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Serbia men's national ice hockey team

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Serbia
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameBeli Orlovi (White Eagles)
AssociationSerbian Ice Hockey Association
Head coachFred Perowne
AssistantsStefan Ilić
CaptainNemanja Vučurević
Most gamesNemanja Vučurević (92)
Top scorerMarko Kovačević (39)
Most pointsNemanja Vučurević (72)
Team colors     
IIHF codeSRB
Ranking
Current IIHF30 (Decrease 1) (3 June 2026)[1]
Highest IIHF29 (2010, 2021)
Lowest IIHF32 (2009)
First international
Serbia  6–4  Turkey
(Zagreb, Croatia; 11 April 2007)
Biggest win
Serbia  17–0  New Zealand
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 18 April 2012)
Biggest defeat
Austria  13–0  Serbia
(Tilburg, Netherlands; 19 April 2010)
Ukraine  15–2  Serbia
(Tilburg, Netherlands; 22 April 2010)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances17 (first in 2007)
Best result26th (2022)
International record (W–L–T)
83–96–8

The Serbia men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Serbia, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They are currently ranked 30th in the IIHF World Rankings and competes in IIHF World Championship Division II.

Tournament record

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Olympic Games

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Year Position
1924–1992As part of Yugoslavia
1995–2006As part of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro
Canada 2010 Vancouverdid not qualify
Russia 2014 Sochi
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang
China 2022 Beijing
Italy 2026 Milan / Cortina
France 2030 French AlpsFuture event

World Championships

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Serbia - China at 2019 IIHF World Championship Division IIA
Ukraine against Serbia in 2022

Key:  Division I   Division II 

YearDivisionGPWOTWOTLLGFGAPtsFinishRankMovement
1939–1992as part of  Yugoslavia
1993–2006as part of  Serbia and Montenegro
2007Division II, Group A52003181664th35th
2008Division II, Group A530113219103rd33rd
2009Division II, Group A541004011141st30thIncrease
2010Division I, Group A5001484616th27thDecrease
2011Division II, Group A53002221193rd33rd
2012Division II, Group A51004272035th33rd
2013Division II, Group A52003142165th33rd
2014Division II, Group A52012192373rd31st
2015Division II, Group A52121182273rd31st
2016Division II, Group A52012161474th32nd
2017Division II, Group A52021231583rd31st
2018Division II, Group A530111614103rd31st
2019Division II, Group A531012014111st29thIncrease
2020Division I, Group BCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021Division I, Group BCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2022Division I, Group B4000442904th26th
2023Division I, Group B5011372436th28thDecrease
2024Division II, Group A540012311122nd30th
2025Division II, Group A54001125122nd30th
2026Division II, Group ACancelled due to the 2026 Iran War

All-time record

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Updated as of 16 April 2025.[4] Teams in italics are no longer actively competing. Overtime and game winning shot victories and losses are counted towards wins and losses. Records of Serbia and Montenegro and Yugoslavia are listed on individual pages.

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Australia83052425–1
 Austria1001013–3
 Belgium103073335–2
 Bulgaria3300253+22
 China750222220
 Chinese Taipei110060+6
 Croatia1750123860–22
 Estonia51041220–8
 Great Britain2002217–15
 Hungary100119–8
 Iceland118035932+27
 Ireland1100131+12
 Israel55003810+28
 Italy100108–8
 Japan3003321–18
 Lithuania2002617–11
 Mexico2101105+5
 Netherlands51041020–10
 New Zealand2200234+19
 North Korea2200172+15
 Poland1001210–8
 Romania5005628–22
 Spain94053337–4
 Turkey3300197+12
 Ukraine3003229–27
 United Arab Emirates110052+3
Total11049062409437–28

References

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  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  2. "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
  3. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. "Serbia - National Teams of Ice Hockey". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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