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Full name Fudbalski klub Zeta
Nickname(s) Vukovi (The Wolves)
Short name ZET
Founded 1927; 98 years ago (1927)
Ground Stadion Trešnjica
Ground Capacity 4,000
Chairman Rajko Ivanović
Manager Dragoljub Đuretić
League Montenegrin Second League
2023–24 Montenegrin Third League, 1st (promoted)

FK Zeta is a professional football club from Golubovci, a suburb of Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. It plays in the Montenegrin Second League. The club was the inaugural champion of the Montenegrin First League in 2006–07 season.

History

Period 1927-1997

The club was formed in 1927 under the name FK Danica. During the first decades, they played only non-league matches. From 194g, the club played under the name FK Napredak, and since 1955, the team is playing under the name FK Zeta.

Until the start of the 1970s, FK Zeta played at lowest-rank competitions. First significant success, team from Golubovci made at season 1971–72 with promotion to Montenegrin Republic League. In that, third-level competition in SFR Yugoslavia, FK Zeta spent most of their seasons in following two decades, with greatest result as a second-places team at the end of seasons 1974–75, 1975–76, 1982–83 and 1983–84, but without success to gain a promotion to Yugoslav Second League. At season 1982–83, championship derby FK Berane – FK Zeta attended 10,000 spectators, which was a record attendance in Montenegrin Republic League until the 1999 game FK Jezero – FK Gusinje.

Until the middle of the 1990s, except in Republic League, FK Zeta also played few seasons in Fourth League – Center.

Period 1997-2006

Successful era in FK Zeta history started at season 1997–98. The team won their first champion title in Montenegrin Republic League and secured first promotion to Yugoslav Second League. On their debut in Second League, FK Zeta won fourth place, but historical success come one season later (1999–2000). After hard struggle with Mladost Lučani, team from Golubovci won the title and gained promotion to First Yugoslav League.

Historical first game in the First League, Zeta played at 12 August 2000 against Milicionar (4:0) in Golubovci. That game at Trešnica stadium was attended by 5,000 supporters. FK Zeta spent six consecutive seasons in Yugoslav First League, often placed at the upper-half of championship table. With FK Zeta promotion to First League, new local rivalry was born – against Budućnost from neighbouring Podgorica.

Zeta made many successful results in the First League, and among them were often victories against two strongest sides – Partizan and Red Star. Except that, FK Zeta became the strongest Montenegrin team in First League at most of the seasons in period 2000–2006.

Highest final placement in top-division of Serbia and Montenegro, Zeta made on season 2004–05. They finished third and qualified for first performance in European competitions. On debut, Zeta was defeated at 2005–06 UEFA Cup second leg, against Bosnian side Široki Brijeg.

Additionally, at the same time, Zeta started producing notable young talent like Miloš Marić who transferred to Greek club Olympiacos in the summer of 2004, as well as brothers Bojan and Nenad Brnović, and Branimir Petrović who were all signed by Partizan, and more recently Milanko Rašković and Nikola Trajković who transferred to Red Star Belgrade.

Period 2006-present

Following Montenegrin independence, FK Zeta participated in the first Montenegrin First League season (2006–07) and became the league's first winners. The following season saw Montenegrin clubs allocated separate European qualifying berths - Zeta thus became the first Montenegrin club to participate in qualification for the UEFA Champions League. Zeta never reclaimed the Montenegrin First League since their 2006–07 triumph; participation in European competition since then was achieved on several occasions through top 4 league finishes.

The 2012–13 season saw Zeta make history by becoming the first Montenegrin club to navigate two rounds of European qualifying in one season; they also navigated past the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by beating FK Sarajevo from Bosnia and Herzegovina, before losing in the play-off round to PSV Eindhoven. This remains the best performance by a Montenegrin club in a European competition.

First League Record

See also: Participants of Montenegrin First League
See also: Montenegrin Clubs in Yugoslav First League

For the first time, FK Zeta played in Yugoslav First League on season 2000–01. Below is a list of FK Zeta scores in First League by every single season.

Season Pos G W D L GF GA
2000–01 13 34 11 9 14 38 50
2001–02 5 34 15 7 12 48 50
2002–03 8 34 15 6 13 51 43
2003–04 11 30 10 6 14 38 41
2004–05 3 30 18 5 7 52 30
2005–06 5 30 14 5 11 42 36
2006–07 1 33 25 4 4 65 18
2007–08 2 33 19 9 5 56 28
2008–09 9 33 13 7 13 36 41
2009–10 4 33 17 6 10 43 33
2010–11 4 33 12 3 8 36 29
2011–12 3 33 17 9 7 55 40
2012–13 8 33 8 13 12 43 45
2013–14 8 33 12 4 17 39 57
2014–15 9 33 11 7 15 48 44
2015–16 8 33 10 8 15 37 42
2016–17 2 33 19 6 8 38 17
2017–18 6 36 12 13 11 40 35
2018–19 3 36 16 13 7 36 21
2019–20 4 31 9 14 8 29 30
2020–21 6 36 13 7 16 34 41
2021–22 10 36 8 10 18 36 52

Seasons with green background were played in the first league of Yugoslavia or Serbia and Montenegro, together with Serbian clubs.

FK Zeta in European competitions

See also: Montenegrin clubs in European football competitions

For the first time, FK Zeta played in European competitions on season 2005–06. Until now, they played ten seasons in European cups, their most successful campaign being in 2012–13, when Zeta reached the play-off round of Europa League.

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2005–06 UEFA Cup 2QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 0–1 1–4 1–5
2006–07 Intertoto Cup 2QR Slovenia Maribor 1–2 0–2 1–4
2007–08 UEFA Champions League 1QR Lithuania FBK Kaunas 3–1 2–3 5–4
2QR Scotland Rangers 0–1 0–2 0–3
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1QR Slovenia Interblock Ljubljana 1–1 0–1 1–2
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1QR Moldova Dacia Chişinău 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1QR Slovakia Spartak Trnava 2–1 0–3 2–4
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1QR Armenia Pyunik 1–2 3–0 4–2
2QR Finland JJK Jyväskylä 1–0 2–3 3–3 (a)
3QR Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
PO Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–5 0–9 0–14
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar Sarajevo 2–2 0–1 2–3
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1QR Hungary Fehérvár 1–5 0–0 1–5
2020–21 UEFA Europa League PR Andorra Engordany 3–1
1QR Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn 0–3

Honours and achievements

  • Montenegrin First League – 1
    • winners (1): 2006–07
    • runner-up (2): 2007–08, 2016–17
  • Second Yugoslav League – 1
    • winners (1):1999–00
  • Montenegrin Republic League – 1
    • winners (1): 1997–98
  • Montenegrin Republic Cup – 2
    • winners (2): 1998–99, 1999–00

Players

Current squad

No. Position Player
2 Japan MF Yu Horike
3 Montenegro DF Ognjen Đinović
4 Montenegro DF Stefan Radović
5 Montenegro DF Zvonko Ceklić
6 Montenegro MF Srđan Krstović (captain)
7 Japan MF Shiden Nakazawa
8 Montenegro DF Djordjije Vukčević
9 Montenegro FW Balša Radusinović
10 Japan MF Ryo Tachibana
11 Montenegro MF Balša Goranović
12 Montenegro GK Aleksandar Karadzic
15 Montenegro MF Simo Popović
17 Montenegro DF Stefan Krstović
18 Montenegro MF Vojislav Šišević
19 Montenegro DF Janko Simović
20 Montenegro FW Igor Kukulicic
No. Position Player
22 Montenegro FW Alden Škrijelj
23 Montenegro DF Amel Tuzović
25 Montenegro MF Jovan Đukić
26 Montenegro DF Andrej Pupovic
28 Japan MF Masato Shimokawa
30 Montenegro DF Nemanja Djurovic
32 Serbia GK Rajko Boljević
36 Montenegro MF Đorđe Tripunović
39 Montenegro DF Vaso Peličić
70 Montenegro MF Nikola Matanović
90 Montenegro FW Balša Rogošić
Montenegro GK Vidoje Popovic
Montenegro MF Danijel Bečić
Montenegro FW Vasilije Klikovac
Montenegro FW Mijat Lambulic

Notable players

For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please see Category:FK Zeta players.
Below is the list of FK Zeta players which made international careers or played for national teams of their countries.

  • Montenegro Zoran Batrović
  • Montenegro Darko Šuškavčević
  • Montenegro Radoslav Batak
  • Brazil Cadú
  • Brazil Danilo Goiano
  • Brazil Sávio
  • Serbia Miloš Marić
  • Serbia Nikola Trajković
  • Serbia Petar Puača
  • Serbia Ajazdin Nuhi
  • Montenegro Nenad Brnović
  • Montenegro Bojan Brnović
  • Montenegro Miodrag Vukotić
  • Montenegro Mladen Lambulić
  • Serbia Branislav Vukomanović
  • Montenegro Serbia Malesija Vojvoda
  • Serbia Mitar Peković
  • Montenegro Mladen Božović
  • Montenegro Vladimir Boljević
  • Peru Camilo Jimenez
  • Peru Rodolfo Burger

Historical list of coaches

  • Serbia and Montenegro Rade Vešović
  • Serbia and Montenegro Nikola Rakojević (2001–2003)
  • Montenegro Dejan Vukićević (2003–2007)
  • Serbia Slobodan Halilović (June 2007 – Aug 2007)
  • Montenegro Mladen Vukićević (30 Aug 2007 – Oct 2008)
  • Montenegro Dejan Roganović (Oct 2008 – Apr 2009)
  • Montenegro Milan Đuretić (6 May 2009 – Jun 2009)
  • Montenegro Velibor Matanović (Jul 2009 – Nov 2009)
  • Montenegro Dragoljub Đuretić (12 nov 2009 – Aug 2010)
  • Montenegro Dejan Vukićević (31 Aug 2010 – 2011)
  • Montenegro Rade Vešović (2011 – Oct 2012)
  • Montenegro Darko Šuškavčević (13 Oct 2012 – Apr 2013)
  • Montenegro Mladen Vukićević (22 Apr 2013 – Mar 2014)
  • Montenegro Rade Vešović (10 Mar 2014 – Sep 2014)
  • Montenegro Mladen Lambulić (18 Sep 2014 – Apr 2015)
  • Montenegro Dušan Vlaisavljević (15 Apr 2015 – Jun 2015)
  • Serbia Miodrag Martać (Jul 2015 – Oct 2015)
  • Montenegro Nenad Brnović (3 Oct 2015 – Nov 2015)
  • Montenegro Dejan Vukićević (8 Nov 2015 – 2016)
  • Montenegro Dušan Vlaisavljević (24 Dec 2016 – Jun 2017)
  • Montenegro Dejan Roganović (Jul 2017 – Apr 2018)
  • Montenegro Dragoljub Đuretić (5 Apr 2018 – 20 Jun 2018)
  • Montenegro Dušan Vlaisavljević (20 Jun 2018 – Jul 2018)
  • Montenegro Dragoljub Đuretić (2018 – 1 Feb 2019)
  • Montenegro Dejan Roganović (5 Feb 2019 – 1 Jan 2021)
  • Montenegro Dragoljub Đuretić (5 July 2021 – present)

Stadium

Main article: Stadion Trešnjica

FK Zeta home ground is Stadion Trešnjica, built during the 1996. Until now, stadium is renovated several times (last time 2016) and near the main ground is built another pitch with artificial turf.
FK Zeta is playing First League games at Trešnjica stadium from 2000. Biggest crowd on games was 5,000 in numerous occasions, especially during the matches against Budućnost and, earlier, against Partizan and Red Star Belgrade.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Fudbalski Klub Zeta Golubovci para niños

  • Golubovci
  • Zeta Plain
  • Podgorica
  • Montenegrin Second League
  • Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946–2006)
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