Montenegrin Derby

The Montenegrin Derby ( Montenegrin: ''Crnogorski derbi'') is the main football match in Montenegro, between the teams from the two biggest Montenegrin cities. Rivals are FK Budućnost from Podgorica and FK Sutjeska from Nikšić, two most popular sports societies in Montenegro. The rivalry is present in football and basketball.

Two clubs played their derbies in Montenegrin Championship, First League of SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro, and today, four times on one season, in Montenegrin First League.

History

FK Budućnost is founded at 1925, and FK Sutjeska at 1927. So, two teams played their matches before Second World Was. First matches in official competitions, Budućnost and Sutjeska played in Montenegrin Football Championship (1922-1940). First official game was played on 9 October 1932 in Nikšić, and Budućnost won 2–1. In period before Second World War, two teams played four official games - FK Budućnost under the name ''RSK Budućnost'' and FK Sutjeska under the name ''SK Hercegovac''.

First derby after the War was held in April 1946, when the two clubs played matches in Montenegrin Republic League, for promotion to the inaugural season of the Yugoslav First League. Until now, there was 107 official games between Budućnost and Sutjeska.

As a match of main and strongest clubs from two biggest Montenegrin cities, derby became popular among the citizens from the early history. Some of the highest attendance in Montenegrin football were recorded at the games of Montenegrin Derby. From the 80's, both clubs have organised supporters groups, which gave to a Montenegrin Derby new and often a violent dimension.

Records and statistics

Head to head record

''GD - Goals of Budućnost first''

Biggest wins

=Budućnost

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* Home: Budućnost ''7-1'' Sutjeska, 1933, Montenegrin Football Championship (1922-1940)
* Away: Sutjeska ''0-4'' Budućnost, 2016, Montenegrin First League

=Sutjeska

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* Home: Sutjeska ''5-2'' Budućnost, 1963, Yugoslav Second League
* Away: Budućnost ''1-4'' Sutjeska, 2019, Montenegrin First League

Runs

* Most consecutive draws: 4 games, ''2018-2019''

=Budućnost

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* Longest unbeaten run: 17 games, ''2000-2010''
* Longest winning streak: 9 games, ''1932-1953''
* Longest run without conceded goal: 4 games, ''2004-2007''

=Sutjeska

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* Longest unbeaten run: 9 games, ''2017-2019''
* Longest winning streak: 3 games, ''2017''; ''2018''
* Longest run without conceded goal: 3 games, ''1969-1971, 2017''

Record by venue

Attendance

* Highest / Podgorica: ''16,000'', Budućnost - Sutjeska 3:0, Stadion pod Goricom, 1974
* Lowest / Podgorica: ''700'', Budućnost - Sutjeska 1:1, Stadion pod Goricom, 2018
* Highest / Nikšić: ''12,000'', Sutjeska - Budućnost 1:3, Stadion kraj Bistrice, 1975
* Lowest / Nikšić: ''800'', Sutjeska - Budućnost 1:2, Stadion kraj Bistrice, 2022

Attendance by venue

''M = Number of matches (only matches with spectators counted); H = Highest attendance; L = Lowest attendance; Games played without spectators not included''

Official games

During the history, through official competitions, Budućnost and Sutjeska played 104 official matches.

Head-to-head league results

Budućnost and Sutjeska were a part of Montenegrin football competitions since its early days. So, the teams played in the same competition levels during the most of the time. Before the World War II, football competitions in Montenegro existed as an elimination tournaments, so the very first leagues were organized since 1946. From that period, Budućnost and Sutjeska played in Yugoslav football system (1946-2006) and in Montenegrin First League (Prva CFL) since 2006.

Head-to-head ranking in Yugoslav football system (1946-2006)

Two teams often played in same competition levels during the era of SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Federation of Serbia and Montenegro. They played together in first, second and third-tier competitions. Below are the final placements by both teams on every season when Budućnost and Sutjeska played in the same league.

Key

Head-to-head ranking in Prva CFL (2006-)

Since establishing of Prva CFL, Budućnost and Sutjeska played every single season in competition. Below are the final placements by both teams from 2006 to 2007 edition until today.

Key

Honours

FK Budućnost

National Championships – 5
* Montenegrin First League:
** Winners (5): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21
** Runners-up (8): 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22
National Cups – 4
* Yugoslav Cup:
** Runners-up (2): 1964–65, 1976–77
* Montenegrin Cup:
** Winners (4): 2012–13, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
** Runners-up (3): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2015–16
Championships (1922-1940) – 4
* Montenegrin Championship (1922-1940)
** Winners (4): 1932, spring 1933, autumn 1933, 1934
** Runners-up (2): 1931, 1935
International – 1
* Intertoto Cup
** Group winners (1): 1981
* Balkans Cup:
** Runners-up (1): 1990–91

FK Sutjeska

National Championships – 5
* Montenegrin First League:
** Winners (5): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
** Runners-up (3): 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21
National Cups – 1
* Montenegrin Cup:
** Winners (1): 2016–17
** Runners-up (1): 2006–07
Championships (1922-1940)
* Montenegrin Championship (1922-1940)
** Runners-up (1): 1929

Supporters

One of crucial aspects of the Montenegrin Derby are the supporters. Supporters of Budućnost are named ''Varvari (Barbarians)'' and supporters of Sutjeska are ''Vojvode (The Dukes)''. Rivalry of ultras from Podgorica and Nikšić is presented on the football matches since their foundation. During recent history, there is strong ultras rivalry at the basketball matches, too.

Varvari Podgorica

Buducnost fans are known as ''Varvari'' (Barbarians), a group founded in 1987. The group's traditional colours are blue and white, which are also the colours of all the Budućnost sports clubs. For FK Budućnost Podgorica home games, Varvari occupy the northern stand (Sjever) of the Podgorica city stadium. They also have a reserved stand at the Morača Sports Center, as supporters of KK Buducnost basketball club.

Vojvode Nikšić

"The Dukes" ''(Vojvode)'' is the popular name for the most ardent Sutjeska supporters. They have been established as in 1988 in Nikšić and today constitute one of the most numerous groups of supporters in Montenegro. Their place is in the eastern stand, and they traditionally follow all the matches of all sports that compete under the Sutjeska name, both home and away matches.

See also

* Football in Montenegro
* Montenegrin First League
* FK Budućnost Podgorica
* FK Sutjeska Nikšić

References

External links

Football Association of Montenegro - Official Site


League
on soccerway.com

{{Association football club rivalries in Europe

Association football rivalries
Montenegrin First League
FK Budućnost Podgorica
FK Sutjeska Nikšić
1932 establishments in Montenegro