Serbia women's national handball team

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

Serbia
Information
AssociationHandball Federation of Serbia
CoachLjubomir Obradović
Assistant coachŽivojin Maksić
CaptainJelena Lavko
Most capsKatarina Krpež Slezak (142)
Most goalsAndrea Lekić (536)
Colours
Home
Away
Results
World Championship
Appearances6 (First in 2001)
Best result Silver: (2013)
European Championship
Appearances10 (First in 2000)
Best result4th (2012)
Last updated on Unknown.
Serbia women's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
2013 Serbia
2001 Italy
Mediterranean Games
2013 MersinTeam
2005 AlmeríaTeam

Olympic Committee of Serbia declared women's national handball team for the best female team of the year in 2001 and 2013.

Results

The Serbian Handball Federation is deemed the direct successor to Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by EHF.

Summer Olympics
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1976−1988Part of Yugoslavia
1992Qualified and later suspended
1996Suspended from playing qualification tournaments
2000Did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020Qualifications in progress
Total0/8–5104120131

World Championship
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1957−1990Part of Yugoslavia
1993Qualified and later suspended
/ 1995Suspended from playing qualification tournament
1997Did not qualify
/ 1999
2001Third place3rd9612313236
2003Main group stage9th8503258241
2005Did not qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013Runner-up2nd9702240197
2015Round of 1615th6213164168
2017Round of 169th6321188152
2019Main round6th9513272258
2021Future events
// 2023
/ 2025
2027
Total6/28–472861414351252

European Championship
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1994Suspended from playing qualification tournament
1996Did not qualify
1998
2000Main group stage7th6312178176
2002Main group stage6th7403223200
2004Main group stage12th6105165200
2006Preliminary round14th30037792
2008Preliminary round13th30038793
/ 2010Preliminary round14th30037191
2012Semifinals4th8413213209
/ 2014Preliminary round15th30035672
2016Main group stage9th6213158176
2018Main group stage11th6204164168
/ 2020Qualified
// 2022Future event
2024
Total11/16–511633213921477
** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Performance in other tournaments
  • Møbelringen Cup 2010 – Third place
  • Carpathian Trophy 2000 –Third place
  • Carpathian Trophy 2001 –Third place
  • Carpathian Trophy 2004 –Second place
  • Carpathian Trophy 2011 –Second place
  • Carpathian Trophy 2018 – Fourth place

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Caps and goals correct as of 13 December 2019

Head coach: Ljubomir Obradović

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 LW Sanja Radosavljević (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 1.71 m 74 202 Váci NKSE
5 LB Jelena Trifunović (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 1.80 m 71 112 SCM Craiova
8 RB Dijana Števin (1986-10-23) 23 October 1986 1.77 m 90 133 HBC Celles-sur-Belle
9 RB Jelena Lavko (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 1.82 m 113 265 Érd NK
14 RW Željka Nikolić (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 1.64 m 50 96 SCM Craiova
15 RB Anđela Janjušević (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 1.78 m 47 46 Siófok KC
16 GK Jovana Risović (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 1.71 m 39 2 RK Podravka Koprivnica
17 RW Ana Kojić (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 1.63 m 11 9 RK Krim
20 P Slađana Pop-Lazić (1988-07-26) 26 July 1988 1.78 m 105 301 Brest Bretagne Handball
21 LW Dijana Radojević (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 1.68 m 59 84 Mérignac Handball
23 LB Marija Obradović (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 1.78 m 45 102 TuS Metzingen
25 LB Jovana Jovović (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 1.77 m 11 4 Dunaújvárosi KKA
27 GK Katarina Tomašević (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 1.78 m 114 2 Szombathelyi KKA
33 LB Jovana Stoiljković (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 1.81 m 105 293 Chambray
71 CB Kristina Liščević (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 1.73 m 98 229 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
72 P Dragana Cvijić (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 1.83 m 91 281 CSM București

Famous players

Statistics

References
  1. "Рукометни Савез Србије". rss.org.rs. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. 2019 World Women's Handball Championship squad
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