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| Association | Croatian Volleyball Federation | ||
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| Confederation | CEV | ||
| Head coach | Ferhat Akbaş | ||
| FIVB ranking | 36 2 (29 June 2025)[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in2000) | ||
| Best result | 7th (2000) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in1998) | ||
| Best result | 6th (1998) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in1995) | ||
| Best result | 4th (1995) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 14 (First in1993) | ||
| Best result |  (1995,1997,1999) | ||
| hos-cvf.hr(in Croatian) | |||
TheCroatia women's national volleyball team representsCroatia in international women'svolleyball 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.
Prior to 1992 Croatia women's national volleyball team competed as a part ofYugoslavia women's national volleyball team.
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
 1992 | Couldn't participate in qualification | |||||||
 1996 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2000 | Quarterfinal | 7th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | Squad |
 2004 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2008 | ||||||||
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| Total | Qualified: 1/6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | — | |
| World Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||
| 1998 | Second Round | 6th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
 2002 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 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 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
  2022 | First Round | 22nd | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | Squad | Reallocation after disqualification of Russia | |||||
 2025 | Did not qualify | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||
| Total | Qualified: 4/9 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 54 | — | 26 | 17 | 9 | 57 | 36 | ||
| World Cup record | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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| Total | Qualified: 2/7 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 39 | — | |
| World Grand Prix record | ||||||||
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 1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| 2014 | Semifinal[2] | 23rd[3] | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | Squad |
| 2015 | Preliminary Round[4] | 20th[5] | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | Squad |
| 2016 | Final[2] | 21st[6] | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 5 | Squad |
| 2017 | Preliminary Round[7] | 23rd[8] | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | Squad |
| Total | Qualified: 4/25 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 49 | — | |
| Nations League record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| 2023 | Preliminary Round | 15th | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 30 | Squad |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | Qualified: 1/6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 30 | — | |
| Challenger Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
 2018 | 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 | |||||||
| Total | Competed: 3/5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | — | |
| European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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| 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 the1993 Euro | |||||
| 1997 | Final | | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as 2nd from the1995 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 the1999 Euro | |||||
| 2003 | 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 the2013 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 | |||||
// /2023 | Preliminary Round | 22nd | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |
| Total | Qualified: 15/16 | 77 | 37 | 40 | 140 | 142 | — | 76 | 56 | 20 | 183 | 82 | ||
| European League record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2009 | Did not compete | |||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||
| 2011 | League Round | 11th | 12 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 33 | Squad |
| 2012 | Did not compete | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
| 2024 | League Round | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | Squad |
| 2025 | League Round | 8th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | Squad |
| Total | Competed: 7/16 | 51 | 22 | 29 | 88 | 106 | — | |
| Top tier (Golden league): 7/7 | ||||||||
| Mediterranean Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1993 | Final | | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Squad |
| 1997 | 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 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 42 | — | |
The following is the Croatian roster for the2023 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 23) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Setter | HAOK Mladost |
| 2 | Andrea Mihaljević | (2003-02-21)21 February 2003 (age 22) | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | Opposite hitter | HAOK Mladost |
| 3 | Ema Strunjak | (1999-09-24)24 September 1999 (age 26) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Middle blocker | Beşiktaş JK |
| 4 | Božana Butigan | (2000-08-19)19 August 2000 (age 25) | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker | Volley Bergamo |
| 6 | Lea Deak | (2000-04-27)27 April 2000 (age 25) | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Setter | Volero Zürich |
| 9 | Lucija Mlinar | (1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (age 30) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Outside spiker | Edremit Bld. Altınoluk |
| 10 | Dijana Karatović | (2003-07-23)23 July 2003 (age 22) | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Outside spiker | ŽOK Ribola Kaštela |
| 11 | Nina Strize | (2003-11-14)14 November 2003 (age 22) | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | Opposite hitter | ŽOK Ribola Kaštela |
| 12 | Josipa Marković | (2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (age 24) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside spiker | HAOK Mladost |
| 14 | Martina Šamadan | (1993-09-11)11 September 1993 (age 32) | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker | Volley-Ball Nantes |
| 15 | Viktoria Ana Trcol | (2004-09-18)18 September 2004 (age 21) | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Middle blocker | ŽOK Rijeka |
| 17 | Tia Kovčo | (2005-10-31)31 October 2005 (age 20) | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Libero | OK Split |
| 19 | Izabela Štimac | (2000-11-12)12 November 2000 (age 25) | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Libero | HAOK Mladost |
| 22 | Mirta Freund | (2002-07-04)4 July 2002 (age 23) | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker | VC Wiesbaden |
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