FK Bokelj
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| Full name | Fudbalski klub Bokelj Kotor |
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| Short name | BOK |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Ground |
Stadion Pod Vrmcem Kotor Montenegro |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Chairman |
 Željko Aprcović |
| Manager |
Slobodan Drašković |
| League | First League |
| 2015–16 | Montenegrin First League, 4th |
FK Bokelj is a Montenegrin football club based in the coastal town of Kotor, at Bay of Kotor. They currently compete in Montenegrin First League.
History of Bokelj started at the second decade of 20th century. The team is founded at 30 July 1922 as SK Primorac. First game, Primorac played against FK Zrinjski Tivat and won 2-1. At 1926, the team was renamed as FK Bokelj and until 1941 played numerous seasons in the Montenegrin Football Championship. In that period, FK Bokelj played four times in the final of Montenegrin Championship, but never won it.
After the war, Bokelj started to play in Montenegrin Republic League at 1947. Only four years later, the team from Kotor was promoted to Yugoslav Second League (season 1951). From that year to 1991, FK Bokelj played overall nine seasons in Yugoslav Second League. During the other seasons, club participated in Montenegrin Republic League (third rank of football in SFR Yugoslavia), winning the title eight times. Except that, in period 1988-1992, Bokelj played four seasons in new-established Yugoslav Third League.
At 1999, Bokelj gained a new promotion to Second League, this time in FR Yugoslavia football system. Until 2006, they spent seven consecutive seasons in Second League, with second place on season 2002-03 as their biggest success at that time.
Historical success, FK Bokelj made at summer 2007, with their promotion to Montenegrin First League. First game at top-tier, FK Bokelj played on 11 August 2007, against Rudar in Pljevlja (0:0). Best result, FK Bokelj made at season 2015-16, finished as a fourth-placed team in First League. With that success, the team gained first participation in European Competitions (2016–17 UEFA Europa League), with games against Serbian-side FK Vojvodina. Until now, the club from Kotor played five seasons in the highest league competition in Montenegro.
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