Croatia women's national volleyball team
The Croatia women's national volleyball team represents Croatia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team's biggest successes came in 1995, 1997 and 1999 when Croatia won three silver medals at the European Championships.
| Association | Croatian Volleyball Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | CEV | ||
| Head coach | Ferhat Akbaş | ||
| FIVB ranking | 37 (as of 1 July 2024) | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2000) | ||
| Best result | 7th (2000) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1998) | ||
| Best result | 6th (1998) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1995) | ||
| Best result | 4th (1995) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 14 (First in 1993) | ||
| Best result | (1995, 1997, 1999) | ||
| hos-cvf.hr (in Croatian) | |||
Tournament record
Prior to 1992 Croatia women's national volleyball team competed as a part of Yugoslavia women's national volleyball team.
Summer Olympics
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
| 1992 | Couldn't participate in qualification | |||||||
| 1996 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2000 | Quarterfinal | 7th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | Squad |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
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| 2020 | ||||||||
| Total | Qualified: 1/6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | — | |
World Championship
| World Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||
| 1998 | Second Round | 6th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||
| 2010 | First Round | 17th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Second Round | 13th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | Squad | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
| 2022 | First Round | 22nd | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | Squad | Reallocation after disqualification of Russia | |||||
| Total | Qualified: 4/8 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 54 | — | 26 | 17 | 9 | 57 | 36 | ||
World Cup
| World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | |
| 1995 | 4th | 11 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 15 | Squad | |
| 1999 | 8th | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | Squad | |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| Total | Qualified: 2/7 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 39 | — | |
World Grand Prix
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| 1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| 2014 | Semifinal[1] | 23rd[2] | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | Squad |
| 2015 | Preliminary Round[3] | 20th[4] | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | Squad |
| 2016 | Final[1] | 21st[5] | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 5 | Squad |
| 2017 | Preliminary Round[6] | 23rd[7] | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | Squad |
| Total | Qualified: 4/25 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 49 | — | |
Nations League
| Nations League record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| 2023 | Preliminary Round | 15th | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 30 | Squad |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | Qualified: 1/6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 30 | — | |
Challenger Cup
| Challenger Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2019 | Semifinal | 4th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | Squad |
| 2022 | Final | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | Squad | |
| 2023 | Quarterfinal | 7th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | Competed: 3/5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | — | |
European Championship
| European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | |
| 1993 | Preliminary Round | 6th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
| 1995 | Final | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 7 | Squad | Qualified as 6th from the 1993 Euro | ||||||
| 1997 | Final | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as 2nd from the 1995 Euro | ||||||
| 1999 | Final | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 14 | ||
| 2001 | Preliminary Round | 9th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | Squad | Qualified as 2nd from the 1999 Euro | |||||
| 2003 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | ||||||||
| 2005 | Preliminary Round | 8th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | |
| / 2007 | Preliminary Round | 14th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | |
| 2009 | Preliminary Round | 16th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | |
| / 2011 | Preliminary Round | 13th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 7 | |
| / 2013 | Quarterfinal | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 3 | |
| / 2015 | Playoffs | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad | Qualified as 5th from the 2013 Euro | |||||
| / 2017 | Playoffs | 11th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | Squad | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| /// 2019 | Round of 16 | 11th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | Squad | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| /// 2021 | Round of 16 | 10th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||
| /// 2023 | Preliminary Round | 22nd | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |
| Total | Qualified: 15/16 | 77 | 37 | 40 | 140 | 142 | — | 76 | 56 | 20 | 183 | 82 | ||
European League
| European League record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2009 | Did not compete | |||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||
| 2011 | League Round | 11th | 12 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 33 | Squad |
| 2012 | Did not compete | |||||||
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| 2018 | League Round | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | Squad |
| 2019 | Final | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 12 | Squad | |
| 2021 | Final | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | Squad | |
| 2022 | Semifinal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | Squad | |
| 2023 | Did not compete | |||||||
| 2024 | League Round | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | Squad |
| Total | Competed: 6/14 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 78 | 92 | — | |
| Top tier (Golden league): 6/6 | ||||||||
Mediterranean Games
| Mediterranean Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1993 | Final | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Squad | |
| 1997 | Did not compete | |||||||
| 2001 | First Round | 7th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Squad |
| 2005 | Semifinal | 4th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Squad |
| 2009 | Semifinal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | Squad | |
| 2013 | Semifinal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | Squad | |
| 2018 | Final | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | Squad | |
| 2022 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | Squad |
| Total | Competed: 6/7 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 42 | — | |
Team
The following is the Croatian roster for the 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship.
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Position | 2022–23 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karla Antunović | 27 March 2002 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Setter | HAOK Mladost |
| 2 | Andrea Mihaljević | 21 February 2003 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | Opposite hitter | HAOK Mladost |
| 3 | Ema Strunjak | 24 September 1999 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Middle blocker | Beşiktaş JK |
| 4 | Božana Butigan | 19 August 2000 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker | Volley Bergamo |
| 6 | Lea Deak | 27 April 2000 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Setter | Volero Zürich |
| 9 | Lucija Mlinar | 6 May 1995 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Outside spiker | Edremit Bld. Altınoluk |
| 10 | Dijana Karatović | 23 July 2003 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Outside spiker | ŽOK Ribola Kaštela |
| 11 | Nina Strize | 14 November 2003 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | Opposite hitter | ŽOK Ribola Kaštela |
| 12 | Josipa Marković | 25 January 2001 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside spiker | HAOK Mladost |
| 14 | Martina Šamadan | 11 September 1993 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker | Volley-Ball Nantes |
| 15 | Viktoria Ana Trcol | 18 September 2004 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Middle blocker | ŽOK Rijeka |
| 17 | Tia Kovčo | 31 October 2005 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Libero | OK Split |
| 19 | Izabela Štimac | 12 November 2000 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Libero | HAOK Mladost |
| 22 | Mirta Freund | 4 July 2002 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker | VC Wiesbaden |
References
- Group 3
- Finished third in Group 3.
- Group 2
- Finished eighth in Group 2.
- Finished first in Group 3.
- Group 2
- Finished eleventh in Group 2.
External links
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