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The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of
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and is controlled by the
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. Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbian national team to be the direct and sole successor of the Yugoslavia under-21 and Serbia and Montenegro under-21 national teams.Serbia
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official website


History

Serbia's under-21 national team qualified for the
2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007 were held from 10 June 2007 to 23 June 2007. It was the 16th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. Summary For the first time, a host nation was chosen ahead of the competition – the Nethe ...
held in the Netherlands, in June 2007, after winning a two-game play-off against
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. After a 3–0 loss at home, Serbia overturned the result two weeks later, defeating Sweden 5–0, and advancing to the final tournament. Serbia's 2007 U21 Championship campaign was successful, as they finished in second place, losing the final to the hosts, by a score of 4–1. On their way to the final, they defeated
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(1–0),
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(1–0) and
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(2–0). The only other loss, besides the final, was the third group game against
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(0–2), which was a meaningless game for the Serbian team, as they had already qualified for the semi-finals.


Competitive record

Champions   Runners-Up   Third Place   Fourth Place


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


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record


Recent results and forthcoming fixtures


2021


2022


Players


Current squad

The following players have been called up for Friendly matches against
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on 20 and
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on 22 November 2022. ''Caps and goals updated as of 27 September 2022 after the match against
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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months, that are still eligible to represent Serbia at youth


Previous squads

* 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad


Coaches


See also

* Serbia national under-21 football team results *
UEFA European Under-21 Football 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 ...
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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-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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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 ...


Notes


References


External links


Football Association of Serbia
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