FK Budućnost Podgorica
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| Full name | Fudbalski klub Budućnost Podgorica | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Plavo-bijeli (The Blue-Whites) | ||
| Founded | 1925 | ||
| Ground | Stadion Pod Goricom Podgorica, Montenegro | ||
| Capacity | 17,000 | ||
| President |  Miomir Mugoša | ||
| Head Coach | Saša Petrović | ||
| League | First League | ||
| 2009–10 | 2nd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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FK Budućnost is a football club from Podgorica, Montenegro, currently competing in the First League of Montenegro. Its colours are blue and white. FK Buducnost is a part of the Budućnost sport society.
History
The club was founded in 1925. In 1946 it became the first Montenegrin club to play in the first league of the Federal People's Republic of Yugolsavia (FPRY). Its biggest success on the national stage came during SFRY in 1965 and 1977 when it played in the final of the Yugoslav Cup.
Buducnost played in the Rapan Cup (Intertoto Cup) in 1981, when they were first in their group. They would go on to play in the Intertoto Cup in 1995 and in 2005. The most notable achiviement of the club on the international stage was reaching the final of the Balkans Cup in 1991 which they lost to FC Inter Sibiu, after being eliminated by Galatasaray S.K. in the previous round. Another notable result was the 2-1 win over Deportivo La Coruña in the Intertoto Cup in 2005.
Buducnost has enjoyed a lot of success after the dissoulution of the state union Serbia and Montenegro in 2006, finishing second three times and winning the Montenegrin First League in the season of 2007/2008. The club has also played twice in the final of the Montenegrin Cup, in the seasons 2007/2008 and 2009/2010.
Some of the great players to have worn the blue and white jersey include Branko Brnović, Dejan Savićević, Predrag Mijatović, and Simon Vukcevic.
| Season | League | Position |
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| 1987/88. | First league | 7 |
| 1988/89. | First league | 14 |
| 1989/90. | First league | 10 |
| 1990/91. | First league | 17 |
| 1991/92. | First league | 12 |
| 1992/93. | First league | 8 |
| 1994/95. | First 'B' league | 1 |
| 1995/96. | First 'B' league | 4 |
| 1996/97. | First league | 10 |
| 1997/98. | First league | 8 |
| 1998/99. | First league | 13 |
| 1999/00. | First league | 12 |
| 2000/01. | First league | 15 |
| 2001/02. | Second league | 2 |
| 2002/03. | Second league | 3 |
| 2003/04. | Second league | 1 |
| 2004/05. | First league | 6 |
| 2005/06. | First league | 14 |
| 2006/07. | First league | 2 |
| 2007/08. | First league | 1 |
| 2008/09. | First league | 2 |
| 2009/10. | First league | 2 |
Buducnost in European competition
At the time of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia reached Buducnost Podgorica twice the participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. This was in 1995 and 2005. The first game we played in the UEFA Cup in the 2007/2008 season against Hajduk Split. Against Tampere United celebrated premiere in qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in the 2008/2009 season. Both times they failed, however, in the first Qualifying round. The Champions League 2009/2010 season was ended early. They failed to Polonia Warsaw. In Podgorica, they lost 0-2, the game ended 1-0 in Warsaw for Buducnost. In the Champions League season 2010/2010 we failed in the third Qualifying round to Denmark's top club Brondby. Copenhagen kept at home 1-0 to prevail. Buducnost Podgorica lost with 1:2. Previously, it had eliminated FK Baku. The game was 3-0 in Baku scored for Buducnost.
Results in Europe
| Season | Competition | Round | Nat | Club | Result home | Result away |
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| 1995/96 | Intertoto Cup | Group 7 |  Estonia
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Tervis Parnu | 3-1 | |
| Group 7 |  Cyprus
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Nea Salamis | 1-1 | |||
| Group 7 |  Germany
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Bayer Leverkusen | 0-3 | |||
| Group 7 |  Greece
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OFI | 3-4 | |||
| 2005/06 | Intertoto Cup | First qualifying round |  Malta
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FC Valletta | 2-2 | 5-0 |
| Second qualifying round |  Spain
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Deportivo de La Coruña | 2-1 | 0-3 | ||
| 2007/08 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round |  Croatia
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Hajduk Split | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 2008/09 | Champions League | First qualifying round |  Finland
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Tampere United | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| 2009/10 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round |  Poland
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Polonia Warsaw | 0-2 | 1-0 |
| 2010/11 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round |  Azerbaijan
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FK Baku | 1-2 | 3-0 |
| Third qualifying round |  Denmark
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Brøndby IF | 1-2 | 0-1 | ||
| 2011/12 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round |  Albania
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Flamurtari Vlorë |
Balkans Cup
Budućnost played twice in the Balkans Cup.
The club made its debute in 1977 in Group B, with Panathinaikos and Vllaznia. After four legs, they were second in the group with four points.
During their second spell in the Balkans Cup, in 1991, Budućnost reached the final losing to FC Inter Sibiu.
| Season | Round | Nat | Club | Result home | Result away |
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| 1976/77 | Group B | Greece
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Panathinaikos | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Albania
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Vllaznia | 2-0 | 1-1 | ||
| 1990/91 | First Leg | Albania
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KF Tirana | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Semifinals |  Turkey
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Galatasaray | 0-0 | 1-1 | |
| Final |  Romania
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Inter Sibiu | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Supporters
Buducnost fans are known as Varvari (Barbarians). The group's traditional colours are blue and white, which are also the colours of all the Budućnost sports clubs. For FK Budućnost Podgorica home games, Varvari occupy the northern stand (Sjever) of the Podgorica city stadium. They also have a reserved stand at the Morača Sports Center, as supporters of KK Buducnost basketball club. However, since the early 2000s they have boycotted basketball team matches, because of a dispute with the clubs management.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Varvari maintained close links with Red Star Belgrade supporters group, Delije.[citation needed] This was seen as a natural extension of the historical and cultural closeness of Montenegro and Serbia, as well as the two republics continuing as part of the same country after the final breakup of SFR Yugoslavia in 1992. However, this Delije-Varvari relationship changed towards the late 1990s as the relations of Montenegrin and Serbian political leaders within the country became more strained.[citation needed]
The focal point for the group during the late 1990s was the basketball club, which started investing heavily while the football club toiled in the lower half of the table. This changed in 2000 when Varvari became embroiled in a row with the basketball club's management. Varvari have since boycotted the basketball club's matches.
Currently Varvari are boycotting the football team's management because of the club's bad results in the last two seasons.They demand from Tomo Čelebić to resign from the club's board management.
Honours and achievements
National Championships - 1
National Cups - 0
International
- Runners-up (1): 1990-91
Stadium
FK Budućnost plays its home games at the Stadion Pod Goricom, in Podgorica. Stadion Pod Goricom, with 17,000 seats, is also the largest football stadium in Montenegro and the home ground of the Montenegro national football team. The stadium's original capacity was about 15,000 spectators, which expanded to 17,000 with the addition of the north and south stands. An eastern stand is planned to be built soon, which will bring the stadium's capacity to over 20,000.
Unforgettable matches played at the Stadion pod Goricom are:
- SFR Yugoslavia - Luxembourg 0:0 (ECQ, 27 October 1971) - att: 15,000
- SFR Yugoslavia - Wales 4:4 (ECQ, 15 December 1982) - att: 17,000
- FK Budućnost - Deportivo La Coruna 2:1 (Intertoto Cup, 9 July 2005) - att: 10,000
- Montenegro - Hungary 2:1 (first match of national team, 22 March 2007) - att: 13,000
- Montenegro - Italy 0:2 (WCQ, 28 March 2009) - att: 17,000
- Montenegro - Wales 1:0 (ECO, 03 September 2010) - att: 13,000
- Montenegro - Switzerland 1:0 (ECO, 08 October 2010) - att: 13,000
Sponsors
- Official kit supplier - (2011-) Legea
- Official sponsor - Čelebić Company
Current squad
As of 29 June 2011.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Saša Petrović
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| Assistant coach | Nenad Vukčević
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| Assistant coach | Radisav Dragićević
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| Goalkeeping coach | Dragoje Leković
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| Condition coach | Jovan Počuča
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| Physical fitness coach | Zoran Jovović
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| Physical fitness coach | Milorad Čabarkapa
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| Doctor | Žarko Dašić
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| Economic | Zoran Gajević
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Last updated: 02 January 2011
Source: FK Budućnost Podgorica official website
Notable former players
Head coaches
Mojaš Radonjić, 2002-03- Srđan Bajić, jan – jun 2003
- Branislav Milačić, 2003–06
- Miodrag Božović, 2006–07
Branko Babić, 2007–08- Miodrag Ješić, 2008–09
- Mihailo Ivanović, 2009–10
- Nikola Rakojević, 2010-2011
- Saša Petrović, 2011-