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FK Zeta is a professional
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club from
Golubovci Golubovci (, ) is a small town in the new Zeta Municipality of Montenegro. Until 2022, it was part of Podgorica Municipality. Golubovci is the seat of the new municipality. The town has 3,110 residents according to 2011 census, while the surroun ...
, seat of the Zeta Municipality of
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. It plays in the
Montenegrin Second League The Montenegrin Second League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Druga crnogorska fudbalska liga'' – ''Druga CFL'' – ''2. CFL'') is the second-top Association football, football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the Football Associatio ...
. The club was the inaugural champion of the
Montenegrin First League The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...
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 1947, 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 Montenegrin Republic League () was the third tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to Yugoslav Second League. Overview Founded in spring 1946, Montenegrin Republic League was the oldest football competition in Mon ...
. In that, third-level competition in
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, 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 Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...
. 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
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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 Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...
. 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
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. Zeta made many successful results in the First League, and among them were often victories against two strongest sides – Partizan and
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. 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 The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Southeast Europe locate ...
, 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 The 2005–06 UEFA Cup, the 35th edition of the UEFA Cup, was won by Sevilla, beating Middlesbrough in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The ...
second leg, against
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n side
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. Additionally, at the same time, Zeta started producing notable young talent like Miloš Marić who transferred to
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club
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in the summer of 2004, as well as brothers Bojan and
Nenad Brnović Nenad Brnović (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Ненад Брновић; born 18 January 1980) is a Montenegrin football manager and former Association football, footballer. His older brother Bojan Brnović, Bojan is also a footballer. Cl ...
, and Branimir Petrović who were all signed by Partizan, and more recently Milanko Rašković and Nikola Trajković who transferred to
Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
.


Period 2006-present

Following
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, FK Zeta participated in the first
Montenegrin First League The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...
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 The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-divisio ...
. 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
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by beating
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from
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, before losing in the play-off round to
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. This remains the best performance by a Montenegrin club in a European competition.


First League Record

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


FK Zeta in European 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.


Honours and achievements

*
Montenegrin First League The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...
 – 1 **''winners'' (1): 2006–07 **''runner-up'' (2): 2007–08, 2016–17 * Second Yugoslav League – 1 **''winners'' (1): 1999–00 *
Montenegrin Republic League Montenegrin Republic League () was the third tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to Yugoslav Second League. Overview Founded in spring 1946, Montenegrin Republic League was the oldest football competition in Mon ...
 – 1 **''winners'' (1): 1997–98 * Montenegrin Republic Cup – 2 **''winners'' (2): 1998–99, 1999–00


Players


Current squad


Notable players

''For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please see :FK Zeta players.''
Below is the list of FK Zeta players which made international careers or played for national teams of their countries. * Zoran Batrović * Darko Šuškavčević *
Radoslav Batak Radoslav Batak ( sr-Cyrl, Радослав Батак; born 15 August 1977) is a professional football manager and a former player who played as a defender. Club career Born in Novi Sad, Batak started out at Metalac Futog in 1989, before joinin ...
* Cadú * Danilo Goiano *
Sávio Sávio Bortolini Pimentel (born 9 January 1974), known simply as Sávio (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left winger. Known as ''"Anjo Loiro"'' ("Blonde Angel") and ''"Diabo Loiro"'' ("Blonde Devil"), he play ...
* Miloš Marić * Nikola Trajković * Petar Puača * Ajazdin Nuhi *
Nenad Brnović Nenad Brnović (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Ненад Брновић; born 18 January 1980) is a Montenegrin football manager and former Association football, footballer. His older brother Bojan Brnović, Bojan is also a footballer. Cl ...
* Bojan Brnović *
Miodrag Vukotić Miodrag Vukotić (, born 8 November 1973) is a Montenegrin retired footballer who played as a defender. Playing career Born in Titograd, SR Montenegro, back in SFR Yugoslavia (nowadays Podgorica, Montenegro), during his adventurous career, he ...
* Mladen Lambulić * Branislav Vukomanović * Malesija Vojvoda * Mitar Peković *
Mladen Božović Mladen Božović (, ; born 1 August 1984) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Internationally, he earned over forty caps for the Montenegro national team. Club career Beginnings Light enough on his fee ...
* Vladimir Boljević * Camilo Jimenez * Rodolfo Burger


Historical list of coaches

* Rade Vešović * Nikola Rakojević (2001–2003) * Dejan Vukićević (2003–2007) * Slobodan Halilović (June 2007 – Aug 2007) * Mladen Vukićević (30 Aug 2007 – Oct 2008) * Dejan Roganović (Oct 2008 – Apr 2009) * Milan Đuretić (6 May 2009 – Jun 2009) * Velibor Matanović (Jul 2009 – Nov 2009) * Dragoljub Đuretić (12 nov 2009 – Aug 2010) * Dejan Vukićević (31 Aug 2010 – 2011) * Rade Vešović (2011 – Oct 2012) * Darko Šuškavčević (13 Oct 2012 – Apr 2013) * Mladen Vukićević (22 Apr 2013 – Mar 2014) * Rade Vešović (10 Mar 2014 – Sep 2014) * Mladen Lambulić (18 Sep 2014 – Apr 2015) * Dušan Vlaisavljević (15 Apr 2015 – Jun 2015) * Miodrag Martać (Jul 2015 – Oct 2015) *
Nenad Brnović Nenad Brnović (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Ненад Брновић; born 18 January 1980) is a Montenegrin football manager and former Association football, footballer. His older brother Bojan Brnović, Bojan is also a footballer. Cl ...
(3 Oct 2015 – Nov 2015) * Dejan Vukićević (8 Nov 2015 – 2016) * Dušan Vlaisavljević (24 Dec 2016 – Jun 2017) * Dejan Roganović (Jul 2017 – Apr 2018) * Dragoljub Đuretić (5 Apr 2018 – 20 Jun 2018) * Dušan Vlaisavljević (20 Jun 2018 – Jul 2018) * Dragoljub Đuretić (2018 – 1 Feb 2019) * Dejan Roganović (5 Feb 2019 – 1 Jan 2021) * Dragoljub Đuretić (5 July 2021 – present)


Stadium

FK Zeta home ground is
Stadion Trešnjica Trešnjica Stadium is a football stadium in Golubovci ( Zeta Municipality), Montenegro. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of FK Zeta. History The football stadium at Trešnica location, at Golubovci, was built in 1996, fol ...
, 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 Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
.


See also

*
Golubovci Golubovci (, ) is a small town in the new Zeta Municipality of Montenegro. Until 2022, it was part of Podgorica Municipality. Golubovci is the seat of the new municipality. The town has 3,110 residents according to 2011 census, while the surroun ...
*
Zeta Plain The Zeta Plain ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, Zetska ravnica, Зетска равница, separator=" / ", ) is a fertile lowland in Montenegro. It stretches from Podgorica in the north to the Skadar Lake in the south. It is the biggest plains area in Montene ...
*
Podgorica Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...
*
Montenegrin Second League The Montenegrin Second League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Druga crnogorska fudbalska liga'' – ''Druga CFL'' – ''2. CFL'') is the second-top Association football, football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the Football Associatio ...
* Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946–2006)


References


External links

*
Team profile
at Weltfussballarchiv. .
Fudbalski savez Crne Gore
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