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 the Football Association of Montenegro.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Montenegro national football team.
Montenegro
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFootball Association of Montenegro (FSCG)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMirko Maric
CaptainSlađana Bulatović
Most capsArmisa Kuč (79)
Top scorerArmisa Kuč (32)
Home stadiumGradski stadion
Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš
FIFA codeMNE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 89 Decrease 1 (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest78 (December 2017)
Lowest98 (July 2019; April 2021; August 2021)
First international
 Montenegro 2–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 
(Bar, Montenegro; 13 March 2012)
Biggest win
 Montenegro 9–0 Faroe Islands 
(Podgorica, Montenegro; 1 December 2023)
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).
In 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 a single point earned. In a qualifying game against Spain away, Montenegro recorded their biggest defeat in history (0:13)
Montenegro made its second appearance in World Cup Qualifiers during April 2017. In the World Cup 2019 qualifying tournament, hosted in the Faroe Islands, Montenegro finished third with one win and two defeats, but with a positive goal-difference (8:6). In theirlast game, Montenegro took their biggest victory of in their qualifying history against Luxembourg (7:1). In December 2023, they defeated the Faroe Islands 9-0 in the UEFA Women's Nations League, the team's biggest ever victory.

Team image

Home stadium

The Montenegro women's national football team plays their home matches on the Gradski stadion or the Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš.

Results and fixtures
  • Since 2007, Montenegro's national team has played dozens of qualifying and friendly matches every year.
  • The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixtures

2023
14 July 2023 (2023-07-14) Friendly Moldova  2–1  Montenegro Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova
  • Chiper 13'
  • Toma 19'
 Report
  • Dešić 16'
 Stadium: Stadionul CPSM
17 July 2023 (2023-07-17) Friendly Moldova  0–5  Montenegro Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova
Report
  • Božić 9'
  • Kuč 49'
  • Dešić 52'
  • Đoković 64'
  • Tošković 79'
 Stadium: Stadionul CPSM
22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) Nations League C Faroe Islands  0–1  Montenegro Tórshavn,Faroe Islands
19:00 (18:00 WEST) Report
  • Kuč 21'
 Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Referee: Briet Bragadottir (Iceland)
26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) Nations League C Montenegro  0–1  Azerbaijan Podgorica,Montenegro
18:00 Report Parlak 84' Stadium: DG Arena
Referee: Maral Mirzai Beni (Sweden)
27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) Nations League C Cyprus  0–2  Montenegro Dasaki Achnas, Cyprus
17:00 (18:00 EEST) Report
  • Kuč 22'
  • Šaranović 73'
 Stadium: Dasaki Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kateryna Usova (Ukraine)
31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) Nations League C Azerbaijan  3–0  Montenegro Baku, Azerbaijan
13:00 (16:00 AZT)
  • Mollayeva 58'
  • Parlak 62'
  • Ahmadova 84'
 Report Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 145
Referee: Anastasiya Romanyuk (Ukraine)
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) Nations League C Montenegro  9–0  Faroe Islands Podgorica, Montenegro
13:00
  • Bulatović 8', 63'
  • Kuč 9', 18'
  • Dal Christiansen 55' (o.g.)
  • Đoković 67', 90+3'
  • Vujadinović 73', 84'
 Report Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Attendance: 75
Referee: Marina Zechner (Austria)
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Nations League C Montenegro  2–0  Cyprus Podgorica
16:00 Report Stadium: DG Arena
Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal)

2024
23 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches Montenegro  0–2  Northern Ireland Podgorica
14:00 Report
  • Wade 70'
  • Vance 90+1'
 Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
27 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches Northern Ireland  1–1
(3–1 agg.)		  Montenegro Belfast
20:00 (19:00 GMT) Report Stadium: Windsor Park
Note: Northern Ireland won 3–1 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues.
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Montenegro  6–1  Andorra Podgorica
  • Bulatović 27', 90+3' (pen.)
  • Đoković 37'
  • Dešić 51', 61'
  • Božić 74'
 Report
  • Armengol 41'
 Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Referee: Farida Lutfaliyeva (Azerbaijan)
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Montenegro  5–1  Faroe Islands Podgorica
Report Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Referee: Emily Heaslip (England)

Head-to-head record

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

Opponents' country G W D L GD
 Albania
6
2
1
3
12:15
 Austria
1
0
0
1
0:4
 Azerbaijan
4
1
0
3
2:5
 Belarus
2
0
0
2
2:10
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
10
2
2
6
12:18
 Croatia
3
0
2
1
4:5
 Cyprus
2
2
0
0
4:0
 Denmark
2
0
0
2
2:10
 England
2
0
0
2
0:19
 Estonia
2
0
1
1
2:3
 Faroe Islands
4
2
1
1
14:5
 Finland
2
0
0
2
1:8
 Georgia
1
1
0
0
2:0
 Germany
2
0
0
2
0:13
 Greece
2
0
0
2
0:5
 Lithuania
1
0
1
0
1:1
 Luxembourg
1
1
0
0
7:1
 Malta
4
2
0
2
4:4
 Moldova
4
3
0
1
14:3
 North Macedonia
4
4
0
0
22:2
 Portugal
2
0
0
2
1:9
 Republic of Ireland
4
0
0
4
0:19
 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
4
0
0
4
3:16
 Wales
2
0
0
2
0:7
OVERALL
79
20
8
51
112:224

Last update: January 2024.

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
PositionNameRef.
Head coach Mirko Marić
First assistant coach and analyst Ivan Tatar
Assistant coach Jadranka Pavićević
Goalkeeping coach Fuad Osmanagić
Doctor Marinko Pauović
Physical therapists Sanja Jakić
Ivana Pušonja

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
Montenegro Zoran Mijović 2012–2015 17 1 3 13 21 70
Montenegro Derviš Hadžiosmanović 2015–2017 17 4 1 12 31 67
Montenegro Mirko Marić 2018–present 24 4 3 17 20 60

Players

Current squad
  • The following players were part of the squad ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Andorra and Faroe Islands on the 6th and 9th of April 2024 , respectively .[3]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Anastasija Krstović (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 4 0 Hungary Sent Mihalj
1GK Ajša Kalač 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Leotar
1GK Nikolina Perunović 0 Montenegro Zora Spuž
4 2DF Tatjana Đurković (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 Greece Asteras Tripolis
15 2DF Helena Božić (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 33 0 Russia Dinamo Moscow
3 2DF Aleksandra Popović (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 31 0 Croatia Split
4 2DF Majda Drešević Montenegro Breznica
2 2DF Milica Radunović (1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 11 0 Serbia TSC Kanjiža
8 2DF Jovana Sarić Montenegro Ekonomist
4 2DF Andrea Janjušević Bosnia and Herzegovina Emina
7 3MF Slađana Bulatović (captain) (1994-05-04) 4 May 1994 57 17 Turkey Fomget GSK
10 3MF Jelena Karličić (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 8 0 France Bordeaux
8 3MF Jasna Đoković Croatia Split
8 3MF Darija Đukić Serbia Red Star
20 3MF Nađa Đurđevac (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 5 0 Serbia TSC Kanjiža
21 3MF Ivana Boričić (2005-05-26) 26 May 2005 3 0 Serbia Radnički Kragujevac}
8 3MF Sara Simonović Serbia Radnički Kragujevac
11 4FW Armisa Kuč (1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 58 21 Turkey Fomget GSK
8 4FW Medina Dešić Germany Nuremberg
8 4FW Nađa Stanović Hungary Ferencvaroš
8 4FW Jelena Petrović Montenegro Breznica
8 4FW Jelena Vujadinović Poland Medik Konin
8 4FW Maša Tomašević Montenegro Budućnost

Recent call-ups
  • The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jovana Žugić 0 Montenegro Ekonomist v.  Northern Ireland,27 February 2024
DF Anastasija Rakočević Serbia Radnički Kragujevac v.  Northern Ireland,27 February 2024}
DF Maja Šaranović (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 29 1 Serbia TSC Kanjiža v.  Northern Ireland,27 February 2024
MF Anđela Tošković (2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 12 2 Montenegro Breznica v.  Azerbaijan,26 September 2023}
MF Tanja Malesija (2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 10 1 Montenegro Danilovgrad v.  Azerbaijan,26 September 2023}
MF Jelena Vujadinović v.  Azerbaijan,31 October 2023
MF Katarina Čađenović 0 Montenegro Breznica v.  Northern Ireland,27 February 2024}
FW Tatjana Osmajić 0 Montenegro Breznica v.  Northern Ireland,27 February 2024

Records
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most capped players
As of 9 April 2024
Rank Player Year(s) Caps
1Armisa Kuč2012–79
2Slađana Bulatović2012–76
3Jasna Đoković2012–71
4Helena Božić2015-59
5Darija Đukić2013-59
5Maja Šaranović201655
6Aleksandra Popović2016-55
7Tatjana Đurković2013-51
8Jelena Karličić2018-50
9Jelena Vujadinović2017-41

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Year(s) Goals Caps
1Armisa Kuč2012–3279
2Slađana Bulatović2012–2676
3Marija Vukčević2012–20201231
4Jasna Đoković2012-1071
5Medina Dešić2020-824
6Jelena Vujadinović2017-641

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 record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991Part of  YugoslaviaPart of  Yugoslavia
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003Part of  Serbia and MontenegroPart of  Serbia and Montenegro
China 2007Did not enterDid not enter
Germany 2011
Canada 2015 Did not qualify 13 1 2 10 12 57
France 2019 3 1 0 2 8 6
Australia New Zealand 2023 8305917
2027To be determined To be determined
Total 0/9 24 5 2 17 29 80

UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
EnglandItalyNorwaySweden 1984Part of  Yugoslavia Part of  Yugoslavia
Norway 1987
West Germany 1989
Denmark 1991
Italy 1993Part of  YugoslaviaPart of  Yugoslavia
EnglandGermanyNorwaySweden 1995
NorwaySweden 1997
Germany 2001
England 2005Part of  Serbia and MontenegroPart of  Serbia and Montenegro
Finland 2009Did not enterDid not enter
Sweden 2013
Netherlands 2017 Did not qualify 8 0 0 8 2 51
England 2022 8 0 0 8 2 28
Switzerland 2025To be determined To be determined
Total 0/14 16 0 0 16 4 79

See also

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. Red ladies defeated by Bosnia in a historic match Archived 2012-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Pobjeda
  3. SPISAK ZA START KVALIFIKACIJA
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