Serbia women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Serbia national football team.

Serbia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Crvene vile (The Red fairies)
AssociationFudbalski savez Srbije (FSS)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDragiša Zečević
CaptainVioleta Slović
Most capsVioleta Slović (98)
Top scorerJovana Damnjanović (21)
FIFA codeSRB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 35 Decrease 1 (7 August 2025)[1]
Highest28 (July – August 2003; September 2005)
Lowest46 (March 2011; March 2014; July 2015)
First international
 Slovenia 0–5  
(Dravograd, Slovenia; 5 May 2007)
Biggest win
  8–1 North Macedonia 
(Belgrade, Serbia; 6 March 2020)
Biggest defeat
 Switzerland 9–0  
(Nyon, Switzerland, 21 September 2013)

The Serbia women's national football team represents Serbia in international women's football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia.

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

Main articles: Yugoslavia women's national football team and Serbia and Montenegro women's national football team

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

Main article: Croatia–Serbia football rivalry

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

2024

12 July 2025 Euro 2025 qualifying GS   1–0  Israel Stara Pazova, Serbia
Report Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying Scotland  1–0   Glasgow, Scotland
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
25 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–2   Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica
14:00
  • Ekić 20'
  • Nikolić 52'
 Report
Attendance: 423[3]
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)
29 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs   4–1
(6–3 agg.)		  Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova
19:00
Report
Attendance: 650[4]
28 November UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs   0–2  Sweden Leskovac
18:00 Report
Stadium: Dubočica Stadium
3 December UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Sweden  6–0
(8–0 agg.)		   Stockholm
19:00 Report Stadium: Tele2 Arena

2025

21 February 2025 Nations League   1–0  Finland Stara Pazova, Serbia
18:00 Damnjanović 43' (pen.) Report Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center
Attendance: 280
Referee: Michaela Pachtova (Czech Republic)
25 February 2025 Nations League   0–0  Belarus Stara Pazova, Serbia
18:00 Damnjanović 43' (pen.) Report Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center
Attendance: 215
Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria)
4 April 2025 Nations League Hungary  0–1   Győr,Hungary
20:00 Report
Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion
Attendance: 513
Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium)
8 April 2025 Nations League Belarus  0–3   Novara,Italy
21:00 Report
Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Germany)
30 May 2025 Nations League   1–0  Hungary Stara Pazova
19:00
Report Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)
3 June 2025 Nations League Finland  1–1   Helsinki
20:00 Lohtela 71' Roth 84' (o.g.) Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 8,970
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
27 June Friendly   1–3  Iceland Stara Pazova, Serbia
18:00 Ivanović 66'
Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center
1 July Friendly   0–3  Russia Stara Pazova, Serbia
18:00 Match report
Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Lidija Stojkanović

Manager history

  • Predrag Grozdanović (????–????)
  • Dragiša Zečević (20??–2024)
  • Lidija Stojkanović(2025– )

Players

Milica Kostić played numerous games for Serbia

Current squad

  • The following players were named to the squad for the friendly matches against Iceland on 27 June 2025 and Russia on 1 July 2025.

[5]

Caps and goals need to be updated .

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Milica Kostić (1997-12-21) 21 December 1997 60 0 Hungary Ferencvárosi
23 1GK Ema Aleksić (2005-10-10) 10 October 2005 1 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000
1GK Jefimija Škandro (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 0 0 Serbia ŽFK Spartak Subotica
5 2DF Violeta Slović (captain) (1991-08-30) 30 August 1991 99 3 Serbia ŽFK Spartak Subotica
6 2DF Nevena Damjanović (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 87 8 Russia CSKA Moscow
21 2DF Živana Stupar (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 9 0 Serbia ŽFK Spartak Subotica
18 2DF Emilija Petrović (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 16 0 Sweden Kristianstads
2 2DF Aleksandra Ćirić (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 2 0 Serbia ŽFK Spartak Subotica
14 2DF Milica Gaković 1 0 Serbia ŽFK Spartak Subotica
4 2DF Aleksandra Gajić (2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 2 0 Serbia ŽFK Spartak Subotica
10 3MF Jelena Čanković (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 70 6 England Brighton & Hove Albion
8 3MF Dragana Blagojević
3 3MF Marija Šarić
20 3MF Tijana Filipović (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 30 14 Serbia ŽFK Spartak Subotica
22 3MF Dejana Stefanović (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 21 2 England Brighton & Hove Albion
17 3MF Sara Pavlović (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 32 0 Portugal Famalicão
16 4FW Milica Čavić (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 6 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
11 4FW Miljana Ivanović (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 17 5 England London City Lionesses
19 4FW Mina Matijević (2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 1 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt II
15 4FW Sofija Sremčević (2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 6 0 Serbia 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 Serbia Red Star Belgrade v.  Ukraine, 5 December 2023
GK Sara Cetinja (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 6 0 Italy Inter Milan v.  Finland, 3 June 2025
DF Ana Šćepanović (1999-05-24) 24 May 1999 0 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade v.  Israel, 9 April 2024
DF Isidora Vučković (1999-05-09) 9 May 1999 5 0 Serbia Spartak Subotica v.  Israel, 9 April 2024
DF Tijana Đorđević (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 1 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade v.  Ukraine, 5 December 2023
DF Milica Stojić (2005-05-15) 15 May 2005 0 0 Serbia Vojvodina  Sweden,3 December 2024
DF Anđela Krstić (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 8 1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade  Belarus,8 April 2025
DF Milica Sarrić 0 0 Serbia Spartak  Belarus,8 April 2025
DF Tyla-Jay Vlajnić (1990-11-06) 6 November 1990 12 1 Australia Melbourne City v.  Finland, 3 June 2025
DF Anđela Frajtović (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 18 1 Hungary Győr v.  Finland, 3 June 2025
MF Andrijana Trišić (1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 1 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 v.  Ukraine, 5 December 2023
MF Vesna Milivojević (2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 22 1 Sweden Norrköping v.  Finland, 3 June 2025
MF Dina Blagojević (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 36 3 Serbia Red Star Belgrade v.  Finland, 3 June 2025
FW Biljana Bradić (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 16 1 Spain Granada v.  Slovakia, 21 February 2023
FW Jelena Čubrilo (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 7 1 Turkey Fatih Vatan v.  Slovakia, 21 February 2023
FW Milica Mijatović (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 94 6 Italy Fiorentina v.  Finland, 3 June 2025
FW Jovana Damnjanović (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 59 21 Germany Bayern Munich v.  Finland, 3 June 2025
FW Nina Matejić (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 11 4 Serbia Red Star Belgrade v.  Finland, 3 June 2025
FW Allegra Poljak (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 59 8 Spain Madrid CFF v.  Finland, 3 June 2025

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
Sweden 1995 Withdrew UEFA Euro 1995
United States 1999 Did not qualify 8 7 1 0 28 5 +23
United States 2003 6 6 0 0 23 3 +20
as Serbia and Montenegro
China 2007 Did not qualify 8 2 0 6 6 27 -21
as Serbia
Germany 2011 Did not qualify 10 2 3 5 7 19 -12
Canada 2015 10 3 1 6 16 34 -18
France 2019 8 2 1 5 5 13 -8
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 10 7 0 3 26 14 +12
Brazil 2027 Future events Future events
MexicoUnited States 2031
United Kingdom 2035
Total - - - - - - - - 60 29 6 25 111 115 -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
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 2]
United States 2028 Future events
Australia 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 P/R Rnk
as FR Yugoslavia
Italy 1993 Did not qualify 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 –
Germany 1995 Withdrew Withdrew
Norway Sweden 1997 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 13 9 -4 –
Germany 2001 8 1 0 7 4 25 -21
as Serbia and Montenegro
England 2005 Did not qualify 8 1 0 7 3 25 -22 –
as Serbia
Finland 2009 Did not qualify 8 2 0 6 11 24 -13 –
Sweden 2013 8 4 1 3 15 18 -3
Netherlands 2017 8 3 1 4 10 21 -11
England 2022 8 4 0 4 21 12 +9
Switzerland 2025 10 5 2 3 17 15 +2 Same position[note 3] 21st
Total - - - - - - - - 65 23 5 37 94 152 -66 21st
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Year League Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rnk
2023–24 B 3 2nd 8 4 1 3 12 8 Same position* 22nd
2025 B 3 To be determined
Total 8 4 1 3 12 8 22nd
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

Notes

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BLR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Serbia was unable to qualify since Serbia was in the “League B” at the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League.
  3. ^ 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

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Trio qualify for Women's World Cup but Germany lose to Serbia". 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Serbia" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Serbia v Bosnia and Herzegovina" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  5. ^ СЕЛЕКТОРКА ЛИДИЈА СТОЈКАНОВИЋ ОБЈАВИЛА СПИСАК ИГРАЧИЦА ЗА ПРИЈАТЕЉСКЕ МЕЧЕВЕ ПРОТИВ ИСЛАНДА И РУСИЈЕ
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