Montenegrin national football team
Nickname (s) | "Sokoli" ( Eng. The Falcons ) | ||
Association | Fudbalski savez Crne Gore | ||
confederacy | UEFA | ||
Technical sponsor | Legea | ||
Head coach | Faruk Hadžibegić (since 2019) | ||
Assistant coach |
Zoran Mirković Aleksandar Janković Miodrag Džudović |
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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) |
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Balance sheet | |||
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104 games 34 wins 28 draws 42 losses |
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First international match Montenegro 2-1 Hungary ( Podgorica , Montenegro ; March 24, 2007 )
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Biggest win San Marino 0-6 Montenegro ( Serravalle , San Marino ; September 11, 2012 )
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Biggest defeat England 7-0 Montenegro ( London , England ; November 14, 2019 )
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(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 |
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1. | Fatos Bećiraj | 69 | 9 | attack | 2009– |
2. | Elsad Zverotić | 61 | 5 | midfield | 2008-2017 |
3. | Stefan Savic | 52 | 5 | Defense | 2010– |
4th | Stevan Jovetić | 51 | 24 | attack | 2007– |
5. | Mirko Vučinić | 46 | 17th | attack | 2007-2017 |
6th | Simon Vukčević | 45 | 2 | midfield | 2007-2014 |
7th | Mladen Božović | 42 | 0 | goal | 2007-2017 |
Vladimir Božović | 42 | 0 | Defense | 2007-2014 | |
9. | 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 |
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1. | Stevan Jovetić | 24 | 51 | 2007– |
2. | Mirko Vučinić | 17th | 46 | 2007-2017 |
3. | Stefan Mugoša | 10 | 35 | 2015– |
4th | Fatos Bećiraj | 9 | 67 | 2009– |
5. | Dejan Damjanović | 8th | 30th | 2008-2015 |
6th | Radomir Đalović | 7th | 26th | 2007-2011 |
7th | Andrija Delibašić | 6th | 21st | 2009-2013 |
8th. | Stefan Savic | 5 | 52 | 2010– |
Elsad Zverotić | 5 | 61 | 2008-2017 | |
10. | Žarko Tomašević | 4th | 38 | 2010- |
Coaching staff
- Coach: Faruk Hadžibegić
- Assistant coach: Zoran Mirković , Aleksandar Janković , Miodrag Džudović
- Goalkeeping coach: Dragoje Leković
Trainer
- Zoran Filipović (2007-2009)
- Zlatko Kranjčar (2010-2011)
- Branko Brnović (2011-2015)
- Ljubiša Tumbaković (2016-2019)
- Faruk Hadžibegić (2019–)
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. |
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2007 Kirin Cup | 3. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0: 3 | 0 |
International matches
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking. In: fifa.com. July 16, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Incl. of the 1st game not counted by FIFA
- ↑ Montenegro in qualification against Russia and Austria
- ^ A b In addition, 3 games for Serbia & Montenegro between 2005 and 2006
- ↑ In addition, 5 games for Serbia & Montenegro between 2004 and 2005
- ^ In addition, 3 games for Serbia & Montenegro between 2005
- ^ In addition, 1 game for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 2002