Montenegro national football team records and statistics

As a member of FIFA and UEFA, Montenegro national football team is playing official matches since March 2007. Montenegro is playing in the qualifiers for FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship. Except that, the team is playing friendly matches.

Matches and records

Records

Largest home victory
5-0,  Montenegro –  Kazakhstan, 8 October 2016, Podgorica
Largest away victory
0-6,  San Marino –  Montenegro, 11 September 2012, Serravalle
Largest home defeat
0-4,  Montenegro –  Ukraine, 28 March 2013, Podgorica
Largest away defeat
4-0,  Romania –  Montenegro, 31 May 2008, Bucharest
Longest winning streak
4 matches, (11 August 2010 - 12 October 2010; 11 September 2012 - 26 March 2013)
Longest streak without defeat
8 matches, (11 August 2010 - 10 August 2011)
Longest losing streak
4 matches, (9 October 2015 - 29 March 2016)
Longest streak without win
7 matches, (9 October 2015 - 8 October 2016; 5 October 2017 - 10 September 2018)
Highest home attendance
13,000,  Montenegro –  England 1-1, 26 March 2013, Podgorica
Highest away attendance
83,807,  England –  Montenegro 4-1, 11 October 2013, London

Competition record

Below is a list of games of Montenegro national football team by every competition on which they participated.

Competition G W D L GF GA GD
FIFA World Cup qualifiers 30 10 10 10 47 43 +4
UEFA European Championship qualifiers 20 6 5 9 17 23 -6
UEFA Nations League 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
Friendly games 38 14 9 15 46 47 -1
OVERALL 90 31 25 34 112 113 -1

Updated: September 12, 2018

Players and head coaches

List of players

The following table summarizes caps for Montenegrin national team by every single player, since 2007.

Player Career Caps C O F G
Elsad Zverotić2008-201761038235
Fatos Bećiraj2009-201856534229
Stevan Jovetić2007-20185023361424
Stefan Savić2010-201850534155
Mirko Vučinić2007-20174638271917
Simon Vukčević2007-201445126192
Vladimir Božović2007-201443021220
Mladen Božović2007-201741023180
Marko Baša2009-201739025142
Savo Pavićević2007-201439019200
Vukašin Poleksić2007-201638420180
Milan Jovanović2007-201436116200
Milorad Peković2007-201334019150
Nikola Drinčić2007-201433120133
Branko Bošković2007-201430915151
Dejan Damjanović2008-20153002648
Nikola Vukčević2014-20183002191
Žarko Tomašević2010-201830017134
Marko Simić2013-201829016131
Radomir Đalović2007-201126111157
Miodrag Džudović2008-201326015111
Radoslav Batak2007-201125011141
Mitar Novaković2007-201325012130
Mladen Kašćelan2009-201625013120
Stefan Mugoša2015-201823013103
Luka Pejović2007-20122307161
Adam Marušić2015-20182201570
Andrija Delibašić2009-20132101296
Marko Vešović2013-20181909101
Vladimir Jovović2013-20181901270
Vladimir Volkov2012-20151701340
Aleksandar Boljević2013-2018140770
Jovan Tanasijević2007-2009130580
Aleksandar Šćekić2016-2018120930
Saša Balić2011-2015120660
Marko Bakić2012-2018120480
Marko Janković2016-2018110652
Filip Kasalica2012-2014110831
Danijel Petković2014-2018110740
Filip Stojković2016-2018110650
Nemanja Nikolić2009-2016100460
Mirko Ivanić2017-201890721
Luka Đorđević2012-201890451
Nebojša Kosović2016-201880440
Damir Kojašević2016-201880621
Igor Burzanović2007-200882172
Petar Grbić2011-201670250
Risto Lakić2007-200870070
Dragan Bogavac2007-200870160
Vlado Jeknić200760060
Nikola Vujović2007-200960240
Milan Purović2007-200860060
Ivan Fatić2009-201160420
Marko Ćetković2010-201360151
Nemanja Mijušković2017-201860420
Emrah Klimenta2016-201860240
Vladimir Rodić2015-201650230
Dejan Ognjanović2008-201050050
Miloš Krkotić201350320
Ivan Kecojević2012-201350410
Sead Hakšabanović2017-201840220
Milan Mijatović2015-201840130
Esteban Saveljich2015-201640220
Staniša Mandić201540310
Janko Tumbasević200740040
Aleksandar Šofranac2016-201740220
Mirko Raičević200730030
Filip Raičević201630120
Srđan Radonjić200730030
Đorđije Ćetković2007-200830030
Darko Zorić2014-201630030
Darko Nikač2013-201430030
Miroje Jovanović2013-201430031
Branislav Janković201430120
Draško Božović201030120
Boris Kopitović201830120
Vladimir Vujović200730030
Stefan Lončar201820020
Luka Mirković201820020
Asmir Kajević201820020
Ivan Delić2007-201020020
Darko Božović200720020
Srđan Blažić2009-201020020
Blažo Igumanović2012-201420110
Vukan Savićević201710010
Janko Simović200810010
Goran Vujović200910100
Marko Vukčević201510010
Ivan Ivanović201310010
Nikola Nikezić200710010
Dragan Bošković201210010
Ivan Janjušević200810010
Slobodan Lakićević201010010
Ivan Vuković200910010
Vladimir Gluščević200910010
Rade Petrović200710010
Nikola Vukčević200910010
Neđeljko Vlahović200710010
Deni Hočko201810010
Miloš Bakrač201810010

C - captain (starting as captain); O - official competition games (qualifiers, Nations League); F - friendlies; G - goals
Updated: September 12, 2018

List of goalscorers

The following table summarizes goals for Montenegrin national team by every single player.

Player Goals O F First Last
Stevan Jovetić24141020082017
Mirko Vučinić179820072015
Fatos Bećiraj98120102017
Dejan Damjanović87120092015
Radomir Đalović71620082011
Andrija Delibašić66020092012
Elsad Zverotić55020102013
Stefan Savić53220112018
Žarko Tomašević43120142017
Nikola Drinčić31220082012
Stefan Mugoša32120172018
Marko Janković22020172018
Marko Baša20220102013
Igor Burzanović20220072008
Simon Vukčević20220082011
Nikola Vukčević11020162016
Radoslav Batak11020092009
Branko Bošković10120082008
Marko Ćetković10120132013
Luka Đorđević11020122012
Miroje Jovanović10120132013
Filip Kasalica10120122012
Luka Pejović10120102010
Miodrag Džudović10120082008
Damir Kojašević11020162016
Marko Simić11020172017
Marko Vešović11020172017
Mirko Ivanić10120182018

O - official competition games; F - Friendlies; First - First goal; Last - Last goal
Updated: September 12, 2018

Managers

Manager Career Played Won Draw Lost GF GA Win %
Montenegro Zoran Filipović 2006–2009 23 8 8 7 28 31 34.78%
Croatia Zlatko Kranjčar 2010–2011 13 6 2 5 14 11 46.15%
Montenegro Branko Brnović 2011–2015 34 11 9 14 44 50 32.35%
Serbia Ljubiša Tumbaković 2016– 20 6 6 8 26 21 30.00%

FIFA rankings history

Montenegro national football team is present on FIFA rankings since June 2007. Until now, best ranking of Montenegro was 16th place in the world (June 2011).
Below is a chronological list of Montenegro position on FIFA ranking-list by every three months, with number of points.

Attendances

Home attendance by years

Since establishing, Montenegrin national team played all home games at Podgorica City Stadium.
Below is a list of attendances on Montenegro home games by every single year.

Year Avg Overall G H L
2007 8,677 26,000 3 12,000 6,000
2008 9,000 45,000 5 12,000 6,000
2009 5,884 29,420 5 11,500 4,000
2010 7,512 37,562 5 11,700 3,000
2011 10,150 40,600 4 12,000 7,000
2012 7,145 28,578 4 11,420 4,500
2013 10,255 30,766 3 13,000 5,770
2014 8,432 25,297 3 10,538 6,000
2016 7,000 14,000 2 9,000 5,000
2017 8,744 43,718 5 10,779 4,000
2018 4,998 14,944 3 6,000 2,944
OVERALL 7,982 335,255 42 13,000 2,944

G = Number of home games (only matches with spectators counted); H = Highest attendance on one match; L = Lowest attendance on one match

Home attendance by competitions

Below is a list of attendances on Montenegro home games by every single competition. Friendly games are not counted.

Year Avg Overall G H L
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 8,584 42,920 5 12,000 4,000
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers 11,033 55,162 5 12,000 9,862
2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 9,869 49,344 5 13,000 5,770
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers 10,324 41,297 4 12,000 8,759
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 9,744 48,718 5 10,779 8,500
2018 UEFA Nations League 6,000 6,000 1 6,000 6,000
OVERALL 9,738 243,441 25 13,000 4,000

Score by competitions

Montenegro have participated in four qualification rounds for big tournaments so far. On every occasion, Montenegro failed to qualify, and biggest success was placement to playoffs for UEFA Euro 2012.
At their beginnings, Montenegro tried to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, but they finished fifth in their group. Montenegro had more success in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifications, when they finished 2nd in their group, and qualified for the play-offs. They failed to qualify for the main event, because they lost their two leg match against Czech Republic.
At qualifiers for 2014 FIFA World Cup, Montenegro won the third place in the group, and two years after, in the qualifying group for UEFA Euro 2016 finished fourth.

FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position
1930–2006 Part of  Yugoslavia
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 10 1 6 3 9 14 5/6
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify 10 4 3 3 18 17 3/6
Russia 2018 To be determined 10 5 1 4 20 12 3/6
Total 0/3 30 10 10 10 47 43
UEFA European Championship UEFA Euro Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position
1960–2006 Part of  Yugoslavia
Poland Ukraine 2012 Did not qualify 10 3 3 4 7 10 2/5 Lost Playoff
France 2016 Did not qualify 10 3 2 5 10 13 4/6
Europe 2020 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/2 20 6 5 9 17 23

FIFA World Cup qualifiers

FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers

On their first qualifiers in the team's history, Montenegro finished at fifth place, with same number of points as a fourth-placed Cyprus. Montenegro finished qualifiers with one win, six draws and three defeats. Except leading Italy, the only team which defeated Montenegro was Bulgaria in Sofia. First win in qualifiers, Montenegro made against Georgia.

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 10730187+1124
 Republic of Ireland 10460128+418
 Bulgaria 103521713+414
 Cyprus 102351416−29
 Montenegro 10163914−59
 Georgia 10037719−123
  Bulgaria Cyprus Georgia (country) Italy Montenegro Republic of Ireland
Bulgaria  – 2–0 6–2 0–0 4–1 1–1
Cyprus  4–1 – 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–2
Georgia  0–0 1–1 – 0–2 0–0 1–2
Italy  2–0 3–2 2–0 – 2–1 1–1
Montenegro  2–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 – 0–0
Republic of Ireland  1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 –

FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifiers

With good results from the previous qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012, Montenegro started successfully in qualifying for 2014 FIFA World Cup. Most important win, Montenegrin team made in Kiev against Ukraine (1:0). But, at finish of qualifiers, Montenegro was defeated against Ukraine in Podgorica and against England away, so they finished as a third team in the Group H.

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 10640314+2722
 Ukraine 10631284+2421
 Montenegro 104331817+115
 Poland 103431812+613
 Moldova 103251217−511
 San Marino 100010154−530
  England Moldova Montenegro Poland San Marino Ukraine
England  — 4–0 4–1 2–0 5–0 1–1
Moldova  0–5 — 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–0
Montenegro  1–1 2–5 — 2–2 3–0 0–4
Poland  1–1 2–0 1–1 — 5–0 1–3
San Marino  0–8 0–2 0–6 1–5 — 0–8
Ukraine  0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 9–0 —

UEFA Euro qualifiers

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers

With their performance, Montenegro became the biggest surprise in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers. Staying undefeated against England, with crucial wins against Switzerland and Bulgaria, Montenegro finished as a second team in the Group G. That means placement to the playoffs, where Montenegro played two games against Czech Republic. But, at their final stage on the run to Euro 2012, Montenegro was defeated - 0:2, 0:1.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Montenegro Switzerland Wales Bulgaria
1  England 8 5 3 0 17 5 +12 18 Qualify for final tournament — 0–0 2–2 1–0 4–0
2  Montenegro 8 3 3 2 7 7 0 12 Advance to play-offs 2–2 — 1–0 1–0 1–1
3   Switzerland 8 3 2 3 12 10 +2 11 1–3 2–0 — 4–1 3–1
4  Wales 8 3 0 5 6 10 −4 9 0–2 2–1 2–0 — 0–1
5  Bulgaria 8 1 2 5 3 13 −10 5 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Playoffs

Czech Republic 2–0 Montenegro
Pilař  63'
Sivok  90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 14,560[1]

Montenegro 0–1 Czech Republic
Report Jiráček  81'
Attendance: 10,100[2]

Czech Republic won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2012.

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers

In UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, Montenegro didn't succeed to make good result, mostly because the crowd violence on the match against Russia in Podgorica. That was a crucial game for the third place in the group, but after violent scenes at the Podgorica City Stadium, UEFA decided to register match as a Russia win (3:0). In the moment of interruption, result was 0:0.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Austria Russia Sweden Montenegro Liechtenstein Moldova
1  Austria 10 9 1 0 22 5 +17 28 Qualify for final tournament — 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
2  Russia 10 6 2 2 21 5 +16 20 0–1 — 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1
3  Sweden 10 5 3 2 15 9 +6 18 Advance to play-offs 1–4 1–1 — 3–1 2–0 2–0
4  Montenegro 10 3 2 5 10 13 −3 11 2–3 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 — 2–0 2–0
5  Liechtenstein 10 1 2 7 2 26 −24 5 0–5 0–7 0–2 0–0 — 1–1
6  Moldova 10 0 2 8 4 16 −12 2 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Montenegro v Russia match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Russia after being abandoned at 0–0 due to crowd violence and a scuffle between players.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Czech Republic vs. Montenegro - 11 November 2011". Soccerway. 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  2. ↑ "Montenegro vs. Czech Republic - 15 November 2011". Soccerway. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
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