Montenegro women's national football team

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).[http://www.pobjeda.me/2012/03/13/zenski-fudbal-%E2%80%9Ecrvene%E2%80%9D-dame-u-istorijskom-mecu-porazene-od-bosne/ Red ladies defeated by Bosnia in a historic match] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708025639/http://www.pobjeda.me/2012/03/13/zenski-fudbal-%E2%80%9Ecrvene%E2%80%9D-dame-u-istorijskom-mecu-porazene-od-bosne/ |date=2012-07-08 }}. Pobjeda 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.

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

{{Main|List of official matches of the Montenegro women's national football team}}

• 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.

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|round=2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches

|date=23 February

|time=14:00

|team1={{fbw-rt|MNE}}

|score=0–2

|report=https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2039899/

|team2={{fbw|NIR}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

• Wade {{goal|70}}
• Vance {{goal|90+1}}

|stadium=Podgorica City Stadium

| location = Podgorica

|attendance=

|referee=

| result = L

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|date=27 February

|time=20:00 {{small|(19:00 GMT)}}

|team1={{fbw-rt|NIR}}

|score= 1–1

|aggregatescore = 3–1

|report=https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2039907/

|team2={{fbw|MNE}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Windsor Park

| location = Belfast

|attendance=

|referee=

| result = d

|note = Northern Ireland won 3–1 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues.

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| format = 1

| round = Euro 2025 qualifying

| date = 5 April

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MNE}}

| score = 6–1

| team2 = {{fbw|AND}}

| goals1 =

• Bulatović {{goal|27||90+3|pen.}}
• Đoković {{goal|37}}
• Dešić {{goal|51||61}}
• Božić {{goal|74}}

|goals2=

• Armengol {{goal|41}}

| stadium = Podgorica City Stadium

| location = Podgorica

| attendance =

|referee=Farida Lutfaliyeva (Azerbaijan)

|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040358/

| result = W

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| format = 1

| round = Euro 2025 qualifying

| date = 9 April

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MNE}}

| score = 5–1

| team2 = {{fbw|FRO}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Podgorica City Stadium

| location = Podgorica

| attendance =

|referee=Emily Heaslip (England)

|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040390/

| result = w

}}

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| format = 1

| time = 18:00

| date = 31 May

| round = UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying – Group C3

| score = 2–2

| report = https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040411/

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|GRE}}

| goals1 =

• Eleni Markou {{goal|11}}
• Anastasia Spyridonidou {{goal|49}}

| team2 = {{fbw|MNE}}

| goals2 =

• Kuč {{goal|3}}
• Bulatović {{goal|90+4|pen.}}

| stadium = Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium

| location = Heraklion, Greece

| attendance =

| referee = Fatemeh Zangeneh (Norway)

| result = D

}}

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| format = 1

| round = Euro 2025 qualifying

|id=AND v MNE

|date=4 June

|time=19:00

|team1={{fbw-rt|AND}}

|score=1–5

|team2={{fbw|MNE}}

|goals1=Gonçalves {{goal|10}}

|goals2=

• Kuč {{goal|1||6}}
• Dešić {{goal|32}}
• Đoković {{goal|56}}
• Bulatović {{goal|58}}

|stadium=Estadi Nacional

| location =Andorra la Vella

|attendance=376

|referee=Joanna Vassallo (Malta)

|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040440/

| result = w

}}

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| round = Euro 2025 qualifying

|id=FRO v MNE

|date=12 July

|time=17:45 {{small|(16:45 UTC+1)}}

|team1={{fbw-rt|FRO}}

|score=2–1

|team2={{fbw|MNE}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Tórsvøllur

| location =Tórshavn

|attendance=

|referee=

|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040465/

| result = L

}}

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| round = Euro 2025 qualifying

|id=MNE v GRE

|date=16 July

|time=19:00

|team1={{fbw-rt|MNE}}

|score=2–3

|team2={{fbw|GRE}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Podgorica City Stadium

| location =Podgorica

|attendance=

|referee=

|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040485/

| result = L

}}

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| id = Montenegro v Finland

| date = 25 October 2024

| time = 15:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)

| round = Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs

| score = 0–1

| report = https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2041639--montenegro-vs-finland/matchinfo/

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MNE}}

| team2 = {{fbw|FIN}}

| goals2 = Sällström {{goal|3}}

| stadium = Podgorica City Stadium

| location = Podgorica, Montenegro

| result = L

}}

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| id = Finland v Montenegro

| date = 29 October 2024

| time = 18:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)

| round = Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs

| score = 5–0

| report = https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2041653--finland-vs-montenegro/

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|FIN}}

| goals1 =

• Öling {{goal|7}}
• Lehtola {{goal|12}}
• Koivisto {{goal|31}}
• Sällström {{goal|65}}
• Halttunen {{goal|80}}

| team2 = {{fbw|MNE}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Tampere Stadium

| location = Tampere, Finland

| result = L

}}

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| round = Friendly

| date = 30 November

| time = {{UTZ|12:00|1}}

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MKD}}

| score = 3–2

| team2 = {{fbw|MNE}}

| goals1 =

• Meijer {{Goal|6}}
• Rochi {{Goal|18}}
• Maksuti {{Goal|43}}

| goals2 =

• Karličić {{Goal|16}}
• Petrović {{Goal|59}}

| stadium = FFM Petar Miloshevski Training Center Field 2

| location = Skopje, North Macedonia

| attendance =

| referee = Novak Simović (Serbia)

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/11/30/world/friendly-women/macedonia-fyr/montenegro/4558987/

| result = l

}}

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| round = Friendly

| date = 3 December

| time = {{UTZ|12:00|1}}

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MKD}}

| score = 1–5

| team2 = {{fbw|MNE}}

| goals1 = Maksuti {{Goal|61}}

| goals2 =

• Đurđevac {{Goal|41}}
• Kuč {{Goal|50}}
• Đoković {{Goal|64||68}}
• Simonović {{Goal|89}}

| stadium = FFM Petar Miloshevski Training Center Field 2

| location = Skopje, North Macedonia

| attendance =

| referee = Milica Milovanović (Serbia)

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/12/03/world/friendly-women/macedonia-fyr/montenegro/4558988/

| result = w

}}

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| round = 2025–26 Nations League

| date = 21 February

| time = 12:00

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|AZE}}

| score = 0-0

| team2 = {{fbw|MNE}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| location = Baku

|stadium = Dalga Arena

|attendance = 40

|referee = Tatyana Sorokopudova (Kazakhstan)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2042873

| result = d

}}

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| round = 2025–26 Nations League

|id = MNE v LTU

|date = 25 February

|time = 14:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|MNE}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fbw|LTU}}

|goals1 =

• Kuč {{goal|2||37||57}}

|goals2 =

• Galkina {{goal|29}}

| location = Nikšić

|stadium = Gradski Stadion

|attendance = 200

|referee = Mzevinari Sharashanidze (Georgia)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2042900

| result =w

}}

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| round = 2025–26 Nations League

| date = 8 April

| time = 18:00

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MNE}}

| score = 1-1

| team2 = {{fbw|AZE}}

| goals1 =

• Đoković {{Goal|90+2|pen.}}

|goals2 =

• Mollayeva {{Goal|54}}

|stadium = Gradski Stadion

| location = Nikšić,Montenegro

|attendance = 1,000

|referee = Marta San Juan (Andorra)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2042950

| result = d

}}

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| round = 2025–26 Nations League

|date = 3 June

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|LTU}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fbw|MNE}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Dešić {{goal|67}}

|stadium = LSC Druskininkai Stadium

| location = Druskininkai

|attendance = 783

|referee = Liudmyla Telbukh (Ukraine)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2043001

| result =w

}}

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

Last update: January 2024.

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.

{{See also|Category:Montenegro women's international footballers}}

• The following players were named for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Lithuania on 3 June 2025.[https://fscg.me/vijesti/12815/maric-odabrao-za-kraj-lige-nacija/ Marić odabrao za kraj Lige nacija]

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{{nat fs g player|no=1 |pos=GK|name={{Sortname|Anastasija|Krstović}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2003|7|21}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Sent Mihalj|clubnat=HUN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=12 |pos=GK|name={{Sortname|Ajša|Kalač}}|age= {{birth date and age|df=y|2005| 9|11 }}|caps= |goals=0|club= Leotar|clubnat=BIH }}

{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=GK|name={{Sortname|Jovana|Žugić}}|age= {{birth date and age|df=y|2006| 9|15 }} |caps= |goals=0|club=Ekonomist |clubnat=MNE |latest= }}

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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{Sortname|Helena|Božić}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1997|2|14}}|caps=33|goals=0|club=Dinamo Moscow|clubnat=RUS|latest= }}

{{nat fs g player|no= 3|pos=DF|name={{Sortname|Aleksandra|Popović}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1999|5|3}}|caps=31|goals=0|club=Split|clubnat=CRO}}

{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=DF|name={{Sortname|Maja|Šaranović}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1999|11|11}}|caps=29|goals=1|club=TSC Kanjiža|clubnat=SER|latest= }}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=MF|name={{Sortname|Ivana|Boričić}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2005|5|26}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Radnički Kragujevac|clubnat=SER|latest= }}

{{nat fs g player|no= 13|pos=DF|name={{Sortname|Jovana|Sarić}}|age= {{birth date and age|df=y|2003|09|27}} |caps= |goals= |club=Ekonomist |clubnat=MNE }}

{{nat fs g player|no= 5|pos=DF|name={{Sortname|Andrea|Janjušević}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2003|12|23}}|caps= |goals= |club=Emina |clubnat=BIH }}

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{{nat fs g player|no= 16|pos=MF|name={{Sortname|Jasna|Đoković}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1991|10|29}} |caps= |goals= |club=Split |clubnat=CRO }}

{{nat fs g player|no= 4|pos=MF|name={{Sortname|Darija|Đukić}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1996|01|11}}|caps= |goals= |club=Red Star |clubnat=SER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name={{Sortname|Jelena|Karličić}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2002|10|5}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=ALG Spor|clubnat=TUR}}

{{nat fs g player|no= 9|pos= FW|name={{Sortname|Nađa|Stanović}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1999|09|10}} |caps= |goals= |club= Ferencvaroš|clubnat=HUN |latest= }}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name={{Sortname|Katarina|Čađenović}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2006|7|5}}|caps= |goals=0|club=Breznica |clubnat=MNE|latest= }}

{{nat fs g player|no= 18|pos=FW|name={{Sortname|Jelena|Petrović}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2003|4|28}}|caps= |goals= |club=Breznica |clubnat=MNE }}

{{nat fs g player|no= 23|pos=FW|name={{Sortname|Selma|Ličina}}|age= |caps= |goals= |club=Mepen|clubnat=GER |latest= }}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name={{Sortname|Nađa|Đurđevac}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2002|8|25}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=TSC Kanjiža|clubnat=SER}}

{{nat fs g player|no= 17|pos=MF|name={{Sortname|Sara|Simonović}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2004|3|31}} |caps= |goals= |club=Radnički Kragujevac |clubnat=SER }}

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{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name={{Sortname|Armisa|Kuč}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1992|4|11}}|caps=58|goals=21|club=Fomget GSK|clubnat=TUR}}

{{nat fs g player|no= 19|pos=FW|name={{Sortname|Medina|Dešić}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1993|9|15}}|caps= |goals= |club=Nuremberg |clubnat=GER|latest= }}

{{nat fs g player|no= 23|pos=FW|name={{Sortname|Maša|Tomašević}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2007|07|25}} |caps= |goals= |club=Budućnost |clubnat=MNE|latest= }}

{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=FW|name={{Sortname|Jelena|Vujadinović }}|age= |caps= |goals= |club=Medik Konin |clubnat=POL |latest= }}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=FW|name={{Sortname|Tatjana|Osmajić}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2006|02|20}} |caps= |goals=0|club=Breznica |clubnat=MNE|latest= }}

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• The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{Sortname|Nikolina|Perunović}}|age= |caps= |goals=0|club=Zora Spuž |clubnat=MNE |latest=v. {{fbw|MKD}},3 December 2024 }}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{Sortname|Marija|Vuković}}|age= |caps= |goals=0|club=Budućnost|clubnat=MNE |latest=v. {{fbw|LIT}},25 February 2025 }}

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{{nat fs r player|no= |pos=DF|name={{Sortname|Majda|Drešević}}|age= |caps= |goals= |club=Breznica |clubnat=MNE|latest=v. {{fbw|FRO}},9 May 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{Sortname|Anastasija|Rakočević}}|age= |caps= |goals= |club=Radnički Kragujevac|clubnat=SER|latest=v. {{fbw|NIR}},27 February 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no= 2|pos=DF|name={{Sortname|Milica|Radunović}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1996|11|9}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=TSC Kanjiža|clubnat=SER|latest=v. {{fbw|FIN}},29 October 2024 }}

{{nat fs r player|no= 14|pos=DF|name={{Sortname|Tatjana|Đurković}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1995|7|5}} |caps= |goals= |club=Asteras Tripolis |clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fbw|LIT}},25 February 2025 }}

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{{nat fs r player|no= 23|pos=FW|name={{Sortname|Ana|Krivokapić}}|age= |caps= |goals= |club=Leotar|clubnat=BIH|latest=v. {{fbw|MKD}},3 December 2024 }}

{{nat fs r player|no= 23|pos=FW|name={{Sortname|Anđela|Golubović}}|age= |caps= |goals= |club=Ekonomist|clubnat=MNE|latest=v. {{fbw|MKD}},3 December 2024 }}

{{nat fs r player|no= 7|pos=MF|name={{Sortname|Slađana|Bulatović}}|other=captain|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1994|5|4}}|caps=57|goals=17|club=Fomget GSK|clubnat=TUR|latest= v. {{fbw|AZE}},8 April 2025}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{Sortname|Tanja|Malesija}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2004|8|19}}|caps=10|goals=1|club=Danilovgrad|clubnat=MNE|latest= v. {{fbw|AZE}},8 April 2025 }}

{{nat fs r player|no= |pos=MF|name={{Sortname|Anđela|Tošković}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2004|8|19}}|caps=12|goals=2|club=Breznica|clubnat=MNE|latest= v. {{fbw|AZE}},8 April 2025}}

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{{nat fs r player|no= 9|pos= FW|name={{Sortname|Nađa|Doknić}}|age= |caps= |goals= |club= Ekonomist|clubnat=MNE |latest=v. {{fbw|FIN}},29 October 2024 }}

{{nat fs r player|no= 23|pos=FW|name={{Sortname|Nikolina|Caković}}|age= |caps= |goals= |club= Budućnost|clubnat=MNE|latest=v. {{fbw|MKD}},3 December 2024 }}

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{{See also|Category:Montenegro women's international footballers}}

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

{{Updated|4 June 2024}}

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.

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