FK Crvena Stijena
| Full name | Fudbalski klub Crvena Stijena |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1938 |
| Ground |
Tološi Stadium Podgorica, Montenegro |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Manager | Sajo Mrvaljević |
| League | Third League |
| 2014-15 | Third League |
Fudbalski klub Crvena Stijena (English: Football Club Crvena Stijena) is a Montenegrin football club based in Tološi, a suburb of Podgorica. They currently compete in Montenegrin Third League.
The team was founded on 1938, as a sports' society of Podgorica's suburb Tološi. The team was named after the Crvena Stijena hill.
First significant success, FK Crvena Stijena made on season 1968-69, with their first-ever participation on Montenegrin Republic League (Third rank). After two seasons, the team was relegated to Fourth League - Central region, where they spent 12 consecutive seasons. On season 1981-82, FK Crvena Stijena won the champions title in Fourth League, gaining a comeback to Republic League.
Next decades, the team played mostly on Montenegrin Republic League, with few relegations to the lower-rank competition. Best results in Republic League, the team made on seasons 1999-00, 2002–03 and 2003–04, finishing third, but without promotion to Second League.
During the nineties, FK Crvena Stijena made their first success in Montenegrin Cup. They played in Cup finals 1994-95 against FK Mornar, which gained them first-ever participation in Yugoslav Cup (1995–96). But, notable results in Montenegrin Republic Cup came at seasons 2004-05 and 2005–06, when FK Crvena Stijena became a title-holder. With that successes, the team played twice in Serbia and Montenegro Cup - and made great surprises. On the first leg of 2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, Crvena Stijena eliminated First League member FK Zemun (1:0), but defeated on penalties in Round of 16, against FK Radnički Pirot (1:1 - 1:3).Next season, FK Crvena Stijena made another big surprise, eliminating FK Vojvodina (2:0) on first leg. In the Round of 16, they were defeated by FK Smederevo (0:4).
Following Montenegrin independence, FK Crvena Stijena became a member of Montenegrin Second League inaugural season.
After four consecutive seasons in Second League, FK Crvena Stijena was relegated to Montenegrin Third League after the season 2009-10. During the seasons 2010 and 2013, they won Central Region Cup and participated in Montenegrin Cup, but without significant successes.
...
Wikipedia