The Montenegro women's national basketball team is the representative for Montenegro in international women's basketball competitions and it is organized and run by the Basketball Federation of Montenegro.
The Montenegrin women's national team entered international competition in 2008, playing its first official match on August 27, against Republic of Ireland in Bijelo Polje (68-56).
Montenegrin women's team participated on EuroBasket Women seven times - 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023, playing three times in quarterfinals.
Win Loss
Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Att | Competition |
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27/08/2008 | Ireland | 68–56 | Bijelo Polje | 1,500 | Div B |
30/08/2008 | Switzerland | 60–50 | Bijelo Polje | 1,000 | Div B |
03/09/2008 | Netherlands | 82–80 | Bijelo Polje | 1,000 | Div B |
06/09/2008 | Slovenia | 74–69 | Kranjska Gora | 700 | Div B |
10/09/2008 | Iceland | 92–72 | Bijelo Polje | 1,000 | Div B |
15/08/2009 | Ireland | 70–67 | Dublin | 1,200 | Div B |
30/08/2008 | Switzerland | 76–46 | Neuchâtel | 500 | Div B |
22/08/2009 | Netherlands | 70–61 | Almere | 1,000 | Div B |
26/08/2009 | Slovenia | 71–47 | Nikšić | 1,500 | Div B |
29/08/2009 | Iceland | 72–67 | Kópavogur | 500 | Div B |
05/09/2009 | Portugal | 61–53 | Coimbra | 500 | Div B |
09/09/2009 | Portugal | 64–59 | Nikšić | 1,000 | Div B |
02/08/2010 | Hungary | 76–65 | Miskolc | 500 | ECQ |
08/08/2010 | Bulgaria | 68–66 | Cetinje | 1,000 | ECQ |
10/08/2010 | Finland | 94–55 | Espoo | 600 | ECQ |
14/08/2010 | Turkey | 70–52 | Cetinje | 1,500 | ECQ |
17/08/2010 | Hungary | 75–73 | Cetinje | 1,500 | ECQ |
23/08/2010 | Bulgaria | 57–89 | Ruse | 700 | ECQ |
26/08/2010 | Finland | 89–61 | Cetinje | 800 | ECQ |
29/08/2010 | Turkey | 65–72 | Konya | 1,500 | ECQ |
18/06/2011 | Poland | 70–53 | Katowice | 4,000 | EuroBasket 2011 |
19/06/2011 | Spain | 66–57 | Katowice | 500 | EuroBasket 2011 |
20/06/2011 | Germany | 76–64 | Katowice | 300 | EuroBasket 2011 |
22/06/2011 | Croatia | 81–60 | Katowice | 300 | EuroBasket 2011 |
24/06/2011 | France | 73–68 | Katowice | 800 | EuroBasket 2011 |
26/06/2011 | Latvia | 74–70 | Katowice | 600 | EuroBasket 2011 |
30/06/2011 | Turkey | 44–56 | Łódź | 1,000 | EuroBasket 2011 |
01/07/2011 | Lithuania | 68–59 | Łódź | 300 | EuroBasket 2011 |
02/07/2011 | Croatia | 59–73 | Łódź | 1,000 | EuroBasket 2011 |
13/06/2012 | Serbia | 85–68 | Cetinje | 1,500 | ECQ |
16/06/2012 | Switzerland | 82–67 | Fribourg | 300 | ECQ |
20/06/2012 | Poland | 59–50 | Cetinje | 1,000 | ECQ |
23/06/2012 | Estonia | 86–54 | Tallinn | 250 | ECQ |
30/06/2012 | Serbia | 56–72 | Belgrade | 2,000 | ECQ |
04/07/2012 | Switzerland | 69–39 | Cetinje | 1,200 | ECQ |
07/07/2012 | Poland | 50–53 | Wroclaw | 1,500 | ECQ |
11/07/2012 | Estonia | 81–61 | Cetinje | 1,000 | ECQ |
15/06/2013 | Slovakia | 77–63 | Vannes | 1,000 | EuroBasket 2013 |
16/06/2013 | Turkey | 57–66 | Vannes | 1,100 | EuroBasket 2013 |
17/06/2013 | Ukraine | 72–60 | Vannes | 800 | EuroBasket 2013 |
20/06/2013 | Sweden | 58–69 | Lille | 500 | EuroBasket 2013 |
22/06/2013 | Spain | 50–66 | Lille | 1,700 | EuroBasket 2013 |
24/06/2013 | Italy | 60–66 | Lille | 1,200 | EuroBasket 2013 |
08/06/2014 | Germany | 63–52 | Cetinje | 1,000 | ECQ |
11/06/2014 | Germany | 60–48 | Hagen | 800 | ECQ |
15/06/2014 | Finland | 75–72 | Cetinje | 1,000 | ECQ |
18/06/2014 | Finland | 82–62 | Helsinki | 400 | ECQ |
23/06/2014 | Ukraine | 71–75 | Cetinje | 600 | ECQ |
25/06/2014 | Ukraine | 76–70 | Cetinje | 600 | ECQ |
11/06/2015 | Czech Republic | 71–52 | Timișoara | 300 | EuroBasket 2015 |
12/06/2015 | Romania | 79–61 | Timișoara | 1,000 | EuroBasket 2015 |
14/06/2015 | Ukraine | 84–71 | Timișoara | 400 | EuroBasket 2015 |
15/06/2015 | France | 67–79 | Timișoara | 600 | EuroBasket 2015 |
17/06/2015 | Turkey | 41–61 | Debrecen | 200 | EuroBasket 2015 |
19/06/2015 | Belarus | 77–72 | Debrecen | 300 | EuroBasket 2015 |
21/06/2015 | Greece | 63–76 | Debrecen | 350 | EuroBasket 2015 |
25/06/2015 | Spain | 74–75 | Budapest | 1,500 | EuroBasket 2015 |
26/06/2015 | Russia | 65–73 | Budapest | 500 | EuroBasket 2015 |
27/06/2015 | Lithuania | 89–77 | Budapest | 1,000 | EuroBasket 2015 |
21/11/2015 | Great Britain | 78–64 | Podgorica | 1,200 | ECQ |
25/11/2015 | Albania | 99–39 | Podgorica | 700 | ECQ |
20/02/2016 | Italy | 56–57 | Schio | 2,500 | ECQ |
24/02/2016 | Great Britain | 67–71 | Manchester | 500 | ECQ |
19/11/2016 | Albania | 114–56 | Tirana | 500 | ECQ |
23/11/2016 | Italy | 66–57 | Podgorica | 1,200 | ECQ |
16/06/2017 | Belgium | 64–66 | Prague | 700 | EuroBasket 2017 |
17/06/2017 | Latvia | 55–76 | Prague | 700 | EuroBasket 2017 |
19/06/2017 | Russia | 54–78 | Prague | 800 | EuroBasket 2017 |
11/11/2017 | Iceland | 62–84 | Reykjavík | 500 | ECQ |
15/11/2017 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76–55 | Podgorica | 850 | ECQ |
10/02/2018 | Slovakia | 72–73 | Podgorica | 500 | ECQ |
14/02/2018 | Iceland | 69–37 | Podgorica | 400 | ECQ |
17/11/2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 68–83 | Sarajevo | 700 | ECQ |
21/11/2018 | Slovakia | 82–68 | Ružomberok | 500 | ECQ |
28/05/2019 | Cyprus | 80–39 | Bar | 400 | GSS |
29/05/2019 | Iceland | 81–73 | Bar | 300 | GSS |
30/05/2019 | Malta | 86–40 | Bar | 350 | GSS |
31/05/2019 | Luxembourg | 68–49 | Bar | 300 | GSS |
01/06/2019 | Monaco | 56–46 | Bar | 200 | GSS |
27/06/2019 | Sweden | 51–67 | Riga | 700 | EuroBasket 2019 |
28/06/2019 | France | 53–88 | Riga | 300 | EuroBasket 2019 |
30/06/2019 | Czech Republic | 70–57 | Riga | 500 | EuroBasket 2019 |
01/07/2019 | Great Britain | 71–92 | Riga | 300 | EuroBasket 2019 |
17/11/2019 | Sweden | 55-68 | Malmö | 1,500 | ECQ |
12/11/2020 | Israel | 73-66 | Heraklion | - | ECQ |
04/02/2021 | Sweden | 69-67 | Podgorica | - | ECQ |
06/02/2021 | Israel | 78-52 | Podgorica | - | ECQ |
17/06/2021 | Greece | 70–55 | Valencia | 900 | EuroBasket 2021 |
18/06/2021 | Italy | 61–77 | Valencia | 150 | EuroBasket 2021 |
20/06/2021 | Serbia | 75–87 | Valencia | 1,000 | EuroBasket 2021 |
21/06/2021 | Spain | 51-78 | Valencia | 2,700 | EuroBasket 2021 |
14/11/2021 | Austria | 70-60 | Schwechat | 500 | ECQ |
24/11/2022 | Denmark | 60-67 | Gentofte | 1,500 | ECQ |
09/02/2022 | Austria | 65-48 | Podgorica | 500 | ECQ |
12/02/2022 | Denmark | 81-84 | Podgorica | 1,200 | ECQ |
30/05/2023 | Luxembourg | 64–52 | Ta' Qali | 100 | GSS |
31/05/2023 | Malta | 59–42 | Ta' Qali | 400 | GSS |
01/06/2023 | Cyprus | 59–63 | Ta' Qali | 100 | GSS |
02/06/2023 | Cyprus | 78–44 | Ta' Qali | 150 | GSS |
03/06/2023 | Luxembourg | 74–61 | Ta' Qali | 300 | GSS |
15/06/2023 | Greece | 74–69 | Tel Aviv | 100 | EuroBasket 2023 |
16/06/2023 | Spain | 57–78 | Tel Aviv | 100 | EuroBasket 2023 |
18/06/2023 | Latvia | 61–58 | Tel Aviv | 100 | EuroBasket 2023 |
20/06/2023 | Italy | 63–49 | Tel Aviv | 100 | EuroBasket 2023 |
22/06/2023 | France | 46–89 | Ljubljana | 400 | EuroBasket 2023 |
24/06/2023 | Serbia | 58–63 | Ljubljana | 200 | EuroBasket 2023 |
ECQ - FIBA EuroBasket qualifiers; Div B - FIBA Division B; GSS - Games of the Small States of Europe
As of September 22, 2023.
Below is the list of performances of Montenegro national basketball team against every single opponent.
Opponents' country | G | W | L | PD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | 2 | 2 | 0 | +118 |
Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | +27 |
Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | +5 |
Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1 | 1 | +6 |
Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | -30 |
Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | +7 |
Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | +32 |
Cyprus | 3 | 2 | 1 | +71 |
Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 | +4 |
Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | +52 |
Finland | 4 | 4 | 0 | +90 |
France | 4 | 1 | 3 | -85 |
Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | +35 |
Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 2 | -17 |
Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | +7 |
Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | +13 |
Iceland | 5 | 5 | 0 | +87 |
Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | +15 |
Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | +33 |
Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Latvia | 3 | 2 | 1 | -14 |
Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 0 | +21 |
Luxembourg | 3 | 3 | 0 | +44 |
Malta | 2 | 2 | 0 | +63 |
Monaco | 1 | 1 | 0 | +10 |
Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | +11 |
Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | +23 |
Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | +13 |
Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | +18 |
Russia | 2 | 0 | 2 | -32 |
Serbia | 4 | 1 | 3 | -16 |
Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | +27 |
Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | +29 |
Spain | 5 | 1 | 4 | -56 |
Sweden | 4 | 1 | 3 | -36 |
Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 0 | +85 |
Turkey | 5 | 1 | 4 | -30 |
Ukraine | 4 | 3 | 1 | +27 |
OVERALL | 106 | 71 | 35 | +653 |
Last update: September 22, 2023.
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