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| Full name | Fudbalski klub Zeta | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Vukovi (The Wolves) | ||
| Short name | ZET | ||
| Founded | 1927 | ||
| Ground | Stadion Trešnjica | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Chairman | Rajko Ivanović | ||
| Manager | Dragoljub Đuretić | ||
| League | Montenegrin Second League | ||
| 2023–24 | Montenegrin Third League, 1st (promoted) | ||
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FK Zeta is a professional football club from Golubovci, a town in Montenegro. They play in the Montenegrin Second League. This club made history by winning the very first Montenegrin First League championship in the 2006–07 season.
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Club History and Achievements
Early Years: 1927 to 1997
The club started in 1927 as FK Danica. For many years, they only played friendly matches. In 1947, the club changed its name to FK Napredak. Since 1955, the team has been known as FK Zeta.
Until the 1970s, FK Zeta played in lower-level competitions. Their first big success came in the 1971–72 season. They were promoted to the Montenegrin Republic League. This was the third-highest league in SFR Yugoslavia. FK Zeta spent most of the next 20 years in this league. They finished second four times, but could not get promoted to the Yugoslav Second League. A record 10,000 fans watched a game between FK Berane and FK Zeta in 1983.
Rising Through the Ranks: 1997 to 2006
A very successful time for FK Zeta began in the 1997–98 season. They won their first championship title in the Montenegrin Republic League. This win helped them get promoted to the Yugoslav Second League.
In their first season in the Second League (1998–99), FK Zeta finished fourth. But the biggest success came in the 1999–2000 season. After a tough fight, the team from Golubovci won the league title. This meant they were promoted to the First Yugoslav League.
FK Zeta played their first game in the First League on August 12, 2000. They won 4-0 against Milicionar in Golubovci. About 5,000 fans watched this historic game at Trešnica stadium. FK Zeta played in the Yugoslav First League for six years in a row. They often finished in the top half of the league table. When FK Zeta joined the First League, a new local rivalry began. They played against Budućnost from nearby Podgorica.
Zeta had many great results in the First League. They often beat strong teams like Partizan and Red Star. FK Zeta became the strongest Montenegrin team in the First League during most of these years.
Their highest finish in the top league of Serbia and Montenegro was in the 2004–05 season. They came in third place. This allowed them to play in European competitions for the first time. In their first European game, they lost to the Bosnian team Široki Brijeg in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.
During this time, Zeta also helped develop many talented young players. Some of these players moved to big clubs. For example, Miloš Marić went to Olympiacos in Greece. Brothers Bojan and Nenad Brnović, and Branimir Petrović joined Partizan. Later, Milanko Rašković and Nikola Trajković moved to Red Star Belgrade.
Modern Era: 2006 to Present
After Montenegro became independent in 2006, FK Zeta played in the first Montenegrin First League season (2006–07). They became the very first champions of this new league. The next season, Montenegrin clubs got their own spots in European competitions. Zeta was the first Montenegrin club to play in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
FK Zeta has not won the Montenegrin First League since their 2006–07 victory. However, they have played in European competitions many times. They earned these spots by finishing in the top four of their league.
In the 2012–13 season, Zeta made history again. They became the first Montenegrin club to get past two rounds of European qualifiers in one season. They even made it past the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. They beat FK Sarajevo from Bosnia and Herzegovina. They then lost in the play-off round to PSV Eindhoven. This is still the best performance by a Montenegrin club in a European competition.
FK Zeta in European Competitions
FK Zeta first played in European competitions in the 2005–06 season. They have played in European cups for ten seasons in total. Their best performance was in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, when they reached the play-off round.
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | 2QR |  Široki Brijeg |
0–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 |
| 2006–07 | Intertoto Cup | 2QR |  Maribor |
1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| 2007–08 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR |  FBK Kaunas |
3–1 | 2–3 | 5–4 |
| 2QR |  Rangers |
0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | ||
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 1QR | Interblock Ljubljana |
1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  Dacia Chişinău |
1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  Spartak Trnava |
2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  Pyunik |
1–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
| 2QR |  JJK Jyväskylä |
1–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 (a) | ||
| 3QR | FK Sarajevo |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) | ||
| PO |  PSV Eindhoven |
0–5 | 0–9 | 0–14 | ||
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | Željezničar Sarajevo |
2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  Fehérvár |
1–5 | 0–0 | 1–5 |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | PR |  Engordany |
3–1 | ||
| 1QR |  Progrès Niederkorn |
0–3 | ||||
Club Honours
FK Zeta has won several important titles:
- Montenegrin First League
- Winners (1): 2006–07
- Runner-up (2): 2007–08, 2016–17
- Second Yugoslav League
- Winners (1): 1999–00
- Montenegrin Republic League
- Winners (1): 1997–98
- Montenegrin Republic Cup
- Winners (2): 1998–99, 1999–00
Team Players
Current Squad
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Famous Players
Many players from FK Zeta have gone on to have international careers. Some have even played for their national teams. You can find a full list of players with Wikipedia articles at Category:FK Zeta players.
Here are some of the notable players who have played for FK Zeta:
Zoran Batrović- Darko Šuškavčević
- Radoslav Batak
Cadú- Danilo Goiano
- Sávio
Miloš Marić- Nikola Trajković
- Petar Puača
- Ajazdin Nuhi
- Nenad Brnović
- Bojan Brnović
- Miodrag Vukotić
- Mladen Lambulić
- Branislav Vukomanović
- Malesija Vojvoda
- Mitar Peković
- Mladen Božović
- Vladimir Boljević
Camilo Jimenez- Rodolfo Burger
Coaches Through the Years
Here is a list of the coaches who have led FK Zeta:
Rade Vešović- Nikola Rakojević (2001–2003)
- Dejan Vukićević (2003–2007)
- Slobodan Halilović (June 2007 – Aug 2007)
- Mladen Vukićević (30 Aug 2007 – Oct 2008)
- Dejan Roganović (Oct 2008 – Apr 2009)
- Milan Đuretić (6 May 2009 – Jun 2009)
- Velibor Matanović (Jul 2009 – Nov 2009)
- Dragoljub Đuretić (12 nov 2009 – Aug 2010)
- Dejan Vukićević (31 Aug 2010 – 2011)
- Rade Vešović (2011 – Oct 2012)
- Darko Šuškavčević (13 Oct 2012 – Apr 2013)
- Mladen Vukićević (22 Apr 2013 – Mar 2014)
- Rade Vešović (10 Mar 2014 – Sep 2014)
- Mladen Lambulić (18 Sep 2014 – Apr 2015)
- Dušan Vlaisavljević (15 Apr 2015 – Jun 2015)
- Miodrag Martać (Jul 2015 – Oct 2015)
- Nenad Brnović (3 Oct 2015 – Nov 2015)
- Dejan Vukićević (8 Nov 2015 – 2016)
- Dušan Vlaisavljević (24 Dec 2016 – Jun 2017)
- Dejan Roganović (Jul 2017 – Apr 2018)
- Dragoljub Đuretić (5 Apr 2018 – 20 Jun 2018)
- Dušan Vlaisavljević (20 Jun 2018 – Jul 2018)
- Dragoljub Đuretić (2018 – 1 Feb 2019)
- Dejan Roganović (5 Feb 2019 – 1 Jan 2021)
- Dragoljub Đuretić (5 July 2021 – present)
Home Stadium
FK Zeta plays its home games at Stadion Trešnjica. This stadium was built in 1996. It has been updated several times, most recently in 2016. There is also another field with artificial turf near the main stadium.
FK Zeta has played its First League games at Trešnjica stadium since 2000. The stadium has seen crowds of up to 5,000 people many times. These big crowds often came for matches against Budućnost and, in earlier years, against Partizan and Red Star Belgrade.
See also
In Spanish: Fudbalski Klub Zeta Golubovci para niños
- Golubovci
- Zeta Plain
- Podgorica
- Montenegrin Second League
- Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946–2006)
