Serbia women's national volleyball team
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).[3][4] The Olympic Committee of Serbia declared the women's national volleyball team the best female side of the year from 2006 to 2011.
Serbia earned a silver medal at the 2016 summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2020 summer Olympics, and won the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Results
Olympic Games
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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![]() | Suspended | ||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||
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![]() | Quarterfinal | 5th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
![]() | Preliminary Round | 11th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
![]() | Final | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 |
![]() | Semifinal | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 6 |
Total | Qualified: 4/8 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 45 |
World Championship
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | |
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![]() | Banned from entering the qualifying tournaments | |||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
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![]() | Semifinal | ![]() | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 12 | |
![]() | Second Round | 8th | 11 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | |
![]() | Second Round | 7th | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | |
![]() | Final | ![]() | 13 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 10 | |
![]() ![]() | Qualified | |||||||
Total | Qualified: 4/7 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 103 | 53 |
European Championship
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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![]() | Banned from entering the qualifying tournament | ||||||
![]() | Did not enter the qualifying tournament | ||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | Did not enter the qualifying tournament | ||||||
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![]() | Preliminary Round | 9th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
![]() | Preliminary Round | 7th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 |
![]() ![]() | Final | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 |
![]() | Playoff Round | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 |
![]() ![]() | Final | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 |
![]() ![]() | Semifinal | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 |
![]() ![]() | Semifinal | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
![]() ![]() | Final | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Final | ![]() | 9 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 6 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Final | ![]() | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 7 |
Total | Qualified: 10/15 | 69 | 49 | 20 | 161 | 87 |
World Cup
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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![]() | Did not qualify | |||||
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![]() | 5th | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 15 |
![]() | 7th | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 19 |
![]() | 2nd | 11 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 11 |
![]() | 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 |
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1993 to 2010 | Did not qualify | |||||
![]() | 3rd | 14 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 17 |
![]() | 11th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 |
![]() | 3rd | 14 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 17 |
![]() | 7th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 |
![]() | 8th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 |
![]() | 7th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 |
![]() | 3rd | 13 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 15 |
Total | Qualified: 7/25 | 77 | 45 | 32 | 171 | 125 |
Nations League
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | |
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![]() | 5th | 17 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 21 | |
![]() | 13th | 15 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 33 | |
![]() | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
![]() | 13th | 15 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 | |
Total | Qualified: 3/3 | 47 | 21 | 26 | 82 | 90 |
European Games
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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![]() | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 |
Total | Qualified: 1/1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 |
Team
Current squad
The following is the Serbian roster in the 2021 European Championship.[5]
Head coach: Zoran Terzić
No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | Position | 2021–22 club |
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1 | Bianka Buša | 25 July 1994 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 298 cm (117 in) | Outside Hitter | ![]() |
x | Sara Carić | 1 February 2001 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | Opposite Hitter | ![]() |
x | Jovana Kocić | 24 February 1998 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Middle Blocker | ![]() |
9 | Brankica Mihajlović | 13 April 1991 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Outside Hitter | ![]() |
10 | Maja Ognjenović (c) | 6 August 1984 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 293 cm (115 in) | Setter | ![]() |
11 | Stefana Veljković | 9 January 1990 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Middle Blocker | ![]() |
12 | Katarina Lazović | 12 September 1999 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 277 cm (109 in) | Wing Spiker | ![]() |
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 Hitter | ![]() |
14 | Jelena Blagojević | 1 December 1988 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 267 cm (105 in) | 242 cm (95 in) | Outside Hitter | ![]() |
15 | Slađana Mirković | 10 July 1995 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 293 cm (115 in) | 283 cm (111 in) | Setter | ![]() |
16 | Milena Rašić | 25 October 1990 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Middle Blocker | ![]() |
17 | Silvija Popović | 15 March 1986 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 286 cm (113 in) | 276 cm (109 in) | Libero | ![]() |
18 | Tijana Bošković | 8 March 1997 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Opposite Hitter | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Notable squads
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
- 2007 European Championship — 2nd place
- 2008 Olympics — 5th place
- 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
- 2011 European Championship — 1st place
- 2012 Olympics — 11th place
- 2013 European Championship — 4th place
- 2014 World Championship — 7th place
- 2015 European Championship — 3rd place
- 2016 Olympics — 2nd place
- 2017 European Championship — 1st place
- 2018 World Championship — 1st place
- 2019 European Championship — 1st place
- 2020 Olympics — 3rd place
Coaches
Name | From | Until |
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1996 | 2001 |
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2002 | 2022 |
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2022 | |
Kit providers
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Serbia national volleyball team.
Period | Kit provider |
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2000– | Asics DAcapo |
2017– | Peak Sport Products |
Sponsorship
One of the main sponsors is Poštanska štedionica.[6]
See also
References
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- "Overview - Serbia - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018".
- "Serbia | InsideCEV".
- "Overview - Serbia - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018".
- "Serbia | InsideCEV".
- "Srbijo, raduj se - opet ćemo pratiti NAŠE ODBOJKAŠICE! Terzić objavio spisak za EP: U tim se vraća devojka koja je u februaru postala majka!". Blic. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "POTPISAN ANEKS UGOVORA O SARADNJI Podrška Banke Poštanska štedionica organizaciji EP 2021".