Serbia at the UEFA European Championship

After the completed dissolution of Yugoslavia in 2006, the Serbia national team did not qualify for the next four UEFA European Championships it played qualifiers for, before finally securing a spot at Euro 2024. Its official predecessor teams Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia/Serbia & Montenegro were more successful: the team representing "larger" Yugoslavia became European vice-champions twice (in 1960 and 1968) while the union of Serbia and Montenegro (still named "Yugoslavia" until 2003) reached the quarter-finals at Euro 2000.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
as  Yugoslavia
France 1960 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 6 6 4 2 1 1 9 4
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 6 5
Italy 1968 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 2 3 6 4 1 1 14 5
Belgium 1972 Did not qualify 8 3 4 1 7 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 4 7 8 6 1 1 15 5
Italy 1980 Did not qualify 6 4 0 2 14 6
France 1984 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 2 10 6 3 2 1 12 11
West Germany 1988 Did not qualify 6 4 0 2 13 9
Sweden 1992 Qualified, but suspended 8 7 0 1 24 4
as  FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro
England 1996 Suspended Suspended
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 8 13 8 5 2 1 18 8
Portugal 2004 Did not qualify 8 3 3 2 11 11
as  Serbia
Austria Switzerland 2008 Did not qualify 14 6 6 2 22 11
Poland Ukraine 2012 10 4 3 3 13 12
France 2016 8 2 1 5 8 13
European Union 2020 10 5 3 2 20 19
Germany 2024 Qualified 8 4 2 2 15 9
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Runners-up 7/17 14 3 2 9 22 39 122 64 30 28 221 137
Serbia's European Championship record
First match  France 4–5 Yugoslavia 
(Paris, France; 6 July 1960)
Biggest win  France 4–5 Yugoslavia 
(Paris, France; 6 July 1960)
 Yugoslavia 1–0 England 
(Florence, Italy; 5 June 1968)
 Norway 0–1 Yugoslavia 
(Liège, Belgium; 18 June 2000)
Biggest defeat  Denmark 5–0 Yugoslavia 
(Lyon, France; 16 June 1984)
 Netherlands 6–1 Yugoslavia 
(Rotterdam, Netherlands; 25 June 2000)
Best Result Runners-up in 1960 and 1968
Worst Result Group stage in 1984


List of matches

As Yugoslavia

1960 European Nations' Cup

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Yugoslavia squad – 1960 European Nations' Cup runners-up
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Final tournament
Semi-finals
France 4–5 Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 26,370
Final
Soviet Union 2–1 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 17,966

Euro 1968

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Yugoslavia squad – UEFA Euro 1968 runners-up
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Final tournament
Semi-finals
Yugoslavia 1–0 England
Report
Final
Original match
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
Report
Replay
Italy 2–0 Yugoslavia
 Report

Euro 1976

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Yugoslavia squad – UEFA Euro 1976 fourth place
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Final tournament
Semi-finals
Yugoslavia 2–4 (a.e.t.) West Germany
Report
Attendance: 50,652
Third place play-off
Netherlands 3–2 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report

Euro 1984

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Yugoslavia squad – UEFA Euro 1984
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 4
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 2
4  Yugoslavia 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Belgium 2–0 Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 41,525
Denmark 5–0 Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 34,736
France 3–2 Yugoslavia
 Report

As FR Yugoslavia

Euro 2000

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FR Yugoslavia squad – UEFA Euro 2000
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  FR Yugoslavia 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4[a]
3  Norway 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4[a]
4  Slovenia 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Norway 0–1 FR Yugoslavia.
FR Yugoslavia 3–3 Slovenia
 Report
Norway 0–1 FR Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 28,750
FR Yugoslavia 3–4 Spain
Report
Attendance: 26,611
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 6–1 FR Yugoslavia
 Report

As Serbia

Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Serbia Match 5 England
Report
Slovenia Match 18 Serbia
Report
Denmark Match 30 Serbia
Report

See also

References

  1. ^ "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  2. ^ "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL Replay". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 29 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
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