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7 unusual facts about Football in Montenegro


Football in Montenegro

The Montenegro national team played its first match in Podgorica on March 24, 2007, when they beat Hungary 2-1.

The most successful Montenegrin football team of all time is FK Budućnost Podgorica (previously Buducnost Titograd).

After independence in June 2006, Montenegro was still represented by the Serbia and Montenegro team which had qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

The new national team was organised and its first fixture was against Hungary in Podgorica on March 24, 2007.

Its home stadium is Podgorica city stadium and its coach is legendary Montenegrin footballer Zoran Filipović.

Famous Montenegrins who played for the Yugoslav and Serbia and Montenegro team included Dragoljub Brnović, Dejan Savićević Milos Zaravic and Predrag Mijatović.

However, at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, held in the latter half of June and in July 2006, Serbia and Montenegro continued to play, representing the two independent states of Serbia and Montenegro.



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