Serbia and Montenegro national badminton team

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ConfederationBE (Europe)
Highest ranking99 (1 July 2011)
Serbia and Montenegro
AssociationBadminton Savez Jugoslavije (BSJ)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
BWF ranking
Highest ranking99 (1 July 2011)

The Serbia and Montenegro national badminton team (Serbian: Репрезентација Србије и Црне Горе у бадминтону) represented Serbia and Montenegro in international badminton competitions. The national team reached its highest ranking at 99 on 1 July 2011.[1]

The team ceased to exist soon after the independence of both Montenegro and Serbia which led to the formation of the Serbia national badminton team and the Montenegro national badminton team.

Mixed team

Following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, the governing body of Yugoslavian badminton, Badminton Savez Jugoslavije was revived in 19 September 1993 and became affiliated with the Badminton World Federation. The team competed in international individual events, which were the Slovenian International, Bulgarian International and the Yugoslavian International.[2] The team also competed in the Balkan Mixed Team Badminton Championships.[3] The country once hosted the championships in 1997.[4]

Badminton Savez Jugoslavije sent a total of 6 players to compete in the 1995 Balkan Mixed Team Badminton Championships.[5][6] The team finished in 5th place after losing 3–2 to Greece.[3] In 1997, the team competed in the 1997 Balkan Mixed Team Championships as the host team and placed 5th.[3] In 2005, the team placed 5th in the 2005 Balkan Mixed Team Championships after winning 3–2 against Greece's second squad.[7] Before the split of Serbia and Montenegro, the team competed their last tournament at the 2006 Balkan Mixed Team Badminton Championships. The team lost narrowly to Moldova but dominated North Macedonia 5–0 in their second match. The team finished in 5th place.[3]

Competitive record

European Team Championships

Balkan Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1992 Did not enter
1993
1994
1995 Fifth place 5th
1996 Did not enter
1997 Fifth place 5th
1998 Did not enter
1999 Sixth place 6th
2000 Sixth place 6th
2001 Sixth place 6th
2002 Sixth place 6th
2003 Sixth place 6th
2004 Sixth place 6th
2005 Group stage 6th
2006 Fifth place 5th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Players

References

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