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OFK Grbalj
Full nameOmladinski fudbalski klub Grbalj
Nickname(s)Trikolori (The Tricolors)
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
GroundStadion Donja Sutvara
Montenegro
Capacity1.500
ChairmanMarko Carević
ManagerZoran Govedarica
LeagueMontenegrin First League
2017–18Montenegrin First League, 4th

Omladinski fudbalski klub Grbalj (pronounced [ɡr̩̂baʎ]) is a Montenegrin football club based in the small town of Radanovići, municipality of Kotor). They currently compete in the Montenegrin First League.

History

First football club in Radanovići, which existed only few seasons, was founded at 1970. After many years, club was refounded on June 1995[1] and in their first season gained promotion to Montenegrin Republic League 1996-97 (third rank in FR Yugoslavia football system). After only three seasons in Republic League, at summer 1999, OFK Grbalj became a member of FR Yugoslavia Second League, which was the main success of team in period until 2006.[2] OFK Grbalj spent four seasons in Second Yugoslav League.
After Montenegrin independence, OFK Grbalj became a member of Montenegrin First League. On season 2006-07, the team won impressive third place, just behind the two clubs that were deemed invincible in the national competitions, Zeta and Budućnost Podgorica. On next two seasons, OFK Grbalj finished as a fourth-placed team. During the next seasons, the team didn't achieve successes as in their first seasons at top-tier competition, but never relegated from First League.
OFK Grbalj holds two all-time records in Montenegrin First League. On 29 May 2010 they defeated Kom with result 11-0, which is biggest victory in the history of league. Five years later, on 23 May, OFK Grbalj won the game against Mornar in Bar 7-0, which is the biggest away victory in league.
On season 2016-17, OFK Grbalj made biggest success in history, with performance in Montenegrin Cup final. But, they lost game against Sutjeska (0-1).

First League Record

For the first time, OFK Grbalj played in Montenegrin First League on season 2006–07. Below is a list of OFK Grbalj scores in First League by every single season.

Season Pos G W D L GF GA
2006–07 3 33 14 7 12 37 30
2007–08 4 33 14 13 6 40 25
2008–09 4 33 15 5 13 47 34
2009–10 5 33 15 8 10 66 42
2010–11 7 33 10 8 15 30 35
2011–12 9 33 9 7 17 28 49
2012–13 4 33 13 12 8 41 21
2013–14 7 33 11 10 12 36 40
2014–15 5 33 15 7 11 52 44
2015–16 7 33 11 5 17 38 49
2016–17 7 33 11 13 9 28 25

OFK Grbalj in European competitions

For the first time, OFK Grbalj played in European competitions on season 2007-08.
They were first team from Montenegrin coastal region which played in UEFA competitions. Until now, OFK Grbalj played two seasons in European cups.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Romania Gloria Bistrița 1–1 1–2 2–3
2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Bosnia and Herzegovina Čelik Zenica 2–1 2–3 4–4
2R Turkey Sivasspor 2–2 0–1 2–3

Honours

Current squad

As of 24 June 2017

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF Montenegro MNE Vladan Kordić
3 DF Montenegro MNE Dragan Grivić
5 MF Serbia SRB Marko Nikolić
8 FW Montenegro MNE Zdravko Dragićević
14 MF Montenegro MNE Petar Vukčević
15 DF Montenegro MNE Milan Carević
16 DF Montenegro MNE Ćetko Manojlović
17 MF Montenegro MNE Nikola Obradović
18 MF Montenegro MNE Vojin Pavlović
23 MF Serbia SRB Stefan Stevanović
25 FW Montenegro MNE Žarko Korać
27 GK Montenegro MNE Stefan Spasojević
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF Serbia SRB Milan Simonović
DF Montenegro MNE Marko Kraljević
DF Montenegro MNE Nikola Čelebić
MF Serbia SRB Milan Simonović
MF Montenegro MNE Bojan Lazarević
DF Montenegro MNE Milos Zvicer
FW Montenegro MNE Šaleta Kordić
DF Montenegro MNE Marko Kraljević
GK Montenegro MNE Aleksandar Nikolić
MF Montenegro MNE Danilo Tomić
FW Argentina ARG Julián Montenegro
FW Montenegro MNE Ivan Vuković

Notable players

For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please see Category:OFK Grbalj players.

Stadium

OFK Grbalj play at Stadion Donja Sutvara, near the main road between Budva and Kotor. Stadium capacity is 1,500 seats on one stand and it doesn't meet UEFA standards for European competitions. Except the main ground, there is smaller artificial pitch at Donja Sutvara football complex.

Sponsors

  • Official sponsor: Carinvest
  • Official kit supplier: Givova

See also

References