Srbijada Explained

Srbijada is the common name for the Annual Serbian North American Soccer Tournament. The tournament is held every year in North America during Labor Day weekend.

The Tournament

Every year, the tournament is held in a new city and has a new host club. By 2011, 19 consecutive tournaments were held. In 2012 the 20th tournament was held in Paterson, New Jersey on August 31 through September 3. The first Srbijada was held in 1993. The tournament took place in Windsor, Ontario; and the hosting club was Windsor Serbs.

During Srbijada, four competitions are held. Tournaments are held in open, over 30 and over 40 categories, and the latest addition was the over 50 division. Both open and over 30 categories have been in existence since the beginning of the tournament, while over 40 category was added to the tournament program in 1998.

This tournament is very similar to the Karadjordje Cup which takes place in Australia.

Purpose of the tournament

Past tournaments

YearHost countryHost cityHost club
1993CanadaWindsor, OntarioWindsor Serbs
1994United StatesMilwaukee, WisconsinUnited Serbians – PABST
1995United StatesCleveland, OhioKaradjordje Cleveland
1996United StatesChicago, IllinoisUnited Serbs S.B.H.
1997United StatesMesa, ArizonaArizona Serbs
1998CanadaHamilton, OntarioWinona Serbs
1999United StatesChicago, IllinoisUnited Serbs S.B.H.
2000United StatesMilwaukee, WisconsinUnited Serbians – PABST
2001United StatesPaterson, New JerseyWhite Eagles, Paterson
2002CanadaWindsor, OntarioWindsor Serbs
2003United StatesCleveland, OhioKaradjordje Cleveland
2004United StatesMilwaukee, WisconsinUnited Serbians – PABST
2005CanadaNiagara Falls, OntarioSrbija Niagara Falls
2006United StatesSt. Petersburg, FloridaUnited Serbs
2007CanadaVancouver, British ColumbiaWhite Eagles
2008CanadaHamilton, OntarioHamilton Serbians
2009United StatesCleveland, OhioKaradjordje Cleveland
2010United StatesPhoenix, ArizonaUnited Serbs
2011United StatesChicago, IllinoisF.K. Morava S.B.H.
2012United StatesPaterson, New JerseyWhite Eagles, Paterson
2013United StatesAkron, OhioGavrilo Princip
2014United StatesMilwaukee, WisconsinUnited Serbians
2015CanadaVancouver, British ColumbiaWhite Eagles
2016United StatesOrlando, FloridaFK Pingvini
2017United StatesChicago, IllinoisUnited Serbs - S.B.H
2018United StatesCleveland, OhioKaradjordje
2019United StatesChicago, IllinoisFK Republika Srpska
2021United StatesParsippany, New JerseyUnited Serbs East Coast
2022United StatesAkron, OhioGavrilo Princip
2023United StatesChicago, IllinoisF.K Morava
2024United StatesMilwaukee, WisconsinUnited Serbians

Open division winners

YearHost countryHost cityHost clubWinnerFinalist
1993 Canada Windsor, Ontario Windsor Serbs Delije, Los Angeles United Serbians - PABST, Milwaukee
1994 USA Milwaukee, Wisconsin United Serbians – PABST United Serbians - PABST, Milwaukee Delije, Los Angeles
1995 USA Cleveland, Ohio Karadjordje, Cleveland Karadjordje, Cleveland White Eagles, Vancouver
1996 USA Chicago, Illinois United Serbs S.B.H. United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago Hamilton Serbians, Hamilton
1997 USA Mesa, Arizona Arizona Serbs United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago United Serbians PABST, Milwaukee
1998 Canada Hamilton, Ontario Winona Serbs Winona Serbs, Hamilton Hamilton Serbians, Hamilton
1999 USA Chicago, Illinois United Serbs S.B.H. White Eagles, Paterson, NJUnited Serbs S.B.H., Chicago
2000 USA Milwaukee, Wisconsin United Serbians – PABST United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago FK Obilic, New York
2001 USA Paterson, New Jersey White Eagles, PatersonWhite Eagles, Paterson, NJ United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago
2002 Canada Windsor, Ontario Windsor Serbs White Eagles, Paterson United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago
2003 USA Cleveland, Ohio Karadjordje, Cleveland White Eagles, Paterson, NJ United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago
2004 USA Milwaukee, Wisconsin United Serbians – PABST United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago White Eagles, Paterson
2005 Canada Niagara Falls, Ontario Srbija Niagara Falls United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago White Eagles, Paterson, NJ
2006 USA St. Petersburg, Florida United Serbs United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago / White Eagles, Paterson, NJ
2007 Canada Vancouver, British Columbia White Eagles Hamilton Serbians, Hamilton United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago
2008 Canada Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton Serbians Hamilton Serbians, HamiltonPMI Serbs, Chicago
2009 USA Cleveland, OhioKaradjordje White Eagles, Paterson, NJKaradjordje, Cleveland, Ohio
2010 USA Phoenix, ArizonaUnited Serbs White Eagles, Paterson, NJKaradjordje, Cleveland, Ohio
2011 USA Chicago, IllinoisFK Morava S.B.H., Chicago Karadjordje, Cleveland, OhioWhite Eagles, Paterson, NJ
2012 USA Paterson, New JerseyWhite Eagles, Paterson United Serbians, MilwaukeeFK Pingvini, Orlando, FL
2013 USA Akron, OhioGavrilo Princip Karadjordje, Cleveland, OhioUnited Serbs S.B.H., Chicago
2014 USA Milwaukee, WisconsinUnited Serbians Karadjordje, Cleveland, OhioFK Pingvini, Orlando, FL
2015 CanadaVancouver, British ColumbiaWhite EaglesFK Pingvini, Orlando, FLUnited Serbs, New Jersey
2016 USAOrlando, FloridaFK PingviniKaradjordje, Cleveland, Ohio* / United Serbs, New Jersey*
  • Co-champions - final not played due to weather
2017 USAChicago, IllinoisUnited Serbs S.B.H Karadjordje, Cleveland, OhioUnited Serbs, New Jersey
2018USACleveland, OhioKaradjordjeUnited Serbs, New JerseyUnited Serbs - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2019USAChicago, ILFK Republika SrpskaUnited Serbs, New JerseyUnited Serbs - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2020N/AN/AN/ACOVID-19COVID-19
2021USAParsippany, NJUnited Serbs East CoastUnited Serbs - Milwaukee, WisconsinCrvenka - Miami, Florida
2022USAAkron, OHGavrilo Princip SDRepublika Srpska - Chicago, ILUnited Serbians - Milwaukee, WI

Over 30 division

YearHost countryHost cityHost clubWinnerFinalist
1993 Canada Windsor, Ontario Windsor Serbs United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago, ILKaradjordje, Cleveland, Oh
1994 USA Milwaukee, Wisconsin United Serbians – PABST Karadjordje, Cleveland, Oh?
1995 USA Cleveland, Ohio Karadjordje, Cleveland United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago, IL?
1996 USA Chicago, Illinois United Serbs S.B.H. Karadjordje, Cleveland, OHWhite Eagles, Paterson, NJ
1997 USA Mesa, Arizona Arizona Serbs Delije, Los Angeles, CA Karadjordje, Cleveland, OH
1998 Canada Hamilton, Ontario Winona Serbs United Serbs, Oshawa, ONHamilton Serbians, Hamilton, ON
1999 USA Chicago, Illinois United Serbs S.B.H. Hamilton Serbians, Hamilton, ONWhite Eagles, Paterson, NJ
2000 USA Milwaukee, Wisconsin United Serbians – PABST United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago, IL United Serbians, Milwaukee, WI
2001 USA Paterson, New Jersey White Eagles, Paterson Delije, Los Angeles, CA United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago, IL
2002 Canada Windsor, Ontario Windsor Serbs United Serbs, Oshawa, ON Delije, Los Angeles, CA/United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago, IL
2003 USA Cleveland, Ohio Karadjordje, Cleveland Delije, Los Angeles, CA United Serbs, Oshawa, ON
2004 USA Milwaukee, Wisconsin United Serbians – PABST Njegos, Hamilton, ON United Serbians, Milwaukee, WI
2005 Canada Niagara Falls, Ontario Srbija Niagara Falls United Serbians, Milwaukee, WIHamilton Serbians, Hamilton, ON
2006 USA St. Petersburg, Florida United Serbs Hamilton Serbians, Hamilton, ONUnited Serbians, Milwaukee, WI
2007 Canada Vancouver, British Columbia White Eagles Las Vegas Stars, Las Vegas, NV Balkan Express, Vancouver, BC
2008 Canada Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton Serbians Hamilton Serbians, Hamilton, ONRepublika Srpska, Hamilton, ON
2009 USA Cleveland, OhioKaradjordje PMI Serbs, Chicago, ILHamilton Serbians, Hamilton, ON
2010 USA Phoenix, ArizonaUnited Serbs United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago, ILLas Vegas Stars, Las Vegas, NV
2011 USA Chicago, IllinoisF.K. Morava S.B.H., Chicago United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago, ILWhite Eagles, Paterson, NJ
2012 USA Paterson, New JerseyWhite Eagles, Paterson United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago, ILSrpski Vitezovi, Totowa, NJ
2013 USA Akron, OhioGavrilo Princip SC United Serbs S.B.H., Chicago, ILRepublika Srpska, Hamilton, ON
2014 USA Milwaukee, Wisconsin United Serbians Republika Srpska, Hamilton, ONKaradjordje, Cleveland, OH
2015CanadaVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaWhite EaglesUnited Serbs S.B.H, Chicago, ILKaradjordje, Cleveland, OH
2016USAOrlando, FloridaFK PingviniUnited Serbs SC (FL)/Beli Orlovi (NJ)*
  • Co-champions - final not played due to weather
2017USAChicago, IllinoisUnited Serbs S.B.HUnited Serbs S.B.HWhite Eagles, Canada
2018USACleveland, OhioKaradjordje, Cleveland OH.Repulika Srpska, Hamilton Canada.Rockford. Fk. Soko IL
2019USAChicago, ILFK Republika SrpskaCompass Holding, Chicago ILKaradjordje, Cleveland OH
2021USAParsippany, NJUnited Serbs East CoastPingvini, Orlando FLDesert Serbs
2022USAAkron, OHGavrilo Princip SCKaradjordje, Cleveland OHUnited Serbians, Milwaukee WI

Serbian Soccer Clubs in diaspora

Canada

United States

Australia

Germany

Switzerland

Austria

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FC JAT Fellbach - FC JAT Fellbach . 2022-07-22 . 2013-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130528100418/http://www.fc-jat-fellbach.de/ . dead .