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Serbia women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Serbia national football team.

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

Serbia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Crvene vile (The Red fairies)
AssociationFudbalski savez Srbije (FSS)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDragiša Zečević
CaptainVioleta Slović
Most capsVioleta Slović (98)
Top scorerJovana Damnjanović (21)
FIFA codeSRB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 34 Steady (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest28 (July – August 2003; September 2005)
Lowest46 (March 2011; March 2014; July 2015)
First international
 Slovenia 0–5 Serbia 
(Dravograd, Slovenia; 5 May 2007)
Biggest win
 Serbia 8–1 North Macedonia 
(Belgrade, Serbia; 6 March 2020)
Biggest defeat
 Switzerland 9–0 Serbia 
(Nyon, Switzerland, 21 September 2013)

Background

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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

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Main articles: Yugoslavia women's national football team and Serbia and Montenegro women's national football team

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

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Nicknames

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

Rivalries

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Main article: Croatia–Serbia football rivalry

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

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  • The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or Postponed   Fixture

2023

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1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) UEFA Nations League B Greece   0–2   Serbia Heraklion, Greece
16:00 Report
Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Gamze Durmuş (Turkey)
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) UEFA Nations League B Serbia   0–1   Ukraine Stara Pazova, Serbia
19:00 Report
Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center
Attendance: 500
Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary)

2024

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23 February 2024 (2024-02-23) UEFA Nations League Promotion Matches Serbia   1–1   Iceland Serbia
27 February 2024 (2024-02-27) UEFA Nations League Promotion Matches Iceland   2–1
(3–2 agg.)		   Serbia Iceland
Note: Iceland won 3–2 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues.
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Serbia   0–0   Scotland Leskovac
18:00 Report Stadium: Dubočica Stadium
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Israel   2–4   Serbia Győr (Hungary)[note 1]
16:00 Report Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion
Referee: Réka Molnar (Hungary)
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying Serbia   2–1   Slovakia Belgrade
18:00
Report Šurnovská   9' Stadium: Čukarički Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying Slovakia   0–4   Serbia Trnava, Slovakia
18:00 Report
Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
12 July 2025 Euro 2025 qualifying GS Serbia   1–0   Israel Stara Pazova, Serbia
Report Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying Scotland   1–0   Serbia Glasgow, Scotland
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
25 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Bosnia and Herzegovina   2–2   Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica
14:00
Report
Attendance: 423[4]
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)
29 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Serbia   4–1
(6–3 agg.)		   Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova
19:00
Report
Attendance: 650[5]
28 November UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Serbia   v   Sweden Leskovac
18:00 Report Stadium: Dubočica Stadium
3 December UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Sweden   v   Serbia Stockholm
19:00 Report Stadium: Tele2 Arena

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Head coach Dragiša Zečević

Manager history

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Players

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Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Milica Kostić (1997-12-21) 21 December 1997 (age 26) 59 0   Ferencvárosi
1GK Sara Cetinja (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 24) 6 0   Inter Milan
12 1GK Ema Aleksić   SFK 2000
5 2DF Violeta Slović (captain) (1991-08-30) 30 August 1991 (age 33) 98 3   Spartak Subotica
2DF Nevena Damjanović (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 31) 86 8   CSKA Moscow
13 2DF Anđela Krstić (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23) 8 1   Red Star Belgrade
19 2DF Tajla Džej Vlajnić (1990-11-06) 6 November 1990 (age 34) 12 1   Melbourne City
2DF Anđela Frajtović (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 24) 18 1   Győr
2 2DF Aleksandra Lazarević (1995-11-29) 29 November 1995 (age 28) 10 0   Zenit
18 2DF Emilija Petrović (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 21) 15 0   Kristianstads
4 2DF Milica Stojić
10 3MF Jelena Čanković (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 29) 69 6   Chelsea
7 4FW Milica Mijatović (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 33) 94 6   Fiorentina
4 3MF Marija Ilić (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 (age 31) 59 1   Karagümrük
20 3MF Tijana Filipović (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 25) 29 14   Spartak Subotica
14 3MF Vesna Milivojević (2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 (age 22) 22 1   Norrköping
8 3MF Dina Blagojević (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27) 36 3   Red Star Belgrade
6 3MF Živana Stupar (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22) 8 0   Spartak Subotica
9 4FW Jovana Damnjanović (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 29) 59 21   Bayern Munich
21 4FW Nina Matejić (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 19) 11 4   Red Star Belgrade
17 4FW Allegra Poljak (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25) 59 8   Levante
4FW Anastasija Ćirić (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21) 1 0   Spartak Subotica
15 4FW Sofija Sremčević (2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 (age 21) 5 0   Red Star Belgrade
4FW Mina Čavić (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 21) 6 0   Red Star Belgrade
11 4FW Sara Stokić

Recent call ups

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  • The following players have been called up to a Serbia squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jovana Petrović (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 23) 1 0   Red Star Belgrade v.   Ukraine, 5 December 2023
GK Jefimija Škandro (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Spartak Subotica v.   Scotland, 16 July 2024
DF Ana Šćepanović (1999-05-24) 24 May 1999 (age 25) 0 0   Red Star Belgrade v.   Israel, 9 April 2024
DF Isidora Vučković (1999-05-09) 9 May 1999 (age 25) 5 0   Spartak Subotica v.   Israel, 9 April 2024
DF Tijana Đorđević (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 28) 1 0   Red Star Belgrade v.   Ukraine, 5 December 2023
DF Aleksandra Gajić (2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 (age 18) 1 0   Spartak Subotica v.   Ukraine, 5 December 2023
DF Mina Matijević 19   Eintracht Frankfurt II v.   Slovakia,4 June 2024
MF Andrijana Trišić (1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 (age 30) 1 0   SFK 2000 v.   Ukraine, 5 December 2023
MF Dejana Stefanović (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 27) 20 2   Brighton & Hove Albion v.   Scotland, 16 July 2024
MF Sara Pavlović (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 28) 31 0   Famalicão v.   Scotland, 16 July 2024
FW Biljana Bradić (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 33) 16 1   Granada v.   Slovakia, 21 February 2023
FW Jelena Čubrilo (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 30) 7 1   Fatih Vatan v.   Slovakia, 21 February 2023
FW Miljana Ivanović (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 24) 16 4   LSK Kvinner v.   Scotland, 16 July 2024

Records

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See also: Category:Serbia women's international footballers
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pld W D* L GF GA GD
as   FR Yugoslavia
  1995 Withdrew UEFA Euro 1995
  1999 Did not qualify 8 7 1 0 28 5 +23
  2003 6 6 0 0 23 3 +20
as   Serbia and Montenegro
  2007 Did not qualify 8 2 0 6 6 27 -21
as   Serbia
  2011 Did not qualify 10 2 3 5 7 19 -12
  2015 10 3 1 6 16 34 -18
  2019 8 2 1 5 5 13 -8
   2023 10 7 0 3 26 14 +12
  2027 Future events Future events
  2031
Total - - - - - - - - 60 29 6 25 111 115 -4
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

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Summer Olympics record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
as   FR Yugoslavia
  1996 Withdrew
  2000 Did not qualify
as   Serbia and Montenegro
  2004 Did not qualify
as   Serbia
  2008 Did not qualify
  2012
  2016
  2020
  2024 Unable to qualify
  2028 Future events
  2032
Total - - - - - - -
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

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UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pld W D* L GF GA GD
as   FR Yugoslavia
  1993 Did not qualify 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3
  1995 Withdrew Withdrew
    1997 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 13 9 -4
  2001 8 1 0 7 4 25 -21
as   Serbia and Montenegro
  2005 Did not qualify 8 1 0 7 3 25 -22
as   Serbia
  2009 Did not qualify 8 2 0 6 11 24 -13
  2013 8 4 1 3 15 18 -3
  2017 8 3 1 4 10 21 -11
  2022 8 4 0 4 21 12 +9
  2025 Future event Future event
Total - - - - - - - - 55 18 3 34 77 137 -68
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

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UEFA Women's Nations League record
Season Division Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2023–24 B 3 2nd 6 3 1 2 10 5 22nd
2025–26 B To be determined
Total 18th

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Trio qualify for Women's World Cup but Germany lose to Serbia". 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Serbia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Serbia v Bosnia and Herzegovina" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  6. ^ ЖЕНСКА А КВАЛИФИКАЦИЈЕ ЗА ЕП | СЕЛЕКТОР ДРАГИША ЗЕЧЕВИЋ ОДАБРАО ИГРАЧИЦЕ ЗА ДВА МЕЧА ПРОТИВ БОСНЕ И ХЕРЦЕГОВИНЕ

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[3]
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