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Serbia women's national volleyball team

Serbia
AssociationVolleyball Federation of Serbia
ConfederationCEV
Head coachGiovanni Guidetti[1]
FIVB ranking9 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances5 (First in 2008)
Best result (2016)
World Championship
Appearances5 (First in 1978)
Best resultGold (2018, 2022)[2]
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 2007)
Best result (2015)
European Championship
Appearances9 (First in 2003)
Best result (2011, 2017, 2019)
www.ossrb.org (in Serbian)

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

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
19641988 part of Yugoslavia
Spain 1992 suspended
United States 1996 did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008 Quarterfinal 8th 6 2 4 6 13
United Kingdom 2012 Preliminary round 11th 5 0 5 2 15
Brazil 2016 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 5 3 19 11
Japan 2020 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 6 2 19 6
France 2024 Quarterfinal 7th 4 1 3 6 9
Total Qualified: 5/9 31 14 17 52 54

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Brazil 1994 banned from entering the qualifying tournaments
Japan 1998 did not qualify
Germany 2002
Japan 2006 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 11 9 2 30 12
Japan 2010 Second Round 8th 11 6 5 20 18
Italy 2014 Second Round 7th 9 6 3 19 13
Japan 2018 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 13 11 2 34 10
NetherlandsPoland 2022 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12 12 0 36 5
Thailand 2025 qualified
Total Qualified: 6/9 56 44 12 139 58

European Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
19491991 part of Yugoslavia
Czech Republic 1993 banned from entering the qualifying tournament
Netherlands 1995 did not enter the qualifying tournament
Czech Republic 1997 did not qualify
Italy 1999 did not enter the qualifying tournament
Bulgaria 2001
Turkey 2003 Preliminary Round 9th 5 1 4 5 12
Croatia 2005 Preliminary Round 7th 7 3 4 12 15
BelgiumLuxembourg 2007 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 5 3 17 14
Poland 2009 Playoff Round 7th 6 3 3 12 9
ItalySerbia 2011 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 1 19 8
GermanySwitzerland 2013 Semifinal 4th 6 3 3 13 10
NetherlandsBelgium 2015 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 5 1 16 4
AzerbaijanGeorgia (country) 2017 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 18 2
HungaryPolandSlovakiaTurkey 2019 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 9 0 24 6
BulgariaCroatiaRomaniaSerbia 2021 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 8 1 25 7
BelgiumItalyGermanyEstonia 2023 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 8 1 26 7
AzerbaijanCzech RepublicSwedenTurkey 2026 qualified
Total Qualified: 12/34 69 49 20 161 87

World Cup

Year Position Pld W L SW SL
Japan 1995 did not qualify
Japan 1999
Japan 2003
Japan 2007 5th 11 7 4 26 15
Japan 2011 7th 11 5 6 22 19
Japan 2015 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 10 1 31 11
Japan 2019 9th 11 4 7 20 24
Total Qualified: 4/7 44 26 18 99 69

World Grand Prix

Year Position Pld W L SW SL
1993 to 2010 did not qualify
Macau 2011 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14 10 4 35 17
China 2012 11th 9 3 6 15 19
Japan 2013 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14 10 4 35 17
Japan 2014 7th 9 4 5 18 18
United States 2015 8th 9 3 6 17 19
Thailand 2016 7th 9 5 4 18 20
China 2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 13 10 3 33 15
Total Qualified: 7/25 77 45 32 171 125

Nations League

Year Position Pld W L SW SL
China 2018 5th 17 12 5 43 21
China 2019 13th 15 5 10 20 33
China 2020 not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Italy 2021 13th 15 4 11 19 36
Turkey 2022 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 15 10 5 34 25
United States 2023 9th 12 6 6 27 27
Thailand 2024 12th 12 3 9 16 29
Total Qualified: 6/6 86 40 46 159 171

European Games

Year Position Pld W L SW SL
Azerbaijan 2015 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 6 2 22 11
Total Qualified: 1/1 8 6 2 22 11

European Volleyball League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Position Pld W L SW SL
Turkey 2009 1st place, gold medalist(s) 14 12 2 39 15
Turkey 2010 1st place, gold medalist(s) 14 13 1 40 7
Turkey 2011 1st place, gold medalist(s) 14 14 0 42 4
Czech Republic 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14 13 1 40 10
Bulgaria 2013 5th 12 6 6 22 23
European Union 2014 did not enter
European Union 2015
European Union 2016
European Union 2017
Hungary 2018
Croatia 2019
Bulgaria 2020 not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Bulgaria Slovenia 2021 did not enter
European Union 2022
European Union 2023
European Union 2024
Total Qualified: 5/13 68 58 10 183 59

Team

Current squad

The following is the Serbian roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7][8]

Head coach: Giovanni Guidetti

No. Name Date of birth Height 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 Turkey Aras Kargo 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 Turkey Galatasaray Daikin
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 Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball)
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 Russia Lokomotiv Kaliningrad
9 Aleksandra Uzelac 27 July 2004 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 310 cm (120 in) Outside Hitter Turkey Zeren Spor Kulübü
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 and Captain Italy Pallavolo Scandicci
11 Hena Kurtagić 27 August 2004 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 307 cm (121 in) Middle Blocker Italy Vero Volley Milano
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 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara
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 Turkey Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
17 Silvija Popović 15 March 1986 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 285 cm (112 in) 265 cm (104 in) Libero Romania CSM Lugoj
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 Turkey Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
19 Bojana Milenković 6 March 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 294 cm (116 in) 288 cm (113 in) Outside Hitter Turkey Nilüfer Belediyespor
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 Japan Saitama Ageo Medics

Notable squads

Previous squads

2006 World Championship, 3rd place.
2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, 3rd place
European Championships 2015, 3rd place
Grand Prix 2017, 1st place in Group 1

Coaches

Name From Until
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Zakoč 1996 2001
Serbia Zoran Terzić 2002 2022
Italy Daniele Santarelli 2022
Italy Giovanni Guidetti 2023 2024

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Serbia national volleyball team.

Period Kit provider
2000– Asics DAcapo
2017– Peak Sport Products

Sponsorship

One of the main sponsors is Poštanska štedionica.[9]

See also

References