The Montenegro women's national handball team represents Montenegro in international handball competitions. The national team was formed in 2006 after the Montenegrin independence.
The team made their debut match in the November 2006. Except for qualifying matches, Montenegro played on World Championship, European Championship and Olympic Games.
The women's handball team is among most successful national teams of Montenegro. They won Montenegro's first ever Olympic medal in 2012 by reaching the final. The same year, Montenegro was a champion of Europe.
Honours
Below are major achievements of Montenegro women's national handball team in international competitions.
- Olympic Games:
- Silver (2nd): 2012
- European Championship:
Tournaments
The Montenegrin national team has participated in many international competitions, including the Summer Olympics, World Championship and European Championship.
Tournament | Matches | Wins | Draws | Loss |
---|---|---|---|---|
Olympic Games | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
World Championship | 43 | 23 | 2 | 18 |
European Championship | 46 | 27 | 1 | 18 |
Qualifying matches EC/WC/OG | 70 | 56 | 5 | 9 |
OVERALL | 178 | 112 | 9 | 57 |
Records
- Biggest victory
- 42:15, Montenegro – China, 7 December 2011, Santos
- Biggest defeat
- 25:42, Montenegro – Netherlands, 16 November 2022, Skopje
- Longest unbeaten streak
- 9 matches, (14 June 2009 - 11 December 2010)
- Longest losing streak
- 6 matches, (6 August 2016 - 6 December 2016)
- Most scored goals in a match
- 42, Montenegro – China 42:15, Czech Republic – Montenegro 26:42
- Most goals against in a match
- 42, Montenegro – Netherlands 25:42
Results
Below is the list of all official matches of Montenegro national handball team.
WCQ - World Championship qualifiers; ECQ - European Championship qualifiers; OGQ - Olympic Games qualifiers
Montenegro vs. other countries
Below is the list of performances of Montenegro national handball team against every single opponent.
Opponents' country | G | W | D | L |
---|---|---|---|---|
Angola | 6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
Azerbaijan | 2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Belarus | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Brazil | 3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Bulgaria | 3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
China | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Croatia | 6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Czech Republic | 8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
Denmark | 10 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
Dominican Republic | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
DR Congo | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Finland | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
France | 12 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
Germany | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Greece | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Great Britain | 3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Hungary | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Iceland | 5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
Italy | 4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Japan | 5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
Kazakhstan | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Lithuania | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Netherlands | 4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
North Macedonia | 2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Norway | 7 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
Poland | 10 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
Portugal | 3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Romania | 7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
Russia | 13 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
Senegal | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Serbia | 7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
South Korea | 2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Slovakia | 6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
Slovenia | 6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
Spain | 9 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
Sweden | 7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
Switzerland | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Tunisia | 2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Turkey | 2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Uruguay | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
OVERALL | 178 |
112 |
9 |
57 |
As of October 2023