Serbia women's national volleyball team

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Serbia
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AssociationVolleyball Federation of Serbia
Confederation CEV
Head coach Giovanni Guidetti [1]
FIVB ranking 9 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
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Home
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Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances5 (First in 2008 )
Best result Silver medal.svg (2016)
World Championship
Appearances5 (First in 1978 )
Best resultGold medal world centered-2.svg (2018, 2022) [2]
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 2007 )
Best result Simple silver cup.svg (2015)
European Championship
Appearances9 (First in 2003 )
Best result Gold medal europe.svg (2011, 2017, 2019)
www.ossrb.org (in Serbian)
Honours
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 011
World Championship 201
World Cup 010
World Grand Prix 003
European Championship 332
Nations League 001
European League 301
Total859
Representing Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia / Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro / Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia [3]
Summer Olympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Japan Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Netherlands/Poland Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Japan Team
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Japan
World Grand Prix
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Macau
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Sapporo
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Nanjing
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Serbia/Italy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Azerbaijan/Georgia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Slovakia/Hungary/Poland/Turkey
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Serbia/Croatia/Bulgaria/Romania
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Belgium/Estonia/Germany/Italy
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1951 France
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Netherlands/Belgium
Nations League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Ankara
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Baku Team
European League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Kayseri
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Ankara
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Istanbul
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Karlovy Vary
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Algiers
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 Split
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Casablanca
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Oran
Montreux Volley Masters
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Montreux
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Montreux
Memorial of Agata Mróz-Olszewska
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Mielec
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Katowice
Savaria Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Szombathely
Yeltsin Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Yekaterinburg
Gloria Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Belek
Trofeo Valle d'Aosta
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Courmayeur
Summer Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Bangkok
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Belgrade

The Serbia women's national volleyball team is governed by the Volleyball Federation of Serbia and takes part in international volleyball competitions.

Contents

FIVB considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1992) and Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006). [4] [5] The Olympic Committee of Serbia declared the women's national volleyball squad Team of The Year thirteen times from 2006 to 2023. [6]

Serbia earned a silver medal at the 2016 summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2020 summer Olympics, and won back to back the FIVB World Championship in 2018 and 2022.

Results

Olympic Games

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSL
1964 – 1988 part of Yugoslavia
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 suspended
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 did not qualify
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000
Flag of Greece.svg 2004
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Quarterfinal8th624613
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 Preliminary round11th505215
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 FinalSilver medal icon.svg8531911
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 SemifinalBronze medal icon.svg862196
Flag of France.svg 2024 Quarterfinal7th41369
TotalQualified: 5/93114175254

World Championship

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSL
Flag of Brazil.svg 1994 banned from entering the qualifying tournaments
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1998 did not qualify
Flag of Germany.svg 2002
Flag of Japan.svg 2006 SemifinalBronze medal icon.svg11923012
Flag of Japan.svg 2010 Second Round8th11652018
Flag of Italy.svg 2014 Second Round7th9631913
Flag of Japan.svg 2018 FinalGold medal icon.svg131123410
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Poland.svg 2022 FinalGold medal icon.svg12120365
Flag of Thailand.svg 2025 qualified
TotalQualified: 6/956441213958

European Championship

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSL
1949 – 1991 part of Yugoslavia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1993 banned from entering the qualifying tournament
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1995 did not enter the qualifying tournament
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1997 did not qualify
Flag of Italy.svg 1999 did not enter the qualifying tournament
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2001
Flag of Turkey.svg 2003 Preliminary Round9th514512
Flag of Croatia.svg 2005 Preliminary Round7th7341215
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg 2007 FinalSilver medal icon.svg8531714
Flag of Poland.svg 2009 Playoff Round7th633129
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Serbia.svg 2011 FinalGold medal icon.svg761198
Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2013 Semifinal4th6331310
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2015 SemifinalBronze medal icon.svg651164
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Flag of Georgia.svg 2017 FinalGold medal icon.svg660182
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of Turkey.svg 2019 FinalGold medal icon.svg990246
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Serbia.svg 2021 FinalSilver medal icon.svg981257
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Estonia.svg 2023 FinalSilver medal icon.svg981267
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Turkey.svg 2026 qualified
TotalQualified: 12/3469492016187

World Cup

YearPositionPldWLSWSL
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1995 did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 1999
Flag of Japan.svg 2003
Flag of Japan.svg 2007 5th11742615
Flag of Japan.svg 2011 7th11562219
Flag of Japan.svg 2015 Silver medal icon.svg111013111
Flag of Japan.svg 2019 9th11472024
TotalQualified: 4/74426189969

World Grand Prix

YearPositionPldWLSWSL
1993 to 2010 did not qualify
Flag of Macau.svg 2011 Bronze medal icon.svg141043517
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2012 11th9361519
Flag of Japan.svg 2013 Bronze medal icon.svg141043517
Flag of Japan.svg 2014 7th9451818
Flag of the United States.svg 2015 8th9361719
Flag of Thailand.svg 2016 7th9541820
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2017 Bronze medal icon.svg131033315
TotalQualified: 7/25774532171125

Nations League

YearPositionPldWLSWSL
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2018 5th171254321
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2019 13th155102033
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2020 not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Flag of Italy.svg 2021 13th154111936
Flag of Turkey.svg 2022 Bronze medal icon.svg151053425
Flag of the United States.svg 2023 9th12662727
Flag of Thailand.svg 2024 12th12391629
TotalQualified: 6/6864046159171

European Games

YearPositionPldWLSWSL
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2015 Bronze medal icon.svg8622211
TotalQualified: 1/18622211

European Volleyball League

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

YearPositionPldWLSWSL
Flag of Turkey.svg 2009 Gold medal icon.svg141223915
Flag of Turkey.svg 2010 Gold medal icon.svg14131407
Flag of Turkey.svg 2011 Gold medal icon.svg14140424
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2012 Bronze medal icon.svg141314010
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2013 5th12662223
Flag of Europe.svg 2014 did not enter
Flag of Europe.svg 2015
Flag of Europe.svg 2016
Flag of Europe.svg 2017
Flag of Hungary.svg 2018
Flag of Croatia.svg 2019
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2020 not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 did not enter
Flag of Europe.svg 2022
Flag of Europe.svg 2023
Flag of Europe.svg 2024
TotalQualified: 5/1368581018359

Team

Current squad

The following is the Serbian roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [7] [8]

Head coach: Giovanni Guidetti

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlockPosition2022–23 club
1 Bianka Buša 25 July 19941.87 m (6 ft 2 in)74 kg (163 lb)312 cm (123 in)300 cm (120 in)Outside Hitter Flag of Turkey.svg Aras Kargo Spor Kulübü
2 Katarina Lazović 12 September 19991.82 m (6 ft 0 in)65 kg (143 lb)310 cm (120 in)305 cm (120 in)Outside Hitter Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray Daikin
4 Bojana Drča 28 March 19881.86 m (6 ft 1 in)72 kg (159 lb)300 cm (120 in)292 cm (115 in)Setter Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball)
5 Mina Popović 16 September 19941.87 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)315 cm (124 in)305 cm (120 in)Middle Blocker Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Kaliningrad
9 Aleksandra Uzelac 27 July 20041.88 m (6 ft 2 in)74 kg (163 lb)315 cm (124 in)310 cm (120 in)Outside Hitter Flag of Turkey.svg Zeren Spor Kulübü
10 Maja Ognjenović 6 August 19841.83 m (6 ft 0 in)67 kg (148 lb)300 cm (120 in)293 cm (115 in)Setter and Captain Flag of Italy.svg Pallavolo Scandicci
11 Hena Kurtagić 27 August 20041.95 m (6 ft 5 in)85 kg (187 lb)320 cm (130 in)307 cm (121 in)Middle Blocker Flag of Italy.svg Vero Volley Milano
14 Maja Aleksić 6 June 19971.88 m (6 ft 2 in)72 kg (159 lb)302 cm (119 in)290 cm (110 in)Middle Blocker Flag of Italy.svg Igor Gorgonzola Novara
15 Jovana Stevanović 30 June 19921.92 m (6 ft 4 in)72 kg (159 lb)308 cm (121 in)295 cm (116 in)Middle Blocker Flag of Turkey.svg Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
17 Silvija Popović 15 March 19861.78 m (5 ft 10 in)65 kg (143 lb)285 cm (112 in)265 cm (104 in)Libero Flag of Romania.svg CSM Lugoj
18 Tijana Bošković 8 March 19971.94 m (6 ft 4 in)78 kg (172 lb)325 cm (128 in)317 cm (125 in)Opposite spiker Flag of Turkey.svg Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
19 Bojana Milenković 6 March 19971.85 m (6 ft 1 in)70 kg (150 lb)294 cm (116 in)288 cm (113 in)Outside Hitter Flag of Turkey.svg Nilüfer Belediyespor
22 Sara Lozo 29 April 19971.86 m (6 ft 1 in)61 kg (134 lb)310 cm (120 in)300 cm (120 in)Outside Hitter Flag of Japan.svg Saitama Ageo Medics

Notable squads

Previous squads

2006 World Championship, 3rd place. Serbian women's volleyball team cheering with flag, 2006.jpg
2006 World Championship, 3rd place.
2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, 3rd place Team Serbia - 2011 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix.jpg
2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, 3rd place
European Championships 2015, 3rd place Serbia women's national volleyball team at the European Championships 2015.jpg
European Championships 2015, 3rd place
Grand Prix 2017, 1st place in Group 1 2017 Serbian Volleyball team winning GP.jpg
Grand Prix 2017, 1st place in Group 1

Coaches

NameFromUntil
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Darko Zakoč 19962001
Flag of Serbia.svg Zoran Terzić 20022022
Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Santarelli 2022
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Guidetti 20232024

Kit providers

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

PeriodKit provider
2000– Asics DAcapo
2017– Peak Sport Products

Sponsorship

One of the main sponsors is Poštanska štedionica. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Srbija ima novog selektora". B92.net (in Serbian). 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Overview - Serbia - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018".
  3. ↑ "Serbia | InsideCEV".
  4. ↑ "Overview - Serbia - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018".
  5. ↑ "Serbia | InsideCEV".
  6. ↑ "Ивана Шпановић и Новак Ђоковић најбољи спортисти Србије у избору ОКС-а".
  7. ↑ "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. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Team roster: Serbia" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "POTPISAN ANEKS UGOVORA O SARADNJI Podrška Banke Poštanska štedionica organizaciji EP 2021".
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