# Serbia men's national handball team

The Serbia men's national handball team represents Serbia in international men's handball competitions. It is governed by the Serbian Handball Federation.
In 1999, the Olympic Committee of Yugoslavia declared it the country's male team of the year.

## History
### 2012 European Championship

The 2012 European Men's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held in Serbia from 15–29 January 2012 in the cities of Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad and Vršac.
Playing in front of their home crowd, the hosts were pitted in Group A against Denmark, Poland and Slovakia. They finished first in the group following victories against Denmark and Poland.
In the main round the team faced Germany, Sweden and Macedonia. Serbia advanced again by defeating two of their three opponents and defeated Croatia in the semifinal 26–22. They faced Denmark in the final, after having already beaten them in the group stage. However, Denmark exacted upon revenge to emerge as champions.

## Honours

| Competition | | | | Total |
| Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| European Championship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |

## Competitive record

The Serbian Handball Federation is deemed the direct successor to Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by EHF.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

### Olympic Games

| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1936 to 1988 | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia |
| 1992 | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended |
| 1996 | Part of FR Yugoslavia did not qualify | Part of FR Yugoslavia did not qualify | Part of FR Yugoslavia did not qualify | Part of FR Yugoslavia did not qualify | Part of FR Yugoslavia did not qualify | Part of FR Yugoslavia did not qualify | Part of FR Yugoslavia did not qualify | Part of FR Yugoslavia did not qualify | Part of FR Yugoslavia did not qualify |
| 2000 | Fourth place | 4th of 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 204 | 203 | +1 |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia |
| 2012 | Group stage | 9th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 131 | −11 |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2028 | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events |
| 2032 | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events |
| Total | 2/8 | – | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 324 | 334 | −10 |

### World Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1938 to 1990 | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia | part of Yugoslavia |
| 1993 | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended | qualified and later suspended |
| 1995 | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament |
| 1997 | Round of 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 148 |
| 1999 | Third place | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 211 |
| 2001 | Third place | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 254 | 182 |
| 2003 | 7th/8th place | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 263 | 228 |
| 2005 | 5th/6th place | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 253 | 221 |
| 2007 | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia |
| 2009 | 7th/8th place | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 280 | 281 |
| 2011 | 9th/10th place | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 246 | 251 |
| 2013 | Round of 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 159 |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | Presidents Cup | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 187 | 203 |
| 2021 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | Main round | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 168 |
| // 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2027 | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events |
| / 2029 | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events |
| // 2031 | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events |
| Total | 10/18 | – | 79 | 43 | 7 | 29 | 2263 | 2052 |

### European Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1994 | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament | Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament |
| 1996 | Third place | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 162 |
| 1998 | 5th/6th place | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 157 | 145 |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | 9th/10th place | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 185 | 192 |
| 2004 | 7th/8th place | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 206 | 199 |
| 2006 | Main round | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 181 |
| 2008 | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia | did not qualify Serbia |
| 2010 | Preliminary round | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 94 |
| 2012 | Runner-up | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 176 | 168 |
| 2014 | Preliminary round | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 77 |
| 2016 | Preliminary round | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 92 |
| 2018 | Main round | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 160 | 191 |
| 2020 | Preliminary round | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 81 |
| 2022 | Preliminary round | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 75 |
| 2024 | Preliminary round | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 85 |
| 2026 | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events |
| 2028 | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events |
| Total | 13/18 | – | 65 | 23 | 8 | 34 | 1684 | 1742 |
    * Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.
    ** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

### Mediterranean Games

* 1993 – Suspended
    Part of FR Yugoslavia
* 1997 – 5th
* 2001 – 5th
* 2005 – 4th
    As Serbia
* 2009 – Champions
* 2013 – 6th
* 2018 – 8th
* 2022 – 3rd

## Team
### Current squad

Squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Toni Gerona
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Vladimir Cupara
* (1994-02-19) 19 February 1994 (age 31)
* 1.99 m
* 67
* 4
* Dinamo București
* 3
* RW
* Vukašin Vorkapić
* (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)
* 1.88 m
* 35
* 71
* RK Vojvodina
* 5
* LB
* Miloš Kos
* (2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 22)
* 1.92 m
* 9
* 19
* RK Zagreb
* 11
* LB
* Ilija Abutović
* (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988 (age 36)
* 2.02 m
* 55
* 22
* RK Eurofarm Pelister
* 13
* LB
* Uroš Borzaš
* (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 (age 25)
* 1.98 m
* 31
* 58
* RK Eurofarm Pelister
* 14
* LB
* Marko Milosavljević
* (1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 26)
* 2.01 m
* 28
* 57
* CB Ademar León
* 15
* RB
* Uroš Kojadinović
* (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24)
* 1.87 m
* 11
* 30
* RK Partizan
* 17
* RW
* Bogdan Radivojević
* (1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 31)
* 1.92 m
* 85
* 252
* RK Eurofarm Pelister
* 19
* LW
* Nemanja Ilić
* (1990-05-11) 11 May 1990 (age 34)
* 1.76 m
* 137
* 374
* Fenix Toulouse
* 20
* LB
* Miljan Pušica
* (1991-06-30) 30 June 1991 (age 33)
* 2.02 m
* 42
* 16
* RK Vojvodina
* 21
* LW
* Vanja Ilić
* (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31)
* 1.85 m
* 86
* 215
* C' Chartres MHB
* 22
* RB
* Miloš Orbović
* (1993-11-02) 2 November 1993 (age 31)
* 1.93 m
* 28
* 42
* HC Kriens-Luzern
* 23
* RB
* Predrag Vejin
* (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 32)
* 1.96 m
* 18
* 29
* RK Nexe Našice
* 24
* CB
* Lazar Kukić
* (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 29)
* 1.88 m
* 56
* 196
* Dinamo București
* 33
* P
* Luka Rogan
* (2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 21)
* 1.94 m
* 5
* 9
* RK Vojvodina
* 44
* LB
* Petar Đorđić
* (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 34)
* 1.95 m
* 39
* 88
* RK Vojvodina
* 46
* P
* Dragan Pechmalbec
* (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 29)
* 1.94 m
* 26
* 72
* Telekom Veszprém
* 93
* P
* Mijajlo Marsenić
* (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31)
* 2.02 m
* 121
* 328
* Füchse Berlin
* 96
* GK
* Dejan Milosavljev
* (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 28)
* 1.96 m
* 66
* 3
* Füchse Berlin
* 99
* GK
* Milan Bomaštar
* (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 25)
* 2.01 m
* 18
* 0
* C' Chartres MHB

### Individual records

* Bold denotes players still playing international handball.