Serbia (SRB)

Two Füchse Berlin players are among the stars of the Serbian team, which has had to endure several setbacks in recent years: goalkeeper Dejan Milosavljev and defensive giant Mijajlo Marsenic. The Serbian squad also includes players from top international clubs such as goalkeeper Vladimir Cupara and winger Darko Djukic from Machineseeker EHF Champions League participants Dinamo Bucuresti; line player Dragan Pechmalbec from One Veszprém HC; Nemanja Ilic of Fenix Toulouse; and backcourt shooter Lazar Kukic of OTP Bank - PICK Szeged.

Nevertheless, after their sensational European silver medal on home soil in Belgrade in 2012, the national team struggled, going through numerous coaches. At the EHF EURO 2024, Spaniard Toni Gerona was still in charge, but he was later replaced by Boris Rojevic, who himself was dismissed in November 2024.

In the decisive EHF EURO Qualifiers in March and May, 2012 silver medallist Dalibor Cutura served as interim coach, although he is actually the junior national coach. Now Spaniard Raul Gonzalez is at the helm. Gonzalez was previously the long-term coach of Paris Saint-Germain and led HC Vardar 1961 to the 2017 Champions League title. His preliminary squad list includes many experienced players such as Ilija Abutovic, who are part of the team since more than a decade.

Since winning silver in 2012, Serbia have failed to achieve a top-10 finish at a European championship. In 2024 in Germany, they failed to reach the main round and finished 19th. Serbia missed out on World Championship qualification four times (2015, 2017, 2021 and 2025).

Their 2026 qualification campaign began with a fortunate win against Latvia, followed by a loss to Italy — then came a win and a defeat against Spain, and only with a 28:24 victory over Italy on the final matchday did the Balkan side secure their European Championship ticket as group runners-up.

Competition records:
Number of EHF EURO participations, including 2026: 13
Silver: 2012