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Serbia women's national handball team

Serbia Serbia
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Information
AssociationHandball Federation of Serbia
CoachSandra Kolaković
Most capsKatarina Krpež Slezak (146)
Most goalsAndrea Lekić (517)
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances9 (First in 2001)
Best result Silver: (2013)
European Championship
Appearances12 (First in 2000)
Best result4th (2012)
Last updated on Unknown.
Serbia women's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2013 Serbia
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Italy
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran Team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Team
Carpathian Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2004 Cluj-Napoca
Silver medal – second place 2011 Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bistrita
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Cluj-Napoca/Zalău
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Cluj-Napoca
Intersport Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tromsø/Bodø

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

The Olympic Committee of Serbia has declared the women's national handball team the best female team of the years 2001 and 2013.

Results

The Serbian Handball Federation is considered 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
Spain 1992 qualified and later suspended
United States 1996 suspended from playing qualification tournaments
Australia 2000 did not qualify
Greece 2004
Since 2007 Serbia Serbia
China 2008 did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
United States 2028 future events
Australia 2032
Total 0/8 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

World Championship

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1957–1990 part of Yugoslavia
Norway 1993 qualified and later suspended
Austria/Hungary 1995 suspended from playing qualification tournament
Germany 1997 did not qualify
Denmark/Norway 1999
Italy 2001 Third place 3rd 9 6 1 2 313 236
Croatia 2003 Main group stage 9th 8 5 0 3 258 241
Russia 2005 did not qualify
France 2007
Since 2007 Serbia Serbia
China 2009 did not qualify
Brazil 2011
Serbia 2013 Runner-up 2nd 9 7 0 2 240 197
Denmark 2015 Round of 16 15th 6 2 1 3 164 168
Germany 2017 9th 6 3 2 1 188 152
Japan 2019 Main round 6th 9 5 1 3 272 258
Spain 2021 12th 6 4 0 2 167 143
Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023 21st 6 1 0 5 141 153
Germany/Netherlands 2025 12th 6 3 1 2 157 169
Hungary 2027 future events
Spain 2029
Czech Republic/Poland 2031
Total 9/17 – 65 36 7 23 1900 1717

European Championship

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Germany 1994 part of Yugoslavia
suspended from playing qualification tournament
Denmark 1996 did not qualify
Netherlands 1998
Romania 2000 Main group stage 7th 6 3 1 2 178 176
Denmark 2002 6th 7 4 0 3 223 200
Hungary 2004 12th 6 1 0 5 165 200
Sweden 2006 Preliminary round 14th 3 0 0 3 77 92
Since 2007 Serbia Serbia
North Macedonia 2008 Preliminary round 13th 3 0 0 3 87 93
Denmark/Norway 2010 14th 3 0 0 3 71 91
Serbia 2012 Semi-finals 4th 8 4 1 3 213 209
Hungary/Croatia 2014 Preliminary round 15th 3 0 0 3 56 72
Sweden 2016 Main group stage 9th 6 2 1 3 158 176
France 2018 11th 6 2 0 4 164 168
Denmark/Norway 2020 Preliminary round 13th 3 1 0 2 79 88
Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro 2022 15th 3 0 0 3 66 88
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024 21st 3 0 0 3 67 78
Czech RepublicPolandRomaniaSlovakiaTurkey 2026 future event
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
2030
DenmarkGermanyPoland 2032
Total 13/19 – 60 17 3 40 1604 1731
** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Mediterranean Games

Other tournaments

Carpathian Trophy

  • Carpathian Trophy 1999 – 5th place
  • Carpathian Trophy 2000 –
  • Carpathian Trophy 2001 –
  • Carpathian Trophy 2002 – 4th
  • Carpathian Trophy 2004 –
  • Carpathian Trophy 2006 – 5th
  • Carpathian Trophy 2011 –
  • Carpathian Trophy 2018 – 4th
  • Carpathian Trophy 2022 –

Møbelringen Cup/Intersport Cup

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: José Ignacio Prades

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Marijana Ilić (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 1.84 m 3 0 Germany SV Union Halle-Neustadt
2 LW Sanja Radosavljević (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 1.72 m 103 286 Poland MKS Lublin
3 RW Katarina Krpež Šlezak (1988-05-02) 2 May 1988 1.67 m 164 413 Romania CSM Corona Brașov
5 LB Emilija Lazić (2000-08-04) 4 August 2000 1.78 m 25 47 Hungary Alba Fehérvár KC
8 CB Tamara Mandić (2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 1.75 m 5 5 Serbia ŽRK Medicinar
9 LB Dunja Tabak (2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 1.79 m 12 12 Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
13 P Jelena Agbaba (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 1.83 m 34 43 Serbia ŽRK Crvena zvezda
15 RB Anđela Janjušević (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 1.81 m 74 197 Romania HC Dunărea Brăila
16 GK Jovana Risović (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 1.71 m 86 5 Serbia ŽRK Naisa
19 P Vladana Mitrović (2004-05-25) 25 May 2004 1.80 m 2 3 Serbia ŽORK Jagodina
21 LW Tamara Kocić (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 1.79 m 16 11 Serbia RK Ruma
22 LB Jovana Jovović (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 1.81 m 38 129 Hungary Debreceni VSC
24 LB Jovana Skrobić (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 1.81 m 30 84 Serbia ŽRK Crvena zvezda
27 GK Gordana Petković (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991 1.78 m 0 0 Serbia ŽRK Crvena zvezda
33 LB Teodora Veličković (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 1.75 m 29 32 Serbia ŽRK Crvena zvezda
34 RW Dunja Radević (2005-11-25) 25 November 2005 1.69 m 21 39 Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
72 P Dragana Cvijić (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 1.83 m 110 333 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
77 CB Aleksandra Vukajlović (1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 1.71 m 47 65 Romania CSM Slatina
94 RB Sara Garović (1994-08-22) 22 August 1994 1.75 m 4 11 Serbia ŽRK Crvena zvezda

Famous players

Coaching history

Statistics

References

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  2. ^ "Team roster: Serbia" (PDF). ihf.info. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  3. ^ "NAJBOLJA RUKOMETAŠICA SVIH VREMENA U VREMENU KORONE NA USLUZI JE SVOJIM RODITELJIMA 'Tu smo gdje jesmo, starijima treba pomoći, izolacija nije lagana'" (in Croatian). jutarnji.hr.
  4. ^ "Serbia sack Saša Bošković!". Handball Planet. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Djuric takes Serbia hot seat". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  6. ^ "The professor found a new job: He will lead the female handball players of Serbia".
  7. ^ "IHF | New-look Serbia to try and improve at Denmark/Sweden/Norway 2023". www.ihf.info. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  8. ^ STA (4 December 2024). "Uroš Bregar zapustil srbsko klop". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Шпанац Прадес Понс нови селектор рукометашица Србије". РТС (in Serbian).
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