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 representedSFR Yugoslaviaduring the 1970s. Since 2006, Montenegrin teams have played as representatives of independent Montenegro, and qualified through theMontenegrin First LeagueandMontenegrin Cup.
Currently, three Montenegrin clubs take part in UEFA European Cups. The champion of the First Montenegrin League plays inUEFA Champions Leaguequalifiers. The second placed team from the First League play inUEFA Conference Leaguequalifiers. The winner of theMontenegrin Cupalso plays in the Conference league.
UEFA Rankings
[edit]Current rankings (2026–27)
[edit]UEFA Country Rankingfor league participation in 2026–27 European football season(Previous year rank in italics)
- 45(47)Kategoria Superiore
- 46(42)NIFL Premiership
- 47(53)Montenegrin First League
- 48(43)Luxembourg National Division
- 49(46)Erovnuli Liga
History of rankings
[edit]Since independence (2006) and establishing ofMontenegrin First Leagueand other national competitions, Montenegro is a full-member of UEFA. Since then, Montenegrin League is present onUEFA Country Rankingsystem.
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
| |
2024 | 53
|
5.708
|
3
| |
2025 | 47
|
7.208
|
3
|
Sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] [11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
UEFA competitions
[edit]Performances by season
[edit]Historically, Montenegrin football clubs played in fourUEFAcompetitions for clubs - theUEFA Champions League,UEFA Europa League(formerly UEFA Cup),UEFA Europa Conference LeagueandIntertoto Cup.
The champions of Montenegro have never played in the group phase of the UEFA Champions League, and the most successful in the qualifiers wasFK Zeta Golubovciin the 2007–08 season.
The best performances in the UEFA Europa League were FK Zeta who played in the playoffs, andOFK Titograd,FK Budućnost andFK Sutjeskawhich played in Round 3. The most successful in the Intertoto Cup wasFK Budućnost Podgorica.
Below is a list of games of all Montenegrin clubs in UEFA competitions.
UEFA Champions League
[edit]UEFA Cup/Europa League
[edit]- ^UEFA awardedBudućnost Podgoricaa 3–0 win due toBakufielding a suspended player.[18]The original match had ended in a 2–1 win for Baku.
UEFA 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 | ||
2024–25 | Budućnost | 1QR | Malisheva | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
2QR | CSKA 1948 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||
Dečić | 2QR | Dinamo Batumi | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2−0 | |
3QR | HJK | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (3–4p.) | ||
Mornar | 1QR | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
2QR | Radnički 1923 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 0–1 | 2–2 (4–3p.) | ||
3QR | Paksi | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–5 |
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]16 different Montenegrin clubs have played in UEFA competitions. Before the founding of theMontenegrin First LeagueandMontenegrin 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 | 20
|
65
|
21
|
13
|
31
|
79:95
|
76
|
FK Sutjeska Nikšić | 12
|
37
|
5
|
12
|
20
|
22:50
|
27
|
OFK Titograd | 6
|
20
|
6
|
5
|
9
|
18:34
|
23
|
FK Zeta Golubovci | 10
|
28
|
6
|
5
|
17
|
25:56
|
23
|
FK Mogren Budva | 4
|
12
|
5
|
1
|
6
|
15:24
|
16
|
FK Rudar Pljevlja | 8
|
20
|
3
|
5
|
12
|
13:33
|
14
|
FK Dečić Tuzi | 3
|
10
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
8:12
|
9
|
FK Mornar Bar | 1
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
7:9
|
8
|
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 Iskra Danilovgrad | 1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0:1
|
1
|
FK Lovćen Cetinje | 1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0:1
|
1
|
FK Arsenal Tivat | 1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2:7
|
1
|
FK Bokelj Kotor | 1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1:6
|
1
|
OVERALL | 226
|
53
|
54
|
119
|
210:387
|
213
|
As of the end of UEFA competitions 2024–25 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 | 43
|
7
|
7
|
29
|
31:85
|
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup | 117
|
27
|
28
|
62
|
100:203
|
UEFA Europa Conference League | 42
|
11
|
12
|
19
|
37:56
|
Intertoto Cup | 26
|
8
|
8
|
10
|
41:38
|
OVERALL | 226
|
53
|
54
|
119
|
210:387
|
As of the end of UEFA competitions 2024–25 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 | 7
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
13:4
|
Armenia | 12
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
13:13
|
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 | 15
|
0
|
2
|
13
|
4:31
|
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 | 10
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
8:16
|
Germany | 1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0:3
|
Greece | 1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3:4
|
Georgia | 6
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
7:3
|
Hungary | 10
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
7:28
|
Iceland | 3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2:8
|
Israel | 6
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4:10
|
Kazakhstan | 3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1:3
|
Kosovo | 6
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
8:6
|
Latvia | 2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1:3
|
Lithuania | 2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5:4
|
Luxembourg | 3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4:4
|
Macedonia | 4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
5:6
|
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 | 6
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
14:3
|
Serbia | 8
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
3:16
|
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
|
Wales | 2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1:4
|
OVERALL | 226
|
53
|
54
|
119
|
210:387
|
As of the end of UEFA competitions 2024–25 season.
Other international competitions
[edit]Balkans Cup
[edit]TheBalkans Cupwas 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 wereFK Budućnost PodgoricaandFK Sutjeska Nikšić.FK Budućnost had the biggest success, playing in the 1991 final, after eliminatingGalatasaray 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]- Football in Montenegro
- Montenegrin First League
- Montenegrin Second League
- Montenegrin Third League
- Montenegrin Cup
- Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946–2006)
References
[edit]- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2008".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2009".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2010".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2011".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2012".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2013".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2014".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2015".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2016".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2017".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2018".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2019".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2020".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2021".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2022".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2023".
- ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2024".
- ^"Győr, Budućnost Podgorica awarded default wins –".UEFA. 2010-07-22.Retrieved2013-02-08.