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Montenegro women's national volleyball team
National sports team
National sports team
| Field | Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Montenegro | |||||
| gender | women | |||||
| image | Flag of Montenegro.svg | |||||
| federation | Volleyball Federation of Montenegro | |||||
| confederation | CEV | |||||
| coach | SRB Milorad Krunić | |||||
| Regional name | European Championship | |||||
| Regional cup apps | 1 | |||||
| Regional cup first | 2026 | |||||
| Regional cup best | TBD | |||||
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The Montenegro women's national volleyball team is the national team of Montenegro. It is governed by the Volleyball Federation of Montenegro and takes part in international volleyball competitions.
History
Period 2006–2016
Soon after the Montenegrin independence referendum, Volleyball Federation of Montenegro founded national teams. Women's team started to play in 2008, with the first match against Albania (3:0, friendly game).
Same year, Montenegro played its first games in official competitions – against Georgia in 2009 European Volleyball Championship qualifiers.
During the time, Montenegro played in qualifiers for European championship 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015. National team participated in qualifiers for 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Championship, too.
In the period from 2006 to 2016, Montenegro didn't qualify for a European Championship or World Championship, but had significant results in 2013 and 2014 qualifiers.
At 2015, Montenegro participated at Games of the Small States of Europe, an event for states with less than million inhabitants. Montenegrin team won the gold medal, with four wins and sets score 12–0.
Period 2016–
On spring 2016, Montenegro women's team for the first time played in 2016 Women's European Volleyball League. At the same time, the team started to play in qualifiers for European Championship 2017. Montenegro made score 2–1 in the first stage of qualifiers and participated on the final stage, but at the end, with the score 2–4, didn't succeed to qualify for their first big tournament.
In spring 2016, Montenegrin women's team played for the first time in European Volleyball League, finishing with score 2–4. Same score they made in European Volleyball League 2017.
In 2019, Montenegro once again won gold medal on the Games of Small States on Europe. From the other side, national team don't have success to qualify on European Championship in another three occasions - 2019, 2021 and 2023. However, after a successful 2026 qualifying campaign they will finally head to the EuroVolley for the first time in 2026.
Competitive record
Until now, Montenegro never played on any major tournament. They participated in the qualifiers for European Championship (8 times) and World Championship (2 times). Montenegro played in European League, too (3 times). Biggest successes of the team were two gold medals at the Games of the Small States of Europe.
World Championship
Montenegro women's national volleyball team participated in the qualifiers for two World Championships (2014, 2018), but never played at main competition.
| World Championship | Qualification | Year | Pos. | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA 2014 | did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| JPN 2018 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| NED POL 2022 | - | - | - | ||||||
| THA 2025 | - | - | - | ||||||
| CAN USA 2027 | to be determined | TBD | |||||||
| PHI 2029 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
As of June 05, 2023
European Championship
Montenegro women's national volleyball team played nine times in the qualifiers for European Championship (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2026), will take part in the main competition for the first time in 2026.
| European Championship | Qualification | Year | Pos. | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL 2009 | did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| ITA SRB 2011 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| GER SWI 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| NED BEL 2015 | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| AZE GEO 2017 | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| HUN SVK POL TUR 2019 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| SER BUL CRO ROM 2021 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| BEL ITA EST GER 2023 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| AZE CZE SWE TUR 2026 | Qualified | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15 | 3 |
As of August 10, 2025
European League
Montenegro women's national volleyball team played five times in the CEV European League.
| European League | Year | Pos. | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU 2016 | 10th | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| EU 2017 | 8th | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| EU 2023 | 13th | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| EU 2024 | 16th | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| EU 2025 | 11th | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total | 31 | 14 | 17 |
As of June 15, 2025
Games of the Small States of Europe
Montenegro women's national volleyball team played once on the Games of the Small States of Europe (2015) and won the gold medal.
| Games of the Small States of Europe | Year | Pos. | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISL 2015 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MNE 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 9 | 0 |
As of September 22, 2019
Senior team roster
In September 2016, a list of Montenegrin national team for European Championship qualifiers is revealed. On the list were next players:
| Name | Birth | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evgenija Milivojević | 1993 | Setter | MNE Galeb Bar |
| Tamara Roganović | 1994 | Setter | SRB TENT Obrenovac |
| Tatjana Bokan | 1988 | Outside-spiker | IDN PGN Popsivo |
| Jelena Cvijović | 1992 | Outside-spiker | ROM Penicilina Iași |
| Dragana Peruničić | 1992 | Outside-spiker | FRA Amiens LMVB |
| Danijela Džaković | 1994 | Outside-spiker | SRB Jedinstvo Užice |
| Ksenija Ivanović | 1986 | Outside-spiker | AZE Telekom Baku |
| Nikoleta Perović | 1994 | Opposite | ROM Targu Mures |
| Katarina Budrak | 1998 | Opposite | MNE Morača Podgorica |
| Marija Milović | 1989 | Middle-blocker | FRA Stella Calais |
| Ana Otašević | 1987 | Middle-blocker | POL Developres Rzeszów |
| Marija Sandić | 1983 | Middle-blocker | FRA Amiens LMVB |
| Melisa Cenović | 1998 | Libero | MNE Luka Bar |
Head coaches
From 2007, national team of Montenegro was led by four different head coaches.
| Period | Coach | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–2011 | TUR Nejat Sancak | |
| 2011–2014 | MNE Vladimir Racković | |
| 2014–2016 | MNE Vladimir Milačić | |
| 2016–2018 | SRB Dragan Nešić | |
| 2018–2022 | MNE Nikola Masoničić | |
| 2022- | SRB Milorad Krunić |
Sources:
Official matches
Main article: List of official matches of the Montenegro women's national volleyball team
Montenengro played its first official match at May 2008. There is a list of official matches of the Montenegro women's national volleyball team.
Opponents
Below is the list of performances of Montenegro women's national volleyball team against every single opponent.
| Opponents' country | G | W | L | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 8-6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 2-9 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 1-12 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 5-12 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 7-17 | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 18-0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 3-15 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 12-0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-9 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 9-1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 9-1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-12 | |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 6-13 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 5-16 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-9 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-12 | |
| OVERALL | 98 | 37 | 61 | 137-197 |
Last update: September 22, 2023.
References
References
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- "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball".
- "Racković objavio spisak odbojkašica".
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- "Boškan novi selektor odbojkaša, Milačić odbojkašica".
- [http://www.pinkm.me/sport/ostavka-milacic-vise-nije-selektor-odbojkasica/]{{dead link. (December 2019)
- (2016-07-07). "Dragan Nešić selektor odbojkašica".
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