Serbia men's national handball team
The Serbia men's national handball team represents Serbia in international handball competitions. It is governed by the Serbian Handball Federation.
| Serbia | |||
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| Information | |||
| Nickname | Orlovi (The Eagles) | ||
| Association | Handball Federation of Serbia | ||
| Coach | Boris Rojević | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2000) | ||
| Best result | 4th (2000) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (First in 1997) | ||
| Best result | 3rd (1999, 2001) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 13 (First in 1996) | ||
| Best result | 2nd (2012) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing SFR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia | ||
| World Championship | ||
| 1999 Egypt | ||
| 2001 France | ||
| European Championship | ||
| 2012 Serbia | ||
| 1996 Spain | ||
| Mediterranean Games | ||
| 2009 Pescara | Team | |
| 2022 Oran | Team | |
| Summer Universiade | ||
| 2015 Gwangju | Team | |
Olympic Committee of FR Yugoslavia declared men's national handball team as the best male team of the year in 1999.[1]
History
2012 European Championship
The 2012 European Men's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held in Serbia from 15–29 January 2012 in the cities of Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad and Vršac.
Playing in front of their home crowd, the hosts were pitted in Group A against Denmark, Poland and Slovakia. They finished first in the group following victories against Denmark and Poland.
In the main round the team faced Germany, Sweden and Macedonia. Serbia advanced again by defeating two of their three opponents and defeated Croatia in the semifinal 26–22. They faced Denmark in the final, after having already beaten them in the group stage. However, Denmark exacted upon revenge to emerge as champions.
Honours
| Competition | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| European Championship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Competitive record
The Serbian Handball Federation is deemed the direct successor to Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by EHF.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 to 1988 | Part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
| 1992 | Qualified and later suspended | ||||||||
| 1996 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2000 | Fourth place | 4th of 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 204 | 203 | +1 |
| 2004 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2008 | did not qualify Serbia | ||||||||
| 2012 | Group stage | 9th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 131 | −11 |
| 2016 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2020 | |||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| 2028 | Future events | ||||||||
| 2032 | |||||||||
| Total | 2/8 | – | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 324 | 334 | −10 |
World Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 to 1990 | Part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
| 1993 | Qualified and later suspended | ||||||||
| 1995 | Suspended from qualification tournament | ||||||||
| 1997 | Round of 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 148 | |
| 1999 | Third place | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 221 | |
| 2001 | Third place | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 254 | 182 | |
| 2003 | 7th/8th place | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 263 | 228 | |
| 2005 | 5th/6th place | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 253 | 221 | |
| 2007 | did not qualify Serbia | ||||||||
| 2009 | 7th/8th place | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 280 | 281 | |
| 2011 | 9th/10th place | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 246 | 251 | |
| 2013 | Round of 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 159 | |
| 2015 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||
| 2019 | Presidents Cup | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 187 | 203 | |
| 2021 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2023 | Main round | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 168 | |
| // 2025 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2027 | Future events | ||||||||
| / 2029 | |||||||||
| // 2031 | |||||||||
| Total | 10/18 | – | 79 | 43 | 7 | 29 | 2263 | 2062 | |
European Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Suspended from qualification tournament | |||||||
| 1996 | Third place | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 162 |
| 1998 | 5th/6th place | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 157 | 145 |
| 2000 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2002 | 9th/10th place | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 185 | 192 |
| 2004 | 7th/8th place | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 206 | 199 |
| 2006 | Main round | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 181 |
| 2008 | did not qualify Serbia | |||||||
| 2010 | Preliminary round | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 94 |
| 2012 | Runner-up | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 176 | 168 |
| 2014 | Preliminary round | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 77 |
| 2016 | Preliminary round | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 92 |
| 2018 | Main round | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 160 | 191 |
| 2020 | Preliminary round | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 81 |
| 2022 | Preliminary round | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 75 |
| 2024 | Preliminary round | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 85 |
| 2026 | Future events | |||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| Total | 13/18 | – | 65 | 23 | 8 | 34 | 1684 | 1742 |
- * Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.
- ** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[2][3]
Head coach: Toni Gerona
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Individual records
- Bold denotes players still playing international handball.
Most capped players
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Top scorers
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References
- Najuspešniji u izboru OKS
- "18 Орлова спремно за Немачку!" (in Serbian). rss.org.rs. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- "Team roster: Serbia". res.ehf.eu. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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