Women's national volleyball team representing Serbia
The Serbia women's national volleyball team is governed by the Volleyball Federation of Serbia and takes part in international volleyball competitions.
FIVB considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1992) and Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).[4][5] The Olympic Committee of Serbia declared the women's national volleyball squad Team of The Year thirteen times from 2006 to 2023.[6]
Serbia earned a silver medal at the 2016 summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2020 summer Olympics, and won back to back the FIVB World Championship in 2018 and 2022.
Results
Olympic Games
World Championship
Year
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Round
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Position
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1994 |
banned from entering the qualifying tournaments
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1998 |
did not qualify
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2002
|
2006 |
Semifinal |
|
11 |
9 |
2 |
30 |
12
|
2010 |
Second Round |
8th |
11 |
6 |
5 |
20 |
18
|
2014 |
Second Round |
7th |
9 |
6 |
3 |
19 |
13
|
2018 |
Final |
|
13 |
11 |
2 |
34 |
10
|
2022 |
Final |
|
12 |
12 |
0 |
36 |
5
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2025 |
qualified
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Total |
Qualified: 5/8 |
56 |
44 |
12 |
139 |
58
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European Championship
Year
|
Round
|
Position
|
|
|
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|
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1949 – 1991 |
part of Yugoslavia
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1993 |
banned from entering the qualifying tournament
|
1995 |
did not enter the qualifying tournament
|
1997 |
did not qualify
|
1999 |
did not enter the qualifying tournament
|
2001
|
2003 |
Preliminary Round |
9th |
5 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
12
|
2005 |
Preliminary Round |
7th |
7 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
15
|
2007 |
Final |
|
8 |
5 |
3 |
17 |
14
|
2009 |
Playoff Round |
7th |
6 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
9
|
2011 |
Final |
|
7 |
6 |
1 |
19 |
8
|
2013 |
Semifinal |
4th |
6 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
10
|
2015 |
Semifinal |
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
4
|
2017 |
Final |
|
6 |
6 |
0 |
18 |
2
|
2019 |
Final |
|
9 |
9 |
0 |
24 |
6
|
2021 |
Final |
|
9 |
8 |
1 |
25 |
7
|
2023 |
Final |
|
9 |
8 |
1 |
26 |
7
|
Total |
Qualified: 11/33 |
69 |
49 |
20 |
161 |
87
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World Cup
Year
|
Position
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|
|
|
|
|
1995 |
did not qualify
|
1999
|
2003
|
2007 |
5th |
11 |
7 |
4 |
26 |
15
|
2011 |
7th |
11 |
5 |
6 |
22 |
19
|
2015 |
|
11 |
10 |
1 |
31 |
11
|
2019 |
9th |
11 |
4 |
7 |
20 |
24
|
Total |
Qualified: 4/7 |
44 |
26 |
18 |
99 |
69
|
World Grand Prix
Year
|
Position
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|
|
|
|
|
1993 to 2010
|
did not qualify
|
2011 |
|
14 |
10 |
4 |
35 |
17
|
2012 |
11th |
9 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
19
|
2013 |
|
14 |
10 |
4 |
35 |
17
|
2014 |
7th |
9 |
4 |
5 |
18 |
18
|
2015 |
8th |
9 |
3 |
6 |
17 |
19
|
2016 |
7th |
9 |
5 |
4 |
18 |
20
|
2017 |
|
13 |
10 |
3 |
33 |
15
|
Total |
Qualified: 7/25 |
77 |
45 |
32 |
171 |
125
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Nations League
Year
|
Position
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|
|
|
|
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2018 |
5th |
17 |
12 |
5 |
43 |
21
|
2019 |
13th |
15 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
33
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2020 |
not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
|
2021 |
13th |
15 |
4 |
11 |
19 |
36
|
2022 |
|
15 |
10 |
5 |
34 |
25
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2023 |
9th |
12 |
6 |
6 |
27 |
27
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Total |
Qualified: 5/5 |
74 |
37 |
37 |
143 |
142
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European Games
Year
|
Position
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|
|
|
|
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2015 |
|
8 |
6 |
2 |
22 |
11
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Total |
Qualified: 1/1 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
22 |
11
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European Volleyball League
Team
Current squad
The following is the Serbian roster in the 2023 European Championship.[7]
Head coach: Giovanni Guidetti
No.
|
Name
|
Date of birth
|
Height
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Weight
|
Spike
|
Block
|
Position
|
2022–23 club
|
1 |
Bianka Buša |
25 July 1994 |
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
74 kg (163 lb) |
312 cm (123 in) |
300 cm (120 in)
|
Outside Hitter |
PTT Spor Kulübü
|
2 |
Katarina Lazović |
12 September 1999 |
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
65 kg (143 lb) |
310 cm (120 in) |
305 cm (120 in)
|
Outside Hitter |
Çukurova Belediyespor
|
4 |
Bojana Drča |
28 March 1988 |
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
72 kg (159 lb) |
300 cm (120 in) |
292 cm (115 in)
|
Setter |
Leningradka Saint Petersburg
|
5 |
Mina Popović |
16 September 1994 |
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
85 kg (187 lb) |
315 cm (124 in) |
305 cm (120 in)
|
Middle blocker |
Galatasaray
|
9 |
Aleksandra Uzelac |
24 July 2004 |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
74 kg (163 lb) |
315 cm (124 in) |
310 cm (120 in)
|
Outside hitter |
Železničar
|
10 |
Maja Ognjenović |
6 August 1984 |
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
67 kg (148 lb) |
300 cm (120 in) |
293 cm (115 in)
|
Setter |
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
|
11 |
Hena Kurtagić |
27 August 2004 |
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
85 kg (187 lb) |
310 cm (120 in) |
307 cm (121 in)
|
Middle blocker |
Tent
|
12 |
Teodora Pušić |
12 March 1993 |
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
58 kg (128 lb) |
270 cm (110 in) |
260 cm (100 in)
|
Libero |
Rapid București
|
13 |
Ana Bjelica |
3 April 1992 |
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
78 kg (172 lb) |
310 cm (120 in) |
305 cm (120 in)
|
Opposite spiker |
CSM Târgoviște
|
14 |
Maja Aleksić |
6 June 1997 |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
72 kg (159 lb) |
302 cm (119 in) |
290 cm (110 in)
|
Middle blocker |
Megabox Vallefoglia
|
15 |
Jovana Stevanović |
30 June 1992 |
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
72 kg (159 lb) |
308 cm (121 in) |
295 cm (116 in)
|
Middle blocker |
Vero Volley Milano
|
16 |
Aleksandra Jegdić |
9 October 1994 |
1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
63 kg (139 lb) |
262 cm (103 in) |
248 cm (98 in)
|
Libero |
Potsdam
|
18 |
Tijana Bošković |
8 March 1997 |
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
78 kg (172 lb) |
325 cm (128 in) |
317 cm (125 in)
|
Opposite spiker |
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
|
22 |
Sara Lozo |
29 April 1997 |
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
61 kg (134 lb) |
310 cm (120 in) |
300 cm (120 in)
|
Outside Hitter |
Saitama Ageo Medics
|
Notable squads
World Championship squads |
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Previous squads
- 2003 European Championship — 9th place
- Sanja Starović, Svetlana Ilić, Maja Ilić, Aleksandra Ranković, Ivana Đerisilo, Vesna Tomašević, Anja Spasojević, Jelena Nikolić, Aleksandra Milosavljević, Maja Simanić, Mira Golubović, Ivana Krdžić. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2005 European Championship — 7th place
- Sanja Starović, Marina Vujović, Vesna Čitaković, Aleksandra Ranković, Ivana Đerisilo, Brižitka Molnar, Anja Spasojević, Jelena Nikolić, Maja Ognjenović, Maja Simanić, Nataša Krsmanović, Aleksandra Avramović. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2006 World Championship — 3rd place
- Jelena Nikolić, Aleksandra Ranković, Ivana Đerisilo, Nataša Krsmanović, Jovana Brakočević, Brižitka Molnar, Jovana Vesović, Maja Ognjenović, Vesna Čitaković, Maja Simanić, Anja Spasojević, Suzana Ćebić. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2007 European Championship — 2nd place
- Jelena Nikolić, Jasna Majstorović, Nataša Krsmanović, Jovana Brakočević, Brižitka Molnar, Jovana Vesović, Maja Ognjenović, Vesna Čitaković, Ivana Isailović, Maja Simanić, Anja Spasojević, Suzana Ćebić. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2008 Olympics — 5th place
- Jovana Brakočević, Suzana Ćebić, Vesna Čitaković, Nataša Krsmanović, Ivana Đerisilo, Brižitka Molnar, Sanja Malagurski, Jelena Nikolić, Maja Ognjenović, Maja Simanić, Stefana Veljković, Jovana Vesović. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2009 European Championship — 7th place
- Jelena Nikolić, Jovana Brakočević, Ivana Đerisilo, Nataša Krsmanović, Jasna Majstorović, Brižitka Molnar, Ana Antonijević, Jovana Vesović, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Milena Rašić, Aleksandra Petrović, Silvija Popović, Suzana Ćebić. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2010 World Championship — 8th place
- Jelena Nikolić, Jovana Brakočević, Sanja Malagurski, Nataša Krsmanović, Jasna Majstorović, Brižitka Molnar, Ana Antonijević, Jovana Vesović, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Milena Rašić, Silvija Popović, Suzana Ćebić, Dragana Marinković. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix — 3rd place
- Ana Lazarević, Jovana Brakočević, Sanja Malagurski, Nataša Krsmanović, Tijana Malešević, Brižitka Molnar, Ana Antonijević, Jovana Vesović, Maja Ognjenović, Jelena Nikolić, Nađa Ninković, Milena Rašić, Suzana Ćebić, Silvija Popović. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2011 European Championship — 1st place
- Ana Lazarević, Jovana Brakočević, Sanja Malagurski, Nataša Krsmanović, Tijana Malešević, Brižitka Molnar, Ana Antonijević, Jovana Vesović, Maja Ognjenović, Jelena Nikolić, Nađa Ninković, Milena Rašić, Suzana Ćebić, Silvija Popović. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2012 Olympics — 11th place
- Jovana Brakočević, Ivana Đerisilo, Bojana Živković, Nataša Krsmanović, Brankica Mihajlović, Jovana Vesović, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Milena Rašić, Suzana Ćebić, Sanja Starović, Jelena Blagojević. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix — 3rd place
- Jovana Brakočević, Bojana Živković, Nataša Krsmanović, Tijana Malešević, Brižitka Molnar, Brankica Mihajlović, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Jelena Nikolić, Ana Bjelica, Nađa Ninković, Milena Rašić, Suzana Ćebić, Jasna Majstorović. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2013 European Championship — 4th place
- Jovana Brakočević, Sanja Malagurski, Bojana Živković, Nataša Krsmanović, Tijana Malešević, Brižitka Molnar, Brankica Mihajlović, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Jelena Nikolić, Ana Bjelica, Milena Rašić, Suzana Ćebić, Jasna Majstorović. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2014 World Championship — 7th place
- Jovana Brakočević, Bojana Živković, Nataša Krsmanović, Tijana Malešević, Brižitka Molnar, Brankica Mihajlović, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Jelena Nikolić, Nađa Ninković, Milena Rašić, Silvija Popović, Suzana Ćebić, Tijana Bošković. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup — 2nd place
- Bianka Buša, Bojana Živković, Mina Popović, Tijana Malešević, Brankica Mihajlović, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Jelena Nikolić, Ana Bjelica, Jovana Stevanović, Milena Rašić, Silvija Popović, Suzana Ćebić, Tijana Bošković. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2015 European Championship — 3rd place
- Bianka Buša, Bojana Živković, Mina Popović, Tijana Malešević, Brankica Mihajlović, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Jelena Nikolić, Ana Bjelica, Jovana Stevanović, Milena Rašić, Silvija Popović, Suzana Ćebić, Tijana Bošković. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2016 Olympics — 2nd place
- Bianka Buša, Jovana Brakočević, Bojana Živković, Tijana Malešević, Brankica Mihajlović, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Jelena Nikolić, Jovana Stevanović, Milena Rašić, Silvija Popović, Tijana Bošković. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix — 3rd place
- Bianka Buša, Sanja Malagurski, Bojana Živković, Tijana Malešević, Ana Antonijević, Brankica Mihajlović, Stefana Veljković, Teodora Pušić, Ana Bjelica, Jovana Stevanović, Milena Rašić, Tijana Bošković, Bojana Milenković, Jelena Blagojević. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2017 European Championship — 1st place
- Bianka Buša, Bojana Živković, Mina Popović, Tijana Malešević, Brankica Mihajlović, Slađana Mirković, Stefana Veljković, Teodora Pušić, Ana Bjelica, Jovana Stevanović, Milena Rašić, Tijana Bošković, Bojana Milenković, Jelena Blagojević. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2018 World Championship — 1st place
- Bianka Buša, Bojana Živković, Tijana Malešević, Brankica Mihajlović, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Teodora Pušić, Ana Bjelica, Maja Aleksić, Jovana Stevanović, Milena Rašić, Silvija Popović, Tijana Bošković, Bojana Milenković. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2019 European Championship — 1st place
- Bianka Buša, Katarina Lazović, Mina Popović, Slađana Mirković, Brankica Mihajlović, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Teodora Pušić, Ana Bjelica, Maja Aleksić, Silvija Popović, Tijana Bošković, Bojana Milenković, Jelena Blagojević. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2020 Olympics — 3rd place
- Bianka Buša, Mina Popović, Slađana Mirković, Brankica Mihajlović, Maja Ognjenović, Ana Bjelica, Maja Aleksić, Milena Rašić, Silvija Popović, Tijana Bošković, Bojana Milenković, Jelena Blagojević. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2021 European Championship — 2nd place
- Bianka Buša, Katarina Lazović, Sara Carić, Mina Popović, Slađana Mirković, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Ana Bjelica, Milena Rašić, Silvija Popović, Tijana Bošković, Bojana Milenković, Jelena Blagojević, Jovana Kocić. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League — 3rd place
- Bianka Buša, Katarina Lazović, Bojana Drča, Mina Popović, Slađana Mirković, Brankica Mihajlović, Teodora Pušić, Ana Bjelica, Maja Aleksić, Jovana Stevanović, Bojana Milenković, Sara Lozo, Jovana Kocić, Sanja Djurdjević. Head Coach: Daniele Santarelli
- 2022 World Championship — 1st place
- Bianka Buša, Katarina Lazović, Bojana Drča, Mina Popović, Slađana Mirković, Brankica Mihajlović, Teodora Pušić, Ana Bjelica, Maja Aleksić, Jovana Stevanović, Aleksandra Jegdić, Tijana Bošković, Bojana Milenković, Sara Lozo. Head Coach: Daniele Santarelli
- 2023 European Championship — 2nd place
- Bianka Buša, Katarina Lazović, Bojana Drča, Mina Popović, Aleksandra Uzelac, Maja Ognjenović, Hena Kurtagić, Teodora Pušić, Ana Bjelica, Maja Aleksić, Jovana Stevanović, Aleksandra Jegdić, Tijana Bošković, Sara Lozo. Head Coach: Giovanni Guidetti
Coaches
Kit providers
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Serbia national volleyball team.
One of the main sponsors is Poštanska štedionica.[8]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Serbia women's national volleyball team.
- ^ "Srbija ima novog selektora". B92.net (in Serbian). 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Overview - Serbia - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018".
- ^ "Serbia | InsideCEV".
- ^ "Overview - Serbia - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018".
- ^ "Serbia | InsideCEV".
- ^ "Ивана Шпановић и Новак Ђоковић најбољи спортисти Србије у избору ОКС-а".
- ^ "Seniorke u utorak putuju u Gent, protiv Ukrajine u petak". ossrb.org (in Serbian). 12 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "POTPISAN ANEKS UGOVORA O SARADNJI Podrška Banke Poštanska štedionica organizaciji EP 2021".
External links
- Official website
- FIVB profile
- Serbia national team Volleybox
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Women's Team of The Year |
- 1995: Shooting team
- 1996: Karate club "Soko Štark"
- 1997: Karate club "Knjaz Miloš"
- 1998: Handball club "Budućnost"
- 1999: Chess team
- 2001: Handball team
- 2005: Junior basketball team
- 2006: Volleyball team
- 2007: Volleyball team
- 2008: Volleyball team
- 2009: Volleyball team
- 2010: Volleyball team
- 2011: Volleyball team
- 2012: Fed Cup team
- 2013: Handball team
- 2015: Basketball team
- 2016: Volleyball team
- 2017: Volleyball team
- 2018: Volleyball team
- 2019: Volleyball team
- 2021: Volleyball team
- 2022: Volleyball team
- 2023: Volleyball team
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