Montenegro national football team
| Nickname(s) |
Hrabri sokoli (The Brave Falcons) |
|---|---|
| Association | Fudbalski Savez Crne Gore (FSCG) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Ljubiša Tumbaković |
| Captain | Mirko Vučinić |
| Most caps | Elsad Zverotić (59) |
| Top scorer | Stevan Jovetić (19) |
| Home stadium | Podgorica City Stadium |
| FIFA code | MNE |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 63  (12 January 2017)
|
| Highest | 16 (June 2011) |
| Lowest | 199 (June 2007) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 65 (23 January 2017) |
| Highest | 37 (29 March 2011) |
| Lowest | 75 (29 May 2016) |
| First international | |
Official Montenegro 2–1 Hungary  (Podgorica, Montenegro; 24 March 2007) |
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| Biggest win | |
 San Marino 0–6 Montenegro (Serravalle, San Marino; 11 September 2012) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Romania 4–0 Montenegro (Bucharest, Romania; 31 May 2008) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 |
| Best result | Group stage, 2006 |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1960) |
| Best result | Runners-up, 1960 and 1968 |
The Montenegro national football team (Montenegrin: Fudbalska reprezentacija Crne Gore, Фудбалска репрезентација Црне Горе) represents Montenegro in association football and is controlled by the Fudbalski Savez Crne Gore (FSCG), the governing body for football in Montenegro. Montenegro's home ground is Podgorica City Stadium in Podgorica.
Montenegro is one of the world's newest international sides, having come into existence at 2007, following Montenegrin independence (2006).
The first official game Montenegro played on March 2007, and first competition that the national team competed in was the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying.
Following the independence of Montenegro from Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia took Serbia and Montenegro's place in the Euro 2008 qualifying stage, but UEFA had stated that they would be willing to include Montenegro as a late entry, as long as FIFA had ratified a separate Montenegrin Football Association before September 2006, when the qualifying began. However, as of the competition beginning, this had not occurred. In October 2006, Montenegro was granted provisional membership of UEFA, with a debate on full membership scheduled at a full UEFA Congress in January 2007. Montenegro's first FIFA World Ranking was joint 199th place, the last place on the list. This is because they had a score of 0 when the rankings were worked out.
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