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.<br/ > 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 ChampionshipQualificationYearPos. 2014did not qualify 8 2 6 2018 5 1 4 2022 - - - 2025 - - - 2027to be determined TBD 2029Total000 13310 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 ChampionshipQualificationYearPos. 2009did not qualify 8 2 6 2011 6 0 6 2013 6 0 6 2015 9 4 5 2017 9 4 5 2019 6 2 4 2021 6 2 4 2023 6 2 4 202624th 5 0 5 4 3 1/// 2028TBDTotal505 48153 As of August 29, 2026

European League Montenegro women's national volleyball team played six times in the CEV European League. European LeagueYearPos. 2016 10th 6 2 4 2017 8th 6 2 4 2023 13th 8 5 3 2024 16th 5 4 1 2025 11th 6 1 5 2026 13th 6 3 3Total371720 As of June 21, 2026

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 EuropeYearPos. 2015 4 4 0 2019 5 5 0Total990 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 Galeb Bar Tamara Roganović 1994 Setter TENT Obrenovac Tatjana Bokan 1988 Outside-spiker PGN Popsivo Jelena Cvijović 1992 Outside-spiker Penicilina Iași Dragana Peruničić 1992 Outside-spiker Amiens LMVB Danijela Džaković 1994 Outside-spiker Jedinstvo Užice Ksenija Ivanović 1986 Outside-spiker Telekom Baku Nikoleta Perović 1994 Opposite Targu Mures Katarina Budrak 1998 Opposite Morača Podgorica Marija Milović 1989 Middle-blocker Stella Calais Ana Otašević 1987 Middle-blocker Developres Rzeszów Marija Sandić 1983 Middle-blocker Amiens LMVB Melisa Cenović 1998 Libero Luka Bar

Head coaches From 2007, national team of Montenegro was led by four different head coaches. Period Coach Score 2007–2011 Nejat Sancak 2011–2014 Vladimir Racković 2014–2016 Vladimir Milačić 2016–2018 Dragan Nešić 2018–2022 Nikola Masoničić 2022–2025 Milorad Krunić 2025- Jovo Caković Sources:

Official matches

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 S1011-32020-62020-63218-63031-93032-94041-121103-21103-02206-04045-126157-1766018-05053-151010-344012-03031-93309-12206-11012-32206-02206-01103-03125-63123-72206-03309-12020-64040-126246-136155-163030-94040-12OVERALL983761137-197 Last update: September 22, 2023.

See also List of official matches of the Montenegro women's national volleyball team Volleyball Federation of Montenegro (OSCG) Montenegrin women's volley league

References

External links Montenegro national team. women.volleybox