Serbia women's national volleyball team
The Serbia women's national volleyball team is governed by the Volleyball Federation of Serbia and takes part in international volleyball competitions.
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
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 – 1988 | part of Yugoslavia | ||||||
| 1992 | suspended | ||||||
| 1996 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 2000 | |||||||
| 2004 | |||||||
| 2008 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 2012 | Preliminary round | 11th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 2016 | Final | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | |
| 2020 | Semifinals | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 6 | |
| 2024 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2028 | to be determined | ||||||
| 2032 | |||||||
| Total | Qualified: 5/11 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 52 | 54 | |
World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | banned from entering the qualifying tournaments | ||||||
| 1998 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 2002 | |||||||
| 2006 | Semifinal | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 12 | |
| 2010 | Second Round | 8th | 11 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 |
| 2014 | Second Round | 7th | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 |
| 2018 | Final | 13 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 10 | |
| 2022 | Final | 12 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
| 2025 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 2027 | to be determined | ||||||
| 2029 | |||||||
| Total | Qualified: 6/11 | 60 | 46 | 14 | 148 | 64 | |
European Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 – 1991 | part of Yugoslavia | ||||||
| 1993 | banned from entering the qualifying tournament | ||||||
| 1995 | did not enter the qualifying tournament | ||||||
| 1997 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 1999 | did not enter the qualifying tournament | ||||||
| 2001 | |||||||
| 2003 | Preliminary Round | 9th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 2005 | Preliminary Round | 7th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 |
| 2007 | Final | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | |
| 2009 | Playoff Round | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 |
| 2011 | Final | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | |
| 2013 | Semifinal | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 |
| 2015 | Semifinal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Final | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Final | 9 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |
| 2021 | Final | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 7 | |
| 2023 | Final | 9 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 7 | |
| 2026 | qualified | ||||||
| Total | Qualified: 12/34 | 69 | 49 | 20 | 161 | 87 | |
World Cup
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | did not qualify | |||||
| 1999 | ||||||
| 2003 | ||||||
| 2007 | 5th | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 15 |
| 2011 | 7th | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 19 |
| 2015 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 9th | 11 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 |
| Total | Qualified: 4/7 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 99 | 69 |
World Grand Prix
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 to 2010 | did not qualify | |||||
| 2011 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 11th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 |
| 2013 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 7th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 |
| 2015 | 8th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 |
| 2016 | 7th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 |
| 2017 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 15 | |
| Total | Qualified: 7/25 | 77 | 45 | 32 | 171 | 125 |
Nations League
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5th | 17 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 21 |
| 2019 | 13th | 15 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 33 |
| 2020 | not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | 13th | 15 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 |
| 2022 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 9th | 12 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 |
| 2024 | 12th | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 |
| 2025 | 15th | 12 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 28 |
| Total | Qualified: 7/7 | 98 | 43 | 55 | 180 | 199 |
European Games
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 | |
| Total | Qualified: 1/1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 |
European Volleyball League
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 39 | 15 | |
| 2010 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 40 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 40 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 5th | 12 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 |
| 2014 | did not enter | |||||
| 2015 | ||||||
| 2016 | ||||||
| 2017 | ||||||
| 2018 | ||||||
| 2019 | ||||||
| 2020 | not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | did not enter | |||||
| 2022 | ||||||
| 2023 | ||||||
| 2024 | ||||||
| 2025 | ||||||
| Total | Qualified: 5/14 | 68 | 58 | 10 | 183 | 59 |
Team
Current squad
The following is the Serbian roster for the 2025 World Championship.[7][8]
Head coach: Zoran Terzić
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | Position | 2025–26 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Katarina Lazović | 12 September 1999 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Outside Hitter | VakıfBank S.K. |
| 5 | Mina Popović | 16 September 1994 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Middle Blocker | - |
| 8 | Slađana Mirković | 7 October 1995 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 293 cm (115 in) | 282 cm (111 in) | Setter | VC Kuanysh |
| 11 | Hena Kurtagić | 27 August 2004 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 307 cm (121 in) | Middle Blocker | Vero Volley Milano |
| 12 | Teodora Pušić | 12 March 1993 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 270 cm (110 in) | 260 cm (100 in) | Libero | Orlando Valkyries |
| 14 | Maja Aleksić | 6 June 1997 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Middle Blocker | Zeren Spor Kulübü |
| 15 | Aleksandra Uzelac | 27 July 2004 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Outside Hitter | Zeren Spor Kulübü |
| 16 | Aleksandra Jegdić | 9 October 1994 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 262 cm (103 in) | 248 cm (98 in) | Libero | Columbus Fury |
| 18 | Tijana Bošković | 8 March 1997 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 317 cm (125 in) | Opposite spiker | VakıfBank S.K. |
| 19 | Bojana Milenković | 6 March 1997 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 294 cm (116 in) | 288 cm (113 in) | Outside Hitter | Fenerbahçe S.K. |
| 26 | Maša Kirov | 16 August 2005 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | Middle Blocker | Sesc RJ Flamengo |
| 27 | Vanja Bukilić | 13 June 1999 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Opposite spiker | Il Bisonte Firenze |
| 28 | Marija Miljević | 9 July 1998 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 272 cm (107 in) | 262 cm (103 in) | Setter | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 40 | Vanja Ivanović | 22 October 2004 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Outside Hitter | Korabelka |
Notable squads
Previous squads
- 2003 European Championship — 9th place
- Sanja Starović, Svetlana Ilić, Maja Ilić, Aleksandra Ranković, Ivana Đerisilo, Vesna Tomašević, Anja Spasojević, Jelena Nikolić, Aleksandra Milosavljević, Maja Simanić, Mira Golubović, Ivana Krdžić. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2005 European Championship — 7th place
- Sanja Starović, Marina Vujović, Vesna Čitaković, Aleksandra Ranković, Ivana Đerisilo, Brižitka Molnar, Anja Spasojević, Jelena Nikolić, Maja Ognjenović, Maja Simanić, Nataša Krsmanović, Aleksandra Avramović. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2006 World Championship — 3rd place
- 2007 European Championship — 2nd place
- 2008 Olympics — 5th place
- 2009 European Championship — 7th place
- Jelena Nikolić, Jovana Brakočević, Ivana Đerisilo, Nataša Krsmanović, Jasna Majstorović, Brižitka Molnar, Ana Antonijević, Jovana Vesović, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Milena Rašić, Aleksandra Petrović, Silvija Popović, Suzana Ćebić. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2010 World Championship — 8th place
- 2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix — 3rd place
- 2011 European Championship — 1st place
- 2012 Olympics — 11th place
- 2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix — 3rd place
- 2013 European Championship — 4th place
- 2014 World Championship — 7th place
- 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup — 2nd place
- 2015 European Championship — 3rd place
- 2016 Olympics — 2nd place
- 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix — 3rd place
- 2017 European Championship — 1st place
- 2018 World Championship — 1st place
- 2019 European Championship — 1st place
- 2020 Olympics — 3rd place
- 2021 European Championship — 2nd place
- Bianka Buša, Katarina Lazović, Sara Carić, Mina Popović, Slađana Mirković, Maja Ognjenović, Stefana Veljković, Ana Bjelica, Milena Rašić, Silvija Popović, Tijana Bošković, Bojana Milenković, Jelena Blagojević, Jovana Kocić. Head Coach: Zoran Terzić.
- 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League — 3rd place
- Bianka Buša, Katarina Lazović, Bojana Drča, Mina Popović, Slađana Mirković, Brankica Mihajlović, Teodora Pušić, Ana Bjelica, Maja Aleksić, Jovana Stevanović, Bojana Milenković, Sara Lozo, Jovana Kocić, Sanja Djurdjević. Head Coach: Daniele Santarelli
- 2022 World Championship — 1st place
- 2023 European Championship — 2nd place
- 2024 Olympics — 7th place
Coaches
| Name | From | Until |
|---|---|---|
| Darko Zakoč | 1996 | 2001 |
| Zoran Terzić | 2002 | 2022 |
| Daniele Santarelli | 2022 | |
| Giovanni Guidetti | 2023 | 2024 |
| Zoran Terzić | 2024 | |
Kit providers
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Serbia national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
|---|---|
| 2000– | Asics DAcapo |
| 2017– | Peak Sport Products |
Sponsorship
One of the main sponsors is Poštanska štedionica.[9]
See also
- Serbia men's national volleyball team
- Yugoslavia women's national volleyball team
- Yugoslavia men's national volleyball team
References
- ^ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Overview - Serbia - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018".
- ^ "Serbia | InsideCEV".
- ^ "Overview - Serbia - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018".
- ^ "Serbia | InsideCEV".
- ^ "Ивана Шпановић и Новак Ђоковић најбољи спортисти Србије у избору ОКС-а".
- ^ "Terzić odredio sastav, za vikend turnir u Šenženu" [Terzić has chosen the team, a tournament in Shenzhen to be held over the weekend] (in Serbian). Volleyball Federation of Serbia. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Team roster: Serbia". volleyballworld.com. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "POTPISAN ANEKS UGOVORA O SARADNJI Podrška Banke Poštanska štedionica organizaciji EP 2021".
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