FK Ibar is a football club from

Rožaje Rožaje ( Bosnian: ''Rožaje''; , ; , ) is a town located in the Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along the Ibar river. The town is the cultural center of the Bosniaks in Montenegro. As of 2023, the town has a population of 13,608 inhabi ...

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. They currently compete in the

Montenegrin Third League The Montenegrin Third League ( Montenegrin: Treća crnogorska liga / Трећа црногорска лига) is the third and lowest-tier football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the regional unions of the Football Association of Montenegr ...

. FK Ibar is a part of the Ibar sport society from

. The club is named after the river Ibar, longest river from Montenegro, which originates in

. Founded in 1938, FK Ibar is the oldest sports club from

History

FK Ibar was founded in 1938 in

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. The biggest successes of the club are known after 1992 when the club played in the

Second League of FR Yugoslavia 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 ...

. In the

1999–2000 Second League of FR Yugoslavia The 1999–2000 Second League of FR Yugoslavia season () consisted of three groups of 18 teams. Originally 14 teams from 7 groups of Third Division would be promoted, but in the end only 13 teams remained (only one of which was from the Timok Gro ...

, FK Ibar played in the West division, and finished 17th with 29 points out of 34 matches. Two years later, they played again in the Second Division ending last in the South Group. On the all-time table for the Second Division from 1992 to 2002 FK Ibar is positioned 67th with 114 points. After the independence of Montenegro, the club played constantly in the Second League. In the first season in 2006/07 they played their best season in the history of the club. FK Ibar finished third with 63 points, six points less from the Second Division champion

FK Lovćen Fudbalski klub Lovćen is a football club based in Cetinje, Montenegro. It was founded on 20 June 1913. It was named after Mount Lovćen near Cetinje. Lovćen is the oldest football club in Montenegro and one of the oldest in Southeastern Europ ...

, and so reaching the play-offs. In the last rounds of the league they lost a home match against

followed by incidents on and off the stadium in

. They lost their ticket for the First League and were not allowed to play in

in play-offs against

FK Dečić FK Dečić ( Montenegrin: ФК Дечић; Albanian: FK Deçiq), known as Dečić Admiral Bet for sponsorship reasons, is a Montenegrin professional football club from Tuzi. Currently, the club is a member of the Montenegrin First League. It is ...

due to the decision of

FSCG The Football Association of Montenegro ( Montenegrin: ''Fudbalski savez Crne Gore'', ''FSCG'' / Фудбалски савез Црне Горе, ФСЦГ) is the governing body of football in Montenegro. It is based in the capital, Podgorica. Th ...

. In the Montenegrin Cup, the club played the 1/8 of final in 2007/08.

Supporters

Ibar fans are known as (from

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: or , ; from , plural: ; meaning 'armed incursion with the intention of conquering'. were the defenders of Islam in the period of the Ottoman Empire.) The group's traditional colors are black and white, which are also the colours of FK Ibar where first started giving their support. After the club failed to reach the First Montenegrin League in 2006, 2007 and 2008, the footballers lost the support of fans since they failed to win the away play-off match against

for the First league placement. The basketball club KK Ibar was first time supported by a big group of supporters in the first matches of Erste League in 2012.

Stadium

FK Ibar plays its home matches at the

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, in

. The stadium has its western and southern stand. The capacity cannot be precisely shown since the stands are without seats. On the most important matches, the number of spectators went to 5,000. The stadium has an olympic track rebuilt in 2004 when

was the host of Sandžačke Igre(Sandžak Games), nowadays MOSI. In the near future, the stadium will be reconstructed. The location of the stadium is next to the Sports Center Rožaje addressed on Carine bb.

Players

Current squad

Roster
– FCSG

Notable players

''For all former and current players with a Wikipedia article, please see :FK Ibar players.''

References

External links

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