The Yugoslavia national badminton team (; ) represented Yugoslavia in international badminton team competitions. It was managed by the Badminton Federation of Yugoslavia, also known as Badmintonska Savez Jugoslavije. The national team competed in the Helvetia Cup two times and were runners-up in 1975.
The Yugoslavian junior team competed in the European Junior Badminton Championships 3 times before the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Lučka Križman was the only Yugoslavian badminton player to medal at any international badminton event.
History Badminton was first played in Yugoslavia in the 1950s. At the time, the sport was widely played by Yugoslavians of Slovenian ethnicity in cities, including Ljubljana.
Mixed team Yugoslavia sent its team to compete in their first international team tournament at the 1972 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships. The team finished in 11th place. The Yugoslavian team then competed in the 1973 Helvetia Cup and finished in fourth place after losing the third place match to Austria. Two years later, the Yugoslavian mixed team came back stronger to win against Austria whom they lost against last time and entered the finals of the 1975 Helvetia Cup. The team then lost 3–2 to Norway in the final. Competitive record
Thomas Cup YearRound1949to1990Did not enter
Uber Cup YearRound1957to1990Did not enter
Sudirman Cup YearRound1989Did not enter1991
European Team Championships
Mixed team Year Round1972Group stage11th1974Group stage11th1976Did not enter19781980Group stage16th1982Group stage19th1984Did not enter198619881990
Helvetia Cup Year Round1962to1971Did not enter1973Fourth place4th1975Runners-up2nd1977Did not enter1979Quarter-finals8th1981Did not enter19831985198719891991
Plume d'Or YearRound1972to1976Did not enter1977Champions1st1978Champions1st1979Did not enter1980Runners-up2nd1981Runners-up2nd1982Runners-up2nd1984Did not enter1985198619871988198919901991 **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Junior competitive record
European Junior Team Championships
Mixed team Year Round1975Did not enter19771979Group stage14th1981Did not enter19831985Group stage23rd1987Did not enter19891991Group stage25th
Finlandia Cup
Mixed team Year Round1984Did not enter198619881990Group stage17th **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Players
Squad
Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDGregor Berden (aged 25) - - -Stane Koprivšek (aged 24) - - -Jani Čaleta (aged 27) - - -Slavko Županič (aged 32) - - -Mitja Žorga (aged 33) - - -Jani Drinovec (aged 39) - - -Oki Drinovec (aged 41) - - -Danče Pohar (aged 35) - - -
Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDLučka Križman (aged 24) - - -Meta Bogel (aged 40) - - -Mariča Amf (aged 41) - - -Breda Križman (aged 35) - - -Vita Bohinc (aged 28) - - -Marta Amf (aged 29) - - -Maja Atanasijević (aged 23) - - -Mateja Strmole (aged 23) - - -
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