth Water Polo World Championships, FINA Youth Water Polo World Championships Women's tournament ;Weightlifting *1980 European Weightlifting Championships ;Wrestling *2003 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships *2012 European Wrestling Championships *2017 European Wrestling Championships

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Football

Club

UEFA Super Cup The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions; the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's official name was originall ...

Intercontinental Cup

Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale or Central European Cup, was one of the first international major European football cups for club sides. It was conducted among the successor states of the former Austria-Hungar ...

Basketball

International (men)

International (women)

Club

Volleyball

International (men)

International (women)

Club

CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980– ...

Handball

International (men)

International (women)

Club

EHF European Cup

Serbia men's national water polo team, Water polo

International

Club

LEN Euro Cup

LEN Cup Winners' Cup

LEN Super Cup

Tennis

International

Sporting infrastructure

Serbia in big competitions

League system in Serbia

Serbia sports award