Fudbalski klub Iskra (English: Football Club Iskra) is a Montenegrin

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club based in

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. They currently compete 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

FK Iskra was founded in 1919, under the name ''RSK Sloga Danilovgrad''. Since 1929, the team played under the name ''RSK Zmaj'', with their first-ever performance in Montenegrin Football Championship on season 1933–34.
After

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, the team started to play under the name FK Iskra. First significant success, FK Iskra made with promotion to

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 ...

1948–49. Another historical success, FK Iskra made in summer 1956. After playoff games against

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, the team from Danilovgrad gained their first-ever promotion to the

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(1956–57), but finished as a last-placed team. Next year, the team was dissolved after the financial troubles, but was refounded in 1959.
On season 1969–70, FK Iskra won the champion title in the

and gained new promotion to Yugoslav Second League. This time, they spent two seasons in the Second League, among some of well-known national sides such as FK Budućnost,

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or NK GOŠK. On 28 November 1971, FK Iskra made a historical win against neighbouring

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's and Montenegrin strongest side FK Budućnost (1-0).
Until the mid 1990s, FK Iskra played only in the third and fourth division, without significant successes. On season 1993–94, FK Iskra made huge successes, with the 'double' on Republic level. The team from Danilovgrad became a champion of the Montenegrin Republic League and, for the first time in history, title of Montenegrin Republic Cup winner. That gained them promotion to the 1994-95 Yugoslav Second League and the very first performance in the

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. After poor performance, FK Iskra finished 19th in the Second League, so were relegated to the third-tier competition. In the 1994–95 FR Yugoslavia Cup, FK Iskra made surprise in the first leg, with a victory against First league member FK Sloboda (2:0). But, in the Round of 16, FK Iskra were eliminated by Yugoslav title-holder

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(0-3; 0-10). During the next period, FK Iskra played between Yugoslav Second League and Montenegrin League. In the second tier, the team from Danilovgrad participated in season 1996–97, and from 2000 to 2003.
Following

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(2006), FK Iskra played in

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and Third League, but first notable successes came after 2013. On season 2013–14, FK Iskra won the champion title in the Third League. Next year, after the hard struggle with

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, FK Iskra became the champion of the Second League. With that result, FK Iskra gained their historical, first-ever promotion to the

.
On their debut in the First League ( season 2015-16), FK Iskra finished at 10th position, but remained a member of top-tier after the playoffs against FK Bratstvo (6-0; 2-2).
Next three seasons, FK Iskra finished in the middle of the table and notable success came on season 2019-20. Team from Danilovgrad finished third and gained their first-ever performances in European competitions. During the season, FK Iskra made numerous impressive results, including the big victory against title-holder FK Budućnost (4-1). After that success, the team qualified for

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First League Record

For the first time, FK Iskra played in Montenegrin First League on season 2015–16. Below is a list of FK Iskra scores in First League by every single season.

Honours

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 ...

**Winners: 2014–15 *

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 ...

**Winners: 2006–07, 2009–10, 2013–14 *

**Winners: 1969–70, 1972–73, 1993–94, 1999–2000 **Runner-up: 1955–56, 1959–60, 1978–79 * Montenegrin Republic Cup **Winners: 1993–94

European record

''As of 14 July 2022'' ;Notes * PR: Preliminary round * Q1: First qualifying round

Players

Current squad

''As of 1 April 2023''

Notable players

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

Historical list of coaches

* Željko Tomašević (Jul 2008 - Jun 2013) * Dejan Mrvaljević (2014 - Jul 2015) * Goran Jovanović (Jul 2015 - Dec 2015) * Ratko Stevović (1 Jan 2016 - May 2016) * Milija Savović (Jun 2016) *

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 ...

(1 Jul 2016 - Dec 2016) * Mirsad Omerhodžić (28 Dec 2016 - May 2017) *

Jovan Stanković Jovan Stanković (; born 4 March 1971) is a Serbian retired football manager and former player who played as a left midfielder. He spent the better part of his career with Red Star Belgrade and in Spain, most notably with Mallorca – he playe ...

(25 Jun 2017 - Dec 2017) *

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 ...

(7 Dec 2017 - 5 May 2021) * Srđan Nikić (15 May 2021 - 10 Mar 2022)

Stadium

FK Iskra plays its home games at

Braća Velašević Stadium Braća Velašević Stadium is a football stadium in Danilovgrad, Montenegro. It is situated near the Zeta riverbank, it is used for football matches. The stadium is the home ground of FK Iskra. History The stadium was built after World War II ...

. The pitch is built on the

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riverbank, at the centre of town. After the last reconstruction, the capacity of stadium is 2,500 seats and in 2019 floodlights were installed.

References

External links

FK Iskra Danilovgrad profile
at the

Football Association of Montenegro 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 ...

website
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