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Yugoslavianational football team record

223
Wins
97
Draws
162
Defeats

482 matches, 1920 to 1992TFN Elo rating 1864

Yugoslavia have played 482 internationals since 1920: 223 wins, 97 draws and 162 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Romania, with 38 meetings. Their biggest win is 10–0 against Venezuela in the Brazil Independence Cup on 14 June 1972.

Yugoslavia's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All48222397162942–75646%
Competitive2231184263446–28853%
Friendlies2591055599496–46841%
At home1831043544423–23357%
Away2388751100395–43437%
Neutral venues61321118124–8952%

Record against every opponent

Yugoslavia have played 57 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Romania381651763–591983
Czechoslovakia30841848–911991
Hungary27591336–521984
Bulgaria26164654–361985
France25107839–381989
Germany24731429–441990
Poland1994646–391990
Austria1884639–381991
Greece18142253–171989
Italy1745821–241988
Spain1654714–161990
Brazil1526722–321991
England1445520–231989
Russia1413109–261987
Norway1392229–161989
Belgium1152417–151989
Sweden1052318–141991
Switzerland952224–121988
Turkey953123–131991
Luxembourg871022–31985
Scotland815211–161989
Denmark750216–111991
Israel760118–51966
Northern Ireland751112–31991
Wales743018–101988
Argentina622210–91990
East Germany632111–81985
Netherlands62137–91992
Albania541013–41967
Portugal520312–101984
Cyprus440014–11989
Egypt430111–51960
Finland421118–71989
Mexico430110–61977
Tunisia430118–31976
Uruguay42026–151980
Colombia33007–01990
Indonesia330014–41961
Bolivia4–0 (1930), 1–1 (1972)21105–11972
China4–0 (1956), 1–1 (1985)21105–11985
Faroe Islands7–0 (1991), 2–0 (1991)22009–01991
Iran0–0 (1978), 3–1 (1985)21103–11985
Morocco5–0 (1960), 3–2 (1961)22008–21961
Paraguay3–3 (1958), 2–1 (1972)21105–41972
Ireland4–1 (1955), 0–2 (1988)21014–31988
South Korea5–1 (1961), 3–1 (1961)22008–21961
Algeria2–1 (1976)11002–11976
Chile0–1 (1962)10010–11962
DR Congo9–0 (1974)11009–01974
Ethiopia5–2 (1962)11005–21962
Honduras1–0 (1982)11001–01982
Hong Kong2–1 (1961)11002–11961
India3–0 (1956)11003–01956
Peru2–1 (1972)11002–11972
Saar5–1 (1954)11005–11954
UAE4–1 (1990)11004–11990
Venezuela10–0 (1972)110010–01972

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v VenezuelaBrazil Independence Cup, 14 Jun 197210–0 for Yugoslavia
  2. v DR CongoWorld Cup, 18 Jun 19749–0 for Yugoslavia
  3. v FinlandWorld Cup qualifying, 25 Sept 19689–1 for Yugoslavia
  4. v Faroe IslandsEuro qualifying, 16 May 19917–0 for Yugoslavia
  5. v TunisiaFriendly, 6 Aug 19607–0 for Yugoslavia

Heaviest defeats

  1. at CzechoslovakiaFriendly, 28 Oct 19250–7 for Yugoslavia
  2. v UruguayOlympic Games, 26 May 19240–7 for Yugoslavia
  3. v CzechoslovakiaOlympic Games, 28 Aug 19200–7 for Yugoslavia
  4. at CzechoslovakiaFriendly, 28 Oct 19281–7 for Yugoslavia
  5. at AustriaFriendly, 8 Oct 19502–7 for Yugoslavia

Latest results

  1. at NetherlandsFriendly, 25 Mar 19920–2 for Yugoslavia
  2. at AustriaEuro qualifying, 13 Nov 19912–0 for Yugoslavia
  3. at BrazilFriendly, 30 Oct 19911–3 for Yugoslavia
  4. v Faroe IslandsEuro qualifying, 16 Oct 19912–0 for Yugoslavia
  5. at SwedenFriendly, 4 Sept 19913–4 for Yugoslavia
  6. v CzechoslovakiaFriendly, 8 Aug 19910–0 for Yugoslavia
  7. v Faroe IslandsEuro qualifying, 16 May 19917–0 for Yugoslavia
  8. v DenmarkEuro qualifying, 1 May 19911–2 for Yugoslavia
  9. v Northern IrelandEuro qualifying, 27 Mar 19914–1 for Yugoslavia
  10. at TurkeyFriendly, 27 Feb 19911–1 for Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1920: 1457End of 1921: 1449End of 1922: 1431End of 1923: 1465End of 1924: 1422End of 1925: 1412End of 1926: 1386End of 1927: 1424End of 1928: 1424End of 1929: 1444End of 1930: 1515End of 1931: 1464End of 1932: 1455End of 1933: 1462End of 1934: 1465End of 1935: 1545End of 1936: 1537End of 1937: 1507End of 1938: 1514End of 1939: 1478End of 1940: 1510End of 1941: 1513End of 1946: 1535End of 1947: 1579End of 1948: 1600End of 1949: 1631End of 1950: 1723End of 1951: 1737End of 1952: 1749End of 1953: 1778End of 1954: 1778End of 1955: 1799End of 1956: 1748End of 1957: 1747End of 1958: 1746End of 1959: 1737End of 1960: 1778End of 1961: 1842End of 1962: 1790End of 1963: 1785End of 1964: 1754End of 1965: 1681End of 1966: 1660End of 1967: 1699End of 1968: 1689End of 1969: 1700End of 1970: 1719End of 1971: 1731End of 1972: 1773End of 1973: 1804End of 1974: 1785End of 1975: 1822End of 1976: 1736End of 1977: 1692End of 1978: 1685End of 1979: 1774End of 1980: 1762End of 1981: 1807End of 1982: 1751End of 1983: 1757End of 1984: 1698End of 1985: 1714End of 1986: 1728End of 1987: 1742End of 1988: 1796End of 1989: 1835End of 1990: 1909End of 1991: 1875End of 1992: 1864
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1909, reached on 14 November 1990. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly2591055599496–468
World Cup qualifying66381513130–68
Euro qualifying56351011114–54
Balkan Cup331931181–53
World Cup331471255–42
Central European International Cup1033421–13
European Championship1021714–26
Brazil Independence Cup852123–11
Nehru Cup42117–5
Olympic Games30031–16

Top scorers

  1. 1Zlatko Vujović18
  2. 2Milan Galić17
  3. 3Dragan Džajić15
  4. 4Darko Pančev13
  5. 5Safet Sušić9
  6. 6Dražan Jerković8
  7. 7Ivica Šurjak8
  8. 8Josip Katalinski7
  9. 9Slaven Zambata7
  10. 10Dejan Savićević6

Counted from the 154 of 482 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Yugoslavia play their first international?

On 28 August 1920, a 0–7 defeat against Czechoslovakia in the Olympic Games.

What is Yugoslavia's biggest win?

10–0 against Venezuela in the Brazil Independence Cup on 14 June 1972.

What is Yugoslavia's heaviest defeat?

0–7 against Czechoslovakia in a friendly on 28 October 1925.

Who have Yugoslavia played the most?

Romania: 38 matches, with 16 wins, 5 draws and 17 defeats for Yugoslavia.

What is Yugoslavia's longest winning run?

10 wins in a row, from 15 November 1978 to 26 April 1980.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.