FK Lovćen

FK Lovćen Cetinje

Full name	Fudbalski klub Lovćen Cetinje
Nickname(s)	Orlovi (Eagles), Crveni (Reds)
Founded	1913 (1913)
Ground	Stadion Obilića Poljana Cetinje, Montenegro
Ground Capacity	2.000
Manager	Dragan Đukanović
League	First League
2014–15	6th
Website	Club home page
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FK Lovćen is a football club based in Old Royal Capital Cetinje, Montenegro. It was founded on 20 June 1913. It was named after Mount Lovćen near Cetinje. Lovćen is the oldest football club in Montenegro and one of the oldest in Southeastern Europe.

Today, Lovćen is a permanent member of Montenegrin First League and one of the most successful clubs in domestic competitions. Lovćen won the Montenegrin Cup 2014.

History

Early days (1913–1941)

As the oldest Montenegrin football club, Lovćen participated in its first national competitions in the 1910s and 1920s. Until the World War II, Lovćen won five Montenegrin championships (1927, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935) and seven City Championships of Cetinje. During that era, Lovćen had strong rivals in another club from Cetinje, SK Crnogorac, and in two clubs from Podgorica, FK Budućnost and GSK Balšić. These four teams were the best football clubs in Montenegro before WWII.

For supporting the prohibited Workers' Party, FK Lovćen was prohibited during the 1937, same as FK Budućnost. The club was renewed in 1944 and in 1945. Lovćen played its first matches after the restructuring. That year, in Cetinje, Lovćen and Budućnost played the first Montenegrin clubs' match after WWII. Budućnost won – 4:2.

SFRY era (1945–1992)

With FK Budućnost (Podgorica), FK Sutjeska (Nikšić) and FK Arsenal (Tivat), Lovćen was a member of the first Montenegrin football championship after the war, and the last one until the independence of Montenegro (2006). It was season 1946, when "Lovćen" was second on the table, after champion – Budućnost.

In the summer of 1946, Lovćen played qualifications for First League of SFR Yugoslavia, but didn't succeed. In the first leg, Lovćen won against Makedonija Skopje (3:0), and in the second they eliminated Borac Banja Luka (5:1, 5:1). In the last qualifier for the First League, Lovćen lost against Metalac Beograd (0:2, 2:6).

Another chance to get promotion to the First League, Lovćen got as a champion of Second league – group 'B' at 1956. In the first leg, Lovćen eliminated Zenica (2:1, 0:0) and participated in the play-off group. During the group matches, the club from Cetinje played against Vardar Skopje (1:2, 0:2), Lokomotiva Zagreb (4:1, 1:6) and Borovo (2:1, 1:0). After the six group matches Lovćen failed to get promotion, with one point below the First League zone.

In their third and last play-off for the First League in the SFR Yugoslavia, at the 1957, Lovćen was eliminated in the first qualifying leg against Željezničar Sarajevo (0:0, 0:2).

One more big success of Lovćen was in 1947, by winning the U21 Championship title of Yugoslavia.

Until the collapse of Yugoslavia, Lovćen usually participated in Yugoslav Second League. Montenegro's oldest club played 552 games in that competition. The best performance in a united Yugoslav Second division was achieved in the 1954/55 season, when together with seven wins, two draws and nine defeats, they secured sixth place in the standings. The most successful season, however, was 1968/69 – Lovćen won fourth place with a score of 12–11–7. After Budućnost and Sutjeska, Lovćen was the most successful Montenegrin club at that time.

FRY / SCG era (1992–2006)

In the federal state of Serbia and Montenegro (first named as FR Yugoslavia, and then Federation of Serbia and Montenegro), Lovćen played in the second and third league. The best results, Lovćen made during the season 1998/99, when they finished Second league at the eight of 18 table places. For a few seasons, the club was the winner of Montenegrin Republic Cup.

During the last days of the Serbia and Montenegro Federation, Lovćen was relegated in the Third League (Montenegrin Republic League) and in its last seasons (2004/05, 2005/06) they made the weakest appearances during the newest history.

Independent Montenegro (2006 – today)

After the independence of Montenegro, Lovćen participated in the first season of the Montenegrin Second League. Lovćen finished first in season 2006/2007 of Second League, and was directly promoted to the Montenegrin First League.

Main article: FK Lovćen in the First League

At the first match in the First League, Lovćen played at 11 August 2007. against OFK Petrovac in Cetinje – 2:2, with attendance of 2,000 supporters. In 2009, for the first time since the independence, Lovćen appeared in the final Cup of Montenegro, when they lost the game against OFK Petrovac. Before that match, in semifinals, Lovćen eliminated FK Budućnost.

Lovćen made its greatest success in the First League during the season 2013/14. After the first half-season, the club from Cetinje finished third. During the spring season, the club made a historic row of 11 matches without a loss (7 consecutive wins). Lovćen finished the season in second place, which was the best ever result in the club's history.

In the same season, on 21 May 2014, for the first time, Lovćen won the Montenegrin Cup. During the Montenegrin Cup 2014, Lovćen eliminated Zora (1:0), Crvena stijena (8:0, 1:2), Zeta (1:0, 1:2) and Petrovac (3:0, 0:0). In the finals, Lovćen won the game against Mladost, so the club from Cetinje won their first national trophy.

With that success, for the first time in the club's history, Lovćen qualified for the European Cups.

Lovćen in European competitions

Main article: FK Lovćen in European competitions

For the first time, Lovćen gained a participation in the European competitions after the season 2013/14. As a Montenegrin Cup winner and the runner-up in the Montenegrin First League, Lovćen debuted in Europa League 2014/15.

During their first appearance in European competition, Lovćen was eliminated by Željezničar Sarajevo. After the draw in the first match in Sarajevo (0:0), Lovćen lost 0:1 at the game, which was played at Petrovac Stadium.

Matches

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Agg.
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Željezničar Sarajevo	0–1	0–0	0–1

Notes

• 1Q: First qualifying round

Honours and achievements

• Montenegrin First League – 0
  • runners-up (1): 2013–14

• Montenegrin Cup – 1
  • winners (1): 2014
  • finalist (1): 2009

• Montenegrin Championship – 5
  • winners (5): 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1935
  • runner-up (3):1933, 1934, 1946

• National Order of the Montenegrin flag
  • 2013

League and Cup results (1946–2014)

Score by seasons

Most of their seasons, Lovćen spent in the second and third football level in SFR Yugoslavia and, after that, in FR Yugoslavia. During the 21st century, after Montenegrin independence, the club made their first appearances in the First League.

Country	Season	League	Position	G	W	D	L	GD	Note
	1946	Montenegrin League	2. ↑	6	4	1	1	22:9	FLQ – vs. Makedonija 3:0, Borac BL 5:1, 5:1, Metalac BG 0:2, 2:6
	1946/47	Second League	3. ↓	8	4	1	3	21:13	U21 Champions of SFR Yugoslavia
	1947/48	Third League	2.	7	4	2	1	12:7
	1948/49	Third League	2.	6	3	2	1	11:5	SLQ – vs.Šibenik 0:1, 0:1, Borac BL 2:4, 0:3
	1949/50	Third League	7.	14	5	1	8	19:28
	1950/51	Third League	4.	18	10	4	4	42:25	CUP: vs. Velež 1:5
	1951/52	Third League	4.	6	3	1	2	15:9	CUP: vs. Budućnost 2:0, Velež 1:8
	1952/53	Third League	2. ↑	14	9	3	2	54:13	SLQ – vs. Napredak 1:0, 1:1, Mačva 0:2, 0:2, Rabotnik 2:0, 3:2; CUP: vs. Srem 2:0, Partizan 0:3
	1953/54	Second League	7.	18	5	7	6	25:28
	1954/55	Second League	6.	18	7	2	9	37:31	CUP: vs. Spartak 0:4
	1955/56	Second League	1.	17	13	1	3	43:12	FLQ – vs. Zenica 2:1, 0:0, Vardar 1:2, 0:2, Lokomotiva 4:1, 1:6, Borovo 2:1, 1:0
	1956/57	Second League	1.	18	14	2	2	55:16	FLQ – vs. Željezničar 0:0, 0:2
	1957/58	Second League	2.	18	13	1	4	49:20	SLQ – vs. Trepča 3:0, 4:1, Sloboda 3:0, 0:2, Sloga 3:2, 2:2
	1958/59	Second League	12. ↓	22	4	1	17	20:61
	1959/60	Third League	1.	14	13	1	0	56:10	SLQ – vs. Pelister 2:0, 3:3, Rudar KM 1:2, 0:6
	1960/61	Third League	2.	5	3	1	1	15:7
	1961/62	Third League	4.	16	8	4	4	41:18
	1962/63	Third League	1.	18	10	5	3	36:15	SLQ – vs. Pobeda 1:1, 0:1
	1963/64	Third League	2.	18	12	4	2	43:12
	1964/65	Third League	1. ↑	18	14	3	1	42:9	SLQ – vs. Teteks 2:0, 2:2
	1965/66	Second League	14.	34	11	8	15	42:66
	1966/67	Second League	13.	34	11	11	12	29:38
	1967/68	Second League	8.	34	14	6	14	41:47
	1968/69	Second League	4.	30	12	11	7	35:21
	1969/70	Second League	6.	30	10	9	11	33:33
	1970/71	Second League	6.	30	12	6	12	42:37	CUP: vs. Dinamo 1:2
	1971/72	Second League	6.	34	12	12	10	31:28
	1972/73	Second League	9. ↓	34	12	9	13	48:42
	1973/74	Third League	1. ↑	30	25	2	3	87:18	CUP: vs. Maribor 0:4
	1974/75	Second League	11.	34	14	5	15	50:45
	1975/76	Second League	11.	34	13	7	14	44:45	CUP: vs. Proleter 2:1, Šumadija 2:5
	1976/77	Second League	9.	34	14	8	12	35:40
	1977/78	Second League	18. ↓	34	12	3	19	26:59
	1978/79	Third League	3.	26	12	5	9	42:24
	1979/80	Third League	1. ↑	26	16	7	3	59:22
	1980/81	Second League	14. ↓	30	10	8	12	28:32
	1981/82	Third League	1. ↑	26	15	5	6	48:21
	1982/83	Second League	18. ↓	34	6	8	20	24:54
	1983/84	Third League	6.	30	12	7	11	43:29
	1984/85	Third League	1. ↑	30	17	7	6	62:26
	1985/86	Second League	17. ↓	34	8	9	17	34:63	CUP: vs. Partizan 0:4
	1986/87	Third League	7.	26	6	11	9	21:29
	1987/88	Third League	3.	30	19	7	4	71:25
	1988/89	Third League	17. ↓	34	12	6	16	55:62	CUP: vs. Partizan 0:1
	1989/90	Fourth League	1. ↑	32	21	5	6	74:32
	1990/91	Third League	16.	34	14	3	16	36:50
	1991/92	Third League	9.	33	13	9	11	38:47
	1992/93	Third League	1. ↑	26	18	4	4	56:26
	1993/94	Second League	10. ↓	36	10	3	23	37:67	CUP: vs. Bečej 0:3 (DNP)
	1994/95	Third League	4.	34	18	10	6	78:31
	1995/96	Third League	9.	34	13	9	12	62:59
	1996/97	Third League	3.	30	17	8	5	47:17
	1997/98	Third League	2. ↑	30	21	6	3	59:19
	1998/99	Second League	8.	21	10	2	9	27:31
	1999–00	Second League	15.	34	9	10	15	34:48
	2000–01	Second League	8.	33	9	7	17	42:63
	2001–02	Second League	9.	33	10	8	15	29:45
	2002–03	Second League	10. ↓	33	9	10	14	43:45	CUP: vs. Sartid 1:3
	2003–04	Third League	2.	30	19	7	4	62:17
	2004/05	Third League	11.	33	11	7	15	35:43
	2005/06	Third League	8. ↑	33	12	5	16	37:41
	2006/07	Second League	1. ↑	33	21	6	6	50:21	CUP: vs. Zeta 1:2
	2007/08	First League	6.	33	11	10	12	28:30	CUP: vs. Zabjelo 4:2 (pen), Petrovac 3:1, 0:2
	2008/09	First League	8.	33	10	10	13	25:25	CUP: vs. Berane 7:6 (pen), Jezero 2:0, 1:1, Sutjeska 4:3 (pen) – 1:0, 0:1, Budućnost 0:1, 2:1, final vs. Petrovac 0:1
	2009/10	First League	6.	33	15	7	11	32:37	CUP: vs. Budućnost 0:2, 0:2
	2010/11	First League	8.	33	9	10	14	29:36	CUP: vs. Bokelj 0:2
	2011/12	First League	6.	33	10	10	13	34:42	CUP: vs. Drezga 3:1, Čelik 0:1, 0:1
	2012/13	First League	9.	33	11	4	18	38:51	CUP: vs. Jezero 2:0, Igalo 5:0, 1:1, Čelik 1:1, 0:2
	2013/14	First League	2.	33	17	8	8	52:31	CUP: vs. Zora 1:0, Crvena stijena 8:0, 1:2, Zeta 1:0, 1:2, Petrovac 3:0, 0:0, final vs. Mladost 1:0
	2014/15	First League	5.	17	8	1	8	24:19	UEFA Europa League: vs. Željezničar /BIH/ 0:1, 0:0. CUP: vs. Rudar 0:0, 0:1, Petrovac 1:1, 0:1

FLQ – First League Qualifiers; SLQ – Second League Qualifiers

Score by competition levels

Most matches, Lovćen played in the third tier of domestic football competitions and in the Second League. In the last period, the club became a permanent member of the First League.

During the history, Lovćen played one season in the fourth competing level. In their first season after WWII, they played in the Montenegrin League.

Except for that, the club for Cetinje often played play-off matches for placement to the First or Second Yugoslav League.

Competition	Seasons	Matches	W	D	L	GD
European Cups	1	2	0	1	1	0:1
First League	8	248	91	60	97	262:271
Second League	29	836	309	183	344	1054:1159
Third League	31	719	384	156	179	1384:764
Fourth League	1	32	21	5	6	74:32
Montenegrin League (1946)	1	6	4	1	1	22:9
National Cup	20	49	16	8	25	53:73
Play-offs / Qualifiers	9	39	16	7	16	59:68

Sponsors

• Official kit supplier – (2013–2014) Legea, (2014–) Givova
• Main sponsor – Prijestonica Cetinje / Old Royal Capital Cetinje (city government)
• Other sponsors – Lovćen Osiguranje / Lovćen Insurance

Current squad

As of 08 September 2015 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Jovan Perović GK Ivan Butorović GK Danijel Petković DF Miloš Radunović DF Ivan Jablan DF Vladan Tatar (cap) DF Ilija Martinović MF Luka Tiodorović DF Marko Draganić FW Dejan Bogdanović

No. Position Player MF Luka Vujanović FW Miloš Đalac MF Blažo Perutović FW Filip Borozan FW Vladimir Sjekloća MF Danilo Tomić MF Vladislav Rogošić MF Hirofumi Ueda FW Nikola Vujović MF Nikola Draganić

Former players

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

Coaches

Current staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Radovan Kavaja
Assistant Manager	Đuro Mijušković
Goalkeeping coach	Dragan Drašković
U21 Team coach	Filip Radojičić
U17 Team coach	Predrag Vukotić
U14 coach	Ivan Vujović
U12 Coach	Gojko Ražnatović

Last updated: 4 December 2013
Source: FK Lovćen Cetinje official website

Managerial history

Since their promotion to the First League, Lovćen was led by 10 different coaches. During that period, the club had best results with club Mojaš Radonjić in the 2013/14 season. At that time, Lovćen won their first and only national title (Montenegrin Cup 2013/14) with first promotion to the European competitions. Radonjić is also the manager with the most matches in Lovćen's staff.

Manager	Period		Record					League				Cup				Europe				Other
	from	until	Mtc	W	D	L	GD	W	D	L	GD	W	D	L	GD	W	D	L	GD	Note
Nikola Rakojević	07/2007	06/2008	36	12	11	13	31:33	11	10	12	28:30	1	1	1	3:3	0	0	0	0:0
Slobodan Dogandžić	07/2008	09/2008	6	0	4	2	2:4	0	4	2	2:4	0	0	0	0:0	0	0	0	0:0
Miodrag Radanović	10/2008	12/2008	16	7	4	5	15:10	5	2	4	10:7	2	2	1	5:3	0	0	0	0:0
Milorad Malovrazić	01/2009	06/2009	19	6	5	8	15:16	5	4	7	13:14	1	1	1	2:2	0	0	0	0:0	Cup finalists
Branislav Milačić	07/2009	12/2010	53	19	12	22	31:39	19	12	19	46:56	0	0	3	0:6	0	0	0	0:0
Marko Marković	01/2011	09/2011	25	6	8	11	34:34	5	8	11	19:29	1	0	0	3:1	0	0	0	0:0
Predrag Vukotić	10/2011	12/2011	11	1	3	7	31:37	1	3	5	6:17	0	0	2	0:4	0	0	0	0:0
Radovan Kavaja	01/2012	06/2012	16	9	4	3	25:13	9	4	3	25:13	0	0	0	0:0	0	0	0	0:0
Slobodan Halilović	07/2012	12/2012	22	4	4	14	22:40	2	2	13	13:36	2	2	1	9:4	0	0	0	0:0
Mojaš Radonjić	01/2013	11/2014	77	38	15	24	112:67	32	11	20	94:60	6	3	3	18:6	0	1	1	0:1	Cup winners
Đuro Mijušković	11/2014	01/2015	4	2	1	1	8:6	2	0	1	7:5	0	1	0	1:1	0	0	0	0:0

Notable coaches

• Milutin Pajević
• Branislav Milačić

See also

• FK Lovćen in the First League
• FK Lovćen in European competitions

External links

• FK Lovćen official website
• FK Lovćen official page
• FK Lovćen at Twitter
• UEFA profile
• Soccerway profile