FK Budućnost Podgorica

Did You Know?

• The biggest home victory in the Yugoslav First League was 9–0 against NK Nafta on 16 March 1947.
• Nineteen players from the club died during World War II while fighting with the Partisan movement.

History

The club was founded in June 1925 as the Workers' sports club Zora (RSK Zora). Two years later it was renamed RSK Budućnost. The first recorded match was a 1925 friendly against local rival GSK Balšić, which Budućnost won 2–1. The club debuted in the Montenegrin football championship in 1927 under the name Zora, losing in the first stage to GSK Balšić. The following season Budućnost recorded its first official win, again against GSK Balšić (2–1), but fell in the championship semifinals to Lovćen. After early eliminations in subsequent years, Budućnost reached the semifinals again in spring 1931, defeating GSK Balšić and Berane before losing to Obilić Nikšić. In autumn 1931 the club played in the Montenegrin championship final for the first time, losing 1–2 to SK Crnogorac Cetinje. Budućnost played its first international match in 1932, a 1–0 victory away to KS Vllaznia in Shkoder.

Supporters and rivalries

Budućnost's organised fan group, Varvari (Barbarians), was founded in 1987. The group's colours are blue and white, matching those of the club. For home matches, Varvari occupy the northern stand (Sjever) of the Podgorica city stadium. During the late 1990s the group's focus shifted to the basketball club, which invested heavily while the football team struggled.

Varvari have a reputation for violence; incidents include throwing flares and objects during a 2004–05 match against Partizan Belgrade, spraying tear gas and attacking visiting fans in a 2005–06 game against Red Star Belgrade, and crowd violence in a 2006 local derby against Zeta. The club's main rivalry is the Montenegrin Derby against FK Sutjeska from Nikšić, first played officially on 9 October 1932. The derby has drawn some of the highest attendances in Montenegrin football and, since the 1980s, has often involved violent confrontations between supporter groups.

Stadium and training facility

Budućnost plays home matches at Stadion Pod Goricom in Podgorica, the largest football stadium in Montenegro and also the home of the national team. Its original capacity of about 12,000 was expanded to 15,230 with the addition of north and south stands; an eastern stand is planned. The pitch measures 105 x 70 metres and was fully renovated in 2014. Floodlights were installed in 1989, with new 1900 lux lights added twenty years later. Since 2008 the club has used its own training centre at Camp FSCG on Ćemovsko polje, covering 18,000 square metres and including an administrative building, two football pitches with 1,000-seat stands, and facilities for all youth teams and the women's team. The senior team played its first official match at the training centre in November 2016, a Montenegrin Cup fixture against FK Kom.

Coaching and players history

Slavko Vlahović holds the record for most appearances for Budućnost, with 413 in all competitions and 392 in the First League. Mojaš Radonjić is the club's top goalscorer, with 84 goals overall and 52 in the First League. Vojin Božović served as head coach for the most seasons, overseeing 199 games between 1945 and 1955. Notable players who began or spent part of their careers at Budućnost include Dejan Savićević, Predrag Mijatović, Branko Brnović, Željko Petrović, Niša Saveljić, and Dragoljub Brnović.

A list of former Budućnost players who represented their countries at full international level includes Zoran Batrović, Vojin Božović, Nikola Jovanović, Živan Ljukovčan, Ante Miročević, Milutin Pajević, Saša Petrović, Lazar Radović, Nikola Radović, Branko Rašović, Dragan Simeunović, Ljubiša Spajić, Miljan Zeković, Branko Brnović, Dragoljub Brnović, Dragoje Leković, Željko Petrović, Dejan Savićević, Zoran Banović, Nenad Brnović, Damir Čakar, Anto Drobnjak, Predrag Mijatović, Niša Saveljić, Goran Trobok, Igor Burzanović, Dejan Ognjanović, Vasilije Adžić, Fatos Bećiraj, Srđan Blažić, Draško Božović, Mladen Božović, Miloš Brnović, Driton Camaj, Đorđije Ćetković, Marko Ćetković, Ivan Delić, Petar Grbić, Radomir Đalović, Blažo Igumanović, Vasko Kalezić, Damir Kojašević, Miloš Krkotić, Risto Lakić, Milan Mijatović, Stefan Milošević, Stefan Mugoša, Nemanja Mijušković, Darko Nikač, Nikola Nikezić, Milan Purović, Srđan Radonjić, Risto Radunović, Momčilo Raspopović, Mirko Raičević, Marko Simić, Janko Simović, Goran Vujović, Milan Vukotić, Andrija Vukčević, Marko Vukčević, Dodë Tahiri, Zamir Shpuza, Mikhail Markhel, Misdongarde Betolngar, and Viktor Trenevski.