OFK Mladost 1970

OFK Mladost 1970
Full name Omladinski fudbalski klub Mladost 1970 Lješkopolje
Ground Stari Ribnjak Stadium
Podgorica, Montenegro
Capacity 1,500
Manager Darko Mugoša
League Second League
2017-18 2nd

Omladinski fudbalski klub Mladost 1970 Lješkopolje is a football club from Donja Gorica, a suburb of Podgorica, Montenegro. Founded in 1970, the club was reactivated during the 2014.

History

Period 1970-1980

Founded in 1970, OFK Mladost was one of numerous clubs from Podgorica which participated in the lowest competitive level in Montenegro at that time. Club played in Fourth League - Central region. OFK Mladost represented players from Podgorica region Lješkopolje (suburbs Donja Gorica, Gonja Gorica, Farmaci, Grbavci, Beri etc.). At that time, there was another one club from Lješkopolje region - FK Napredak Donji Kokoti.
First biggest success, OFK Mladost made during the season 1972-73 by winning champions title in Fourth league. That gained them promotion to Montenegrin Republic League (Third league in SFR Yugoslavia football system).
OFK Mladost played two seasons in Republic competition.[1] During the season 1973/74, OFK Mladost finished as 11-placed among 16 clubs. Next season, as a last-placed team, OFK Mladost were relegated to the Fourth league.
At the end of seventies, club was dissolved.
Club's score in Montenegrin Republic League seasons:

Season Place M W D L GD PTS
1973/74. 11 30 11 4 15 44:66 26
1974/75. 16 30 3 3 24 22:94 9

Period 2014-

At 2014, OFK Mladost were reactivated. Club started with players' selection and trainings. During the 2015, club's management made the decision to apply for the Third League season 2015-16. They played their first official matches in the Central Region Cup and soon after that started playing in the Third League. After two wins, OFK Mladost went to the final of Central Region Cup 2015, which means qualifying for the Montenegrin Cup for the season 2015/16. In the first leg of national Cup, OFK Mladost won against FK Sloga Bar away (1:0),[2] but at the round of 16, First league member FK Lovćen eliminated them (3:0, 2:3). OFK Mladost finished their inaugural season in Third League (2015/16) as a fifth club on the table.
Next year (2016), OFK Mladost won the title in Central Region Cup, defeating FK Gorštak in the finals. That gained them participation in 2016–17 Montenegrin Cup. In first leg, OFK Mladost surprisingly eliminated Second League side FK Cetinje, but in Round of 16 was eliminated by top-league member FK Iskra.
On season 2016-17, OFK Mladost won the title of Third League champion, with 19 wins and one draw during the 20 weeks. With that result, the team gained greatest success in history - promotion to Montenegrin Second League 2017-18.
Club's score after the reactivation:

Season League Place M W D L GD PTS Cup
2015/16. 3. CFL 5 24 10 2 12 32:36 28 1/8 finals
2016/17. 3. CFL 1 20 19 1 0 91:13 58 1/8 finals
2017/18. 2. CFL 2 33 18 7 8 59:33 61 1/16 finals

Honours

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
Montenegro GK Đorđije Drakulović
Montenegro DF Bogdan Jovićević
Montenegro DF Radovan Bojanović
Montenegro DF Miloš Ćetković
Montenegro DF Stefan Raičković
Montenegro DF Aleksandar Paljević
Montenegro DF Ilija Bojanović
Montenegro FW Marko Burzanović
No. Position Player
Montenegro MF Bojan Milić
Montenegro MF Balša Zajić
Montenegro MF Nemanja Bojanović
Montenegro MF Marko Mrvaljević
Montenegro FW Miloš Mirotić
Montenegro FW Slavko Božović
Montenegro MF Mirko Uskoković
Montenegro FW Novak Ćetković

Stadium

At seventies, club played on their own field at Donja Gorica, near the local pond. In their first season after the reactivation, OFK Mladost played home matches in the neighbouring Donji Kokoti.
On 21 May 2016, a new stadium of OFK Mladost in Donja Gorica is opened.[3] Stadium is built on the place of the old pitch (Old pond), at the bank of Morača river. Capacity of stadium in Donja Gorica is 1,200 places.

See also

Fudbalski savez Srednje regije / Football Association of Central Region

References

  1. ↑ 'Crnogorski klubovi u fudbalskim takmičenjima 1946-2016', Podgorica, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.rtcg.me/sport/fudbal/103728/mladost-ljeskopolje-u-osmini-finala.html
  3. ↑ http://www.podgorica.me/vijesti/otvoren-sportski-teren-u-donjoj-gorici
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