Full name | Fudbalski klub Ibar Rožaje |
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Founded | 1938 |
Ground | Bandžovo Brdo Stadium, Rožaje |
Capacity | 4,000 |
President | Plunac Esad |
Head Coach | Pepić Rešid |
League | Second League |
Active sport clubs of Ibar | ||
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Football | Basketball | Volleyball |
Judo | Table Tennis | Karate |
Fishing | Chess | Hunting |
FK Ibar is a football club from Rožaje, Montenegro. They currently compete in the Montenegrin Second League. FK Ibar is a part of the Ibar sport society from Rožaje. The club is named after the river Ibar, longest river from Montenegro, which originates in Rožaje. Founded in 1938, FK Ibar is the oldest sports club from Rožaje.
FK Ibar was founded in 1938 in Rožaje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The biggest successes of the club are known after 1992 when the club played in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia. In the 1999–2000 Second League of FR Yugoslavia, FK Ibar played in the West division, and finished 17th with 29 points out of 34 matches. Two years later, they played again in the Second Division ending last in the South Group. On the all-time table for the Second Division from 1992-2002 FK Ibar is positioned 67th with 114 points. After the independence of Montenegro, the club played constantly in the Second League. In the first season in 2006/07 they played their best season in the history of the club. FK Ibar finished third with 63 points, six points less from the Second Division champion FK Lovćen, and so reaching the play-offs. In the last rounds of the league they lost a home match against FK Lovćen followed by incidents on and off the stadium in Rožaje. They lost their ticket for the First League and were not allowed to play in Rožaje in play-offs against FK Dečić due to the decision of FSCG. In the Montenegrin Cup, the club played the 1/8 of final in 2007/08.