| Yugoslavia | |
| Badge: | Emblem of Yugoslavia (1963–1992).svg |
| Badge Size: | 180px |
| Nickname: | Blues |
| Association: | Handball Federation of Yugoslavia, |
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| Summer Olympics Apps: | 5 |
| Summer Olympics First: | 1972 |
| Summer Olympics Best: | 1st (1972 and 1984) |
| World Cup Apps: | 10 |
| World Cup First: | 1958 |
| World Cup Best: | 1st (1986) |
The Yugoslavia national handball team was the national handball team of Yugoslavia. It was organized by the Handball Federation of Yugoslavia.
Yugoslav handball began to rise in the early 1970s. Today, three former Yugoslav republics have won medals at major competitions: Croatia fourteen, Serbia four and Slovenia two. In the period from 2003 to 2020, Croatia was at the very top of world handball. Other former Yugoslav republics also cherish the continuity of placement in major competitions.
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 1972 | Final | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 89 | +33 | |
| 1976 | Fifth place game | 5th | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 112 | +19 |
| 1980 | Fifth place game | 6th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 116 | +39 |
| 1984 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 93 | +48 | |
| 1988 | Bronze medal game | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 132 | +11 | |
| Total | Qualified: 5/6 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 692 | 542 | +120 | |
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 1954 | |||||||||
| 1958 | Main Round | 8th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 96 | +5 |
| 1961 | Preliminary Round | 9th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 32 | -3 |
| 1964 | Main Round | 6th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 102 | 96 | +6 |
| 1967 | Quarterfinal | 7th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 110 | +26 |
| 1970 | Semifinal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 119 | 80 | +39 | |
| 1974 | Semifinal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 105 | +1 | |
| 1978 | Main Round | 5th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 96 | +12 |
| 1982 | Final | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 155 | +28 | |
| 1986 | Final | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 145 | +23 | |
| 1990 | Main Round | 4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 156 | +13 |
| Total | Qualified: 10/12 | 59 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 1221 | 1071 | +150 | |
100+
| Name | Matches | Years | Nationality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 231 | CB | CRO | |||
| 2 | 217 | P | SRB | |||
| 3 | 192 | OB | CRO | |||
| 4 | 190 | W | SRB | |||
| 5 | 183 | OB | MNE | |||
| 6 | 180 | W | SRB | |||
| 7 | 157 | GK | BIH | |||
| 8 | 154 | CB | SRB | |||
| 9 | 150 | OB | MKD | |||
| 10 | 140 | OB | CRO | |||
| 11 | 137 | CB | SRB | |||
| 12 | 133+ | GK | CRO | |||
| 13 | 125 | GK | BIH | |||
| 14 | 119 | W | CRO | |||
| 15 | 100+ | CB | SRB | |||
| 16 | 100+ | GK | CRO | |||
| 17 | 100+ | OB | BIH | |||
| 18 | 98+ | CB | SRB |
300+
| Name | Goals | Average | Years | Nationality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veselin Vujović | 738 | 4.03 | OB | MNE | ||
| 2 | Mile Isaković | 734 | 3.86 | W | SRB | ||
| 3 | Hrvoje Horvat | 621 | 2.69 | CB | CRO | ||
| 4 | Branislav Pokrajac | 510 | 2.83 | W | SRB | ||
| 5 | Nedeljko Jovanović | 433 | 2.81 | CB | SRB | ||
| 6 | Momir Rnić | 411 | 1.89 | P | SRB | ||
| 7 | Slobodan Kuzmanovski | 400 | 2.67 | OB | MKD | ||
| 8 | Zdravko Rađenović | 369 | 2.69 | CB | SRB | ||
| 9 | Zlatko Portner | 355 | 3.62 | CB | SRB |