Montenegro women's national football team
Association | Football Association of Montenegro | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Mirko Marić | ||
Captain | Marija Vukčević | ||
Most caps | Armisa Kuč (37) | ||
Top scorer | Slađana Bulatović, Armisa Kuč, Marija Vukčević (12) | ||
Home stadium | Gradski stadion, Nikšić (5,214); Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac (1,630) | ||
FIFA code | MNE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current |
90 | ||
Highest | 78 (December 2017) | ||
Lowest | 131 (2012) | ||
First international | |||
(Bar, Montenegro; 13 March 2012) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Skopje, Republic of Macedonia; 28 April 2015) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain; 15 September 2016) |
The Montenegro women's national football team represents Montenegro in international women's football, and it is organised by Football Association of Montenegro.
History
Montenegrin women's team was founded in 2012, six years after Montenegro gained independence. It is organised and headed by Football Association of Montenegro. The team is founded four years after the establishing of first women's football competition in Montenegro.
With head coach Zoran Mijović, Montenegro played first match on 13 March 2012 in Bar, against Bosnia and Herzegovina (2:3).[1] Two days later, Montenegro gained its first draw, also against Bosnia and Herzegovina (2:2).
Montenegro made its official competitive debut on 4 April 2013 in the 2015 World Cup qualification's preliminary round, drawing 3–3 against the Faroe Islands. Only two days later, Montenegro made first win in team's history, against Georgia - 2:0.
On that tournament, played in Vilnius, Montenegro made a big surprise, because they qualified for the final round of 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA).
On April 2015, on debut of new head coach Derviš Hadžiosmanović, Montenegro made biggest win in team's history, against Macedonia away - 7:0.
Montenegro participated in Euro 2017 qualifiers, but finished without any single point earned. On qualifying game against Spain away, Montenegro recorded biggest defeat in history (0:13)
Second appearance in World Cup Qualifiers, Montenegro had during the April 2017. On World Cup 2019 qualifying tournament, which hosted Faroe Islands, Montenegro finished third, with one win and two defeats, but with positive goal-difference (8:6). On last game, Montenegro made the biggest all-time victory in qualifiers, against Luxembourg (7:1).
Competitive record
Since its foundation, Montenegro women's national football team played in two qualification rounds for big tournaments so far. On both occasions, Montenegro failed to qualify.
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
Did not qualify | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 57 | ||||||||||
Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
Total | 0/1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 63 |
UEFA Women's Euro
UEFA Women's Euro | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
Did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 51 | ||||||||||
Total | 0/1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 51 |
Players
Current squad
The following players have been called for the friendly match against Albania on 6 and 9 June 2018.[2]
:Caps and goals as of 10 June 2018
Head coach: Mirko Marić
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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Goalkeeper | ||||||||
GK | Ivana Čabarkapa | September 7, 1999 | 2 | 0 | ||||
GK | Milica Knežević | November 11, 2000 | 1 | 0 | ||||
GK | Ines Obradović | March 23, 1998 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Defender | ||||||||
DF | Biljana Lončar | February 18, 1999 | 2 | 0 | ||||
DF | Marija Maraš | September 23, 2002 | 1 | 0 | ||||
DF | Aleksandra Popović | May 3, 1999 | 11 | 0 | ||||
DF | Tamara Tošić | August 18, 2000 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Midfielder | ||||||||
MF | Helena Božić | February 14, 1997 | 14 | 0 | ||||
MF | Slađana Bulatović (vc) | May 4, 1994 | 35 | 12 | ||||
MF | Jasna Đoković | October 29, 1991 | 34 | 3 | ||||
MF | Sanja Nedić | November 26, 1994 | 5 | 0 | ||||
MF | Ana Novović | August 23, 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||||
MF | Jadranka Pavićević | June 17, 1989 | 6 | 1 | ||||
MF | Maja Šaranović | November 11, 1999 | 11 | 1 | ||||
MF | Nađa Stanović | September 10, 1999 | 2 | 1 | ||||
MF | Biljana Vraneš | February 3, 1999 | 6 | 0 | ||||
MF | Jelena Vujadinović | November 17, 2000 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Forward | ||||||||
FW | Tamara Bojat | April 11, 1997 | 25 | 6 | ||||
FW | Jelena Karličić | October 5, 2002 | 3 | 0 | ||||
FW | Armisa Kuč | April 11, 1992 | 37 | 12 | ||||
FW | Milica Šebek | April 26, 1997 | 2 | 0 | ||||
FW | Danka Topalović | August 11, 2000 | 1 | 0 | ||||
FW | Marija Vukčević (c) | April 26, 1986 | 26 | 12 |
Recent call-ups
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Jovana Bajčetić | November 13, 1998 | 6 | 0 | v. | |
GK | Ivana Čađenović | September 15, 1991 | 6 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Tatjana Đurković | August 5, 1996 | 28 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Marija Goranović | October 22, 1995 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Jovana Mrkić | March 3, 1994 | 20 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Maja Micunović | January 2, 1997 | 6 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Željka Radanović | November 14, 1989 | 30 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Milica Radunović | November 9, 1996 | 4 | 0 | 2019 World Cup qualification - preliminary round | |
DF | Miljana Rondović | January 15, 1998 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Jelena Tošić | March 19, 2002 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Andreja Vidić | February 18, 1995 | 20 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Ana Trutić | December 7, 1998 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Darija Đukić | January 11, 1996 | 23 | 1 | v. | |
MF | Dijana Miljanić | January 13, 1997 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Jelena Vešović | August 11, 1993 | 10 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Milica Vulić | January 27, 1996 | 24 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Jovana Zlatičanin | April 3, 1990 | 7 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Jovana Brašnjo | October 6, 1999 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Marija Knežević | March 29, 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Ivana Krivokapić | June 15, 1995 | 20 | 2 | 2019 World Cup qualification - preliminary round |
Managers
First head coach in the history of Montenegrin women's team was Zoran Mijović. He led team from 2012 to 2014.
At the beginning of 2015, as a new head coach was named Derviš Hadžiosmanović.
Manager | Career | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA |
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2012–2015 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 70 | |
2015−2017 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 67 | |
2018−present | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Recent results and fixtures
Since 2007, Montenegrin national team is playing a dozens of qualifying and friendly matches by every year. There is a List of official matches of the Montenegro women's national football team.
Opponents
Below is a list of performances of Montenegro women's national football team against every single opponent.
Opponents' country | G | W | D | L | GD |
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OVERALL |
Last update: June 2018.