Montenegro national football team
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The Montenegro national football team (Montenegrin: Fudbalska reprezentacija Crne Gore) has represented Montenegro in men's international 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.
Nickname(s) | Hrabri sokoli / Храбри соколи (The Brave Falcons) | ||
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Association | Football Association of Montenegro (FSCG) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Robert Prosinečki | ||
Captain | Stevan Jovetić | ||
Most caps | Fatos Bećiraj (86) | ||
Top scorer | Stevan Jovetić (35) | ||
Home stadium | Podgorica City Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MNE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 70 2 (4 April 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 16 (June 2011) | ||
Lowest | 199 (June 2007) | ||
First international | |||
Montenegro 2–1 Hungary (Podgorica, Montenegro; 24 March 2007) | |||
Biggest win | |||
San Marino 0–6 Montenegro (Serravalle, San Marino; 11 September 2012) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
England 7–0 Montenegro (London, England; 14 November 2019) |
Montenegro is one of the world's youngest international teams, having joined FIFA and UEFA in 2007, following the restoration of Montenegrin independence in 2006. Montenegro played its first official international match against Hungary in March 2007, and competed in their first FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 2010.