Montenegro women's national football team

Montenegro

Association	Football Association of Montenegro
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Derviš Hadžiosmanović
Captain	Marija Vukčević
Most caps	Armisa Kuč (28)
Top scorer	Marija Vukčević (12)
Home stadium	Gradski stadion, Nikšić (5,214); Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac (1,630)
FIFA code	MNE
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	89 5 (25 March 2016)
Highest	80 (2013)
Lowest	131 (2012)
First international
Montenegro 2–3 Bosnia (Bar, Montenegro; 13 March 2012)
Biggest win
Macedonia 0–7 Montenegro (Skopje, Republic of Macedonia; 28 April 2015)
Biggest defeat
Spain 13–0 Montenegro (Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain; 15 September 2016)

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

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, Montenegto played first match on 13 March 2012 in Bar, against Bosnia and Herzegovina (2:3).^[1] 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, at 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.

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										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	To be determined
Total	0/1									13	1	2	10	12	57

UEFA Women's Euro

UEFA Women's Euro										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
Total	0/1									8	0	0	8	2	51

Current squad

The following squad was announced for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualification against Spain on 15 September 2016.^[2]

:Caps and goals as of 16 September 2016

Head coach: Derviš Hadžiosmanović

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
Goalkeeper
1	GK	Jovana Bajčetić	November 13, 1998	3	0	ŽFK Breznica
12	GK	Ivana Čađenović	September 15, 1991	5	0	ŽFK Mladost 2015
Defender
6	DF	Tatjana Đurković	August 5, 1996	21	0	ŽFK Breznica
5	DF	Maja Micunović	January 2, 1997	6	0	ŽFK Vojvodina
19	DF	Jovana Mrkić	March 3, 1994	20	0	ŽFK Ekonomist
2	DF	Željka Radanović	November 14, 1989	23	0	ŽNK Split
20	DF	Milica Radunović	November 9, 1996	1	0	ŽFK Mladost 2015
4	DF	Miljana Rondović	January 15, 1998	4	0	ŽFK Breznica
Midfielder
3	MF	Helena Božić	February 14, 1997	7	0	ŽFK Crvena zvezda
8	MF	Jasna Đoković	October 29, 1991	27	1	SFK 2000
13	MF	Darija Đukić	January 11, 1996	17	0	ŽFK Obilić
16	MF	Dijana Miljanić	January 13, 1997	1	0	ŽFK Ekonomist
18	MF	Maja Šaranović	November 11, 1999	2	0	ŽFK Ekonomist
17	MF	Jelena Vešović	August 11, 1993	10	0	ŽFK Vojvodina
15	MF	Milica Vulić	January 27, 1996	19	0	ŽFK Ekonomist
14	MF	Jovana Zlatičanin	April 3, 1990	7	0	FK Obilić Herceg Novi
Forward
9	FW	Tamara Bojat	April 11, 1997	17	3	ŽFK Breznica
7	FW	Slađana Bulatović (vc)	May 4, 1994	26	8	Ferencvárosi TC
11	FW	Armisa Kuč	April 11, 1992	28	8	SFK 2000
10	FW	Marija Vukčević (c)	April 26, 1986	17	12	ASD Roma

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ema Ivanković	March 10, 1995	0	0	ŽFK Mladost 2015	v.  Finland; September 17, 2015 ^PRE
GK	Ines Obradović	March 23, 1998	2	0	FK Obilić Herceg Novi	v.  Republic of Ireland; June 7, 2016
GK	Marija Žižić	July 2, 1995	13	0	ŽFK Ekonomist	v.  Albania; June 25, 2015
DF	Irena Bjelica	January 9, 1994	9	0	ŽFK Ekonomist	v.  Macedonia; April 29, 2015
DF	Marija Goranović	October 22, 1995	1	0	ŽFK Ekonomist	v.  Spain; January 24, 2016 ^PRE
DF	Ivana Ivaštanin	August 7, 1996	1	0	ŽFK Ekonomist	v.  Macedonia; April 28, 2015
DF	Aleksandra Popović	May 3, 1999	3	0	ŽFK Mladost 2015	v.  Republic of Ireland; June 7, 2016
DF	Ana Trutić	December 7, 1998	2	0	FK Obilić Herceg Novi	v.  Republic of Ireland; June 7, 2016
DF	Andreja Vidić	February 18, 1995	20	0	ŽFK Banja Luka	v.  Finland; April 12, 2016
MF	Radosava Kočanović	November 11, 1994	3	0	ŽFK Breznica	v.  Macedonia; April 28, 2015
MF	Sanja Nedić	November 26, 1994	3	0	ŽFK Ekonomist	v.  Portugal; November 26, 2015
MF	Jelena Šturanović	March 7, 1996	14	0	KKPK Medyk Konin	v.  Finland; September 17, 2015
FW	Marija Knežević	March 29, 1998	0	0	ŽFK Mladost 2015	v.  Portugal; June 3, 2016 ^PRE
FW	Ivana Krivokapić	June 15, 1995	18	2	ŽFK Ekonomist	v.  Finland; September 17, 2015
FW	Biljana Vraneš	February 3, 1999	1	0	ŽFK Breznica	v.  Finland; April 12, 2016

Managers

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
Mijović, ZoranZoran Mijović	2012–2015	17	1	3	13	21	70
Hadžiosmanović, DervišDerviš Hadžiosmanović	2015-	11	3	0	8	17	52

Recent results and fixtures

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

Opponents

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	3	1	0	2	6–8
Belarus	2	0	0	2	2–10
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	0	1	1	4–5
England	2	0	0	2	0–19
Faroe Islands	1	0	1	0	3–3
Finland	2	0	0	2	1–8
Georgia	1	1	0	0	2–0
Lithuania	1	0	1	0	1–1
Macedonia	2	2	0	0	14–1
Portugal	2	0	0	2	1–9
Republic of Ireland	2	0	0	2	0–14
Spain	2	0	0	2	0–20
Turkey	2	0	0	2	3–6
Ukraine	2	0	0	2	1–11
Wales	2	0	0	2	0–7
OVERALL	25	4	3	21	38–122

Last update: September 2016.

See also

• List of official matches of the Montenegro women's national football team
• Montenegrin Women's League
• Montenegrin Cup (women)
• Football Association of Montenegro
• Football in Montenegro

References

1. Red ladies defeated by Bosnia in a historic match. Pobjeda
2. Duel sa Španijom na kraju kvalifikacija

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile