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| Association | Volleyball Federation of Montenegro | ||
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| Confederation | CEV | ||
| Head coach |  Milorad Krunić | ||
| FIVB ranking | 41 (as of 31 July 2023) | ||
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 | |
 2014 | did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||||
 2018 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||
  2022 | - | - | - | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | ||
As of June 05, 2023
Montenegro women's national volleyball team played eight times in the qualifiers for European Championship (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023), but never played at main competition.
| European Championship | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Pos. | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L |
| 2009 | did 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 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 32 | |
As of November 09, 2023
European LeagueMontenegro women's national volleyball team played three times in the CEV European League.
As of September 30, 2023 | Games of the Small States of EuropeMontenegro women's national volleyball team played once on the Games of the Small States of Europe (2015) and won the gold medal.
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In September 2016, a list of Montenegrin national team for European Championship qualifiers is revealed. [1] [2] 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 |
From 2007, national team of Montenegro was led by four different head coaches.
| Period | Coach | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2011 | Nejat Sancak | 14 | 2–12 | 9:36 |
| 2011–2014 | Vladimir Racković | 14 | 2–12 | 11:28 |
| 2014–2016 | Vladimir Milačić | 22 | 12–10 | 40:36 |
| 2016–2018 | Dragan Nešić | 21 | 7–14 | 26:46 |
| 2018–2022 | Nikola Masoničić | 13 | 7–6 | 24:21 |
| 2022- | Milorad Krunić | 14 | 7–7 | 27:21 |
Montenengro played its first official match at May 2008. There is a list of official matches of the Montenegro women's national volleyball team.
Below is the list of performances of Montenegro women's national volleyball team against every single opponent.
| Opponents' country | G | W | L | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8-6 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-9 |
| Croatia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2-9 |
 Czech Republic | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1-12 |
 Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-2 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 |
 Faroe Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-0 |
 Finland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5-12 |
| France | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7-17 |
| Georgia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18-0 |
 Greece | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3-15 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 |
 Iceland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12-0 |
 Israel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-9 |
 Kosovo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9-1 |
 Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-1 |
 Latvia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 |
 Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-0 |
 Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-0 |
 North Macedonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 |
 Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5-6 |
| Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 |
 San Marino | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-0 |
 Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9-1 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 |
 Slovenia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-12 |
 Spain | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6-13 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5-16 |
| Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-9 |
 Ukraine | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-12 |
| OVERALL | 98 | 37 | 61 | 137-197 |
Last update: September 22, 2023.
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