# 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.

## 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 | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Quarterfinal | 7th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | Squad |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | Qualified: 1/6 | Qualified: 1/6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | — |

### World Championship

| World Championship record | World Championship record | World Championship record | World Championship record | World Championship record | World Championship record | World Championship record | World Championship record | World Championship record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1998 | Second Round | 6th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 2022 | First Round | 22nd | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | Squad | Reallocation after disqualification of Russia | Reallocation after disqualification of Russia | Reallocation after disqualification of Russia | Reallocation after disqualification of Russia | Reallocation after disqualification of Russia |
| 2025 | 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 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 |
| Total | Qualified: 4/9 | Qualified: 4/9 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 54 | — | 26 | 17 | 9 | 57 | 36 |

### World Cup

World Cup record :
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | 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 |
| Total | Qualified: 2/7 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 39 | — |

### World Grand Prix

World Grand Prix record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 2014 | Semifinal | 23rd | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | Squad |
| 2015 | Preliminary Round | 20th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | Squad |
| 2016 | Final | 21st | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 5 | Squad |
| 2017 | Preliminary Round | 23rd | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | Squad |
| Total | Qualified: 4/25 | Qualified: 4/25 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 49 | — |

### Nations League

Nations League record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Preliminary Round | 15th | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 30 | Squad |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | Qualified: 1/6 | Qualified: 1/6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 30 | — |

### Challenger Cup

Challenger Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | Competed: 3/5 | Competed: 3/5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | — |

### 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 | 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 | Qualified as 6th from the 1993 Euro | Qualified as 6th from the 1993 Euro | Qualified as 6th from the 1993 Euro | Qualified as 6th from the 1993 Euro |
| 1997 | Final | | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as 2nd from the 1995 Euro | Qualified as 2nd from the 1995 Euro | Qualified as 2nd from the 1995 Euro | Qualified as 2nd from the 1995 Euro | 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 | Qualified as 2nd from the 1999 Euro | Qualified as 2nd from the 1999 Euro | Qualified as 2nd from the 1999 Euro | Qualified as 2nd from the 1999 Euro |
| 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 | 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 | Qualified as 5th from the 2013 Euro | Qualified as 5th from the 2013 Euro | Qualified as 5th from the 2013 Euro | 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 | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts |
| /// 2023 | Preliminary Round | 22nd | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 |
| Total | Qualified: 15/16 | 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 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2010 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2011 | League Round | 11th | 12 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 33 | Squad |
| 2012 | Did not compete | 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 | Did not compete |
| 2014 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2015 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2016 | Did not compete | 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 | Did not compete |
| 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 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2024 | League Round | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | Squad |
| Total | Competed: 6/14 | Competed: 6/14 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 78 | 92 | — |

### Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1993 | Final | | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Squad |
| 1997 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | 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 | 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 | (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Setter | HAOK Mladost |
| 2 | Andrea Mihaljević | (2003-02-21) 21 February 2003 (age 21) | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | Opposite hitter | HAOK Mladost |
| 3 | Ema Strunjak | (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 25) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Middle blocker | Beşiktaş JK |
| 4 | Božana Butigan | (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 24) | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker | Volley Bergamo |
| 6 | Lea Deak | (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24) | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Setter | Volero Zürich |
| 9 | Lucija Mlinar | (1995-05-06) 6 May 1995 (age 29) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Outside spiker | Edremit Bld. Altınoluk |
| 10 | Dijana Karatović | (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 21) | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Outside spiker | ŽOK Ribola Kaštela |
| 11 | Nina Strize | (2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 (age 20) | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | Opposite hitter | ŽOK Ribola Kaštela |
| 12 | Josipa Marković | (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside spiker | HAOK Mladost |
| 14 | Martina Šamadan | (1993-09-11) 11 September 1993 (age 31) | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker | Volley-Ball Nantes |
| 15 | Viktoria Ana Trcol | (2004-09-18) 18 September 2004 (age 20) | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Middle blocker | ŽOK Rijeka |
| 17 | Tia Kovčo | (2005-10-31) 31 October 2005 (age 18) | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Libero | OK Split |
| 19 | Izabela Štimac | (2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 23) | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Libero | HAOK Mladost |
| 22 | Mirta Freund | (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 22) | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker | VC Wiesbaden |