Montenegrin clubs in European football competitions
After the end of every competitive season, football clubs from Montenegro play in European competitions.
Teams from Montenegro have been playing on the international scene since they represented SFR Yugoslavia during the 1970s. Since 2006, Montenegrin teams have played as representatives of independent Montenegro, and qualified through the Montenegrin First League and Montenegrin Cup.
Currently, four Montenegrin clubs take part in UEFA European Cups. The champion of the First Montenegrin League plays in UEFA Champions League qualifiers. The second and third placed team from the First League play in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers. The winner of the Montenegrin Cup also plays in the Europa Conference league.
UEFA Rankings[]
Current rankings (2021-22)[]
UEFA Country Ranking for league participation in 2021–22 European football season (Previous year rank in italics)
- 48 (52) Football Superleague of Kosovo
- 49 (49) Gibraltar National League
- 50 (50) Montenegrin First League
- 51 (47) Cymru Premier
- 52 (46) Úrvalsdeild karla
History of rankings[]
Since independence (2006) and establishing of Montenegrin First League and other national competitions, Montenegro is a full-member of UEFA. Since then, Montenegrin League is present on UEFA Country Ranking system.
Below is a historical list of Montenegrin rankings and country coefficient.
Year | Position | Change | Coefficient | Teams |
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Sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] [11][12][13][14][15]
UEFA competitions[]
Performances by season[]
Historically, Montenegrin football clubs played in three UEFA competitions for clubs - the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup), UEFA Europa Conference League and Intertoto Cup.
The champions of Montenegro have never played in the group phase of the UEFA Champions League, and the most successful in the qualifiers was FK Zeta Golubovci in the 2007–08 season.
The best performances in the UEFA Europa League were FK Zeta who played in the playoffs, and OFK Titograd and FK Budućnost which played in Round 3. The most successful in the Intertoto Cup was FK Budućnost Podgorica.
Below is a list of games of all Montenegrin clubs in UEFA competitions.
Performances by clubs[]
12 different Montenegrin clubs have played in UEFA competitions. Before the founding of the Montenegrin First League and Montenegrin Cup, three clubs played in European Cups as a representatives of Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro. Eight other clubs played their first seasons in UEFA competitions after Montenegrin independence.
Below is a table with Montenegrin clubs' scores in UEFA competitions.
Team | Seasons | G | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
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FK Budućnost Podgorica | |||||||
OFK Titograd | |||||||
FK Zeta Golubovci | |||||||
FK Mogren Budva | |||||||
FK Sutjeska Nikšić | |||||||
FK Rudar Pljevlja | |||||||
OFK Grbalj Radanovići | |||||||
OFK Petrovac | |||||||
FK Čelik Nikšić | |||||||
FK Iskra Danilovgrad | |||||||
FK Lovćen Cetinje | |||||||
FK Bokelj Kotor | |||||||
OVERALL |
As of the end of UEFA competitions 2020–21 season.
Performances by competition[]
Football clubs from Montenegro have played in three UEFA competitions. Below is a list of performances in every single competition.
Competition | G | W | D | L | GD |
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UEFA Champions League | |||||
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup | |||||
UEFA Europa Conference League | |||||
Intertoto Cup | |||||
OVERALL |
As of the end of UEFA competitions 2021–22 season.
Scores by opponents' countries[]
Below is the list of performances of Montenegrin clubs against opponents in UEFA competitions by their countries (football federations).
Opponents' country | G | W | D | L | GD |
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Albania | |||||
Andorra | |||||
Armenia | |||||
Austria | |||||
Azerbaijan | |||||
Belarus | |||||
Belgium | |||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||
Bulgaria | |||||
Croatia | |||||
Cyprus | |||||
Denmark | |||||
Estonia | |||||
Faroe Islands | |||||
Finland | |||||
Germany | |||||
Greece | |||||
Georgia | |||||
Hungary | |||||
Israel | |||||
Kazakhstan | |||||
Kosovo | |||||
Latvia | |||||
Lithuania | |||||
Luxembourg | |||||
Macedonia | |||||
Malta | |||||
Moldova | |||||
Netherlands | |||||
Northern Ireland | |||||
Poland | |||||
Romania | |||||
San Marino | |||||
Serbia | |||||
Scotland | |||||
Slovakia | |||||
Slovenia | |||||
Spain | |||||
Sweden | |||||
Turkey | |||||
Ukraine | |||||
OVERALL |
As of the end of UEFA competitions 2021–22 season.
Other international competitions[]
Balkans Cup[]
The Balkans Cup was a regional football competition (1960-1994) in which Montenegrin clubs participated as a representatives of SFR Yugoslavia. Teams from Montenegro which played in the Balkans Cup were FK Budućnost Podgorica and FK Sutjeska Nikšić. FK Budućnost had the biggest success, playing in the 1991 final, after eliminating Galatasaray SK.
Below is a list of Montenegrin clubs in the Balkans Cup.
Season | Round | Home | Guest | Result |
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Elbasani | FK Sutjeska Nikšić | |||
FK Sutjeska Nikšić | ASA Târgu Mureș | |||
FK Sutjeska Nikšić | Elbasani | |||
ASA Târgu Mureș | FK Sutjeska Nikšić | |||
Panathinaikos | FK Budućnost Podgorica | |||
Vllaznia | FK Budućnost Podgorica | |||
FK Budućnost Podgorica | Vllaznia | |||
FK Budućnost Podgorica | Panathinaikos | |||
Tirana | FK Budućnost Podgorica | |||
FK Budućnost Podgorica | Tirana | |||
FK Budućnost Podgorica | Galatasaray | |||
Galatasaray | FK Budućnost Podgorica | |||
FK Budućnost Podgorica | Inter Sibiu | |||
Inter Sibiu | FK Budućnost Podgorica |
See also[]
- Football in Montenegro
- Montenegrin First League
- Montenegrin Second League
- Montenegrin Third League
- Montenegrin Cup
- Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946–2006)
References[]
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- Lists of Montenegrin football club seasons
- Football in Serbia and Montenegro
- Yugoslav First League
- Football in Montenegro
- European football clubs in international competitions