Serbia national under-19 football team
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The Serbia national under-19 football team (Serbian: Омладинска репрезентација Србије, romanized: Omladinska reprezentacija Srbije) is the national under-19 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. The team is considered the successor to the Serbia and Montenegro national under-19 football team, which in turn was the successor to the Yugoslavia national under-19 football team.
| Nickname | Орлићи / Orlići (The Young Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Serbia | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Gordan Petrić | ||
| Captain | Dušan Makević | ||
| FIFA code | SRB | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 Yugoslavia 3–0 France  (Nice, 22 March 1951) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Yugoslavia 8–0 Luxembourg  (Visoko, 26 March 1985) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Bulgaria 4–0 Yugoslavia (Sofia, 2 April 1959)  FR Yugoslavia 2–6 Spain  (Helsinki, 29 July 2001)  Serbia 0–4 Spain (Chiajna, 23 July 2011) Records of biggest win/defeat are for competitive matches only | |||
| U-19 European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 30 (first in 1951) | ||
| Best result | Winners  1951, 1979, 2013 | ||
Serbia won their first U19 title as independent country at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where they beat France in the final 1–0.
History
The Yugoslav U18 team represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until the country dissolved in 1992.
From 1995, the under-18 team represented the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The FR Yugoslavia (and the team) changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro in 2003.
In 2006, Serbia and Montenegro separated and its governing body converted into the Football Association of Serbia.
Competition history
Their first international competition was on the 1951 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 where they beat Austria 3–2 in the final.
They also won the 1979 UEFA European Under-18 Championship beating Bulgaria 1–0 in the final.
The biggest success on the intercontinental stage happened on the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile, when they became the world youth champions by beating the West Germany 5–4 in the final on a penalty shootout in Santiago. Because of that achievement, that generation was nicknamed Čileanci (The Chileans).
Since the changes in 2001. made by UEFA, when the competition received its current name and level (U19), the Serbian squad has reached the semifinals in 2005, 2009, 2011, and 2014.
In the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, the Serbian team became the European champion by beating France 1–0 in the final played in Marijampolė.
The semifinal appearance in 2014 qualified them for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Competitive Record
The Serbian Football Association is deemed the direct successor to both SFR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by FIFA, and therefore the inheritor to all the records of the defunct nations.
Champions Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
UEFA European U-19 Championship Record as follows:
| Played as | Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCG |  2002 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2003 | ||||||||
 2004 | ||||||||
 2005 | Semifinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |
 2006 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Serbia |  2007 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
 2008 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2009 | Semifinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
 2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2011 | Semifinals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
 2012 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
 2013 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
 2014 | Semifinals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
 2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2016 | ||||||||
 2017 | ||||||||
 2018 | ||||||||
 2019 | ||||||||
| 2020 | Canceled | |||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
 2026 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total:9/25 | 1 Title | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 53 | |
- * Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
Results and Fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2023
| 22 March 2023 2023 Under-19 Championship qualification | Serbia | 1–0 |  Latvia | Kraków, Poland |
| 11:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion RKS Garbarnia Attendance: 50[1] Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal) |
| 25 March 2023 2023 Under-19 Championship qualification | Serbia | 1–3 |  Israel | Kraków, Poland |
| 11:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadion RKS Garbarnia Referee: John Brooks (England) |
| 28 March 2023 2023 Under-19 Championship qualification | Poland | 2–2 | Serbia | Rączna, Poland |
| 14:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Cracovia Training Center Referee: John Brooks (England) |
| 7 September 2023 Friendly match | Serbia | 3–1 | Hungary | Subotica, Serbia |
| 16:00 |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Subotica City Stadium Referee: Nikola Radaković (Serbia) |
| 9 September 2023 Friendly match | Serbia | 3–0 |  Montenegro | Kula, Serbia |
| 17:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion Milan Sredanović Referee: Dejan Trifković (Serbia) |
| 12 September 2023 Friendly match | Serbia | 0–1 |  France | Subotica, Serbia |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Subotica City Stadium Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia) |
| 11 October 2023 Friendly match | Serbia | 5–4 |  Italy | Gornji Milanovac, Serbia |
| 18:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadion Metalac |
| 14 October 2023 Friendly match | Serbia | 1–3 | Italy | Stara Pazova, Serbia |
| 16:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Sportski centar FSS |
| 15 November 2023 2024 Under-19 Championship qualification | Serbia | 1–0 |  Andorra | Albena, Bulgaria |
| 10:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Albena 1 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal) |
| 18 November 2023 2024 Under-19 Championship qualification | Serbia | 0–0 | Bulgaria | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 10:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Spartak |
| 21 November 2023 2024 Under-19 Championship qualification | Scotland  | 2–1 | Serbia | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 13:30 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadion Spartak |
2024
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches against England, Portugal and Poland in Portugal.[2]
Caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Poland.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Vuk Draškić | 11 May 2007 | 9 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 12 | GK | Lazar Balević | 24 August 2007 | 1 | 0 | Napredak Kruševac |
| 2 | DF | Strahinja Stojković | 8 March 2007 | 12 | 0 | Saint-Étienne |
| 3 | DF | Stefan Petrović | 1 March 2008 | 5 | 0 | Partizan |
| 4 | DF | Veljko Milosavljević | 28 June 2007 | 11 | 2 |  Bournemouth |
| 5 | DF | Nikola Simić | 30 March 2007 | 14 | 1 | Partizan |
| 6 | DF | Andrej Pavlović | 29 July 2007 | 4 | 0 | OFK Beograd |
| 15 | DF | Ahmed Hadžimujović | 17 August 2007 | 8 | 0 | Novi Pazar |
| 21 | DF | Adem Avdić | 24 September 2007 | 6 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 8 | MF | Jovan Milosavljević | 8 February 2007 | 11 | 2 |  Malmö |
| 10 | MF | Andrija Maksimović | 5 June 2007 | 6 | 1 | RB Leipzig |
| 14 | MF | Vasilije Novičić | 7 May 2008 | 9 | 0 | IMT |
| 18 | MF | Stefan Mladenović | 12 September 2007 | 11 | 0 | TSC |
| 7 | FW | Bogdan Kostić | 17 January 2007 | 9 | 2 | Partizan |
| 9 | FW | Mihajlo Cvetković | 10 January 2007 | 13 | 11 |  Anderlecht |
| 11 | FW | Đorđe Ranković | 16 November 2007 | 15 | 3 | Grafičar Beograd |
| 17 | FW | Luka Zarić | 31 October 2008 | 10 | 4 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 19 | FW | Aleksa Damjanović | 4 December 2008 | 9 | 1 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 20 | FW | Louis Zečević-John | 20 January 2008 | 2 | 0 | Arsenal |
| 22 | FW | Uroš Đorđević | 30 November 2007 | 7 | 3 | Red Star Belgrade |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Serbia under-19 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Vladan Čarapić | 30 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Čukarički |
v.  Portugal, 9 September 2025 |
| DF | Veljko Prodanić | 27 July 2007 | 0 | 0 | Voždovac |
v. Portugal, 9 September 2025 |
| DF | Mihailo Radić | 5 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Partizan |
v. Portugal, 9 September 2025 |
| DF | Vuk Roganović | 4 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade |
v. Portugal, 9 September 2025 |
| MF | Andrej Bačanin | 7 March 2007 | 8 | 1 | Basel |
v. Portugal, 9 September 2025 |
| MF | Vasilije Kostov | 11 May 2008 | 3 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade |
v. Portugal, 9 September 2025 |
| MF | Ognjen Bondžulić | 24 July 2007 | 0 | 0 | Mladost Lučani |
v. Portugal, 9 September 2025 |
| MF | Dušan Makević | 30 April 2007 | 0 | 0 | Teleoptik |
v. Portugal, 9 September 2025 |
| FW | Srđan Borovina | 26 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Vojvodina |
v. Portugal, 9 September 2025 |
| FW | Edward Ibrović-Fletcher | 26 September 2008 | 0 | 0 | Leeds United |
v. Portugal, 9 September 2025 |
| FW | Aleksa Trajković | 23 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Spartak Subotica |
v. Portugal, 9 September 2025 |
Former squads
- 2014 UEFA U-19 Football Championship squads – Serbia
- 2013 UEFA U-19 Football Championship squads – Serbia
- 2012 UEFA U-19 Football Championship squads – Serbia
- 2011 UEFA U-19 Football Championship squads – Serbia
- 2009 UEFA U-19 Football Championship squads – Serbia
- 2007 UEFA U-19 Football Championship squads – Serbia
- 2005 UEFA U-19 Football Championship squads – Serbia and Montenegro
Head coaches
| Years | Name |
|---|---|
| 2023– | Radovan Krivokapić |
| 2022 | Aleksandar Jović |
| 2021–2022 | Dejan Branković |
| 2021 | Aleksandar Rogić |
| 2019–2020 | Milan Lešnjak |
| 2019 | Ivan Jević |
| 2018–2019 | Nenad Sakić |
| 2017–2018 | Miloš Velebit |
| 2017 | Milan Obradović |
| 2016–2017 | Milan Kosanović |
| 2015–2016 | Branislav Nikolić |
| 2014–2015 | Ivan Tomić |
| 2013–2014 | Veljko Paunović |
| 2012–2013 | Ljubinko Drulović |
| 2011–2012 | Zoran Marić |
| 2011 | Dejan Govedarica |
| 2010 | Tomislav Sivić |
| 2008–2010 |  Aleksandar Stanojević |
| 2007–2008 | Zlatko Krmpotić |
| 2006–2007 | Zvonko Živković |
| 2005–2006 | Miodrag Radulović |
| 2004–2005 | Zvonko Živković |
| 2003–2004 | Miodrag Martać |
| 2002–2003 | Slobodan Pavković |
| 2000–2002 | Mile Tomić |