FK Rudar Pljevlja, commonly known as Rudar Pljevlja or simply Rudar, is a football club based in Pljevlja, Montenegro. It currently plays in the Montenegrin Second League, the country's second tier.
Rudar have played in the First League since its inception in 2006, and won two league titles in 2009–10 and 2014–15. The club have been the strongest in the Montenegrin Cup, with three triumphs, one runner-up position and two semi-final finishes in the tournament's six seasons.
History Rudar (Miner) was founded in 1920 as Breznik, renaming itself Sandžak three years later. The team was aided by members of the 48th Infantry Regiment, who stationed in the town. The club was renamed again after World War II as FK Jedinstvo, but only until another renaming in 1947 in honour of chairman Velimir Jakić. That same year club reached the quarter-finals of the Yugoslav Cup where they were eliminated by top-flight FK Sarajevo 3–2 after extra time. In 1955, the club settled on their current name.
First League Record
For the first time, FK Rudar played in First League of FR Yugoslavia in season 1993–94. Below is a list of FK Rudar scores in First League by every single season.
SeasonPosGWDLGFGA1993–94133615101136261994–952036792029561997–9820331341644542001–027341381335332002–031734462419622006–074331451437322007–085331410938262008–095331251639372009–10133225656262010–113331671044292011–12233238260202012–135331561242402013–146331191332312014–15133226558182015–163331610739262016–178331191335312017–1853613101332282018–198368171135442019–207311051638572020–217361361738502021–22836991835562022–239369111636512023–24103676232554 Seasons with green background were played in the first league of Yugoslavia or Serbia and Montenegro, together with Serbian clubs.
FK Rudar in European competitions
For the first time, FK Rudar played in European competitions on season 2007–08. Until now, they played eight seasons in European cups. Q= Qualifying
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg. 2007–08 2007–08 UEFA Cup 1QR Omonia 0–2 0–2 0–4 2010-11 2010–11 UEFA Champions League 1QR Tre Fiori 4–1 3–0 7–1 2QR Litex Lovech 0–4 0–1 0–5 2011-12 2011-12 UEFA Europa League 2QR Austria Wien 0–3 0–2 0–5 2012-13 2012-13 UEFA Europa League 1QR Shirak 0–1 1–1 1–2 2013-14 2013-14 UEFA Europa League 1QR Mika 1–0 1–1 2–1 2QR Śląsk Wrocław 2–2 0–4 2–6 2015-16 2015–16 UEFA Champions League 1QR Qarabağ 0–1 0–0 0–1 2016-17 2016-17 UEFA Europa League 1QR Kukësi 0–1 1–1 1–2 2018-19 2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1QR Partizan 0–3 0–3 0–6
European record Competition Matches W D L GF GA UEFA Champions League 6 2 1 3 7 7 UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 9 1 2 6 3 16 Total 15 3 3 9 10 23
Honours and achievements Montenegrin First League – 2 winners (2): 2009–10, 2014–15 runners-up (1): 2011–12 Montenegrin Cup – 4 winners (4): 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16 runners-up (1): 2011–12 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro – 1 winners (2): 2000–01, 2005–06 Montenegrin Republic League – 2 winners (2): 1957–58, 1965–66 runners-up (5): 1956–57, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72 Montenegrin Republic Cup – 2 winners (2): 1947–48, 2000–01
Players Current squad
Notable players Below is the list of former Rudar players who represented their countries at the full international level.
Damir Čakar Dragoslav Jevrić Žarko Lučić Dragan Bogavac Vladan Adžić Miloš Bakrač Srđan Blažić Draško Božović Radomir Đalović Ivan Fatić Blažo Igumanović Igor Ivanović Ivan Ivanović Branislav Janković Miroje Jovanović Vasko Kalezić Edvin Kuč Slobodan Lakićević Milan Mijatović Nemanja Mijušković Stefan Milošević Nemanja Sekulić Janko Simović Nedeljko Vlahović Predrag Pažin Siniša Dobrašinović Bojan Šaranov Elom Nya-Vedji
For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please see :Category:FK Rudar Pljevlja players.
Coaching staff
Position Staff Head coach Dragan Aničić Assistant coach Goalkeeping coach Miloš Radanović Economic Muhamed Gerina Physical fitness coach
Historical list of coaches
Miljan Ašanin (1947) Remzo Nuhanović (1948 - 1949) Bećir Durutlić (1950) Franjo Pazmanj (1953) Petar Purić (1954) Faruk Kadić (1954) Sveto Čubrilović (1958) Drago Ivanović (1959 - 1962) Boris Marović (1962) Radojica Radojičić (1964 - 1965) Vlatko Vujošević (1965) Uglješa Rakočević (1965) Mirko Žderić (1965 - 1966) Božo Dedović (1972) Karlo Zapušek (1976 - 1977) Karlo Zapušek (1982) Rasim Čakar (1985) Božidar Pajević (1987 - 1988) Rajko Milović (1988 - 1989) Hasan Ćirlija (1989 - 1991) Branislav Milačić (1991) Dragan Aničić (1992) Vlado Milosavljević (1992) Dragan Šaković (1992–1993) Drago Kovačević (1993) Nikola Rakojević (1993–1994) Momčilo Vujačić (1994) Zoran Vraneš (1994) Drago Kovačević (1995) Danilo Vukićević (1995) Boris Marović (1995) Nikola Rakojević (1995–1996) Dragan Šaković (1996–1997) Jusuf Čizmić (1997) Danilo Vukićević (1997–1998) Srđan Bajić (1998 – 2002) Rade Vesović (2002) Goran Milojević (2002 - 2003) Zoran Vraneš (2003 - 2004) Mirko Marić (2006 – May 2008) Branislav Milačić (4 May 2008 - Jun 2008) Ivan Adžić (Jul 2008 – Mar 2009) Mirko Marić (19 Mar 2009 – Apr 2009) Miodrag Radanović (18 Apr 2009 - Jun 2009) Nebojša Vignjević (Jul 2009 – Jun 2011) Dragan Radojičić (Jul 2011 – Jun 2012) Nikola Rakojević (6 Jul 2012 – Jun 2013)Nikola Rakojević novi trener Rudara – PV Portal Mirko Marić (12 Jun 2013 – Mar 2016)Marić treći put na klupi Rudara – Vijesti Srđan Bajić (14 Mar 2016 - May 2016) Vuko Bogavac (16 May 2016 - 23 May 2016)Klupa Bogavcu i Ranđeloviću – Vijesti Dragan Radojičić (23 May 2016 - Aug 2016)Dragan Radojičić opet trener Rudara – Vijesti Mirko Marić (Aug 2016 - Feb 2017)Mirko Marić četvrti put na klupi Rudara – - Vijesti Milan Lešnjak (Feb 2017 - May 2017)Rudar smijenio Marića, Lešnjak novi trener – Vijesti Radislav Dragićević (May 2017 - Sep 2018) Miodrag Vukotić (Sep 2017 - Jun 2018) Vuko Bogavac (Jul 2018 - Aug 2018) Edis Mulalić (Aug 2018 - Jan 2019)Rudar dobio trenera: Povratak Edisa Mulalića – Vijesti Nenad Vukčević (Feb 2019 - Jun 2019) Edis Mulalić (Jul 2019 - Jul 2020) Vuko Bogavac (Aug 2020 – Jun 2021)Pljevljaci konačno dobili stručni štab: Vuku Bogavcu će pomagati Miloš Radanović – Vijesti Zoran Govedarica (Jun 2021 – Nov 2021) Rade Petrović (Nov 2021 - Apr 2022) Srđan Nikić (Apr 2022 - Sep 2022 ) Dragan Aničić (Sep 2022 Jun 2023)Aničić novi trener Rudara – RTCG Dušan Vlaisavljević (Jul 2023 - Jul 2024) Radosav Bulić (1 Jul 2024 - Oct 2024) Vuko Bogavac (3 Oct 2024 - Apr 2025) Mladen Lambulić (15 Apr 2025 - Jun 2025) Nikola Sekulić (18 Jul 2025 -)
Stadium
Rudar plays at the Gradski stadion, a multi-use stadium including a complex of tennis, handball and basketball courts. It was built in 1948 and rebuilt in 1985. It has two stands and a current capacity of 5,140.
See also Montenegrin First League Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946–2006) Fudbalski savez Crne Gore
References
External links – FK Rudar Pljevlja