Serbia
The Serbia men's national handball team represents Serbia in international men's handball competitions. It is governed by the Serbian Handball Federation.
In 1999, the Olympic Committee of Yugoslavia declared it the country's male team of the year.
History 2012 European Championship The 2012 European Men's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held in Serbia from 15–29 January 2012 in the cities of Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad and Vršac.
Playing in front of their home crowd, the hosts were pitted in Group A against Denmark, Poland and Slovakia. They finished first in the group following victories against Denmark and Poland.
In the main round the team faced Germany, Sweden and Macedonia. Serbia advanced again by defeating two of their three opponents and defeated Croatia in the semifinal 26–22. They faced Denmark in the final, after having already beaten them in the group stage. However, Denmark exacted upon revenge to emerge as champions.
Honours Competition TotalOlympic Games0 0 0 0World Championship0 0 2 2European Championship0 1 1 2 Total 0 1 3 4
Competitive record The Serbian Handball Federation is deemed the direct successor to Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by EHF.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games GamesRoundPosition1936 to 1988part of Yugoslavia 1992 qualified and later suspended 1996 Part of FR Yugoslavia did not qualify 2000Fourth place4th of 128404204203 +1 2004 did not qualify 2008did not qualify 2012Group stage9th of 125104120131 −11 2016did not qualify 2020 2024 2028Future events 2032Total2/8–13508324334−10
World Championship YearRoundPosition1938 to 1990 part of Yugoslavia 1993 qualified and later suspended 1995 Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament 1997Round of 1696402162148 1999Third place3 9612257211 2001Third place3 9702254182 20037th/8th place89513263228 20055th/6th place59522253221 2007 did not qualify 20097th/8th place89414280281 20119th/10th place109315246251 2013Round of 16106303170159 2015 did not qualify 2017 2019 Presidents Cup187214187203 2021 did not qualify 2023Main round116402191168// 2025 did not qualify 2027 qualified/ 2029Future events// 2031Total11/18–794372922632052
European Championship YearRoundPosition 1994Part of FR Yugoslavia suspended from qualification tournament 1996Third place3 7511166162 19985th/6th place56402157145 2000 did not qualify 20029th/10th place107214185192 20047th/8th place87313206199 2006Main round96204166181 2008 did not qualify 2010Preliminary round1330128394 2012Runner-up2 8422176168 2014Preliminary round1331027377 20161530128192 2018Main round126105160191 2020Preliminary round2030037281 20221431027675 20241930128385 20261931028282 2028Future event 2030 2032Total14/20–682483617661824
* Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament. ** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.
Mediterranean Games 1993 – Suspended Part of FR Yugoslavia 1997 – 5th 2001 – 5th 2005 – 4th As Serbia 2009 – Champions 2013 – 6th 2018 – 8th 2022 – 3rd
Team Current squad Squad for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship
Head coach: Raúl González
Individual records Bold denotes players still playing international handball.
Most capped players # PlayerMatchesYears 1 Dragan Škrbić 215 P 1990–2003 2 Dejan Perić 207 GK 1990–2010 3 Nedeljko Jovanović 154 CB 1990–2003 4 Alem Toskić 147 P 2004–2014 5 Nenad Peruničić 141 OB 1990–2003 6 Ivan Nikčević 138 W 2006–2016 7 Momir Ilić 128 OB 2004–2015Zoran Đorđić 128 GK 1995–2001 9 Nenad Maksić 127 OB 1998–2006 10 Žarko Šešum 124 OB 2006–2021
Top scorers # PlayerGoalsAverageYears 1 Dragan Škrbić591+ 2.75 P 1990–2003 2 Ivan Nikčević506 3.67 W 2006–2016 3 Momir Ilić463 3.62 OB 2004–2015 4 Marko Vujin438 4.09 OB 2003–present 5 Nedeljko Jovanović433 2.81 CB 1990–2003 6 Mladen Bojinović322 3.16 OB 2001–2011 7 Nenad Peruničić310+ 2.20+ OB 1990–2003 8 Žarko Šešum310 2.50 OB 2006–2021 9 Ivan Lapčević307 2.65 OB 1997–2010 10 Alem Toskić302 2.05 P 2004–2014
References
External links
IHF profile