Association | Football Association of Montenegro (FSCG) | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Mirko Maric | ||
Captain | Slađana Bulatović | ||
Most caps | Armisa Kuč (77) | ||
Top scorer | Armisa Kuč (30) | ||
Home stadium | Gradski stadion Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš | ||
FIFA code | MNE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 89 1 (15 March 2024) [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.
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 is 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.
The Montenegro women's national football team plays their home matches on the Gradski stadion or the Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš.
Win Draw Lose Fixtures
10 April 2023 Friendly | Montenegro | 3–1 | North Macedonia | Podgorica, Montenegro |
12:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Camp FSCG |
14 July 2023 Friendly | Moldova | 2–1 | Montenegro | Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova |
Report |
| Stadium: Stadionul CPSM |
17 July 2023 Friendly | Moldova | 0–5 | Montenegro | Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova |
Report | Stadium: Stadionul CPSM |
22 September 2023 Nations League C | Faroe Islands | 0–1 | Montenegro | Tórshavn,Faroe Islands |
19:00 (18:00 WEST) | Report |
| Stadium: Tórsvøllur Referee: Briet Bragadottir (Iceland) |
26 September 2023 Nations League C | Montenegro | 0–1 | Azerbaijan | Podgorica,Montenegro |
18:00 | Report | Parlak 84' | Stadium: DG Arena Referee: Maral Mirzai Beni (Sweden) |
27 October 2023 Nations League C | Cyprus | 0–2 | Montenegro | Dasaki Achnas, Cyprus |
17:00 (18:00 EEST) | Report | Stadium: Dasaki Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Kateryna Usova (Ukraine) |
31 October 2023 Nations League C | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Montenegro | Baku, Azerbaijan |
13:00 (16:00 AZT) | Report | Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 145 Referee: Anastasiya Romanyuk (Ukraine) |
1 December 2023 Nations League C | Montenegro | 9–0 | Faroe Islands | Podgorica, Montenegro |
13:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Attendance: 75 Referee: Marina Zechner (Austria) |
5 December 2023 Nations League C | Montenegro | 2–0 | Cyprus | Podgorica |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: DG Arena Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal) |
23 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches | Montenegro | 0–2 | Northern Ireland | Podgorica |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium |
27 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches | Northern Ireland | 1–1 (3–1 agg.) | Montenegro | Belfast |
20:00 (19:00 GMT) | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park | ||
Note: Northern Ireland won 3–1 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues. |
Below is a list of performances of Montenegro women's national football team against every single opponent.
Opponents' country | G | W | D | L | GD |
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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.
Position | Name | Ref. |
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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 |
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 |
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Zoran Mijović | 2012–2015 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 70 |
Derviš Hadžiosmanović | 2015–2017 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 67 |
Mirko Marić | 2018–present | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 60 |
The following players were named for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches matches against Northern Ireland on 23 and 27 February 2024. [3]
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Nikolina Perunović | 0 | v. Azerbaijan,31 October 2023 | |||
DF | Majda Drešević | v. Azerbaijan,31 October 2023 | ||||
DF | Nađa Stanović | Ferencvaroš | v. Cyprus,5 December2023 | |||
MF | Anđela Tošković | 19 August 2004 | 12 | 2 | Breznica | v. Azerbaijan,26 September 2023} |
MF | Tanja Malesija | 19 August 2004 | 10 | 1 | Danilovgrad | v. Azerbaijan,26 September 2023} |
MF | Jelena Vujadinović | v. Azerbaijan,31 October 2023 | ||||
Rank | Player | Year(s) | Caps |
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1 | Armisa Kuč | 2012– | 77 |
2 | Slađana Bulatović | 2012– | 74 |
3 | Jasna Đoković | 2012– | 69 |
4 | Helena Božić | 2015- | 57 |
5 | Darija Đukić | 2013- | 57 |
5 | Maja Šaranović | 2016 | 55 |
6 | Aleksandra Popović | 2016- | 53 |
7 | Tatjana Đurković | 2013- | 49 |
8 | Jelena Karličić | 2018- | 48 |
9 | Jelena Vujadinović | 2017- | 41 |
Rank | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
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1 | Armisa Kuč | 2012– | 30 | 77 |
2 | Slađana Bulatović | 2012– | 24 | 74 |
3 | Marija Vukčević | 2012–2020 | 12 | 31 |
4 | Jasna Đoković | 2012- | 8 | 69 |
5 | Jelena Vujadinović | 2017- | 6 | 41 |
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 record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1991 | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of 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 | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/9 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 80 |
UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1984 | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||
1987 | |||||||||||||||
1989 | |||||||||||||||
1991 | |||||||||||||||
1993 | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of 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 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Total | 0/14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 79 | ||||||||
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