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Montenegrin clubs in European football competitions

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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, three Montenegrin clubs take part in UEFA European Cups. The champion of the First Montenegrin League plays in UEFA Champions League qualifiers. The second placed team from the First League play in UEFA Conference League qualifiers. The winner of the Montenegrin Cup also plays in the Conference league.

UEFA Rankings

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Current rankings (2026–27)

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UEFA Country Ranking for league participation in 2026–27 European football season (Previous year rank in italics)

History of rankings

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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
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

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Performances by season

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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

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Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2007–08 Zeta 1QR Lithuania FBK Kaunas 3–1 2–3 5–4
2QR Scotland Rangers 0–1 0–2 0–3
2008–09 Budućnost 1QR Finland Tampere United 1–1 1–2 2–3
2009–10 Mogren 1QR Malta Hibernians 4–0 2–0 6–0
2QR Denmark Copenhagen 0–6 0–6 0–12
2010–11 Rudar 1QR San Marino Tre Fiori 4–1 3–0 7–1
2QR Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–4 0–1 0–5
2011–12 Mogren 2QR Bulgaria Litex Lovech 1–2 0–3 1–5
2012–13 Budućnost 2QR Poland Śląsk Wrocław 0–2 1–0 1–2
2013–14 Sutjeska 2QR Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 0–5 1–1 1–6
2014–15 Sutjeska 2QR Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 0–3 0–2 0–5
2015–16 Rudar 2QR Azerbaijan Qarabağ 0–1 0–0 0–1
2016–17 OFK Titograd 2QR Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 0–3 0–2 0–5
2017–18 Budućnost 2QR Serbia Partizan 0–0 0–2 0–2
2018–19 Sutjeska 1QR Kazakhstan Astana 0–2 0–1 0–3
2019–20 Sutjeska 1QR Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–1 2–2 (3–2 p.)
2QR Cyprus APOEL 0–1 0–3 0–4
2020–21 Budućnost 1QR Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 1–3
2021–22 Budućnost 1QR Finland HJK 0–4 1–3 1–7
2022–23 Sutjeska 1QR Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 0–1 0–2 0–3
2023–24 Budućnost PR Andorra Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 3–0
Iceland Breiðablik 0–5
2024–25 Dečić 1QR Wales The New Saints 1–1 0–3 1–4

UEFA Cup/Europa League

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

UEFA Conference League

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Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2021–22 Budućnost 2QR Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn 0–2 0–4 0–6
Dečić 1QR Kosovo Drita 0–1 1–2 1–3
Podgorica 1QR Albania Laçi 1−0 0−3 (a.e.t.) 1–3
Sutjeska 1QR Georgia (country) Gagra 1–0 1–1 2–1
2QR Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 1–3 1–3
2022–23 Budućnost 1QR Kosovo Llapi 2–0 2–2 4–2
2QR Iceland Breiðablik 2–1 0–2 2–3
Dečić 1QR Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–2 1–1 2–3
Iskra 1QR Albania Laçi 0–1 0–0 0–1
Sutjeska 2QR Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 0–0 0–1 0–1
2023–24 Arsenal 1QR Armenia Alashkert 1–6 1–1 2–7
Budućnost 2QR North Macedonia Struga 3–4 0–1 3–5
Sutjeska 1QR San Marino Cosmos 1–0 1–1 2–1
2QR Andorra Santa Coloma 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.) 2–3
2024–25 Budućnost 1QR Kosovo Malisheva 3–0 0–1 3–1
2QR Bulgaria CSKA 1948 1–1 (a.e.t.) 0–1 1–2
Dečić 2QR Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 0–0 2–0 2−0
3QR Finland HJK 2–1 0–1 2–2 (3–4 p.)
Mornar 1QR Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–1 1–1 3–2
2QR Serbia Radnički 1923 2–1 (a.e.t.) 0–1 2–2 (4–3 p.)
3QR Hungary Paksi 2–2 0–3 2–5

Intertoto Cup

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Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1981 Budućnost Group 4 Austria Wacker Innsbruck 1–2 3–1 1st
Sweden Östers 3–1 0–0
Denmark Odense 4–2 1–1
1995 Budućnost Group 7 Estonia Tervis Pärnu 3–1 4th
Cyprus Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–1
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0–3
Greece OFI 3–4
2003 Sutjeska 1R Luxembourg Union Luxembourg 3–0 1–1 4–1
2R Finland Tampere United 0–1 0–0 0–1
2005 Budućnost 1R Malta Valletta 2–2 5–0 7–2
2R Spain Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 0–3 2–4
2006 Zeta 2R Slovenia Maribor 1–2 0–2 1–4
2007 Grbalj 1R Romania Gloria Bistrița 1–1 1–2 2–3
2008 Grbalj 1R Bosnia and Herzegovina Čelik Zenica 2–1 2–3 4–4 (a)
2R Turkey Sivasspor 2–2 0–1 2–3

Performances by clubs

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16 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
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

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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

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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

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Balkans Cup

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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 Albania Labinoti Elbasani 0–1 1–0 3rd
Romania ASA Târgu Mureș 1–0 0–3
1977 Budućnost Group B Albania Vllaznia Shkodër 2–0 1–1 2nd
Greece Panathinaikos 1–2 2–2
1990–91 Budućnost QF Albania 17 Nëntori Tirana 2–1 0–0 2–1
SF Turkey Galatasaray 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Final Romania Inter Sibiu 0–0 0–1 (a.e.t.) 0–1

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2024".
  18. ^ "Győr, Budućnost Podgorica awarded default wins –". UEFA. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2013-02-08.