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Serbia women's national football team

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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
NicknameCrvene vile (The Red fairies)
AssociationFudbalski savez Srbije (FSS)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLidija Stojkanović
CaptainVioleta Slović
Most capsVioleta Slović (117)
Top scorerJovana Damnjanović (21)
FIFA codeSRB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 35 Decrease 1 (16 June 2026)[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][2]

History

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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.[3] 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[4] 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.[5]

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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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.[6]

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   Loss   Fixture

2025

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27 October Friendly Slovenia  2–4  Serbia Radomlje, Slovenia
14:00
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28) Friendly Czech Republic  0–1  Serbia Antalya, Turkey
13:00 Report

2026

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Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Head coach Lidija Stojkanović
Assistant coach Danka Podovac
Goalkeeping coach
Physical coach

Manager history

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Players

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Milica Kostić played numerous games for Serbia

Current squad

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  • The following players were named to the squad for the friendly matches against Czech Republic on 28 November and 2 December 2025 in Antalya, Turkey.[7]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Milica Kostić (1997-12-21) 21 December 1997 (age 28) {{{caps}}} Hungary Ferencváros
12 1GK Ema Aleksić (2005-10-10) 10 October 2005 (age 20) {{{caps}}} Denmark HB Køge
23 1GK Jovana Đukić (2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 (age 24) {{{caps}}} Czech Republic Sparta Prague
4 2DF Aleksandra Gajić (2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 (age 19) {{{caps}}} France Saint-Étienne
5 2DF Violeta Slović (1991-08-30) 30 August 1991 (age 34) {{{caps}}} Serbia Spartak Subotica
6 2DF Nevena Damjanović (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 33) {{{caps}}} Russia CSKA Moscow
14 2DF Milica Gaković (2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 22) {{{caps}}} Serbia TSC
15 2DF Milica Šarić (2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 21) {{{caps}}} Serbia Red Star Belgrade
17 2DF Allegra Poljak (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 27) {{{caps}}} Spain Madrid CFF
18 2DF Emilija Petrović (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 23) {{{caps}}} Sweden Kristianstads
19 2DF Mina Matijević (2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 (age 20) {{{caps}}} Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
10 3MF Jelena Čanković (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 30) {{{caps}}} England Brighton & Hove Albion
17 3MF Sara Pavlović (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 30) {{{caps}}} Portugal Famalicão
20 3MF Tijana Filipović (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 27) {{{caps}}} Russia Spartak Moscow
21 3MF Živana Stupar (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 23) {{{caps}}} Serbia Spartak Subotica
22 3MF Sofija Sremčević (2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 (age 22) {{{caps}}} Serbia Red Star Belgrade
7 4FW Miljana Ivanović (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 26) {{{caps}}} United States Houston Dash
8 4FW Anastasija Ćirić (2006-11-11) 11 November 2006 (age 19) {{{caps}}} Serbia Red Star Belgrade
9 4FW Jovana Damnjanović (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 31) {{{caps}}} Germany Bayern Munich
11 4FW Nina Matejić (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 21) {{{caps}}} Russia Zenit
13 4FW Milica Mijatović (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 35) {{{caps}}} Turkey Ankara B.B. Fomget
19 4FW Mina Čavić (2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 (age 20) {{{caps}}} Germany Eintracht Frankfurt

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 Jefimija Škandro (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 22) 0 0 Serbia Spartak Subotica v.  Russia, 1 July 2025
GK Sara Cetinja (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 26) 6 0 Italy Inter Milan v.  Finland, 3 June 2025
DF Anđela Frajtović (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 26) 0 0 Hungary Ferencváros v.  Slovenia, 27 October 2025
DF Tyla-Jay Vlajnić (1990-11-06) 6 November 1990 (age 35) 12 1 Australia South Melbourne v.  Finland, 3 June 2025
DF Anđela Krstić (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 25) 8 1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade v.  Belarus, 8 April 2025
MF Marija Ilić (2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 22) 0 0 Serbia Spartak Subotica v.  Slovenia, 27 October 2025
MF Vesna Milivojević (2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 (age 24) 0 0 Sweden Malmö v.  Slovenia, 27 October 2025
MF Mary Stanić-Floody (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 22) 0 0 Australia Canberra United v.  Slovenia, 27 October 2025
MF Dejana Stefanović (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 29) 0 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade v.  Slovenia, 27 October 2025
MF Dragana Blagojević (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 22) 0 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade v.  Russia, 1 July 2025
MF Marija Šarić (2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 22) 0 0 Serbia Spartak Subotica v.  Russia, 1 July 2025
MF Dina Blagojević (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 29) 36 3 Serbia Red Star Belgrade v.  Finland, 3 June 2025

Records

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  • 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
Sweden 1995 Withdrew UEFA Euro 1995
United States 1999 Did not qualify 8710285+23
United States 2003 6600233+20
as Serbia and Montenegro
China 2007 Did not qualify 8206627-21
as Serbia
Germany 2011 Did not qualify 10235719-12
Canada 2015 103161634-18
France 2019 8215513-8
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 107032614+12
Brazil 2027 Future events Future events
Costa RicaJamaicaMexicoUnited States 2031
United Kingdom 2035
Total-------- 6029625111115-4
*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
United States 1996 Withdrew
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
as Serbia and Montenegro
Greece 2004 Did not qualify
as Serbia
China 2008 Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024 Unable to qualify[note 1]
United States 2028 Future events
Australia 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 P/R Rnk
as FR Yugoslavia
Italy 1993 Did not qualify 100103-3–
Germany 1995 Withdrew Withdrew
Norway Sweden 1997 Did not qualify 6312139-4–
Germany 2001 8107425-21
as Serbia and Montenegro
England 2005 Did not qualify 8107325-22–
as Serbia
Finland 2009 Did not qualify 82061124-13–
Sweden 2013 84131518-3
Netherlands 2017 83141021-11
England 2022 84042112+9
Switzerland 2025 105231715+2Same position[note 2]21st
Total--------652353794152-6621st
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

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UEFA Women's Nations League record
Year League Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rnk
2023–24 B 3 2nd8323128Same position*22nd
2025 B 3 1st642071Increase*19th
Total 1474319922nd and 19th
Rise Promoted at end of season
Same position No movement at end of season
Fall Relegated at end of season
* Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Serbia was unable to qualify since Serbia was in the “League B” at the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League.
  2. ↑ From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

References

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