Yugoslavia national football team

This article is about the 1920–92 team representing the SFR Yugoslavia and its predecessor states. For the team representing FR Yugoslavia after the breakup of Yugoslavia, see Serbia and Montenegro national football team.
Yugoslavia
Nickname(s) Beli Orlovi (White Eagles)
Plavi (The Blues)
Brazilians of Europe[1]
Association Football Association
of Yugoslavia
Most caps Dragan Džajić (85)
(SFRY)
Top scorer Stjepan Bobek (38)
(SFRY)
Home stadium Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
FIFA code YUG
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Czechoslovakia 7–0 KY Kingdom of Yugoslavia
(Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
After 1945
 Czechoslovakia 0–2 SFRY Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 9 May 1945)
Last International as SFRY[2]
 Netherlands 2–0 SFRY Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992)
Biggest win
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFRY 10–0 Venezuela Venezuela
(Curitiba, Brazil; 14 June 1972)
Biggest defeat
 Czechoslovakia 7–0 KY Kingdom of Yugoslavia
(Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
 Uruguay 7–0 KY Kingdom of Yugoslavia
(Paris, France; 26 May 1924)
 Czechoslovakia 7–0 KY Kingdom of Yugoslavia
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 28 October 1925)
World Cup
Appearances 8[2] (First in 1930)
Best result Semi-finals: 1930;
Fourth place: 1962
European Championship
Appearances 4[2] (First in 1960)
Best result Runners-up (2): 1960, 1968

The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941, until 1929 as Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes), and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1943–1992, until November 29, 1945 as Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, November 29, 1945–1963 as Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia) in association football. It enjoyed success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international competition as part of a United Nations sanction. In 1994, when the boycott was lifted, it was succeeded by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia national football team.

Serbia national football team inherited Yugoslavia's spot within FIFA and UEFA and is considered by both organisations as the only successor of Yugoslavia.[3][4][5]

History

Yugoslavia at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

The first national team was in the kingdom that existed between the two world wars. The Football Federation of what was then the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was founded in Zagreb in 1919 under the name Jugoslovenski nogometni savez (and admitted into FIFA), and the national team played its first international game at the Summer Olympics in Antwerp in 1920. The opponent was Czechoslovakia, and the historic starting eleven that represented Kingdom of SCS on its debut were: Dragutin Vrđuka, Vjekoslav Župančić, Jaroslav Šifer, Stanko Tavčar, Slavin Cindrić, Rudolf Rupec, Dragutin Vragović, Artur Dubravčić, Emil Perška, Ivan Granec, and Jovan Ružić. They lost by a huge margin 0–7, but nonetheless got their names in the history books.

1930 World Cup

A Yugoslavia line-up in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

In 1929, the country was renamed to Yugoslavia and the football association became Fudbalski Savez Jugoslavije and moved its headquarters to Belgrade. The national team participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, finishing in fourth place. In its first ever World Cup match in Montevideo's Parque Central, Yugoslavia managed a famous 2–1 win versus mighty Brazil, with the following starting eleven representing the country: Milovan Jakšić, Branislav Sekulić, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Milutin Ivković, Ivica Bek, Momčilo Đokić, Blagoje Marjanović, Milorad Arsenijević, Đorđe Vujadinović, Dragoslav Mihajlović, and Ljubiša Stefanović. The national team consisted of players based in Serbian football clubs, while the Zagreb Subassociation forbid players from Croatian clubs, some of which were regulars in the national team until then, to play in the World Cup due to the relocation of football association's headquarters from Zagreb to Belgrade.[6]

Silver Medal at 1948 Summer Olympics

Yugoslavia begin their football campaign by defeating Luxembourg 6–1, with five different players scoring the goals. In the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, they would take out Turkey and Great Britain by the same score of 3–1. In the final though, they would lose to Sweden.

Silver Medal at 1952 Summer Olympics

Having a team with many players from the 1948 generation, Yugoslavia was a formidable side at the 1952 Summer Olympics and finished as runners-up behind the legendary Hungary national football team. Against the USSR, Yugoslavia was 5–1 up with 15 minutes of their first round match to go. The Yugoslavs, understandably, put their feet up. Arthur Ellis, the match referee, recorded what happened next in his book, The Final Whistle (London, 1963): "The USSR forced the most honourable draw ever recorded! [Vsevolod] Bobrov, their captain, scored a magnificent hat-trick. After the USSR had reduced the lead to 5–2, he, almost single-handed, took the score to 5–5, scoring his third in the last minute. For once, use of the word sensational was justified." Although Bobrov's early goal in their replay presaged a miraculous recovery, Yugoslavia recovered sufficiently to put out their opponents easily in the second half.

Later decades

The federation and football overall was disrupted by World War II. After the war, a socialist federation was formed and the football federation reconstituted. It was one of the founding members of the UEFA and it organized the 1976 European Championship played in Belgrade and Zagreb. The national team participated in eight World Cups, four Euros, and won the Olympic football tournament in 1960 at the Summer Games (they also finished second three times and third once).

Dragan Džajić holds the record for the most national team caps at 85, between 1964 to 1979. The best scorer is Stjepan Bobek with 38 goals, between 1946 and 1956.

Dissolution and UN embargo

With the end of the Cold War, democratic principles were introduced to the country which brought about the end of Titoist rule. In the subsequent atmosphere, national tensions were heightened. At the Yugoslavia-Netherlands friendly in preparation for the 1990 World Cup, the Croatian crowd in Zagreb jeered the Yugoslav team and anthem and waved Dutch flags (owing to its resemblance to the Croatian tricolour). With the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the team split up and the remaining team of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) was banned from competing at Euro 92. The decision was made on 31 May 1992, just 10 days before the competition commenced.[7]

They had finished top of their qualifying group, but were unable to play in the competition due to United Nations Security Council Resolution 757. Their place was taken by Denmark, who went on to win the competition. Yugoslavia had also been drawn as the top seed in Group 5 of the European Zone in the qualifying tournament for the 1994 World Cup. FRY was barred from competing, rendering the group unusually weak.

Breakup

After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the FRY consisted of Montenegro and Serbia. The national team of Serbia and Montenegro continued under the name Yugoslavia until 2003, when country and team were renamed Serbia and Montenegro. For the later official football teams, see:

National teams

Former republics

Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbian national team to be the direct and sole successor of the Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia) and Serbia and Montenegro national football teams. The teams of other republics were inducted as fully new members.

NationConfederationInternational Tournament (s)Qualifying Play-off (s)FIFA Active
 CroatiaUEFAUEFA Euro 1996
1998 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 2004
2006 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 2008
UEFA Euro 2012
2014 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 2016
Pld: 4 Won: 4 Lost: 0(since 1991)
 Serbia and Montenegro KosovoUEFA1998 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 2000
2006 FIFA World Cup
Pld: 1 Won: 1 Lost: 0(since 1994)
 Serbia KosovoUEFA2010 FIFA World CupPld: 0 Won: 0 Lost: 0(since 2008)
 SloveniaUEFAUEFA Euro 2000
2002 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
Pld: 5 Won: 3 Lost: 2(since 1991)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaUEFA2014 FIFA World CupPld: 3 Won: 0 Lost: 3(since 1996)
 MontenegroUEFAPld: 1 Won: 0 Lost: 1(since 2007)
 MacedoniaUEFAPld: 0 Won: 0 Lost: 0(since 1991)
1^ Competed as  Yugoslavia, represented Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
2^ Competed as  Serbia and Montenegro, represented State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

Additional stats:

  • Croatia has/will appear at their 9th major tournament since the independence, most by any other former republic;
  • Croatia's 3rd-place finish at 1998 FIFA World Cup is the best result at a major tournament by any other former republic;
  • Croatia was the first former Yugoslav nation to qualify to a major tournament after independence;
  • Slovenia has only qualified for major tournaments via play-offs (3);
  • Croatia were seeded inside Pot 1 of FIFA World Cup qualifications on 3 successive occasions, in 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, after FR Yugoslavia who were seeded once in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification;
  • Only three former Yugoslav republics were ever seeded inside Pot 1 in the history of UEFA European Championship qualifying competition, after FR Yugoslavia (UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying), Croatia (UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying) and Bosnia (Euro 2016 qualifying);
  • No former SFR Yugoslav republic was ever seeded or in Pot 1 at finals of a major tournament;
  • Niko Kranjčar played for Croatia at 2006 FIFA World Cup under his father – head coach Zlatko Kranjčar; likewise Tino-Sven Sušić played for Bosnia at 2014 FIFA World Cup under his uncle – head coach Safet Sušić.

Youth teams

The under-21 team won the inaugural UEFA U-21 Championship in 1978.

The Yugoslav under-20 team won the FIFA World Youth Championship 1987.

Kit History

Kingdom

1930.[8][9]

SFRY

1950–1962
1974
1982
1984
1990

Competitive record

World Cup record

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930Semi-finals*4th320177
Italy 1934Did Not Qualify-------
France 1938Did Not Qualify-------
Brazil 1950Round 15th320173
Switzerland 1954Quarter-finals7th311123
Sweden 1958Quarter-finals5th412177
Chile 1962Semi-finals4th6303107
England 1966Did Not Qualify-------
Mexico 1970Did Not Qualify-------
West Germany 19742nd Group Stage7th6123127
Argentina 1978Did Not Qualify-------
Spain 1982Round 116th311122
Mexico 1986Did Not Qualify-------
Italy 1990Quarter-Finals5th531186
Total6/140 Titles33147125542
* Draw for 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers was made on 8 December 1991, however due to break-up of SFR Yugoslavia and consequent military conflict, which broke in early 1991, FSJ ceased to exist as football organization of the SFR Yugoslavia. Organization that remained based in Belgrade, Serbia, was excluded from taking part as FSJ or its successor due to UN sanctions.[10]

European Championship record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
France 1960Final210166
Spain 1964Did not Qualify------
Italy 1968Final311123
Belgium 1972Did not Qualify------
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976Fourth Place200247
Italy 1980Did not Qualify------
France 1984Round 13003210
West Germany 1988Did not Qualify------
Sweden 1992Qualified****
Total4/9102171426
*There was no third place playoff, but Yugoslavia was awarded with bronze medal[11][12]
**Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
***Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
****Qualified for the tournament, but suspended because of United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 during Yugoslav wars. Yugoslavia was replaced by Denmark, who went on to win the tournament.

Most capped players

# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Dragan Džajić 1964–1979 85 23
2 Zlatko Vujović 1979–1990 70 25
3 Branko Zebec 1951–1961 65 17
4 Stjepan Bobek 1946–1956 63 38
5 Branko Stanković 1946–1956 61 3
6 Faruk Hadžibegić 1982–1992 61 6
7 Ivica Horvat 1946–1956 60 0
8 Vladimir Beara 1950–1959 59 0
9 Rajko Mitić 1946–1957 59 32
10 Bernard Vukas 1948–1957 59 22
11 Vujadin Boškov 1951–1958 57 0
12 Blagoje Marjanović 1926–1938 57 36
13 Jovan Aćimović 1968–1976 55 3
14 Zlatko Čajkovski 1946–1955 55 7
15 Fahrudin Jusufi 1959–1967 55 0
16 Mehmed Baždarević 1982–1992 54 4
17 Ivica Šurjak 1973–1982 54 10
18 Safet Sušić 1977–1990 54 21
19 Milorad Arsenijević 1927–1936 52 0
20 Dragan Holcer 1965–1974 52 0
21 Tomislav Crnković 1952–1960 51 0
22 Milan Galić 1959–1965 51 37
23 Aleksandar Tirnanić 1929–1940 50 12
24 Vladimir Durković 1959–1966 50 0
25 Milutin Šoškić 1959–1966 50 0
26 Branko Oblak 1970–1977 50 8

Head to head records

Opponent P W D L
 Albania 5 4 1 0
 Algeria 1 1 0 0
 Argentina 6 2 1 3
 Austria 17 8 4 5
 Belgium 11 5 2 4
 Bolivia 2 1 1 0
 Brazil 14 2 6 6
 Bulgaria 28 17 5 6
 Chile 1 0 0 1
 Colombia 3 3 0 0
 Cyprus 4 4 0 0
 Czechoslovakia 31 9 4 18
 Denmark 9 7 0 2
 East Germany 6 3 2 1
 Ecuador 1 0 0 1
 Egypt 5 4 0 1
 England 14 4 5 5
 Ethiopia 1 1 0 0
 Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0
 Finland 4 2 1 1
 France 25 10 7 8
 Greece 20 16 2 2
 Honduras 1 1 0 0
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0
 Hungary 29 5 9 15
 India 2 2 0 0
 Indonesia 3 3 0 0
 Iran 2 1 1 0
 Israel 9 6 1 2
 Italy 18 4 6 8
 Japan 2 2 0 0
 South Korea 3 3 0 0
 Luxembourg 9 8 1 0
 Mexico 4 3 0 1
 Morocco 3 3 0 0
 Netherlands 7 3 1 3
 Northern Ireland 7 5 1 1
 Norway 12 9 1 2
 Paraguay 2 1 1 0
 Poland 19 6 4 9
 Portugal 5 2 0 3
 Republic of Ireland 2 1 0 1
 Romania 40 17 5 18
 Saar 1 1 0 0
 Scotland 8 1 5 2
 Soviet Union 17 2 4 11
 Spain 16 5 4 7
 Sweden 11 5 2 4
  Switzerland 9 5 2 2
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0
 Tunisia 4 3 0 1
 Turkey 11 7 3 1
 United States 1 1 0 0
 Uruguay 4 2 0 2
 Venezuela 1 1 0 0
 Wales 7 4 3 0
 West Germany 25 8 3 14
 Zaire 1 1 0 0

Head coaches

Head coach Period Record
MatchesWonDrawnLost
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Osim 1986–199251271014
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Toplak
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Osim
19863111
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miloš Milutinović1984–198515735
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Todor Veselinović1982–198418936
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miljan Miljanić1979–1982221822
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražan Jerković19781100
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ante Mladinić19782002
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slavko Luštica19780000
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stevan Vilotić19782020
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Valok
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stevan Vilotić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gojko Zec
19776123
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Toplak1976–19778206
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ante Mladinić1974–197615924
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miljan Miljanić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Ribar
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sulejman Rebac
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Tomislav Ivić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milovan Ćirić
1973–197411335
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vujadin Boškov1971–19732710125
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rajko Mitić1967–197034131011
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Tirnanić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miljan Miljanić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rajko Mitić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vujadin Boškov
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Stanković
19664202
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Tirnanić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miljan Miljanić
19662011
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Tirnanić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Antolković
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miljan Miljanić
19663102
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Tirnanić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Antolković
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miljan Miljanić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Abdulah Gegić
19657232
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubomir Lovrić196411317
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubomir Lovrić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hugo Ruševljanin
1963–19647502
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubomir Lovrić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Prvoslav Mihajlović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hugo Ruševljanin
1961–1963221525
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragomir Nikolić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Tirnanić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubomir Lovrić
1959–1961291685
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Tirnanić1955–195834131110
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Pešić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Tirnanić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Leo Lemešić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo Wölfl
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milovan Ćirić
19549522
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milorad Arsenijević
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Tirnanić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Leo Lemešić
1952–1954181422
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milorad Arsenijević1949–1952231535
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milorad Arsenijević
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Tirnanić
1946–1948181215
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Svetozar Popović1940–19413120
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Boško Simonović1939–19404112
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Svetozar Popović19391001
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Boško Simonović19394103
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Svetozar Popović1937–193813454
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Nikola Simić19364112
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Boško Simonović19355320
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Ivo Šuste
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Mata Miodragović
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Petar Pleše
1934–19356303
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Boško Simonović1933–19346312
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Branislav Veljković19336312
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Boško Simonović1930–19322412111
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Ante Pandaković1926–1930197210
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Dušan Zinaja1924–19253003
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Todor Sekulić19241001
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Veljko Ugrinić1920–192410316

See also

Related articles
Successor teams

References

  1. A farewell to Yugoslavia openDemocracy.net. Dejan Djokic; 10-04-2002
  2. 1 2 3 As of 1992 before the split of SFR Yugoslavia; for later data see Serbia and Montenegro national football team.
  3. History at FSS official website, Retrieved 4 October 2012 (Serbian)
  4. Serbia at FIFA official website
  5. News: Serbia at UEFA official website, published 1 January 2011, Retrieved 4 October 2012
  6. History at Football Association of Serbia official website, retrieved 17-5-2913 (Serbian)
  7. Kako je plavi dres pocrveneo
  8. "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  9. Медаља из дома Хаџијевих сведочи да смо били трећи на Мундијалу (in Serbian). Politika. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  10. "Još uvek sjaji bronza iz Montevidea" (in Serbian). Blic. Retrieved 25 May 2010.

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