National sports 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[edit]
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:
World Championship[edit]
European Championship[edit]
Year
|
Round
|
Position
|
|
|
|
|
|
1993 |
did not qualify
|
1995
|
1997
|
1999
|
2001
|
2003
|
2005 |
Preliminary Round |
8th |
5 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
9
|
2007 |
Preliminary Round |
14th |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
9
|
2009 |
did not qualify
|
2011
|
2013
|
2015 |
Preliminary Round |
15th |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
9
|
2017 |
did not qualify
|
2019
|
2021 |
Round of 16 |
14th |
6 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
14
|
2023 |
Round of 16 |
11th |
6 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
12
|
Total |
Qualified: 5/16 |
23 |
8 |
15 |
34 |
53
|
European League[edit]
Year
|
Round
|
Position
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
League Round |
7th |
12 |
3 |
9 |
|
|
2005 |
did not compete
|
2006 |
Final |
|
14 |
9 |
5 |
|
|
2007 |
did not compete
|
2008
|
2009 |
League Round |
12th |
12 |
0 |
12 |
|
|
2010 |
did not compete
|
2011 |
League Round |
8th |
12 |
4 |
8 |
|
|
2012 |
did not compete
|
2013 |
Final |
|
14 |
11 |
3 |
|
|
2014 |
did not compete
|
2015 |
League Round |
9th |
10 |
3 |
7 |
|
|
2016 |
did not compete
|
2017
|
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 |
|
|
Total |
Participated: 11/19 |
112 |
52 |
60 |
|
|
Top tier (Golden League): 9/11 |
96 |
41 |
55 |
|
|
Mediterranean Games[edit]
Year
|
Round
|
Position
|
|
|
|
|
|
1993 |
did not compete
|
1997 |
Semifinals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2001 |
did not compete
|
2005 |
Preliminary Round |
9th |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6
|
2009 |
did not compete
|
2013
|
2018 |
Quarterfinals |
5th |
5 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
11
|
2022 |
Winners |
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
17 |
5
|
Current squad[edit]
Croatia squad for 2022 Mediterranean Games
Team coached by Cédric Énard
Notable players[edit]
Former squads[edit]
- 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
- 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
Player statistics[edit]
Record against other teams[edit]
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
|
Olympic Games
|
World Championship
|
World Cup
|
World GC Cup
|
World League
|
European Championship
|
European League
|
Mediterranean Games
|
Qualifications
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
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