The Serbia national under-19 football team () 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 asYearResultGPWD*LGSGA SCG 2002Did not qualify 2003 2004 2005Semifinals430195 2006Did not qualify 2007Group stage31021010 2008Did not qualify 2009Semifinals421155 2010Did not qualify 2011Semifinals411259 2012Group Stage300318 2013Champions532074 2014Semifinals413043 2015Did not qualify 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Canceled 2021 2022Group stage301249 2023Did not qualify 2024 2025 2026in progress200214Total:9/251 Title32118134657
* Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
Results and Fixtures
2023
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.
Caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Poland.
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:
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 YearsName2023– Radovan Krivokapić2022 Aleksandar Jović2021–2022 Dejan Branković2021 Aleksandar Rogić2019–2020 Milan Lešnjak2019 Ivan Jević2018–2019 Nenad Sakić2017–2018 Miloš Velebit2017 Milan Obradović2016–2017 Milan Kosanović2015–2016 Branislav Nikolić2014–2015 Ivan Tomić2013–2014 Veljko Paunović2012–2013 Ljubinko Drulović2011–2012 Zoran Marić2011 Dejan Govedarica2010 Tomislav Sivić2008–2010 Aleksandar Stanojević2007–2008 Zlatko Krmpotić2006–2007 Zvonko Živković2005–2006 Miodrag Radulović2004–2005 Zvonko Živković2003–2004 Miodrag Martać2002–2003 Slobodan Pavković2000–2002 Mile Tomić
See also Serbia national football team Serbia national under-21 football team Serbia national under-20 football team Serbia national under-17 football team UEFA European Under-19 Championship
References
External links Football Association of Serbia Soccerway profile