The Yugoslavia national football team; hr, Jugoslavenska nogometna reprezentacija; sl, Jugoslovanska nogometna reprezentanca; mk, Фудбалска репрезентација на Југославија, Fudbalska reprezentacija na Jugoslavija represented
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
in international association football.
Although the team mainly represented the pre-war
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 unt ...
and the post-war
SFR Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...
, various iterations of the state were formally constituted in football, including the:
*
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Kingdom commonly refers to:
* A monarchy ruled by a king or queen
* Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy
Kingdom may also refer to:
Arts and media Television
* ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...
(1918–1929)
*
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 unt ...
(1929–1945)
*
Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, also known as Democratic Federative Yugoslavia (DF Yugoslavia or DFY), was a provisional state established during World War II on 29 November 1943 through the Second Session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the Nation ...
(1945)
*
Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yugo ...
(1945–1963)
*
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...
(1963–1992)
It enjoyed success in international competition, finishing in fourth place at the
1930
Events
January
* January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...
and
1962 FIFA World Cups. In 1992, during the
Yugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related#Naimark, Naimark (2003), p. xvii. ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and Insurgency, insurgencies that took place in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia from ...
, the team was suspended from international competition as part of the United Nations
sanctions on Yugoslavia
A sanction may be either a permission or a restriction, depending upon context, as the word is an auto-antonym.
Examples of sanctions include:
Government and law
* Sanctions (law), penalties imposed by courts
* Economic sanctions, typically a b ...
.
History
The first national team was in the kingdom that existed between the two world wars. The Football Federation of what was then the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was founded in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
in 1919 under the name ''
Jugoslavenski nogometni savez'' (and admitted into
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
), and the national team played its first international game at the Summer Olympics in
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, in 1920. The opponent was Czechoslovakia, and the historic starting eleven that represented Kingdom of SCS on its debut were:
Dragutin Vrđuka
Dragutin Vrđuka (3 April 1895 – 23 January 1948) was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper. He was the first goalkeeper of the Yugoslavia national football team.
He played 15 games for the city squad of Zagreb, and seven games for the national te ...
,
Vjekoslav Župančić
Vjekoslav Župančić (Вјекослав Жупанчић, 18 May 1900 – 14 February 1971) was a Yugoslav footballer. He was born and died in Zagreb.
International career
He competed for the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Kingdom co ...
,
Jaroslav Šifer
Jaroslav Šifer (12 August 1895 – 29 November 1982) was a Yugoslav association football defender. He belonged to the first ever Yugoslavia national team and took part at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
He played six games for the national team, i ...
,
Stanko Tavčar
Stanko Tavčar (2 February 1898 in Dobrova, Austro-Hungary – 11 July 1945 in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia) was a Yugoslav footballer and later a medical doctor. ,
Slavin Cindrić
Slavin Cindrić (10 August 1901 – 29 April 1942) was a Yugoslav footballer. He was born in Timișoara.
Club career
Cindrić was one of the few players who had spells with all three Zagreb-based clubs which were prominent in the interwar per ...
,
Rudolf Rupec
Rudolf Rupec (17 September 1895 or 17 November 1896 – 1 July 1983) was a Croatian footballer who played for the national teams of Austria and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He also competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 192 ...
,
Dragutin Vragović
Dragutin Vragović (18 September 1897 – 23 January 1973) was a Croatian footballer who spent the majority of his career with Građanski Zagreb in the 1920s. Vragović won two Yugoslav championships with Građanski (1923 and 1926) and was al ...
,
Artur Dubravčić
Artur Dubravčić (15 September 1894 – 13 March 1969) was a Croatian-Yugoslavian footballer.
Club career
When Dubravčić was still in high school in Karlovac, he was one of the founders and first players of the ŠK Olimpija Karlovac footba ...
,
Emil Perška
Emanuel "Emil" Perška (20 June 1896 – 8 May 1945) was a Croatian footballer. He was born in Zagreb and spent the majority of his career with Građanski Zagreb, with whom he won three Yugoslav championships in the 1920s. He was also a memb ...
,
Ivan Granec
Ivan "Ivo" Granec (8 September 1895 – 9 January 1923) was a Croatian footballer.
International career
Granec represented Yugoslavia at the 1920 Summer Olympics which were held in Antwerp, in their first round match they were up against Cze ...
, and
Jovan Ružić. They lost by a huge margin 0–7, but nonetheless got their names in the history books.
1930 World Cup
![Yugoslavia nationalteam 1930](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Yugoslavia_nationalteam_1930.jpg)
In 1929, the country was renamed to Yugoslavia and the football association became ''
Fudbalski savez Jugoslavije'' and ordered to move its headquarters from
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
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 national team participated at the
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation ...
, finishing in fourth place. In its first ever World Cup match in
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
's
Parque Central, Yugoslavia managed a famous 2–1 win versus mighty Brazil, with the following starting eleven representing the country:
Milovan Jakšić,
Branislav Sekulić
Branislav "Bane" Sekulić (; 29 October 1906 – 24 September 1968) was a Serbian football player and football manager.
Career
He began playing with the youth team of Javor Beograd before moving to Dušanovac. Being only 15 he became senior and ...
,
Aleksandar Tirnanić
Aleksandar "Tirke" Tirnanić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар "Тирке" Тирнанић; 15 July 1910 – 13 December 1992) was a Yugoslav football (soccer), football player and manager.
Early life and beginnings
Born in the central Serbian sm ...
,
Milutin Ivković
Milutin Ivković (, ; 3 March 1906 – 25 May 1943) was a Yugoslav medical doctor and football defender who played for Yugoslavia at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1930 FIFA World Cup. ,
Ivica Bek
Ivan "Ivica" Bek (; 29 October 1909 – 2 June 1963), also known as Yvan Beck, was a Serbian football player.
He was part of Yugoslavia's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics and at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Bek was born to a German ...
,
Momčilo Đokić,
Blagoje Marjanović
Blagoje "Moša" Marjanović ( sr-Cyrl, Благоје "Моша" Марјановић, ; 9 September 1907 – 1 October 1984) was a Serbian football player and manager.
Early life
Born to merchant father Dimitrije and housewife mother Sofija, yo ...
,
Milorad Arsenijević
Milorad Arsenijević ( sr-cyr, Милорад Арсенијевић; 6 June 1906 – 18 March 1987) was a Serbian football player and manager. He was part of Yugoslavia's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Biography
He was born in Smederevo and ...
,
Đorđe Vujadinović
Đorđe "Đokica Nosonja" Vujadinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Вујадиновић; 29 November 1909 – 5 October 1990) was a Serbian international football player and manager.
Career
He was born in Kolari, a suburb of Smederevo, but s ...
,
Dragoslav Mihajlović
Dragoslav Mihajlović (13 December 1906 – 18 June 1978) was a Yugoslav footballer. He played for the Yugoslav national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. In 1944 he emigrated to Sale, Australia.
References
External links
Profile(Serbian)
...
, and
Ljubiša Stefanović Ljubiša ( sr, Љубиша) is Serbian masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to:
* Ljubiša Beara (1939–2017), Bosnian Serb who participated in the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Ljubiša Broćić (1911–1995), Serbian football manag ...
. The team was the youngest squad at the inaugural World Cup at an average age of just under 22 years old, and became quite popular amongst the Uruguayan public, who dubbed them "Los Ichachos". The national team consisted of players based in Serbian football clubs, while the Zagreb Subassociation forbid players from Croatian clubs, some of whom were regulars in the national team until then, to play in the World Cup due to the relocation of football association's headquarters from Zagreb to Belgrade.
Post-World War II period
The federation and football overall was disrupted by
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. After the war, a socialist federation was formed and the football federation reconstituted. It was one of the founding members of the
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
in
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
.
Silver Medal at 1948 Summer Olympics
Yugoslavia began their
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 ...
campaign by defeating
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
6–1, with five different players scoring the goals. In the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, they would take out
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
and Great Britain by the same score of 3–1. In the final though, they would lose to
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
.
Silver Medal at 1952 Summer Olympics
Having a team with many players from the 1948 generation, Yugoslavia was a formidable side at the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
and finished as runners-up behind the famous "
Golden Team
The Golden Team ( hu, Aranycsapat; also known as the Mighty Magyars, the Magical Magyars, the Magnificent Magyars, the Marvellous Magyars, or the Light Cavalry) refers to the Hungary national football team of the 1950s. It is associated with seve ...
" representing
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
. Against the USSR, Yugoslavia was 5–1 up with 15 minutes of their first round match to go. The Yugoslavs, understandably, put their feet up.
Arthur Ellis, the match referee, recorded what happened next in his book, ''The Final Whistle'' (London, 1963): "The USSR forced the most honourable draw ever recorded!
sevolod Bobrov, their captain, scored a magnificent hat-trick. After the USSR had reduced the lead to 5–2, he, almost single-handed, took the score to 5–5, scoring his third in the last minute. For once, use of the word sensational was justified." Although Bobrov's early goal in their replay presaged a miraculous recovery, Yugoslavia recovered sufficiently to put out their opponents easily in the second half.
Later decades
In
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Yugoslavia organized the
European Championship played 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 ...
and
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
. The national team participated in eight
World Cup
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 ...
s and four
Euro
The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . ...
s, won the Olympic football tournament in 1960 at the
Summer Games (they also finished second three times and third once), and developed a reputation for skillful and attacking football, leading them to be dubbed "the Brazilians of Europe".
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 ...
holds the record for the most national team caps at 85, between 1964 and 1979. The best scorer is
Stjepan Bobek
Stjepan Bobek (; 3 December 1923 – 22 August 2010) was a Croatian and Yugoslav professional football striker and later football manager.
Usually a forward or attacking midfielder, Bobek was renowned for his technique, vision and goalscoring ...
with 38 goals, between 1946 and 1956.
Dissolution and UN embargo
With the end of the Cold War, democratic principles were introduced to the country which brought about the end of Titoist rule. In the subsequent atmosphere, national tensions were heightened. At the
Yugoslavia-Netherlands friendly in preparation for the 1990 World Cup, the Croatian crowd in Zagreb jeered the Yugoslav team and anthem and waved Dutch flags (owing to its resemblance to the Croatian tricolour). With the
dissolution of Yugoslavia
The breakup of Yugoslavia occurred as a result of a series of political upheavals and conflicts during the early 1990s. After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
, the team split up and the remaining team of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
(FRY) was banned from competing at
Euro 92
The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship was hosted by Sweden between 10 and 26 June 1992. It was the ninth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA.
Denmark won the 1992 championship, having qualifi ...
. The decision was made on 31 May 1992, just 10 days before the competition commenced. They had finished top of their qualifying group, but were unable to play in the competition due to
United Nations Security Council Resolution 757
United Nations Security Council resolution 757 was adopted on 30 May 1992. After reaffirming resolutions 713 (1991), 721 (1991), 724 (1991), 727 (1992), 740 (1992) 743 (1992), 749 (1992) and 752 (1992), the Council condemned the failure of the ...
. Their place was taken by
Denmark
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...
, who went on to win the competition.
After the
breakup of Yugoslavia
The breakup of Yugoslavia occurred as a result of a series of political upheavals and conflicts during the early 1990s. After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
, the FRY consisted of Montenegro and Serbia.
In 1992, Yugoslavia had also been drawn as second seed in
Group 5 of the European Zone in the qualifying tournament for the
1994 World Cup
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. FRY was barred from competing, rendering the group unusually weak.
In 1994, when the boycott was lifted, the union of Serbia and Montenegro competed under the name "Yugoslavia", as the
.
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 ...
inherited Yugoslavia's spot within
FIFA
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and
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
and is considered by both organisations as the only successor of Yugoslavia (and of
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
).
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at FIFA
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official websiteNews: Serbia
at UEFA
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official website, published 1 January 2011, Retrieved 4 October 2012
The national team of Serbia and Montenegro continued under the name Yugoslavia until 2003, when country and team were renamed Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
.
Youth teams
The under-21 team won the inaugural UEFA U-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 ...
in 1978.
The Yugoslav under-20 team won the FIFA World Youth Championship 1987
The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from 10 to 25 October 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th contested and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tournament the Yugoslavs defeated each of ...
.
Kits
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup record
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
UEFA European Championship record
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
:''*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''
Mediterranean Games record
Honours
FIFA World Cup
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:* Fourth place (2): 1930
Events
January
* January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...
, 1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
UEFA European Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition is contes ...
:* Runner-up (2): 1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Ja ...
, 1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
:* Fourth place (1): 1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
Olympic football tournament
Football at the Summer Olympics, referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 (the inaugural Games) and 1932 (in an attempt to promote the new FIFA Wo ...
:* Gold Medal (1): 1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Ja ...
:* Silver Medal (3): 1948
Events January
* January 1
** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect.
** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
, 1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, 1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
:* Bronze Medal (1): 1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
Balkan Cup
The Balkan Cup was an international association football competition contested on and off from 1929 to 1980 by countries from the Balkans region. The most successful team was Romania with four titles.
Overview
The first edition featured Romania, ...
:* Winner (2): 1934–35, 1935
Events
January
* January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims.
* ...
:* Runner-up (6): 1929–31, 1932
Events January
* January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
* January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
, 1933
Events
January
* January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand.
* January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...
, 1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, 1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
, 1977–80
Player statistics
Most capped players
Top goalscorers
Notable players
;Goalkeepers
File:Vladimir Beara 1953.jpg, Vladimir Beara
Vladimir Beara (; 26 August 1928 – 11 August 2014) was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper and manager. He played the vast majority of his professional club career for Hajduk Split and Red Star Belgrade in the Yugoslav Federal League and for the Yu ...
played 59 matches from 1950 to 1959
File:Milutin Šoškić.jpg, Milutin Šoškić
Milutin Šoškić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Шошкић; 31 December 1937 – 27 August 2022) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is considered one of FK Partizan's greatest players.
Biography
He was b ...
played 50 matches from 1959 to 1966
;Defenders
File:Milutin Ivković (1928).jpg, Milutin Ivković
Milutin Ivković (, ; 3 March 1906 – 25 May 1943) was a Yugoslav medical doctor and football defender who played for Yugoslavia at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1930 FIFA World Cup. played for Yugoslavia from 1925 to 1934 and captained the team in 1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation ...
File:Stankovic-branko.jpg, Branko Stanković
Branko "Stane" Stanković ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко "Стане" Станковић, ; 31 October 1921 – 20 February 2002) was a Bosnian Serb footballer and manager, from Sarajevo.
Playing career Club
He started his career in SK Slavija Sarajevo ...
played for Yugoslavia from 1946 to 1956
File:Branko Zebec 1953.jpg, Branko Zebec
Branislav "Branko" Zebec (17 May 1929 – 26 September 1988) was a Croatian footballer and manager who played for Yugoslavia.
In his heyday, Zebec fascinated the world with his performances at the World Cups in 1954 and 1958. With Partizan he ...
played for Yugoslavia from 1951 to 1961 and captained the team in 1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the sixth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country.
Brazil be ...
File:Velibor Vasovic.jpg, 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 ...
played for Yugoslavia from 1961 to 1966
;Midfielders
File:Aleksandar Tirnanić.jpg, Aleksandar Tirnanić
Aleksandar "Tirke" Tirnanić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар "Тирке" Тирнанић; 15 July 1910 – 13 December 1992) was a Yugoslav football (soccer), football player and manager.
Early life and beginnings
Born in the central Serbian sm ...
played in the 1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation ...
and managed the team from 1953 to 1960
File:Dragoslav Sekularac Serbian White Eagles banquet 2007.jpg, Dragoslav Šekularac
Dragoslav Šekularac ( sr-Cyrl, Драгослав Шекуларац, ; 8 November 1937 – 5 January 2019) was a Serbian professional footballer and coach.
Nicknamed Šeki, he was quick and crafty with the ball, displaying creative skills which ...
played for the team from 1956 to 1966
File:Dragan Džajić.jpg, 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 considered by many to be the best player in history of Yugoslavia
File:Petrovich.JPG, Vladimir Petrović
Vladimir Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Петровић, ; born 1 July 1955) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
He is widely known domestically by his nickname Pižon ( sr, Пижон), after the French for ''pigeon''.
C ...
, creative midfielder played for the team from 1973 to 1982
File:Safet Susic 2013.JPG, Safet Sušić
Safet "Pape" Sušić (; born 13 April 1955) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of TFF First League club Akhisarspor. He was a gifted midfielder known for his dribbling skills and techn ...
played for the team from 1977 to 1990
File:Драган Стојковић Пикси 2021.png, Dragan Stojković
Dragan Stojković ( sr-Cyrl, Драган Стојковић, ; born 3 March 1965), also known by the nickname Piksi (Пикси), is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of the Serbia national team. Wi ...
played from 1983 until breakup of Yugoslavia
File:Dejan Savićević.jpg, Dejan Savićević
Dejan Savićević ( cyrl, Дејан Савићевић, ; born 15 September 1966) is a Montenegrin former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Since 2004, he has been the president of the Montenegrin Football Association (FSCG), cu ...
played for the team from 1986 until breakup of Yugoslavia
;Forwards
File:Rajko Mitić (1970).jpg, Rajko Mitić
Rajko Mitić ( sr-Cyrl, Рајко Митић, ; 19 November 1922 – 29 March 2008) was a Serbian footballer, coach, executive and journalist.
Mitić is considered one of the most important players in the history of Red Star Belgrade as he is th ...
scored 32 goals on 59 matches between 1946 and 1957
File:Stjepan Bobek.jpg, Stjepan Bobek
Stjepan Bobek (; 3 December 1923 – 22 August 2010) was a Croatian and Yugoslav professional football striker and later football manager.
Usually a forward or attacking midfielder, Bobek was renowned for his technique, vision and goalscoring ...
is top goal scorer in the team's history with 38 goals
File:Bora Kostić.jpg, Bora Kostić
Borivoje "Bora" Kostić ( sr-Cyrl, Бopивoje "Бора" Kocтић, ; 14 June 1930 – 10 January 2011) was a Serbian footballer. Normally a prolific left winger, Kostić is regarded as one of finest Yugoslav players of his generation and was w ...
scored 26 goals on 33 matches between 1956 and 1964
File:Milan Galić.png, Milan Galić
Milan Galić ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Галић, ; 8 March 1938 – 13 September 2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
During ...
scored 37 goals on 51 matches between 1959 and 1965
File:Josip Skoblar en 1970.jpg, Josip Skoblar
Josip Skoblar (born 12 March 1941) is a Croatian former professional football player and manager. He was primarily a forward, and also capable of playing on both wings.
He played for Zadar, OFK Belgrade, Hannover 96, Marseille and NK Rijeka. W ...
, 1971 European Golden Shoe
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, winner scored 11 goals on 32 matches
File:Dusan Bajevic.jpg, Dušan Bajević
Dušan "Duško" Bajević ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Бајевић, ; gr, Ντούσαν Μπάγεβιτς, ''Doúsan Báyevits''; born 10 December 1948) is a Bosnian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former player. H ...
scored 29 goals on 37 matches between 1970 and 1977
File:Дарко Панчев 2020.png, Darko Pančev
Darko Pančev ( mk, Дарко Панчев, ; born 7 September 1965) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He most notably played for FK Vardar and Red Star Belgrade.
He was part of the Red Star Belgrade squad ...
, 1991 European Golden Shoe
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winner, played for the team from 1984 until breakup of Yugoslavia
Head-to-head record
Head coaches
See also
* List of Yugoslavia international footballers
This is a list of all Association football, football players that have played for the Yugoslavia national football team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and SFR Yugoslavia.
For the list of inter ...
*
* Yugoslavia national football team results (1920–41) Yugoslavia national football team results may refer to:
* Yugoslavia national football team results (1920–41)
* Yugoslavia national football team results (1946–69)
* Yugoslavia national football team results (1970–92)
See also
* Croatia nati ...
* Yugoslavia national football team results (1946–69) Yugoslavia national football team results may refer to:
* Yugoslavia national football team results (1920–41)
* Yugoslavia national football team results (1946–69)
* Yugoslavia national football team results (1970–92)
See also
* Croatia nati ...
* Yugoslavia national football team results (1970–92) Yugoslavia national football team results may refer to:
* Yugoslavia national football team results (1920–41)
* Yugoslavia national football team results (1946–69)
* Yugoslavia national football team results (1970–92)
See also
* Croatia nati ...
* Yugoslavia national under-21 football team
The Yugoslavia national under-21 football team existed in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After the state's dissolution in 1992, the following teams were formed:
*Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team
*Croatia nationa ...
* Yugoslavia national under-20 football team
The Yugoslavia national under-20 football team ( sh, Omladinska reprezentacija Jugoslavije) represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the FIFA World Youth Championship and various friendly youth tournaments in the period between t ...
Teams from successor states
* Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team ( bs, Nogometna/Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; sr, Фудбалска репрезентација Боснe и Херцеговинe, Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovi ...
(member of UEFA and FIFA since 1990s)
* Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team ( hr, Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) represents Croatia in international Association football, football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football ...
(member of UEFA and FIFA since 1990s)
* Slovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team ( sl, Slovenska nogometna reprezentanca) represents Slovenia in men's international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia, the governing body for football in Slovenia. The squad ...
(member of UEFA and FIFA since 1990s)
* North Macedonia national football team
The North Macedonia national football team ( mk, Фудбалска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, Fudbalska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in men's international footbal ...
(member of UEFA and FIFA since 1990s)
* Serbia and Montenegro national football team
The Serbia and Montenegro national football team ( sr, Фудбалска репрезентација Србије и Црне Горе, Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije i Crne Gore) was a national football team that represented the State Union ...
(considered successor of Yugoslavia by UEFA and FIFA), later:
** Montenegro national football team
The Montenegro national football team ( cnr, Фудбалска репрезентација Црне Горе, Fudbalska reprezentacija Crne Gore) has represented Montenegro in international Association football, football since 2007. It is cont ...
(member of UEFA and FIFA since 2006)
** 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 ...
(considered successor of Serbia and Montenegro, as Serbia since 2008)
*** Kosovo national football team
The Kosovo national football team ( sq, Kombëtarja e futbollit të Kosovës; sr, Фудбалска репрезентација Косова, Fudbalska reprezentacija Kosova) represents Kosovo in men's international football. The team is con ...
(member of UEFA and FIFA since 2016)
Notes
References
Bibliography
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External links
RSSSF – ''Yugoslavia men's national football team international matches'' 1920–1992
* ttp://www.reprezentacija.rs/ Yugoslavia national football team web page
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Former national association football teams in Europe
1920 establishments in Yugoslavia
Football in Yugoslavia
National sports teams established in 1920