Badminton was first played in Yugoslavia in the
1950s. At the time, the sport was widely played by
Yugoslavians of
Slovenian ethnicity in cities, including
Ljubljana.
Mixed team Yugoslavia sent its team to compete in their first international team tournament at the
1972 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships. The team finished in 11th place. The Yugoslavian team then competed in the 1973 Helvetia Cup and finished in fourth place after losing the third place match to
Austria. Two years later, the Yugoslavian mixed team came back stronger to win against
Austria whom they lost against last time and entered the finals of the 1975 Helvetia Cup. The team then lost 3–2 to
Norway in the final. == Competitive record ==