FK Mornar (FC Sailor) was founded on December 1923, as JSK Crnojević.[1] In period until 1941, since the 1924-25 season,[2] the club played for a few seasons in the Montenegrin football championship (former Zeta Banovina), but without any significant success.
From 1945, the club participated under several names - Jadran, Obnova and Tempo. First significant success the club made in the 1950 season with promotion to the Montenegrin Republic League.[3] From 1950 to 2006, Mornar played numerous seasons in the Republic League and won three titles (1989, 1995, 2001). In the 1994-95 season, FK Mornar made 'double' on Republic level, by winning both titles - in the Montenegrin Republic League, and the Montenegrin Republic Cup.[4]
For the first time, Mornar played in Yugoslav leagues in the 1989-90 season, as a member of the Yugoslav Third Inter-Republic League - West. In the 1995-96 season, Mornar debuted in the Yugoslav Second League, where they spent six seasons until 2006.
Historical success Mornar made in summer 2009, with their first promotion to the Montenegrin First League. Until now, the club from Bar played seven seasons in the highest league competition in Montenegro, but without any significant result. On 2018-19 Montenegrin First League, Mornar made an Prva CFL all-time negative record, as they earned only 12 points on 36 games, but with only one single victory during the whole campaign. That year, team from Bar suffered 12 defeats in a row, which is the longest losing streak in the history of Montenegrin top-tier.
First League Record[]
See also: Participants of Montenegrin First League
For the first time, Mornar played in the Montenegrin First League in the 2009–10 season. Below is a list of FK Mornar scores in the First League by every single season.
For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please see Category:FK Mornar players.
Below is the list of most-known players which, during their career, played for FK Mornar.
FK Mornar plays its home games at Stadion Topolica, whose capacity is 2,500 seats. The stadium is built at the coast of Adriatic Sea, near the city beach and the Port of Bar. The stadium has floodlights, and except football, it's the main athletic field in Montenegro.