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Rudar Pljevlja
Full name	Fudbalski klub Rudar Pljevlja
Nickname(s)	Rudari (The Miners)
Short name	RUD
Founded	1920; 104 years ago
Ground	Gradski stadion
Capacity	5,140
Head coach	Nedeljko Vlahović
League	Montenegrin First League
2022–23	Montenegrin First League, 9th of 10
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

FK Rudar Pljevlja, commonly known as Rudar Pljevlja or simply Rudar, is a football club based in Pljevlja, Montenegro. It currently plays in the Montenegrin First League, the country's highest tier.

Rudar have played in the First League since its inception in 2006, and won two league titles in 2009–10 and 2014–15. The club have been the strongest in the Montenegrin Cup, with three triumphs, one runner-up position and two semi-final finishes in the tournament's six seasons.^{[citation needed]}

History edit

Rudar (Miner) was founded in 1920 as Breznik, renaming itself Sandžak three years later. The team was aided by members of the 48th Infantry Regiment, who stationed in the town. The club was renamed again after World War II as FK Jedinstvo, but only until another renaming in 1947 in honour of chairman Velimir Jakić. That same year club reached the quarter-finals of the Yugoslav Cup where they were eliminated by top-flight FK Sarajevo 3–2 after extra time.^[1] In 1955, the club settled on their current name.

First League Record edit

For the first time, FK Rudar played in First League of FR Yugoslavia in season 1993–94. Below is a list of FK Rudar scores in First League by every single season.

Season	Pos	G	W	D	L	GF	GA
1993–94	13	36	15	10	11	36	26
1994–95	20	36	7	9	20	29	56
1997–98	20	33	13	4	16	44	54
2001–02	7	34	13	8	13	35	33
2002–03	17	34	4	6	24	19	62
2006–07	4	33	14	5	14	37	32
2007–08	5	33	14	10	9	38	26
2008–09	5	33	12	5	16	39	37
2009–10	1	33	22	5	6	56	26
2010–11	3	33	16	7	10	44	29
2011–12	2	33	23	8	2	60	20
2012–13	5	33	15	6	12	42	40
2013–14	6	33	11	9	13	32	31
2014–15	1	33	22	6	5	58	18
2015–16	3	33	16	10	7	39	26
2016–17	8	33	11	9	13	35	31
2017–18	5	36	13	10	13	32	28
2018–19	8	36	8	17	11	35	44
2019–20	7	31	10	5	16	38	57
2020–21	7	36	13	6	17	38	50
2021–22	8	36	9	9	18	35	56
2022–23	9	36	9	11	16	36	51

Seasons with green background were played in the first league of Yugoslavia or Serbia and Montenegro, together with Serbian clubs.

FK Rudar in European competitions edit

For the first time, FK Rudar played in European competitions on season 2007–08. Until now, they played eight seasons in European cups.

Q= Qualifying

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2007–08	UEFA Cup	1Q	Omonia	0–2	0–2	0–4
2010–11	UEFA Champions League	1Q	Tre Fiori	4–1	3–0	7–1
2010–11	UEFA Champions League	2Q	Litex Lovech	0–4	0–1	0–5
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Austria Wien	0–3	0–2	0–5
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Shirak	0–1	1–1	1–2
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Mika	1–0	1–1	2–1
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Śląsk Wrocław	2–2	0–4	2–6
2015–16	UEFA Champions League	2Q	Qarabağ	0–1	0–0	0–1
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Kukësi	0–1	1–1	1–2
2018–19	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Partizan	0−3	0–3	0–6

European record edit

Competition	Matches	W	D	L	GF	GA
UEFA Champions League	6	2	1	3	7	7
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League	9	1	2	6	3	16
Total	15	3	3	9	10	23

Honours and achievements edit

Montenegrin First League – 2
- winners (2): 2009–10, 2014–15
- runners-up (1): 2011–12
Montenegrin Cup – 4
- winners (4): 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16
- runners-up (1): 2011–12
Second League of Serbia and Montenegro – 1
- winners (2): 2000–01, 2005–06
Montenegrin Republic League – 2
- winners (2): 1957–58, 1965–66
- runners-up (5): 1956–57, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72
Montenegrin Republic Cup – 2
- winners (2): 1947–48, 2000–01

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 1 March 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	GK	MNE	Milislav Vuksanović
31	GK	MNE	Balsa Radanovic

3	DF	MNE	Ognjen Kasalica
5	DF	MNE	Anes Muratović
6	DF	MNE	Andrija Pupović
20	DF	JPN	Iori Okamoto
22	DF	MNE	Nikola Ukšanović
26	DF	MNE	Miloš Bakrač
30	DF	MNE	Andrej Pupović
98	DF	MNE	Ognjen Kasalica

2	MF	MNE	Andrija Bulatović
8	MF	MNE	Lazar Knezevic (on loan from FK Berane)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	MF	MNE	Miloš Zečević
15	MF	MNE	Andrije Cepić
19	MF	MNE	Simo Popović
21	MF	MNE	Aleksa Golubović
22	MF	MNE	Milija Golubović
24	MF	SRB	Dušan Živković

7	FW	MNE	Kristijan Erneć
16	FW	MNE	Stefan Golubović
17	FW	MNE	Jasmin Muhović
23	FW	GHA	Bismarck Appiah
29	FW	MNE	Ljubomir Kovacevic
—	FW	SRB	Marko Simić

Notable players edit

Below is the list of former Rudar players who represented their countries at the full international level.

For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please see Category:FK Rudar Pljevlja players.

Coaching staff edit

Position	Staff
Head coach	Dragan Aničić
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coach	Miloš Radanović
Economic	Muhamed Gerina
Physical fitness coach

Historical list of coaches edit

Miljan Ašanin (1947)
Remzo Nuhanović (1948 - 1949)
Bećir Durutlić (1950)
Franjo Pazmanj (1953)
Petar Purić (1954)
Faruk Kadić (1954)
Sveto Čubrilović (1958)
Drago Ivanović (1959 - 1962)
Boris Marović (1962)
Radojica Radojičić (1964 - 1965)
Vlatko Vujošević (1965)
Uglješa Rakočević (1965)
Mirko Žderić (1965 - 1966)
Božo Dedović (1972)
Karlo Zapušek (1976 - 1977)
Karlo Zapušek (1982)
Rasim Čakar (1985)
Božidar Pajević (1987 - 1988)
Rajko Milović (1988 - 1989)
Hasan Ćirlija (1989 - 1991)
Branislav Milačić (1991)
Dragan Aničić (1992)
Vlado Milosavljević (1992)
Dragan Šaković (1992 - 1993)
Mileta Milinković (1993)
Zoran Vraneš (1993 - 1994)
Momčilo Vujačić (1994)
Mileta Milinković (1994)
Danilo Vukićević (1993 - 1996)
Boris Marović (1995)
Mileta Milinković (1996)
Dragan Šaković (1996 - 1997)
Jusuf Čizmić (1997)
Srđan Bajić (1996 – 2002)
Rade Vesović (2002)
Goran Milojević (2002 - 2003)
Zoran Vraneš (2003 - 2004)
Mirko Marić (2006 – May 2008)
Branislav Milačić (4 May 2008 - Jun 2008)
Ivan Adžić (Jul 2008 – Mar 2009)
Mirko Marić (19 Mar 2009 – Apr 2009)
Miodrag Radanović (18 Apr 2009 - Jun 2009)
Nebojša Vignjević (Jul 2009 – Jun 2011)
Dragan Radojičić (Jul 2011 – Jun 2012)
Nikola Rakojević (6 Jul 2012 – Jun 2013)^[2]
Mirko Marić (12 Jun 2013 – Mar 2016)^[3]
Srđan Bajić (14 Mar 2016 - May 2016)
Vuko Bogavac (16 May 2016 - 23 May 2016)^[4]
Dragan Radojičić (23 May 2016 - Aug 2016)^[5]
Mirko Marić (Aug 2016 - Feb 2017)^[6]
Milan Lešnjak (Feb 2017 - May 2017)^[7]
Radislav Dragićević (May 2017 - Sep 2018)
Miodrag Vukotić (Sep 2017 - Jun 2018)
Vuko Bogavac (Jul 2018 - Aug 2018)
Edis Mulalić (Aug 2018 - Jan 2019)^[8]
Nenad Vukčević (Feb 2019 - Jun 2019)
Edis Mulalić (Jul 2019 - Jul 2020)
Vuko Bogavac (Aug 2020 – Jun 2021)^[9]
Zoran Govedarica (Jun 2021 – Nov 2021)
Rade Petrović (Nov 2021 - Apr 2022)
Srđan Nikić (Apr 2022 - Sep 2022 )
Dragan Aničić (Sep 2022 )^[10]

Stadium edit

Rudar Pljevlja's stadium

Rudar plays at the Gradski stadion, a multi-use stadium including a complex of tennis, handball and basketball courts. It was built in 1948 and rebuilt in 1985. It has two stands and a current capacity of 5,140.

References edit

^ "Yugoslavia/Serbia (and Montenegro) – Cup History 1947-2006/07". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ Nikola Rakojević novi trener Rudara Archived 17 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine – PV Portal (in Montenegrin)
^ Marić treći put na klupi Rudara Archived 15 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine – Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
^ Klupa Bogavcu i Ranđeloviću Archived 21 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine – Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
^ Dragan Radojičić opet trener Rudara Archived 25 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine – Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
^ Mirko Marić četvrti put na klupi Rudara Archived 31 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine – - Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
^ Rudar smijenio Marića, Lešnjak novi trener Archived 26 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine – Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
^ Rudar dobio trenera: Povratak Edisa Mulalića Archived 10 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine – Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
^ Pljevljaci konačno dobili stručni štab: Vuku Bogavcu će pomagati Miloš Radanović Archived 4 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine – Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
^ Aničić novi trener Rudara Archived 2 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine – RTCG (in Montenegrin)