FK Rudar Pljevlja

Rudar Pljevlja

Full name	Fudbalski klub Rudar Pljevlja
Nickname(s)	Rudari (The Miners)
Short name	RUD
Founded	1920; 104 years ago (1920)
Ground	Gradski stadion
Capacity	5,140
Head coach	Nedeljko Vlahović
League	Montenegrin First League
2022–23	Montenegrin First League, 9th of 10
Home colours Away colours
Current season

FK Rudar Pljevlja, commonly known as Rudar Pljevlja or simply Rudar, is a football club based in Pljevlja, Montenegro. It currently plays in the Montenegrin First League, the country's highest tier.

Rudar have played in the First League since its inception in 2006, and won two league titles in 2009–10 and 2014–15. The club have been the strongest in the Montenegrin Cup, with three triumphs, one runner-up position and two semi-final finishes in the tournament's six seasons.^{[citation needed]}

History

Rudar (Miner) was founded in 1920 as Breznik, renaming itself Sandžak three years later. The team was aided by members of the 48th Infantry Regiment, who stationed in the town. The club was renamed again after World War II as FK Jedinstvo, but only until another renaming in 1947 in honour of chairman Velimir Jakić. That same year club reached the quarter-finals of the Yugoslav Cup where they were eliminated by top-flight FK Sarajevo 3–2 after extra time.^[1] In 1955, the club settled on their current name.

First League Record

For the first time, FK Rudar played in First League of FR Yugoslavia in season 1993–94. Below is a list of FK Rudar scores in First League by every single season.

Season	Pos	G	W	D	L	GF	GA
1993–94	13	36	15	10	11	36	26
1994–95	20	36	7	9	20	29	56
1997–98	20	33	13	4	16	44	54
2001–02	7	34	13	8	13	35	33
2002–03	17	34	4	6	24	19	62
2006–07	4	33	14	5	14	37	32
2007–08	5	33	14	10	9	38	26
2008–09	5	33	12	5	16	39	37
2009–10	1	33	22	5	6	56	26
2010–11	3	33	16	7	10	44	29
2011–12	2	33	23	8	2	60	20
2012–13	5	33	15	6	12	42	40
2013–14	6	33	11	9	13	32	31
2014–15	1	33	22	6	5	58	18
2015–16	3	33	16	10	7	39	26
2016–17	8	33	11	9	13	35	31
2017–18	5	36	13	10	13	32	28
2018–19	8	36	8	17	11	35	44
2019–20	7	31	10	5	16	38	57
2020–21	7	36	13	6	17	38	50
2021–22	8	36	9	9	18	35	56
2022–23	9	36	9	11	16	36	51

Seasons with green background were played in the first league of Yugoslavia or Serbia and Montenegro, together with Serbian clubs.

FK Rudar in European competitions

For the first time, FK Rudar played in European competitions on season 2007–08. Until now, they played eight seasons in European cups.

• Q= Qualifying

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2007–08	UEFA Cup	1Q	Omonia	0–2	0–2	0–4
2010–11	UEFA Champions League	1Q	Tre Fiori	4–1	3–0	7–1
		2Q	Litex Lovech	0–4	0–1	0–5
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Austria Wien	0–3	0–2	0–5
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Shirak	0–1	1–1	1–2
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Mika	1–0	1–1	2–1
		2Q	Śląsk Wrocław	2–2	0–4	2–6
2015–16	UEFA Champions League	2Q	Qarabağ	0–1	0–0	0–1
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Kukësi	0–1	1–1	1–2
2018–19	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Partizan	0−3	0–3	0–6

European record

Competition	Matches	W	D	L	GF	GA
UEFA Champions League	6	2	1	3	7	7
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League	9	1	2	6	3	16
Total	15	3	3	9	10	23

Honours and achievements

• Montenegrin First League – 2
  • winners (2): 2009–10, 2014–15
  • runners-up (1): 2011–12
• Montenegrin Cup – 4
  • winners (4): 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16
  • runners-up (1): 2011–12
• Second League of Serbia and Montenegro – 1
  • winners (2): 2000–01, 2005–06
• Montenegrin Republic League – 2
  • winners (2): 1957–58, 1965–66
  • runners-up (5): 1956–57, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72
• Montenegrin Republic Cup – 2
  • winners (2): 1947–48, 2000–01

Players

Current squad

As of 1 March 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 GK  MNE Milislav Vuksanović 31 GK  MNE Balsa Radanovic 3 DF  MNE Ognjen Kasalica 5 DF  MNE Anes Muratović 6 DF  MNE Andrija Pupović 20 DF  JPN Iori Okamoto 22 DF  MNE Nikola Ukšanović 26 DF  MNE Miloš Bakrač 30 DF  MNE Andrej Pupović 98 DF  MNE Ognjen Kasalica 2 MF  MNE Andrija Bulatović 8 MF  MNE Lazar Knezevic (on loan from FK Berane)

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 MF  MNE Miloš Zečević 15 MF  MNE Andrije Cepić 19 MF  MNE Simo Popović 21 MF  MNE Aleksa Golubović 22 MF  MNE Milija Golubović 24 MF  SRB Dušan Živković 7 FW  MNE Kristijan Erneć 16 FW  MNE Stefan Golubović 17 FW  MNE Jasmin Muhović 23 FW  GHA Bismarck Appiah 29 FW  MNE Ljubomir Kovacevic — FW  SRB Marko Simić

Notable players

Below is the list of former Rudar players who represented their countries at the full international level.

For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please see Category:FK Rudar Pljevlja players.

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Dragan Aničić
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coach	Miloš Radanović
Economic	Muhamed Gerina
Physical fitness coach

Historical list of coaches

Stadium

Rudar plays at the Gradski stadion, a multi-use stadium including a complex of tennis, handball and basketball courts. It was built in 1948 and rebuilt in 1985. It has two stands and a current capacity of 5,140.

See also

• Montenegrin First League
• Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946–2006)
• Fudbalski savez Crne Gore Archived 31 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine

References

External links

• Official website – FK Rudar Pljevlja