Montenegro women's national football team

Montenegro

Association	Football Association of Montenegro (FSCG)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Mirko Maric
Captain	Slađana Bulatović
Most caps	Armisa Kuč (81)
Top scorer	Armisa Kuč (35)
Home stadium	Gradski stadion Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš
FIFA code	MNE
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	85 1 (7 August 2025) [1]
Highest	78 (December 2017)
Lowest	98 (July 2019; April 2021; August 2021)
First international
Montenegro 2–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina   (Bar, Montenegro; 13 March 2012)
Biggest win
Montenegro 9–0 Faroe Islands   (Podgorica, Montenegro; 1 December 2023)
Biggest defeat
Spain 13–0 Montenegro   (Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain; 15 September 2016)

The Montenegro women's national football team represents Montenegro in international women's football, and it is organised by the Football Association of Montenegro.

History

Montenegrin women's team was founded in 2012, six years after Montenegro gained independence. It is organised and headed by Football Association of Montenegro. The team was founded four years after the establishing of first women's football competition in Montenegro.
With head coach Zoran Mijović, Montenegro played first match on 13 March 2012 in Bar, against Bosnia and Herzegovina (2:3). ^[2] Two days later, Montenegro gained its first draw, also against Bosnia and Herzegovina (2:2).
Montenegro made its official competitive debut on 4 April 2013 in the 2015 World Cup qualification's preliminary round, drawing 3–3 against the Faroe Islands. Only two days later, Montenegro made first win in team's history, against Georgia – 2:0.
On that tournament, played in Vilnius, Montenegro made a big surprise, because they qualified for the final round of 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA).
In April 2015, on debut of new head coach Derviš Hadžiosmanović, Montenegro made biggest win in team's history, against Macedonia away – 7:0.
Montenegro participated in Euro 2017 qualifiers, but finished without a single point earned. In a qualifying game against Spain away, Montenegro recorded their biggest defeat in history (0:13)
Montenegro made its second appearance in World Cup Qualifiers during April 2017. In the World Cup 2019 qualifying tournament, hosted in the Faroe Islands, Montenegro finished third with one win and two defeats, but with a positive goal-difference (8:6). In theirlast game, Montenegro took their biggest victory of in their qualifying history against Luxembourg (7:1). In December 2023, they defeated the Faroe Islands 9–0 in the UEFA Women's Nations League, the team's biggest ever victory.

Team image

Home stadium

The Montenegro women's national football team plays their home matches on the Gradski stadion or the Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš.

Results and fixtures

Main article: List of official matches of the Montenegro women's national football team

• Since 2007, Montenegro's national team has played dozens of qualifying and friendly matches every year.
• The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixtures

2024

Montenegro   v   Finland

25 October 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Montenegro	0–1	Finland	Podgorica, Montenegro
15:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Sällström 3'	Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium

Finland   v   Montenegro

29 October 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Finland	5–0	Montenegro	Tampere, Finland
18:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Öling 7' Lehtola 12' Koivisto 31' Sällström 65' Halttunen 80'	Report		Stadium: Tampere Stadium

North Macedonia   v   Montenegro

30 November Friendly	North Macedonia	3–2	Montenegro	Skopje, North Macedonia
12:00  UTC+1	Meijer 6' Rochi 18' Maksuti 43'	Report	Karličić 16' Petrović 59'	Stadium: FFM Petar Miloshevski Training Center Field 2 Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)

North Macedonia   v   Montenegro

3 December Friendly	North Macedonia	1–5	Montenegro	Skopje, North Macedonia
12:00  UTC+1	Maksuti 61'	Report	Đurđevac 41' Kuč 50' Đoković 64', 68' Simonović 89'	Stadium: FFM Petar Miloshevski Training Center Field 2 Referee: Milica Milovanović (Serbia)

2025

Azerbaijan   v   Montenegro

21 February 2025–26 Nations League	Azerbaijan	0-0	Montenegro	Baku
12:00		Report		Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 40 Referee: Tatyana Sorokopudova (Kazakhstan)

Montenegro   v   Lithuania

25 February 2025–26 Nations League	Montenegro	3–1	Lithuania	Nikšić
14:00	Kuč 2', 37', 57'	Report	Galkina 29'	Stadium: Gradski Stadion Attendance: 200 Referee: Mzevinari Sharashanidze (Georgia)

Montenegro   v   Azerbaijan

8 April 2025–26 Nations League	Montenegro	1-1	Azerbaijan	Nikšić,Montenegro
18:00	Đoković 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Mollayeva 54'	Stadium: Gradski Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marta San Juan (Andorra)

Lithuania   v   Montenegro

3 June 2025–26 Nations League	Lithuania	0–1	Montenegro	Druskininkai
19:00		Report	Dešić 67'	Stadium: LSC Druskininkai Stadium Attendance: 783 Referee: Liudmyla Telbukh (Ukraine)

Head-to-head record

Below is a list of performances of Montenegro women's national football team against every single opponent.

Opponents' country	G	W	D	L	GD
Albania	6	2	1	3	12:15
Austria	1	0	0	1	0:4
Azerbaijan	4	1	0	3	2:5
Belarus	2	0	0	2	2:10
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	2	2	6	12:18
Croatia	3	0	2	1	4:5
Cyprus	2	2	0	0	4:0
Denmark	2	0	0	2	2:10
England	2	0	0	2	0:19
Estonia	2	0	1	1	2:3
Faroe Islands	4	2	1	1	14:5
Finland	2	0	0	2	1:8
Georgia	1	1	0	0	2:0
Germany	2	0	0	2	0:13
Greece	2	0	0	2	0:5
Lithuania	1	0	1	0	1:1
Luxembourg	1	1	0	0	7:1
Malta	4	2	0	2	4:4
Moldova	4	3	0	1	14:3
North Macedonia	4	4	0	0	22:2
Portugal	2	0	0	2	1:9
Republic of Ireland	4	0	0	4	0:19
Serbia	1	0	0	1	0:4
Slovenia	2	0	0	2	0:9
Spain	2	0	0	2	0:20
Turkey	3	0	0	3	3:9
Ukraine	4	0	0	4	3:16
Wales	2	0	0	2	0:7
OVERALL	79	20	8	51	112:224

Last update: January 2024.

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Mirko Marić
First assistant coach and analyst	Ivan Tatar
Assistant coach	Jadranka Pavićević
Goalkeeping coach	Fuad Osmanagić
Doctor	Marinko Pauović
Physical therapists	Sanja Jakić Ivana Pušonja

Manager history

First head coach in the history of Montenegrin women's team was Zoran Mijović. He led team from 2012 to 2014.
At the beginning of 2015, as a new head coach was named Derviš Hadžiosmanović.

Manager	Career	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	GF	GA
Zoran Mijović	2012–2015	17	1	3	13	21	70
Derviš Hadžiosmanović	2015–2017	17	4	1	12	31	67
Mirko Marić	2018–202?	24	4	3	17	20	60
ženske seniorske	202?–present

Players

See also: Category:Montenegro women's international footballers

Current squad

• The following players were named for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Lithuania on 3 June 2025. ^[3]

Caps and goals are correct as of match played 3 June 2025 against Lithuania.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ajša Kalač	(2005-09-11) 11 September 2005 (age 20)	4	0	Leotar Trebinje
12	1 GK	Anastasija Krstović	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 22)	35	0	Szent Mihalj
13	1 GK	Jovana Žugić	(2006-09-15) 15 September 2006 (age 19)	0	0	ŽFK Ekonomist
3	2 DF	Aleksandra Popović	(1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 26)	65	1	ŽNK Agram
4	2 DF	Maja Šaranović	(1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 25)	56	2	ŽFK Budućnost Podgorica
6	2 DF	Helena Božić	(1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 28)	67	3	Dynamo Moscow
14	2 DF	Jovana Sarić	(2003-09-27) 27 September 2003 (age 22)	20	0	ŽFK Ekonomist
21	2 DF	Andrea Janjušević	(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 21)	19	0	Emina Mostar
2	3 MF	Katarina Čađenović	(2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 (age 19)	1	0	ŽFK Breznica
8	3 MF	Jasna Đoković	(1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 33)	82	14	ŽNK Agram
10	3 MF	Jelena Karličić	(2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 (age 23)	60	2	ALG Spor
15	3 MF	Ivana Boričić	(2005-05-26) 26 May 2005 (age 20)	11	0	Szent Mihalj
17	3 MF	Darija Đukić	(1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 29)	70	1	ALG Spor
18	3 MF	Sara Simonović	(2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 (age 21)	6	0	Szent Mihalj
20	3 MF	Nađa Đurđevac	(2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 (age 23)	15	1	ŽFK Breznica
5	4 FW	Selma Ličina	(2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 24)	4	0	SV Meppen
7	4 FW	Jelena Petrović	(2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 22)	7	1	SFK 2000
9	4 FW	Medina Dešić	(1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 32)	34	10	Werder Bremen
11	4 FW	Armisa Kuč (captain)	(1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 33)	90	40	Fomget GSK
16	4 FW	Tatjana Osmajić	(2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 19)	6	0	ŽFK Breznica
19	4 FW	Nađa Stanović	(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 26)	37	3	Slavia Prague
23	4 FW	Jelena Vujadinović	(2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 24)	42	6	ŽFK Breznica
	4 FW	Maša Tomašević	(2007-07-25) 25 July 2007 (age 18)	15	1	ŽFK Budućnost Podgorica

Recent call-ups

• The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Nikolina Perunović	(2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Zora Spuž	v.   North Macedonia,3 December 2024
GK	Marija Vuković	(2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 (age 20)	0	0	ŽFK Budućnost Podgorica	v.   Lithuania,25 February 2025s
DF	Milica Radunović	(1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 (age 28)	28	0	ŽFK Budućnost Podgorica	v.   Finland,29 October 2024
DF	Tatjana Đurković	(1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 30)	58	0	Kafisa	v.   Lithuania,25 February 2025
MF	Slađana Bulatović	(1994-05-04) 4 May 1994 (age 31)	85	30	Fomget GSK	v.   Azerbaijan,8 April 2025
MF	Tanja Malesija	(2005-10-02) 2 October 2005 (age 20)	10	1	Ljuboten	v.   Azerbaijan,8 April 2025
MF	Anđela Tošković	(2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 (age 21)	29	4	Crvena Zvezda	v.   Azerbaijan,8 April 2025
FW	Ana Krivokapić	(2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Leotar	v.   North Macedonia,3 December 2024
FW	Anđela Golubović	(2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 20)	0	0	ŽFK Ekonomist Nikšić	v.   North Macedonia,3 December 2024
FW	Nađa Doknić	(2007-10-08) 8 October 2007 (age 18)	0	0	ŽFK Ekonomist Nikšić	v.   Finland,29 October 2024
FW	Nikolina Caković	(2002-04-07) 7 April 2002 (age 23)	3	2	ŽFK Budućnost Podgorica	v.   North Macedonia,3 December 2024

Records

See also: Category:Montenegro women's international footballers

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most capped players

As of 3 June 2025

Rank	Player	Year(s)	Caps
1	Armisa Kuč	2012–	90
2	Slađana Bulatović	2012–	85
3	Jasna Đoković	2012–	82
4	Darija Đukić	2013-	70
5	Helena Božić	2015-	67
6	Aleksandra Popović	2016	65
7	Jelena Karličić	2018-	60
8	Tatjana Đurković	2013-	58
9	Maja Šaranović	2016-	56
10	Jelena Vujadinović	2017-	42

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps
1	Armisa Kuč	2012–	40	90
2	Slađana Bulatović	2012–	30	85
3	Jasna Đoković	2012-	14	82
4	Marija Vukčević	2012–2020	12	31
5	Medina Dešić	2020-	10	34
6	Jelena Vujadinović	2017-	6	42
7	Anđela Tošković	2020-	4	29
8	Helena Božić	2015-	3	67
9	Nađa Stanović	2018-	3	37
10	Jelena Karličić	2019-	2	60

Competitive record

Since its foundation, Montenegro women's national football team played in two qualification rounds for big tournaments so far. On both occasions, Montenegro failed to qualify.

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Part of   FR Yugoslavia									Part of   FR Yugoslavia
1995
1999
2003	Part of   Serbia and Montenegro									Part of   Serbia and Montenegro
2007	Did not enter									Did not enter
2011
2015	Did not qualify									13	1	2	10	12	57
2019										3	1	0	2	8	6
2023										8	3	0	5	9	17
2027	To be determined									To be determined
2031	To be determined									To be determined
2035	To be determined									To be determined
Total	0/8									24	5	2	17	29	80

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
1984	Part of   Yugoslavia									Part of   Yugoslavia
1987
1989
1991
1993	Part of   FR Yugoslavia									Part of   FR Yugoslavia
1995
1997
2001
2005	Part of   Serbia and Montenegro									Part of   Serbia and Montenegro
2009	Did not enter									Did not enter
2013
2017	Did not qualify									8	0	0	8	2	51	–
2022										8	0	0	8	2	28
2025										8	3	1	4	21	16	[a]	39th
2029	To be determined									To be determined
Total	–	0/5	–	–	–	–	–	–		24	3	1	20	25	95	39th

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Year	League	Group	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
2023–24	C	3	2nd	8	4	1	3	15	7	*	39th
2025	C	4	To be determined
Total				8	4	1	3	15	7	39th

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

See also

• Sports portal
• Games portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

• Sport in Montenegro
  • Football in Montenegro
    • Women's football in Montenegro
• Football Association of Montenegro
• List of official matches of the Montenegro women's national football team
• Montenegrin Women's League
• Montenegrin Cup (women)

Notes

1. From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
2. Red ladies defeated by Bosnia in a historic match Archived 2012-07-08 at the Wayback Machine . Pobjeda
3. Marić odabrao za kraj Lige nacija

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile