FK Arsenal is a Montenegrin professional

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club based in the coastal town of

Tivat Tivat (, ) is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor. , its population was 9,367. Tivat is the centre of Tivat Municipality, which is the smallest municipality by area in Montenegro. Name In Serbian and Montenegrin l ...

, founded in 1914. Currently, the club is competing 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 ...

History

Period 1914-1940

Founded in 1914, Arsenal is the second oldest football club in Montenegro, after

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 ...

which was founded a year before. The club was first established as NK Orjen. During 1930, the team was merged with another club from Tivat - NK Zrinjski. After the fusion, the team started to play under the new name NK Arsenal. The name was derived from the nearby naval repair facility "MRTZ

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", known colloquially as Arsenal.
NK Arsenal made biggest successes in history in the period between 1925-1940. Team from Tivat at that time played in the Montenegrin Football Championship, with remarkable success at season 1937 - with winning the title of Montenegrin champion. Arsenal became the only club outside

Podgorica Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...

and

Cetinje Cetinje (, ) is a town in Montenegro. It is the former royal capital (''prijestonica'' / приjестоница) of Montenegro and is the location of several national institutions, including the official residence of the president of Montenegro ...

who won the title on Montenegrin championship in the period between 1925-1940.

Period 1945-2006

After

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, NK Arsenal played in the first season of the

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 ...

(1946), together with Budućnost,

Lovćen Lovćen ( cyrl, Ловћен, ) is a mountain and national park in southwestern Montenegro. It is the inspiration behind the names ''Montenegro'' and ''Crna Gora'', both of which mean "Black Mountain" and refer to the appearance of Mount Lov� ...

and Sutjeska. NK Arsenal gained promotion to the

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(''Zone B'') with debut in the 1955-56 season. They played three years in the Second League, and got relegated to the Republic League after the 1957-58 season.
Most seasons in the period between 1958-2006 Arsenal spent in the Montenegrin Republic League, with second place in the 1958-59 season as a major success.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Arsenal produced many talented players. Its youth team which included the generation of players born in 1971/72 is regarded within the club as the most talented one. It was coached by Radovan Vukotić and Zlatko Vuksanović and produced players such as

Ivica Kralj Ivica Kralj (, ; born 26 March 1973) is a Montenegrin former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his playing career, Kralj was best known for his time at Partizan, having three spells at the club and winning five major trophies. He als ...

(played with

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

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and PSV),

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(

Hajduk Kula FK Hajduk Kula (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Хајдук Кула) was a Serbian football club based in Kula. The club was named after a Hajduk, a much celebrated hero figure in the Serbian epic poetry. On 30 July 2013, just eleven days before start ...

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( Čukarički) or

Zoran Vuksanović Zoran Vuksanović (; born 5 March 1972) is a Montenegrin retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Tivat, Vuksanović started out at local club Arsenal. He later spent six seasons with Vrbas between 1990 and 1996. Afte ...

( Radnički Niš and Hajduk Kula).

Period 2006-

After

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, FK Arsenal became a member of the

Montenegrin Second League The Montenegrin Second League ( Montenegrin: ''Druga crnogorska fudbalska liga'' – ''Druga CFL'' – ''2. CFL'') is the second-top football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. Second Montenegrin Leagu ...

in its inaugural season (2006-07). With often relegations to the

Montenegrin Third League The Third League of Montenegro ( 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 Montene ...

, Arsenal spent ten seasons in the Second League until now. During this period, Arsenal won the Southern Region Cup three times (2009, 2010, 2011). In the 2021–22 season, Arsenal were placed in second place of the

, after which he defeated

FK Podgorica Fudbalski klub Podgorica, formerly known as OFK Mladost 1970, is a football club from the southwestern part of Podgorica, Montenegro. It was founded in 1970, the club was reactivated during 2014. In the summer 2019, the club was renamed to FK Po ...

in the playoffs and were promoted to the

for the first time in its history.

Honours and achievements

* Montenegrin Championship (1922-1940) – 1 **''winners'' (1): 1937 **''runners-up'' (3): 1929, Spring 1930, Autumn 1930 *

(South Region) – 3 **''winners'' (3): 2011-12, 2016–17, 2017–18 * Montenegrin Fourth League – 3 **''winners'' (3): 1979-80, 1983–84, 1987–88 * Southern Region Cup – 3 **''winners'' (3): 2009, 2010, 2011

Players

Current squad

Roster
- FCSG

Notable players

Below is the list of the most notable players which, during their career, played for FK Arsenal. *

* Branislav Janković *

Stadium

The club plays at Stadion u parku (Park Stadium) in Tivat, near the Porto Montenegro Marina, which was formerly the naval repair facility MTRZ

, popularly known as Arsenal, after which the club was named. Stadium capacity is 2,000 seats on one stand, and it doesn't meet

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standards for European competitions.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arsenal Tivat Association football clubs established in 1914 Football clubs in Montenegro 1914 establishments in Montenegro Tivat