The Montenegro national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Montenegro and is controlled by the Football Association of Montenegro. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.
| Nickname(s) | Hrabri Sokoli (The Brave Falcons) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Montenegro | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Nikola Rakojević | ||
| Home stadium | Podgorica City Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | MNE | ||
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| First international | |||
 Montenegro 2–1 Albania  (Shkodër, Albania; 2 May 2007) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Malta 0–6 Montenegro (26 September 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Poland 6–0 Montenegro (10 October 2016) | |||
Competitive record
edit| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-2006 | Part of  Serbia and Montenegro
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 2009 |
Qualifying Stage | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
 2011 |
Qualifying Stage | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | ||
 2013 |
Qualifying Stage | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | ||
 2015 |
Qualifying Stage | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 2017 |
Qualifying Stage | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | ||
 2019 |
Qualifying Stage | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | ||
  2021 |
Qualifying Stage | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | ||
  2023 |
Qualifying Stage | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | ||
 2025 |
Qualifying Stage | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | ||
| Total | 0/9 | 87 | 27 | 19 | 40 | 106 | 125 | ||
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
editRecent results
edit| 10 October 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 Q | Montenegro | 1–2 |  North Macedonia | DG Arena, Podgorica |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
| 15 October 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 Q | Montenegro | 0–2 |  Spain | Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,458[1] |
| 14 November 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 Q | Israel | 0–0 | Montenegro | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa |
| Report |
| 18 November 2019 Friendly | Montenegro | 1–0 | Poland | DG Arena, Podgorica |
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Report |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following players were called up for the friendly matches against Bulgaria and Poland on 15 and 20 June 2023 respectively.[2]
Caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2023, after the match against China.
Recent call-ups
edit| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Luka Boričić | 18 May 2002 | 2 | 0 | Rudar Pljevlja
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v. Albania, 20 November 2022
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| DF | Nikola Vukotić | 9 January 2003 | 1 | 0 | Iskra Danilovgrad
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v. Albania, 20 November 2022
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| DF | Bojan Adžić | 1 December 2003 | 0 | 0 |  Brodarac
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v. Albania, 20 November 2022
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| DF | Kerem Sari | 21 December 2002 | 0 | 0 |  Holstein Kiel
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v. Albania, 20 November 2022
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| MF | Đorđe Šaletić | 6 January 2002 | 4 | 0 | Iskra Danilovgrad
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v. Albania, 20 November 2022
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| MF | Lazar Stanišić | 8 September 2004 | 0 | 0 | Zeta
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v. Albania, 20 November 2022
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| FW | Damjan Mugoša | 16 May 2003 | 1 | 0 | Mladost Donja Gorica
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v. Albania, 20 November 2022
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| FW | Andrija Radulović | 3 July 2002 | 1 | 0 | Mladost Novi Sad
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v. Albania, 20 November 2022
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| FW | Balša Tošković | 1 January 2003 | 1 | 0 | Jezero
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v. Albania, 20 November 2022
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ [1] cg-fudbal.com: Evo koliko je gledalaca pratilo meč između Crne Gore i Španije (in Serbian). 16 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Spisak za duele sa Bugarskom i Poljskom" (in Montenegrin). Fudbalski savez Crne Gore. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
External links
edit- Football Association of Montenegro (Montenegrin)
- JadranSport.org - South-Eastern European football news coverage (in English)
- UEFA.com (Montenegro) (in English)