Serbia and Montenegro national football team

The Serbia and Montenegro national football team (Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије и Црне Горе, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije i Crne Gore) was a national football team that represented the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. It was controlled by the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro.

Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
FR Yugoslavia (1992–2003)

1992–2006
Nickname(s)	Plavi / Плави (The Blues)
Association	Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Football Association of Yugoslavia (1992–2003)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Most caps	Savo Milošević (101)
Top scorer	Savo Milošević (35)
FIFA code	SCG (2003–2006) YUG (1992–2003)
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Highest	6 (December 1998)
Lowest	101 (December 1994)
First international
Brazil 2–0 FR Yugoslavia (Porto Alegre, Brazil; 23 December 1994)
Biggest win
Faroe Islands 1–8 FR Yugoslavia (Toftir, Faroe Islands; 6 October 1996)
Biggest defeat
Argentina 6–0 Serbia and Montenegro  (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 16 June 2006)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1998)
Best result	Round of 16 (1998)
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2000)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2000)

For 11 years, it was known as the FR Yugoslavia national football team (Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација СР Југославије, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija SR Jugoslavije) when the state was called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, until February 2003, when the name of the country was changed to Serbia and Montenegro.^[1]

In 2006, Montenegro declared its independence from Serbia, with the result that the country's football team was renamed as the Serbia national football team on 28 June 2006 with the Montenegro national football team created to represent the renewed state of Montenegro.

References

1. "Balkan fans cheer dead country". 12 February 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.