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{{Short description|Men's national association football team representing Montenegro}}
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{{Infobox national football team
| Name               = Montenegro
| Nickname           = {{lang|cnr-Latn|Hrabri sokoli}} / {{lang|cnr|Храбри соколи}}<br />(The Brave Falcons)
| Badge              = Football Association of Montenegro logo.svg
| Badge_size         = 170px
| FIFA Trigramme     = MNE
| Association        = [[Football Association of Montenegro]] (FSCG)
| Confederation      = [[UEFA]] ([[Europe]])
| Coach              = [[Robert Prosinečki]]
| Captain            = [[Stevan Jovetić]] 
| Most caps          = [[Fatos Bećiraj]] (86)
| Top scorer         = [[Stevan Jovetić]] (36)
| Home Stadium       = [[Podgorica City Stadium]]
| FIFA Rank          = {{FIFA World Rankings|MNE}}
| FIFA max           = 16
| FIFA max date      = June 2011
| FIFA min           = 199
| FIFA min date      = June 2007
| Elo Rank           = {{World Football Elo Ratings|Montenegro}}
| Elo max            = 37
| Elo max date       = 29 March 2011
| Elo min            = 78
| Elo min date       = October 2019
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| First game         = {{Fb|MNE}} 2–1 {{Fb-rt|HUN}}<br />([[Podgorica]], [[Montenegro]]; 24 March 2007)
| Largest win        = {{Fb|SMR}} 0–6 {{Fb-rt|MNE}}<br />{{nowrap|([[Serravalle (San Marino)|Serravalle]], [[San Marino]]; 11 September 2012)}}
| Largest loss       = {{Fb|ENG}} 7–0 {{Fb-rt|MNE}}<br />([[London]], [[England]]; 14 November 2019)
}}

The '''Montenegro national football team''' ({{lang-cnr-Latn|Fudbalska reprezentacija Crne Gore}}) has represented [[Montenegro]] in men's international [[Association football|football]] since 2007. It is controlled by the [[Football Association of Montenegro]], the governing body for [[football in Montenegro]]. Montenegro's home ground is [[Podgorica City Stadium]] in [[Podgorica]].

Montenegro is one of the world's youngest international teams, having joined FIFA and UEFA in 2007, following the restoration of [[Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006|Montenegrin independence]] in 2006. Montenegro played its first official international match against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] in March 2007, and competed in their first [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers in [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|2010]].

==History==
===Formation===
[[File:Montenegro line-up, Czech Rp.-Montenegro EURO 2020 QR 10-06-2019.jpg|thumb|right|Montenegro national team squad in EURO 2020 qualifiers]]
Following the [[2006 Montenegrin independence referendum|independence of Montenegro]] from [[Serbia and Montenegro]], Serbia was set to represent both Serbia and Montenegro in the [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|qualifying]] stage. [[UEFA]], however, would be willing to include Montenegro as a late entry if [[FIFA]] ratified a separate [[Montenegrin Football Association]] before September 2006. However, this did not occur before the competition began.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/5009872.stm|title=Serbia to take spot in Euro 2008|access-date=11 April 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 May 2006|archive-date=2 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902134247/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/5009872.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=2007-01-26 |title=Montenegro named UEFA member {{!}} Inside UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/about-uefa/news/0254-0d7b9f45b2f2-79fafee3ff14-1000--montenegro-named-uefa-member/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=UEFA.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Frylan |first=Kevin |date=August 9, 2007 |title=UEFA admits Montenegro |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-uefa-members/uefa-admits-montenegro-idUKL2679416020070126/ |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

In October 2006, Montenegro was granted provisional membership of UEFA, with a debate regarding full membership scheduled at a full [[UEFA Congress]] in January 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/Keytopics/kind=64/newsId=464331.html|title=No decision yet on Gibraltar|access-date=11 April 2007|publisher=UEFA.com|year=2006|author=Mark Chaplin |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061128205508/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/Keytopics/kind=64/newsId=464331.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 28 November 2006}}</ref> Montenegro's first [[FIFA World Rankings|FIFA World Ranking]] was joint 199th place, the last place on the list by default.

===First matches===
[[File:Mirko Vucinic 2012 MNE.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Mirko Vučinić was the first captain of Montenegro]]
On 26 January 2007, the Montenegro FA was granted full membership of UEFA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=500487.html|title=UEFA to consider 24-team EURO|access-date=11 April 2007|website=UEFA.com|publisher=UEFA|year=2007|author=Simon Hart |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070219043936/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=500487.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 19 February 2007}}</ref> The team played its first FIFA-recognized friendly match against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] on 24 March 2007 at [[Stadion Pod Goricom]] in [[Podgorica]]. Montenegro won 2–1 in front of 12,000 spectators. Striker [[Mirko Vučinić]] scored the country's first goal in the 62nd minute.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKL2427909120070324|title=Soccer-Montenegro beat Hungary 2–1 in international debut|access-date=11 April 2007|website=Reuters.co.uk|publisher=Reuters|date=24 March 2007|archive-date=11 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111084524/http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKL2427909120070324}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=519773.html|title=Montenegro take a bow with victory|access-date=11 April 2007|website=UEFA.com|publisher=UEFA|year=2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070604012811/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=519773.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 4 June 2007}}</ref> On 31 May 2007, Montenegro was admitted as FIFA's 208th member.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/media/newsid=529926.html#blatters+third+term+confirmed|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070603190003/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/media/newsid=529926.html#blatters+third+term+confirmed|archive-date=June 3, 2007|title=Blatter's third term confirmed|access-date=17 October 2007|website=FIFA.com|publisher=FIFA|year=2007}}</ref> Montenegro's first coach was [[Zoran Filipović]]. In 23 matches, Filipović recorded eight victories, eight draws and seven defeats. He left in January 2010 when his contract expired. During his tenure, Montenegro rose to 73rd position in the FIFA rankings. Montenegro played at the 2007 [[Kirin Cup]], but finished in last place behind [[Japan national football team|Japan]] and [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]. On 26 March 2008, Montenegro recorded one of its best results with a 3–1 win over [[Norway national football team|Norway]].

===First competitive matches===
On 6 September 2008, Montenegro played their first World Cup qualifier against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] at the Podgorica City Stadium. Bulgaria took the lead in the 11th minute with a goal from [[Stiliyan Petrov]]. [[Mirko Vučinić]] scored in the 61st minute to tie the game, before [[Igor Burzanović]] put Montenegro ahead 82nd minute from a penalty. However, a last-minute equalizer from [[Blagoy Georgiev]] denied Montenegro their first competitive win. In their next match on 10 September, they achieved another notable result when they held the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] to a 0–0 draw. Another near-upset came in a narrow 2–1 loss against [[Italy national football team|Italy]]. After [[Alberto Aquilani]]'s early strike, Vučinić quickly equalized, but Aquilani scored the winning goal ten minutes later. Their second match against Italy ended 2–0 in favour of the world champions. Another disappointment came when the team could only draw 0–0 against [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]], followed by a 2–2 draw against [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]] after being two goals down. On 5 September 2009, Montenegro took an early lead against Bulgaria in [[Sofia]] with [[Stevan Jovetić]] putting them 1–0 up, only for Bulgaria to recover and win 4–1. After drawing 1–1 with Cyprus, Montenegro finally registered their first competitive win, beating Georgia 2–1. They then drew 0–0 with the Republic of Ireland at [[Croke Park]]. They finished fifth in the group with nine points, below Cyprus on goal difference.

===Golden era===
During the [[UEFA Euro 2012]] [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|qualification campaign]], the team recorded further success. They opened their campaign with a 1–0 victory over [[Wales national football team|Wales]]; [[Mirko Vučinić]] scored the only goal. A few days later, the team defeated Bulgaria 1–0 in Sofia. The next month, they beat [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] 1–0 and then recorded a 0–0 draw in [[London]] against [[England national football team|England]]. On 4 June 2011, Montenegro drew 1–1 against Bulgaria, with [[Radomir Đalović]] scoring for Montenegro early in the second half, but [[Ivelin Popov]] scoring minutes later, to keep Montenegro second in the group, behind England on goal difference. Montenegro were beaten 2–1 by Wales in [[Cardiff]]. They were still second in Group G, but Switzerland closed the gap between them to only three points. In the June 2011 FIFA rankings, Montenegro recorded their highest ranking of 16th. On 7 October, Montenegro came back from 2–0 down to draw 2–2 against England in Podgorica, after [[Wayne Rooney]] was sent off. Wales beat Switzerland 2–0 to ensure Montenegro won a play-off place, putting the team two matches away from qualifying for [[UEFA Euro 2012|Euro 2012]]. In their last match in the qualifiers, Montenegro lost 2–0 to Switzerland in [[Basel]]. On 13 October, the draw for the [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs]] was held in [[Kraków]], [[Poland]]. Montenegro were paired with the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], but they lost 3–0 on aggregate and failed to qualify. Montenegro were drawn in [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H|Group H]] in the qualifiers, along with England, [[Poland national football team|Poland]], [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]], [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]] and [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]]. In their first match, Montenegro tied against Poland in a 2–2 draw. On 11 September, Montenegro played against San Marino in [[Serravalle (San Marino)|Seravalle]]. In a one-sided match, Montenegro won 6–0,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vijesti.me/sport/crna-gora-ubjedljiva-protiv-san-marina-pukla-sestica-oboren-rekord-91254|title=Crna Gora ubjedljiva protiv San Marina - pukla šestica, oboren rekord|access-date=11 September 2012|website=vijesti.me|publisher=Vijesti|language=cnr|date=11 September 2012|archive-date=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919015520/http://www.vijesti.me/sport/crna-gora-ubjedljiva-protiv-san-marina-pukla-sestica-oboren-rekord-91254}}</ref> the biggest win in the team's history. Montenegro then beat Ukraine 1–0 in [[Kyiv]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=258374/match=300182355/index.html?intcmp=livecoverage_header_fwcq_playbyplay_en%7Caccessdate=16|title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Ukraine-Montenegro|website=FIFA.com|publisher=FIFA|date=16 October 2012|access-date=18 September 2016}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> with the only goal scored by [[Dejan Damjanović]]. In their last match in 2012, Montenegro faced San Marino in Podgorica on 14 November, and won 3–0. Montenegro played their fifth qualifier match against Moldova in [[Chișinău]] on 22 March 2013, winning 1–0 through Mirko Vučinić's goal. Montenegro then returned to Podgorica to play the second-placed England. The outcome was a 1–1 draw. Leading their World Cup qualifying group, Montenegro hosted Ukraine on 7 June 2013. They suffered their first defeat in the group, losing 4–0. The match also saw Montenegro finish the match with nine men after [[Vladimir Volkov (footballer)|Vladimir Volkov]] and [[Savo Pavićević]] were sent off. Their last four matches yielded just a single point; a 1–1 draw in Poland. Their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign finished with a 5–2 home defeat to Moldova, and they finished third behind England and Ukraine.

===Ups and downs===
On 23 February 2014 in [[Nice]], Montenegro were drawn for qualification in [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group G]] alongside [[Russia national football team|Russia]], [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]], [[Austria national football team|Austria]], Moldova and [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]]. Though they opened their campaign with a 2–0 win over Moldova, they failed to qualify with a 0–0 tie against Liechtenstein, a 1–0 loss to Austria and a 1–1 tie at home to Sweden. On 27 March 2015, Montenegro's home match against Russia was abandoned after 67 minutes due to crowd violence, after the Russian [[left-back]] [[Dmitri Kombarov]] was hit by a projectile. The score was 0–0 and Russia had missed a penalty moments before the match was abandoned. The Russian goalkeeper [[Igor Akinfeev]] was hit by a flare, causing a second 33-minute delay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/montenegro-arrests-fans-for-football-match-bowl|title=Montenegro Arrests Fans for Football Violence|website=balkaninsight.com|publisher=Balkan Insight|date=31 March 2015|access-date=18 September 2016|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821042626/http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/montenegro-arrests-fans-for-football-match-bowl|url-status=live}}</ref> The abandoned match was ruled a 3–0 win in Russia's favour. Montenegro finished fourth at the end of the campaign and placed 95th on the FIFA ranking list. Montenegro participated in the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]] and were placed with Poland, [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]], [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]] and [[Romania national football team|Romania]]. Poland and Romania had been participants in the [[UEFA Euro 2016]], but Montenegro began by drawing 1–1 away to Romania, beating Kazakhstan 5–0 at home and defeating Denmark 1–0. However, they then lost 3–2 away to Armenia despite leading 2–0, and were defeated 2–1 at home by Poland. Montenegro then rebounded, beating Armenia 4–1 and Kazakhstan 3–0. They later eliminated Romania with a 1–0 victory, but losses to the Danes and Poles ended Montenegro's chance of qualifying.

Having failed to reach the World Cup, Montenegro had a dismal performance in the [[2018–19 UEFA Nations League C]]. The team was grouped with [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]], [[Romania national football team|Romania]] and [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]]. Montenegro only managed two victories, all against Lithuania, and suffered two losses to Serbia, one defeat to Romania at home and an away draw to the Romanian side as well. This effectively denied Montenegro a chance to qualify to the [[UEFA Euro 2020]] playoff.

===Worst campaign===
The [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A|Euro 2020 qualifiers]] for Montenegro have been the worst in the team's short history. After an unsuccessful [[2018–19 UEFA Nations League C|Nations League]] campaign, the team started off with a 1–1 away draw to Bulgaria, following a controversial penalty for the hosts. It was followed with a 1–5 loss at home to England despite having taken an early lead. On the day of the match with [[Kosovo national football team|Kosovo]], Serbian coach [[Ljubiša Tumbaković]] and two players originated from Serbia, due to political reasons, abandoned the national team, betraying the squad in unprecedented condition before the two crucial matches for qualifiers. Montenegro managed to avoid defeat against Kosovo (1–1), however they lost to Czech Republic 0–3. The same result occurred in the rematch, one month later. With no chances to qualify directly, Montenegro failed to win the match against last placed Bulgaria (0–0), and lost to Kosovo (0–2). At the end of their worst campaign, Montenegro suffered their biggest defeat in history. On 14 November 2019, they were defeated against England in [[London]] 7–0. Not only did they finish the qualifying campaign without a single victory, Montenegro managed to score only three goals in eight matches, but conceded 22. Also, throughout the entire qualifying campaign the team had troubles with injuries to key players, most notably [[Stevan Jovetić]] and [[Stefan Savić]].

===Comeback===
The team topped the group in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League above Luxembourg, Azerbaijan and Cyprus and were promoted into League B. They were also an important team in fight to qualify for 2022 FIFA World Cup. They were 4th of 6 teams in group with Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Latvia and Gibraltar.

==Stadium and facilities==
{{Main|Podgorica City Stadium}}
Montenegro play home matches at the [[Podgorica City Stadium]] ({{langx|cnr|Stadion pod Goricom|italics=yes}}). The stadium's capacity is 15,230, but international matches reduce this to between 10,700 and 13,000.

===Camp FSCG===
{{main|Camp FSCG}}
The Football Association of Montenegro owns Camp FSCG, a Montenegrin training ground. Built in 2007, the centre has a total area of 54,000 square metres.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.podgorica.me/sport|title=Sportski objekti na teritoriji Glavnog grada Podgorica|access-date=2016-12-11|archive-date=2023-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427074233/https://podgorica.me/sportski-objekti|url-status=live}}</ref> It is located on ''Ćemovsko polje'', a plain located in the outskirts of Podgorica outskirts between the settlements of [[Stari Aerodrom]] and [[Konik, Montenegro|Konik]]. It consists of six pitches with stands and floodlights,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fscg.me/istorija-savez/investicije|title=Fudbalski savez Crne Gore|access-date=2016-12-11|archive-date=2014-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605215700/http://fscg.me/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''House of Football'' – the seat of the Football Association of Montenegro.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cdm.me/sport/fudbal/video-zavirite-u-novu-kucu-fudbala/|title=VIDEO: Zavirite u novu Kuću fudbala - CDM|access-date=2016-12-11|archive-date=2016-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220124007/http://cdm.me/sport/fudbal/video-zavirite-u-novu-kucu-fudbala/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The camp currently represents an important asset for the whole Montenegrin football system. The grounds are home to all Montenegrin national teams (men and women) and numerous local teams from Podgorica. CAMP FSCG meets the criteria for [[Montenegrin First League]] games and [[UEFA]] competitions for young players.

==Team image==
[[File:Montenegrinfans1.jpg|thumb|right|Montenegrin supporters]]

===Nickname===
Under the official [[List of FIFA country codes|FIFA Trigramme]], the team's name is abbreviated as '''MNE''', which is also the [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-3|country's ISO 3166-1 code]]. The team's nickname is "The Brave Falcons" ({{langx|cnr|Hrabri Sokoli|italics=yes}}).

===Kits and colours===
Montenegro's traditional home colours are red, with a gold trim. This reflects the [[Flag of Montenegro|country's flag]]. The team's away kits have usually been white, with a red trim.

The current  kit is produced by the Italian company [[Legea]]. 
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|-
!style="background:#E30000"| <span style="color:#FFC000">Manufacturer</span>
!style="background:#E30000"| <span style="color:#FFC000">Period</span>
|-
|align="Left"| {{flagicon|SRB|2004}} daCapo ||2007–2008
|-
|align="Left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Legea]]  ||2008–present
|-
|style="background:#E30000" colspan=2|
|}

===Supporters===
At competitive matches, the Montenegrin home ground [[Podgorica City Stadium]] is often filled to capacity. The stadium is regarded as too small to meet the needs of the national team. Demand for the World Cup qualifier against Italy in 2009 was 30,000 tickets; 40,000 for the Euro 2012 qualifying match against England in 2011.

Montenegro's loudest and most loyal supporters are named ''Ultra Crna Gora'' (Ултра Црна Гора; ''Ultra Montenegro''). As an [[ultras]] group, their support consists of standing up and singing for 90 minutes both home and away. They occupy the north and south stands of [[Podgorica City Stadium]]. Choreography is usually performed at the beginning of games. ''Ultra Crna Gora'' consists of many subgroups, mostly named after Podgorica's neighborhoods and [[List of cities in Montenegro|Montenegrin towns]] in other parts of the country.

==Results and fixtures==
{{Main|Montenegro national football team results}}
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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===2024===
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|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|date = 21 March
|time = 18:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MNE}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fb|BLR}} 
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2040340--belarus-vs-montenegro/
|goals1 = 
*[[Adam Marušić|Marušić]] {{goal|27}}
*[[Nikola Krstović|Krstović]] {{goal|45}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Mardan Sports Complex]]
|location = [[Antalya]], Turkey
|attendance = 
|referee = [[Kadir Sağlam]] ([[Turkish Football Federation|Turkey]])
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible|format=1
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|date = 25 March
|time = 18:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MNE}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fb|MKD}} 
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2040201--montenegro-vs-north-macedonia
|goals1 = 
*[[Stevan Jovetić|Jovetić]] {{goal|45}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Mardan Sports Complex]]
|location = [[Antalya]], Turkey
|attendance = 
|referee = [[Zorbay Küçük]] ([[Turkish Football Federation|Turkey]])
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible|format=1
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|date = 5 June
|time = 20:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BEL}}
|score = 2–0
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/05/world/friendlies/belgium/montenegro/4314709/
|team2 = {{fb|MNE}}
|goals1 =
*[[Kevin De Bruyne|De Bruyne]] {{goal|44}}
*[[Leandro Trossard|Trossard]] {{goal|90+3|pen.}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[King Baudouin Stadium]]
|location = [[Brussels]], Belgium
|attendance = 
|referee = [[Kristoffer Karlsson]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
|result = L
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|format = 1
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|date = 9 June
|time = 20:45
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MNE}}
|score = 1–3
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2040595--montenegro-vs-georgia/
|team2 = {{fb|GEO}}
|goals1 = *[[Stevan Jovetić|Jovetić]] {{goal|66}}
|goals2 = *[[Otar Kiteishvili|Kiteishvili]] {{goal|10}}
*[[Georges Mikautadze|Mikautadze]] {{goal|33}}
*[[Budu Zivzivadze|Zivzivadze]] {{goal|83}}
|stadium = [[Podgorica City Stadium]]
|location = [[Podgorica]], Montenegro
|attendance = 
|referee = [[Aleksandar Stavrev]] ([[Football Federation of Macedonia|North Macedonia]])
|result = L
}}
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|round=[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B]]
|date=6 September
|time={{UTZ|18:45|0}}
|team1={{fb-rt|ISL}}
|score= 2–0
|report= https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040056/
|team2={{fb|MNE}}
|goals1=
*[[Orri Óskarsson|Óskarsson]] {{goal|39}}
*[[Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson|Þorsteinsson]] {{goal|58}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Laugardalsvöllur]]
|location= [[Reykjavík]], Iceland
|attendance= 4,683
|referee= [[Willy Delajod]] ([[French Football Federation|France]])
|result= L
}}
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|round=[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B]]
|date=9 September
|time={{UTZ|19:45|0}}
|team1={{fb-rt|MNE}}
|score= 1–2
|report= https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040080/
|team2={{fb|WAL}}
|goals1=
*[[Driton Camaj|Camaj]] {{goal|73}}
|goals2=
*[[Kieffer Moore|Moore]] {{goal|1}}
*[[Harry Wilson (footballer, born 1997)|Wilson]]  {{goal|3}}
|stadium= [[Gradski stadion (Nikšić)]]
|location= [[Nikšić]], Montenegro
|attendance= 3,569
|referee= [[Georgi Kabakov]] ([[Bulgarian Football Union|Bulgaria]])
|result= L
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible|format=1
|round=[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B]]
|date=11 October
|time={{UTZ|21:45|3}}
|team1={{fb-rt|TUR}}
|score= 1–0
|report= https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040108/
|team2={{fb|MNE}}
|goals1=
*[[İrfan Kahveci|Kahveci]] {{goal|69}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium]]
|location= [[Samsun]], Turkey
|attendance= 28,829
|referee= [[Daniele Chiffi]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
|result= L
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible|format=1
|round=[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B]]
|date=14 October
|time={{UTZ|19:45|0}}
|team1={{fb-rt|WAL}}
|score= 1–0
|report= https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040136/
|team2={{fb|MNE}}
|goals1=
*[[Harry Wilson (footballer, born 1997)|Wilson]] {{goal|36|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Cardiff City Stadium]]
|location= [[Cardiff]], Wales
|attendance=  27,326
|referee= [[Filip Glova]] ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]])
|result= L
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible|format=1
|round=[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B]]
|date=16 November
|time={{UTZ|18:00|1}}
|team1={{fb-rt|MNE}}
|score= 0–2
|report= https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040165/
|team2={{fb|ISL}}
|goals1=
|goals2= 
*[[Orri Óskarsson|Óskarsson]] {{goal|74}}
*[[Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson|Jóhannesson]] {{goal|88}}
|stadium= [[Gradski stadion (Nikšić)]]
|location= [[Nikšić]], Montenegro
|attendance=2,354
|referee= [[Sven Jablonski]] ([[German Football Association|Germany]]) 
|result= L
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible|format=1
|round=[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B]]
|date=19 November
|time={{UTZ|20:45|1}}
|team1={{fb-rt|MNE}}
|score=
|report= https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040193/
|team2={{fb|TUR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Gradski stadion (Nikšić)]]
|location= [[Nikšić]], Montenegro
|attendance=
|referee= [[Urs Schnyder]] ([[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]]) 
|result=
}}

==Coaching history==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Manager
! Career
! Played
! Won
! Draw
! Lost
! GF
! GA
! Win %
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|MNE}} {{sortname|Zoran|Filipović}}
|2006–2009
| 23
| 8
| 8
| 7
| 28
| 31
| 34.78%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Croatia}} {{sortname|Zlatko|Kranjčar}}
|2010–2011
| 13
| 6
| 2
| 5
| 14
| 11
| 46.15%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Montenegro}} {{sortname|Branko|Brnović}}
|2011–2015
| 34
| 11
| 9 
| 14
| 44
| 50
| 32.35%
|-
|style="text-align: left;|{{flagicon|Serbia}} {{sortname|Ljubiša|Tumbaković}}
| 2016–2019
| 26
| 7
| 7
| 12
| 33
| 33
| 26.92%
|-
|style="text-align: left;|{{flagicon|Montenegro}} {{sortname|Miodrag|Džudović}}
| 2019 {{small|(caretaker)}}
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 00.00%
|-
|style="text-align: left;|{{flagicon|BIH}} {{sortname|Faruk|Hadžibegić}}
| 2019–2020
| 13
| 5
| 4
| 4
| 13
| 16
| 38.46%
|-
|style="text-align: left;|{{flagicon|MNE}} {{sortname|Miodrag|Radulović}}
| 2020–2023
| 23
| 6
| 4
| 13
| 22
| 35
| 26.08%
|-
|style="text-align: left;|{{flagicon|CRO}} {{sortname|Robert|Prosinečki}}
| 2024–present
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 13
| 22.22%
|}

==Players==
In [[FIFA|international football]], players can normally only play for one national team once they play in all or part of any match recognised as a full international by [[FIFA]]. However, an exception is made in cases where one or more newly independent states are created out of a former state. Based on current FIFA rules, a player will be eligible to play for Montenegro, even if he had previously represented Serbia and Montenegro or any other country, if at least one of the following statements applies:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070922234650/http://fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/status%5ftransfer%5fen%5f25.pdf FIFA.com]</ref>

*The player was born in Montenegro;
*At least one of their parents and/or at least one of their grandparents was born in Montenegro;
*The player has lived in Montenegro continuously for any five-year period.

Due to mixed ancestries, it is likely that a high percentage of the players eligible to play for Montenegro will also remain eligible to play for Serbia, and vice versa. However, once they have played for either Serbia or Montenegro in any competitive fixture, they are no longer eligible to play for any other nation.

===Current squad===
The following players were called up for games against [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] on 16 October and against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] on 19 November 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fscg.me/vijesti/12514/spisak-za-meceve-sa-islandom-i-turskom|title=Spisak za mečeve sa Islandom i Turskom|language=sr|date=9 November 2024|access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref>

''Caps and goals as of 16 November 2024, after the match against [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]].''

{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Milan Mijatović]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|7|26|df=y}}|caps=40|goals=0|club=[[FK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost Podgorica]]|clubnat=MNE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Danijel Petković]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|5|25|df=y}}|caps=25|goals=0|club=[[FK Liepāja|Liepāja]]|clubnat=LVA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=GK|name=Igor Nikić|age={{Birth date and age|2000|8|25|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[FK Dečić|Dečić]]|clubnat=MNE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Balša Popović|age={{Birth date and age|2000|6|10|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[OFK Beograd]]|clubnat=SRB}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=DF|name=[[Adam Marušić]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|10|17|df=y}}|caps=64|goals=4|club=[[SS Lazio|Lazio]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Risto Radunović]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|5|4|df=y}}|caps=39|goals=1|club=[[FCSB]]|clubnat=ROM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Igor Vujačić]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|8|8|df=y}}|caps=37|goals=0|club=[[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]|clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Marko Vukčević (footballer)|Marko Vukčević]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|6|7|df=y}}|caps=26|goals=1|club=[[FK Borac Banja Luka|Borac Banja Luka]]|clubnat=BIH}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Andrija Vukčević]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|10|11|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[FC Cartagena|Cartagena]]|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Nikola Šipčić]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|5|17|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[FC Cartagena|Cartagena]]|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Marko Tući]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|12|4|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Gangwon FC|Gangwon]]|clubnat=KOR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=DF|name=Ognjen Gašević|age={{Birth date and age|2002|4|2|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost Podgorica]]|clubnat=MNE}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Vladimir Jovović]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|10|26|df=y}}|caps=63|goals=0|club=[[Sogdiana Jizzakh]]|clubnat=UZB}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Marko Janković (footballer, born 1995)|Marko Janković]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|7|9|df=y}}|caps=51|goals=1|club=[[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]]|clubnat=AZE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[Marko Bakić]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|11|1|df=y}}|caps=32|goals=0|club=[[OFI Crete F.C.|OFI]]|clubnat=GRE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Driton Camaj]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|3|7|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=2|club=[[Kisvárda FC|Kisvárda]]|clubnat=HUN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=MF|name=[[Stefan Lončar]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|2|19|df=y}}|caps=15|goals=0|club=[[FC Akron Tolyatti|Akron Tolyatti]]|clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Edvin Kuč]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|10|27|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=3|club=[[Neftçi PFK|Neftçi]]|clubnat=AZE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Miloš Brnović]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|4|26|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[FK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost Podgorica]]|clubnat=MNE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=MF|name=[[Andrija Radulović (footballer)|Andrija Radulović]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|7|3|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[FK Vojvodina|Vojvodina]]|clubnat=SRB}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Milan Vukotić]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|10|5|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[FK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost Podgorica]]|clubnat=MNE}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Stevan Jovetić]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|11|2|df=y}}|caps=82|goals=36|club=[[AC Omonia|Omonia Nicosia]]|clubnat=CYP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Stefan Mugoša]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|2|23|df=y}}|caps=61|goals=15|club=[[Incheon United FC|Incheon United]]|clubnat=KOR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Nikola Krstović]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|4|5|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=3|club=[[US Lecce|Lecce]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs end|background=#ED1C24}}

===Recent call-ups===
The following players have also been called up in the last twelve months.
<!--Sorted by position, most recent call-up, caps, goals and last name.-->
{{nat fs r start|background=#ED1C24|color=white}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Slobodan Rubežić]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|3|21|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=1|club=[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]|clubnat=SCO|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 14 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Stefan Savić]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|1|8|df=y}}|caps=73|goals=9|club=[[Trabzonspor]]|clubnat=TUR|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 9 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Marko Vešović]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|8|28|df=y}}|caps=54|goals=2|club=[[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]]|clubnat=AZE|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 9 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Meldin Drešković]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|3|26|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Debreceni VSC]]|clubnat=HUN|latest=v. {{fb|GEO}}, 9 June 2024}}
{{nat fs break|background=#ED1C24}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Ilija Vukotić]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|1|7|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=1|club=[[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]]|clubnat=POR|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 14 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Novica Eraković]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|11|12|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[AC Omonia|Omonia Nicosia]]|clubnat=CYP|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 9 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Vasilije Adžić]]|age={{Birth date and age|2006|5|12|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|ISL}}, 6 September 2024<sup>INJ</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nebojša Kosović]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|2|24|df=y}}|caps=34|goals=1|club=[[Meizhou Hakka F.C.|Meizhou Hakka]]|clubnat=CHN|latest=v. {{fb|GEO}}, 9 June 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Vukan Savićević]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|1|29|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=0|club=[[FK Vojvodina|Vojvodina]]|clubnat=SRB|latest=v. {{fb|GEO}}, 9 June 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Demir Škrijelj]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|7|10|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[FC Vorskla Poltava|Vorskla Poltava]]|clubnat=UKR|latest=v. {{fb|GEO}}, 9 June 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Vladan Bubanja]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|2|21|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[FK Sarajevo|Sarajevo]]|clubnat=BIH|latest=v. {{fb|GEO}}, 9 June 2024}}
{{nat fs break|background=#ED1C24}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Milutin Osmajić]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|7|25|df=y}}|caps=27|goals=2|club=[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 14 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Viktor Đukanović]]|age={{Birth date and age|2004|1|29|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Standard Liège]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 9 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Vladimir Perišić|age={{Birth date and age|2004|8|26|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[SK Slavia Prague B|Slavia Prague B]]|clubnat=CZE|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 9 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Dušan Bakić]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|2|23|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[AC Omonia|Omonia Nicosia]]|clubnat=CYP|latest=v. {{fb|GEO}}, 9 June 2024}}
{{nat fs break|background=#0B0B3F}}
;Notes
*<sup>WD</sup> = Player withdrew from the [[#Current squad|current squad]] due to non-injury issue.
*<sup>INJ</sup> = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
<!-- *<sup>PRE</sup> = Preliminary squad/standby.
*<sup>RET</sup> = Retired from the national team.
*<sup>SUS</sup> = Serving suspension. -->
{{nat fs end|background=#0B0B3F}}

==Player records==
{{Main|Montenegro national football team records and statistics}}
{{updated|16 November 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mamrud |first1=Roberto |title=Montenegro - Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/monteg-recintlp.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=2023-02-02 |archive-date=2022-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209215256/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/monteg-recintlp.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
:''Players in '''bold''' are still active with Montenegro.''

===Most appearances===
[[File:Ros-che_21.jpg|thumb|190px|Fatos Bećiraj is Montenegro's most capped player.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!  width="30"|Rank
! width="150"|Player
! width="50"|Caps
! width="50"|Goals
! width="100"|Career
|-
!1
|align=left|[[Fatos Bećiraj]]
|86
|15
|2009–2022
|-
!2
|align=left|'''[[Stevan Jovetić]]'''
|82
|36
|2007–present
|-
!3
|align=left|'''[[Stefan Savić]]'''
|73
|9
|2010–present
|-
!4
|align=left|'''[[Žarko Tomašević]]'''
|65
|5
|2010–present
|-
!5
|align=left|'''[[Adam Marušić]]'''
|63
|4
|2015–present
|-
|6
|align=left|'''[[Vladimir Jovović]]'''
|62
|0
|2013–present
|-
!rowspan=2|7
|align=left|[[Elsad Zverotić]]
|61
|5
|{{nowrap|2008–2017}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Stefan Mugoša]]'''
|61
|15
|2015–present
|-
!9
|align=left|'''[[Marko Vešović]]'''
|54
|2
|2013–present
|-
!10
|align=left|'''[[Nikola Vukčević (footballer, born 1991)|Nikola Vukčević]]'''
|51
|1
|2014–present
|-
|}

===Top goalscorers===
[[File:Stevan_Jovetic_2012_MNE.jpg|thumb|190px|Stevan Jovetić is the national team top scorer.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! width="30"|Rank
! width="150"|Player
! width="50"|Goals
! width="50"|Caps
! width="50"|Average
! width="100"|Career
|-
!1
|align=left|'''[[Stevan Jovetić]]'''
|36
|82
|{{#expr:35/81 round 2}}
|2007–present
|-
!2
|align=left|[[Mirko Vučinić]]
|17
|46
|{{#expr:17/46 round 2}}
|{{nowrap|2007–2017}}
|-
!rowspan=2|3
|align=left|'''[[Stefan Mugoša]]'''
|15
|61
|{{#expr:15/61 round 2}}
|2015–present
|-
|align=left|[[Fatos Bećiraj]]
|15
|86
|0.17
|2009–2022
|-
!5
|align=left|'''[[Stefan Savić]]'''
|9
|73
|{{#expr:9/73 round 2}}
|2010–present
|-
!6
|align=left|[[Dejan Damjanović]]
|8
|30
|{{#expr:8/30 round 2}}
|2008–2015
|-
!7
|align=left|[[Radomir Đalović]]
|7
|26
|{{#expr:7/26 round 2}}
|2007–2012
|-
!8
|align=left|[[Andrija Delibašić]]
|6
|21
|{{#expr:6/21 round 2}}
|2009–2013
|-
!rowspan=2|9
|align=left|[[Elsad Zverotić]]
|5
|61
|{{#expr:5/61 round 2}}
|2008–2017
|-
|align=left|'''[[Žarko Tomašević]]'''
|5
|65
|{{#expr:5/65 round 2}}
|2014–present
|}

==Competitive record==
Montenegro have participated in seven qualification rounds for World Cup or European Championship tournaments. Montenegro have never qualified, and their biggest success was reaching the play-offs for [[UEFA Euro 2012|Euro 2012]].{{cn|date=August 2023}}<br />
Montenegro first tried to qualify for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] in [[South Africa]], but they finished fifth in their [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8|group]]. They had more success in the [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|Euro 2012 qualifiers]], when they finished second in their group to reach the [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs|play-offs]], but lost to the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]].{{cn|date=August 2023}}<br />
In the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualifiers]] for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]], Montenegro finished third, and two years later, in the [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|qualifiers]] for [[UEFA Euro 2016|Euro 2016]], they finished fourth in their group. They again finished third in their [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2018 World Cup qualifying group]]. Worst performance came in the qualifiers for [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]], as Montenegro finished last-placed in the group without single victory.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Competition
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! GF
! GA
! GD
|-
|[[FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers
|'''40'''
| 13
| 13
| 14
| 61
| 58
| +3
|-
|[[UEFA European Championship]] qualifiers
|'''43'''
| 8
| 9
| 16
| 25
| 51
| −26
|-
|[[UEFA Nations League]]
|'''20'''
| 7
| 3
| 10
| 21
| 19
| +2
|-
|Friendly games
|'''53'''
| 20
| 13
| 19
| 62
| 64
| -2
|-
! Overall
! 145
! 47
! 39
! 59
! 167
! 192
! −25
|}
''Updated: 16 November 2024''

===FIFA World Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!colspan=9|[[FIFA World Cup]] record
!width=1% rowspan=28|
!colspan=7|[[FIFA World Cup qualification|Qualification]] record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] to {{flagicon|France|1794}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
|colspan=8|''Part of {{fb|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}''
|colspan=7|''Part of {{fb|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}''
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]] to {{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
|colspan=8|''Part of {{fb|Yugoslavia}}''
|colspan=7|''Part of {{fb|Yugoslavia}}''
|-
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] to {{flagicon|South Korea}} {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
|colspan=8|''Part of {{fb|FRY}}''
|colspan=7|''Part of {{fb|FRY}}''
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
|colspan=8|''Part of {{fb|SCG}}''
|colspan=7|''Part of {{fb|SCG}}''
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=4|''Did not qualify''
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification&nbsp;– UEFA Group 8|5th]]
|10
|1
|6
|3
|9
|14
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification&nbsp;– UEFA Group H|3rd]]
|10
|4
|3
|3
|18
|17
|-
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification&nbsp;– UEFA Group E|3rd]]
|10
|5
|1
|4
|20
|12
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
|[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification&nbsp;– UEFA Group G|4th]]
|10
|3
|3
|4
|14
|15
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=3|''To be determined''
|colspan=7 rowspan=3|''To be determined''
|-
|{{flagicon|Morocco}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]
|-
!Total
!colspan=2|{{Tooltip|0/4|Number of tournaments qualified for}}
!
!
!
!
!
!
!—
!40
!13
!13
!14
!61
!58
|}

===UEFA European Championship===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!colspan=9|[[UEFA European Championship]] record
!width=1% rowspan=22|
!colspan=7|[[UEFA European Championship qualifying|Qualification]] record
!width=1% rowspan=22|
!colspan=20|Qualification play-offs record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Abbr|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}
!{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1960 European Nations' Cup|1960]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=9|''Part of {{fb|YUG}}''
|colspan=7 rowspan=9|''Part of {{fb|YUG}}''
|colspan=6 rowspan=9|''Part of {{fb|YUG}}''
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[1964 European Nations' Cup|1964]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[UEFA Euro 1972|1972]]
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[UEFA Euro 1976|1976]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]]
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1974}} [[UEFA Euro 1984|1984]]
|-
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[UEFA Euro 1992|1992]]
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|''Part of {{fb|FRY}}''
|colspan=7 rowspan=2|''Part of {{fb|FRY}}''
|colspan=6 rowspan=2|''Part of {{fb|FRY}}''
|-
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Belgium}} {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]]
|colspan=8|''Part of {{fb|SCG}}''
|colspan=7|''Part of {{fb|SCG}}''
|colspan=6|''Part of {{fb|SCG}}''
|-
|{{flagicon|Austria}} {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]]
|colspan=8|''Did not enter''
|colspan=7|''Did not enter''
|colspan=6 {{n/a}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Poland}} {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=4|''Did not qualify''
|[[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs|PO]]
|8
|3
|3
|2
|7
|7
|2
|0
|0
|2
|0
|3
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1974}} [[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]]
|[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group G|4th]]
|10
|3
|2
|5
|10
|13
|colspan=6 rowspan=3 {{n/a}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]]
|[[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A|5th]]
|8
|0
|3
|5
|3
|22
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[UEFA Euro 2024|2024]]
|[[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group G|3rd]]
|8
|3
|2
|3
|9
|11
|-
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} [[UEFA Euro 2028|2028]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|''To be determined''
|colspan=7 rowspan=2|''To be determined''
|colspan=6 rowspan=2|''To be determined''
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[UEFA Euro 2032|2032]]
|-
!Total
!colspan=2|0/4
!
!
!
!
!
!
!—
!34
!9
!10
!15
!29
!53
!2
!0
!0
!2
!0
!3
|}

===UEFA Nations League===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="11" |[[UEFA Nations League]] record
|-
!Season
!Division
!Group
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Matched played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=35 |{{Tooltip|P/R|Promotion/relegation at end of season}}
!width=28 |{{Tooltip|RK|Overall rank}}
|-
|[[2018–19 UEFA Nations League|2018–19]]
|[[2018–19 UEFA Nations League C|C]]
|[[2018–19 UEFA Nations League C#Group 4|4]]|| 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 7 || 6 ||{{same position}}||35th
|-
|[[2020–21 UEFA Nations League|2020–21]]
|[[2020–21 UEFA Nations League C|C]]
|[[2020–21 UEFA Nations League C#Group 1|1]]|| 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 10 || 2 ||{{rise}}||34th
|-
|[[2022–23 UEFA Nations League|2022–23]]
|[[2022–23 UEFA Nations League B|B]]
|[[2022–23 UEFA Nations League B#Group 3|3]]|| 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 6 || 6 ||{{same position}}||28th
|-
|[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League|2024–25]]
|[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B|B]]
|[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B#Group 4|4]]
|colspan=9 {{Pending|''To be determined''}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total!! 18 !! 8 !! 3 !! 7 !! 23 !! 14 !! colspan=2|28th
|-
|}

==Head-to-head record==
Below is a summary of Montenegrin national team results against every opponent country.
{{updated|16 November 2024}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col" width="150"|Opponent
!scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|P|Played}}
!scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
!scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|D|Drawn}}
!scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
!scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}}
!scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|Win %|Percentage of games won}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|ALB}}
{{WDL|2|0|0|2|for=2|against=4|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|ARM}}
{{WDL|3|1|0|2|for=6|against=5|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|AUT}}
{{WDL|2|0|0|2|for=2|against=4|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|AZE}}
{{WDL|3|2|1|0|for=4|against=0|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|BLR}}
{{WDL|5|3|2|0|for=6|against=1|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|BEL}}
{{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=2|against=4|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|BIH}}
{{WDL|4|0|3|1|for=1|against=2|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|BUL}}
{{WDL|8|3|4|1|for=9|against=9|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|COL}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=1|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|CYP}}
{{WDL|5|2|3|0|for=9|against=3|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|CZE}}
{{WDL|5|0|0|5|for=1|against=13|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|DEN}}
{{WDL|3|1|0|2|for=2|against=3|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|ENG}}
{{WDL|6|0|3|3|for=5|against=19|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|EST}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=1|against=0|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|FIN}}
{{WDL|2|0|0|2|for=0|against=4|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffffbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|GEO}}
{{WDL|3|1|1|1|for=3|against=4|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|GHA}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=1|against=0|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|GIB}}
{{WDL|2|2|0|0|for=7|against=1|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffffbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|GRE}}
{{WDL|2|1|0|1|for=2|against=2|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|HUN}}
{{WDL|5|2|2|1|for=8|against=8|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|ISL}}
{{WDL|3|1|0|2|for=2|against=5|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|ISR}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=3|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|IRN}}
{{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=1|against=2|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|ITA}}
{{WDL|2|0|0|2|for=1|against=4|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|JPN}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=2|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|KAZ}}
{{WDL|4|3|1|0|for=11|against=0|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|KVX}}
{{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=1|against=3|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|LVA}}
{{WDL|4|2|2|0|for=5|against=2|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|LBN}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=3|against=2|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|LIE}}
{{WDL|2|1|1|0|for=2|against=0|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|LIT}}
{{WDL|4|3|1|0|for=10|against=3|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|LUX}}
{{WDL|3|2|0|1|for=6|against=3|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|MDA}}
{{WDL|4|3|0|1|for=7|against=5|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffffbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|MKD}}
{{WDL|4|2|0|2|for=5|against=7|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|NED}}
{{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=2|against=6|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|NIR}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=0|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|NOR}}
{{WDL|4|1|0|3|for=4|against=6|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|POL}}
{{WDL|4|0|2|2|for=6|against=9|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffffbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|IRL}}
{{WDL|2|0|2|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|ROM}}
{{WDL|7|3|2|2|for=7|against=6|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|RUS}}
{{WDL|2|0|0|2|for=0|against=5|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|SMR}}
{{WDL|2|2|0|0|for=9|against=0|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|SER}}
{{WDL|4|0|0|4|for=2|against=9|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|SVK}}
{{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=2|against=4|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|SLO}}
{{WDL|3|0|1|2|for=1|against=4|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|SWE}}
{{WDL|3|0|1|2|for=3|against=6|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffffbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|SWI}}
{{WDL|2|1|0|1|for=1|against=2|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|TUR}}
{{WDL|5|0|2|3|for=5|against=8|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffffbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|UKR}}
{{WDL|2|1|0|1|for=1|against=4|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|UZB}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=1|against=0|diff=yes}}
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
|scope=row|{{Fb|WAL}}
{{WDL|5|2|0|3|for=5|against=6|diff=yes}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! 51 Teams
{{WDLtot|153|50|39|64|for=177|against=203|diff=yes}}
|}

==FIFA rankings==
{{Main|Montenegro national football team records and statistics}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Association football}}
* [[Montenegro national football team results|Montenegro men's national football team results]]
* [[Montenegro national football team records and statistics|Montenegro men's national football team records and statistics]]
* [[List of Montenegro international footballers]]
* [[Montenegro women's national football team]]
* [[Montenegro women's national under-17 football team]]
* [[Football in Montenegro]]
* [[Sport in Montenegro]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Montenegro national football team}}
* [http://www.fscg.me/ Football Association of Montenegro] {{in lang|cnr}}
* [https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/MNE Montenegro] on [[FIFA]].com {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/national-associations/MNE/ Montenegro] on [[UEFA]].com {{in lang|en}}
* [http://www.football-lineups.com/country/me/Players/ List of players] {{in lang|en}}
* [http://eu-football.info/_matches.php?id=140 Montenegro national team match reports] {{in lang|en}}

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