Omladinski fudbalski klub Grbalj (, ) is a Montenegrin

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club based in the small town of Radanovići, municipality of

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. They currently compete in 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 ...

History

The first football club in Radanovići, which existed only few seasons, was founded in 1970. After many years, the club was refounded in June 1995 and in their first season the team gained promotion to 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 ...

for the 1996-97 season (third tier of the

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football system). After only three seasons in the Republic League, in the summer of 1999, OFK Grbalj (''OFC Humpback'') became a member of the FR Yugoslavia Second League, which was the biggest success of the team until 2006. OFK Grbalj spent four seasons in the Second Yugoslav League.
After

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, OFK Grbalj became a member of 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 ...

. In the 2006-07 season, the team achieved third place, just behind the two of the most successful teams in national competitions,

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and

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. Over the next two seasons, OFK Grbalj finished as a fourth-placed team. During subsequent seasons, the team didn't achieve the same successes as in their first seasons in top-tier competition, but they were never relegated from the First League.
OFK Grbalj holds two all-time records in the Montenegrin First League. On 29 May 2010 they defeated

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11-0, which is the biggest margin of victory in the history of league. Five years later, on 23 May 2015, OFK Grbalj beat Mornar in

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7-0, which is the biggest away victory in league.
In the 2016-17 season, OFK Grbalj had the greatest success in their history by reaching the Montenegrin Cup final. They lost game against Sutjeska 1-0.
After 14 consecutive seasons in top-tier, OFK Grbalj finished as a last-placed team in 2019-20 Montenegrin First League. After the campaign full of disappointing results, team from Radanovići was relegated to

First League Record

For the first time, OFK Grbalj played in Montenegrin First League on season 2006–07. Below is a list of OFK Grbalj scores in First League by every single season.

OFK Grbalj in European competitions

For the first time, OFK Grbalj played in European competitions on season 2007-08.
They were first team from Montenegrin coastal region which played in

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competitions. Until now, OFK Grbalj played two seasons in European cups.

Honours

Montenegrin Cup The Montenegrin Cup ( Montenegrin and 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 round of the UEFA Europa League if they h ...

: **''Runners-up'' (1): 2016–17 *

– 1 **''winners'' (1): 2002–03

Players

Current squad

Notable players

''For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please see :OFK Grbalj players.''

Historical list of coaches

* Ivo Donković (2006 - Nov 2006) * Zoran Lemajić (5 Nov 2006 - Jan 2007) * Dragan Pican (15 Jan 2007 - Jun 2007) *

Dragan Aničić Dragan Aničić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Аничић ; born 4 November 1970) is a Serbian football coach and former player. Playing career Born in Belgrade, Aničić started youth career in FK Crvena Zvezda in 1979. During his senior ...

(Jul 2007 - Oct 2007) *

Nebojša Vignjević Nebojša Vignjević (; born 15 May 1968) is a Serbian Association football, football manager and former player. Playing career Vignjević came through the youth system of FK Partizan, Partizan, but failed to make any first-team appearances. He st ...

(22 Oct 2007 - May 2009) *

Nenad Maslovar Nenad Maslovar (, born 20 February 1967) is a Montenegrin retired football player. He is currently president of Montenegrin Second League team OFK Grbalj. Club career Born in Kotor, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, he made his debut as senior wi ...

(6 May 2009 - Jun 2009) * Saša Petrović (Jul 2009 - Nov 2010) * Zvezdan Milošević (9 Nov 2010 - Mar 2011) *

Dragan Radojičić Dragan Radojičić (; born 3 June 1970) is a Montenegrin football manager and former player. Playing career Radojičić started out at his hometown club Sutjeska Nikšić, making 31 appearances and scoring eight goals in the Yugoslav Second Leag ...

(12 Mar 2011 - Jun 2011) * Zoran Tripković (Jul 2011 - Jan 2012) *

Aleksandar Nedović Aleksandar Nedović ( Cyrillic: Александар Недовић; born 5 September 1978) is a Montenegrin football manager and former player. He last manages FK Budućnost Podgorica. Playing career Club After starting out at Budućnost Po ...

(22 Jan 2012 - Jun 2014) * Marko Vidojević (Jul 2014 - Mar 15) * Ilija Radović (5 Mar 2015 - Jun 2015) *

Bogdan Korak Bogdan Korak (; born 2 November 1959) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Playing career During the 1980s, Korak played seven seasons for Rad, helping them win promotion to the Yugoslav First League in 1987. He subsequently spent s ...

(Jul 2015 - Aug 2015) * Dušan Vlaisavljević (1 Sep 2015 - Dec 2015) * Dragoljub Đuretić (1 Jan 2016 - Jun 2017) * Dragan Radojičić (Jun 2017 - Dec 2017) *

Zoran Govedarica Zoran Govedarica ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Говедарица; born 14 April 1968) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He began his head coaching career in 2010 and has since had stints in Serbia and Montenegro. He played as a defend ...

(Jan 2018 - Jun 18) * Veselin Stešević (Jun 2018 - Apr 2019) * Zvezdan Milošević (May 2019 - Jun 2019) * Dušan Vlaisavljević (Jun 2019 - Oct 2019) * Marko Vidojević (Oct 2019 - Jul 2020)1.CFL: Grbalj sa novim trenerom „napada“ Podgoricu
- CG Fudbal *

Derviš Hadžiosmanović Derviš Hadžiosmanović ( Cyrillic: Дервиш Хаџиосмановић, born 9 August 1958) is a Montenegrin football coach and former player. Playing career Club Born in Pljevlja, SR Montenegro, back then within Yugoslavia, he played ...

(Nov 2020 - Jul 2021 ) *

Viktor Trenevski Viktor Trenevski (; born 8 October 1972) is a Macedonian football manager and former player. A former Macedonia international, Trenevski made 17 appearances for his nation between 1997 and 2004. Club career Born in Skopje, Trenevski moved at ...

(Jul 2021 - )

Stadium

OFK Grbalj play at

Stadion Donja Sutvara Stadion Donja Sutvara is a football stadium in Radanovići, Municipality of Kotor, Montenegro. It is used for football matches and is the home turf of OFK Grbalj. The stadium holds 1,500 people. History The stadium was built in 1995 near the vi ...

, near the main road between

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and

. Stadium capacity is 1,500 seats on one stand and it doesn't meet UEFA standards for European competitions. Except the main ground, there is a smaller artificial pitch at Donja Sutvara football complex.

References

External links

OFK Grbalj - official website

Profile by Weltfussballarchiv

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