Montenegro national football team

Montenegro

Nickname(s)	Hrabri sokoli / Храбри соколи (The Brave Falcons)
Association	Football Association of Montenegro (FSCG)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Mirko Vučinić
Captain	Stevan Jovetić
Most caps	Stevan Jovetić (90)
Top scorer	Stevan Jovetić (37)
Home stadium	Podgorica City Stadium
FIFA code	MNE
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	83 (22 December 2025)[1]
Highest	16 (June 2011)
Lowest	199 (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)

The Montenegro national football team (Montenegrin: Fudbalska reprezentacija Crne Gore) has represented Montenegro in men's 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.

Montenegro is one of the world's youngest international teams, having joined FIFA and UEFA in 2007 following the 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum. The team played its first official international match against Hungary in March 2007.

Following the independence of Montenegro from Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia was set to represent both Serbia and Montenegro in the Euro 2008 qualifying stage. However, UEFA would include Montenegro as a late entry if FIFA ratified a separate Montenegrin Football Association before September 2006. Moreover, this did not occur before the competition began.^[3][4][5]

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.^[6] Montenegro's first FIFA World Ranking was joint 199th place, the last place on the list by default.

On 26 January 2007, the Montenegro FA was granted full membership of UEFA.^[7] 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.^[8][9] On 31 May 2007, Montenegro was admitted as FIFA's 208th member.^[10]

On 11 September 2012, Montenegro played against San Marino in Seravalle. In a one-sided match, Montenegro won 6–0,^[11] the biggest win in the team's history. Montenegro then beat Ukraine 1–0 in Kyiv,^[12] with the only goal scored by Dejan Damjanović.

On 23 February 2014 in Nice, Montenegro were drawn for qualification in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group G alongside Russia, Sweden, Austria, Moldova and Liechtenstein. Although Montenegro, opened their campaign with a 2–0 victory against Moldova, they failed to qualify with goalless draw against Liechtenstein, a 1–0 loss against Austria and a 1–1 home draw against 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 goalless 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.^[13] The abandoned match was ruled a 3–0 victory in Russia's favour. Montenegro finished fourth at the end of the campaign and placed 95th on the FIFA ranking list.

Montenegro play their 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.

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.^[14] 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,^[15] and House of Football – the seat of the Football Association of Montenegro.^[16]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Montenegro  v  Gibraltar

22 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Montenegro	3–1	Gibraltar	Nikšić, Montenegro
18:00 UTC+1	Jovetić 22' Tući 70' Marušić 73'	Report	Bent 13'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 3,021 Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

Montenegro  v  Faroe Islands

25 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Montenegro	1–0	Faroe Islands	Nikšić, Montenegro
20:45 UTC+1	Kuč 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 3,226 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Czech Republic  v  Montenegro

6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Czech Republic	2–0	Montenegro	Plzeň, Czech Republic
20:45 UTC+2	Hložek 23' Schick 65'	Report		Stadium: Stadion města Plzně Attendance: 10,889 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Montenegro  v  Armenia

9 June Friendly	Montenegro	2–2	Armenia	Nikšić, Montenegro
20:00 UTC+2	Adžić 5' Bulatović 52'	Report	Spertsyan 1', 81'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1,398 Referee: Jasmin Šabotić (Luxembourg)

Montenegro  v  Czech Republic

5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Montenegro	0–2	Czech Republic	Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 UTC+2		Report	Červ 3' Černý 90+6'	Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Attendance: 6,315 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Croatia  v  Montenegro

8 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Croatia	4–0	Montenegro	Zagreb, Croatia
20:45 UTC+2	Jakić 35' Kramarić 51' Kuč 85' (o.g.) Perišić 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 21,209 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Faroe Islands  v  Montenegro

9 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Faroe Islands	4–0	Montenegro	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
19:45 UTC+1	Sørensen 16', 55' Roganović 36' (o.g.) Frederiksberg 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 2,034 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas (Spain)

Montenegro  v  Liechtenstein

13 October Friendly	Montenegro	2–1	Liechtenstein	Podgorica, Montenegro
18:00 UTC+2	Osmajić 74' Đukanović 88'	Report	Sele 27'	Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia)

Gibraltar  v  Montenegro

14 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Gibraltar	1–2	Montenegro	Europa Point, Gibraltar
20:45 UTC+1	Jessop 20'	Report	Adžić 33' Krstović 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Europa Sports Park Attendance: 668 Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

Montenegro  v  Croatia

17 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Montenegro	2–3	Croatia	Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 UTC+1	Osmajić 3' Krstović 17'	Report	Perišić 37' (pen.) Jakić 72' Vlašić 87'	Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Attendance: 4,673 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Manager	Career	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Zoran Filipović	2006–2009	23	8	8	7	28	31	−3	034.78
Zlatko Kranjčar	2010–2011	13	6	2	5	14	11	+3	046.15
Branko Brnović	2011–2015	34	11	9	14	44	50	−6	032.35
Ljubiša Tumbaković	2016–2019	26	7	7	12	33	33	+0	026.92
Miodrag Džudović	2019 (caretaker)	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Faruk Hadžibegić	2019–2020	13	5	4	4	13	16	−3	038.46
Miodrag Radulović	2020–2023	23	6	4	13	22	35	−13	026.09
Robert Prosinečki	2024–2025	13	5	0	8	11	17	−6	038.46
Mirko Vučinić	2025–present	4	2	0	2	6	9	−3	050.00

In international football, footballers 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 footballer will be eligible to play for Montenegro, even if they had previously represented Serbia and Montenegro or any other country and at least one of the following statements applies:^[17]

• The footballer 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 footballers 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.

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Gibraltar and against Croatia on 14 and 17 November 2025; respectively.^[18]

Caps and goals as of 17 November 2025, after the match against Croatia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Balša Popović	(2000-06-10) 10 June 2000	2	0	OFK Beograd
12	1GK	Danijel Petković	(1993-05-25) 25 May 1993	28	0	Liepāja
13	1GK	Igor Nikić	(2000-08-25) 25 August 2000	9	0	Mirandés
2	2DF	Stefan Milić	(2000-07-06) 6 July 2000	1	0	Partizan
3	2DF	Risto Radunović	(1992-05-04) 4 May 1992	42	1	FCSB
5	2DF	Slobodan Rubežić	(2000-03-21) 21 March 2000	11	1	Korona Kielce
6	2DF	Marko Tući	(1998-12-04) 4 December 1998	10	1	Gangwon
7	2DF	Marko Vešović	(1991-08-28) 28 August 1991	59	2	Lokomotiva
15	2DF	Nikola Šipčić	(1995-05-17) 17 May 1995	21	0	Asteras Tripolis
23	2DF	Adam Marušić	(1992-10-17) 17 October 1992	68	5	Lazio
4	3MF	Marko Šimun	(2001-06-16) 16 June 2001	2	0	Sutjeska Nikšić
8	3MF	Marko Janković	(1995-07-09) 9 July 1995	57	1	Qarabağ
11	3MF	Milan Vukotić	(2002-10-05) 5 October 2002	9	0	Partizan
14	3MF	Miloš Brnović	(2000-04-26) 26 April 2000	12	0	Arsenal Tula
17	3MF	Vasilije Adžić	(2006-05-12) 12 May 2006	6	2	Juventus
19	3MF	Stefan Lončar	(1996-02-19) 19 February 1996	23	0	Akron Tolyatti
21	3MF	Andrija Bulatović	(2006-12-27) 27 December 2006	6	1	Lens
	3MF	Driton Camaj	(1997-03-07) 7 March 1997	28	2	Astana
9	4FW	Nikola Krstović	(2000-04-05) 5 April 2000	33	8	Atalanta
10	4FW	Stevan Jovetić (captain)	(1989-11-02) 2 November 1989	90	37	Omonia
16	2DF	Marko Perović	(2006-03-05) 5 March 2006	4	0	Almería
18	4FW	Andrej Kostić	(2007-01-16) 16 January 2007	2	0	Partizan
20	4FW	Milutin Osmajić	(1999-07-25) 25 July 1999	32	4	Preston North End
22	4FW	Viktor Đukanović	(2004-01-29) 29 January 2004	7	1	Dunajska Streda

The following players have also been called up in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Miloš Dragojević	(1989-02-03) 3 February 1989	2	0	Dečić	v.  Croatia, 8 September 2025
GK	Milan Mijatović	(1987-07-26) 26 July 1987	40	0	Budućnost Podgorica	v.  Faroe Islands, 25 March 2025
DF	Stefan Savić	(1991-01-08) 8 January 1991	77	9	Trabzonspor	v.  Gibraltar, 14 November 2025INJ
DF	Igor Vujačić	(1994-08-08) 8 August 1994	42	0	Rubin Kazan	v.  Gibraltar, 14 November 2025INJ
DF	Marko Vukčević	(1993-06-07) 7 June 1993	32	1	Tobol	v.  Liechtenstein, 13 October 2025
DF	Andrija Vukčević	(1996-10-11) 11 October 1996	21	0	Preston North End	v.  Liechtenstein, 13 October 2025
DF	Milan Roganović	(2005-10-28) 28 October 2005	3	0	Partizan	v.  Liechtenstein, 13 October 2025
DF	Robert Gjelaj	(2002-09-23) 23 September 2002	0	0	Dečić	v.  Croatia, 8 September 2025
DF	Ognjen Gašević	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002	2	0	CSKA 1948	v.  Armenia, 9 June 2025
MF	Marko Bakić	(1993-11-01) 1 November 1993	38	0	Persepolis	v.  Gibraltar, 14 November 2025INJ
MF	Edvin Kuč	(1993-10-27) 27 October 1993	16	4	Neftçi	v.  Liechtenstein, 13 October 2025
MF	Andrej Bajović	(2003-06-06) 6 June 2003	2	0	Dečić	v.  Liechtenstein, 13 October 2025
MF	Vladimir Jovović	(1994-10-26) 26 October 1994	63	0	Neftchi Fergana	v.  Faroe Islands, 25 March 2025
FW	Dušan Vuković	(2002-08-06) 6 August 2002	0	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb	v.  Croatia, 8 September 2025
FW	Stefan Mugoša	(1992-02-23) 23 February 1992	64	15	Incheon United	v.  Croatia, 8 September 2025
FW	Andrija Radulović	(2002-07-03) 3 July 2002	7	0	Rapid Wien	v.  Czech Republic, 5 September 2025INJ
Notes WD = Player withdrew from the current squad due to non-injury issue. INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.

As of 19 November 2025^[19]

Players in bold are still active with Montenegro.

Updated: November 19 2025

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1938	Part of  Yugoslavia									Part of  Yugoslavia
1950 to 1990	Part of  Yugoslavia									Part of  Yugoslavia
1994 to 2002	Part of  FR Yugoslavia									Part of  FR Yugoslavia
2006	Part of  Serbia and Montenegro									Part of  Serbia and Montenegro
2010	Did not qualify									5th	10	1	6	3	9	14
2014										3rd	10	4	3	3	18	17
2018										3rd	10	5	1	4	20	12
2022										4th	10	3	3	4	14	15
2026										4th	6	2	0	4	4	13
2030	To be determined
2034
Total	0/4									—	46	15	13	18	65	71

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record								Qualification play-offs record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Part of  Yugoslavia									Part of  Yugoslavia								Part of  Yugoslavia
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996	Part of  FR Yugoslavia									Part of  FR Yugoslavia								Part of  FR Yugoslavia
2000
2004	Part of  Serbia and Montenegro									Part of  Serbia and Montenegro								Part of  Serbia and Montenegro
2008	Did not enter									Did not enter								Did not enter
2012	Did not qualify									PO	8	3	3	2	7	7		2	0	0	2	0	3
2016										4th	10	3	2	5	10	13		Did not qualify
2020										5th	8	0	3	5	3	22
2024										3rd	8	3	2	3	9	11
2028	To be determined									To be determined								To be determined
2032
Total	0/4									—	34	9	10	15	29	53		2	0	0	2	0	3

UEFA Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2018–19	C	4	6	2	1	3	7	6		35th
2020–21	C	1	6	4	1	1	10	2		34th
2022–23	B	3	6	2	1	3	6	6		28th
2024–25	B	4	6	1	0	5	4	9		30th
2026–27	C	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0		TBD
Total			24	9	3	12	27	23	28th

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

As of 17 November 2025

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Albania	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	000.00
Armenia	4	1	1	2	8	7	+1	025.00
Austria	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	000.00
Azerbaijan	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	066.67
Belarus	5	3	2	0	6	1	+5	060.00
Belgium	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	0	3	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Bulgaria	8	3	4	1	9	9	+0	037.50
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Croatia	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	000.00
Cyprus	5	2	3	0	9	3	+6	040.00
Czech Republic	7	0	0	7	1	17	−16	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
Faroe Islands	2	1	0	1	1	4	−3	050.00
Finland	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	000.00
Georgia	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	033.33
Ghana	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Gibraltar	4	4	0	0	12	3	+9	100.00
Greece	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Hungary	5	2	2	1	8	8	+0	040.00
Iceland	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	033.33
Israel	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
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	4	2	2	0	5	2	+3	050.00
Lebanon	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Liechtenstein	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	066.67
Lithuania	4	3	1	0	10	3	+7	075.00
Luxembourg	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	066.67
Moldova	4	3	0	1	7	5	+2	075.00
North Macedonia	4	2	0	2	5	7	−2	050.00
Netherlands	2	0	1	1	2	6	−4	000.00
Northern Ireland	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Norway	4	1	0	3	4	6	−2	025.00
Poland	4	0	2	2	6	9	−3	000.00
Republic of Ireland	2	0	2	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Romania	7	3	2	2	7	6	+1	042.86
Russia	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	000.00
San Marino	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9	100.00
Serbia	4	0	0	4	2	9	−7	000.00
Slovakia	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Slovenia	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Sweden	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	000.00
Switzerland	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	050.00
Turkey	6	1	2	3	8	9	−1	016.67
Ukraine	2	1	0	1	1	4	−3	050.00
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Wales	5	2	0	3	5	6	−1	040.00
53 Teams	164	55	40	69	192	224	−32	033.54

• Montenegro men's national football team results
• Montenegro men's national football team records and statistics
• List of Montenegro international footballers
• Montenegro women's national football team
• Montenegro women's national under-17 football team
• Football in Montenegro
• Sport in Montenegro

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