FK Podgorica

Full name	Fudbalski klub Podgorica
Founded	1970; 55 years ago (1970)
Ground	DG Arena Podgorica,Montenegro
Capacity	4,300
Head coach	Vojislav Pejović
League	Montenegrin Second League
2023–24	Montenegrin Second League, 3rd
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Fudbalski klub Podgorica, formerly known asOFK Mladost 1970, is a professionalfootball club from the southwestern part ofPodgorica,Montenegro. It was founded in 1970, the club was reactivated during 2014. In the summer 2019, the club was renamed to FK Podgorica.

Founded in 1970 as OFK Mladost, they were one of the numerous clubs from Podgorica which participated in the lowest competitive level in Montenegro at that time. The club played in theFourth League – Central region. OFK Mladost represented players from Podgorica region Lješkopolje (suburbs Donja Gorica, Gonja Gorica,Donji Kokoti, Farmaci, Grbavci, Beri etc.). At that time, there was another one club from Lješkopolje region –Napredak fromDonji Kokoti.
The first big success OFK Mladost made during the 1972–73 season was winning the title in the Fourth league. That gained them promotion to theMontenegrin Republic League, a third-tier competition inSFR Yugoslavia football system.
OFK Mladost played two seasons in the Republic competition.^[1] During the 1973–74 season, OFK Mladost finished in 11th place among 16 clubs. Next season, they finished in last place. OFK Mladost were relegated to the Fourth league.
At the end of the seventies, the club was dissolved.
The club's score in theMontenegrin Republic League seasons:

In 2014, FK Podgorica was reactivated under the name OFK Mladost 1970. The club started with players' selection and trainings. During 2015, the club's management made the decision to apply for the 2015-16Third League season. They played their first official matches in theCentral Region Cup and soon after that they started playing in the Third League. After two wins, Podgorica went to the final of the Central Region Cup 2015, which meant qualifying for the2015-16 Montenegrin Cup. In the first leg of the national Cup, Podgorica won againstFK Sloga Bar away (1:0),^[2] but in the round of 16, First league memberFK Lovćen eliminated them (3:0, 2:3). Podgorica finished their inaugural season in the Third League (2015–16) fifth in the table.
Next year (2016), Podgorica won the Central Region Cup, defeatingFK Gorštak in the final. That gained them participation in the2016–17 Montenegrin Cup. In the first round, Podgorica surprisingly eliminatedSecond League sideFK Cetinje, but in the Round of 16 were eliminated by top-flight memberFK Iskra.
In the 2016–17 season, Podgorica won the title in the Third League, with 19 wins and one draw in 20 matches. Furthermore, their 14–0 victory againstCrvena Stijena is the biggest in the history of Third League – Center. With that result, the team gained significant success – promotion to the2017-18 Montenegrin Second League.
On their debut in the Second league, Podgorica had an impressive season. The team finished in second place, with seven points less than title winnersFK Mornar. Besides, their attacker Elie Matuoke was the top scorer of Second League, with 23 goals. With that success, Podgorica participated in theMontenegrin First League playoffs, but could not achieve promotion. Their opponent wasOFK Petrovac, who won the first game atDG Arena (3–0), while the second game finished with a draw (2–2).
In the2018–19 season, Podgorica won the title. It was their first ever promotion to the top-flight, which was secured four weeks before the end of the season. Except that, Podgorica made another success in theMontenegrin Cup. After eliminatingOtrant (1-0) andKom (1-0, 3–0), they reached the quarterfinals and their rival was a well-known national sideBudućnost. In the first game atPodgorica City Stadium, Podgorica made a big sensation (1–1), but they were eliminated in the second leg after losing 0–1.
Under the new name, Podgorica debuted in the top-flight in the2019–20 season. They played their first game in Prva CFL againstPetrovac away and drew 1–1. At the same time, they made a new club –OFK Mladost DG - as an affiliate partner, which aims to produce young talents for the FK Podgorica first team. On their debut in the top-tier, Podgorica battled for European competition - both in the League and in the Cup, where they progressed to semifinals. But due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, Montenegrin First League 2019-20 was interrupted after the 31st week and fifth-placed Podgorica failed to qualify for theUEFA Europa League.
Next season, Podgorica begun with seven consecutive games without single defeat, and among them was victory against title-holderBudućnost (4–0). So, after the first quarter of season, Podgorica was the leader on the table. After that, Podgorica's form worsened, but they remained in the top-four in Prva CFL. With that result, team from DG Arena qualified for their first-ever appearance in European competitions –2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

The club's score after reactivation:

• Montenegrin Second League – 1
  • Winners(1):2018–19
  • Runners-up(1):2017–18
• Montenegrin Third League – 1
  • Winners(1): 2016–17
• Montenegrin Fourth League – 1
  • Winners(1): 1972–73
• Central Region Cup – 1
  • Winners(1): 2016–17
  • Runners-up(1): 2015–16

As of match played 15 July 2021

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Agg.
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	1QR	Laçi	1−0	0−3 (a.e.t.)	1–3

Notes

• QR: Qualifying round

As of 25 May 2024^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  MNE Petar Bobičić — DF  MNE Vaso Bojanović — DF  MNE Nemanja Božović — DF  MNE Luka Bulatović — MF  MNE Pavle Ćetković — FW  MNE Luka Đuretić — DF  BIH Đorđe Jovičić — FW  JPN Takeru Komiya — MF  MNE Bojan Kopitović — DF  MNE Damjan Kovačević — MF  MNE Andrija Krivokapić — MF  CIV Mabo Madou Othiniel Manassé — DF  MNE Marko Mandić — MF  MNE Balša Mrvaljević — MF  MNE Mihailo Nedić

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  MNE Nikola Pavlićević — GK  MNE Petar Petrović — FW  MNE Marko Popović — MF  MNE Petar Prelević — MF  MNE Nemanja Radević — GK  MNE Petar Radulović — MF  MNE Kristijan Radunović — DF  MNE Marko Ŝćepanović — MF  JPN Kento Suzuki — MF  JPN Shunya Ueda — FW  MNE Marko Vračar — DF  MNE Miloš Vračar — FW  MNE Marko Vukčević — MF  MNE Matija Vukčević — DF  MNE Luka Živković

Below is the list of former Bokelj players who represented their countries at the full international level.

For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please seeCategory:FK Podgorica players.

In the 1970s, the club played in their own field at Donja Gorica, near the local pond. In their first season after the reactivation, FK Podgorica played their home matches in the neighbouringDonji Kokoti.

On 21 May 2016, a new stadium of FK Podgorica in Donja Gorica was opened.^[4] Two years after that, DG Arena was built.^[5] With 4,000 seats, facilities as additional ground and other, it meets the criteria forFirst League andUEFA matches. The name of the stadium is an acronym - DG are the initials of the Donja Gorica suburb.

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