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Serbia women's national volleyball team

TheSerbia women's national volleyball teamis governed by theVolleyball Federation of Serbiaand takes part in internationalvolleyballcompetitions.

Serbia
AssociationVolleyball Federation of Serbia
ConfederationCEV
Head coachZoran Terzić
FIVB ranking10 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances5 (First in2008)
Best result(2016)
World Championship
Appearances5 (First in1978)
Best resultGold(2018,2022)[1]
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in2007)
Best result(2015)
European Championship
Appearances9 (First in2003)
Best result(2011,2017,2019)
ossrb.org(in Serbian)
Honours
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championship 2 0 1
World Cup 0 1 0
World Grand Prix 0 0 3
European Championship 3 3 2
Nations League 0 0 1
European League 3 0 1
Total 8 5 9
RepresentingYugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia[2]
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Netherlands/Poland Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Japan Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Japan
World Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Macau
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Sapporo
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Nanjing
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Serbia/Italy
Gold medal – first place 2017 Azerbaijan/Georgia
Gold medal – first place 2019 Slovakia/Hungary/Poland/Turkey
Silver medal – second place 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Serbia/Croatia/Bulgaria/Romania
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgium/Estonia/Germany/Italy
Bronze medal – third place 1951 France
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Netherlands/Belgium
Nations League
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Ankara
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Team
European League
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kayseri
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ankara
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Karlovy Vary
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Algiers
Silver medal – second place 1979 Split
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Casablanca
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran
Montreux Volley Masters
Silver medal – second place 1987 Montreux
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Montreux
Memorial of Agata Mróz-Olszewska
Gold medal – first place 2024 Mielec
Silver medal – second place 2010 Katowice
Savaria Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Szombathely
Yeltsin Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Yekaterinburg
Gloria Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Belek
Trofeo Valle d'Aosta
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Courmayeur
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade

FIVBconsidersSerbiathe inheritor of the records ofSFR Yugoslavia(1948–1992) andSerbia and Montenegro(1992–2006).[3][4]TheOlympic Committee of Serbiadeclared the women's national volleyball squadTeam of The Yearthirteen times from2006to2023.[5]

Serbia earned a silver medal at the2016 summer Olympics,a bronze medal at the2020 summer Olympics,and won back to back theFIVB World Championshipin2018and2022.

Results

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Olympic Games

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ChampionsRunners upThird placeFourth place

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
1964–1988 part ofYugoslavia
1992 suspended
1996 did not qualify
2000
2004
2008 Quarterfinal 8th 6 2 4 6 13
2012 Preliminary round 11th 5 0 5 2 15
2016 Final 8 5 3 19 11
2020 Semifinal 8 6 2 19 6
2024 Quarterfinal 7th 4 1 3 6 9
Total Qualified: 5/9 31 14 17 52 54

World Championship

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ChampionsRunners upThird placeFourth place

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
1994 banned from entering the qualifying tournaments
1998 did not qualify
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
2025 qualified
Total Qualified: 6/9 56 44 12 139 58

European Championship

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ChampionsRunners upThird placeFourth place

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
1949–1991 part ofYugoslavia
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
2026 qualified
Total Qualified: 12/34 69 49 20 161 87

World Cup

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Year Position Pld W L SW SL
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

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Year Position Pld W L SW SL
1993to2010 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

Nations League

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Year Position Pld W L SW SL
2018 5th 17 12 5 43 21
2019 13th 15 5 10 20 33
2020 not held due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
2021 13th 15 4 11 19 36
2022 15 10 5 34 25
2023 9th 12 6 6 27 27
2024 12th 12 3 9 16 29
Total Qualified: 6/6 86 40 46 159 171

European Games

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Year Position Pld W L SW SL
2015 8 6 2 22 11
Total Qualified: 1/1 8 6 2 22 11

European Volleyball League

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ChampionsRunners upThird placeFourth place

Year Position Pld W L SW SL
2009 14 12 2 39 15
2010 14 13 1 40 7
2011 14 14 0 42 4
2012 14 13 1 40 10
2013 5th 12 6 6 22 23
2014 did not enter
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 not held due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
2021 did not enter
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total Qualified: 5/14 68 58 10 183 59

Team

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Current squad

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The following is the Serbian roster for the2024 Summer Olympics.[6][7]

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Saitama Ageo Medics

Notable squads

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Previous squads

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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

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Name From Until
Darko Zakoč 1996 2001
Zoran Terzić 2002 2022
Daniele Santarelli 2022
Giovanni Guidetti 2023 2024
Zoran Terzić 2024

Kit providers

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

Period Kit provider
2000– AsicsDAcapo
2017– Peak Sport Products

Sponsorship

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One of the main sponsors isPoštanska štedionica.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Overview - Serbia - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018".
  2. ^"Serbia | InsideCEV".
  3. ^"Overview - Serbia - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018".
  4. ^"Serbia | InsideCEV".
  5. ^"Ивана Шпановић и Новак Ђоковић најбољи спортисти Србије у избору ОКС-а".
  6. ^"Gvideti prijavio trenutni, ali ne i definitivni sastav za Olimpijske igre!"[Guideti reported the current, but not the definitive squad for the Olympic Games!] (in Serbian). Volleyball Federation of Serbia. 8 July 2024.Retrieved8 July2024.
  7. ^"Team roster: Serbia"(PDF).Olympics. 26 July 2024.Retrieved26 July2024.
  8. ^"POTPISAN ANEKS UGOVORA O SARADNJI Podrška Banke Poštanska štedionica organizaciji EP 2021".
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