Montenegrin national football team

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Montenegro
Црна Гора
Crna Gora
Football Association of Montenegro.svg
Nickname (s) "Sokoli" ( Eng. The Falcons )
Association Fudbalski savez Crne Gore
confederacy UEFA
Technical sponsor Legea
Head coach Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Faruk Hadžibegić (since 2019)
Assistant coach SerbiaSerbia Zoran Mirković Aleksandar Janković Miodrag Džudović
SerbiaSerbia 
MontenegroMontenegro 
captain Stefan Savic
Record scorer Stevan Jovetić (24)
Record player Fatos Bećiraj (69)
Home stadium Pod Goricom Stadium , Podgorica
FIFA code MNE
FIFA rank 64th (1365 points)
(as of July 16, 2020)
First jersey
Second jersey
Balance sheet
104 games
34 wins
28 draws
42 losses
statistics
First international match Montenegro 2-1 Hungary ( Podgorica , Montenegro ; March 24, 2007 )
MontenegroMontenegro HungaryHungary
Biggest win San Marino 0-6 Montenegro ( Serravalle , San Marino ; September 11, 2012 )
San MarinoSan Marino MontenegroMontenegro
Biggest defeat England 7-0 Montenegro ( London , England ; November 14, 2019 )
EnglandEngland MontenegroMontenegro
(As of November 19, 2019)

The Montenegrin national soccer team is the soccer selection of the soccer association of the southeast European state of Montenegro .

formation

Until 2006, the state of Montenegro was part of the Federation of Serbia and Montenegro and thus the Serbian-Montenegrin national football team also existed , which last participated in the 2006 World Cup and was eliminated there as the worst team after the preliminary round. There were no players from Montenegro in the squad . Then the team was disbanded and the Serbian selection took the place of the Serbian-Montenegrin selection, since Serbia is considered the political successor state of Serbia-Montenegro. The Montenegrin Football Association had to be re-established.

Because the Serbian-Montenegrin team was still listed at the time of the group draw for qualifying for the European Championship 2008 , the Serbian selection entered the group drawn.

history

Montenegro was accepted as a provisional UEFA member on October 5, 2006 and a full UEFA member on January 26, 2007 , and played its first international match on March 24, 2007 against Hungary at Pod Goricom in Podgorica . Montenegro won the game 2-1 with two converted penalties from Mirko Vučinić and Igor Burzanović . However, this game is not recognized by FIFA as Montenegro was not a member.

On May 31, 2007, Montenegro became a FIFA member. The defeat against Japan (0: 2) on June 1, 2007 at the Kirin Cup is rated by FIFA as the first official international match.

The team has not yet been able to qualify for a soccer world championship or a soccer championship . Montenegro took part in an official competition for the first time during the qualification for the 2010 World Cup and met Italy , Bulgaria , Ireland , Cyprus and Georgia in Group 8 . The team managed to win against Georgia, they drew six times and finished fifth in the final table.

In qualifying for the 2012 European Football Championship , the team played against Switzerland , England , Bulgaria and Wales . On the first day of the qualification, they won 1-0 against the Welsh, which meant the second place was achieved. Second place was also held in the course of qualification. They also achieved a 1-0 win against Switzerland and a 0-0 draw against England. At times they even fought for group victory. This plan was abandoned after a 2-1 loss to Wales. Now the focus was on second place - in a long-distance duel with the Swiss. On the penultimate match day of the qualification, they were able to prevail in the remote duel against Switzerland. In the second leg, against England, you could win a 2-2. After trailing 2-0 in the middle of the first half, Elsad Zverotić marked the 1-2 shortly before the break whistle. In stoppage time marked Andrija Delibasic the 2: 2nd Previously, the Swiss lost 0-2 to the Welsh. The Montenegrin 2-2 was also synonymous with safe participation in the play-offs. Opponents in the play-offs were the Czech Republic . The first leg on November 11th in Prague was lost 2-0, as was the second leg 1-0. So you missed the qualification for the European Championship.

Even when qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, Group H was only third behind England and the Ukraine . In qualifying for the European Football Championship in 2016 , Montenegro met in Group G against Russia, Sweden, Austria, Moldova and Liechtenstein.

The 2018 World Cup was also missed as Montenegro only finished third behind Poland and Denmark in qualifying . The relegation of the runners-up was missed by a 2: 4 defeat on the last day of the game against Poland with a simultaneous draw by the Danes against Romania, whereby the Montenegrins were four points short.

In the 2018/19 UEFA Nations League, which took place for the first time , Montenegro played in League C and met Lithuania , Romania and Serbia between September and November 2018 . Third place was taken with two wins, one draw and three defeats.

In qualifying for the 2021 European Championship , Montenegro met England, the Czech Republic, Kosovo and Bulgaria in Group A, finished bottom of the group and suffered their highest international defeat against England 7-0.

In the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League , Montenegro will play in League C again, facing Azerbaijan , Luxembourg and Cyprus .

Record player

rank Surname Calls Gates position Period
01. Fatos Bećiraj 69 9 attack 2009–
02. Elsad Zverotić 61 5 midfield 2008-2017
03. Stefan Savic 52 5 Defense 2010–
04th Stevan Jovetić 51 24 attack 2007–
05. Mirko Vučinić 46 17th attack 2007-2017
06th Simon Vukčević 45 2 midfield 2007-2014
07th Mladen Božović 42 0 goal 2007-2017
0 Vladimir Božović 42 0 Defense 2007-2014
09. Marko Simić 41 1 Defense / midfield 2013–
10. Nikola Vukčević 40 1 midfield 2013–
11. Marko Baša 39 2 Defense 2009-2017
Savo Pavićević 39 0 Defense 2007-2014
13. Vukašin Poleksić 38 0 goal 2007-2016
Žarko Tomašević 38 4th Defense 2010–

As of November 19, 2019

Record goal scorers

rank Surname Gates Calls Period
01. Stevan Jovetić 24 51 2007–
02. Mirko Vučinić 17th 46 2007-2017
03. Stefan Mugoša 10 35 2015–
04th Fatos Bećiraj 9 67 2009–
05. Dejan Damjanović 8th 30th 2008-2015
06th Radomir Đalović 7th 26th 2007-2011
07th Andrija Delibašić 6th 21st 2009-2013
08th. Stefan Savic 5 52 2010–
0 Elsad Zverotić 5 61 2008-2017
10. Žarko Tomašević 4th 38 2010-

Coaching staff

Trainer

International competitions

Before the establishment of the Montenegrin Football Association, see Yugoslav national football team and Serbian-Montenegrin national team

Participation of Montenegro in the soccer world championship

1930-1992 was part of the SFR Yugoslavia
1992-2003 was part of the FR of Yugoslavia
2003-2006 was part of Serbia and Montenegro
2010 in South Africa not qualified
2014 in Brazil not qualified
2018 in Russia not qualified

Participation of Montenegro in the European Football Championship

1960-1992 was part of the SFR Yugoslavia
1992-2003 was part of the FR of Yugoslavia
2003-2006 was part of Serbia and Montenegro
2008 in Switzerland and Austria was not a full UEFA member at the start of qualifying
2012 in Poland and Ukraine Not qualified - failed in the playoffs of the group runners-up to the Czech Republic
2016 in France Not qualified
2021 in Europe Not qualified

Smaller tournaments

year position Sp. S. U N Gates Pt.
2007 Kirin CupJapanJapan  3. 2 0 0 2 0: 3 0

International matches

See also

Web links

Commons : Montenegro national soccer team  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking. In: fifa.com. July 16, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Incl. of the 1st game not counted by FIFA
  3. ↑ Montenegro in qualification against Russia and Austria
  4. ^ A b In addition, 3 games for Serbia & Montenegro between 2005 and 2006
  5. ↑ In addition, 5 games for Serbia & Montenegro between 2004 and 2005
  6. ^ In addition, 3 games for Serbia & Montenegro between 2005
  7. ^ In addition, 1 game for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 2002