List of official matches of the Montenegro handball team explained

The Montenegro men's national handball team represents Montenegro in international handball competitions. The national team was formed in 2006 recently after the Montenegrin independence.

National handball team of Montenegro made their historical debut matches in the January 2007. Except the qualifying matches, Montenegro played on the two greatest global tournaments - World Championship and the European Championship

Records

Largest victory: 41:27, –, 6 January 2007, Budva

Largest defeat: 39:23, –, 24 January 2011, Stavanger

Largest away victory: 31:37, –, 29 November 2008, Rize

Largest home defeat: 28:39, –, 8 June 2011, Pljevlja

Longest unbeaten streak: 9 matches, (3 January 2007 - 18 January 2008)

Longest losing streak: 7 matches, (14 June 2015 - 6 November 2016)

Most scored goals in a match: 41, – 41:27

Most goals against in a match: 39, – 28:39, –

Highest home attendance: approx. 6,000, – 33:25, 17 April 2022, Podgorica

Highest away attendance: 11,835, – 37:26, 13 April 2019, Copenhagen

Lowest home attendance: 800, – 24:24, 24 October 2018, Podgorica (note: excluding matches during COVID-19 pandemic)

Lowest away attendance: 300, – 29:26, 16 January 2010, Alcamo (note: excluding matches during COVID-19 pandemic)

Results

Below is the list of all official matches of Montenegro national handball team.

Date	Event	Match			Score	Venue	Attendance
03.01.2007	ECQ				26:28	Vantaa	1,300
06.01.2007	ECQ				41:27	Budva	1,500
10.01.2007	ECQ				31:24	Cetinje	2,000
13.01.2007	ECQ				34:35	Stockerau	1,500
17.01.2007	ECQ				32:27	Bijelo Polje	3,000
21.01.2007	ECQ				33:33	Panningen	2,000
10.06.2007	ECQ				28:30	Lagos	1,000
17.06.2007	ECQ				33:27	Bijelo Polje	3,500
17.01.2008	EC 2008				25:25	Drammen	4,000
18.01.2008	EC 2008				24:32	Drammen	2,500
19.01.2008	EC 2008				22:27	Drammen	4,000
22.01.2008	EC 2008				29:31	Stavanger	3,000
23.01.2008	EC 2008				26:34	Stavanger	2,800
24.01.2008	EC 2008				23:39	Stavanger	2,500
08.06.2008	WCQ				31:27	Bijelo Polje	3,000
14.06.2008	WCQ				29:24	Oradea	2,000
21.10.2008	ECQ				30:20	Bydgoszcz	4,500
26.11.2008	ECQ				35:33	Nikšić	3,000
29.11.2008	ECQ				31:37	Rize	1,000
18.03.2009	ECQ				29:33	Nikšić	3,500
22.03.2009	ECQ				29:24	Norrköping	4,000
10.06.2009	ECQ				33:26	Nikšić	2,500
13.06.2009	ECQ				27:28	Bucharest	2,000
17.06.2009	ECQ				23:31	Nikšić	3,500
16.01.2010	WCQ				29:26	Alcamo	300
17.01.2010	WCQ				26:28	Alcamo	1,200
28.10.2010	ECQ				30:27	Kristianstad	5,000
31.10.2010	ECQ				25:35	Bar	3,000
09.03.2011	ECQ				29:24	Rishon LeZion	800
13.03.2011	ECQ				36:27	Nikšić	3,000
08.06.2011	ECQ				28:39	Pljevlja	2,000
12.06.2011	ECQ				36:21	Košice	8,100
04.01.2012	WCQ				35:27	Cetinje	1,000
07.01.2012	WCQ				33:37	Tournai	800
11.01.2012	WCQ				30:31	Dobele	1,000
13.01.2012	WCQ				32:28	Cetinje	1,500
10.06.2012	WCQ				22:21	Stockholm	5,000
17.06.2012	WCQ				20:18	Podgorica	4,000
01.10.2012	ECQ				27:31	Mannheim	7,300
04.11.2012	ECQ				23:22	Bar	3,000
12.01.2013	WC 2013				26:28	Granollers	3,000
13.01.2013	WC 2013				20:32	Granollers	5,200
15.01.2013	WC 2013				25:27	Granollers	2,500
16.01.2013	WC 2013				21:29	Granollers	3,600
18.01.2013	WC 2013				25:26	Barcelona	2,000
21.01.2013	WC 2013				35:31	Guadalajara	500
22.01.2013	WC 2013				27:30	Guadalajara	500
03.04.2013	ECQ				29:28	Podgorica	2,500
06.04.2013	ECQ				28:25	Rishon LeZion	1,000
12.06.2013	ECQ				27:25	Podgorica	3,000
15.06.2013	ECQ				30:25	Brno	2,500
13.01.2014	EC 2014				21:28	Brøndby	2,400
15.01.2014	EC 2014				22:27	Brøndby	2,700
17.01.2014	EC 2014				23:29	Brøndby	3,500
08.06.2014	WCQ				28:27	Podgorica	2,000
15.06.2014	WCQ				30:24	Minsk	7,500
29.10.2014	ECQ				25:21	Belgrade	7,000
2.11.2014	ECQ				25:24	Bar	2,300
30.4.2015	ECQ				19:22	Tel Aviv	1,500
3.5.2015	ECQ				33:27	Bar	2,500
10.6.2015	ECQ				23:23	Bar	2,500
14.6.2015	ECQ				32:23	Reykjavik	2,050
16.1.2016	EC 2016				32:27	Sopot	6,864
18.1.2016	EC 2016				28:30	Sopot	6,980
20.1.2016	EC 2016				28:21	Sopot	5,930
12.6.2016	WCQ				29:22	Moscow	1,800
15.6.2016	WCQ				19:29	Bar	2,500
3.11.2016	ECQ				36:21	Lund	3,016
6.11.2016	ECQ				24:24	Bar	2,150
3.5.2017	ECQ				27:27	Hlohovec	2,000
6.5.2017	ECQ				31:30	Bijelo Polje	2,300
14.6.2017	ECQ				28:24	Nikšić	3,600
17.6.2017	ECQ				27:27	Moscow	2,000
13.1.2018	EC 2018				19:32	Zagreb	8,000
15.1.2018	EC 2018				28:29	Zagreb	5,000
17.1.2018	EC 2018				19:28	Zagreb	6,200
09.06.2018	WCQ				32:19	Osijek	4,500
14.06.2018	WCQ				32:31	Podgorica	1,100
24.10.2018	ECQ				24:24	Podgorica	800
28.10.2018	ECQ				29:24	Sumy	1,500
10.04.2019	ECQ				32:31	Podgorica	4,365
13.04.2019	ECQ				37:26	Copenhagen	11,835
13.06.2019	ECQ				21:24	Farum	950
16.06.2019	ECQ				27:21	Podgorica	4,000
9.1.2020	EC 2020				21:27	Graz	5,600
11.1.2020	EC 2020				22:21	Graz	5,500
13.1.2020	EC 2020				27:36	Graz	5,000

Montenegro vs. other countries

During its history, Montenegrin national handball team played against 31 various countries.

Most matches, Montenegro played against Sweden (9), Israel (6) and Russia (6).

Opponent	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	2	2	0	0	66	58	+8
	1	0	0	1	26	28	-2
	4	1	0	3	102	122	-20
	2	2	0	0	72	60	+12
	1	0	0	1	25	26	-1
	5	1	0	4	118	153	-35
	2	1	0	1	48	52	-4
	1	1	0	0	35	31	+4
	4	1	0	3	110	130	-20
	2	1	1	0	48	45	+3
	2	2	0	0	69	53	+16
	1	0	0	1	20	32	-12
	4	2	0	2	98	113	-15
	1	0	0	1	26	29	-3
	1	0	0	1	27	32	-5
	2	1	0	1	48	56	-8
	1	1	0	0	28	26	+2
	6	4	0	2	169	158	+11
	1	0	0	1	27	30	-3
	2	2	0	0	63	58	+5
	1	0	0	1	28	29	-1
	2	1	1	0	65	60	+5
	1	0	0	1	22	27	-5
	3	0	0	3	66	100	-34
	2	2	0	0	63	55	+8
	4	3	0	1	118	116	+2
	6	0	3	3	138	162	-24
	3	1	1	1	66	69	-3
	4	1	1	2	104	128	-24
	2	0	0	2	48	59	-11
	9	2	0	7	219	259	-40
	1	0	0	1	25	27	-2
	2	2	0	0	70	57	+13
	2	1	0	1	51	50	+1
34 Countries	87	35	7	45	2308	2491	-183

Updated till 29 February 2020

Tournaments

During the past, Montenegro participated on the next official (EHF/IHF) tournaments:
2007 - Qualifiers for Euro 2008
2008 - European Championship 2008
2008 - Qualifiers for World Championship 2009
2008/09 - Qualifiers for Euro 2010
2010 - Qualifiers for World Championship 2011
2010/11 - Qualifiers for Euro 2012
2012 - Qualifiers for World Championship 2013
2012/13 - Qualifiers for Euro 2014
2013 - World Championship 2013
2014 - European Championship 2014
2014 - Qualifiers for World Championship 2015
2014/15 - Qualifiers for Euro 2016
2016 - European Championship 2016
2016 - Qualifiers for World Championship 2017
2016/17 - Qualifiers for Euro 2018
2018 - European Championship 2018
2018 - Qualifiers for World Championship 2019
2018/19 - Qualifiers for Euro 2020
2020 - European Championship 2020

Tournament	Matches	Wins	Draws	Loss	GF	GA
World Championship	7	1	0	6	179	204
European Championship	18	1	1	16	427	525
Qualifying matches EC/WC	62	33	6	23	1702	1752
OVERALL	87	35	7	45	2308	2491

Updated: Feb 29, 2020

See also

• Montenegro men's national handball team
• Handball Federation of Montenegro
• Montenegro women's national handball team