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 Europe League qualifiers. The winner of the Montenegrin Cup also plays in the Europa league.

UEFA Rankings

Current rankings (2019-20)

UEFA Country Ranking for league participation in 2019–20 European football season (Previous year rank in italics)

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
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

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

UEFA competitions

Performances by season

Historically, Montenegrin football clubs played in three UEFA competitions for clubs - the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europe League (formerly UEFA Cup) 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 Europe 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.

Season Competition Round Home Guest Result
1981-82
Intertoto Cup
Group 4
 Wacker Innsbruck FK Budućnost Podgorica
1:3
Östers Växjö FK Budućnost Podgorica
0:0
FK Budućnost Podgorica Odense
4:2
FK Budućnost Podgorica Wacker Innsbruck
1:2
FK Budućnost Podgorica Östers Växjö
3:1
Odense FK Budućnost Podgorica
1:1
1995-96
Intertoto Cup
Group 7
 Tervis Pärnu FK Budućnost Podgorica
1:3
FK Budućnost Podgorica Nea Salamis
1:1
Bayer Leverkusen FK Budućnost Podgorica
3:0
FK Budućnost Podgorica OFI Crete
3:4
2003-04
Intertoto Cup
Round 1
 Racing Union FK Sutjeska Nikšić
1:1
FK Sutjeska Nikšić Racing Union
3:0
Round 2
 Tampere United FK Sutjeska Nikšić
0:0
FK Sutjeska Nikšić Tampere United
0:1
2005-06
UEFA Cup
Round 2
 FK Zeta Golubovci Široki Brijeg
0:1
Široki Brijeg FK Zeta Golubovci
4:1
Intertoto Cup
Round 1
 Valletta FK Budućnost Podgorica
0:5
FK Budućnost Podgorica Valletta
2:2
Round 2
 Deportivo La Coruña FK Budućnost Podgorica
3:0
FK Budućnost Podgorica Deportivo La Coruña
2:1
2006-07
Intertoto Cup
Round 2
 FK Zeta Golubovci Maribor
1:2
Maribor FK Zeta Golubovci
2:0
2007-08
UEFA Champions League
Round 1
 FK Zeta Golubovci FBK Kaunas
3:1
FBK Kaunas FK Zeta Golubovci
3:2
Round 2
 Glasgow Rangers FK Zeta Golubovci
2:0
FK Zeta Golubovci Glasgow Rangers
0:1
UEFA Cup
Round 1
 FK Budućnost Podgorica Hajduk Split
1:1
Hajduk Split FK Budućnost Podgorica
1:0
UEFA Cup
Round 1
 Omonia FK Rudar Pljevlja
2:0
FK Rudar Pljevlja Omonia
0:2
Intertoto Cup
Round 1
 Gloria Bistrița OFK Grbalj Radanovići
2:1
OFK Grbalj Radanovići Gloria Bistrița
1:1
2008-09
UEFA Champions League
Round 1
 Tampere United FK Budućnost Podgorica
2:1
FK Budućnost Podgorica Tampere United
1:1
UEFA Cup
Round 1
 FK Zeta Golubovci Interblock Ljubljana
1:1
Interblock Ljubljana FK Zeta Golubovci
1:0
UEFA Cup
Round 1
 Hapoel Ironi FK Mogren Budva
1:1
FK Mogren Budva Hapoel Ironi
0:3
Intertoto Cup
Round 1
 Čelik Zenica OFK Grbalj Radanovići
3:2
OFK Grbalj Radanovići Čelik Zenica
2:1
Round 2
 OFK Grbalj Radanovići Sivasspor
2:2
Sivasspor OFK Grbalj Radanovići
1:0
2009-10
UEFA Champions League
Round 1
 Hibernians FK Mogren Budva
0:2
FK Mogren Budva Hibernians
4:0
Round 2
 Copenhagen FK Mogren Budva
6:0
FK Mogren Budva Copenhagen
0:6
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 FK Budućnost Podgorica Polonia Warsaw
0:2
Polonia Warsaw FK Budućnost Podgorica
0:1
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 FK Sutjeska Nikšić Partizan Minsk
1:1
Partizan Minsk FK Sutjeska Nikšić
2:1
UEFA Europa League
Round 2
 Anorthosis OFK Petrovac
2:1
OFK Petrovac Anorthosis
3:1
Round 3
 OFK Petrovac Sturm Graz
1:2
Sturm Graz OFK Petrovac
5:0
2010-11
UEFA Champions League
Round 1
 Tre Fiori FK Rudar Pljevlja
0:3
FK Rudar Pljevlja Tre Fiori
4:1
Round 2
 Litex Lovech FK Rudar Pljevlja
1:0
FK Rudar Pljevlja Litex Lovech
0:4
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 FK Zeta Golubovci Dacia Chișinău
1:1
Dacia Chișinău FK Zeta Golubovci
0:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 UE Santa Coloma FK Mogren Budva
0:3
FK Mogren Budva UE Santa Coloma
2:0
Round 2
 Maccabi Tel Aviv FK Mogren Budva
2:0
FK Mogren Budva Maccabi Tel Aviv
2:1
UEFA Europa League
Round 2
 Baku FK Budućnost Podgorica
0:3
FK Budućnost Podgorica Baku
1:2
Round 3
 FK Budućnost Podgorica Brøndby
1:2
Brøndby FK Budućnost Podgorica
1:0
2011-12
UEFA Champions League
Round 2
 FK Mogren Budva Litex Lovech
1:2
Litex Lovech FK Mogren Budva
3:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 FK Budućnost Podgorica Flamurtari Vlorë
1:3
Flamurtari Vlorë FK Budućnost Podgorica
1:2
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Spartak Trnava FK Zeta Golubovci
3:0
FK Zeta Golubovci Spartak Trnava
2:1
UEFA Europa League
Round 2
 FK Rudar Pljevlja Austria Wien
0:3
Austria Wien FK Rudar Pljevlja
2:0
2012-13
UEFA Champions League
Round 2
 FK Budućnost Podgorica Śląsk Wrocław
0:2
Śląsk Wrocław FK Budućnost Podgorica
0:1
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 FK Rudar Pljevlja Shirak
0:1
Shirak FK Rudar Pljevlja
1:1
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Borac Banja Luka FK Čelik Nikšić
2:2
FK Čelik Nikšić Borac Banja Luka
1:1
Round 2
 Metalurh Donetsk FK Čelik Nikšić
7:0
FK Čelik Nikšić Metalurh Donetsk
2:4
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Pyunik FK Zeta Golubovci
0:3
FK Zeta Golubovci Pyunik
1:2
Round 2
 JJK Jyväskylä FK Zeta Golubovci
3:2
FK Zeta Golubovci JJK Jyväskylä
1:0
Round 3
 Sarajevo FK Zeta Golubovci
2:1
FK Zeta Golubovci Sarajevo
1:0
Play-off
 FK Zeta Golubovci PSV Eindhoven
0:5
PSV Eindhoven FK Zeta Golubovci
9:0
2013-14
UEFA Champions League
Round 2
 Sheriff Tiraspol FK Sutjeska Nikšić
1:1
FK Sutjeska Nikšić Sheriff Tiraspol
0:5
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 FK Čelik Nikšić Honvéd
1:4
Honvéd FK Čelik Nikšić
9:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 FK Rudar Pljevlja Mika
1:0
Mika FK Rudar Pljevlja
1:1
Round 2
 Śląsk Wrocław FK Rudar Pljevlja
4:0
FK Rudar Pljevlja Śląsk Wrocław
2:2
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Videoton OFK Titograd
2:1
OFK Titograd Videoton
1:0
Round 2
 OFK Titograd Senica
2:2
Senica OFK Titograd
0:1
Round 3
 Sevilla OFK Titograd
3:0
OFK Titograd Sevilla
1:6
2014-15
UEFA Champions League
Round 2
 Sheriff Tiraspol FK Sutjeska Nikšić
2:0
FK Sutjeska Nikšić Sheriff Tiraspol
0:3
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Željezničar Sarajevo FK Lovćen Cetinje
0:0
FK Lovćen Cetinje Željezničar Sarajevo
0:1
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 FK Čelik Nikšić Koper
0:5
Koper FK Čelik Nikšić
4:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Folgore FK Budućnost Podgorica
1:2
FK Budućnost Podgorica Folgore
3:0
Round 1
 FK Budućnost Podgorica Omonia
0:2
Omonia FK Budućnost Podgorica
0:0
2015-16
UEFA Champions League
Round 2
 Qarabağ FK Rudar Pljevlja
0:0
FK Rudar Pljevlja Qarabağ
0:1
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Debrecen FK Sutjeska Nikšić
3:0
FK Sutjeska Nikšić Debrecen
2:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 FK Budućnost Podgorica Spartaks Jūrmala
1:3
Spartaks Jūrmala FK Budućnost Podgorica
0:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Neftçi Baku OFK Titograd
2:2
OFK Titograd Neftçi Baku
1:1
Round 2
 Kukësi OFK Titograd
0:1
OFK Titograd Kukësi
2:4
2016-17
UEFA Champions League
Round 2
 Ludogorets Razgrad OFK Titograd
2:0
OFK Titograd Ludogorets Razgrad
0:3
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 FK Bokelj Kotor Vojvodina Novi Sad
1:1
Vojvodina Novi Sad FK Bokelj Kotor
5:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Kukësi FK Rudar Pljevlja
1:1
FK Rudar Pljevlja Kukësi
0:1
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Rabotnički Skopje FK Budućnost Podgorica
1:1
FK Budućnost Podgorica Rabotnički Skopje
1:0
Round 2
 Genk FK Budućnost Podgorica
2:0
FK Budućnost Podgorica Genk
2:0 - 2:4 / pen
2017-18
UEFA Champions League
Round 2
 Partizan Belgrade FK Budućnost Podgorica
2:0
FK Budućnost Podgorica Partizan Belgrade
0:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Levski Sofia FK Sutjeska Nikšić
3:1
FK Sutjeska Nikšić Levski Sofia
0:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Željezničar Sarajevo FK Zeta Golubovci
1:0
FK Zeta Golubovci Željezničar Sarajevo
2:2
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 OFK Titograd Gandzasar Kapan
1:0
Gandzasar Kapan OFK Titograd
0:3
Round 2
 Sturm Graz OFK Titograd
0:1
OFK Titograd Sturm Graz
0:3
2018-19
UEFA Champions League
Round 2
 Astana FK Sutjeska Nikšić
1:0
FK Sutjeska Nikšić Astana
0:2
UEFA Europa League
Round 2
 FK Sutjeska Nikšić Alashkert
0:1
Alashkert FK Sutjeska Nikšić
0:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 FK Budućnost Podgorica Trenčín
0:2
Trenčín FK Budućnost Podgorica
1:1
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 B36 Tórshavn OFK Titograd
0:0
OFK Titograd B36 Tórshavn
1:2
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 FK Rudar Pljevlja Partizan Belgrade
0:3
Partizan Belgrade FK Rudar Pljevlja
3:0
2019-20
UEFA Champions League
Round 1
 Slovan Bratislava FK Sutjeska Nikšić
1:1
FK Sutjeska Nikšić Slovan Bratislava
1:1 - 3:2 / pen
Round 2
 FK Sutjeska Nikšić APOEL
0:1
APOEL FK Sutjeska Nikšić
3:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 3
 FK Sutjeska Nikšić Linfield Belfast
1:2
Linfield Belfast FK Sutjeska Nikšić
3:2
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Narva Trans FK Budućnost Podgorica
0:2
FK Budućnost Podgorica Narva Trans
4:1
Round 2
 FK Budućnost Podgorica Zorya Luhansk
1:3
Zorya Luhansk FK Budućnost Podgorica
1:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 CSKA Sofia OFK Titograd
4:0
OFK Titograd CSKA Sofia
0:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 FK Zeta Golubovci Fehérvár
0:5
Fehérvár FK Zeta Golubovci
0:0
2020-21
UEFA Champions League
Round 1
 FK Budućnost Podgorica Ludogorets Razgrad
1:3
UEFA Europa League
Round 2
 Astana FK Budućnost Podgorica
0:1
Round 3
 Sarajevo FK Budućnost Podgorica
2:1
UEFA Europa League
Pr. Round
FC Santa Coloma FK Iskra Danilovgrad
0:0 - 3:4 / pen
Round 1
FK Iskra Danilovgrad Lokomotiv Plovdiv
0:1
UEFA Europa League
Pr. Round
Engordany FK Zeta Golubovci
1:3
Round 1
 Progrès Niederkorn FK Zeta Golubovci
3:0
UEFA Europa League
Round 1
 Borac Banja Luka FK Sutjeska Nikšić
1:0

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
FK Budućnost Podgorica
16
49
17
11
21
62:64
62
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 Sutjeska Nikšić
9
25
2
8
15
15:38
14
FK Rudar Pljevlja
8
20
3
5
12
13:33
14
OFK Grbalj Radanovići
2
6
1
2
3
8:10
5
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
1
0
1
1
0:1
1
FK Lovćen Cetinje
1
2
0
1
1
0:1
1
FK Bokelj Kotor
1
2
0
1
1
1:6
1
OVERALL
178
41
42
95
168:313
165

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
UEFA Champions League
35
6
6
23
26:66
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup
117
27
28
62
101:208
Intertoto Cup
26
8
8
10
41:38
OVERALL
178
41
42
95
168:313

As of the end of UEFA competitions 2020–21 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
 Albania
6
2
1
3
7:10
 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
2
0
1
1
2:3
 Belgium
2
1
0
1
2:2
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
14
2
4
8
13:21
 Bulgaria
12
0
2
10
3:26
 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
2
0
1
1
1:2
 Finland
6
1
2
3
5:7
 Germany
1
0
0
1
0:3
 Greece
1
0
0
1
3:4
 Hungary
8
2
1
5
5:23
 Kazakhstan
3
1
0
2
1:3
 Israel
4
1
1
2
3:7
 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
 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
178
41
42
95
168:313

As of the end of UEFA competitions 2020–21 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
1972-73
Group A
 Elbasani FK Sutjeska Nikšić
1:0
FK Sutjeska Nikšić ASA Târgu Mureș
1:0
FK Sutjeska Nikšić Elbasani
1:0
ASA Târgu Mureș FK Sutjeska Nikšić
3:0
1976-77
Group B
 Panathinaikos FK Budućnost Podgorica
2:2
Vllaznia FK Budućnost Podgorica
1:1
FK Budućnost Podgorica Vllaznia
2:0
FK Budućnost Podgorica Panathinaikos
1:2
1990-91
Quarterfinals
 Tirana FK Budućnost Podgorica
0:0
FK Budućnost Podgorica Tirana
2:1
Semifinals
 FK Budućnost Podgorica Galatasaray
0:0
Galatasaray FK Budućnost Podgorica
1:1
FINAL
 FK Budućnost Podgorica Inter Sibiu
0:0
Inter Sibiu FK Budućnost Podgorica
1:0

See also

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