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| Full name | Fudbalski Klub Jezero | ||
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| Nickname | Hajvani | ||
| Short name | JEZ | ||
| Founded | 1934; 91 years ago (1934) | ||
| Ground | Stadion Pod Racinom | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Husnija Šabović | ||
| Manager | Miodrag Džudović | ||
| League | Montenegrin First League | ||
| 2024–25 | Montenegrin First League, 9th of 10 | ||
 Current season | |||
FK Jezero is aMontenegrin professionalfootball club based in the town ofPlav. Established at 1934, the club plays in theFirst League of Montenegro.
AfterWorld War II, the first football club in the town of Plav is founded. Officially, foundation year of FK Jezero (FC Lake) was in 1934.[1] Club is named after theLake Plav, on whose shore is built the town of Plav.
First significant success, FK Jezero made in the 1968–69 season. They won the title of the Montenegrin Fourth League - North champion and gained promotion to theMontenegrin Republic League.[2] After one season, they were relegated. During the seventies, the team from Plav played another three seasons in the Republic League. They had similar results during the next decade, which were spent in third and fourth tier of official competitions inSFR Yugoslavia.
An era of successes started in the second half of the nineties. FK Jezero became one of the strongest sides in the Montenegrin Fourth League, with almost-done promotion in the 1995–96 season. But, in the match for a title, they lost a home game against neighbouringFK Komovi. The game was followed by numerous incidents in which dozens of FK Jezero players and supporters were wounded.[3]
The team from Plav gained another promotion to the Republic League after the 1997–98 season. In the higher level, they met eternal-rival sideFK Gusinje, which was a permanent member of the Montenegrin Republic League. Local derbies between FK Jezero and FK Gusinje played in front of thousands of spectators. The highest one was recorded on the game in Plav during 1999, which was attended by 7,000 spectators.[4]
One of remarkable results, FK Jezero made in the 2001–02 season. After the hard struggle withFK Kom, the team from Plav finished as a runner-up of the Republic League[5] and gained its first-ever promotion to theYugoslav Second League.
On theirdebut in Second League, FK Jezero hostedFK Iskra (1–0), but the game of the season was against Montenegrin notable side 2002–03FK Budućnost (0–2), attended by 5,000 spectators in Plav. At the end, FK Jezero didn't succeed to remain a member of the Second League.[6]
FollowingMontenegrin independence, FK Jezero became a member of theMontenegrin Second League, where they continued with good results. Notable season was in2007-08 when they won the title of the Second League. With that result, the team from Plav was promoted toMontenegrin First League, which remains a biggest success in the clubs' history.
At that time, FK Jezero spent onlyone season inPrva CFL, and most of their home games were played inBerane City Stadium, because of lack of infrastructure inStadion Pod Racinom. They played only few games at the end of season in their home town, including a game againstFK Budućnost. During the season, FK Jezero made a few surprises like a win againstFK Sutjeska (2–1) and two draws against Budućnost (1-1; 2-2). After the 33 weeks, FK Jezero finished in 10th position, but were defeated in therelegation playoffs againstFK Mornar (0-0; 1–2).
Since then, FK Jezero played in the Montenegrin Second League, but without significant results until theseason 2019-20, when they finished as a runners-up. With that success, FK Jezero participated in the promotion playoffs and their opponent wasFK Kom. First game, played in Podgorica, finished with tight 1–0 victory for FK Kom. Second game, played in Plav, finished with sensation, as FK Jezero won 3-1 and gained promotion to Prva CFL, first after 11 years spent in second-tier.
For the first time, FK Jezero played in the Montenegrin First League in the2008–09 season. Below is a list of FK Jezero scores in the First League by every single season.
| Season | Pos | G | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 2008–09 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 62 |
| 2020–21 | 5 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 34 |
| 2021–22 | 6 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 46 |
| 2022–23 | 7 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 38 |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 38 |
| 2024–25 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 44 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please seeCategory:FK Jezero players.
FK Jezero plays their home games onStadion Pod Racinom. There is one stand with overall capacity of 2,500 seats. Before the last renovation, the stadium had a much larger all-standing capacity.
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