Montenegrin Derby
The Montenegrin Derby is the main football match in Montenegro, between the teams from the two biggest Montenegrin cities. Rivals are FK Budućnost from Podgorica and FK Sutjeska from Nikšić, two most popular sports societies in Montenegro. The rivalry is present in football and basketball.
Two clubs played their derbies in Montenegrin Championship, First League of SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro, and today, four times on one season, in Montenegrin First League.
History
FK Budućnost is founded at 1925, and FK Sutjeska at 1927. So, two teams played their matches before Second World Was. First matches in official competitions, Budućnost and Sutjeska played in Montenegrin Football Championship. First official game was played on 9 October 1932 in Nikšić, and Budućnost won 2-1. In period before Second World War, two teams played four official games - FK Budućnost under the name RSK Budućnost and FK Sutjeska under the name SK Hercegovac.First derby after the War was held in April 1946, when the two clubs played matches in Montenegrin Republic League, for promotion to the inaugural season of the Yugoslav First League. Until now, there was 105 official games between Budućnost and Sutjeska.
As a match of main and strongest clubs from two biggest Montenegrin cities, derby became popular among the citizens from the early history. Some of the highest attendance in Montenegrin football were recorded at the games of Montenegrin Derby. From the 80's, both clubs have organised supporters groups, which gave to a Montenegrin Derby new and often a violent dimension.
Records and statistics
Head to head record
GD - Goals of Budućnost firstBiggest wins
Budućnost
- Home: Budućnost 7-1 Sutjeska, 1933, Montenegrin Football Championship
- Away: Sutjeska 0-4 Budućnost, 2016, Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
- Home: Sutjeska 5-2 Budućnost, 1963, Yugoslav Second League
- Away: Budućnost 1-4 Sutjeska, 2019, Montenegrin First League
Runs
- Most consecutive draws: 4 games, 2018-2019
Budućnost
- Longest unbeaten run: 17 games, 2000-2010
- Longest winning streak: 9 games, 1932-1953
- Longest run without conceded goal: 4 games, 2004-2007
Sutjeska
- Longest unbeaten run: 9 games, 2017-2019
- Longest winning streak: 3 games, 2017; 2018
- Longest run without conceded goal: 3 games, 1969-1971, 2017
Record by venue
Attendance
- Highest / Podgorica: 16,000, Budućnost - Sutjeska 3:0, Stadion pod Goricom, 1974
- Lowest / Podgorica: 700, Budućnost - Sutjeska 1:1, Stadion pod Goricom, 2018
- Highest / Nikšić: 12,000 Sutjeska - Budućnost 1:3, Stadion kraj Bistrice, 1975
- Lowest / Nikšić: 1,500 Sutjeska - Budućnost 3:1, Stadion kraj Bistrice, 1992; Sutjeska - Budućnost 1:0, Stadion kraj Bistrice, 1995; Sutjeska - Budućnost 3:2, Stadion kraj Bistrice, 2018
Attendance by venue
Official games
During the history, through official competitions, Budućnost and Sutjeska played 104 official matches.| Year | Competition | Home | Visitors | Result | Attendance |
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Head-to-head league results
Budućnost and Sutjeska were a part of Montenegrin football competitions since its early days. So, the teams played in the same competition levels during the most of the time. Before the World War II, football competitions in Montenegro existed as an elimination tournaments, so the very first leagues were organized since 1946. From that period, Budućnost and Sutjeska played in Yugoslav football system and in Montenegrin First League since 2006.Head-to-head ranking in Yugoslav football system (1946-2006)
Two teams often played in same competition levels during the era of SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Federation of Serbia and Montenegro. They played together in first, second and third-tier competitions. Below are the final placements by both teams on every season when Budućnost and Sutjeska played in the same league.| P. | 46 | 51 | 52 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 97 | 98 | 00 | 01 | 05 |
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Head-to-head ranking in Prva CFL (2006-)
Since establishing of Prva CFL, Budućnost and Sutjeska played every single season in competition. Below are the final placements by both teams from 2006-07 edition until today.| P. | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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Honours
FK Budućnost
National Championships – 3- Montenegrin First League:
- * Winners : 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016-17
- * Runners-up : 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017-18
- Yugoslav Cup:
- * Runners-up : 1964–65, 1976–77
- Montenegrin Cup:
- * Winners : 2012–13
- * Runners-up : 2007–08, 2009–10, 2015–16
- Montenegrin Championship
- * Winners : 1932, spring 1933, autumn 1933, 1934
- * Runners-up : 1931, 1935
- Intertoto Cup
- * Group winners : 1981
- Balkans Cup:
- * Runners-up : 1990–91
FK Sutjeska
National Cups – 1
- Montenegrin Cup:
- * Winners : 2016–17
- * Runners-up : 2006–07
- Montenegrin Championship
- * Runners-up : 1929
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