Serbian-Montenegrin national soccer team / European championships
 
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| European Championship record scorer: | Savo Milosevic (5) |
| European Championship record players: | 7 players (4) |
| Rank: | 19 (Yugoslavia as well as Serbia and Montenegro) |
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| 4 European Championship games 1 win 1 draw 2 defeats 8:13 goals |
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First European Championship game Yugoslavia 3: 3 Slovenia Charleroi ( BEL ); June 13, 2000;_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg){kind=small}  |
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Last European Championship game Yugoslavia 1: 6 Netherlands Rotterdam ( NED ); June 25, 2000  |
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Biggest European Championship victory Yugoslavia 1-0 Norway Liège ( BEL ); June 18, 2000  |
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Biggest European Championship defeat BR Yugoslavia 1: 6 Netherlands Rotterdam ( NED ); June 25, 2000 |
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| Participation in the finals | 1 ( first : 2000 ) |
| Best results | Quarterfinals ( 2000 ) |
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The article contains a detailed description of the Serbian-Montenegrin national soccer team at European championships and the qualifications for them. After the wars of Yugoslavia and the independence of most of the republics, the team succeeded the Yugoslav national soccer team , which had previously played for the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the European soccer championships . As the "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" it took part in a European Championship finals. The successes of the Yugoslav team were attributed first to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and then to Serbia and Montenegro by UEFA . After Montenegro split off from Serbia , the Serbian national soccer team became its successor. She took part for the first time in the qualification for the EM 2008, but could not qualify so far. The successes of the Yugoslav and Serbian-Montenegrin national football teams are now attributed to Serbia and with the joint results they are placed in 19th place in the ranking.
Overview
| year | Host country | Participation until ... | Last opponent | Result | Trainer | Comments and special features |
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| 1996 | England | not allowed | ||||
| 2000 | Netherlands and Belgium | Quarter finals | Netherlands | - | Vujadin Boškov | Eliminated with the highest defeat so far in a European Championship game. |
| 2004 | Portugal | not qualified | In the qualification of Italy and Wales failed, which also could not qualify | |||
| 2008 | Austria and Switzerland | no longer exists | When the draw for the qualifying the team was still considered, but since then also Montenegro split from Serbia, instead, joined Serbia at that but could not qualify. |
EM 1996
Due to the UN sanctions as a result of the Yugoslav wars , the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , which now only consists of Serbia and Montenegro, was not allowed to qualify. Of the former Yugoslav republics, Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia took part, of which only Croatia could qualify and reach the quarter-finals in the final round.
EM 2000
Four years later, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was allowed to participate in the qualification for the EM 2000. Opponents of the team coached by Vujadin Boškov were Ireland , Croatia , Macedonia and Malta . The team played their first qualifying game after the four group opponents had already played two or three games, for opponents Ireland it was the third game. Nevertheless, the first three games were won before the first loss of points with a 0-0 win against Croatia. After a defeat in Ireland and two wins against Macedonia, a 2-2 win in Croatia was enough to win the group against Ireland and Croatia thanks to Macedonian support. Ireland failed as group runner-up in the playoff games against Turkey .
At the EM they were drawn into a group with Spain and the Slovenes and Norwegians who had qualified for the first time . In the first game against Slovenia they were 3-0 down after 57 minutes and then lost Siniša Mihajlović in the 60th minute to a yellow-red card . Nevertheless, they managed still outnumbered to achieve a draw by three goals within six minutes, with Savo Milošević alone scoring two goals. He also scored the only goal of the game in the second game against Norway. He also put the team in the lead in the last group game against Spain. Then a dramatic game developed, as the team was able to add twice after the Spanish equalization and take the lead again - most recently after a yellow-red card even outnumbered. The team then had no answer to the 3: 3 goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time from a converted penalty kick - on the contrary, the Spaniards scored the winning goal two minutes later, making the Spaniards group winners. The team from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia came second in the group due to a direct comparison with Norway and met co-hosts Netherlands in the quarter-finals . Here the defensive weakness of the 28.9 year old team, which had already conceded seven goals in the group games, could no longer be compensated by own goals and the team went down with 1: 6. After all, Milošević managed in stoppage time with his fifth tournament goal still the consolation goal, which he was together with the Dutch Patrick Kluivert top scorer of the tournament. This ended Boškov's tenure as national coach.
EM 2004
After failing to qualify for the 2002 World Cup , Dejan Savićević took over as national coach. Group opponents in the qualification were Italy , Wales , Finland and Azerbaijan . The team started qualifying as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, after two games they then joined the team of Serbia and Montenegro. With only three wins, three draws and two defeats - a 3-0 in Finland and a 2-1 in Azerbaijan - it was only enough for third place. Italy secured direct qualification for the finals as group winners, while Wales failed as group runners-up in the playoffs to Russia . National coach Savićević had already thrown in the towel after the 2-1 defeat in Azerbaijan, but his successor Ilija Petković was no longer helped by the two subsequent wins against Wales and the draw against Italy. In order to be second in the group, a win against Italy would have been necessary.
EM 2008
When the qualification for the European Championship 2008 was drawn, the lottery ticket with the team from Serbia and Montenegro was drawn into group A with Portugal . Since the people of Montenegro voted in a referendum on May 21, 2006 for independence from Serbia , the joint national team was dissolved after they played their last international match at the 2006 World Cup against Ivory Coast . Serbia took the place of Serbia and Montenegro, but could not qualify as in the two subsequent EM qualifications. Montenegro entered the European Championship for the first time four years later, but has not yet qualified.
Player with the most appearances in European championships
| Games | player | Year (games) |
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| 4th | 7 players | 2000 (4) |
| 3 | 4 players | 2000 (3) |
Player with the most goals at European championships
| Gates | player | Year (goals) |
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| 5 | Savo Milošević | 2000 (5) |
| 1 | Ljubinko Drulović | 2000 (1) |
| Dejan Govedarica | 2000 (1) | |
| Slobodan Komljenović | 2000 (1) |
Players banned from European championships
- In 2000 Siniša Mihajlović received the yellow-red card in the first group game and was suspended for the second group game. In this, Mateja Kežman, who had been substituted one minute earlier, received the red card and was suspended for the last group game in which Slaviša Jokanović received the yellow-red card and was suspended for the quarter-finals. The team survived this without losing players.
Share of players playing abroad in the EM squad
Legionaries made up the main contingent in 2000. The 22 players came from 20 different clubs.
| Year (games) | Number (countries) | Players (stakes) |
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| 2000 (4) | 18 (1 in Germany, 1 in France, 5 in Italy, 1 in Japan, 2 in the Netherlands, 1 in Portugal, 7 in Spain) |
Slobodan Komljenović (3); Niša Saveljić (3); Vladimir Jugović (4), Darko Kovačević (2), Siniša Mihajlović (3), Predrag Mijatović (4), Dejan Stanković (2); Dragan Stojkovic (4); Dejan Govedarica (3), Ivica Kralj (4); Ljubinko Drulović (4); Željko Cicović (0), Goran Đorović (2), Miroslav Đukić (4), Slaviša Jokanović (3), Savo Milošević (4), Albert Nađ (2), Jovan Stanković (2)
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Records
Negative records
- Biggest defeat: 6-1 against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals in 2000
- The only team to lose three players in a final round to red or yellow-red cards.
- Fastest red card after substitution: Mateja Kežman in the 88th minute, one minute after being substituted in the 87th minute.
particularities
- First penalty in stoppage time: On June 21, 2000 in the 4th minute of stoppage time of the game against Spain, Gaizka Mendieta equalized 3: 3 for Spain .
Games
Venues (green = positive balance, yellow = balanced balance, red = negative balance) |
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia played four European Championship games, one of which was won, two were lost and one ended in a draw. No game had to be extended.
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia never played the opening game, played once against the co-hosts (2000), but never against the eventual European champions and defending champions. All games are unique. The only win is also the only and thus the highest against Norway, the 1: 6 defeat is also the highest against the Netherlands.
| All EM games | |||||||||
| No. | date | opponent | Result | occasion | venue | Remarks | |||
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| 1 | 06/13/2000 | 3: 3 |
Slovenia
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* | Charleroi ( BEL ), Stade du Pays | Preliminary round | First international match against Slovenia | ||
| 2 | 06/18/2000 | 1-0 |
Norway
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* | Liege ( BEL ), Stade de Sclessin | Preliminary round | First international match against Norway | ||
| 3 | 06/21/2000 | 3: 4 |
 Spain
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* | Bruges ( BEL ), Stade Jan Breydel | Preliminary round | |||
| 4th | 06/25/2000 | 1: 6 |
Netherlands
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A. | Rotterdam ( NED ), De Kuip | Quarter finals | Last game under Vujadin Boškov | ||