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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Information
Nickname	Zmajevi (Dragons)
Association	Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coach	Adnan Bašić
Assistant coach	Omer Šabić
Captain	Slađana Topić and Armina Isić
Most goals	Edina Demić
Ranking	#27
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	0
Last updated on Unknown.

The women's handball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the management of the Handball Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

After secession from the SFRY, the Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina became independent and in 1992 became a member of the European (EHF) and World (IHF) handball federations and founded the first national handball team.

History

After 13 years of absence, the women's senior handball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina gathered in Lukavac on 15 March 2021. Radan Rovčanin was chosen as the coach.

2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

Greece- Bosnia

In the first match, the Greek women's handball team celebrated with a score of 29:18.

Most effective for Greece were Maria Chatziparasidou and Vailiki Gkatziou with six goals each, while for Bosnia Armina Isić with five goals and Marija Gudelj with four goals were the most effective.

Bosnia-Italy

In the second round of the first round of qualification for the European Championship in 2022, the women's handball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Italy with a score of 25:22 at the qualification tournament in Greece.

This was the first official triumph for Bosnia women's handball selection after 14 years, as long as they did not have an active national team. With this victory, the national team also achieved EHF points, which returned them to the EHF list, so the match against Italy can also be called historic.

Latvia-Bosnia

Radan Rovčanin's team defeated Latvia 31:19 in the third round of the group.

After the tournament in Greece, the coach of the Bosnian national team, Radan Rovčanin, commented:

We finished this tournament. I hope the Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is satisfied. The girls showed that they have character and we have to believe in them. I am most happy for them, I hope they will give better results in the next cycle. I am really satisfied with everything. I would like to thank the RSBiH Board of Directors for the conditions. I hope we will not stop at this because BiH has material to look forward to in the future. This will also be a motive for clubs in BiH. I am proud of this group of girls.

World Championship qualification in 2023

Handball players participated in the first phase of the World Championship qualification in 2023, which will be held in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.

The team got a new coach before qualifications. Instead of Radan Rovčanin, the team's new coach was Alma Čehajić Hadžović.

The women's handball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina played the first match of the first round of World Championship qualifiers against Greece in Cazin (JU Sportski centar " Salih Omerčević" Cazin). The result was 23:21 for Greece.

The second leg was also played in Cazin. Bosnia and Herzegovina managed to celebrate in Cazin with 22:21, but it was not enough for the next place.

Qualifications for the 2024 European Women`s Handball Championship

In April 2023, Bosnia and Herzegovina handball players found out their opponents in the European Championship qualifiers. The Bosnian team got the selections of Croatia, Romania, and Greece as their opponents.

Adnan Bašić, the coach of ŽRK Krivaja, was appointed as the new selector of the women's senior handball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Romania-Bosnia

On 12.10.2023, the Bosnian team suffered a defeat in Romania (Sala Sporturilor Mioveni). After 26:11 at halftime, the game ended at 49:18.

Special attention was drawn to the incredible situation at this match. Namely, one of the handball players of the Bosnian national team passed the ball to the referee instead to one of her teammates. The referee accepted the ball, but looked very surprised at what had happened. She immediately threw the ball back to Bosnian team members, who continued their attack.

Bosnia-Croatia

The women's handball national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered its second defeat in qualifying for the European Championship. In Cazin (JU Sportski centar " Salih Omerčević" Cazin ), Croatia was better with a score of 31:17.

For Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ana Vrančić and Armina Isić scored four goals each, and Edina Demić added three. Nikolina Zadravec, Dejana Milosavljević and Andrea Šimara led Croatia to victory with five goals each.

Current squad

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 27 LB Armina Isić (Age 21) 180 cm 22 CS Dacia Mioveni 2012 4 RB Edina Demić (Age 26) 182 cm 73 Le Pouzin HB07 9 CB Desire Kolašinac (Age 32) 178 cm 23 SG Kappel Windeck 10 LB Azra Topić (Age 27) 163 cm 19 Krajina 7 RW Ana Vrančić (Age 30) 170 cm 16 A.C. PAOK 39 RW Slađana Andrić (Age 20) 170 cm 3 ZRK Borac 14 CB Adelisa Dautović (Age 23) 163 cm 4 Krajina 26 LW Martina Pandža (Age 24) 159 cm 1 ZRK Zrinjski 40 LP Nejra Cerić (Age 22) 173 cm 0 ZRK Krivaja 34 LP Amela Džamkić (Age 21) 188 cm 19 WHC Cair Skopje 2 LP Mateja Šumelj (Age 26) 175 cm 11 HRK Grude 35 CB Sara Bašić Salkić (Age 26) 178 cm 0 ZRK Krivaja 24 LW Sara Majkić (Age 22) 173 cm 0 ZRK Borac 30 LP Ajla Alikadić (Age 26) 163 cm 0 ZRK Gorazde 19 LP Damljana Bošnjak 6 Feb 1998 (Age 25) 183 cm 3 ZRK Jedinstvo Tuzla 32 RW Sara Čahtarević (Age 25) 172 cm 0 RK Hadzici 18 LP Adna Halebić (Age 26) 175 cm 0 RK Hadzici 4 LB Jovana Ilić (Age 22) 175 cm 4 HRK Grude 17 CB Dejana Kulić (Age 27) 171 cm 0 RK Hadzici 41 CB Adnana Latifović (Age 23) 175 cm 0 ZRK Krivaja 5 LB Alena Latifović (Age 18) 186 cm 12 ZRK Krivaja 3 LP Karla Lovrić (Age 19) 175 cm 17 HRK Grude 38 LW Ajna Mačak (Age 23) 160 cm 14 ZRK Krivaja 33 LP Jovana Novaković (Age 23) 172 cm 0 ZRK Borac 8 LB Ana Petrović ( Age 20) 175 cm 0 HRK Grude 6 CB Milana Railić (Age 18) 169 cm 0 ZRK Borac 36 LW Ivana Rozić (Age 29) 172 cm 0 ZRK Zrinski Mostar 77 RW Admira Zvekić (Age 27) 169 cm 25 OZRK Jedinstvo Tuzla 1 GK Anica Gudelj (Age 32) 182 cm 0 CSM Corona Brașov 21 GK Anisa Selimović (Age 25) 171 cm 0 RK Hadzici 12 GK Darjana Vukliš (Age 28) 170 cm 0 ZRK Borac

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2000

23 May 2000 2000 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	31:26	Finland	Antwerp (BEL)
18:45 UTC−4		Report		Referee: Van Dijk, Carla and Wijtenburg, Yvonne

23 May 2000 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	28:28	Latvia	Antwerp (BEL)
17:30 UTC−4		Report		Referee: Kostov, Ivan and Kostov, Milen

25 May 2000 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	47:13	Cyprus	Antwerp (BEL)
19:15 UTC−4		Report		Referee: Luchini, Renato and Di Pasquale, Salvatore

26 May 2000 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	20:16	Belgium	Antwerp (BEL)
17:00		Report		Referee: Sondors, Zigmars and Licis, Renars

27 May 2000 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Israel	29:32	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Antwerp (BEL)
14:30		Report		Referee: Fohn, Claudia and Viatour, Nathalie

28 May 2000 Womens`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	30:26	Belgium	Antwerp (BEL)
12:30		Report		Referee: Van Dijk, Carla and Wijtenburg, Yvonne

2001

25 November 2001 Women`s European Championship Qualification	Bosnia and Herzegovina	26:27	Portugal	Visoko (BIH)
15:00		Report		Referee: Fleisch, Holger and Rieber, Jürgen

2 December 2001 Women`s European Championship Qualification	Portugal	26:18	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Aljustrel, Slovenia
18:30		Report		Referee: Lajko, Csaba and Seidler, Bernhard

2002

21 November 2002 Women`s World Championship Qualification	Italy	22:26	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ceccano, Italy
20:00		Report		Referee: Fernandez Pineiro, Maria Cristina and Permuy, Pablo

24 November 2002 Women`s World Championship	Bosnia and Herzegovina	33:29	Italy	Tuzla, Bosnia
17:00		Report		Referee: Dobler, Beat and Meyer, Marco

29 November 2002 Women`s World Championship Qualifications	Bosnia and Herzegovina	29:27	Portugal	Tuzla, Bosnia
15:00		Report		Referee: Bashev, Ivan and Dobrev, Georgi

1 December 2002 Women`s World Championship Qualifications	Portugal	24:22	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Leiria, Portugal
15:30		Report		Referee: Evers, Frans and Kums, Marcel

5 December 2002 Women`s World Championship Qualifications	Bosnia and Herzegovina	27:25	Lithuania	Tuzla, Bosnia
15:00		Report		Referee: Konecny, Jiri and Ondras, Jiri

7 December 2002 Women`s World Championship Qualifications	Lithuania	36:30	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Tuzla, BIH
15:00		Report		Referee: Konecny, Jiri and Ondras, Jiri

2003

24 May 2003 Women`s World Championship Play-Off	Bosnia and Herzegovina	22:44	Hungary	Tuzla, Bosnia
17:00		Report		Referee: Methe, Bernd and Methe, Reiner

May 31 2003 Women`s World Championship Play-Off	Hungary	44:19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nyiregyhaza (HUN)
20:45		Report		Referee: Liachovicius, Valdemaras and Paskevicius, Gintaras

2006

5. April 2006 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51:15	Estonia	Vogosca, BIH
19:00		Report		Referee: Christidi, Ioanna and Papamattheou, Ioanna

9. April 2006 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Armenia	13:56	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Vogosca (BIH)
19:00		Report		Referee: Crnojevic, Helena and Kostecki Radic, Emina

April 7. 2006 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	36:21	Cyprus	Vogosca (BIH)
19:00		Report		Referee: Crnojevic, Helena and Kostecki Radic, Emina

April 6. 2006 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	49:16	Georgia	Vogosca (BIH)
17:00		Report		Referee: Ünlü Hatipoglu, Pinar and Simsek, Mehtap

9. April 2006 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	40:24	Faroe Islands	Vogosca (BIH)
19:00		Report		Referee: Crnojevic, Helena and Kostecki Radic, Emina

8. November 2006 Women`s World Championship Qualifications	Czech Republic	38:21	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cheb (CZE)
15:30		Report		Referee: Guseva, Valerija and Vartanyan, Stella

29. November 2006 Women`s World Championship Qualifications	Bosnia and Herzegovina	25:29	Bulgaria	Cheb (CZE)
18:00		Report		Referee: Guseva, Valerija and Vartanyan, Stella

1. December 2006 Women`s World Championship Qualifications	Bosnia and Herzegovina	29:36	Greece	Cheb (CZE)
20:00		Report		Referee: Ciulei, Diana-Carmen and Stoia, Anamaria

2. December 2006 Women`s World Championship Qualifications	Montenegro	31:27	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cheb (CZE)
20:00		Report		Referee: Ciulei, Diana-Carmen and Stoia, Anamaria

3. December 2006 Women`s World Championship Qualifications	Turkey	35:28	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cheb (CZE)
18:00		Report		Referee: Veber, Ales and Pangerc, Damjan Janez

2007

27. November 2007 Women`s European Championship Qualifications	Bosnia and Herzegovina	26:18	Greece	Panevezys (LTU)
15:00		Report		Referee: Guseva, Valerija and Vartanyan, Stella

28. November 2007 Women`s European Championship Qualifications	Bosnia and Herzegovina	29:35	Belgium	Panevezys (LTU) - VSI "Rankinio Centras"
14:00		Report		Referee: Ciulei, Diana-Carmen and Stoia, Anamaria

30. November 2007 Women`s European Championship Qualifications	Israel	20:28	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Panevezys (LTU) - VSI "Rankinio Centras"
14:00		Report		Referee: Van Dijk, Carla and Wijtenburg, Yvonne

1, December 2007 Women`s European Championship Qualifications	Bosnia and Herzegovina	22:27	Iceland	Panevezys (LTU) - VSI "Rankinio Centras"
14:00		Report		Referee: Guseva, Valerija and Vartanyan, Stella

2 December 2007 Women`s European Championship Qualifications	Lithuania	34:23	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Panevezys (LTU) - VSI "Rankinio Centras"
15:00		Report		Referee: Guseva, Valerija and Vartanyan, Stella

2008

6. March 2008 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	33:22	Israel	Larnaca (CYP) - Kition Sports Center
14:00		Report		Referee: Johnsen, Stine and Röen, Guro

27. March 2008 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Malta	6:35	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Larnaca (CYP) - Kition Sports Center
13:00		Report		Referee: Constantinou, Sotiris and Mouttas, Christos

28. March 2008 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	31:28	Finland	Larnaca (CYP) - Kition Sports Center
19:00		Report		Referee: Blinova, Marina and Popova, Maria

9. March 2008 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	20:21	Faroe Islands	Larnaca (CYP) - Kition Sports Cente
17:00		Report		Referee: Christidi, Ioanna and Papamattheou, Ioanna

30. March 2008 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	23:16	Great Britain	Larnaca (CYP) - Kition Sports Center
13:30		Report		Referee: Johnsen, Stine and Röen, Guro

2018

29. May 2018 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Azerbaijan	16:34	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Tuzla (BIH) - KSPC Mejdan
18:30		Report		Referee: Murariu, Georgiana and Paraschiv, Mihaela

30. May 2018 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	34:20	Great Britain	Tuzla (BIH) - KSPC Mejdan
18:30		Report		Referee: Puksic, Zan and Satler, Miha

31. May 2018 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	39:14	Luxembourg	Tuzla (BIH) - KSPC Mejdan
18:30		Report		Referee: Marton, Zsofia and Szabo, Eszter

2. Jun, 2018 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	30:24	Estonia	Tuzla (BIH) - KSPC Mejdan
18:30		Report		Referee: Marton, Zsofia and Szabo, Eszter

3. Jun, 2018 Women`s Challenge Trophy	Belgium	26:27	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Tuzla (BIH) - KSPC Mejdan
17:00		Report		Referee: Murariu, Georgiana and Paraschiv, Mihaela

2021

4. Jun, 2021 Women`s EHF Euro 2022	Greece	29:18	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Veria (GRE) - Filippio Sports Hall
17:00		Report		Referee: Yovchev, Svetoslav and Yonchev, Zvezdelin

5. Jun, 2021 Women`s EHF EURO 2022	Bosnia and Herzegovina	25:22	Italy	Veria (GRE) - Filippio Sports Hall
15:00		Report		Referee: Vitaku, Erdoan and Vitaku, Arsim

6. Jun, 2021 Women`s EHF EURO 2022	Bosnia and Herzegovina	31:19	Latvia	Veria (GRE) - Filippio Sports Hall
12:00		Report		Referee: Vitaku, Erdoan and Vitaku, Arsim

2022

3. November 2022 Women`s World Championship Qualifications	Greece	23:21	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cazin (BIH) - Sports Hall Cazin
20:00		Report		Referee: Ivanovic, Stefan and Vujisic, Marko

5. November 2022 Women`s World Championship 2023 Play Off	Bosnia and Herzegovina	22:21	Greece	Cazin (BIH) - Sports Hall Cazin
17:00		Report		Referee: Ivanovic, Stefan and Vujisic, Marko

2023

11. October 2023 Women`s EHF EURO 2024 Qualifications	Romania	49:18	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Oras Mioveni, Judet Arges (ROU) - Sala Sporturilor Mioveni
16:30		Report		Referee: Bocakova, Barbora and Janosikova, Lucia

14. October 2023 Women`s EHF EURO 2024 Qualifications	Bosnia and Herzegovina	17:31	Croatia	Cazin (BIH) - Salih Omercevic _Cazin
20:00		Report		Referee: Ilieva, Marija and Karbeska, Silvana

2024

28. February 2024 Women`s EHF EURO 2024 Qualifications	Bosnia and Herzegovina	22:24	Greece
N/A		Report

2. March 2024 Women`s EHF EURO 2024 Qualifications	Greece	0:0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Report

3. April 2024 Women`s EHF EURO 2024 Qualifications	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0:0	Romania
		Report

7. April 2024 Women`s EHF EURO 2024 Qualifications	Croatia	0-0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Report

Coaches

• Radan Rovčanin: 04.03.21- 21.10.22 (596 days)
• Alma Čehajić Hadžović: 21.10.22- 19.09.2023 (333 days)
• Adnan Bašić: 19.09.2023- Current

Top Results

• Challenge Trophy - 2000 Champion
• Challenge Trophy - 2006 Champion
• Challenge Trophy - 2008 3rd place
• Challenge Trophy - 2018 Champion

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