Montenegro national handball team
| Montenegro | |||
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| Information | |||
| Nickname |
Zlatni lavovi (The Golden Lions) | ||
| Association | Handball Federation of Montenegro | ||
| Coach | Ljubomir Obradović | ||
| Assistant coach | Milorad Davidović | ||
| Most caps | Igor Marković (50) | ||
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| Results | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2013) | ||
| Best result | 22nd (2013) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2008) | ||
| Best result | 12th (2008) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
The Montenegro national handball team represents Montenegro in international handball competitions. The national team was formed in 2006 recently after the Montenegrin independence.
Montenegro played their first official match at 3 January 2007 in Vantaa and won against Finland (28:26).
Since then, Montenegro successfully qualified for four big competitions – once for the World Cup (2013) and for the European Championship in 2008, 2014 and 2016.
The head coach is Ljubomir Obradović.
History and records
The national side first appeared in the Euro 2008 Qualifiers, which started in January 2007. After the great success in the qualifying matches, Montenegro participated at the Euro 2008, where they participated in the second group phase. Year later, Montenegrin players didn't succeed to qualify for World Championship 2009 and after that, there was a crisis in the results of national team.
New era of great results for Montenegro started at 2012. After surprisingly win against Sweden in the qualifiers, Montenegro placed for the World Championship 2013. In June 2013, Montenegro sensational eliminated Germany in the final round of qualifiers for the Euro 2014. At the Euro 2014, Montenegro was eliminated in the first phase.
National team matches
| Tournament | Matches | Wins | Draws | Loss | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 179 | 204 |
| European Championship | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 215 | 262 |
| Qualifying matches EC/WC | 42 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 1194 | 1199 |
| OVERALL | 58 | 26 | 2 | 30 | 1588 | 1665 |
Records
- Largest victory
- 41:27,
Montenegro – 
Finland, 6 January 2007, Budva
- Largest defeat
- 36:21,
Slovakia – Montenegro, 12 June 2011, Košice
- Highest home attendance
- 4,000, Montenegro –
Sweden 20:18, 17 June 2012, Podgorica
- Highest away attendance
- 8,100, Slovakia – Montenegro 36:21, 12 June 2011, Košice
Tournament record
World Championship
The national team of Montenegro made their first appearance at the World Cup in 2013, from their 3rd qualifying attempt. Their first World Cup match was played on 12 January 2013 against Argentina in Granollers, Spain.
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||
 2013 | Preliminary Round | 22nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 179 | 203 | −24 |
 2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | Qualified: 1/4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 179 | 203 | −24 | |
European Championship
Debut on the European Championship, Montenegrin national team made after first attempt.
They participated at the Euro 2008 and made successful appearance in their first match against Russia (25:25). They qualified for the Main Phase of the European Championship.
Their second appearance was in 2014, after Montenegro sensational eliminated Germany during the qualifiers. At the tournament, Montenegro lost all three games, with elimination after the first phase.
Montenegro hoped for a better result in 2016, but it was pretty much deja vu from two years ago as they once again lost all three games and finished in last place in their group, as well as last place in the tournament claiming 16th place out of 16 teams.
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 2008 | Main Round | 12th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 149 | 188 | −39 |
 2010 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2012 | |||||||||
 2014 | Preliminary Round | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 84 | −18 |
 2016 | Preliminary Round | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 90 | −14 |
| Total | Qualified: 3/5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 291 | 352 | −71 | |
Team
Current squad
This is the squad for the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.[1]
Head coach: Ljubomir Obradović
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- Uniforms
1st: red/red (GK: yellow)
2nd: white/white (GK: red)
3rd: black/black (GK: blue)
Technical staff
- Team Official: Petar Kapisoda
- Coach: Ljubomir Obradović
- Assistant Coach: Milorad Davidović
- Physiotherapist: Bojan Milošević
- Physiotherapist: Bojan Vlaisavljević
Notable former players
- Petar Kapisoda
- Draško Mrvaljević
- Zoran Roganović
- Goran Đukanović
- Alen Muratović
- Novica Rudović
- Goran Stojanović
- Vladimir Osmajić
- Ratko Đurković
- Fahrudin Melić
- Blažo Lisičić
- Marko Dobrković
- Žarko Pejović
Players and coaches
Player statistics
Almost 50 different players participated for Montenegro national handball team from 2007 until today. Among former players of Montenegro, there are Alen Muratović, Petar Kapisoda, Draško Mrvaljević, Goran Đukanović, Vladimir Osmajić, Goran Stojanović, Blažo Lisičić, Marko Dobrković and others.
Most capped playersFive most capped players in Montenegrin national team (As of 1 February 2014)
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Top scorersFive all-time top scorers on the official games of Montenegrin national handball team (As of 1 February 2014)
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Coaching history
| Coach | From | To | Record* | Championship | ||||
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| M | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Pero Milošević | October 2006 | June 2007 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 | None |
| Ranko Popović | August 2007 | November 2009 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 31.25 | Euro 2008 |
 Kasim Kamenica | November 2009 | April 2010 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | None |
| Miodrag Popović | April 2010 | March 2011 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.00 | None |
| Zoran Kastratović | May 2011 | February 2014 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 41.67 | WC 2013, Euro 2014 |
| Ljubomir Obradović | March 2014 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 | ||
* Data is only for official matches (qualifiers, European Championship, World Championship). For more information, there is a List of official matches of the Montenegro handball team
See also
- List of Montenegro national handball team players
- List of official matches of the Montenegro handball team
- Handball Federation of Montenegro
- Montenegro women's national handball team
References
External links
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