The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of
Serbia
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and is controlled by the
Football Association of Serbia. Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbia national team to be the direct and sole successor of the
Yugoslavia under-21 and
Serbia and Montenegro under-21 national teams.
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at FIFA
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official website
History
Serbia's under-21 national team qualified for the
2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007 were held from 10 to 23 June 2007. It was the 16th staging of UEFA's UEFA European Under-21 Championship, European Under-21 Championship.
Summary
For the first time, a host nation was chosen ahead of th ...
held in the Netherlands, in June 2007, after winning a two-game play-off against
Sweden
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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
Italy
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(1–0),
Czech Republic
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(1–0) and
Belgium
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(2–0). The only other loss, besides the final, was the third group game against
England
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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
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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record
Olympic Games
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record
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
2023
2024
Players
Current squad
The following players have been called up for the
friendly matches against
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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and
Georgia
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on 21 and 25 March 2025.
''Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024, after the match against
Turkey
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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
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2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
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2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
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2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
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2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
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2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
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2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
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2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
Coaches
See also
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Serbia national under-21 football team results
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UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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Serbia national football team
The Serbia men's national football team ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалска репрезентација Србије, translit=Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in men's international Association football, football competition. It is ...
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Serbia national under-20 football team
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Serbia national under-19 football team
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Yugoslavia national under-21 football team
Notes
References
External links
Football Association of Serbia
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Under-21
Under-21
European national under-21 association football teams