The Serbia men's national volleyball team represents Serbia in international men’s volleyball. FIVB and the CEV consider Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991) and Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).[1][2] Serbia won gold at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and bronze at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Serbia
Nickname(s)Orlovi (The Eagles)
AssociationVolleyball Federation of Serbia
ConfederationCEV
Head coachIgor Kolaković
FIVB ranking10 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (First in 1996)
Best result (2000)
World Championship
Appearances8 (First in 1998)
Best result (1998)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2003)
Best result (2003)
European Championship
Appearances29 (First in 1951)
Best result (2001, 2011, 2019)

The Yugoslav Olympic Committee declared the national volleyball team to be the best male team of the year in 2000, and the Olympic Committee of Serbia did the same in 2010 and 2013.[3]

History

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Serbia's most proud moment came at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 when under the name Yugoslavia it won Olympic gold. A heavy favourite was team Italy, who won the last three World Championships and the European title in 1995 and 1999, but they had yet to win an Olympic gold medal. They swept through Group B undefeated and won their quarter-final match over Australia. In the semifinals, Serbia & Montenegro (Yugoslavia), runners-up at the 1998 Worlds, and bronze medalists at the 1999 Europeans, triumphed in straight sets, again denying Italy an Olympic gold medal. Serbia & Montenegro had struggled in the pools, finishing only third behind Italy and Russia, but they defeated Russia in straight sets in the final to win the gold medal. As in 1996, all medalists came from the same pool, this time Group B.[4]

Volleyball was brought to Serbia by g. William Viland, a professor of folklore and folk sports from Oakland, California, when the Red Cross held a series of lectures and demonstrations of American sports in Belgrade and Novi Sad. It is believed that his arrival marked the beginning of volleyball in this area, and in 1924 is considered the year when the first volleyball ball came to Serbia. During the period of occupation, between 1941 and 1944, volleyball was played very actively, numerous competitions were held, and more sports clubs/society's had established its volleyball section.

The Serbian/Yugoslav Volleyball Federation was founded in 1946 by the Alliance for Physical Education of Yugoslavia. A year later, in 1947, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) was founded and the former Yugoslavia was one of the 14 founders. From 13 February 1949, the Volleyball Federation became an independent sports organization. Two years later, at the European Championships held in Paris, the women's volleyball team of Yugoslavia won the bronze medal for the first time. This success was repeated with the men's event in 1975, when Serbia for the first time in history hosted the biggest European competition, both the men's and women's events. The Serbian team in the last match of the final group defeated Bulgaria in the crowded hall of "Pioneer" in Belgrade and won the bronze medal.[5]

2011 – 2019

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In 2011 Serbia became European champion and in 2016 the champion of FIVB World League for the first time, with Marko Ivović being crowned MVP of the tournament and Srećko Lisinac being chosen as the Best Middle Blocker.[6]

2019 – 2021

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After two bronze medal 2013 and 2017, Serbia become European champion again in 2019 with Uroš Kovačević being crowned MVP of the tournament.[7][8]

Medals

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Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
Olympic Games 1 0 1 2
World Championship 0 1 1 2
World Cup 0 0 1 1
World Grand Champions Cup 0 0 1 1
World League 1 5 3 9
European Championship 3 1 8 12[9]
Mediterranean Games 0 0 1 1
Total 5 7 16 28

Results

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Serbia team in 2008 Olympic

Olympic Games

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Games Round Position Pld W L SF SA Squad
1964 to 1988 part of Yugoslavia
  1992 Barcelona suspended
  1996 Atlanta Semifinals 3rd   8 5 3 16 14 Squad
  2000 Sydney Final 1st   8 6 2 21 11 Squad
  2004 Athens Quarterfinals 5th 6 4 2 13 9 Squad
  2008 Beijing Quarterfinals 5th 6 2 4 11 13 Squad
  2012 London Preliminary round 9th 5 1 4 7 13 Squad
  2016 Rio de Janeiro did not qualify
  2020 Tokyo
  2024 Paris Preliminary round 9th 3 1 2 5 8 Squad
Total 6/9 1 Title 36 19 17 73 68

World Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Games Round Position Pld W L SF SA Squad
1949 to 1990 part of Yugoslavia
  1994 suspended
  1998 Final 2nd   12 10 2 31 10 Squad
  2002 Semifinals 4th 9 7 2 22 8 Squad
  2006 Semifinals 4th 11 8 3 26 13 Squad
  2010 Semifinals 3rd   9 6 3 22 13 Squad
  2014 Second round 9th 9 5 4 18 15 Squad
    2018 Semifinals 4th 12 7 5 24 21 Squad
    2022 Round of 16 9th place 4 3 1 9 3 Squad
  2025 Qualified Squad
Total 8/9 0 Title(s) 66 46 20 152 83

World Cup

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Rank Pld W L SW SL
1965 to 1991 part of Yugoslavia
  1995 did not qualify
  1999
  2003 3rd place   11 9 2 29 10
  2007 did not qualify
  2011 8th place 11 5 6 20 23
  2015 did not qualify
  2019
Total 3/8 29 17 12 59 46

Squads

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World Grand Champions Cup

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Rank Pld W L SW SL
  1993 suspended
  1997 did not qualify
  2001 3rd place   5 3 2 9 7
  2005 did not qualify
  2009
  2013
  2017
Total 1/7 5 3 2 9 7

World League

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Rank Pld W L SW SL
  1990 part of Yugoslavia
  1991
  1992 suspended
  1993
  1994
  1995 did not enter
  1996
  1997 7th place 12 8 4 29 15
  1998 6th place 14 4 10 23 32
  1999 withdrew
  2000 4th place 18 12 6 43 26
  2001 4th place 17 11 6 39 23
  2002 3rd place   17 11 6 42 24
  2003 2nd place   17 12 5 44 24
  2004 3rd place   15 11 4 37 20
  2005 2nd place   15 8 7 31 31
  2006 5th place 15 10 5 32 26
  2007 9th place 12 7 5 24 18
  2008 2nd place   16 10 6 39 24
  2009 2nd place   16 11 5 38 25
  2010 3rd place   16 11 5 40 26
  2011 9th place 12 7 5 26 21
  2012 9th place 12 6 6 27 24
  2013 8th place 10 5 5 22 22
  2014 7th place 12 7 5 24 20
  2015 2nd place   16 9 7 38 32
  2016 1st place   13 10 3 34 17
  2017 5th place 11 6 5 24 20
Total 21/28 286 176 110 656 470

Squads

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Serbia fans in 2009 world league

Nations League

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Year Rank GP MW ML SW SL PW PL Squad
  2018 5th place 17 11 6 33 30 1404 1408 Squad
  2019 11th place 15 6 9 28 36 1393 1417 Squad
  2021 6th place 15 10 5 35 27 1419 1341 Squad
  2022 11th place 12 5 7 19 27 1010 1043 Squad
  2023 9th place 12 6 6 23 23 1045 1056 Squad
  2024 10th place 12 5 7 23 26 1051 1094 Squad
Total 6/6 83 42 40 161 169 7322 7359

European Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
1948 to 1991 part of Yugoslavia
  1993 suspended
  1995 Semifinals   7 5 2 16 7
  1997 Final   7 5 2 16 7
  1999 Semifinals   5 3 2 11 8
  2001 Final   7 6 1 20 6
  2003 Semifinals 4th 7 4 3 17 11
    2005 Semifinals   7 6 1 20 6
  2007 Semifinals   8 5 3 18 13
  2009 Second Round 5th 6 4 2 15 8
    2011 Final   6 6 0 18 5
    2013 Semifinals   7 5 2 17 9
    2015 Quarterfinals 7th 5 3 2 11 10
  2017 Semifinals   6 5 1 17 7
        2019 Final   9 9 0 27 6
        2021 Semifinals 4th 9 6 3 21 15
        2023 Quarterfinals 6th 7 5 2 16 8
        2026 Future event
Total Qualified: 16/17 103 77 26 260 126

Squads

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European Games

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Year Rank Pld W L SW SL
  2015 Baku 5th 6 2 4 11 9
  2019 Minsk volleyball tournament not held
  2023 Kraków-Małopolska
Total 1/1 6 2 4 11 9

Mediterranean Games

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Rank Pld W L SW SL
  1993 suspended
  1997 did not enter
  2001 6th place - - - - -
  2005 3rd place   5 4 1 13 6
  2009 did not enter
  2013
  2018
  2022 9th place 3 0 3 2 9
  2026 future event
Total 2/8 8 4 4 15 15

Results and fixtures

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Previous matches

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Forthcoming matches

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Team

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The roster was announced on 8 July 2024.[10]

Head coach:   Igor Kolaković[11]

Coach history

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Notable players

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Ivan Miljković, one of the most notable players

Kit providers

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The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Serbia national volleyball team.

Period Kit provider
2000– Asics DAcapo
2017– Peak Sport Products

Sponsorship

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Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Poštanska štedionica. other sponsors: Škoda Auto, Radio Television of Serbia, Žurnal, Srbijagas, Posta, EPS and Blic.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Serbia". CEV. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Trofej OKS – Najuspešniji sportisti". Olympic Committee of Serbia. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  4. ^ Volleyball at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Volleyball
  5. ^ "Istorija odbojke u Srbiji". Volleyball Association of Serbia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014.
  6. ^ Serbia celebrates "Million Dollar Boys"
  7. ^ Serbia triumph with EuroVolley men's crown too!
  8. ^ "Kovač više nije selektor, promene i u mlađim kategorijama reprezentacije". Volleyball Association of Serbia. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  9. ^ "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". Archived from the original on 8 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Kolaković izabrao tim za Pariz!" [Kolakovic chose the team for Paris!] (in Serbian). Volleyball Federation of Serbia. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Team roster: Serbia" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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