The Yugoslavia national under-21 football team existed in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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. After the state's dissolution in 1992, the following teams were formed:

• Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team
  Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team
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• Croatia national under-21 football team
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• Macedonia national under-21 football team
• Slovenia national under-21 football team
  Slovenia national under-21 football team
  The Slovenia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia.-Current squad:...
  
  
• FR Yugoslavia national under-21 football team (succeeded by Serbia national under-21 football team
  Serbia national under-21 football team
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   and Montenegro national under-21 football team
  Montenegro national under-21 football team
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   in 2003)

Following the realignment of UEFA

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's youth competitions in 1976, Yugoslavia's Under-21 team was formed. The team had a varied record, reaching the last four in four tournaments and failing to qualify for four. Yugoslavia won the inaugural competition in 1978. Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start ot a two year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. Yugoslavia's record in U-23 competitions is also shown.

UEFA U-23 Championship Record

Yugoslavia were randomly chosen to play holders Bulgaria for the title, which they won. They then faced (and beat) other randomly-chosen teams until the competition was abandoned in summer 1970 for a larger competition.

• October 26, 1968: Bulgaria 1-2 Yugoslavia
• June 6, 1969: Yugoslavia 3-0 Spain
  Spain national under-21 football team
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• November 6, 1969: Yugoslavia 2-0 Sweden
  Sweden national under-21 football team
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• March 24, 1970: Greece 1-5 Yugoslavia

• 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
• 1974: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
• 1976: Losing semi-finalists.

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

• 1978: Winners.
• 1980: Losing semi-finalists.
• 1982: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
• 1984: Losing semi-finalists.
• 1986: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
• 1988: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
• 1990: Runners-up.
• 1992: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.

External links

• UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.