Montenegro women's national football team

The Montenegro women's national football team represents Montenegro in international women's football, and it is organised by Football Association of Montenegro.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Montenegro national football team.
Montenegro
AssociationFootball Association of Montenegro
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMirko Maric
CaptainMarija Vukčević
Most capsArmisa Kuč (50)
Top scorerArmisa Kuč (16)
Home stadiumGradski stadion, Nikšić (5,214); Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac (1,630)
FIFA codeMNE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 90 7 (18 December 2020)[1]
Highest78 (December 2017)
Lowest131 (2012)
First international
 Montenegro 2–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 
(Bar, Montenegro; 13 March 2012)
Biggest win
 Macedonia 0–7 Montenegro 
(Skopje; 28 April 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 13–0 Montenegro 
(Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain; 15 September 2016)

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).[2] 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).

Team image

Nicknames

The Montenegro women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "????".

Home stadium

The Montenegro women's national football team plays their home matches on the Gradski stadion or the Stadion pod Malim brdom.

Results and fixtures
Main article: List of official matches of the Montenegro women's national football team

Since 2007, Montenegro's national team has played dozens of qualifying and friendly matches every year. There is a List of official matches of the Montenegro women's national football team.

2020
22 October Euro 2021 qualifying Greece  1–0  Montenegro Athens, Greece
16:30 (17:30 EEST)
Report Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Referee: Miriama Matulová (Slovakia)
1 December[note 1] Euro 2021 qualifying Ukraine  2–1  Montenegro Kyiv, Ukraine
18:00 (19:00 EET)
Report
Stadium: Obolon Arena
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)

Head-to-head record

Below is a list of performances of Montenegro women's national football team against every single opponent.

Last update: 22 September 2020.

Opponents' country G W D L GD
 Albania
6
2
1
3
12:15
 Belarus
2
0
0
2
2:10
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
5
0
1
4
6:11
 Croatia
3
0
2
1
4:5
 England
2
0
0
2
0:19
 Faroe Islands
1
0
1
1
4:5
 Finland
2
0
0
2
1:8
 Georgia
1
1
0
0
2:0
 Germany
2
0
0
2
0:13
 Greece
1
0
0
1
0:4
 Lithuania
1
0
1
0
1:1
 Luxembourg
1
1
0
0
7:1
 Macedonia
2
2
0
0
14:1
 Portugal
2
0
0
2
1:9
 Republic of Ireland
3
0
0
3
0:16
 Serbia
1
0
0
1
0:4
 Slovenia
2
0
0
2
0:9
 Spain
2
0
0
2
0:20
 Turkey
3
0
0
3
3:9
 Ukraine
3
1
0
3
2:14
 Wales
2
0
0
2
0:7
OVERALL
48
6
6
37
59:181

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
PositionNameRef.
Head coach Mirko Marić

Manager history

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
Zoran Mijović 2012–2015 17 1 3 13 21 70
Derviš Hadžiosmanović 2015−2017 17 4 1 12 31 67
Mirko Marić 2018−present 12 1 3 11 1 43

Players

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Anastasija Krstović (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 0 0 ŽFK Budućnost Podgorica
12 1GK Ivana Čabarkapa (1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 11 0 ŽFK Breznica
3 2DF Aleksandra Popović (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 23 0 ŽFK Breznica
6 2DF Marija Maraš (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 5 0 ŽFK Breznica
7 2DF Slađana Bulatović (1994-05-04) 4 May 1994 55 15 Rayo Vallecano
13 2DF Jovana Vučinić (2003-06-03) 3 June 2003 Unknown
15 2DF Helena Božić (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 25 0 Partizán Bardejov
17 2DF Darija Đukić (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 32 1 Partizán Bardejov
20 2DF Svetlana Bečić (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 0 0 ŽFK Budućnost Podgorica
2 3MF Milica Radunović (1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 3 0 ŽFK Budućnost Podgorica
8 3MF Jasna Đoković (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 46 3 SFK 2000
10 3MF Jelena Karličić (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 17 0 ŽFK Breznica
16 3MF Jelena Vujadinović (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 4 0 ŽFK Breznica
18 3MF Jelena Sarić (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 Unknown
23 3MF Radosava Kočanović (1994-11-11) November 11, 1994 3 0 ŽFK Breznica
9 4FW Medina Dešić (1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 4 0 ETSV Würzburg
11 4FW Armisa Kuč (1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 50 16 SFK 2000
14 4FW Anđela Tošković (2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 4 1 ŽFK Budućnost Podgorica

Recent call-ups
  • The following players were named to the squad in the last 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ines Obradović (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 10 0 ŽFK Modriča v.  Greece, 22 October 2020
DF Tatjana Đurković (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 39 0 Karyatides v.  Greece, 22 October 2020
DF Sanja Nedić (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994 9 0 SFK 2000 v.  Germany, 22 September 2020
DF Nikolina Caković (2002-04-07) 7 April 2002 0 0 ŽFK Budućnost Podgorica v.  Germany, 22 September 2020
DF Džejrana Čengić (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 0 0 ŽFK Breznica v.  Germany, 22 September 2020
DF Jovana Nišavić (2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 0 0 ŽFK Budućnost Podgorica v.  Germany, 22 September 2020
DF Maja Šaranović (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 21 1 Partizán Bardejov v.  Ukraine, 18 September 2020
MF Jovana Miladinović (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 0 0 Unknown v.  Germany, 22 September 2020
MF Nađa Stanović (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 10 3 1. FC Katowice v.  Republic of Ireland, 11 March 2020
FW Nađa Đurđevac (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 0 0 ŽFK Budućnost Podgorica v.  Greece, 22 October 2020
FW Marija Vukčević (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 31 12 ASD Chieti v.  Ukraine, 18 September 2020 PRE
FW Ana Knežević (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 0 0 ŽFK Breznica v.  Ukraine, 18 September 2020 PRE

Records

Individual records
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

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
Finals record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
2015 Did not qualify 13 1 2 10 12 57
2019 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 8 6
2023 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/3 16 2 2 12 20 63

UEFA Women's Championship
Finals record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
2017 Did not qualify 8 0 0 8 2 51
2021 TBD 2 0 0 2 0 12
Total 0/1 10 0 0 10 2 63

See also

Notes
  1. Matches originally scheduled to be played on 22 September 2020 were rearranged following postponements to other matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. Red ladies defeated by Bosnia in a historic match Archived 2012-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Pobjeda
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.