Serbia men's national ice hockey team
National sports team
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The Serbia men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Serbia, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They are currently ranked 30th in the IIHF World Rankings and competes in IIHF World Championship Division II.
NicknameBeli Orlovi (White Eagles)
AssociationSerbian Ice Hockey Association
Head coachFred Perowne
AssistantsStefan Ilić
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| Nickname | Beli Orlovi (White Eagles) | |
|---|---|---|
| Association | Serbian Ice Hockey Association | |
| Head coach | Fred Perowne | |
| Assistants | Stefan Ilić | |
| Captain | Nemanja Vučurević | |
| Most games | Marko Sretović (72) | |
| Top scorer | Marko Kovačević (39) | |
| Most points | Marko Sretović (72) | |
| Team colors | ||
| IIHF code | SRB | |
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| Ranking | ||
| Current IIHF | 30 ( 1) (3 June 2026)[1] | |
| Highest IIHF | 29 (2010, 2021) | |
| Lowest IIHF | 32 (2009) | |
| First international | ||
Serbia  6–4  Turkey(Zagreb, Croatia; 11 April 2007) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
Serbia 17–0  New Zealand(Reykjavík, Iceland; 18 April 2012) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
Austria  13–0  Serbia(Tilburg, Netherlands; 19 April 2010) Ukraine  15–2 Serbia(Tilburg, Netherlands; 22 April 2010) | ||
| IIHF World Championships | ||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 2007) | |
| Best result | 26th (2022) | |
| International record (W–L–T) | ||
| 49–62–0 | ||
Tournament record
Olympic Games
| Year | Position | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924–1992 | As part of Yugoslavia | |||||||||
| 1995–2006 | As part of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro | |||||||||
 2010 Vancouver | did not qualify | |||||||||
 2014 Sochi | ||||||||||
 2018 Pyeongchang | ||||||||||
 2022 Beijing | ||||||||||
 2026 Milan / Cortina | ||||||||||
 2030 French Alps | Future event | |||||||||
World Championships
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Key: Division I Division II
| Year | Division | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Rank | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939–1992 | as part of  Yugoslavia | |||||||||||
| 1993–2006 | as part of  Serbia and Montenegro | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4th | 35th | — |
| 2008 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 3rd | 33rd | — |
| 2009 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 14 | 1st | 30th |  |
| 2010 | Division I, Group A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 6th | 27th | |
| 2011 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 3rd | 33rd | — |
| 2012 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 5th | 33rd | — |
| 2013 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 5th | 33rd | — |
| 2014 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3rd | 31st | — |
| 2015 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3rd | 31st | — |
| 2016 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 4th | 32nd | — |
| 2017 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3rd | 31st | — |
| 2018 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3rd | 31st | — |
| 2019 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 1st | 29th | |
| 2020 | Division I, Group B | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Division I, Group B | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Division I, Group B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 4th | 26th | — |
| 2023 | Division I, Group B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 6th | 28th | |
| 2024 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2nd | 30th | — |
| 2025 | Division II, Group A | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 2nd | 30th | — |
| 2026 | Division II, Group A | Cancelled due to the 2026 Iran War | ||||||||||
All-time record
Updated as of 16 April 2025.[4] Teams in italics are no longer actively competing. Overtime and game winning shot victories and losses are counted towards wins and losses. Records of Serbia and Montenegro and Yugoslavia are listed on individual pages.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 25 | –1 |
| Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | –3 |
 Belgium | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 35 | –2 |
 Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | +22 |
| China | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
 Croatia | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 60 | –22 |
 Estonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | –8 |
 Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | –15 |
 Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | –8 |
 Iceland | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 32 | +27 |
 Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 |
 Israel | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 10 | +28 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | –8 |
 Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | –18 |
 Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | –11 |
 Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
 Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | –10 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 |
 North Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | –8 |
 Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 28 | –22 |
 Spain | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 37 | –4 |
| Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 29 | –27 |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Total | 110 | 49 | 0 | 62 | 409 | 437 | –28 |
