Serbia women's national handball team

Serbia
Information
Association	Handball Federation of Serbia
Coach	Ljubomir Obradović
Assistant coach	Živojin Maksić
Captain	Jelena Lavko
Most caps	Katarina Krpež Slezak (142)
Most goals	Andrea Lekić (536)
Colours
Results
World Championship
Appearances	6 (First in 2001)
Best result	Silver: (2013)
European Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 2000)
Best result	4th (2012)
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Serbia women's national handball team

Medal record
World Championship
	2013 Serbia
	2001 Italy
Mediterranean Games
	2013 Mersin	Team
	2005 Almería	Team

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

Olympic Committee of Serbia declared women's national handball team for the best female team of the year in 2001 and 2013.

Results

The Serbian Handball Federation is deemed the direct successor to Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by EHF.

Summer Olympics

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1976−1988	Part of Yugoslavia
1992	Qualified and later suspended
1996	Suspended from playing qualification tournaments
2000	Did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020	Qualifications in progress
Total	0/8	–	5	1	0	4	120	131

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1957−1990	Part of Yugoslavia
1993	Qualified and later suspended
/ 1995	Suspended from playing qualification tournament
1997	Did not qualify
/ 1999
2001	Third place	3rd	9	6	1	2	313	236
2003	Main group stage	9th	8	5	0	3	258	241
2005	Did not qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013	Runner-up	2nd	9	7	0	2	240	197
2015	Round of 16	15th	6	2	1	3	164	168
2017	Round of 16	9th	6	3	2	1	188	152
2019	Main round	6th	9	5	1	3	272	258
2021	Future events
// 2023
/ 2025
2027
Total	6/28	–	47	28	6	14	1435	1252

European Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	Suspended from playing qualification tournament
1996	Did not qualify
1998
2000	Main group stage	7th	6	3	1	2	178	176
2002	Main group stage	6th	7	4	0	3	223	200
2004	Main group stage	12th	6	1	0	5	165	200
2006	Preliminary round	14th	3	0	0	3	77	92
2008	Preliminary round	13th	3	0	0	3	87	93
/ 2010	Preliminary round	14th	3	0	0	3	71	91
2012	Semifinals	4th	8	4	1	3	213	209
/ 2014	Preliminary round	15th	3	0	0	3	56	72
2016	Main group stage	9th	6	2	1	3	158	176
2018	Main group stage	11th	6	2	0	4	164	168
/ 2020	Qualified
// 2022	Future event
2024
Total	11/16	–	51	16	3	32	1392	1477

** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Performance in other tournaments

• Møbelringen Cup 2010 – Third place
• Carpathian Trophy 2000 –Third place
• Carpathian Trophy 2001 –Third place
• Carpathian Trophy 2004 –Second place
• Carpathian Trophy 2011 –Second place
• Carpathian Trophy 2018 – Fourth place

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.

Caps and goals correct as of 13 December 2019

Head coach: Ljubomir Obradović

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 LW Sanja Radosavljević (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 1.71 m 74 202 Váci NKSE 5 LB Jelena Trifunović (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 1.80 m 71 112 SCM Craiova 8 RB Dijana Števin (1986-10-23) 23 October 1986 1.77 m 90 133 HBC Celles-sur-Belle 9 RB Jelena Lavko (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 1.82 m 113 265 Érd NK 14 RW Željka Nikolić (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 1.64 m 50 96 SCM Craiova 15 RB Anđela Janjušević (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 1.78 m 47 46 Siófok KC 16 GK Jovana Risović (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 1.71 m 39 2 RK Podravka Koprivnica 17 RW Ana Kojić (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 1.63 m 11 9 RK Krim 20 P Slađana Pop-Lazić (1988-07-26) 26 July 1988 1.78 m 105 301 Brest Bretagne Handball 21 LW Dijana Radojević (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 1.68 m 59 84 Mérignac Handball 23 LB Marija Obradović (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 1.78 m 45 102 TuS Metzingen 25 LB Jovana Jovović (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 1.77 m 11 4 Dunaújvárosi KKA 27 GK Katarina Tomašević (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 1.78 m 114 2 Szombathelyi KKA 33 LB Jovana Stoiljković (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 1.81 m 105 293 Chambray 71 CB Kristina Liščević (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 1.73 m 98 229 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 72 P Dragana Cvijić (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 1.83 m 91 281 CSM București

Famous players

• Dragana Cvijić
• Sanja Damnjanović
• Kristina Liščević
• Svetlana Kitić – 1988 IHF World Player of the Year
• Andrea Lekić – 2013 IHF World Player of the Year
• Katarina Tomašević
• Katarina Bulatović
• Bojana Popović

Statistics

Most appearances

#	Name	Matches	Position	Years
	Tatjana Medved	120	OB
	Svetlana Ognjenović	113	W
	Jelena Nišavić	111	W
	Jelena Popović	109	OB
	Sanja Damnjanović	106	OB
	Katarina Krpež	103	W
	Bojana Popović	100+	OB	−2005
	Maja Savić	100+	W	−2005
	Andrea Lekić	96	CB
	Tanja Milanović		OB

Top scorers

#	Name	Goals	Average	Position	Years
	Andrea Lekić	464		CB
	Sanja Damnjanović	426		OB
	Jelena Erić	250+		OB
	Katarina Krpež	211		W
	Dragana Cvijić	201		P
	Svetlana Ognjenović	200+		W
	Jelena Popović	177		OB
	Bojana Popović			OB	−2005
	Sandra Kolaković			CB
	Bojana Radulović			OB	−1999

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile