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Serbia women's national volleyball team

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Serbia
AssociationVolleyball Federation of Serbia
ConfederationCEV
Head coachZoran Terzić
FIVB ranking 11 Steady (29 June 2025)[1]
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances5 (First in 2008)
Best result (2016)
World Championship
Appearances5 (First in 1978)
Best resultGold (2018, 2022)[2]
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 2007)
Best result (2015)
European Championship
Appearances9 (First in 2003)
Best result (2011, 2017, 2019)
www.ossrb.org (in Serbian)
Honours
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championship 2 0 1
World Cup 0 1 0
World Grand Prix 0 0 3
European Championship 3 3 2
Nations League 0 0 1
European League 3 0 1
Total 8 5 9
Representing  Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro /  Serbia[3]
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Netherlands/Poland Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Japan Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Japan
World Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Macau
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Sapporo
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Nanjing
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Serbia/Italy
Gold medal – first place 2017 Azerbaijan/Georgia
Gold medal – first place 2019 Slovakia/Hungary/Poland/Turkey
Silver medal – second place 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Serbia/Croatia/Bulgaria/Romania
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgium/Estonia/Germany/Italy
Bronze medal – third place 1951 France
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Netherlands/Belgium
Nations League
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Ankara
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Team
European League
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kayseri
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ankara
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Karlovy Vary
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Algiers
Silver medal – second place 1979 Split
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Casablanca
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran
Montreux Volley Masters
Silver medal – second place 1987 Montreux
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Montreux
Memorial of Agata Mróz-Olszewska
Gold medal – first place 2024 Mielec
Silver medal – second place 2010 Katowice
Savaria Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Szombathely
Yeltsin Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Yekaterinburg
Gloria Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Belek
Trofeo Valle d'Aosta
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Courmayeur
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade

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

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Olympic Games

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
1964 – 1988 part of Yugoslavia
Spain 1992 suspended
United States 1996 did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008 Quarterfinals 5th 6 2 4 6 13
United Kingdom 2012 Preliminary round 11th 5 0 5 2 15
Brazil 2016 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 5 3 19 11
Japan 2020 Semifinals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 6 2 19 6
France 2024 Quarterfinals 7th 4 1 3 6 9
United States 2028 to be determined
Australia 2032
Total Qualified: 5/11 31 14 17 52 54

World Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Brazil 1994 banned from entering the qualifying tournaments
Japan 1998 did not qualify
Germany 2002
Japan 2006 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 11 9 2 30 12
Japan 2010 Second Round 8th 11 6 5 20 18
Italy 2014 Second Round 7th 9 6 3 19 13
Japan 2018 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 13 11 2 34 10
NetherlandsPoland 2022 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12 12 0 36 5
Thailand 2025 Round of 16 10th 4 2 2 9 6
CanadaUnited States 2027 to be determined
Philippines 2029
Total Qualified: 6/11 60 46 14 148 64

European Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
1949 – 1991 part of Yugoslavia
Czech Republic 1993 banned from entering the qualifying tournament
Netherlands 1995 did not enter the qualifying tournament
Czech Republic 1997 did not qualify
Italy 1999 did not enter the qualifying tournament
Bulgaria 2001
Turkey 2003 Preliminary Round 9th 5 1 4 5 12
Croatia 2005 Preliminary Round 7th 7 3 4 12 15
BelgiumLuxembourg 2007 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 5 3 17 14
Poland 2009 Playoff Round 7th 6 3 3 12 9
ItalySerbia 2011 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 1 19 8
GermanySwitzerland 2013 Semifinal 4th 6 3 3 13 10
NetherlandsBelgium 2015 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 5 1 16 4
AzerbaijanGeorgia (country) 2017 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 18 2
HungaryPolandSlovakiaTurkey 2019 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 9 0 27 6
BulgariaCroatiaRomaniaSerbia 2021 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 8 1 25 7
BelgiumItalyGermanyEstonia 2023 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 8 1 26 7
AzerbaijanCzech RepublicSwedenTurkey 2026 qualified
Total Qualified: 12/34 69 49 20 161 87

World Cup

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Year Position Pld W L SW SL
Japan 1995 did not qualify
Japan 1999
Japan 2003
Japan 2007 5th 11 7 4 26 15
Japan 2011 7th 11 5 6 22 19
Japan 2015 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 10 1 31 11
Japan 2019 9th 11 4 7 20 24
Total Qualified: 4/7 44 26 18 99 69

World Grand Prix

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Year Position Pld W L SW SL
1993 to 2010 did not qualify
Macau 2011 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14 10 4 35 17
China 2012 11th 9 3 6 15 19
Japan 2013 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14 10 4 35 17
Japan 2014 7th 9 4 5 18 18
United States 2015 8th 9 3 6 17 19
Thailand 2016 7th 9 5 4 18 20
China 2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 13 10 3 33 15
Total Qualified: 7/25 77 45 32 171 125

Nations League

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Year Position Pld W L SW SL
China 2018 5th 17 12 5 43 21
China 2019 13th 15 5 10 20 33
China 2020 not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Italy 2021 13th 15 4 11 19 36
Turkey 2022 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 15 10 5 34 25
United States 2023 9th 12 6 6 27 27
Thailand 2024 12th 12 3 9 16 29
Poland 2025 15th 12 3 9 21 28
Total Qualified: 7/7 98 43 55 180 199

European Games

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Year Position Pld W L SW SL
Azerbaijan 2015 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 6 2 22 11
Total Qualified: 1/1 8 6 2 22 11

European Volleyball League

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Position Pld W L SW SL
Turkey 2009 1st place, gold medalist(s) 14 12 2 39 15
Turkey 2010 1st place, gold medalist(s) 14 13 1 40 7
Turkey 2011 1st place, gold medalist(s) 14 14 0 42 4
Czech Republic 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14 13 1 40 10
Bulgaria 2013 5th 12 6 6 22 23
European Union 2014 did not enter
European Union 2015
European Union 2016
European Union 2017
Hungary 2018
Croatia 2019
Bulgaria 2020 not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Bulgaria Slovenia 2021 did not enter
European Union 2022
European Union 2023
European Union 2024
European Union 2025
Total Qualified: 5/14 68 58 10 183 59

Team

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Current squad

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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 Turkey 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 Kazakhstan 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 Italy 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 United States 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 Turkey 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 Turkey 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 United States 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 Turkey 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 Turkey 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 Brazil 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 Italy 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 Greece 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 Russia Korabelka

Notable squads

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Previous squads

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2006 World Championship, 3rd place.
2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, 3rd place
European Championships 2015, 3rd place
Grand Prix 2017, 1st place in Group 1

Coaches

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Name From Until
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Zakoč 1996 2001
Serbia Zoran Terzić 2002 2022
Italy Daniele Santarelli 2022
Italy Giovanni Guidetti 2023 2024
Serbia Zoran Terzić 2024

Kit providers

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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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  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. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Team roster: Serbia". volleyballworld.com. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  9. ^ "POTPISAN ANEKS UGOVORA O SARADNJI Podrška Banke Poštanska štedionica organizaciji EP 2021".
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