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| Full name | Omladinski fudbalski klub Titograd | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Romantičari (The Romantics) Crveni (The Reds) | ||
| Short name | TGD | ||
| Founded | 1951; 74 years ago (1951) | ||
| Ground | Mladost Stadium (atCamp FSCG) Podgorica,Montenegro | ||
| Capacity | 1,250 | ||
| Chairman | Momčilo Vujošević | ||
| Manager | Ivan Jević | ||
| League | Montenegrin Third League | ||
| 2023–24 | Montenegrin Third League Center, 2nd | ||
| Website | ofktitograd.me | ||
OFK Titograd (Montenegrin Cyrillic: ОФК Титоград) is a professionalfootball club based inPodgorica,Montenegro. Founded in 1951, they play in theThird League of Montenegro. The team has one league trophy and twoMontenegrin Cup trophies. OFK Titograd is a member of theEuropean Club Association.
OFK Titograd was formed in 1951 asFK Mladost. Ten years later, the team changed their name toOFK Titograd, which was the name of Podgorica from 1946 until 1992. The club renamed themselves back to Mladost in 1992.[1] In June 2018, the team renamed once again (OFK Titograd), due to respect to older generations and the tradition of Podgorica. Until 2008, and moving to their new stadium atCamp FSCG, Ćemovsko polje, it was the only club from old Podgorica Town (Drač neighbourhood).
| Period | Name | Full name |
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| 1951–1960 | FK Mladost | Fudbalski klub "Mladost" Titograd |
| 1960–1992 | OFK Titograd | Omladinski fudbalski klub "Titograd" |
| 1992–2018 | FK Mladost | Fudbalski klub "Mladost" Podgorica |
| 2018– | OFK Titograd | Omladinski fudbalski klub "Titograd" |
FK Mladost, which meansYouth inMontenegrin, was founded in 1951 as a second team from Podgorica center (the first was Yugoslav top-tier sideFK Budućnost).
Soon after they were formed, FK Mladost gained promotion from theMontenegrin Republic League to theYugoslav Second League. Their first season in the Second League was in 1955–56, where the team spent three consecutive seasons.[2]
In period 1959–1968, the team played only in the Montenegrin Republic League (third-tier competition inSFR Yugoslavia) with five champion titles. But, as a champion, team from Podgorica did not succeed in making a comeback to the Second League with losing their games in inter-republic playoffs, against the teams fromMacedonia andSerbia. Finally, the team under the name OFK Titograd gained promotion to the 1968–69 Yugoslav Second League .
This time, they played six consecutive seasons in the Second League, from season 1968–69 to 1973–74. At that era, OFK Titograd played first official games against oldest and better-known city rivals fromFK Budućnost. Best result at that time OFK Titograd made at season 1971–72, by winning fifth place at the Second League table.
After the few promotions and relegations at the second half of the 1970s, OFK Titograd played another four consecutive seasons in Yugoslav Second League from1979–80 to1982–83. That was their last biggest successes under the name OFK Titograd. In 1992, the name of the team was changed and FK Mladost started to play in the football system of the newly formedFR Yugoslavia. Most of their seasons in period 1992–2006, Mladost spent inFR Yugoslavia Second League.
In September 1997, FK Mladost made a record win in history during a Montenegrin Republic League match againstFK Iskra Danilovgrad 15–0.
During the SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia times, Mladost spent24 seasons in the Second League. At the same time, the team won12 titles of the Montenegrin Republic League winner, which is the best score of any team in that competition.
At the same time, Mladost won fiveMontenegrin Republic Cups, and played in theYugoslav Cup. Their biggest success in the Yugoslav Cup, came onseason 2001-02 – in the 1/16 finals, they won againstNapredak Kruševac, but Mladost were eliminated in the 1/8 finals, away againstRadnički Obrenovac.[3] Same success, Mladost made onseason 2005-06. In the first phase of Cup ofSerbia and Montenegro, Mladost surprisingly won against the First League memberVoždovac (2–1), and in the 1/8 finals, club from Podgorica lost in last minutes against most successful Serbian clubCrvena Zvezda inBelgrade (1–2).[4]
Following theindependence of Montenegro, Montenegro's best clubs joined the newly formedMontenegrin First League. Among them was FK Mladost, who previously won the playoff game againstZora Spuž (4–0, 0–2).
Mladost played two consecutive seasons in the First League, but relegated to theSecond League at summer 2008. A new come-back to top-tier competition Mladost made atseason 2010-11. Since then, FK Mladost played more important role in Montenegrin football.
In the2012–13 Montenegrin Cup, Mladost won a game againstPljevlja 10–1, and the strikerLuka Rotković scored seven goals, which is a record in all official games played in Montenegro.
First greatest result, Mladost made atseason 2012–13, when they gained historical first promotion to UEFA European competitions. Team from Podgorica played in the2013–14 UEFA Europa League and achieved a surprisingly good result. In the First leg, Mladost eliminatedHungarian-sideVideoton (1–0; 1–2) and in the Second Leg they were better againstSlovak teamSenica (2–2; 1–0). In Round 3, Mladost played againstSevilla FC with defeats in both games (1–6; 0–3).
For the first time, Mladost played inMontenegrin Cup final game atseason 2013–14, but were defeated againstLovćen (0–1).Next season, Mladost again participated in the Cup finals, but this time won the trophy, after extra-time win againstPetrovac (2–1). That was the first national trophy in the history of the club.
With that success, Mladost gained another participation in European competitions -2015–16 UEFA Europa League. In the First round, Mladost made a big surprise, eliminatingNeftchi Baku (1–1; 2–2). At the next phase, Mladost were eliminated by neighbouring sideKukësi (2–4; 1–0).
The most significant result in the club's history, Mladost made at2015–16 Montenegrin First League. After the hard struggle with city-rivals from FK Budućnost, Mladost won thetitle of Montenegrin champion, the very first in their history. Mladost made great success with winning all three championship derby games against Budućnost (2–0; 3–1; 2–1).
In summer 2016, Mladost played their first season in theUEFA Champions League, but were eliminated in the beginning of qualifiers, againstLudogorets Razgrad (0–3; 0–2).
Third national trophy in teams' history, Mladost won in the2017–18 Montenegrin Cup. During the competition, they eliminated city-rivals - FK Budućnost and in the Cup finals won againstIgalo (2–0). With that success and with the old name (OFK Titograd), the team earned a place in the2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds.
Since foundation, OFK Titograd was known as a talent producing team, with great work with youth teams. In period 1951–1990, OFK Titograd functioned as a youth players 'factory' of First League side FK Budućnost Podgorica. Many notable players started their careers in OFK Titograd youth or first team, and among them areDejan Savićević,Niša Saveljić,Predrag Mijatović andStevan Jovetić. Two of them won theUEFA Champions League trophies - Savićević withAC Milan and Mijatović withReal Madrid, while Jovetić wonUEFA Conference League withOlympiakos F.C.
For the first time, OFK Titograd played in the Montenegrin First League in the2006–07 season. Below is a list of OFK Titograd scores in the First League by every single season.
| Season | Pos | G | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 2006–07 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 49 |
| 2007–08 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 44 |
| 2010–11 | 5 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 35 |
| 2011–12 | 7 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 45 |
| 2012–13 | 6 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 48 |
| 2013–14 | 9 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 46 |
| 2014–15 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 36 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 28 |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 22 |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 42 | 33 |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 41 |
| 2019–20 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 38 |
| 2020–21 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 51 |
OFK Titograd made their debut in European competitions during the2013–14 season.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Videoton | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2Q |  Senica | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 3Q |  Sevilla | 1–6 | 0–3 | 1–9 | ||
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Neftchi Baku | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 (a) |
| 2Q |  Kukësi | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–4 | ||
| 2016–17 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q |  Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Gandzasar | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 2Q |  Sturm Graz | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | ||
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  B36 Tórshavn | 1–2 | 0−0 | 1–2 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | CSKA Sofia | 0−0 | 0–4 | 0−4 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Below is the list of players which, during their career, played for OFK Titograd and represented their countries at the full international level.
Dragoljub BrnovićBranislav DrobnjakSaša PetrovićRefik Šabanadžović
Dejan SavićevićPredrag Mijatović
Miloš BakračMladen BožovićMarko ĆetkovićIvan DelićMiloš DragojevićPetar GrbićBlažo IgumanovićIvan IvanovićMiroje JovanovićStevan JovetićVasko KalezićDamir KojaševićBoris KopitovićŠaleta KordićMiloš KrkotićEdvin KučDušan LagatorRisto LakićLuka MirkovićStefan MugošaDarko NikačLuka PejovićRade PetrovićMirko RaičevićBalša SekulićJanko SimovićAleksandar ŠofranacMarko VešovićNedeljko VlahovićNikola VukčevićIvan Vuković
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Slobodan Halilović (1982 - 1985) Slobodan Halilović (1987 - 1988)Dimitrije Mitrović (2006 - Aug 2007)Vojislav Pejović (30 Aug 2007 - Jan 2008)Slobodan Šćepanoviċ (7 Jan 2008 - Jun 2010)Miodrag Vukotić (Jul 2010 - May 2013)Nikola Rakojević (Jun 2013 - Aug 2013)Goran Milojević (8 Aug 2013 - Mar 2014)Radovan Kavaja (28 Mar 2014 - Jun 2014)Aleksandar Nedović (Jul 2014 - Jun 2015) Nikola Rakojević (Jul 2015 - Nov 2016)Goran Perišić (26 Nov 2016 - 2 Apr 2017)Dejan Vukićević (3 Apr 2017 - 25 Sep 2017)Branko Smiljanić (27 Sep 2017 - Nov 2017)Veselin Stešević (Nov 2017 - 1 Apr 2018)Aleksandar Miljenović (2 Apr 2018 - 20 Jul 2018)
Igor Pamić (23 Jul 2018 - 30 Jan 2019)
Edis Mulalić (31 Jan 2019 - 5 Mar 2019)Peter Pacult (8 Mar 2019 - 5 Jun 2019)Dragoljub Đuretić (13 Jun 2019 - 17 Nov 2019)Zoran Govedarica (19 Nov 2019 - 29 Aug 20) Nikola Rakojević (7 Sep 2020 - 03 Apr 21 )Vladimir Janković (9 Apr 2020 - )Since 2008, OFK Titograd is playing their home games at 'Mladost' stadium, which is a part ofCamp FSCG atStari Aerodrom neighbourhood. Stadium has a capacity of 1,250 seats and from 2019, floodlights were installed.
Before that, between 1951 and 2008, home of OFK Titograd was atStadion Cvijetin Brijeg, at the Old Podgorica's neighbourhood Drač. But, because their stadium didn't meet criteria for higher-rank games, until 1998 Mladost played most of their games atPodgorica City Stadium.
At 1998, stadium Cvijetin Brijeg was renovated, with two all-seated terraces with capacity of 1,340 seats, new pitch, modern locker rooms, restaurant and another facilities. Stadium was opened on August 31, 1998, with the game OFK Titograd – FK Cetinje 6–1.
During the decade (1998–08), on the stadium Cvijetin Brijeg, OFK Titograd played more than 200 matches in the Montenegrin First League, Yugoslav Second League, Montenegrin Republic League, Yugoslav Cup and the Montenegrin Cup. Stadium meets all necessary criteria for the First League, so, on Cvijetin Brijeg, few matches playedFK Kom in First League of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–05) and FK Budućnost in Montenegrin First League (2006–07).
In 2008, stadium Cvijetin Brijeg was demolished and an elementary school was built in its place.
