Yugoslavia national under-21 football team
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| Nickname(s) | ? | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Yugoslavia | ||
| Most caps | ? | ||
| Top scorer | ? | ||
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| First international | |||
U-23:  Bulgaria 1-2 Yugoslavia  Rousse, October 26, 1968 U-21: Yugoslavia 4-1 Spain  Zagreb, October 9, 1976 | |||
| Biggest win | |||
U-23: Yugoslavia 4-0 Hungary  Gradiška, September 21, 1972 U-21: Yugoslavia 5-0 San Marino  Belgrade, March 13, 1991 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
U-23:  Netherlands 5-2 Yugoslavia Eindhoven, October 10, 1970 U-21:  France 7-0 Yugoslavia Reims November 16, 1985 (Records for competitive matches only) | |||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1978) | ||
| Best result | Winners 1978 & 1984 | ||
The Yugoslavia national under-21 football team existed in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After the state's dissolution in 1992, the following teams were formed:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team
- Croatia national under-21 football team
- Republic of Macedonia national under-21 football team
- Slovenia national under-21 football team
- FR Yugoslavia national under-21 football team
Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, Yugoslavia's Under-21 team was formed. The team had a varied record, reaching the last four in four tournaments and failing to qualify for four. Yugoslavia won the inaugural competition in 1978. Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start ot a two year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. Yugoslavia's record in U-23 competitions is also shown.
UEFA U-23 Championship Record
Yugoslavia were randomly chosen to play holders Bulgaria for the title, which they won. They then faced (and beat) other randomly-chosen teams until the competition was abandoned in summer 1970 for a larger competition.
- October 26, 1968: Bulgaria 1-2 Yugoslavia
- June 6, 1969: Yugoslavia 3-0 Spain
- November 6, 1969: Yugoslavia 2-0 Sweden
- March 24, 1970: Greece 1-5 Yugoslavia
- 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
- 1974: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
- 1976: Losing semi-finalists.
UEFA U-21 Championship Record
- 1978: Winners.
- 1980: Losing semi-finalists.
- 1982: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
- 1984: Losing semi-finalists.
- 1986: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
- 1988: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
- 1990: Runners-up.
- 1992: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
See also
External links
- UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.