Serbia women's 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
Nickname(s)Beli orlovi (The White Eagles)
AssociationFudbalski savez Srbije (FSS)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDragiša Zečević
CaptainVioleta Slović
Most capsVioleta Slović (59)
Top scorerJovana Damnjanović (17)
FIFA codeSRB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 34 1 (14 June 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

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. 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.

Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbia national team the direct descendant of the Serbia and Montenegro national team.

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.

History

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

Nicknames

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

Rivalries

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

  • 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

14 July 2023 International Friendly Slovenia  0–3  Serbia Krško, Slovenia
19:00 Report
Stadium: Matija Gubec Stadium
Referee: Vanja Janković
22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) UEFA Nations League B Ukraine  1–2  Serbia Starogard Gdański, Poland
15:00 Report Stadium: Stadion Miejski im. Kazimierza Deyny
Attendance: 173
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)
26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) UEFA Nations League B Serbia  4–0  Greece Stara Pazova, Serbia
19:00
Report Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) UEFA Nations League B Poland  2–1  Serbia Tychy, Poland
17:45
Report Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) UEFA Nations League B Serbia  1–1  Poland Stara Pazova, Serbia
19:00 Report
Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center
Referee: Galiya Echeva (Bulgaria)
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

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.
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)
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying Scotland  v  Serbia
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) Report

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Dragiša Zečević

Manager history

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Milica Kostić (1997-12-21) 21 December 1997 38 0 Ferencvárosi
12 1GK Ema Aleksić SFK 2000
23 1GK Jefimija Škandro (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 0 0 Spartak Subotica

2 2DF Aleksandra Lazarević (1995-11-29) 29 November 1995 10 0 Zenit
3 2DF Mina Matijević Eintracht Frankfurt II
4 2DF Marija Ilić (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 35 1 Karagümrük
5 2DF Violeta Slović (captain) (1991-08-30) 30 August 1991 59 3 Spartak Subotica
13 2DF Anđela Krstić (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 8 1 Red Star Belgrade
18 2DF Emilija Petrović (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 15 0 Kristianstads
19 2DF Tajla Džej Vlajnić (1990-11-06) 6 November 1990 9 0 Western United
22 2DF Dejana Stefanović (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 20 2 Brighton & Hove Albion

6 3MF Živana Stupar (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 8 0 Spartak Subotica
8 3MF Dina Blagojević (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 36 3 Red Star Belgrade
10 3MF Jelena Čanković (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 38 6 Chelsea
14 3MF Vesna Milivojević (2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 14 1 Canberra United
15 3MF Sofija Sremčević (2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 5 0 Red Star Belgrade
16 3MF Sara Pavlović (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 20 0 Famalicão

7 4FW Milica Mijatović (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 57 6 Fiorentina
9 4FW Jovana Damnjanović (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 50 17 Bayern Munich
11 4FW Miljana Ivanović (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 16 4 LSK Kvinner
17 4FW Allegra Poljak (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 31 8 Levante
20 4FW Tijana Filipović (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 29 14 Spartak Subotica
21 4FW Nina Matejić (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 4 3 Red Star Belgrade

Recent call ups

  • 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 1 0 Red Star Belgrade v.  Ukraine, 5 December 2023
GK Sara Cetinja (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 6 0 Inter Milan v.  Israel, 9 April 2024

DF Oršoja Vajda (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 15 0 MTK v.  South Africa, 10 April 2023
DF Milica Denda (2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 2 0 Galatasaray v.  South Africa, 10 April 2023
DF Tijana Đorđević (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 1 0 Red Star Belgrade v.  Ukraine, 5 December 2023
DF Aleksandra Gajić (2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 1 0 Spartak Subotica v.  Ukraine, 5 December 2023
DF Anđela Frajtović (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 18 1 Győr v.  Iceland, 27 February 2024
DF Nevena Damjanović (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 54 8 CSKA Moscow v.  Israel, 9 April 2024
DF Ana Šćepanović (1999-05-24) 24 May 1999 0 0 Red Star Belgrade v.  Israel, 9 April 2024
DF Isidora Vučković (1999-05-09) 9 May 1999 5 0 Spartak Subotica v.  Israel, 9 April 2024

MF Tijana Matić (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 10 1 Dynamo Moscow v.  South Africa, 10 April 2023
MF Andrijana Trišić (1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 1 0 SFK 2000 v.  Ukraine, 5 December 2023

FW Biljana Bradić (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 16 1 Ferencvárosi v.  Slovakia, 21 February 2023
FW Jelena Čubrilo (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 7 1 Fatih Vatan v.  Slovakia, 21 February 2023
FW Anastasija Ćirić (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 1 0 Spartak Subotica v.  Israel, 9 April 2024
FW Mina Čavić (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 6 0 Red Star Belgrade v.  Israel, 9 April 2024

Records

  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

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 8710285+23
2003 6600233+20
as  Serbia and Montenegro
2007 Did not qualify 8206627-21
as  Serbia
2011 Did not qualify 10235719-12
2015 103161634-18
2019 8215513-8
2023 107032614+12
2027 Future events Future events
2031
Total-------- 6029625111115-4
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

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

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 100103-3
1995 Withdrew Withdrew
1997 Did not qualify 6312139-4
2001 8107425-21
as  Serbia and Montenegro
2005 Did not qualify 8107325-22
as  Serbia
2009 Did not qualify 82061124-13
2013 84131518-3
2017 83141021-11
2022 84042112+9
2025 Future event Future event
Total--------551833477137-68
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

References

Notes

  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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