After the end of every competitive season, football clubs from Montenegro play in European competitions. Teams from Montenegro have been playing on the international scene since they represented SFR Yugoslavia during the 1970s. Since 2006, Montenegrin teams have played as representatives of independent Montenegro, and qualified through the Montenegrin First League and Montenegrin Cup. Currently, three Montenegrin clubs take part in UEFA European Cups. The champion of the First Montenegrin League plays in UEFA Champions League qualifiers. The second placed team from the First League play in UEFA Conference League qualifiers. The winner of the Montenegrin Cup also plays in the Conference league.

UEFA Rankings

Current rankings (2027–28) UEFA Country Ranking for league participation in 2027–28 European football season (Previous year rank in italics) 48 (52) Belarusian Premier League 49 (48) Luxembourg National Division 50 (47) Montenegrin First League 51 (51) Macedonian First Football League 52 (50) Erovnuli Liga

History of rankings Since independence (2006) and establishing of Montenegrin First League and other national competitions, Montenegro is a full-member of UEFA. Since then, Montenegrin League is present on UEFA Country Ranking system. Below is a historical list of Montenegrin rankings and country coefficient. Year Position Change Coefficient Teams 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Sources:

UEFA competitions

Performances by season Historically, Montenegrin football clubs played in four UEFA competitions for clubs - the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup), UEFA Europa Conference League and Intertoto Cup. The champions of Montenegro have never played in the group phase of the UEFA Champions League, and the most successful in the qualifiers was FK Zeta Golubovci in the 2007–08 season. The best performances in the UEFA Europa League were FK Zeta who played in the playoffs, and OFK Titograd, FK Budućnost and FK Sutjeska which played in Round 3. The most successful in the Intertoto Cup was FK Budućnost Podgorica. Below is a list of games of all Montenegrin clubs in UEFA competitions.

UEFA Champions League Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate2007–08Zeta 1QR FBK Kaunas 3–1 2–3 5–4 2QR Rangers 0–1 0–2 0–3 2008–09 Budućnost 1QR Tampere United 1–1 1–2 2–32009–10Mogren 1QR Hibernians 4–0 2–0 6–0 2QR Copenhagen 0–6 0–6 0–122010–11Rudar 1QR Tre Fiori 4–1 3–0 7–1 2QR Litex Lovech 0–4 0–1 0–5 2011–12 Mogren 2QR Litex Lovech 1–2 0–3 1–5 2012–13 Budućnost 2QR Śląsk Wrocław 0–2 1–0 1–2 2013–14 Sutjeska 2QR Sheriff Tiraspol 0–5 1–1 1–6 2014–15 Sutjeska 2QR Sheriff Tiraspol 0–3 0–2 0–5 2015–16 Rudar 2QR Qarabağ 0–1 0–0 0–1 2016–17 OFK Titograd 2QR Ludogorets Razgrad 0–3 0–2 0–5 2017–18 Budućnost 2QR Partizan 0–0 0–2 0–2 2018–19 Sutjeska 1QR Astana 0–2 0–1 0–32019–20Sutjeska 1QR Slovan Bratislava 1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–1 2–2 (3–2 p.) 2QR APOEL 0–1 0–3 0–4 2020–21 Budućnost 1QR Ludogorets Razgrad 1–3 2021–22 Budućnost 1QR HJK 0–4 1–3 1–7 2022–23 Sutjeska 1QR Ludogorets Razgrad 0–1 0–2 0–32023–24BudućnostPR Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 3–0 Breiðablik 0–5 2024–25 Dečić 1QR The New Saints 1–1 0–3 1–4 2025–26 Budućnost 1QR Noah 2–2 0–1 2–3 2026–27 Sutjeska 1QR Kairat 0–2 1–2 1–4

UEFA Cup/Europa League Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate 2005–06 Zeta 2QR Široki Brijeg 0–1 1–4 1–52007–08 Budućnost 1QR Hajduk Split 1–1 0–1 1–2 Rudar 1QR Omonia 0–2 0–2 0–42008–09 Mogren 1QR Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0–3 1–1 1–4 Zeta 1QR Interblock 1–1 0–1 1–22009–10 Budućnost 1QR Polonia Warsaw 0–2 1–0 1–2Petrovac 2QR Anorthosis Famagusta 3–1 (a.e.t.) 1–2 4–3 3QR Sturm Graz 1–2 0–5 1–7 Sutjeska 1QR Partizan Minsk 1–1 1–2 2–32010–11Budućnost 2QR Baku 1–2 3–0 4–2 3QR Brøndby 1–2 0–1 1–3Mogren 1QR UE Santa Coloma 2–0 3–0 5–0 2QR Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 0–2 2–3 Zeta 1QR Dacia Chişinău 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)2011–12 Budućnost 1QR Flamurtari 1–3 2–1 3–4 Rudar 2QR Austria Wien 0–3 0–2 0–5 Zeta 1QR Spartak Trnava 2–1 0–3 2–42012–13Čelik 1QR Borac Banja Luka 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a) 2QR Metalurh Donetsk 2–4 0–7 2–11 Rudar 1QR Shirak 0–1 1–1 1–2Zeta 1QR Pyunik 1–2 3–0 4–2 2QR JJK 1–0 2–3 3–3 (a) 3QR Sarajevo 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a) PO PSV Eindhoven 0–5 0–9 0–142013–14 Čelik 1QR Budapest Honvéd 1–4 0–9 1–13Rudar 1QR Mika 1–0 1–1 2–1 2QR Śląsk Wrocław 2–2 0–4 2–6OFK Titograd 1QR Videoton 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a) 2QR Senica 2–2 1–0 3–2 3QR Sevilla 1–6 0–3 1–92014–15Budućnost 1QR Folgore 3–0 2–1 5–1 2QR Omonia 0–0 0–2 0–2 Čelik 1QR Koper 0–5 0–4 0–9 Lovćen 1QR Željezničar Sarajevo 0–1 0–0 0–12015–16 Budućnost 1QR Spartaks Jūrmala 1–3 0–0 1–3 Sutjeska 1QR Debrecen 2–0 0–3 2–3OFK Titograd 1QR Neftchi Baku 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a) 2QR Kukësi 2–4 1–0 3–42016–17 Bokelj 1QR Vojvodina 1–1 0–5 1–6Budućnost 1QR Rabotnički 1–0 1–1 2–1 2QR Genk 2–0 (a.e.t.) 0–2 2–2 (2–4 p.) OFK Titograd 1QR Kukësi 0–1 1–1 1–22017–18 Sutjeska 1QR Levski Sofia 0–0 1–3 1–3OFK Titograd 1QR Gandzasar 1–0 3–0 4–0 2QR Sturm Graz 0–3 1–0 1–3 Zeta 1QR Željezničar Sarajevo 2–2 0–1 2–32018–19 Budućnost 1QR Trenčín 0–2 1–1 1–3 Rudar 1QR Partizan 0−3 0–3 0–6 Sutjeska 2QR Alashkert 0–1 0–0 0–1 OFK Titograd 1QR B36 Tórshavn 1–2 0−0 1–2 2019–20Budućnost 1QR Narva Trans 4–1 2–0 6–1 2QR Zorya Luhansk 1–3 0–1 1–4 Sutjeska 3QR Linfield 1–2 2–3 3–5 OFK Titograd 1QR CSKA Sofia 0−0 0–4 0−4 Zeta 1QR Fehérvár 1–5 0–0 1−52020–21Budućnost 2QR Astana 1–0 3QR Sarajevo 1–2Iskra PR FC Santa Coloma 0–0 (4–3 p.) 1QR Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–1 Sutjeska 1QR Borac Banja Luka 0–1Zeta PR Engordany 3–1 1QR Progrès Niederkorn 0–3

UEFA Conference League Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate2021–22 Budućnost 2QR HB Tórshavn 0–2 0–4 0–6 Dečić 1QR Drita 0–1 1–2 1–3 Podgorica 1QR Laçi 1−0 0−3 (a.e.t.) 1–3Sutjeska 1QR Gagra 1–0 1–1 2–1 2QR Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 1–3 1–32022–23Budućnost 1QR Llapi 2–0 2–2 4–2 2QR Breiðablik 2–1 0–2 2–3 Dečić 1QR Dinamo Minsk 1–2 1–1 2–3 Iskra 1QR Laçi 0–1 0–0 0–1 Sutjeska 2QR KÍ Klaksvík 0–0 0–1 0–12023–24 Arsenal 1QR Alashkert 1–6 1–12–7 Budućnost 2QR Struga 3–4 0–1 3–5Sutjeska 1QR Cosmos 1–0 1–1 2–1 2QR Santa Coloma 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.) 2–32024–25Budućnost 1QR Malisheva 3–0 0–1 3–1 2QR CSKA 1948 1–1 (a.e.t.) 0–1 1–2Dečić 2QR Dinamo Batumi 0–0 2–0 2−0 3QR HJK 2–1 0–1 2–2 (3–4 p.)Mornar 1QR Dinamo Tbilisi 2–1 1–1 3–2 2QR Radnički 1923 2–1 (a.e.t.) 0–1 2–2 (4–3 p.) 3QR Paksi 2–2 0–3 2–52025–26Budućnost 2QR Milsami 0–0 1–2 1–2Dečić 1QR Sileks 2–0 1–2 3–2 2QR Rapid Wien 0–2 2–4 2−6Sutjeska 1QR Dynamo Brest 1–2 2–0 3–2 2QR Beitar 1–2 2–5 3–72026–27 Dečić 1QR Liepāja 1–2 0–1 1–3Mornar 1QR Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 1–2 1–2 2–4 Petrovac 1QR Žalgiris 1–3 1–2 2–5Sutjeska 2QR ML Vitebsk 1–2 0–3 1–5

Intertoto Cup Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate1981BudućnostGroup 4 Wacker Innsbruck 1–2 3–1 1st Östers 3–1 0–0 Odense 4–2 1–11995BudućnostGroup 7 Tervis Pärnu 3–1 4th Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen 0–3 OFI 3–42003Sutjeska 1R Union Luxembourg 3–0 1–1 4–1 2R Tampere United 0–1 0–0 0–12005Budućnost 1R Valletta 2–2 5–0 7–2 2R Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 0–3 2–4 2006 Zeta 2R Maribor 1–2 0–2 1–4 2007 Grbalj 1R Gloria Bistrița 1–1 1–2 2–32008Grbalj 1R Čelik Zenica 2–1 2–3 4–4 (a) 2R Sivasspor 2–2 0–1 2–3

Performances by clubs 16 different Montenegrin clubs have played in UEFA competitions. Before the founding of the Montenegrin First League and Montenegrin Cup, three clubs played in European Cups as a representatives of Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro. Eight other clubs played their first seasons in UEFA competitions after Montenegrin independence. Below is a table with Montenegrin clubs' scores in UEFA competitions. Team Seasons G W D L GD Pts FK Budućnost Podgorica FK Sutjeska Nikšić OFK Titograd FK Zeta Golubovci FK Mogren Budva FK Rudar Pljevlja FK Dečić Tuzi FK Mornar Bar OFK Grbalj FK Podgorica OFK Petrovac FK Čelik Nikšić FK Iskra Danilovgrad FK Lovćen Cetinje FK Arsenal Tivat FK Bokelj Kotor OVERALL As of the end of UEFA competitions 2025–26 season.

Performances by competition Football clubs from Montenegro have played in three UEFA competitions. Below is a list of performances in every single competition. Competition G W D L GD UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup UEFA Europa Conference League Intertoto Cup OVERALL As of the end of UEFA competitions 2025–26 season.

Scores by opponents' countries Below is the list of performances of Montenegrin clubs against opponents in UEFA competitions by their countries (football federations). Opponents' country G W D L GD OVERALL As of the end of UEFA competitions 2025–26 season.

Other international competitions

Balkans Cup The Balkans Cup was a regional football competition (1960–1994) in which Montenegrin clubs participated as a representatives of SFR Yugoslavia. Teams from Montenegro which played in the Balkans Cup were FK Budućnost Podgorica and FK Sutjeska Nikšić. FK Budućnost had the biggest success, playing in the 1991 final, after eliminating Galatasaray SK. Below is a list of Montenegrin clubs in the Balkans Cup.

Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate1973SutjeskaGroup A Labinoti Elbasani 0–1 1–0 3rd ASA Târgu Mureș 1–0 0–31977BudućnostGroup B Vllaznia Shkodër 2–0 1–1 2nd Panathinaikos 1–2 2–21990–91Budućnost QF 17 Nëntori Tirana 2–1 0–0 2–1 SF Galatasaray 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a) Final Inter Sibiu 0–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)0–1

See also Football in Montenegro Montenegrin First League Montenegrin Second League Montenegrin Third League Montenegrin Cup Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946–2006)

References