# Serbia national under-19 football team

The Serbia national under-19 football team (Serbian Latin: 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.
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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| SCG | 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| SCG | 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| SCG | 2005 | Semifinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| SCG | 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Serbia | 2007 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| Serbia | 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Serbia | 2009 | Semifinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Serbia | 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Serbia | 2011 | Semifinals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Serbia | 2012 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Serbia | 2013 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Serbia | 2014 | Semifinals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Serbia | 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Serbia | 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Serbia | 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Serbia | 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Serbia | 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Serbia | 2020 | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| Serbia | 2021 | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| Serbia | 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Serbia | 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Serbia | 2024 | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Serbia | 2025 | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Total | Total | 8/19 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 53 |
    * Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

## Results and Fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss

### 2024
## Players
### Current squad

* The following players were called up for the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches.
* Match dates: 15, 18 and 21 November 2023
* Opposition: Andorra, Bulgaria and Scotland
* Caps and goals correct as of: 21 November 2023, after the match against Scotland.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Luka Lijeskić | (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | Gent |
| 1GK | Luka Veličković | (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Benfica |
| 1GK | Andrej Borak | (2005-07-24) 24 July 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Vojvodina |
| 2DF | Jan-Carlo Simić | (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005 (age 19) | 13 | 2 | Milan Youth |
| 2DF | Aleksej Vukičević | (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 19) | 8 | 1 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 2DF | Kosta Nedeljković | (2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 19) | 8 | 1 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 2DF | Stefan Bukinac | (2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 19) | 8 | 0 | Vojvodina |
| 2DF | Ivan Vasiljević | (2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 20) | 7 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |
| 2DF | Veljko Mirosavić | (2005-06-15) 15 June 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | Čukarički |
| 2DF | Vojin Serafimović | (2005-10-14) 14 October 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | Čukarički |
| 2DF | Đuro-Giulio Đekić | (2005-06-30) 30 June 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Gorica |
| 3MF | Jovan Šljivić | (2005-10-14) 14 October 2005 (age 19) | 11 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 3MF | Marko Mladenović | (2005-01-30) 30 January 2005 (age 20) | 8 | 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 3MF | Aleksandar Stanković | (2005-08-03) 3 August 2005 (age 19) | 8 | 1 | Inter Milan |
| 3MF | Mihajlo Petrović | (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | Partizan |
| 3MF | Bogdan Mirčetić | (2005-10-25) 25 October 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Partizan |
| 3MF | Andrej Petrović | (2006-04-24) 24 April 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 4FW | Jovan Mijatović | (2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 (age 19) | 17 | 5 | OH Leuven |
| 4FW | Jovan Milošević | (2005-07-31) 31 July 2005 (age 19) | 11 | 3 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 4FW | Uroš Sremčević | (2006-04-24) 24 April 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 1 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 4FW | Mateja Bubanj | (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | 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 | Stefan Marinković | (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade | v. Italy, 14 October 2023 |
| GK | Jovan Miladinović | (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 18) | 5 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade | v. Poland, 27 March 2023 |
| DF | Ognjen Mimović | (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | OFK Beograd | v. Poland, 27 March 2023 |
| MF | Milan Kovačev | (2005-08-10) 10 August 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Vojvodina | v. Italy, 14 October 2023 |
| MF | Stefan Džodić | (2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Montpellier | v. Italy, 14 October 2023 |
| MF | Marko Arsović | (2005-02-27) 27 February 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Čukarički | v. France, 12 September 2023 |
| FW | Stefan Simin | (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Spartak Subotica | v. Italy, 14 October 2023 |

## 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 |
| 2006–2007 | Zvonko Živković |
| 2005–2006 | Miodrag Radulović |
| 2004–2005 | Zvonko Živković |
| 2003–2004 | Miodrag Martać |
| 2002–2003 | Slobodan Pavković |
| 2000–2002 | Mile Tomić |