# Croatia men's national volleyball team

The Croatia men's national volleyball team represents Croatia in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Croatian Volleyball Federation.

## Results

Prior to 1992 Croatia men's national volleyball team competed as a part of Yugoslavia men's national volleyball team.
Competitions Croatia men's national volleyball team has never qualified for or competed at:
* the Olympic Games
* the World Cup
* the World Grand Champions Cup
* the World League
* the Junior World Championship
* the Youth Olympic Games

### World Championship

| Year | Round | Position |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | First Round | 19th |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify |

### Challenger Cup

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | Qualified: 1/5 | Qualified: 1/5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |

### European Championship

| European Championship record | European Championship record | European Championship record | European Championship record | European Championship record | European Championship record | European Championship record | European Championship record | European Championship record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL |
| 1948–1991 | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia |
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 10 |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
| 2005 | Preliminary Round | 8th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 |
| 2007 | Preliminary Round | 14th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Squad | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 |
| 2015 | Preliminary Round | 15th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | Round of 16 | 14th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 11th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Qualified: 5/16 | Qualified: 5/16 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 53 | — | | | | | |

### European League

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 2004 | League Round | 7th | 12 | 3 | 9 | | |
| 2005 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2006 | Final | | 14 | 9 | 5 | | |
| 2007 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2008 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2009 | League Round | 12th | 12 | 0 | 12 | | |
| 2010 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2011 | League Round | 8th | 12 | 4 | 8 | | |
| 2012 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2013 | Final | | 14 | 11 | 3 | | |
| 2014 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2015 | League Round | 9th | 10 | 3 | 7 | | |
| 2016 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2017 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2018 | Silver League Champions | 13th | 8 | 7 | 1 | | |
| 2019 | Golden League League Round | 8th | 6 | 3 | 3 | | |
| 2021 | Silver League Semifinals | 15th | 8 | 4 | 4 | | |
| 2022 | Golden League Semifinals | | 8 | 5 | 3 | | |
| 2023 | Golden League Semifinals | | 8 | 3 | 5 | | |
| 2024 | Golden League Final | | 8 | 7 | 1 | | |
| Total | Participated: 12/20 | Participated: 12/20 | 120 | 59 | 61 | | |
| Total | Top tier (Golden League): 10/12 | Top tier (Golden League): 10/12 | 104 | 48 | 56 | | |

### Mediterranean Games

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 1993 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 1997 | Semifinals | | | | | | |
| 2001 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2005 | Preliminary Round | 9th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2013 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2018 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | Winners | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 |

## Team
### Current squad

Croatia squad for 2022 Mediterranean Games
* Bernard Bakonji
* Petar Đirlić
* Tino Hanžić
* Ivan Mihalj
* Tomislav Mitrašinović
* Kruno Nikačević
* Stipe Perić
* Hrvoje Pervan
* Marko Sedlaček
* Filip Šestan
* Petar Višić
* Ivan Zeljković
Team coached by Cédric Énard

### Notable players

* Tomislav Čošković
** best server of the 2006 European League
* Inoslav Krnić
** best setter of the 2006 European League
* Igor Omrčen
** top scorer of the 2004 European League
** top scorer of the 2006 European League
* Tsimafei Zhukouski
** best server of the 2013 European League
* Ivan Raič
** top scorer and best spiker of the 2013 European League
* Danijel Galić
** best receiver of the 2013 European League

### Former squads

* silver medal at the 2006 European League: Tsimafei Zhukouski, Danijel Galić, Darko Nojić, Igor Omrčen, Šime Vulin, Jura Boriskijević (L), Dragan Puljić, Mario Zelić, Toni Kovačević, Tomislav Čošković, Inoslav Krnić, Roko Sikirić
** coach: Rade Malević
* silver medal at the 2013 European League: Tsimafei Zhukouski (C), Matija Sabljak, Darko Nojić, Nikola Ščerbakov, Ivan Raič, Sven Šarčević (L), Marko Sedlaček, Ivan Ćosić, Mladen Jurčević, Fran Peterlin, Goran Išek, Ivan Tropan
** coach: Igor Šimunčić

## Record against other teams

As of 13 Oct 2015
Key :
* Positive total balance (more wins)
* Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio)
* Negative total balance (more losses)
| National team | Total | Total | Total | Olympic Games | Olympic Games | Olympic Games | World Championship | World Championship | World Championship | World Cup | World Cup | World Cup | World GC Cup | World GC Cup | World GC Cup | World League | World League | World League | European Championship | European Championship | European Championship | European League | European League | European League | Mediterranean Games | Mediterranean Games | Mediterranean Games | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications |
| National team | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L |
| Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Belarus | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Denmark | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Estonia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Finland | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Great Britain | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Israel | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Italy | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latvia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Montenegro | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Poland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Romania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Russia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Spain | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Turkey | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | | | | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total (35) | 198 | 81 | 118 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |