Montenegro national football team

The Montenegro national football team (Montenegrin: Фудбалска репрезентација Црне Горе, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija Crne Gore) has represented Montenegro in international football since 2007. It is controlled by the Football Association of Montenegro, the governing body for football in Montenegro. Montenegro's home ground is Podgorica City Stadium in Podgorica.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Montenegro women's national football team.
Montenegro
Nickname(s)Hrabri sokoli / Храбри соколи
(The Brave Falcons)
AssociationFSCG
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMiodrag Radulović
CaptainStevan Jovetić
Most capsFatos Bećiraj (74)
Top scorerStevan Jovetić (28)
Home stadiumPodgorica City Stadium
FIFA codeMNE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 63 (10 December 2020)[1]
Highest16 (June 2011)
Lowest199 (June 2007)
First international
 Montenegro 2–1 Hungary 
(Podgorica, Montenegro; 24 March 2007)
Biggest win
 San Marino 0–6 Montenegro 
(Serravalle, San Marino; 11 September 2012)
Biggest defeat
 England 7–0 Montenegro 
(London, England; 14 November 2019)

Montenegro is one of the world's newest international teams, having joined FIFA and UEFA in 2007, following the restoration of Montenegrin independence in 2006. Montenegro played its first official international match against Hungary in March 2007, and competed in their first FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 2010.

History

Formation
Montenegro national team squad in EURO 2020 qualifiers

Following the independence of Montenegro from Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia was set to represent both Serbia and Montenegro in the Euro 2008 qualifying stage. UEFA, however, would be willing to include Montenegro as a late entry if FIFA ratified a separate Montenegrin Football Association before September 2006. However, this did not occur before the competition began.[2]
In October 2006, Montenegro was granted provisional membership of UEFA, with a debate regarding full membership scheduled at a full UEFA Congress in January 2007.[3] Montenegro's first FIFA World Ranking was joint 199th place, the last place on the list by default.

First matches
Mirko Vučinić was the first captain of Montenegro

On 26 January 2007, the Montenegro FA was granted full membership of UEFA.[4] The team played its first FIFA-recognized friendly match against Hungary on 24 March 2007 at Stadion Pod Goricom in Podgorica. Montenegro won 2–1 in front of 12,000 spectators. Striker Mirko Vučinić scored the country's first goal in the 62nd minute.[5][6] On 31 May 2007, Montenegro was admitted as FIFA's 208th member.[7]
Montenegro's first coach was Zoran Filipović. In 23 matches, Filipović recorded eight victories, eight draws and seven defeats. He left in January 2010 when his contract expired. During his tenure, Montenegro rose to 73rd position in the FIFA rankings.
Montenegro played at the 2007 Kirin Cup, but finished in last place behind Japan and Colombia.
On 26 March 2008, Montenegro recorded one of its best results with a 3–1 win over Norway.

First competitive matches

On 6 September 2008, Montenegro played their first World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria at the Podgorica City Stadium. Bulgaria took the lead in the 11th minute with a goal from Stiliyan Petrov. Mirko Vučinić scored in the 61st minute to tie the game, before Igor Burzanović put Montenegro ahead 82nd minute from a penalty. However, a last-minute equalizer from Blagoy Georgiev denied Montenegro their first competitive win. In their next match on 10 September, they achieved another notable result when they held the Republic of Ireland to a 0–0 draw.
Another near-upset came in a narrow 2–1 loss against Italy. After Alberto Aquilani's early strike, Vučinić quickly equalized, but Aquilani scored the winning goal ten minutes later. Their second match against Italy ended 2–0 in favour of the world champions. Another disappointment came when the team could only draw 0–0 against Georgia, followed by a 2–2 draw against Cyprus after being two goals down. On 5 September 2009, Montenegro took an early lead against Bulgaria in Sofia with Stevan Jovetić putting them 1–0 up, only for Bulgaria to recover and win 4–1. After drawing 1–1 with Cyprus, Montenegro finally registered their first competitive win, beating Georgia 2–1. They then drew 0–0 with the Republic of Ireland at Croke Park. They finished fifth in the group with nine points, below Cyprus on goal difference.

Golden era
Stevan Jovetić

During the UEFA Euro 2012 qualification campaign, the team recorded further success. They opened their campaign with a 1–0 victory over Wales; Mirko Vučinić scored the only goal. A few days later, the team defeated Bulgaria 1–0 in Sofia. The next month, they beat Switzerland 1–0 and then recorded a 0–0 draw in London against England. On 4 June 2011, Montenegro drew 1–1 against Bulgaria, with Radomir Đalović scoring for Montenegro early in the second half, but Ivelin Popov scoring minutes later, to keep Montenegro second in the group, behind England on goal difference.
Montenegro were beaten 2–1 by Wales in Cardiff. They were still second in Group G, but Switzerland closed the gap between them to only three points.
In the June 2011 FIFA rankings, Montenegro recorded their highest ranking of 16th.
On 7 October, Montenegro came back from 2–0 down to draw 2–2 against England in Podgorica, after Wayne Rooney was sent off. Wales beat Switzerland 2–0 to ensure Montenegro won a play-off place, putting the team two matches away from qualifying for Euro 2012. In their last match in the qualifiers, Montenegro lost 2–0 to Switzerland in Basel. On 13 October, the draw for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs was held in Kraków, Poland. Montenegro were paired with the Czech Republic, but they lost 3–0 on aggregate and failed to qualify.
Montenegro were drawn in Group H in the qualifiers, along with England, Poland, Ukraine, Moldova and San Marino.
In their first match, Montenegro tied against Poland in a 2–2 draw. On 11 September, Montenegro played against San Marino in Seravalle. In a one-sided match, Montenegro won 6–0,[8] the biggest win in the team's history. Montenegro then beat Ukraine 1–0 in Kyiv,[9] with the only goal scored by Dejan Damjanović. In their last match in 2012, Montenegro faced San Marino in Podgorica on 14 November, and won 3–0.
Montenegro played their fifth qualifier match against Moldova in Chișinău on 22 March 2013, winning 1–0 through Mirko Vučinić's goal. Montenegro then returned to Podgorica to play the second-placed England. The outcome was a 1–1 draw.
Leading their World Cup qualifying group, Montenegro hosted Ukraine on 7 June 2013. They suffered their first defeat in the group, losing 4–0. The match also saw Montenegro finish the match with nine men after Vladimir Volkov and Savo Pavićević were sent off. Their last four matches yielded just a single point; a 1–1 draw in Poland. Their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign finished with a 5–2 home defeat to Moldova, and they finished third behind England and Ukraine.

Ups and downs

On 23 February 2014 in Nice, Montenegro were drawn for qualification in Group G alongside Russia, Sweden, Austria, Moldova and Liechtenstein. Though they opened their campaign with a 2–0 win over Moldova, they failed to qualify with a 0–0 tie against Liechtenstein, a 1–0 loss to Austria and a 1–1 tie at home to Sweden.
On 27 March 2015, Montenegro's home match against Russia was abandoned after 67 minutes due to crowd violence, after the Russian left-back Dmitri Kombarov was hit by a projectile. The score was 0–0 and Russia had missed a penalty moments before the match was abandoned. The Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit by a flare, causing a second 33-minute delay.[10] The abandoned match was ruled a 3–0 win in Russia's favour.
Montenegro finished fourth at the end of the campaign and placed 95th on the FIFA ranking list.
Montenegro participated in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and were placed with Poland, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Romania. Poland and Romania had been participants in the UEFA Euro 2016, but Montenegro began by drawing 1–1 away to Romania, beating Kazakhstan 5–0 at home and defeating Denmark 1–0. However, they then lost 3–2 away to Armenia despite leading 2–0, and were defeated 2–1 at home by Poland. Montenegro then rebounded, beating Armenia 4–1 and Kazakhstan 3–0. They later eliminated Romania with a 1–0 victory, but losses to the Danes and Poles ended Montenegro's chance of qualifying.
Having failed to reach the World Cup, Montenegro had a dismal performance in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C. The team was grouped with Serbia, Romania and Lithuania. Montenegro only managed two victories, all against Lithuania, and suffered two losses to Serbia, one defeat to Romania at home and an away draw to the Romanian side as well. This effectively denied Montenegro a chance to qualify to the UEFA Euro 2020 playoff.

Worst campaign

The Euro 2020 qualifiers for Montenegro have been the worst in the team's short history. After an unsuccessful Nations League campaign, the team started off with a 1–1 away draw to Bulgaria, following a controversial penalty for the hosts. It was followed with a 1–5 loss at home to England despite having taken an early lead.
On the day of the match with Kosovo, Serbian coach Ljubiša Tumbaković and two players originated from Serbia, due to political reasons, abandoned the national team, betraying the squad in unprecedented condition before the two crucial matches for qualifiers. Montenegro managed to avoid defeat against Kosovo (1-1), however they lost to Czech Republic 0–3. The same result occurred in the rematch, one month later. With no chances to qualify directly, Montenegro failed to win the match against last placed Bulgaria (0-0), and lost to Kosovo (0-2).
At the end of their worst campaign, Montenegro suffered the biggest defeat in history. On 14 November 2019, they were defeated against England in London 7-0.
Except the fact that they finished qualifiers without single victory, Montenegro scored only three goals on eight matches, and conceded 22. Also, throughout the entire qualifying campaign the team had troubles with injuries of the key players, especially Stevan Jovetić and Stefan Savić.

FIFA rankings
Main article: Montenegro national football team records and statistics

Montenegro national football team is present on FIFA rankings since June 2007. Until now, best ranking of Montenegro was 16th place in the world (June 2011).
Below is a list of Montenegro position on FIFA ranking-list by every six months, with number of points.

Stadium and facilities
Main article: Podgorica City Stadium

Montenegro play home matches at the Podgorica City Stadium (Montenegrin: Stadion pod Goricom). The stadium's capacity is 15,230, but international matches reduce this to between 10,700 and 13,000.

Camp FSCG
Main article: Camp FSCG

The Football Association of Montenegro owns Camp FSCG, a Montenegrin training ground. Built in 2007, the centre has a total area of 54,000 square metres.[11] It is located on Ćemovsko polje, a plain located in the outskirts of Podgorica outskirts between the settlements of Stari Aerodrom and Konik. It consists of six pitches with stands and floodlights,[12] and House of Football – the seat of the Football Association of Montenegro.[13]

The camp currently represents an important asset for the whole Montenegrin football system. The grounds are home to all Montenegrin national teams (men and women) and numerous local teams from Podgorica. CAMP FSCG meets the criteria for Montenegrin First League games and UEFA competitions for young players.

Team image
Montenegrin supporters

Nickname

Under the official FIFA Trigramme, the team’s name is abbreviated as MNE, which is also the country's ISO 3166-1 code. The team's nickname is "The Brave Falcons" (Montenegrin: Hrabri Sokoli).

Kits and colours

Montenegro's traditional home colours are red, with a gold trim. This reflects the country's flag. The team's away kits have usually been white, with a red trim.

The current kit is produced by the Italian company Legea.

Manufacturer Period
daCapo2007–2008
Legea2008–present

Supporters

At competitive matches, the Montenegrin home ground Podgorica City Stadium is often filled to capacity. The stadium is regarded as too small to meet the needs of the national team. Demand for the World Cup qualifier against Italy in 2009 was 30,000 tickets; 40,000 for the Euro 2012 qualifying match against England in 2011.

Montenegro's loudest and most loyal supporters are named Ultra Crna Gora (Ултра Црна Гора; Ultra Montenegro). As an ultras group, their support consists of standing up and singing for 90 minutes both home and away. They occupy the north and south stands of Podgorica City Stadium. Choreography is usually performed at the beginning of games. Ultra Crna Gora consists of many subgroups, mostly named after Podgorica's neighborhoods and Montenegrin towns in other parts of the country.

Players

In international football, players can normally only play for one national team once they play in all or part of any match recognised as a full international by FIFA. However, an exception is made in cases where one or more newly independent states are created out of a former state. Based on current FIFA rules, a player will be eligible to play for Montenegro, even if he had previously represented Serbia and Montenegro or any other country, if at least one of the following statements applies:[14]

  • The player was born in Montenegro;
  • At least one of their parents and/or at least one of their grandparents was born in Montenegro;
  • The player has lived in Montenegro continuously for any five-year period.

Due to mixed ancestries, it is likely that a high percentage of the players eligible to play for Montenegro will also remain eligible to play for Serbia, and vice versa. However, once they have played for either Serbia or Montenegro in any competitive fixture, they are no longer eligible to play for any other nation.

Current squad

Squad for the matches against Kazakhstan on 11 November, against Azerbaijan on 14 November and Cyprus on 17 November 2020.[15]
Caps and goals as of 17 November 2020 after the game against Cyprus.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Danijel Petković (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 23 0 Angers
12 1GK Milan Mijatović (1987-07-26) 26 July 1987 15 0 MTK
13 1GK Miloš Dragojević (1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 0 0 Budućnost
— 2DF Stefan Savić (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 55 5 Atlético Madrid
22 2DF Marko Simić (1987-06-16) 16 June 1987 45 1 Liepāja
— 2DF Žarko Tomašević (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 37 4 Astana
23 2DF Adam Marušić (1992-10-17) 17 October 1992 37 0 Lazio
3 2DF Saša Balić (1992-10-17) 17 October 1992 13 0 Zagłębie Lubin
6 2DF Risto Radunović (1992-05-04) 4 May 1992 9 0 FCSB
2 2DF Aleksandar Šofranac (1990-10-21) 21 October 1990 8 0 Sutjeska Nikšić
5 2DF Igor Vujačić (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 8 0 Partizan
20 2DF Momčilo Raspopović (1994-03-18) 18 March 1994 7 0 Astra Giurgiu
— 2DF Darko Bulatović (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989 3 0 Sutjeska Nikšić
— 2DF Miloš Milović (1995-12-22) 22 December 1995 1 0 Voždovac
16 3MF Vladimir Jovović (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 34 0 Jablonec
21 3MF Aleksandar Boljević (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 23 2 Eupen
18 3MF Nebojša Kosović (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 23 1 Kairat
19 3MF Aleksandar Šćekić (1991-12-12) 12 December 1991 22 0 Partizan
8 3MF Marko Bakić (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 20 0 Mouscron
17 3MF Sead Hakšabanović (1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 14 1 Norrköping
— 3MF Branislav Janković (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 9 0 Sutjeska Nikšić
14 3MF Vukan Savićević (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 6 0 Samsunspor
— 3MF Igor Ivanović (1990-09-09) 9 September 1990 4 3 Budućnost
— 3MF Luka Mirković (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 4 0 Budućnost
4 3MF Marko Vukčević (1993-06-07) 7 June 1993 4 0 Podgorica
7 3MF Miloš Raičković (1993-12-02) 2 December 1993 3 0 Budućnost
— 3MF Anđelko Jovanović (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 1 0 Podgorica
— 3MF Milutin Osmajić (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 1 0 Sutjeska Nikšić
11 4FW Fatos Bećiraj (Vice-captain) (1988-05-22) 22 May 1988 75 10 Wisła Kraków
10 4FW Stevan Jovetić (Captain) (1989-11-02) 2 November 1989 58 28 Monaco
9 4FW Stefan Mugoša (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 37 11 Incheon United
15 4FW Dino Islamović (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 7 0 Rosenborg
— 4FW Nikola Vujnović (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 2 0 Voždovac

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called on the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Matija Šarkić INJ (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 1 0 Shrewsbury Town v.  Latvia, 7 October 2020
DF Vladan Adžić WD (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 1 0 Budućnost v.  Azerbaijan, 10 October 2020
MF Nikola Vukčević INJ (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 44 1 Levante v.  Kazakhstan, 11 November 2020
MF Marko Janković (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 23 1 Beitar Jerusalem v.  Luxembourg, 13 October 2020
MF Damir Kojašević (1987-06-03) 3 June 1987 9 1 Feronikeli v.  Luxembourg, 13 October 2020
MF Deni Hočko (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 6 0 Mouscron v.  Luxembourg, 13 October 2020
MF Vasko Kalezić WD (1994-03-14) 14 March 1994 1 0 Zeta v.  Azerbaijan, 10 October 2020
FW Šaleta Kordić WD (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 1 0 Podgorica v.  Azerbaijan, 10 October 2020
  • SUS Suspended
  • INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary squad.
  • WD Withdrew
  • RET Retired from international football.

Managers
Manager Career Played Won Draw Lost GF GA Win %
Zoran Filipović 2006–2009 23 8 8 7 28 31 34.78%
Zlatko Kranjčar 2010–2011 13 6 2 5 14 11 46.15%
Branko Brnović 2011–2015 34 11 9 14 44 50 32.35%
Ljubiša Tumbaković 2016–2019 26 7 7 12 33 33 26.92%
Miodrag Džudović 2019 (acting) 2 0 1 1 1 4 00.00%
Faruk Hadžibegić 2019–2020 13 5 4 4 13 16 38.46%
Miodrag Radulović 2020–present 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Miodrag Radulović
Assistant coach
Assistant coach Miodrag Džudović
Goalkeeping coach Dragoje Leković

Player records
Main article: Montenegro national football team records and statistics

Player/coach records are accurate as of 17 November 2020. Players in bold are still active at international level.

Most capped players
Fatos Bećiraj is Montenegro most capped player
# Player Career Caps C O F G
1Fatos Bećiraj2009–7511462610
2Elsad Zverotić2008–201761038235
3Stevan Jovetić2007–5831421528
4Stefan Savić2010–55739155
5Mirko Vučinić2007–20174638271917

C – captain (starting as captain); O – official competition games (qualifiers, Nations League); F – friendlies; G – goals

Top goalscorers
Stevan Jovetić is national team top scorer
# Player Goals O F First Last
1Stevan Jovetić28161220082020
2Mirko Vučinić179820072015
3Stefan Mugoša118320172020
4Fatos Bećiraj109120102020
5Dejan Damjanović87120092015

O – official competition games; F – Friendlies; First – First goal; Last – Last goal

Captains[16]
# Player National team captain Captain (Total Caps)
1 Mirko Vučinić 2006–2017 36 (46)
2 Stevan Jovetić 2017–present 30 (58)

Competition history

Montenegro have participated in five qualification rounds for World Cup or European Championship tournaments. Montenegro have never qualified, and their biggest success was reaching the play-offs for Euro 2012.
Montenegro first tried to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, but they finished fifth in their group. They had more success in the Euro 2012 qualifiers, when they finished second in their group to reach the play-offs, but lost to the Czech Republic.
In the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup, Montenegro finished third, and two years later, in the qualifiers for Euro 2016, they finished fourth in their group. They again finished third in their 2018 World Cup qualifying group. Worst performance came in the qualifiers for Euro 2020, as Montenegro finished last-placed in the group without single victory.

Competition G W D L GF GA GD
FIFA World Cup qualifiers 30 10 10 10 47 43 +4
UEFA European Championship qualifiers 28 6 8 14 20 45 -25
UEFA Nations League 12 6 2 4 17 8 +9
Friendly games 42 16 11 15 51 49 +2
OVERALL 112 38 31 43 135 145 -10

Updated: 17 November 2020

FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position
1930 to 1990 Part of  SFR Yugoslavia N/A
1994 to 2006 Part of  FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro
2010 Did not qualify 10 1 6 3 9 14 5/6
2014 10 4 3 3 18 17 3/6
2018 10 5 1 4 20 12 3/6
2022 To be determined To be determined
2026
Total 0/5 30 10 10 10 47 43 —

UEFA European Football Championship
UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position
1960 to 1992 Part of  SFR Yugoslavia N/A
1996 to 2004 Part of  FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro
2008 Did not enter
2012 Did not qualify 10 3 3 4 7 10 2/5
2016 10 3 2 5 10 13 4/6
2020 8 0 3 5 3 22 5/5
2024 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/4 28 6 8 14 20 45 —

UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 C 462137635th
2020–21 C 1641110234th
2022–23 B TBA
Total1262417834th

Recent results and fixtures
Main article: List of official matches of the Montenegro national football team

2020
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) 2020–21 UEFA
Nations League		 Cyprus  0–2  Montenegro Nicosia, Cyprus
18:00 Report Jovetić  60', 73' Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) 2020–21 UEFA
Nations League		 Luxembourg  0–1  Montenegro Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45 Report Bećiraj  90+3' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
7 October 2020 (2020-10-07) International friendly Montenegro  1–1  Latvia Podgorica, Montenegro
18:00 Ivanović  90+1' Report Tarasovs  26' Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Admir Šehović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 2020–21 UEFA
Nations League		 Montenegro  2–0  Azerbaijan Podgorica, Montenegro
15:00 Jovetić  9'
Ivanović  72'		 Report Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) 2020–21 UEFA
Nations League		 Montenegro  1–2  Luxembourg Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 Ivanović  34' Report Muratović  42'
Sinani  86'		 Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
11 November 2020 (2020-11-11) International friendly Montenegro  0–0  Kazakhstan Podgorica, Montenegro
18:00 Report Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dimitar Meckarovski (North Macedonia)
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 2020–21 UEFA
Nations League		 Azerbaijan  0–0  Montenegro Zaprešić, Croatia
18:00 Report Stadium: Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium[note 1]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia)
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) 2020–21 UEFA
Nations League		 Montenegro  4–0  Cyprus Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 Jovetić  14'
Boljević  25', 28'}
Mugoša  60'		 Report Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch (Israel)

2021
24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Latvia  v  Montenegro Latvia
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Montenegro  v  Gibraltar Podgorica, Montenegro
15:00 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Montenegro  v  Norway Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
2 June 2021 (2021-06-02) International friendly Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Montenegro Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stadium: Stadion Grbavica
5 June 2021 (2021-06-05) International friendly Israel  v  Montenegro Israel
1 September 2021 (2021-09-01) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Turkey  v  Montenegro Turkey
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
4 September 2021 (2021-09-04) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Netherlands  v  Montenegro Netherlands
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Montenegro  v  Latvia Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Gibraltar  v  Montenegro Gibraltar
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
11 October 2021 (2021-10-11) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Norway  v  Montenegro Norway
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Montenegro  v  Netherlands Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Montenegro  v  Turkey Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium

Below is a summary of Montenegrin national team results against every opponent country.

As of 17 November 2020
Opponent P W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Albania 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 000.00
 Armenia 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 050.00
 Austria 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 000.00
 Azerbaijan 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 066.67
 Belarus 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 050.00
 Belgium 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 Bulgaria 6 1 4 1 6 8 −2 016.67
 Colombia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Cyprus 5 2 3 0 9 3 +6 040.00
 Czech Republic 4 0 0 4 0 9 −9 000.00
 Denmark 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 033.33
 England 6 0 3 3 5 19 −14 000.00
 Estonia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Georgia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Greece 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Hungary 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 066.67
 Iceland 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Iran 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Italy 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
 Japan 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 Kazakhstan 4 3 1 0 11 0 +11 075.00
 Kosovo 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 Latvia 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 050.00
 Liechtenstein 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 050.00
 Lithuania 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
 Luxembourg 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
 Moldova 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 075.00
 North Macedonia 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 033.33
 Northern Ireland 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Norway 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
 Poland 4 0 2 2 6 9 −3 000.00
 Republic of Ireland 2 0 2 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 Romania 5 1 2 2 2 6 −4 020.00
 Russia 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 000.00
 San Marino 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 100.00
 Serbia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
 Slovakia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 Slovenia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 Sweden 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 000.00
  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00
 Turkey 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
 Ukraine 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 050.00
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Wales 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 066.67
45 Countries 112 38 31 43 135 145 −10 033.93

FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

{{2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E table |show_matches=yes}}

UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 8 7 0 1 37 6 +31 21 Qualify for final tournament — 5–0 5–3 4–0 7–0
2  Czech Republic 8 5 0 3 13 11 +2 15 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Kosovo 8 3 2 3 13 16 −3 11 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–4 2–1 — 1–1 2–0
4  Bulgaria 8 1 3 4 6 17 −11 6 0–6 1–0 2–3 — 1–1
5  Montenegro 8 0 3 5 3 22 −19 3 1–5 0–3 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

See also

Notes
  1. The Azerbaijan v Montenegro match, originally scheduled to be played at Olympic Stadium, Baku, will be moved to a neutral venue, as UEFA announced on 20 October 2020 to temporarily suspend all UEFA matches taking place in Armenia and Azerbaijan until further notice due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[17]

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