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Montenegrin clubs in European football competitions

Summary

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 edit

Current rankings (2022–23) edit

UEFA Country Ranking for league participation in 2022–23 European football season (Previous year rank in italics)

History of rankings edit

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
2008
51
-
0.500
4
2009
50
 
1.000
4
2010
47
 
2.125
4
2011
43
 
3.875
4
2012
42
 
4.375
4
2013
41
 
5.250
4
2014
39
 
6.000
4
2015
41
 
5.625
4
2016
44
 
4.875
4
2017
43
 
5.250
4
2018
43
 
5.000
4
2019
49
 
4.125
4
2020
50
 
4.375
4
2021
50
 
5.000
4
2022
53
 
4.875
4
2023
54
 
4.750
3

Sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] [11][12][13][14][15][16]

UEFA competitions edit

Performances by season edit

Historically, Montenegrin football clubs played in four 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, FK Budućnost and FK Sutjeska 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.

UEFA Champions League edit

Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2007–08 Zeta 1QR   FBK Kaunas 3–1 2–3 5–4
2QR   Rangers 0–1 0–2 0–3
2008–09 Budućnost 1QR   Tampere United 1–1 1–2 2–3
2009–10 Mogren 1QR   Hibernians 4–0 2–0 6–0
2QR   Copenhagen 0–6 0–6 0–12
2010–11 Rudar 1QR   Tre Fiori 4–1 3–0 7–1
2QR   Litex Lovech 0–4 0–1 0–5
2011–12 Mogren 2QR   Litex Lovech 1–2 0–3 1–5
2012–13 Budućnost 2QR   Śląsk Wrocław 0–2 1–0 1–2
2013–14 Sutjeska 2QR   Sheriff Tiraspol 0–5 1–1 1–6
2014–15 Sutjeska 2QR   Sheriff Tiraspol 0–3 0–2 0–5
2015–16 Rudar 2QR   Qarabağ 0–1 0–0 0–1
2016–17 OFK Titograd 2QR   Ludogorets Razgrad 0–3 0–2 0–5
2017–18 Budućnost 2QR   Partizan 0–0 0–2 0–2
2018–19 Sutjeska 1QR   Astana 0–2 0–1 0–3
2019–20 Sutjeska 1QR   Slovan Bratislava 1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–1 2–2 (3–2 p.)
2QR   APOEL 0–1 0–3 0–4
2020–21 Budućnost 1QR   Ludogorets Razgrad 1–3
2021–22 Budućnost 1QR   HJK 0–4 1–3 1–7
2022–23 Sutjeska 1QR   Ludogorets Razgrad 0–1 0–2 0–3
2023–24 Budućnost PR   Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 3–0
  Breiðablik 0–5

UEFA Cup/Europa League edit

Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2005–06 Zeta 2QR   Široki Brijeg 0–1 1–4 1–5
2007–08 Budućnost 1QR   Hajduk Split 1–1 0–1 1–2
Rudar 1QR   Omonia 0–2 0–2 0–4
2008–09 Mogren 1QR   Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0–3 1–1 1–4
Zeta 1QR   Interblock 1–1 0–1 1–2
2009–10 Budućnost 1QR   Polonia Warsaw 0–2 1–0 1–2
Petrovac 2QR   Anorthosis Famagusta 3–1 (a.e.t.) 1–2 4–3
3QR   Sturm Graz 1–2 0–5 1–7
Sutjeska 1QR   Partizan Minsk 1–1 1–2 2–3
2010–11 Budućnost 2QR   Baku 1–2 3–0[note 1] 4–2
3QR   Brøndby 1–2 0–1 1–3
Mogren 1QR   UE Santa Coloma 2–0 3–0 5–0
2QR   Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 0–2 2–3
Zeta 1QR   Dacia Chişinău 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2011–12 Budućnost 1QR   Flamurtari 1–3 2–1 3–4
Rudar 2QR   Austria Wien 0–3 0–2 0–5
Zeta 1QR   Spartak Trnava 2–1 0–3 2–4
2012–13 Čelik 1QR   Borac Banja Luka 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
2QR   Metalurh Donetsk 2–4 0–7 2–11
Rudar 1QR   Shirak 0–1 1–1 1–2
Zeta 1QR   Pyunik 1–2 3–0 4–2
2QR   JJK 1–0 2–3 3–3 (a)
3QR   Sarajevo 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
PO   PSV Eindhoven 0–5 0–9 0–14
2013–14 Čelik 1QR   Budapest Honvéd 1–4 0–9 1–13
Rudar 1QR   Mika 1–0 1–1 2–1
2QR   Śląsk Wrocław 2–2 0–4 2–6
OFK Titograd 1QR   Videoton 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
2QR   Senica 2–2 1–0 3–2
3QR   Sevilla 1–6 0–3 1–9
2014–15 Budućnost 1QR   Folgore 3–0 2–1 5–1
2QR   Omonia 0–0 0–2 0–2
Čelik 1QR   Koper 0–5 0–4 0–9
Lovćen 1QR   Željezničar Sarajevo 0–1 0–0 0–1
2015–16 Budućnost 1QR   Spartaks Jūrmala 1–3 0–0 1–3
Sutjeska 1QR   Debrecen 2–0 0–3 2–3
OFK Titograd 1QR   Neftchi Baku 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
2QR   Kukësi 2–4 1–0 3–4
2016–17 Bokelj 1QR   Vojvodina 1–1 0–5 1–6
Budućnost 1QR   Rabotnički 1–0 1–1 2–1
2QR   Genk 2–0 (a.e.t.) 0–2 2–2 (2–4 p.)
OFK Titograd 1QR   Kukësi 0–1 1–1 1–2
2017–18 Sutjeska 1QR   Levski Sofia 0–0 1–3 1–3
OFK Titograd 1QR   Gandzasar 1–0 3–0 4–0
2QR   Sturm Graz 0–3 1–0 1–3
Zeta 1QR   Željezničar Sarajevo 2–2 0–1 2–3
2018–19 Budućnost 1QR   Trenčín 0–2 1–1 1–3
Rudar 1QR   Partizan 0−3 0–3 0–6
Sutjeska 2QR   Alashkert 0–1 0–0 0–1
OFK Titograd 1QR   B36 Tórshavn 1–2 0−0 1–2
2019–20 Budućnost 1QR   Narva Trans 4–1 2–0 6–1
2QR   Zorya Luhansk 1–3 0–1 1–4
Sutjeska 3QR   Linfield 1–2 2–3 3–5
OFK Titograd 1QR   CSKA Sofia 0−0 0–4 0−4
Zeta 1QR   Fehérvár 1–5 0–0 1−5
2020–21 Budućnost 2QR   Astana 1–0
3QR   Sarajevo 1–2
Iskra PR   FC Santa Coloma 0–0 (4–3 p.)
1QR   Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–1
Sutjeska 1QR   Borac Banja Luka 0–1
Zeta PR   Engordany 3–1
1QR   Progrès Niederkorn 0–3
  1. ^ UEFA awarded Budućnost Podgorica a 3–0 win due to Baku fielding a suspended player.[17] The original match had ended in a 2–1 win for Baku.

UEFA Europa Conference League edit

Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2021–22 Budućnost 2QR   HB Tórshavn 0–2 0–4 0–6
Dečić 1QR   Drita 0–1 1–2 1–3
Podgorica 1QR   Laçi 1−0 0−3 (a.e.t.) 1–3
Sutjeska 1QR   Gagra 1–0 1–1 2–1
2QR   Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 1–3 1–3
2022–23 Budućnost 1QR   Llapi 2–0 2–2 4–2
2QR   Breiðablik 2–1 0–2 2–3
Dečić 1QR   Dinamo Minsk 1–2 1–1 2–3
Iskra 1QR   Laçi 0–1 0–0 0–1
Sutjeska 2QR   KÍ Klaksvík 0–0 0–1 0–1
2023–24 Arsenal 1QR   Alashkert 1–6 1–1 2–7
Budućnost 2QR   Struga 3–4 0–1 3–5
Sutjeska 1QR   Cosmos 1–0 1–1 2–1
2QR   Santa Coloma 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.) 2–3

Intertoto Cup edit

Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1981 Budućnost Group 4   Wacker Innsbruck 1–2 3–1 1st
  Östers 3–1 0–0
  Odense 4–2 1–1
1995 Budućnost Group 7   Tervis Pärnu 3–1 4th
  Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–1
  Bayer Leverkusen 0–3
  OFI 3–4
2003 Sutjeska 1R   Union Luxembourg 3–0 1–1 4–1
2R   Tampere United 0–1 0–0 0–1
2005 Budućnost 1R   Valletta 2–2 5–0 7–2
2R   Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 0–3 2–4
2006 Zeta 2R   Maribor 1–2 0–2 1–4
2007 Grbalj 1R   Gloria Bistrița 1–1 1–2 2–3
2008 Grbalj 1R   Čelik Zenica 2–1 2–3 4–4 (a)
2R   Sivasspor 2–2 0–1 2–3

Performances by clubs edit

14 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
FK Budućnost Podgorica
18
57
19
12
26
69:82
69
OFK Titograd
6
20
6
5
9
18:34
23
FK Zeta Golubovci
10
28
6
5
17
25:56
23
FK Sutjeska Nikšić
11
33
3
11
19
18:46
20
FK Mogren Budva
4
12
5
1
6
15:24
16
FK Rudar Pljevlja
8
20
3
5
12
13:33
14
OFK Grbalj Radanovići
2
6
1
2
3
8:10
5
FK Podgorica
1
2
1
0
1
1:3
3
OFK Petrovac
1
4
1
0
3
5:10
3
FK Čelik Nikšić
3
8
0
2
6
6:36
2
FK Dečić Tuzi
2
4
0
1
3
3:6
1
FK Bokelj Kotor
1
2
0
1
1
1:6
1
FK Lovćen Cetinje
1
2
0
1
1
0:1
1
FK Bokelj Kotor
1
2
0
1
1
1:6
1
OVERALL
200
45
47
108
183:353
182

As of the end of UEFA competitions 2022–23 season.

Performances by competition edit

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
UEFA Champions League
39
6
6
27
27:76
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup
117
27
28
62
101:208
UEFA Europa Conference League
20
4
6
10
13:26
Intertoto Cup
26
8
8
10
41:38
OVERALL
200
45
47
108
183:353

As of the end of UEFA competitions 2022–23 season.

Scores by opponents' countries edit

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
  Albania
10
3
2
5
8:14
  Andorra
4
3
1
0
8:1
  Armenia
10
4
3
3
11:6
  Austria
8
2
0
6
6:18
  Azerbaijan
6
1
3
2
7:6
  Belarus
4
0
2
2
4:6
  Belgium
2
1
0
1
2:2
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
14
2
4
8
13:21
  Bulgaria
14
0
2
12
3:29
  Croatia
2
0
1
1
1:2
  Cyprus
9
1
2
6
5:13
  Denmark
6
1
1
4
6:18
  Estonia
3
3
0
0
9:2
  Faroe Islands
6
0
2
4
1:9
  Finland
8
1
2
5
6:14
  Germany
1
0
0
1
0:3
  Greece
1
0
0
1
3:4
  Georgia
2
1
1
0
2:1
  Hungary
8
2
1
5
5:23
  Iceland
2
1
0
1
2:3
  Israel
6
1
2
3
4:10
  Kazakhstan
3
1
0
2
1:3
  Kosovo
4
1
1
2
5:5
  Latvia
2
0
1
1
1:3
  Lithuania
2
1
0
1
5:4
  Luxembourg
3
1
1
1
4:4
  Macedonia
2
1
1
0
2:1
  Malta
4
3
1
0
13:2
  Moldova
6
0
3
3
2:12
  Netherlands
2
0
0
2
0:14
  Northern Ireland
2
0
0
2
3:5
  Poland
6
2
1
3
4:10
  Romania
2
0
1
1
2:3
  San Marino
4
4
0
0
12:2
  Serbia
6
0
2
4
1:14
  Scotland
2
0
0
2
0:3
  Slovakia
8
2
4
2
8:11
  Slovenia
6
0
1
5
2:15
  Spain
4
1
0
3
3:13
  Sweden
2
1
1
0
3:1
  Turkey
2
0
1
1
2:3
  Ukraine
4
0
0
4
3:15
OVERALL
200
45
47
108
183:353

As of the end of UEFA competitions 2022–23 season.

Other international competitions edit

Balkans Cup edit

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 Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1973 Sutjeska Group A   Labinoti Elbasani 0–1 1–0 3rd
  ASA Târgu Mureș 1–0 0–3
1977 Budućnost Group B   Vllaznia Shkodër 2–0 1–1 2nd
  Panathinaikos 1–2 2–2
1990–91 Budućnost QF   17 Nëntori Tirana 2–1 0–0 2–1
SF   Galatasaray 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Final   Inter Sibiu 0–0 0–1 (a.e.t.) 0–1

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2008".
  2. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2009".
  3. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2010".
  4. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2011".
  5. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2012".
  6. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2013".
  7. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2014".
  8. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2015".
  9. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2016".
  10. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2017".
  11. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2018".
  12. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2019".
  13. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2020".
  14. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2021".
  15. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2022".
  16. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2023".
  17. ^ "Győr, Budućnost Podgorica awarded default wins –". UEFA. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2013-02-08.

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