Serbia men's national volleyball team
Men's national volleyball team representing Serbia
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The Serbia men's national volleyball team represents Serbia in international men's volleyball. FIVB and the CEV consider Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991) and Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).[2][3] Serbia won gold at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and bronze at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
The Yugoslav Olympic Committee declared the national volleyball team to be the best male team of the year in 2000, and the Olympic Committee of Serbia did the same in 2010 and 2013.[4]
History
Serbia's most proud moment came at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 when under the name Yugoslavia it won Olympic gold. A heavy favourite was team Italy, who won the last three World Championships and the European title in 1995 and 1999, but they had yet to win an Olympic gold medal. They swept through Group B undefeated and won their quarter-final match over Australia. In the semifinals, Serbia & Montenegro (Yugoslavia), runners-up at the 1998 Worlds, and bronze medalists at the 1999 Europeans, triumphed in straight sets, again denying Italy an Olympic gold medal. Serbia & Montenegro had struggled in the pools, finishing only third behind Italy and Russia, but they defeated Russia in straight sets in the final to win the gold medal. As in 1996, all medalists came from the same pool, this time Group B.[5]
Volleyball was brought to Serbia by g. William Viland, a professor of folklore and folk sports from Oakland, California, when the Red Cross held a series of lectures and demonstrations of American sports in Belgrade and Novi Sad. It is believed that his arrival marked the beginning of volleyball in this area, and in 1924 is considered the year when the first volleyball ball came to Serbia. During the period of occupation, between 1941 and 1944, volleyball was played very actively, numerous competitions were held, and more sports clubs/society's had established its volleyball section.
The Serbian/Yugoslav Volleyball Federation was founded in 1946 by the Alliance for Physical Education of Yugoslavia. A year later, in 1947, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) was founded and the former Yugoslavia was one of the 14 founders. From 13 February 1949, the Volleyball Federation became an independent sports organization. Two years later, at the European Championships held in Paris, the women's volleyball team of Yugoslavia won the bronze medal for the first time. This success was repeated with the men's event in 1975, when Serbia for the first time in history hosted the biggest European competition, both the men's and women's events. The Serbian team in the last match of the final group defeated Bulgaria in the crowded hall of "Pioneer" in Belgrade and won the bronze medal.[6]
2011 – 2019
In 2011 Serbia became European champion and in 2016 the champion of FIVB World League for the first time, with Marko Ivović being crowned MVP of the tournament and Srećko Lisinac being chosen as the Best Middle Blocker.[7]
2019 – 2021
After two bronze medal 2013 and 2017, Serbia become European champion again in 2019 with Uroš Kovačević being crowned MVP of the tournament.[8][9]
Medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| World Championship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| World Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| World Grand Champions Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| World League | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| European Championship | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12[10] |
| Mediterranean Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 7 | 16 | 28 |
Results
Olympic Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | Squad | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 to 1988 | part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
 1992 Barcelona |
suspended | ||||||||
 1996 Atlanta |
Semifinals | 3rd  |
8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | Squad | |
 2000 Sydney |
Final | 1st  |
8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | Squad | |
 2004 Athens |
Quarterfinals | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | Squad | |
as  Serbia 2007– | |||||||||
 2008 Beijing |
Quarterfinals | 5th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | Squad | |
 2012 London |
Preliminary round | 9th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | Squad | |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 2020 Tokyo | |||||||||
 2024 Paris |
Preliminary round | 9th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | Squad | |
| 2028 Los Angeles |
Future event | ||||||||
| 2032 Brisbane | |||||||||
| Total | 6/9 | 1 Title | 36 | 19 | 17 | 73 | 68 | — | |
World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | Squad | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 to 1990 | part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
| 1994 |
suspended | ||||||||
 1998 |
Final | 2nd  |
12 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 10 | Squad | |
 2002 |
Semifinals | 4th | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 8 | Squad | |
| 2006 |
Semifinals | 4th | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 13 | Squad | |
| as Serbia 2007– | |||||||||
 2010 |
Semifinals | 3rd  |
9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | Squad | |
 2014 |
Second round | 9th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | Squad | |
 2018 |
Semifinals | 4th | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | Squad | |
 2022 |
Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Squad | |
 2025 |
Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad | |
| 2027 |
Future event | ||||||||
 2029 | |||||||||
| Total | 8/9 | 0 Title(s) | 70 | 48 | 22 | 160 | 89 | — | |
World Cup
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Squads
World Grand Champions Cup
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World League
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 |
part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
| 1991 | |||||||||
| 1992 |
suspended | ||||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||
| 1994 | |||||||||
| 1995 |
did not enter | ||||||||
 1996 | |||||||||
 1997 | 7th place | 12 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 15 | |||
| 1998 | 6th place | 14 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 32 | |||
| 1999 |
withdrew | ||||||||
| 2000 | 4th place | 18 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 26 | |||
| 2001 | 4th place | 17 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 23 | |||
| 2002 | 3rd place | 17 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 24 | |||
| 2003 | 2nd place | 17 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 24 | |||
 2004 | 3rd place | 15 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 20 | |||
 2005 | 2nd place | 15 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 31 | |||
| 2006 | 5th place | 15 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 26 | |||
| as Serbia 2007– | |||||||||
| 2007 | 9th place | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | |||
| 2008 | 2nd place | 16 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 24 | |||
 2009 | 2nd place | 16 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 25 | |||
| 2010 | 3rd place | 16 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 26 | |||
| 2011 | 9th place | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 21 | |||
| 2012 | 9th place | 12 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 24 | |||
| 2013 | 8th place | 10 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 2014 | 7th place | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 20 | |||
| 2015 | 2nd place | 16 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 32 | |||
| 2016 | 1st place  | 13 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 17 | |||
| 2017 | 5th place | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | |||
| Total | 21/28 | 286 | 176 | 110 | 656 | 470 | |||
Squads
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2015 Rio de Janeiro – 
Silver medal
- Kovačević N., Kovačević U., Ivović, Petrić, Kostić, Stanković (C), Jovović, Atanasijević, Starović, Majstorović, Podraščanin, Rosić, Lisinac, Okolić. Head coach: Grbić
2016 Kraków – 
Gold medal
Nations League
| Year | Rank | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | PW | PL | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5th place | 17 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 1404 | 1408 | Squad |
| 2019 | 11th place | 15 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 1393 | 1417 | Squad |
| 2021 | 6th place | 15 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 1419 | 1341 | Squad |
| 2022 | 11th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 1010 | 1043 | Squad |
| 2023 | 9th place | 12 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 1045 | 1056 | Squad |
| 2024 | 10th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 1051 | 1094 | Squad |
| 2025 | 16th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 926 | 1038 | Squad |
| 2026 | 12th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 961 | 1037 | Squad |
 2027 | qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 9/9 | 107 | 51 | 56 | 195 | 223 | 9209 | 9434 | — |
Record by opponent
| FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League matches (by team) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | % | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | SL |
 South Korea | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Max |
 Ukraine | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 |
| Bulgaria | 1.000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6.000 |
 Belgium | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.000 |
| Australia | 1.000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 |
| Netherlands | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 |
 Portugal | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.500 |
 Canada | .833 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1.889 |
| China | .800 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 |
 Cuba | .750 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 |
 Turkey | .667 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 |
 Iran | .500 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.786 |
 Germany | .375 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 0.889 |
| Argentina | .375 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 0.684 |
| Poland | .333 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0.917 |
| Russia | .333 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 |
| Japan | .286 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 0.529 |
| Slovenia | .167 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0.500 |
| Italy | .167 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 0.188 |
| United States | .143 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 0.421 |
| France | .143 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 0.300 |
| Brazil | .143 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 0.250 |
| Total (22 teams) | 107^ | 51 | 56 | 195 | 223 | ||
- ^All statistics current through the end of 2026 edition.
European Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 to 1991 | part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
 1993 | suspended | ||||||||
| 1995 | Semifinals | | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | ||
| 1997 | Final | | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | ||
 1999 | Semifinals | | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | ||
 2001 | Final | | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 6 | ||
| 2003 | Semifinals | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | ||
| 2005 | Semifinals | | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 6 | ||
| as Serbia 2007– | |||||||||
| 2007 | Semifinals | | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | ||
| 2009 | Second Round | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | ||
| 2011 | Final | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||
 2013 | Semifinals | | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | ||
| 2015 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2017 | Semifinals | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | ||
| 2019 | Final | | 9 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
 2021 | Semifinals | 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 15 | ||
  2023 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | ||
 2026 | Qualified | ||||||||
 2028 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Qualified: 16/18 | 103 | 77 | 26 | 260 | 126 | |||
Squads
1995 – 
Bronze medal
1997 – Silver medal
1999 – Bronze medal
2001 – Gold medal
2005 – Bronze medal
2007 – Bronze medal
- 2011 – Gold medal
- N. Kovačević, U. Kovačević, Petković, Terzić, Stanković, Vujić, Nikić, Mitić, Rašić, Miljković, Starović, Atanasijević, Podraščanin, Rosić. Head Coach: Kolaković
2013 – Bronze medal
- 2017 – Bronze medal
- Okolić, Kovačević, Katić, Petrić (C), Škundrić, Stanković, Jovović, Buculjević, Atanasijević, Luburić, Majstorović, Podraščanin, Rosić, Lisinac. Head coach: Grbić
2019 – Gold medal
- Okolić, Kovačević, Petrić (C), Ćirović, Peković, Krsmanović, Ivović, Jovović, Atanasijević, Luburić, Majstorović, Podraščanin, Lisinac, Todorović. Head coach: Kovač
European Games
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2015 Baku |
5th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | |
 2019 Minsk | volleyball tournament not held | ||||||
| 2023 Kraków | |||||||
| 2027 Istanbul | TBD | ||||||
| Total | 1/1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | |
Mediterranean Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Results and fixtures
2021
| 2021 (W–L 17–10) | |||||||||||
| Date | Time | Opponent | Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 European Olympic Qualification Tournament | |||||||||||
| 5 Jan | 13:30 | France | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 75–64 | Report | ||
| 6 Jan | 14:00 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Serbia | 18–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 53–75 | Report | ||
| 8 Jan | 14:30 | Serbia | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 21–25 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 13–15 | 107–109 | Report |
| 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League | |||||||||||
| 28 May | 15:00 | Serbia | 3–1 | Slovenia | 22–25 | 25–18 | 36–34 | 25–18 | 108–95 | P2Report | |
| 29 May | 16:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Serbia | 26–24 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 97–83 | P2Report | |
| 30 May | 21:00 | Serbia | 3–1 | Italy | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 97–88 | P2Report | |
| 3 Jun | 13:00 | Japan | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–18 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 13–25 | 83–93 | P2Report | |
| 4 Jun | 15:00 | Serbia | 3–2 | France | 22–25 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 15–9 | 111–105 | P2Report |
| 5 Jun | 15:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Serbia | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 98–85 | P2Report | |
| 9 Jun | 10:00 | Serbia | 3–1 | Germany | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–15 | 94–80 | P2Report | |
| 10 Jun | 10:00 | Serbia | 3–2 | Iran | 21–25 | 25–15 | 26–28 | 25–22 | 15–8 | 112–98 | P2Report |
| 11 Jun | 18:00 | United States | 1–3 | Serbia | 23–25 | 17–25 | 25–19 | 25–27 | 90–96 | P2Report | |
| 15 Jun | 10:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Serbia | 25–23 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 97–91 | P2Report | |
| 16 Jun | 12:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 75–54 | P2Report | ||
| 17 Jun | 10:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Serbia | 27–25 | 25–20 | 26–24 | 78–69 | P2Report | ||
| 21 Jun | 10:00 | Australia | 1–3 | Serbia | 16–25 | 13–25 | 25–19 | 15–25 | 69–94 | P2Report | |
| 22 Jun | 12:00 | Serbia | 3–2 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 17–15 | 109–104 | P2Report |
| 23 Jun | 12:00 | Canada | 3–2 | Serbia | 17–25 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 25–20 | 17–15 | 105–102 | P2Report |
| 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship | |||||||||||
| 2 Sep | 20:30 | Belgium | 1–3 | Serbia | 13–25 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 76–96 | Report | |
| 3 Sep | 20:30 | Ukraine | 0–3 | Serbia | 25–27 | 24–26 | 21–25 | 70–78 | Report | ||
| 4 Sep | 20:30 | Serbia | 2–3 | Poland | 21–25 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 14–16 | 105–109 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 17:30 | Portugal | 1–3 | Serbia | 15–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 17–25 | 78–97 | Report | |
| 7 Sep | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–2 | Greece | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–16 | 28–30 | 15–5 | 115–99 | Report |
| 12 Sep | 20:30 | Serbia | 3–2 | Turkey | 25–18 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 15–12 | 109–103 | Report |
| 14 Sep | 17:30 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Serbia | 23–25 | 20–25 | 25–27 | 68–77 | Report | ||
| 18 Sep | 21:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Italy | 27–29 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 92–102 | Report | |
| 19 Sep | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–22 | 75–60 | Report | ||
2022
| 2022 (W–L 9–10) | |||||||||||
| Date | Time | Opponent | Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League | |||||||||||
| 7 Jun | 16:30 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–19 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 86–94 | P2 Report | |
| 9 Jun | 16:30 | Serbia | 1–3 | France | 25–21 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 93–96 | P2 Report | |
| 10 Jun | 11:00 | Serbia | 3–2 | Argentina | 25–16 | 25–18 | 17–25 | 12–25 | 15–6 | 94–90 | P2 Report |
| 11 Jun | 13:00 | Germany | 3–2 | Serbia | 27–25 | 25–27 | 18–25 | 28–26 | 18–16 | 116–119 | P2 Report |
| 22 Jun | 20:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | United States | 24–26 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 92–99 | P2 Report | |
| 23 Jun | 16:30 | Serbia | 0–3 | Brazil | 18–25 | 24–26 | 17–25 | 59–76 | P2 Report | ||
| 24 Jun | 13:30 | Serbia | 3–2 | Canada | 20–25 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 26–24 | 15–11 | 105–105 | P2 Report |
| 26 Jun | 13:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Australia | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 75–59 | P2 Report | ||
| 6 Jul | 20:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 75–57 | P2 Report | ||
| 8 Jul | 20:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–23 | 75–58 | P2 Report | ||
| 9 Jul | 17:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Serbia | 35–33 | 25–21 | 25–12 | 85–66 | P2 Report | ||
| 10 Jul | 14:00 | China | 1–3 | Serbia | 17–25 | 17–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 81–98 | P2 Report | |
| 2022 Hubert Jerzy Wagner Memorial | |||||||||||
| 18 Aug | 17:30 | Argentina | 3–1 | Serbia | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 94–86 | Report | |
| 19 Aug | 17:30 | Iran | 2–3 | Serbia | 21–25 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 26–24 | 10–15 | 102–109 | Report |
| 20 Aug | 18:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 75–67 | Report | ||
| 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship | |||||||||||
| 27 Aug | 20:30 | Ukraine | 0–3 | Serbia | 26–28 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 67–78 | P2 Report | ||
| 29 Aug | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–0 |  Puerto Rico | 26–24 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 76–61 | P2 Report | ||
| 31 Aug | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–0 |  Tunisia | 29–27 | 25–15 | 25–17 | 79–59 | P2 Report | ||
| 6 Sep | 17:30 | Serbia | 0–3 | Argentina | 23–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 67–75 | P2 Report | ||
2023
| 2023 (W–L 14–12) | |||||||||||
| Date | Time | Opponent | Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League | |||||||||||
| 7 Jun | 15:00 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Serbia | 31–29 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 100–95 | P2 Report | |
| 8 Jun | 15:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | China | 34–32 | 25–16 | 25–20 | 84–68 | P2 Report | ||
| 9 Jun | 19:40 | Japan | 3–1 | Serbia | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 97–89 | P2 Report | |
| 11 Jun | 15:40 | Serbia | 3–0 | Poland | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–14 | 75–54 | P2 Report | ||
| 20 Jun | 16:30 | United States | 3–1 | Serbia | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 97–84 | P2 Report | |
| 22 Jun | 16:30 | Serbia | 3–1 | Germany | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 95–92 | P2 Report | |
| 23 Jun | 20:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | Italy | 11–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 52–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 25 Jun | 16:00 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 33–35 | 9–15 | 113–118 | P2 Report |
| 4 Jul | 13:00 | Argentina | 3–1 | Serbia | 19–25 | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 94–78 | P2 Report | |
| 6 Jul | 17:00 | Serbia | 3–2 | Cuba | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 15–11 | 106–105 | P2 Report |
| 7 Jul | 13:30 | Serbia | 1–3 | France | 25–20 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 26–28 | 94–98 | P2 Report | |
| 8 Jul | 13:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Serbia | 19–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 63–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 2023 Men's European Volleyball Championship | |||||||||||
| 30 Aug | 21:00 | Switzerland  | 0–3 | Serbia | 19–25 | 16–25 | 19–25 | 54–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 31 Aug | 18:00 | Serbia | 3–1 | Belgium | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 93–87 | P2 Report | |
| 1 Sep | 21:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | Italy | 15–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 55–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 4 Sep | 18:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 75–61 | P2 Report | ||
| 5 Sep | 21:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 88–95 | P2 Report | |
| 10 Sep | 18:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–21 | 26–24 | 25–21 | 76–66 | P2 Report | ||
| 12 Sep | 18:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Serbia | 26–28 | 25–15 | 36–34 | 25–17 | 112–94 | P2 Report | |
| 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup | |||||||||||
| 30 Sep | 13:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Turkey | 22–25 | 25–20 | 14–25 | 20–25 | 81–95 | P2 Report | |
| 1 Oct | 13:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 75–58 | P2 Report | ||
| 3 Oct | 13:00 | Serbia | 3–1 |  Egypt | 18–25 | 25–19 | 25–14 | 25–16 | 93–74 | P2 Report | |
| 4 Oct | 13:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Finland | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 75–65 | P2 Report | ||
| 6 Oct | 19:25 | Japan | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–22 | 75–53 | P2 Report | ||
| 7 Oct | 16:00 | United States | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–17 | 75–53 | P2 Report | ||
| 8 Oct | 16:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 75–66 | P2 Report | ||
2024
| 2024 (W–L 6–9) | |||||||||||
| Date | Time | Opponent | Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League | |||||||||||
| 22 May | 21:00 | Iran | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–27 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 87–94 | P2 Report | |
| 23 May | 17:30 | Japan | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–22 | 75–58 | P2 Report | ||
| 24 May | 21:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Brazil | 21–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 88–97 | P2 Report | |
| 26 May | 14:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | Germany | 21–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 61–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 5 Jun | 16:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–17 | 25–20 | 26–24 | 76–61 | P2 Report | ||
| 7 Jun | 20:00 | United States | 3–1 | Serbia | 23–25 | 25–15 | 25–23 | 25–14 | 98–77 | P2 Report | |
| 8 Jun | 20:00 | Serbia | 2–3 | Argentina | 26–28 | 18–25 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 107–108 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jun | 18:00 | Canada | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–21 | 20–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 86–96 | P2 Report | |
| 19 Jun | 16:30 | Cuba | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–22 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 21–25 | 12–15 | 99–108 | P2 Report |
| 21 Jun | 20:30 | Turkey | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–20 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 88–95 | P2 Report | |
| 22 Jun | 16:30 | Serbia | 2–3 | Poland | 21–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 11–15 | 100–108 | P2 Report |
| 23 Jun | 20:30 | Serbia | 2–3 | Slovenia | 13–25 | 27–25 | 14–25 | 25–22 | 12–15 | 91–112 | P2 Report |
| 2024 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||
| 28 Jul | 17:00 | France | 3–2 | Serbia | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 21–25 | 15–6 | 109–90 | P2 Report |
| 30 Jul | 17:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 75–59 | P2 Report | ||
| 3 Aug | 21:00 | Canada | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–16 | 25–22 | 24–26 | 19–25 | 16–18 | 109–107 | P2 Report |
2025
| 2025 (W–L 5–14) | |||||||||||
| Date | Time | Opponent | Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League | |||||||||||
| 11 Jun | 20:30 | Serbia | 3–1 | Turkey | 12–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 87–93 | P2 Report | |
| 12 Jun | 17:00 | China | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 75–66 | P2 Report | ||
| 13 Jun | 17:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–20 | 25–23 | 26–24 | 76–67 | P2 Report | ||
| 15 Jun | 19:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 75–64 | P2 Report | ||
| 25 Jun | 20:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Iran | 21–25 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 88–98 | P2 Report | |
| 26 Jun | 20:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Cuba | 25–22 | 22–25 | 16–25 | 16–25 | 79–97 | P2 Report | |
| 28 Jun | 20:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Argentina | 25–18 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 12–25 | 78–93 | P2 Report | |
| 29 Jun | 20:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Serbia | 25–20 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 98–83 | P2 Report | |
| 16 Jul | 16:30 | Serbia | 0–3 | Italy | 15–25 | 14–25 | 16–25 | 45–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 18 Jul | 16:30 | Ukraine | 0–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 58–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 19 Jul | 16:30 | Serbia | 3–1 | Canada | 15–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 90–87 | P2 Report | |
| 20 Jul | 20:30 | Serbia | 2–3 | Slovenia | 21–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 15–17 | 104–113 | P2 Report |
| 2025 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner | |||||||||||
| 29 August | 20:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–20 | 25–13 | 25–22 | 75–55 | Report | ||
| 30 August | 18:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | Argentina | 20–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 55–75 | Report | ||
| 31 August | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Serbia | 25–18 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 27–25 | 99–87 | Report | |
| 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship | |||||||||||
| 14 Sep | 17:30 | Serbia | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 22–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 65–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 16 Sep | 21:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | China | 25–18 | 25–19 | 29–27 | 79–64 | P2 Report | ||
| 18 Sep | 10:00 | Brazil | 0–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 64–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 23 Sep | 20:00 | Serbia | 2–3 | Iran | 25–23 | 19–25 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 9–15 | 101–112 | P2 Report |
2026
| 2026 (W–L 5–7) | ||||||||||||
| Date | Time | Opponent | Result | Attd. | Report | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League | ||||||||||||
| 10 Jun | 16:30 | Serbia | 3–1 | Argentina | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–27 | 26–24 | 101–94 | 768 | P2 Boxscore | |
| 12 Jun | 16:30 | Belgium | 1–3 | Serbia | 18–25 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 87–99 | 658 | P2 Boxscore | |
| 13 Jun | 11:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 75–62 | 6,977 | P2 Boxscore | ||
| 14 Jun | 14:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Serbia | 28–30 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 73–80 | 1,859 | P2 Boxscore | ||
| 24 Jun | 13:30 | Serbia | 1–3 | Japan | 17–25 | 15–25 | 25–22 | 16–25 | 73–97 | 2,600 | P2 Boxscore | |
| 26 Jun | 20:30 | Serbia | 3–1 | Cuba | 25–19 | 13–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 88–89 | 1,092 | P2 Boxscore | |
| 27 Jun | 20:30 | France | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–22 | 75–61 | 5,940 | P2 Boxscore | ||
| 28 Jun | 20:30 | Serbia | 1–3 | United States | 12–25 | 23–25 | 26–24 | 17–25 | 78–99 | 1,275 | P2 Boxscore | |
| 15 Jul | 20:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | Turkey | 23–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 60–75 | 2,540 | P2 Boxscore | ||
| 16 Jul | 20:00 | Serbia | 3–1 | Ukraine | 22–25 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 97–86 | 2,200 | P2 Boxscore | |
| 18 Jul | 20:00 | Serbia | 2–3 | Germany | 25–21 | 28–26 | 16–25 | 18–25 | 13–15 | 100–112 | 3,150 | P2 Boxscore |
| 19 Jul | 20:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | Slovenia | 19–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 62–75 | 2,450 | P2 Boxscore | ||
| 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship | ||||||||||||
| 11 Sep | 20:00 | Serbia | – | Estonia | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report | |||
| 13 Sep | 18:00 | Finland | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report | |||
| 16 Sep | 17:00 | Denmark | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report | |||
| 17 Sep | 17:00 | Serbia | – | Belgium | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report | |||
Team
Current squad
The following is Serbia's roster for the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.[11]
Head coach: Gheorghe Crețu
- 1 Dušan Nikolić OP
- 3 Stefan Negić L
- 4 Veljko Mašulović OH
- 8 Marko Ivović OH
- 9 Nikola Jovović S
- 10 Miran Kujundžić OH
- 12 Pavle Perić OH
- 13 Vladimir Gajović MB
- 15 Nemanja Mašulović MB
- 16 Dražen Luburić OP
- 19 Aleksandar Stefanović MB
- 21 Vuk Todorović S
- 22 Nikola Brborić OH
- 29 Aleksandar Nedeljković MB
Coach history
- Zoran Gajić (1995–2002)
- Veselin Vuković (2002–2003)
- Ljubomir Travica (2003–2006)
Igor Kolaković (2006–2014)
Nikola Grbić (2015–2019)- Slobodan Kovač (2019–2021)
- Igor Kolaković (2022–2024)
Gheorghe Crețu (2025–present)
Notable players
Kit providers
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Serbia national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
|---|---|
| 2000– | Asics DAcapo |
| 2017– | Peak Sport Products |
Sponsorship
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Poštanska štedionica. other sponsors: Škoda Auto, Radio Television of Serbia, Žurnal, Srbijagas, Posta, EPS and Blic.
