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Croatia women's national football team
Women's national association football team representing Croatia
Women's national association football team representing Croatia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Croatia |
| Nickname | Lavice (The Lionesses) |
| Badge | flag_of_Croatia.svg |
| Badge_size | 170px |
| Association | Croatian Football Federation (HNS) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Coach | Nenad Gračan |
| Captain | Doris Bačić |
| Most caps | Kristina Nevrkla (107) |
| Top scorer | Ivana Rudelić (22) |
| FIFA Trigramme | CRO |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 44 |
| FIFA max date | July 2003 – June 2005 |
| FIFA min | 65 |
| FIFA min date | November 2010; July 2011 |
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| First game | 3–2 |
| (Ižakovci, Slovenia; 28 October 1993) | |
| Largest win | 8–2 |
| (Kecskemét, Hungary; 27 May 2001) | |
| Largest loss | 10–0 |
| (Bucharest, Romania; 2 October 2004) | |
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| type | women |
(Ižakovci, Slovenia; 28 October 1993) (Kecskemét, Hungary; 27 May 2001) (Bucharest, Romania; 2 October 2004)
The Croatia women's national football team represents Croatia in international women's football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Lavice ('Lionesses'). So far, the Lavice have not qualified for any major tournament.
History
After winning independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, the newly established Croatian Football Federation immediately moved toward creating separate national football teams to represent the country, which included the establishment of the women's team. Three years after the men's team debut, the women's team of Croatia officially marked their international debut, playing against neighbouring Slovenia in a friendly on 28 October 1993, where Croatia lost 2–3 away.
Since its inception, the women's team of Croatia has suffered from the lack of coverage from the increasingly successful men's side. Most of Croatia's female footballers, unlike the male ones, are made up of only amateur or part-timers, and thus they are not adequately trained. As for the result, while the men's team has been largely competitive and qualified for several UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup, the women's team is unable to repeat the same as the men's one, and has a tendency of being finished near bottom or bottom of the qualifications for UEFA Women's Championship and FIFA Women's World Cup.
Team image
Nicknames
The Croatia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Lavice".
Rivalry
Main article: Croatia–Serbia football rivalry
Like the men's counterparts, the Croatian women's team also maintained a rivalry with its neighbour Serbia. However, unlike the men's, the women's team of Croatia, which has long suffered from lack of investment, could not demonstrate its domination against its Serbian arch-rival.
Results and fixtures
Main article: Croatia women's national football team results
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
;Legend
2025
- Stašková
- Khýrová
- Krejčiříková
- Svitková
- Kotyk
- Kalinina
- Nevrkla
- Berisha
- Hila
- Doçi
- Hamonikaj
- Slipčević
- Berisha
- Balog
- Khýrová
- Svitková
- Pochmanová
- Dubcová
- Polášková
- Vračević
- Živković
- Tomašević
- Dešić
- Saliba
- Fareugia
- Rudelic
- Maja Joščak
- Ivana Rudelić
- Karla Kurkutović
Coaching staff
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the Friendly matches against Malta on 28 November and 2 December 2025.
:Caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2025, after the match against Montenegro.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.
;Notes
- INJ = Withdrew due to injury
- MED = Withdrew due to medical reasons
- PRE = Preliminary squad
- RET = Retired from national team
Records
: :Players in bold are still active with the national team.
Most capped players
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristina Nevrkla | 107 | 5 | 2008–present |
| 2 | Iva Landeka | 102 | 14 | 2006–2022 |
| 3 | Izabela Lojna | 101 | 14 | 2010–present |
| 4 | Sandra Žigić | 94 | 10 | 2005–2019 |
| 5 | Doris Bačić | 94 | 0 | 2011–present |
| 6 | Maja Joščak | 88 | 21 | 2006–present |
| 7 | Leonarda Balog | 78 | 1 | 2009–present |
| 8 | Ana Jelenčić | 65 | 1 | 2011–present |
| 9 | Ivana Rudelić | 62 | 22 | 2015–present |
| 10 | Kristina Šundov | 59 | 8 | 2003–2020 |
Top goalscorers
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| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivana Rudelić | 22 | 62 | 2015–present | |
| 2 | Maja Joščak | 21 | 88 | 2006–present | |
| 3 | Katarina Kolar | 16 | 40 | 2006–2014 | |
| 4 | Izabela Lojna | 14 | 101 | 2010–present | |
| Iva Landeka | 102 | 2006–2022 | |||
| 6 | Marina Koljenik | 13 | 35 | 1994–2007 | |
| 7 | Ljiljana Jakšić | 12 | 22 | 1995–2005 | |
| 8 | Sandra Žigić | 10 | 94 | 2005–2019 | |
| 9 | Violeta Baban | 8 | 58 | 2003–2020 | |
| Kristina Šundov | 59 | 2002–2016 |
Competitive record
Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
FIFA Women's World Cup
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| Germany 2029 | To be determined}} | To be determined}} |
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| 2023–24 | B | 2 | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | * | 23rd | 2024 | Did not qualify}} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | B | 4 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 31st | 2025 |
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Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 5 December 2023 after the match against Romania.
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Notes
References
References
- (25 February 2022). "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". Union of European Football Associations.
- (20 November 2025). "Nenad Gračan objavio popis igračica za prijateljske utakmice protiv Malte". Hrvatski Nogometni Savez / Croatian Football Federation.
- [https://hns.team/z/a-reprezentacija/ Croatian Squad]
- "Statistics". Hrvatski Nogometni Savez.
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