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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 9 Steady (2 October 2026)[1]
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances5 (First in 2008)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2016)
World Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1978)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2018, 2022)[2]
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 2007)
Best result (2015)
European Championship
Appearances22 (First in 1951)
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 3
Nations League 0 0 1
European League 3 0 1
Mediterranean Games 1 1 3
Total 9 6 13
Representing  Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro /  Serbia[3]
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 JapanTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 Netherlands/PolandTeam
Bronze medal – third place2006 JapanTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2015 Japan
World Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2011 Macau
Bronze medal – third place2013 Sapporo
Bronze medal – third place2017 Nanjing
Nations League
Bronze medal – third place2022 Ankara
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 Serbia/Italy
Gold medal – first place2017 Azerbaijan/Georgia
Gold medal – first place2019 Slovakia/Hungary/Poland/Turkey
Silver medal – second place2007 Belgium/Luxembourg
Silver medal – second place2021 Serbia/Croatia/Bulgaria/Romania
Silver medal – second place2023 Belgium/Estonia/Germany/Italy
Bronze medal – third place1951 France
Bronze medal – third place2015 Netherlands/Belgium
Bronze medal – third place2026 Azerbaijan/Czech Republic/Sweden/Turkey
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuTeam
European League
Gold medal – first place2009 Kayseri
Gold medal – first place2010 Ankara
Gold medal – first place2011 Istanbul
Bronze medal – third place2012 Karlovy Vary
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1975 Algiers
Silver medal – second place1979 Split
Bronze medal – third place1983 Casablanca
Bronze medal – third place2022 Oran
Bronze medal – third place2026 Taranto
Montreux Volley Masters
Silver medal – second place1987 Montreux
Bronze medal – third place1988 Montreux
Memorial of Agata Mróz-Olszewska
Gold medal – first place2024 Mielec
Silver medal – second place2010 Katowice
Savaria Cup
Gold medal – first place2004 Szombathely
Yeltsin Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 Yekaterinburg
Gloria Cup
Gold medal – first place2019 Belek
Trofeo Valle d'Aosta
Bronze medal – third place2005 Courmayeur
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2007 Bangkok
Silver medal – second place2009 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 – 1988part of Yugoslavia
Spain 1992suspended
United States 1996did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008Quarterfinals5th624613
United Kingdom 2012Preliminary round11th505215
Brazil 2016Final2nd place, silver medalist(s)8531911
Japan 2020Semifinals3rd place, bronze medalist(s)862196
France 2024Quarterfinals7th41369
United States 2028to be determined
Australia 2032
TotalQualified: 5/113114175254

World Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Brazil 1994banned from entering the qualifying tournaments
Japan 1998did not qualify
Germany 2002
Japan 2006Semifinal3rd place, bronze medalist(s)11923012
Japan 2010Second Round8th11652018
Italy 2014Second Round7th9631913
Japan 2018Final1st place, gold medalist(s)131123410
NetherlandsPoland 2022Final1st place, gold medalist(s)12120365
Thailand 2025Round of 1610th42296
CanadaUnited States 2027qualified
Philippines 2029to be determined
TotalQualified: 7/1160461414864

World Cup

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Year Position Pld W L SW SL
Japan 1995did not qualify
Japan 1999
Japan 2003
Japan 20075th11742615
Japan 20117th11562219
Japan 20152nd place, silver medalist(s)111013111
Japan 20199th11472024
TotalQualified: 4/74426189969

World Grand Prix

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Year Position Pld W L SW SL
1993 to 2010 did not qualify
Macau 20113rd place, bronze medalist(s)141043517
China 201211th9361519
Japan 20133rd place, bronze medalist(s)141043517
Japan 20147th9451818
United States 20158th9361719
Thailand 20167th9541820
China 20173rd place, bronze medalist(s)131033315
TotalQualified: 7/25774532171125

Nations League

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Year Position Pld W L SW SL
China 20185th171254321
China 201913th155102033
China 2020not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Italy 202113th154111936
Turkey 20223rd place, bronze medalist(s)151053425
United States 20239th12662727
Thailand 202412th12391629
Poland 202515th12392128
Macau 202611th12572621
N/A 2027 qualified
Total 9/9 110 48 62 206 220

European Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
1949 – 1991part of Yugoslavia
Czech Republic 1993banned from entering the qualifying tournament
Netherlands 1995did not enter the qualifying tournament
Czech Republic 1997did not qualify
Italy 1999did not enter the qualifying tournament
Bulgaria 2001
Turkey 2003Preliminary Round9th514512
Croatia 2005Preliminary Round7th7341215
BelgiumLuxembourg 2007Final2nd place, silver medalist(s)8531714
Poland 2009Playoff Round7th633129
ItalySerbia 2011Final1st place, gold medalist(s)761198
GermanySwitzerland 2013Semifinals4th6331310
NetherlandsBelgium 2015Semifinals3rd place, bronze medalist(s)651164
AzerbaijanGeorgia (country) 2017Final1st place, gold medalist(s)660182
HungaryPolandSlovakiaTurkey 2019Final1st place, gold medalist(s)990276
BulgariaCroatiaRomaniaSerbia 2021Final2nd place, silver medalist(s)981257
BelgiumItalyGermanyEstonia 2023Final2nd place, silver medalist(s)981267
AzerbaijanCzech RepublicSwedenTurkey 2026Semifinals3rd place, bronze medalist(s)981246
Spain 2028 To be determined
TotalQualified: 12/35876522214100

European Games

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Year Position Pld W L SW SL
Azerbaijan 20153rd place, bronze medalist(s)8622211
TotalQualified: 1/18622211

European Volleyball League

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Position Pld W L SW SL
Turkey 20091st place, gold medalist(s)141223915
Turkey 20101st place, gold medalist(s)14131407
Turkey 20111st place, gold medalist(s)14140424
Czech Republic 20123rd place, bronze medalist(s)141314010
Bulgaria 20135th12662223
European Union 2014did not enter
European Union 2015
European Union 2016
European Union 2017
Hungary 2018
Croatia 2019
Bulgaria 2020not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Bulgaria Slovenia 2021did not enter
European Union 2022
European Union 2023
European Union 2024
European Union 2025
European Union 2026
TotalQualified: 5/1468581018359

Mediterranean Games

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Year Position
1975 – 1991part of Yugoslavia
France 1993 Languedoc-Roussillonbanned from entering Games
Italy 1997 Bari4th place
Tunisia 2001 Tunis6th place
2005 – 2018did not enter
Algeria 2022 Oran3rd place
Italy 2026 Taranto3rd place
TotalParticipated: 4/9

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
2Katarina Lazović12 September 19991.82 m (6 ft 0 in)65 kg (143 lb)310 cm (120 in)305 cm (120 in) Outside HitterTurkey VakıfBank S.K.
5Mina Popović16 September 19941.87 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)315 cm (124 in)305 cm (120 in) Middle Blocker-
8Slađana Mirković7 October 19951.85 m (6 ft 1 in)74 kg (163 lb)293 cm (115 in)282 cm (111 in) SetterKazakhstan VC Kuanysh
11Hena Kurtagić27 August 20041.95 m (6 ft 5 in)85 kg (187 lb)320 cm (130 in)307 cm (121 in) Middle BlockerItaly Vero Volley Milano
12Teodora Pušić12 March 19931.70 m (5 ft 7 in)58 kg (128 lb)270 cm (110 in)260 cm (100 in) LiberoUnited States Orlando Valkyries
14Maja Aleksić6 June 19971.88 m (6 ft 2 in)72 kg (159 lb)302 cm (119 in)290 cm (110 in) Middle BlockerTurkey Zeren Spor Kulübü
15Aleksandra Uzelac27 July 20041.88 m (6 ft 2 in)74 kg (163 lb)315 cm (124 in)310 cm (120 in) Outside HitterTurkey Zeren Spor Kulübü
16Aleksandra Jegdić9 October 19941.67 m (5 ft 6 in)58 kg (128 lb)262 cm (103 in)248 cm (98 in) LiberoUnited States Columbus Fury
18Tijana Bošković8 March 19971.94 m (6 ft 4 in)78 kg (172 lb)325 cm (128 in)317 cm (125 in) Opposite spikerTurkey VakıfBank S.K.
19Bojana Milenković6 March 19971.85 m (6 ft 1 in)70 kg (150 lb)294 cm (116 in)288 cm (113 in) Outside HitterTurkey Fenerbahçe S.K.
26Maša Kirov16 August 20051.89 m (6 ft 2 in)78 kg (172 lb)304 cm (120 in)295 cm (116 in) Middle BlockerBrazil Sesc RJ Flamengo
27Vanja Bukilić13 June 19991.98 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)320 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Opposite spikerItaly Il Bisonte Firenze
28Marija Miljević9 July 19981.78 m (5 ft 10 in)62 kg (137 lb)272 cm (107 in)262 cm (103 in) SetterGreece Aris Thessaloniki
40Vanja Ivanović22 October 20041.85 m (6 ft 1 in)73 kg (161 lb)305 cm (120 in)305 cm (120 in) Outside HitterRussia 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 present

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. 2 October 2026. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  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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