Serbia national under-21 football team

Serbia U21

Nickname(s)	Орлићи / Orlići (The Young Eagles)
Association	Football Association of Serbia
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Tomislav Sivić
Captain	Nemanja Maksimović
FIFA code	SRB
First colours Second colours

The Serbia national under-21 football team (Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије до 21. године / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije do 21. godine) is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia.

This team is for Serbian players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side and again for the U21s, as Matija Nastasić, Filip Đuričić, Lazar Marković, and Aleksandar Mitrović have done recently. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible). Nikola Drinčić is a currently Montenegrin international and former Serbia U21 player.

History

The governing body of Football Association of Serbia established the Serbian under-21 team in 2007.

Competition history

Serbia's under-21 national team qualified for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands, in June 2007, after a remarkable two game play-off against Sweden. After a shocking 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 very 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 (1–0), Czech Republic (1–0) and Belgium (2–0). The only other loss, besides the final, was the 3rd group game against England (0–2), which was a meaningless game for the Serbian team, as they had already qualified for the semi-finals.

Competitive record

The Serbian Football Association

     Champions       Runners-Up       Third Place       Fourth Place

European Under-21 Championship record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 2007 Final 2nd 5 3 0 2 5 6 2009 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 1 3 2011 Did not qualify 2013 2015 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 1 7 2017 Qualified Total 9/20 1 title 41 13 11 17 41 56

Olympic Games record Since 1992 Olympics football changed to U-23 event, and the European U-21 teams, technically are U-23 teams. The winner, runner-up and third placed team of UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualify for the Olympics 2012 in London Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 2008 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 3 7 2012 Did not qualify 2016 2020 TBD Total 2/6 0 Title 6 0 1 5 6 21

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up to participate on the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs matches against Norway U-21.^[1] Caps and goals updated as of 15 November 2016 after the game against Norway U-21.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Boris Radunović	16 May 1996	6	0	Avellino
	GK	Vanja Milinković-Savić	20 February 1997	6	0	Lechia Gdańsk
	GK	Filip Manojlović	25 April 1996	1	0	Red Star Belgrade
	DF	Milan Gajić	28 January 1996	15	1	Bordeaux
	DF	Nemanja Antonov	6 May 1995	11	0	Grasshoppers
	DF	Vukašin Jovanović	17 May 1996	9	0	Zenit St. Petersburg
	DF	Darko Lazić	19 July 1994	7	1	Anzhi Makhachkala
	DF	Aleksandar Filipović	20 December 1994	5	0	Voždovac
	DF	Nikola Maraš	19 December 1995	3	2	Rad
	DF	Aleksandar Bjelica	7 January 1994	1	0	Mechelen
	MF	Sergej Milinković-Savić	27 February 1995	10	3	Lazio
	MF	Marko Grujić	13 April 1996	10	0	Liverpool
	MF	Saša Lukić	13 August 1996	9	1	Torino
	MF	Mijat Gaćinović	8 February 1995	9	2	Eintracht Frankfurt
	MF	Andrija Živković	11 July 1996	9	0	Benfica
	MF	Mihailo Ristić	31 October 1995	6	1	Red Star Belgrade
	MF	Nemanja Maksimović	26 January 1995	6	0	Astana
	MF	Nemanja Mihajlović	19 January 1996	5	1	Partizan
	MF	Srđan Plavšić	3 December 1995	5	0	Red Star Belgrade
	MF	Nikola Ninković	19 December 1994	4	1	Genoa
	MF	Dejan Meleg	1 October 1994	3	0	Vojvodina
	FW	Uroš Đurđević	2 March 1994	26	15	Partizan
	FW	Aleksandar Čavrić	18 June 1994	21	2	Slovan Bratislava
	FW	Ognjen Ožegović	9 June 1994	10	5	Čukarički
	FW	Aleksandar Lutovac	28 June 1997	0	0	Rad

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Stefan Čupić	7 May 1994	2	0	OFK Bačka	v.  Netherlands, 28 March 2016
DF	Miloš Veljković^INJ	26 September 1995	11	0	Werder Bremen	v.  Norway, 11 November 2016
DF	Nikola Antić	4 January 1994	3	0	Vojvodina	v.  Republic of Ireland, 6 September 2016
DF	Uroš Radaković	31 March 1994	1	0	Sigma Olomouc	v.  Israel, 2 June 2016
DF	Srđan Babić	22 April 1996	3	1	CF Reus Deportiu	v.  Netherlands, 28 March 2016
DF	Bojan Nastić	6 July 1994	1	0	Genk	v.  Slovenia, 17 November 2015
MF	Uroš Damnjanović	8 February 1995	3	0	Partizan	v.  Israel, 2 June 2016
MF	Marko Golubović	20 September 1995	1	0	Sinđelić	v.  Israel, 2 June 2016
MF	Saša Zdjelar	20 March 1995	7	0	Olympiacos	v.  Netherlands, 28 March 2016
MF	Andrija Luković	24 October 1994	4	2	Red Star	v.  Netherlands, 28 March 2016
FW	Nemanja Radonjić	15 February 1996	1	0	Čukarički	v.  Republic of Ireland, 6 September 2016
FW	Dejan Dražić	26 September 1995	1	0	Valladolid	v.  Republic of Ireland, 6 September 2016
FW	Luka Jović	23 December 1997	4	0	Benfica	v.  Israel, 2 June 2016
FW	Miloš Pantović	7 July 1996	3	0	Bayern Munich II	v.  Netherlands, 28 March 2016
FW	Ivan Šaponjić	2 August 1997	2	0	Benfica B	v.  Slovenia, 17 November 2015

Coaches

Dates	Name
2015–	Tomislav Sivić
2015	Mladen Dodić
2013–2014	Radovan Ćurčić
2010–2012	Aleksandar Janković
2010	Tomislav Sivić (caretaker)
2009–2010	Ratomir Dujković
2007–2009	Slobodan Krčmarević
2006–2007	Miroslav Đukić
2005–2006	Dragan Okuka
2004–2005	Milorad Kosanović
2002–2004	Vladimir Petrović
2000–2002	Nikola Rakojević
1998–2000	Milovan Đorić
1996–1998	Milan Živadinović

See also

• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
• Serbia national football team
• Serbia national under-20 football team
• Serbia national under-19 football team
• Yugoslavia national under-21 football team

References

1. Spisak mlade reprezentacije: Povratak Džigija Ninkovića posle tri godine! Sivić opet pozvao Melega, debitant Lutovac at mozzartsport.com (Serbian)

External links

• Football Association of Serbia (Serbian)