FK Dečić


FK Dečić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: ФК Дечић, is a Montenegrin football club from Tuzi. Currently, the club is member of the Montenegrin Second League. It is a part of Dečić sport society.

History

Founded during 1926, it's named after Dečić hill. The team played only non-league matches in period before World War II. First official competition in which participated FK Dečić lowest-tier Fourth League - Central in which they participated until the beginning of the seventies. In that era, big local rivalry between FK Dečić and neighbouring FK Zeta was born.

First significant success during the SFR Yugoslavia era was title of Fourth League champion on season 1972-73, which meant promotion of FK Dečić to the third-tier competition Montenegrin Republic League.

Most of their seasons until the end of century, FK Dečić spent in the Republic League, with few relegations to the Fourth League. Best successes at that time, Dečić made at seasons 1988-89, with third place in the Montenegrin Republic League and 1989–90, when they were runners-up.

Greatest result in that time, Dečić made at season 2003-04. After hard struggle with FK Lovćen, the team from Tuzi won the champions title in the Republic League and secured historical, first promotion to the Yugoslav Second League. FK Dečić debuted in the Second League in the 2004-05 season, and finished high, in third position. Next year, Dečić finished in seventh place.

After Montenegrin independence, FK Dečić became a member of the Montenegrin First League, which was historical result of the team from Tuzi. Dečić played its first game in the First League on 12 August 2006, against FK Mogren in Budva. A week later, FK Dečić played its first top-division on renovated stadium in Tuzi against Montenegrin strongest side FK Budućnost in front of 3,000 spectators. That was a record attendance on FK Dečić home games.

Until 2012, FK Dečić spent six consecutive seasons in the First League. But after the 2011-12 season, the team was relegated to the Montenegrin Second League.

Next seasons, the club spent with often promotions and relegations between the First and Second League, with final return to top-division at the 2015-16 season, after great result in the First League playoff matches against FK Mogren. During the next two seasons, with head-coaches Viktor Trenevski and Edis Mulalić, FK Dečić made significant results in the First League, finished at the upper half of table.

Era of good results finished after the 2017-18 season, as FK Dečić finished at the bottom and was relegated to the Second League.

Talent producing

The best known player to come up through the club is Refik Šabanadžović who later went on to a notable career with Željezničar and Red Star Belgrade and won the UEFA Champions League. Other notable players are Ardian Đokaj and Sanibal Orahovac.

First League Record

For the first time, Dečić played in the Montenegrin First League in the 2006–07 season. Below is a list of FK Dečić scores in the First League by every single season.
SeasonPosGWDLGFGA
2006–071033810152946
2007–08733108152637
2008–09113394202345
2009–10933811142735
2010–11633109142433
2011–121033104193451
2013–14123359193261
2015–16633116163849
2016–17533148112732
2017–181236312212564

Honours and achievements

Players with multiple nationalities

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

Below is the list of FK Dečić players which made international careers or played for national teams of their countries.
FK Dečić home ground is Stadion Tuško Polje, built during 2006. The stadium was renovated several times, so today it has a capacity of 2,000 seats on two stands. Next phase of works will be expanding of the western stand and after that, capacity of the stadium will be 3,000 seats. In addition to the main field is an auxiliary field with artificial grass that is used for competitions in the junior categories.

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