| Serbia | |
| Badge: | Serbian_Handball_Federation_logo.svg |
| Badge Size: | 135px |
| Nickname: | Orlovi (The Eagles) |
| Association: | Handball Federation of Serbia |
| Coach: | Boris Rojević |
| Pattern B1: | _white_sleeve_seams |
| Leftarm1: | D93943 |
| Body1: | D93943 |
| Rightarm1: | D93943 |
| Shorts1: | 0000FF |
| Pattern La2: | _hummellead21m |
| Pattern B2: | _hummellead21m |
| Pattern Ra2: | _hummellead21m |
| Pattern Sh2: | _hummellead21m |
| Summer Olympics Apps: | 2 |
| Summer Olympics First: | 2000 |
| Summer Olympics Best: | 4th (2000) |
| World Cup Apps: | 10 |
| World Cup First: | 1997 |
| World Cup Best: | 3rd (1999, 2001) |
| Regional Name: | European Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 13 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1996 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 2nd (2012) |
SerbiaThe 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.[1]
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.
| Competition | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| World Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| European Championship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
The Serbian Handball Federation is deemed the direct successor to Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by EHF.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Games | Round | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 to 1988 | Part of Yugoslavia | |||||||||
 1992 | Qualified and later suspended | |||||||||
 1996 | did not qualify | |||||||||
 2000 | Fourth place | 4th of 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 204 | 203 | +1 | |
| 2004 | did not qualify | |||||||||
 2008 | did not qualify | |||||||||
 2012 | Group stage | 9th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 131 | −11 | |
 2016 | did not qualify | |||||||||
 2020 | ||||||||||
 2024 | ||||||||||
| 2028 | Future events | |||||||||
| 2032 | ||||||||||
| Total | 2/8 | – | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 324 | 334 | −10 | |
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Yugoslavia | |||||||||
 1993 | Qualified and later suspended | ||||||||
 1995 | Suspended from qualification tournament | ||||||||
| 1997 | Round of 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 148 | |
 1999 | Third place | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 221 | |
| 2001 | Third place | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 254 | 182 | |
| 2003 | 7th/8th place | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 263 | 228 | |
 2005 | 5th/6th place | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 253 | 221 | |
| 2007 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2009 | 7th/8th place | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 280 | 281 | |
| 2011 | 9th/10th place | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 246 | 251 | |
| 2013 | Round of 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 159 | |
 2015 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||
| Presidents Cup | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 187 | 203 | ||
| did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2023 | Main round | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 168 | |
| did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2027 | Future events | ||||||||
| / 2029 | |||||||||
| // 2031 | |||||||||
| Total | 10/18 | – | 79 | 43 | 7 | 29 | 2263 | 2062 | |
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Suspended from qualification tournament | ||||||||
| 1996 | Third place | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 162 | |
 1998 | 5th/6th place | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 157 | 145 | |
| 2000 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2002 | 9th/10th place | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 185 | 192 | |
| 2004 | 7th/8th place | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 206 | 199 | |
| 2006 | Main round | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 181 | |
 2008 | did not qualify | ||||||||
 2010 | Preliminary round | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 94 | |
| 2012 | Runner-up | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 176 | 168 | |
| 2014 | Preliminary round | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 77 | |
 2016 | Preliminary round | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 92 | |
| 2018 | Main round | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 160 | 191 | |
| 2020 | Preliminary round | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 81 | |
  2022 | Preliminary round | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 75 | |
| 2024 | Preliminary round | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 85 | |
| 2026 | Future events | ||||||||
| 2028 | |||||||||
| Total | 13/18 | – | 65 | 23 | 8 | 34 | 1684 | 1742 | |
Squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[2] [3]
Head coach: Toni Gerona
| Player | Matches | Years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 215 | P | 1990–2003 | ||
| 2 | 207 | GK | 1990–2010 | ||
| 3 | 154 | CB | 1990–2003 | ||
| 4 | 147 | P | 2004–2014 | ||
| 5 | 141 | OB | 1990–2003 | ||
| 6 | 138 | W | 2006–2016 | ||
| 7 | 128 | OB | 2004–2015 | ||
| 128 | GK | 1995–2001 | |||
| 9 | 127 | OB | 1998–2006 | ||
| 10 | Žarko Šešum | 124 | OB | 2006–2021 |
| Player | Goals | Average | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragan Škrbić | 591+ | 2.75 | P | 1990–2003 |
| 2 | Ivan Nikčević | 506 | 3.67 | W | 2006–2016 |
| 3 | Momir Ilić | 463 | 3.62 | OB | 2004–2015 |
| 4 | Marko Vujin | 438 | 4.09 | OB | 2003–present |
| 5 | Nedeljko Jovanović | 433 | 2.81 | CB | 1990–2003 |
| 6 | Mladen Bojinović | 322 | 3.16 | OB | 2001–2011 |
| 7 | Nenad Peruničić | 310+ | 2.20+ | OB | 1990–2003 |
| 8 | Žarko Šešum | 310 | 2.50 | OB | 2006–2021 |
| 9 | Ivan Lapčević | 307 | 2.65 | OB | 1997–2010 |
| 10 | Alem Toskić | 302 | 2.05 | P | 2004–2014 |