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 first

Biggest wins

Budućnost

Attendance

M = Number of matches ; H = Highest attendance; L = Lowest attendance; Games played without spectators not included

Official games

During the history, through official competitions, Budućnost and Sutjeska played 104 official matches.
YearCompetitionHomeVisitorsResultAttendance
1932
Montenegrin Championship
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:2
W/A
1933
Montenegrin Championship
Budućnost
Sutjeska
7:1
W/A
1934
Montenegrin Championship
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:0
W/A
1934
Montenegrin Championship
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:4
W/A
1946
Montenegrin Republic League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:3
4,000
1946
Montenegrin Republic League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
7:2
2,500
1950
Yugoslav Cup
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:2
4,000
1952
Montenegrin Republic League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
3:0
5,000
1952
Montenegrin Republic League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:2
3,000
1953
Montenegrin Republic League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:2
4,000
1953
Montenegrin Republic League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:2
5,000
1958
Yugoslav Cup
Budućnost
Sutjeska
3:2
2,000
1960
Yugoslav Second League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:1
4,000
1961
Yugoslav Second League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
2:2
5,000
1961
Yugoslav Second League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:0
5,000
1962
Yugoslav Second League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:0
5,000
1963
Yugoslav Second League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
5:2
7,000
1964
Yugoslav Second League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:1
4,000
1964
Yugoslav Cup
Sutjeska
Budućnost
2:3
5,000
1965
Yugoslav Second League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
2:0
6,000
1966
Yugoslav Second League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:0
5,000
1967
Yugoslav Second League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
3:0
6,000
1968
Yugoslav Second League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
3:1
7,000
1968
Yugoslav Second League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:1
10,000
1969
Yugoslav Second League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
2:0
9,000
1969
Yugoslav Second League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:0
8,000
1970
Yugoslav Second League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
0:1
10,000
1970
Yugoslav Second League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:1
7,000
1971
Yugoslav Second League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:0
11,000
1973
Yugoslav Second League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
3:0
8,000
1974
Yugoslav Second League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:1
6,000
1974
Yugoslav Second League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
3:0
16,000
1975
Yugoslav Second League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:3
12,000
1984
Yugoslav First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:1
10,000
1985
Yugoslav First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:0
10,000
1985
Yugoslav First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:1
8,000
1986
Yugoslav First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
5:5
7,000
1986
Yugoslav First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:1
10,000
1987
Yugoslav First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
2:0
8,000
1987
Yugoslav First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:1
5,000
1988
Yugoslav First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:2
6,000
1991
Yugoslav First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:0
3,000
1992
Yugoslav First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:0
5,000
1992
FRY First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
3:1
1,500
1993
FRY First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:1
1,000
1994
FRY First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:2
2,000
1994
FRY First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
3:0
2,500
1995
FRY First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:0
1,500
1995
FRY First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
5:1
2,000
1999
FRY First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:0
3,000
2000
FRY First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
0:0
4,000
2000
FRY First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:1
3,000
2001
FRY First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
4:3
2,000
2004
SCG First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:1
4,000
2005
SCG First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:0
5,000
2006
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:0
1,000
2007
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:0
3,000
2007
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:1
3,000
2007
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:1
4,000
2007
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:0
2,000
2008
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
4:0
5,000
2008
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
3:2
4,000
2009
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:0
5,000
2009
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:1
5,000
2009
Montenegrin Cup
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:1
2,500
2009
Montenegrin Cup
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:1
3,000
2009
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:1
3,500
2010
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
3:1
5,000
2010
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
2:0
3,000
2010
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:1
1,500
2011
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:2
3,500
2011
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
3:0
2,000
2011
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:0
3,000
2012
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
2:3
4,000
2012
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
3:0
1,500
2012
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:0
3,000
2012
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:0
2,500
2013
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:3
7,000
2013
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
0:0
W/A
2013
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:1
4,000
2014
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:1
4,500
2014
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:2
3,000
2015
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:3
3,500
2015
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:1
1,500
2015
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:0
2,000
2016
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
0:0
4,000
2016
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:4
2,000
2016
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:1
3,000
2017
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
4:2
4,000
2017
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:0
3,000
2017
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:0
2,000
2017
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:0
3,000
2017
Montenegrin Cup
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:0
2,500
2017
Montenegrin Cup
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:1
2,500
2017
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
3:1
1,200
2018
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
3:2
1,500
2018
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:3
1,000
2018
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
2:1
1,800
2018
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:1
700
2019
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
2:2
3,500
2019
Montenegrin Cup
Budućnost
Sutjeska
0:0
3,000
2019
Montenegrin Cup
Sutjeska
Budućnost
1:1
3,000
2019
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
0:2
2,000
2019
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
1:4
2,500
2019
Montenegrin First League
Sutjeska
Budućnost
0:2
3,000
2020
Montenegrin First League
Budućnost
Sutjeska
2:0
W/A

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.
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1st1111111111
2nd222222
3rd3
4th44
5th5
6th666
7th77777
8th8
9th999
10th10101010
11th1111
12th1212
13th13
14th14
15th151515
16th1616
17th17
18th18
19th19
20th20
21st21
22nd

Key
First League
Second League
Third League

Budućnost
Sutjeska

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.
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2nd222222222
3rd33
4th44
5th5
6th
7th7
8th88
9th
10th
11th1111
12th

Key
Budućnost
Sutjeska

Honours

FK Budućnost

National Championships – 3
National Cups – 1
Championships – 4
International – 1
National Championships – 4
National Cups – 1
Championships
One of crucial aspects of the Montenegrin Derby are the supporters. Supporters of Budućnost are named Varvari and supporters of Sutjeska are Vojvode . Rivalry of ultras from Podgorica and Nikšić is presented on the football matches since their foundation. During recent history, there is strong ultras rivalry at the basketball matches, too.

Varvari Podgorica

Buducnost fans are known as Varvari, a group founded in 1987. The group's traditional colours are blue and white, which are also the colours of all the Budućnost sports clubs. For FK Budućnost Podgorica home games, Varvari occupy the northern stand of the Podgorica city stadium. They also have a reserved stand at the Morača Sports Center, as supporters of KK Buducnost basketball club.

Vojvode Nikšić

"The Dukes" is the popular name for the most ardent Sutjeska supporters. They have been established as in 1988 in Nikšić and today constitute one of the most numerous groups of supporters in Montenegro. Their place is in the eastern stand, and they traditionally follow all the matches of all sports that compete under the Sutjeska name, both home and away matches.