The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbia national team to be the direct and sole successor of the Yugoslavia under-21 and Serbia and Montenegro under-21 national teams.^[1][2][3]

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Serbia U-21

Nickname(s)	Орлићи / Orlići (Little Eagles)
Association	Football Association of Serbia
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ljubinko Drulović
Captain	Stefan Mitrović
Most caps	Branislav Ivanović (38)
Top scorer	Uroš Đurđević (16)
FIFA code	SRB
First colours Second colours
First international
Yugoslavia 1–0 Malta  (Zrenjanin, FR Yugoslavia, 1 June 1996)
Biggest win
Serbia and Montenegro 9–0 San Marino  (Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro; 12 October 2004)
Biggest defeat
England 9–1 Serbia  (West Bridgford, England; 12 October 2023)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1978)
Best result	Champions: 1978

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Serbia's under-21 national team qualified for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands, in June 2007, after winning a two-game play-off against Sweden. After a 3–0 loss at home, Serbia overturned the result two weeks later, defeating Sweden 5–0, and advancing to the final tournament. Serbia's 2007 U21 Championship campaign was successful, as they finished in second place, losing the final to the hosts, by a score of 4–1. On their way to the final, they defeated Italy (1–0), Czech Republic (1–0) and Belgium (2–0). The only other loss, besides the final, was the third group game against England (0–2), which was a meaningless game for the Serbian team, as they had already qualified for the semi-finals.

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More information UEFA European Under-21 Championship record, UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record ...

European Under-21 Championship record UEFA European Under-21 Championship record UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GP W D L GF GA within  SFR Yugoslavia 1978 Champions 1st 6 3 2 1 10 7 4 3 0 1 9 3 1980 Semi-finals 4th 4 1 1 2 3 6 4 2 2 0 4 2 1982 did not qualify 4 2 1 1 4 2 1984 Semi-finals 4th 4 1 0 3 4 6 6 3 2 1 12 5 1986 did not qualify 6 1 2 3 10 16 1988 4 1 1 2 7 9 1990 Final 2nd 6 2 2 2 8 9 6 4 1 1 10 4 1992 did not qualify 6 4 0 2 11 10 within  FR Yugoslavia 1994 Suspended Suspended 1996 1998 did not qualify 8 6 0 2 14 3 2000 9 5 2 2 29 13 2002 8 4 3 1 22 11 within  Serbia and Montenegro 2004 Final 2nd 6 2 2 2 7 9 10 7 1 2 21 12 2006 Semi-finals 4th 4 1 1 2 2 3 12 9 1 2 34 13 as  Serbia 2007 Final 2nd 5 3 0 2 5 6 4 3 0 1 10 4 2009 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 1 3 10 7 2 1 26 5 2011 did not qualify 8 4 1 3 14 12 2013 10 5 3 2 17 6 2015 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 1 7 10 6 2 2 20 11 2017 Group stage 10th 3 0 1 2 2 5 12 8 2 2 29 9 2019 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 1 10 10 8 2 0 23 5 2021 did not qualify 10 3 3 4 12 9 2023 10 3 3 4 10 11 2025 Future event In progress Total 11/24 1 Title 47 13 12 22 44 71 171 98 34 39 348 175

Olympic Games record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1996 Suspended 2000 did not qualify 2004 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 3 14 2008 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 3 7 2012 did not qualify 2016 2020 2024 2028 to be determined 2032 Total 2/7 0 Title 6 0 1 5 6 21

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• Serbia national under-21 football team results
• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
• Serbia national football team
• Serbia national under-20 football team
• Serbia national under-19 football team
• Yugoslavia national under-21 football team