Montenegrin Cup
Founded | 2006 |
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Region | Montenegro |
Number of teams | 30 |
Qualifier for | UEFA Europa League |
Current champions | OFK Titograd (2nd title) |
Most successful club(s) | Rudar (4 titles) |
Website | Kup Crne Gore |
2017–18 Montenegrin Cup |
The Montenegrin Cup (Montenegrin: Kup Crne Gore) is the national football cup played in Montenegro. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League if they have not already gained a spot in the UEFA Champions League. If this were to happen the runners-up would take the winners spot.
History
Before independence
Since 1946, Montenegrin football clubs played in the SFR Yugoslavia football system, so in the period 1947-1992 they participated in Yugoslav Cup. From 1992 to 2006, teams from Montenegro played in the Cup competition of FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. Most successful participant was FK Budućnost, who played twice in the finals of Yugoslav Cup (1964-65 and 1976-77).
First stage of Yugoslav Cup was Montenegrin Republic Cup, in which played clubs from lower-leagues. Competition was held from 1947 to 2006, and the winner qualified for Yugoslav Cup first stage. In Montenegrin Republic Cup played all non-First League clubs from the territory of Montenegro.
After independence
Following independence of Montenegro, Football Association of Montenegro founded Montenegrin Cup as a national football competition, with its first season 2006-07. Direct participation are gaining the clubs from Montenegrin First League and Montenegrin Second League, while the clubs from the Montenegrin Third League played qualifiers for Montenegrin Cup through Regional Cups (northern, central, southern).[1][2][3]
From its first season, winner of Montenegrin Cup participate in UEFA Europa League.
Period 2006-2016
First winner of competition was Rudar, who won the title on season 2006–07 without any defeat in eight matches. In the final, Rudar defeated Sutjeska - 2:1. Next season, trophy won Mogren, who won the final match against Budućnost on penalties. Final game was attended by 10,000 spectators and that was the highest audience on Montenegrin Cup final games. On season 2008–09, the trophy won OFK Petrovac, defeating Lovćen in extra-time.
Rudar was the first, and until now the only club which won two trophies in a row. They won the title on season 2009–10 with win against Budućnost in final (2:1). Next year, Rudar defended the title after penalties in the final game against Mogren. That was the third title for FK Rudar since establishing of Montenegrin Cup.
Season 2011–12 is remembered by fact that one team from Montenegrin Second League won the Cup trophy. Big surprise made Čelik from Nikšić, who defeated Rudar in the final match - 2:1. Year later, Čelik again played in the finals, but as a member of Montenegrin First League. In that final, Čelik was defeated by Budućnost (1:0), who held the trophy after their third final.
On season 2013–14, Lovćen won the trophy for the first time in the club's history. Team from Cetinje won the final game against OFK Titograd from Podgorica - 1:0. After that defeat, OFK Titograd succeeded to hold the trophy for season 2014–15. In the finals, they defeated OFK Petrovac in extra-time (2:1). Rudar won their fourth Cup trophy on season 2015–16. In final match, team from Pljevlja won the penalties against Budućnost.
Period 2016-
For the first time in their history, Sutjeska became a title-holder on season 2016–17, winning the finals against Grbalj (1-0).
In 2017–18 Montenegrin Cup, for the second time in history, one member of Second League played in the finals. That was Igalo, which played against OFK Titograd who won their second trophy (2:0).
Format
Since the inaugural season, Montenegrin Cup had the same format in every edition.
In competition participate 30 teams. The 20 clubs from First and Second League are automatically qualified for the tournament. Other participants are Third League members - semifinalists of three regional cups - Northern region Cup, Central region Cup and Southern Region Cup.
The Montenegrin Cup begins with the round of 28 clubs, while the winner and finalist of previous-year Cup are starting from second phase (round of 16).
In the all phases, extra time will be played if the scores are level after 90 minutes with a penalty shootout following if needed.
Winners and finals
Winners by season
The finals played so far are:[4]
Year | Winner | Result | Runners-up | Venue | Attendance |
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2006–07 | FK Rudar | FK Sutjeska | |||
2007–08 | FK Mogren | FK Budućnost | |||
2008–09 | OFK Petrovac | FK Lovćen | |||
2009–10 | FK Rudar | FK Budućnost | |||
2010–11 | FK Rudar | FK Mogren | |||
2011–12 | FK Čelik | FK Rudar | |||
2012–13 | FK Budućnost | FK Čelik | Podgorica City Stadium | ||
2013–14 | FK Lovćen | OFK Titograd | |||
2014–15 | OFK Titograd | OFK Petrovac | |||
2015–16 | FK Rudar | FK Budućnost | |||
2016–17 | FK Sutjeska | OFK Grbalj | |||
2017–18 | OFK Titograd | FK Igalo |
Trophies by club
Two teams which won more than one trophy are Rudar who hold four trophies and OFK Titograd with two. Except them, Budućnost is the only team which played in more than two finals - with one trophy won and three finals lost. Other teams which won trophy are Sutjeska, Lovćen, Čelik, Mogren and OFK Petrovac.
Teams which played in the finals, but never won the trophy are Grbalj and Igalo
Two clubs which played in Cup final as members of Montenegrin Second League were Čelik (2011-12) and Igalo (2017-18). Čelik is the only Second League member which won the Cup.
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
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Rudar | 2006-07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16 | ||
OFK Titograd | 2014–15, 2017-18 | ||
Budućnost | 2012–13 | ||
Lovćen | 2013–14 | ||
Čelik | 2011–12 | ||
Mogren | 2007-08 | ||
Petrovac | 2008-09 | ||
Sutjeska | 2016–17 | ||
Grbalj | |||
Igalo |
Venues
Matches of the first round are played at the home ground of one of the two teams. The round of 16, quarterfinals and semi-finals (two games on each round) are playing on the home ground of both teams. Final match is played at a neutral venue.
Traditionally, since the first season of Montenegrin Cup, final match has been played at the Podgorica City Stadium in Podgorica, whose seating capacity of 15,230. Every final game is starting at 20:00 by local time.
In 2016, Football Association of Montenegro and the Old Royal Capital Cetinje revealed that final match venue will be moved in perspective, after the building of new stadium in Cetinje.[5]
Participants
Montenegrin Cup all time table
Since establishing (2006), in Montenegrin Cup played 51 different teams. Among them are members of all official leagues in Montenegro.
Most successful on all time table are FK Budućnost and FK Rudar, who are the only teams which participated in the Cup final more than three times.
Below is the list of all participants, with their scores in the all seasons of Montenegrin Cup.
Club | Ssn | Win | Run | SF | Pld | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
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FK Budućnost Podgorica | ||||||||||
FK Rudar Pljevlja | ||||||||||
OFK Petrovac | ||||||||||
OFK Titograd | ||||||||||
OFK Grbalj Radanovići | ||||||||||
FK Zeta Golubovci | ||||||||||
FK Sutjeska Nikšić | ||||||||||
FK Lovćen Cetinje | ||||||||||
FK Mogren Budva | ||||||||||
FK Mornar Bar | ||||||||||
FK Dečić Tuzi | ||||||||||
FK Bokelj Kotor | ||||||||||
FK Čelik Nikšić | ||||||||||
FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | ||||||||||
FK Berane | ||||||||||
FK Igalo | ||||||||||
FK Iskra Danilovgrad | ||||||||||
FK Crvena Stijena Podgorica | ||||||||||
FK Jezero Plav | ||||||||||
FK Otrant Ulcinj | ||||||||||
FK Kom Podgorica | ||||||||||
OFK Bar | ||||||||||
FK Ibar Rožaje | ||||||||||
FK Bratstvo Cijevna | ||||||||||
FK Brskovo Mojkovac | ||||||||||
FK Arsenal Tivat | ||||||||||
FK Zora Spuž | ||||||||||
OFK Mladost 1970 | ||||||||||
FK Pljevlja | ||||||||||
FK Cetinje | ||||||||||
FK Komovi Andrijevica | ||||||||||
FK Gorštak Kolašin | ||||||||||
FK Ribnica Podgorica | ||||||||||
FK Zabjelo Podgorica | ||||||||||
FK Blue Star Podgorica | ||||||||||
FK Drezga | ||||||||||
FK Gornja Zeta | ||||||||||
FK Tekstilac Bijelo Polje | ||||||||||
FK Gusinje | ||||||||||
FK Petnjica | ||||||||||
FK Radnički Berane | ||||||||||
OFK Bijela | ||||||||||
FK Grafičar Podgorica | ||||||||||
FK Prvijenac Bijelo Polje | ||||||||||
FK Hajduk Bar | ||||||||||
OFK Borac Bijelo Polje | ||||||||||
FK Napredak Berane | ||||||||||
FK Fair Play Bijelo Polje | ||||||||||
FK Polimlje Murino | ||||||||||
FK Sloga Radovići | ||||||||||
FK Sloga Bar |
Ssn = seasons played in Montenegrin Cup; Win = Winners; Run = Runner-up; SF = Semifinalists; Pld = Matches played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Loses; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points (3 for win, 1 for draw). As of the end of 2017–18 season.
Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav Cup (1947-2006)
Before the independence of Montenegro, football clubs from that country played in Yugoslav Cup, and also in the Cup of Serbia and Montenegro. In the Cups of SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro participated 17 different Montenegrin clubs.
Most successful participant was FK Budućnost who played twice in the finals of Yugoslav Cup (1964-65 and 1976-77).
Club | Ssn | Win | Run | Pld | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
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FK Budućnost Podgorica | |||||||||
FK Sutjeska Nikšić | |||||||||
FK Rudar Pljevlja | |||||||||
FK Zeta Golubovci | |||||||||
FK Lovćen Cetinje | |||||||||
FK Mogren Budva | |||||||||
FK Crvena Stijena Podgorica | |||||||||
OFK Titograd | |||||||||
FK Bokelj Kotor | |||||||||
FK Kom Podgorica | |||||||||
FK Iskra Danilovgrad | |||||||||
FK Čelik Nikšić | |||||||||
FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | |||||||||
FK Berane | |||||||||
OFK Igalo | |||||||||
FK Mornar Bar | |||||||||
FK Tekstilac Bijelo Polje |
Source:[6]
Players and managers
Scorers (final games)
Since first edition of Montenegrin Cup (2006-07), 21 different player scored a goal in the final game. Among them, only two players scored two goals - Veselin Bojić and Admir Adrović. Bojić is the only player who scored goals for two different teams, while Adrović is the only player who scored two goals in one single final match (2017-18).
One player scored an own-goal.
Managers
During the history, 10 different managers won the title of Montenegrin First League champions. Among them, Nebojša Vignjević and Aleksandar Miljenović did it twice. Vignjević is the only manager which won more than one title with the same team (FK Rudar).
Wins | Manager | Club(s) | Winning years |
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2 | Nebojša Vignjević | Rudar | 2009–10, 2010-11 |
2 | Aleksandar Miljenović | Petrovac, OFK Titograd | 2008–09, 2017-18 |
1 | Mirko Marić | Rudar | 2006–07 |
1 | Dejan Vukićević | Mogren | 2007–08 |
1 | Slavoljub Bubanja | Čelik | 2011–12 |
1 | Radislav Dragićević | Budućnost | 2012–13 |
1 | Mojaš Radonjić | Lovćen | 2013–14 |
1 | Aleksandar Nedović | OFK Titograd | 2014–15 |
1 | Dragan Radojičić | Rudar | 2015–16 |
1 | Nikola Rakojević | Sutjeska | 2016–17 |
Records and statistics
Final
- Most wins: 4:
- Most consecutive wins: 2:
- Most appearances in a final: 5:
- Most appearances in a final without winning: 3:
- Most goals in a final: 4:
All rounds
- Biggest win:
- FK Hajduk Bar 0–13 FK Mornar Bar (2018–19)
- Biggest home win:
- OFK Titograd 10–1 FK Pljevlja (2012–13)
- FK Budućnost Podgorica 9–0 FK Pljevlja (2014–15)
- Most consecutive games without defeat: 28
- Player with most goals on a single game:
- 7, Luka Rotković (OFK Titograd 10–1 Pljevlja (2012–13))
Attendances
- Highest attendance on final game: 10,000
- Highest attendance on previous rounds: 10,000
Season | Avg | Overall | M | H | F |
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2006–07 | 1,126 | 48,400 | 43 | 10,000 | 8,000 |
2007–08 | 1,142 | 49,100 | 43 | 6,000 | 10,000 |
2008–09 | 672 | 28,900 | 43 | 3,000 | 4,000 |
2009–10 | 843 | 36,250 | 43 | 3,000 | 6,000 |
2010–11 | 609 | 26,800 | 44 | 2,500 | 5,000 |
2011–12 | 881 | 37,900 | 43 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
2012–13 | 635 | 27,300 | 43 | 2,200 | 6,000 |
2013–14 | 490 | 20,100 | 41 | 1,500 | 6,000 |
2014–15 | 667 | 26,650 | 40 | 2,000 | 5,000 |
2015–16 | 568 | 24,400 | 43 | 1,500 | 6,000 |
2016–17 | 555 | 23,850 | 43 | 2,000 | 5,000 |
2017–18 | 653 | 26,100 | 40 | 2,500 | 5,500 |
M = Number of matches; H = Highest attendance on one game before the final; F = Final game attendance; Games played without spectators not included
See also
- Montenegrin Regional Cups
- Montenegrin Republic Cup (1947-2006)
- Montenegrin First League
- Football in Montenegro
- Montenegrin Cup (women)
- Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946-2006)
References
- ^ http://sjevernaregija.me/kup/
- ^ http://srednjaregija.me/category/vijesti-news/kup-takmicenje/
- ^ http://juznaregija.me/kup/
- ^ "Montenegro - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ http://volimpodgoricu.me/2016/02/19/madari-grade-stadion-sveti-petar-cetinjski-na-cetinju/
- ^ 'Crnogorski klubovi u fudbalskim takmičenjima 1946-2016', Podgorica, 2016.
External links
- Football Association of Montenegro – Official Site
- Cup at UEFA
- Cup at soccerway.com