Montenegro national football team

The Montenegro national football team will come into existence following the 2006 FIFA World Cup; the last event at which as of 3 June 2006, the independent states of Serbia and Montenegro will compete in a united team.

UEFA have stated that they would be willing to include Montenegro as a late entry in Euro 2008 qualifying, but several barriers may well prevent this - UEFA have stated that they would need FIFA to ratify a separate Montenegrin Football Association, and this would have to be done before September 2006 - when qualifying begins.[1]

This makes it more likely that the first competitive competition for the mens' senior team will be 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 2002 - Did not enter, was part of Yugoslavia
• 2006 - Did not enter, was part of Serbia and Montenegro

European Championship record

• 1960 to 2000 - Did not enter, was part of Yugoslavia
• 2004 - Did not enter, was part of Serbia and Montenegro
• 2008 - Status yet to be determined

Potential players

Several Montenegro-born players were or are part of Serbia and Montenegro national team:

• Dragoslav Jevrić, goalkeeper - started Serbia and Montenegro's first game in the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals.
• Mirko Vučinić, Striker - was in the initial squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, but withdrew due to an injury.

See also

• Sport in Montenegro
• Football in Montenegro