FK Sutjeska Nikšić

FK Sutjeska

Full name

Fudbalski klub Sutjeska (Sutjeska Football Club)

Nickname(s)

Plavo-bijeli (The Blue-Whites),
Plavi (The Blues)

Founded

1920 (94 years ago)

Ground

City stadium “Kraj Bistrice”
Nikšić, Montenegro

Capacity

5,214^[1]

President

Ranko Jovović

Manager

Aleksandar Nedović

League

Telekom 1. CFL

2014–15

2nd

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Active sport clubs of Sutjeska

Football	Basketball	Volleyball

Handball	Athletics	Shooting

Judo	Handball Women	Boxing

Tennis

FK Sutjeska is a football club from Nikšić, Montenegro, currently competing in the Telekom 1. CFL. Its colours are blue and white. FK Sutjeska is a part of the Sutjeska sport society based in the same city. The club was established in 1920, but has been known by its current name since 1945.

History

The first name of the club upon its establishment was SK Obilić, but in 1927 changed its name to SK Hajduk. Later though (before World War II began), the club changed its name to SK Hercegovac. As the Second World War raged in the territories of Yugoslavia, the club's name was changed in 1945 to Sutjeska in honour of Yugoslav communists killed in the Battle of Sutjeska.

Sutjeska made its debut in the Yugoslav First League in the 1964 season. It is one of only two football clubs from Montenegro who competed in the first tier football league of Yugoslavia. As a result, FK Sutjeska gained considerable prestige and international reputation, and therefore remains one of the biggest sporting institutions in Montenegro. It is especially the most recognized sports organization in the city of Nikšić.^[2]

Even after the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia, Sutjeska remained at the top football league in subsequent-state FR Yugoslavia. After a great season in 2003, Sutjeska had a notable appearance in European competition in which they eliminated Racing FC Union Luxembourg in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.^[3] Following Montenegrin independence, the team made the final of the Montenegrin Cup. The club finished in third place of the T-Com 1. CFL in the 2008–09 season and participated in the qualification rounds for the UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated by FC Partizan Minsk from Belarus.^[4]

On June 1, 2013, after winning against FK Lovćen on the final day of the season, Sutjeska lifted five points clear of challengers FK Budućnost and won the Telekom 1. CFL title for the first time in club history and participated in qualifying for UEFA Champions League 2013-14.^[5] In the second qualifying round, against Moldavian champion FC Sheriff, Sutjeska won a great tie in Tiraspol, but at home could not withstand tremendous pressure and was defeated.

In the 2013–14 season, the second time in a row, Sutjeska won the title, becoming the first club from the founding of the League where it is managed, participated in the second qualifying round for UEFA Champions League 2014-15 and again failed against FC Sheriff.

Honours

Telekom 1. CFL

Winners (2): 2012–13, 2013–14

Supporters and rivalries

"The Dukes" (Vojvode) is the popular name for the most ardent Sutjeska fans. They have been established as an NGO in 1988 in Nikšić and today constitute one of the most numerous groups of supporters in Montenegro.^[6] Their place is in the eastern stand, and they traditionally follow all the matches of all sports that compete under the “Sutjeska” name, both home and away matches.^[7] The biggest Sutjeska rival is FK Budućnost Podgorica, as the "Barbarians" (Varvari) are the other large group of supporters in the country.^[8] They also have a rivalry with Fap mašina of Čelik Nikšić, with whom they contest the Nikšić derby.^[9]

Youth program

Mirko Vučinić began his career at Sutjeska.

Sutjeska's youth academy is one of the most famous and recognized in Montenegro along with that of FK Budućnost. The first Sutjeska player to have been selected for the Yugoslav national team was Vojin Lazarević, who would later have a bright career with Red Star Belgrade. Lazarević was capped by the Yugoslav senior side in a friendly match against Romania in 1964 while still playing in Nikšić.^[10]

In 1976, a notably talented generation of the youth team became the champions of Yugoslavia; the team included names that would later turn to be successful soccer players like Brajan Nenezić, Mojaš Radonjić, and Pero Giljen. Interestingly, Pero's own son Vladan Giljen became a successful goalkeeper after learning his trade in Sutjeska. Four years after the famed 1976 generation made its first mark in Yugoslav football, Sutjeska won the Yugoslav Cup in 1980 – becoming the only Yugoslav club at the time to have won both trophies.

In 2010, Sutjeska's cadet team (for under-17 players) were champions of Montenegro in the country's U-17 league. During the same year, Sutjeska's U-19 team won the Gallipoli Cup in Italy, one of the most prestigious international tournaments for players of this age group. The U-19 teams of U.S. Lecce, A.S. Bari, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, and FC Krylia Sovetov Samara all competed for the title which Sutjeska's youth team won.

Most notably, Sutjeska was the club in which the famous Juventus F.C. former striker Mirko Vučinić began his career.^[11]

Sutjeska in Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2003	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R	Racing FC	3–0	1–1	4–1
2003	UEFA Intertoto Cup	2R	Tampere United	0–0	0–1	0–1
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	1Q	FC Partizan Minsk	1–1	1–2(aet)	2–3
2013–14	UEFA Champions League	2Q	FC Sheriff	0–5	1–1	1–6
2014–15	UEFA Champions League	2Q	FC Sheriff	0–3	0–2	0–5
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Debreceni VSC	2–0	0–3	2–3

Notes

1R: First round
2R: Second round
1Q: First qualifying round
2Q: Second qualifying round

UEFA ranking

As of 7 August 2015

Rank	Team	Points
322	FC Irtysh	3.300
323	FC Tobol	3.300
324	FK Rudar	3.225
325	FK Sutjeska	3.225
326	HB Tórshavn	3.225
327	HŠK Zrinjski	3.175

Stadium

City stadium “Kraj Bistrice” boasts a capacity of 5,214 seats. The grass surface is non-artificial and is surrounded by an athletic track. Located around the building is a spacious parking lot. The sports complex adjacent to the stadium is a modern training field with synthetic surface and a mini auditorium space.

Current squad

As of 9 January 2016

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Vukašin Poleksić
31	GK	Suad Ličina

15	DF	Nikola Popović
16	DF	Nikola Stijepović
22	DF	Aleksandar Šofranac
24	DF	Igor Ćuković

4	MF	Srđa Kosović
7	MF	Lazar Martinović
8	MF	Stevan Kovačević
10	MF	Darko Karadžić
13	MF	Milan Stojanović

No.	Position	Player
19	MF	Stefan Lončar
21	MF	Miloš Vučić
26	MF	Matija Vujović
28	MF	Stefan Stefanović
30	MF	Marko Vučić
—	MF	Masaki Iinuma

9	FW	Vladan Karadžić
11	FW	Filip Vorotović
50	FW	Šaleta Kordić
99	FW	Dejan Zarubica
—	FW	Žarko Grbović

Former players

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

Technical staff

**Current technical staff**
Manager: Aleksandar Nedović Coach: Srđan Radonjić Goalkeeping coach: Dragoslav Albijanić Fitness coach: Kosta Goranović Physiotherapist: Danilo Dedović Doctor: Veselin Bulatović

Club management

**Current management**
President: Ranko Jovović Director: Nikola Jovović Secretary: Milojica Srdanović Security commissioner: Zoran Bigović Club representative: Kosta Goranović

Coaches

Milan Zirojević
Drago Kovačević
Mojaš Radonjić
Milan Živadinović (1981–83)
Vukašin Višnjevac (1981–83)
Dragoljub Bekvalac (1998–99)
Branko Smiljanić (2002–03; 2004)
Slavenko Kuzeljević (2003–04)
Pero Giljen (2005–06)
Miodrag Bajović (2006–07)
Brajan Nenezić (2007)
Nikola Rakojević (2007–08; 2009–10)
Dragan Lacmanović (2010–11)
Saša Petrović (2011–12)
Dragan Radojičić (2012–14)
Mile Tomić (2014–15)

References

↑ Upravni Odbor Sutjeska. "Stadion".
↑ Sutjeska from Niksic – Loved by the city – Vijesti Arhiva (2004) (In Serbian)
↑ Annabet – Sutjeska – Racing FC Union Luxembourg 3:0
↑ MTZ-Ripo Minsk – Sutjeska 2:1 (uefa.com)
↑ UEFA: Sutjeska hold nerve to lift first Montenegrin crown – June 1, 2013
↑ http://www.kolektiv.me/21385/-Vojvode---ponos-grada-pod-Trebjesom
↑ http://www.abaliga.com/a10311/News/Photo_of_the_round_Sharing_the_joy_with_fans_in_Niksic.html
↑ http://ultrasliberi.hu/sutjeska-vs-buducnost/
↑ http://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/2325-sutjeska-niki-elik-niki-09032014.html
↑ Никшић Град и људи – Трагом старих фотографијa 1944–1970. Page 116. By Maksim Vujacic. 1996
↑ Sutjeska colts racing like thoroughbreds – May 6, 2009 UEFA.com

External links

Montenegrin First League

2015–16 teams	Bokelj Budućnost Dečić Grbalj Iskra Lovćen Mladost Mornar Petrovac Rudar Sutjeska Zeta

Former teams	Bar Berane Čelik Jedinstvo Jezero Kom Mogren

Associated competitions	Montenegrin Cup Relegation play-offs Second League Third League

Seasons	2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

(Preceded by Serbia and Montenegro Superliga and Montenegrin First League)

Yugoslav First League

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1923–1940)

Seasons	1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

Former clubs	Bačka BASK BSK Belgrade Concordia Crnogorac Građanski Niš Građanski Skoplje Građanski Zagreb Hajduk Split HAŠK Ilirija Ljubljana Jedinstvo Beograd Jugoslavija Krajišnik Banja Luka Ljubljana Mačva NAK Novi Sad Pobeda Skoplje Primorje Ljubljana Radnički Kragujevac SAŠK SAND Subotica Slavija Osijek Slavija Sarajevo Slavija Varaždin Somborski SK Sparta Zemun Viktorija Zagreb Vojvodina ŽAK Subotica ŽAK Velika Kikinda

FPR Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

Seasons	1945 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Former clubs	14. Oktobar Bor Borac Budućnost Crvenka Čelik Dinamo Vinkovci Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split Iskra Lokomotiva Mačva Maribor Nafta Napredak Naša Krila Novi Sad OFK Belgrade Olimpija Osijek Partizan Pelister Ponziana Priština Proleter Rabotnički Rad Radnički Belgrade Radnički Kragujevac Radnički Niš Red Star Belgrade Rijeka Sarajevo Sloboda Spartak RNK Split Sutjeska Teteks Trepča Trešnjevka Vardar Velež Vojvodina NK Zagreb Zemun Željezničar

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, January 22, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.