Serbia women's national football team

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Serbia
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Nickname(s) Crvene vile (The Red fairies)
Association Fudbalski savez Srbije (FSS)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Dragiša Zečević
Captain Violeta Slović
Most caps Violeta Slović (98)
Top scorer Jovana Damnjanović (21)
FIFA code SRB
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First colours
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FIFA ranking
Current 34 Steady2.svg (16 August 2024) [1]
Highest28 (July – August 2003; September 2005)
Lowest46 (March 2011; March 2014; July 2015)
First international
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0–5 Serbia  Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
(Dravograd, Slovenia; 5 May 2007)
Biggest win
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 8–1 North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg
(Belgrade, Serbia; 6 March 2020)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 9–0 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg
(Nyon, Switzerland, 21 September 2013)

The Serbia women's national football team represents Serbia in international women's football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia.

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Background

It was previously known as the Yugoslavia women's national football team from 15 January 1992 until 4 February 2003, and then as the Serbia and Montenegro women's national football team until 3 June 2006 when Serbia declared independence as the successor state to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.[ citation needed ] It was officially renamed the Serbia women's national football team on 28 June 2006, while the Montenegro women's national football team was created to represent the new state of Montenegro.[ citation needed ]

Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbia national team the direct descendant of the Serbia and Montenegro national team.[ citation needed ]

Between 1921 and 1992, this team did not exist as we know it today, since Serbia was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1943) and later on, the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1991). The Serbia national team existed from 1919 to 1921, and then ceased to exist following the creation of the first Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The new national team formed in 1992 was considered the direct descendant of the Yugoslavia national team, as it kept Yugoslavia's former status, which was not the case for any other country resulting from the breakup of Yugoslavia.[ citation needed ]

History

After the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro federation in 2006, the newly created women's team of Serbia played the first competitive match against Slovenia in May 2007, where they beat the hosts 5–0. For much of the late 2000s to 2010s, Serbia had been an insignificant name in the women's stage, only at best managed to finish in third, though the team did have some good results like an impressive 2–2 draw to powerhouse England in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying or the 1–1 draw to Denmark in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.

During the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Serbia began with two defeats against European powerhouse Germany and rising force Portugal, leaving expectation as Serbia would again fail to qualify for a major tournament. However, Serbia began its resurgence with consecutive wins against Bulgaria, Israel and Turkey, before getting what would be the greatest achievement ever in their qualification campaign, beating European giant Germany 3–2 in the returning fixture, and thus increased hope for Serbia to qualify for the first ever major international tournament in the history. [2]

Team image

Nicknames

The Serbia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Beli orlovi (The White Eagles)".

Rivalries

Like the men's counterparts, the women's team of Serbia also shares a rivalry with Croatia, albeit not at the scale of the men's sides. Neither sides have ever managed to debut at a major tournament, although Serbia has greatly improved at women's football in recent years, notably during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Void or Postponed  Fixture

2024

23 February 2024 (2024-02-23) UEFA Nations League Promotion Matches Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg1–1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Serbia
27 February 2024 (2024-02-27) UEFA Nations League Promotion Matches Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–1
(3–2 agg.)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Iceland
Note: Iceland won 3–2 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues.
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Israel  Flag of Israel.svg2–4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Győr (Hungary) [note 1]
16:00 Report Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion
Referee: Réka Molnar (Hungary)
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Belgrade
18:00
Report Šurnovská Soccerball shade.svg9'Stadium: Čukarički Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg1–0Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Glasgow, Scotland
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

PositionNameRef.
Head coach Dragiša Zečević

Manager history

Players

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Milica Kostić (1997-12-21) 21 December 1997 (age 26)590 Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencvárosi
121 GK Sara Cetinja (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 24)60 Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
231 GK Ema Aleksić (2005-10-10) 10 October 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg SFK 2000

52 DF Violeta Slović (captain) (1991-08-30) 30 August 1991 (age 33)983 Flag of Serbia.svg Spartak Subotica
62 DF Nevena Damjanović (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 31)868 Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow
132 DF Anđela Krstić (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23)81 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade
192 DF Tajla Džej Vlajnić (1990-11-06) 6 November 1990 (age 34)121 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City
2 DF Anđela Frajtović (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 24)181 Flag of Hungary.svg Győr
22 DF Aleksandra Lazarević (1995-11-29) 29 November 1995 (age 29)100 Flag of Russia.svg Zenit
182 DF Emilija Petrović (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 21)150 Flag of Sweden.svg Kristianstads
42 DF Milica Stojić (2005-05-15) 15 May 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Serbia.svg Vojvodina

103 MF Jelena Čanković (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 29)696 Flag of England.svg Brighton & Hove Albion
74 FW Milica Mijatović (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 33)946 Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
3 MF Marija Ilić (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 (age 31)591 Flag of Turkey.svg Fatih Karagümrük
203 MF Tijana Filipović (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 25)2914 Flag of Serbia.svg Spartak Subotica
143 MF Vesna Milivojević (2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 (age 23)221 Flag of Sweden.svg Norrköping
83 MF Dina Blagojević (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27)363 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade
63 MF Živana Stupar (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22)80 Flag of Serbia.svg Spartak Subotica

94 FW Jovana Damnjanović (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 30)5921 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
214 FW Nina Matejić (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 19)114 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade
174 FW Allegra Poljak (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25)598 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid CFF
4 FW Anastasija Ćirić (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21)10 Flag of Serbia.svg Spartak Subotica
154 FW Sofija Sremčević (2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 (age 21)50 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade
164 FW Mina Čavić (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 21)60 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade
114 FW Sara Stokić (2005-05-31) 31 May 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan

Recent call ups

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Jovana Petrović (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 23)10 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade v. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine, 5 December 2023
GK Jefimija Škandro (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of Serbia.svg Spartak Subotica v. Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland, 16 July 2024

DF Ana Šćepanović (1999-05-24) 24 May 1999 (age 25)00 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade v. Flag of Israel.svg  Israel, 9 April 2024
DF Isidora Vučković (1999-05-09) 9 May 1999 (age 25)50 Flag of Serbia.svg Spartak Subotica v. Flag of Israel.svg  Israel, 9 April 2024
DF Tijana Đorđević (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 28)10 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade v. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine, 5 December 2023
DF Aleksandra Gajić (2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of Serbia.svg Spartak Subotica v. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine, 5 December 2023
DF Mina Matijević (2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 (age 18)00 Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt II v. Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia,4 June 2024

MF Andrijana Trišić (1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 (age 30)10 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg SFK 2000 v. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine, 5 December 2023
MF Dejana Stefanović (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 27)202 Flag of England.svg Brighton & Hove Albion v. Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland, 16 July 2024
MF Sara Pavlović (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 28)310 Flag of Portugal.svg Famalicão v. Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland, 16 July 2024

FW Biljana Bradić (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 33)161 Flag of Spain.svg Granada v. Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia, 21 February 2023
FW Jelena Čubrilo (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 30)71 Flag of Turkey.svg Fatih Vatan v. Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia, 21 February 2023
FW Miljana Ivanović (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 24)164 Flag of Norway.svg LSK Kvinner v. Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland, 16 July 2024

Records

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup recordQualification record
YearResultPldWD*LGFGAGDPldWD*LGFGAGD
as Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia
Flag of Sweden.svg 1995 Withdrew UEFA Euro 1995
Flag of the United States.svg 1999 Did not qualify8710285+23
Flag of the United States.svg 2003 6600233+20
as Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2007 Did not qualify8206627-21
as Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Germany.svg 2011 Did not qualify10235719-12
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015 103161634-18
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2019 8215513-8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2023 107032614+12
Flag of Brazil.svg 2027 Future eventsFuture events
Flag placeholder.svg 2031
Total--------6029625111115-4
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
YearResultGPWD*LGSGA
as Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Withdrew
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Did not qualify
as Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Did not qualify
as Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Did not qualify
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016
Flag of Japan.svg 2020
Flag of France.svg 2024
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 Future events
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2032
Total-------
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship recordQualifying record
YearResultPldWD*LGFGAGDPldWD*LGFGAGDP/RRnk
as Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia
Flag of Italy.svg 1993 Did not qualify100103-3
Flag of Germany.svg 1995 WithdrewWithdrew
Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 1997 Did not qualify6312139-4
Flag of Germany.svg 2001 8107425-21
as Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro
Flag of England.svg 2005 Did not qualify8107325-22
as Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Finland.svg 2009 Did not qualify82061124-13
Flag of Sweden.svg 2013 84131518-3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2017 83141021-11
Flag of England.svg 2022 84042112+9
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2025 105231715+2Steady3.svg [note 2] 21st
Total--------652353794152-6621st
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
YearLeagueGroupPosPldWDLGFGAP/RRnk
2023–24 B 3 2nd8413128Steady3.svg*22nd
2025 B 3 To be determined
Total841312822nd
Green Arrow Up Darker.svgPromoted at end of season
Steady3.svgNo movement at end of season
Red Arrow Down.svgRelegated at end of season
*Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

See also

Notes

  1. Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice. [3]
  2. From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

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