The Montenegro women's national handball team represents Montenegro in international handball competitions. The national team was formed in 2006 after the Montenegrin independence.
The team made their debut match in the November 2006. Except for qualifying matches, Montenegro played on World Championship, European Championship and Olympic Games.
The women's handball team is among most successful national teams of Montenegro. They won Montenegro's first ever Olympic medal in 2012 by reaching the final. The same year, Montenegro was a champion of Europe.
Below are major achievements of Montenegro women's national handball team in international competitions.
The Montenegrin national team has participated in many international competitions, including the Summer Olympics, World Championship and European Championship.
Tournament | Matches | Wins | Draws | Loss |
---|---|---|---|---|
Olympic Games | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
World Championship | 52 | 28 | 2 | 22 |
European Championship | 46 | 27 | 1 | 18 |
Qualifying matches EC/WC/OG | 70 | 56 | 5 | 9 |
OVERALL | 187 | 117 | 9 | 61 |
Below is the list of all official matches of Montenegro national handball team.
WCQ - World Championship qualifiers; ECQ - European Championship qualifiers; OGQ - Olympic Games qualifiers
Below is the list of performances of Montenegro national handball team against every single opponent.
Opponents' country | G | W | D | L |
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Angola | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Belarus | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brazil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Croatia | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Czech Republic | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Denmark | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DR Congo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
France | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Germany | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Iceland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
North Macedonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Norway | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Poland | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Romania | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Russia | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Senegal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Serbia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Slovakia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Slovenia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Spain | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Sweden | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OVERALL | 187 | 117 | 9 | 61 |
As of February 2024 [update]
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