The Serbian National American Football Team is the official American football senior national team of Serbia. They are organized by the Srpska asocijacija američkog fudbala (SAAF). They get their players from teams of the Central European Football League.
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| League | SAAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | IFAF Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Red and white | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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European Championships
editSerbia competed in European Championship B division along with Czech Republic, Great Britain and Italy. In 2012, Serbia won the European Championship C Division after beating Switzerland in the final and advanced to the B division.[1] In 2013, Serbia won 5th place in the European Championship B division after beating Spain 30–0.[2]
In 2015, Serbia played in the European Championship of American football, which France won in 2018. In the first round, Serbia won against Hungary 56-0 and qualified for the second round tournament in Italy. In the semifinals, Serbia recorded a win over Switzerland 17–0 but lost in the final match against the host Italy 14–17.
In 2019, IFAF created a new biyearly cycle. Serbia was placed in Group A - Division A with France and the Czech Republic. On October 27 Serbia defeated Czech Republic 16–00 at home in the city of Pozarevac. On November 9 against European champions France in Lille Serbia played a great game but eventually lost 7–13 and missed a chance to qualify for the final tournament.
In 2020, Serbia was scheduled to play against Austria and, depending on results, another game against either Great Britain or Denmark. However, due to the outbreak of virus Covid-19 these matches are in doubt and could be rescheduled.
Roster
editSquad for 2019 European Championship matches against Czech Republic and France:
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
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Special Team
Coaching staff
Position/Assistant coaches
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Srbija šampion Evropskog prvenstva C grupe!;SAAF, 16 September 2012
- ^ EP 2013: Srbija obezbedila opstanak u B grupi;SAAF, 7 September 2013
External links
edit- Official website at SAAF.