FK Rudar Pljevlja, commonly known as Rudar Pljevlja or simply Rudar, is a

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club based in

Pljevlja Pljevlja ( srp, Пљевља, ) is a town and the center of Pljevlja Municipality located in the northern part of Montenegro. The town lies at an altitude of . In the Middle Ages, Pljevlja had been a crossroad of the important commercial roads and ...

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. It currently plays in the

Montenegrin First League The First League of Montenegro ( Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ) is the top football league in Montenegro. Founded in 2006, competition is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 10 tea ...

, the country's highest 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 The Montenegrin Cup (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin and Serbian language, Serbian: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the second qualifying rou ...

, 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

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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 The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

where they were eliminated by top-flight

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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. Seasons with green background were played in the first league of

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Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

, 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

European record

Honours and achievements

– 2 **''winners'' (2): 2009–10, 2014–15 **'' runners-up (1)'': 2011–12 *

– 4 **''winners'' (4): 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16 **'' runners-up (1)'': 2011–12 *

Second League of Serbia and Montenegro The Second League of Serbia and Montenegro was the second tier of the football league system in Serbia and Montenegro, one level below the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. History Formed in 1992 after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it consisted ...

– 1 **''winners'' (2): 2000–01, 2005–06 *

Montenegrin Republic League Montenegrin Republic League (Montenegrin: ''Crnogorska republička liga'' / ''Црногорска републичка лига'') was the third tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to Yugoslav Second League. Ove ...

– 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

''For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please see :FK Rudar Pljevlja players.''

Coaching staff

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 Radojica "Rado" Radojičić was a Serbian/Yugoslav football manager. He coached Rudar Pljevlja, FK Bor, the Tunisia national football team, CS Sfaxien, CA Bizertin and Océano Club de Kerkennah Océano Club de Kerkennah ( ar, نادي مح� ...

(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) * Mileta Milinković (1993) *

Zoran Vraneš Zoran Vraneš (; born September 14, 1950) is a Serbian former football player and coach currently working as an assistant coach for Trinidad & Tobago and head coach for North East Stars. Playing career Born in Pljevlja, SR Montenegro, then on ...

(1993 - 1994) * Momčilo Vujačić (1994) * Mileta Milinković (1994) * Danilo Vukićević (1993 - 1996) * Boris Marović (1995) * Mileta Milinković (1996) * Dragan Šaković (1996 - 1997) * Jusuf Čizmić (1997) * Srđan Bajić (1996 – 2002) * Rade Vesović (2002) *

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(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) *

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(18 Apr 2009 - Jun 2009) * Nebojša Vignjević (Jul 2009 – Jun 2011) * Dragan Radojičić (Jul 2011 – Jun 2012) *

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(6 Jul 2012 – Jun 2013) * Mirko Marić (12 Jun 2013 – Mar 2016) * Srđan Bajić (14 Mar 2016 - May 2016) * Vuko Bogavac (16 May 2016 - 23 May 2016) * Dragan Radojičić (23 May 2016 - Aug 2016) * Mirko Marić (Aug 2016 - Feb 2017) *

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(Feb 2017 - May 2017) *

Radislav Dragićević Radislav Dragićević ( Cyrillic: Радислав Драгићевић; born 13 September 1971) is a Montenegrin retired football midfielder and current manager of Arsenal Tivat. Playing career During the 1990s he played in FR Yugoslav top ...

(May 2017 - Sep 2018) * Miodrag Vukotić (Sep 2017 - Jun 2018) * Vuko Bogavac (Jul 2018 - Aug 2018) *

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(Aug 2018 - Jan 2019) *

Nenad Vukčević Nenad Vukčević (born 25 November 1974) is a Montenegrins (ethnic group), Montenegrin former Association football, football player and current manager who played as a Forward (association football), forward for clubs in FR Yugoslavia, Greece and ...

(Feb 2019 - Jun 2019) * Edis Mulalić (Jul 2019 - Jul 2020) * Vuko Bogavac (Aug 2020 – Jun 2021) * Zoran Govedarica (Jun 2021 – Nov 2021) *

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(Nov 2021 - Apr 2022) * Srđan Nikić (Apr 2022 - Sep 2022 ) * Dragan Aničić (Sep 2022 )Aničić novi trener Rudara
– RTCG

Stadium

Rudar plays at the Gradski stadion, a multi-use stadium including a complex of tennis,

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and basketball courts. It was built in 1948 and rebuilt in 1985. It has two stands and a current capacity of 5,140.

References

External links

FK Rudar Pljevlja Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rudar Pljevlja Football clubs in Montenegro Association football clubs established in 1920 1920 establishments in Montenegro Football clubs in Yugoslavia