Serbia men's national volleyball team
The Serbia men's national volleyball team is the national team of Serbia. FIVB and CEV considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991) and Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).[1] Serbia won gold at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and bronze at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
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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.[2]
History
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.[3]
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 World 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.[4]
2011 - present
In 2011 Serbia became European champion and in 2016 the champion of FIVB World League for the first time, with Marko Ivovic being crowned MVP of the tournament and Srecko Lisinac being chosen as the Best Middle Blocker.[5]
After two bronze medal 2013 and 2017, Serbia become European champion again in 2019 with Uroš Kovačević being crowned MVP of the tournament.[6]
Medals
| 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 | 10 |
| Mediterranean Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 |
Results
Olympic Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | RT | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 to 1988 | Part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
 1992 Barcelona |
Suspended | ||||||||
 1996 Atlanta |
Semifinals | 3rd  |
8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1.143 | Squad |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2000 Sydney |
Final | 1st  |
8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 1.909 | Squad |
 2004 Athens |
Quarterfinals | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | Squad |
 2008 Beijing |
Quarterfinals | 5th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0.846 | Squad |
 2012 London |
Preliminary round | 9th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | Squad |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2020 Tokyo | |||||||||
 2024 Paris |
Future events | ||||||||
| 2028 Los Angeles | |||||||||
| Total | 5/7 | 1 Title | 33 | 18 | 15 | 68 | 60 | 1.133 | |
World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | RT | Squad |
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| 1949 to 1990 | Part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
| 1994 |
Suspended | ||||||||
| 1998 |
Final | 2nd  |
12 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 3.100 | Squad |
 2002 |
Semifinals | 4th | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 2.750 | Squad |
| 2006 |
Semifinals | 4th | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 2.000 | Squad |
 2010 |
Semifinals | 3rd |
9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 1.692 | Squad |
 2014 |
Second round | 9th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 1.200 | Squad |
 2018 |
Semifinals | 4th | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 1.142 | Squad |
 2022 |
Future events | ||||||||
| Total | 6/7 | 0 Titles | 50 | 36 | 14 | 119 | 59 | 2.017 | |
World Cup
| 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 | |||||||||
| 2023 | Future event | ||||||||
| Total | 2/7 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 49 | 33 | |||
Squads
World Grand Champions Cup
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1993 | Suspended | ||||||
| 1997 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2001 | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2009 | |||||||
| 2013 | |||||||
| 2017 | |||||||
| 2021 | Future event | ||||||
| Total | 1/7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
World League
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 to 1991 | Part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
| 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 | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2004 | 3rd place | 15 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 20 | |||
%253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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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- 2015 Rio de Janeiro — Silver medal
- Kovačević N., Kovačević U., Ivović, Petrić, Kostić, Stanković (C), Jovović, Atanasijević, Starović, Majstorović, Podraščanin, Rosić, Lisinac, Okolić. Head coach: Grbić
- 2016 Kraków — Gold medal
Nations League
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5th place | 17 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 30 |
| 2019 | 11th place | 15 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 |
| 2021 |
Qualified | |||||
| Total | 2/2 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 61 | 66 |
European Championship
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 | ||
 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2019 | Final | | 9 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
 2021 | Future event | ||||||||
| Total | Qualified: 12/13 | 87 | 66 | 21 | 223 | 103 | |||
Squads
- 1995 — Bronze medal
- 1997 — Silver medal
- 1999 — Bronze medal
- 2001 — Gold medal
- 2005 — Bronze medal
- 2007 — Bronze medal
- 2011 — Gold medal
- N. Kovačević, U. Kovačević, Petković, Terzić, Stanković, Vujić, Nikić, Mitić, Rašić, Miljković, Starović, Atanasijević, Podraščanin, Rosić. Head Coach: Kolaković
- 2013 — Bronze medal
- 2017 — Bronze medal
- Okolić, Kovačević, Katić, Petrić (C), Škundrić, Stanković, Jovović, Buculjević, Atanasijević, Luburić, Majstorović, Podraščanin, Rosić, Lisinac. Head coach: Grbić
- 2019 — Gold medal
- Aleksandar Okolić, Uroš Kovačević, Nemanja Petrić (C), Lazar Ćirović, Nikola Peković, Petar Krsmanović, Marko Ivović, Nikola Jovović, Aleksandar Atanasijević, Dražen Luburić, Neven Majstorović, Marko Podraščanin, Srećko Lisinac, Vuk Todorović. Head coach: Kovač
European Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2015 Baku |
5th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | |
 2019 Minsk | Not held | ||||||
| 2023 Kraków | Future event | ||||||
| Total | 1/1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | |
Results and fixtures
Previous matches
| Date | Time | Opponent | Result | ||||||||
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| 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League | |||||||||||
| 31 May | 17:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Japan | 17–25 | 12–25 | 26–24 | 17–25 | 72–99 | P2 Report | |
| 1 Jun | 19:15 | Serbia | 1–3 | France | 12–25 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 79–95 | P2 Report | |
| 2 Jun | 19:00 | Russia | 3–2 | Serbia | 20–25 | 26–24 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 15–10 | 108–107 | P2 Report |
| 7 Jun | 16:40 | Germany | 3–2 | Serbia | 25–20 | 16–25 | 26–28 | 26–24 | 15–9 | 108–106 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jun | 16:10 | Serbia | 3–2 | Australia | 22–25 | 14–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 15–9 | 101–101 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jun | 16:10 | Canada .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 2–3 | Serbia | 17–25 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 28–26 | 12–15 | 104–115 | P2 Report |
| 14 Jun | 18:00 | Brazil | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 20–25 | 12–15 | 104–99 | P2 Report |
| 15 Jun | 19:00 | Portugal  | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–21 | 15–25 | 22–25 | 32–30 | 9–15 | 103–116 | P2 Report |
| 16 Jun | 15:00 | China | 1–3 | Serbia | 17–25 | 22–25 | 27–25 | 18–25 | 84–100 | P2 Report | |
| 21 Jun | 20:20 | Italy | 3–0 | Serbia | 26–24 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 76–65 | P2 Report | ||
| 22 Jun | 17:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Serbia | 32–30 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 15–11 | 112–112 | P2 Report |
| 23 Jun | 17:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 75–58 | P2 Report | ||
| 28 Jun | 17:00 | Iran  | 3–1 | Serbia | 25–23 | 26–28 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 101–92 | P2 Report | |
| 29 Jun | 17:00 | United States | 3–1 | Serbia | 14–25 | 25–20 | 29–27 | 26–24 | 94–96 | P2 Report | |
| 30 Jun | 20:40 | Serbia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–23 | 25–12 | 25–18 | 75–53 | P2 Report | ||
| 2019 FIVB Men's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament | |||||||||||
| 9 Aug | 18:00 | Australia | 1–3 | Serbia | 28–26 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 30–32 | 96–108 | P2 Report | |
| 10 Aug | 18:00 | Serbia | 3–0 |  Cameroon | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–13 | 75–54 | P2 Report | ||
| 11 Aug | 21:15 | Serbia | 0–3 | Italy | 16–25 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 54–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship | |||||||||||
| 13 Sep | 15:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Germany | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 75–53 | Report | ||
| 15 Sep | 18:30 | Serbia | 3–0 |  Slovakia | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 75–60 | Report | ||
| 16 Sep | 20:30 | Spain | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–21 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | 83–96 | Report | |
| 18 Sep | 20:30 | Belgium | 0–3 | Serbia | 19–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 59–75 | Report | ||
| 19 Sep | 20:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Austria | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 75–58 | Report | ||
| 21 Sep | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 31–29 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 81–68 | Report | ||
| 24 Sep | 20:30 | Serbia | 3–2 |  Ukraine | 21–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 15–9 | 105–104 | Report |
| 27 Sep | 21:00 | Serbia | 3–2 | France | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 15–7 | 105–101 | Report |
| 29 Sep | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–1 | Slovenia | 19–25 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 94–79 | Report | |
| 2020 European Olympic Qualification Tournament | |||||||||||
| 5 Jan | 13:30 | France | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 75–64 | Report | ||
| 6 Jan | 14:00 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Serbia | 18–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 53–75 | Report | ||
| 8 Jan | 14:30 | Serbia | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 21–25 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 13–15 | 107–109 | Report |
Forthcoming matches
| Date | Time | Opponent | Result | ||||||||
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| 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League | |||||||||||
| Serbia | – | ||||||||||
Team
Current squad
The following is the Serbian roster in the 2019 European Championship.[7]
Head coach: Slobodan Kovač
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2020–21 club |
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| 1 | Aleksandar Okolić | 26 June 1993 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| 2 | Uroš Kovačević | 6 May 1993 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 338 cm (133 in) | Beijing Volleyball |
| 4 | Nemanja Petrić (C) | 28 July 1987 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Leo Shoes Modena |
| 5 | Lazar Ćirović | 26 February 1992 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 348 cm (137 in) | 329 cm (130 in) | Sorgun Belediyespor |
| 6 | Nikola Peković | 6 March 1990 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 300 cm (120 in) |  SCM Zalău |
| 7 | Petar Krsmanović | 1 June 1990 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 349 cm (137 in) | Kuzbass Kemerovo |
| 8 | Marko Ivović | 22 December 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 365 cm (144 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |
| 9 | Nikola Jovović | 13 February 1992 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Spacer's de Toulouse |
| 14 | Aleksandar Atanasijević | 4 September 1991 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 338 cm (133 in) | Sir Safety Perugia |
| 16 | Dražen Luburić | 2 November 1993 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 337 cm (133 in) | 331 cm (130 in) | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |
| 17 | Neven Majstorović | 17 March 1989 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | LUK Politechnika Lublin |
| 18 | Marko Podraščanin | 29 August 1987 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | 358 cm (141 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | Itas Trentino |
| 20 | Srećko Lisinac | 17 May 1992 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 370 cm (150 in) | 350 cm (140 in) | Itas Trentino |
| 21 | Vuk Todorović | 23 April 1998 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Vojvodina Novi Sad |
Coach History
- Zoran Gajić (1995–2002)
- Veselin Vuković (2002–2003)
- Ljubomir Travica (2003–2006)
Igor Kolaković (2006–2014)- Nikola Grbić (2015–2019)
- Slobodan Kovač (2019–present)
Notable players
Kit providers
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
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Poštanska štedionica. other sponsors: Škoda Auto, Radio Television of Serbia, Žurnal, Srbijagas, Posta, EPS and Blic.
References
- https://www.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=29818&ID=1052
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Volleyball at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Volleyball
- Serbia celebrates "Million Dollar Boys"
- Serbia triumph with EuroVolley men’s crown too!
- "Team Roster – Serbia". CEV. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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