The Volleyball Federation of Montenegro (OSCG) (
Montenegrin: Odbojkaški savez Crne Gore) is the governing body of
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
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Montenegro
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. It is based in
Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; lit. 'under the hill') is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd (Cyrillic: Титоград, ) between 1946 and 1992—in the period that Montenegro form ...
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It organizes the volleyball leagues:
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Montenegrin women's volley league
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Montenegrin men volleyball league
* Montenegrin women's second volleyball League
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Montenegrin Cup / women
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Montenegrin Cup / men
It also organizes the
Montenegrin national volleyball team and the
Montenegro national women's volleyball team.
The biggest result is winning title in European League 2014, after beating Greece in final. After that, Montenegro team qualified for first ever appearance in FIVB World League 2015.
Men National Team of Montenegro competed in FIVB World League 2015 for the first time in their history. They played in 3rd group in pool F with Turkey, Tunis and Puerto Rico. Montenegro finished first in group and proceed to final tournament in Slovakia. In semifinal Montenegro beat China 3:1, and in final lost after thrilling match 3:2 from Egypt.
OSCG was formed in 1958. It is a member of the
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball and the
Confédération Européenne de Volleyball.
See also
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Montenegro women's national volleyball team
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Montenegro men's national volleyball team
The Montenegro men's national volleyball team represents Montenegro in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The national volleyball team was formed in 2006, recently after independence. Montenegro has been a full membe ...
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Montenegrin women's volley league
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Montenegrin men's volleyball League
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Montenegrin women's volleyball Cup
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Montenegrin men's volleyball Cup
External links
Official web site
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Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
Volleyball in Montenegro