Serbia men's national ice hockey team

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Serbia
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Nickname(s)Beli Orlovi (White Eagles)
Association Serbian Ice Hockey Association
General manager Danilo Vukotić
Head coachNemanja Janković
AssistantsStefan Ilić
CaptainNemanja Vučurević
Most gamesMarko Sretović (72)
Top scorerMarko Kovačević (39)
Most pointsMarko Sretović (72)
Team colors   
IIHF codeSRB
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Home colours
Ranking
Current IIHF 31 Decrease2.svg 1 (27 May 2024) [1]
Highest IIHF29 (2010, 2021)
Lowest IIHF32 (2009)
First international
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg 6–4 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
(Zagreb, Croatia; 11 April 2007)
Biggest win
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg 17–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 18 April 2012)
Biggest defeat
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg 13–0 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
(Tilburg, Netherlands; 19 April 2010)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg 15–2 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
(Tilburg, Netherlands; 22 April 2010)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2007 )
Best result27th (2010)
International record (W–L–T)
41–58–0

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.

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Tournament record

Olympic Games

YearPosition
1924–1992As part of Yugoslavia
1995–2006As part of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Vancouver did not qualify
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing

World Championships

Serbia - China at 2019 IIHF World Championship Division IIA Serbia - China at 2019 IIHF World Championship Division IIA (4).jpg
Serbia - China at 2019 IIHF World Championship Division IIA

Key:  Division I  Division II 

YearDivisionGPWOTWOTLLGFGAPtsFinishRankMovement
1939–1992as part of Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
1993–2006as part of Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro
2007 Division II, Group A52003181664th35th
2008 Division II, Group A530113219103rd33rd
2009 Division II, Group A541004011141st30thIncrease2.svg
2010 Division I, Group A5001484616th27thDecrease2.svg
2011 Division II, Group A53002221193rd33rd
2012 Division II, Group A51004272035th33rd
2013 Division II, Group A52003142165th33rd
2014 Division II, Group A52012192373rd31st
2015 Division II, Group A52121182273rd31st
2016 Division II, Group A52012161474th32nd
2017 Division II, Group A52021231583rd31st
2018 Division II, Group A530111614103rd31st
2019 Division II, Group A531012014111st29thIncrease2.svg
2020 Division I, Group BCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [2]
2021 Division I, Group BCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [3]
2022 Division I, Group B4000442904th26th
2023 Division I, Group B5011372436th28thDecrease2.svg
2024 Division II, Group A540012311122nd30th

All-time record

Updated as of 29 April 2023. [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.

OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGD
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 72052023–3
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1001013–3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 103073335–2
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3300253+22
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 65012215+7
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1430113256–24
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 51041220–8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 100126–4
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 100119–8
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 107035029+21
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1100131+12
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4400339+24
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 100108–8
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3003321–18
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2002617–11
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2101105+5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 51041020–10
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2200234+19
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2200172+15
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1001210–8
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4004624–18
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 94053337–4
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2200147+7
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3003229–27
Total9941058369403–34

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References

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