Iskra Danilovgrad
Full nameFudbalski klub Iskra Danilovgrad
Nickname(s)Građani (Citizens)
Short nameISK
Founded1919
GroundBraća Velašević Stadium
Capacity2,500
ChairmanBlažo Šaranović
ManagerAleksandar Nedović
LeagueMontenegrin Second League
2022–23Montenegrin First League, 10th of 10 (relegated)

Fudbalski klub Iskra (English: Football Club Iskra) is a Montenegrin football club based in Danilovgrad. They currently compete in the Montenegrin Second League.

History

FK Iskra was founded in 1919, under the name RSK Sloga Danilovgrad.[1] Since 1929, the team played under the name RSK Zmaj, with their first-ever performance in Montenegrin Football Championship on season 1933–34.[2]
After World War II, the team started to play under the name FK Iskra. First significant success, FK Iskra made with promotion to Montenegrin Republic League 1948–49.[3] Another historical success, FK Iskra made in summer 1956. After playoff games against FK Bokelj, the team from Danilovgrad gained their first-ever promotion to the Yugoslav Second League (1956–57), but finished as a last-placed team. Next year, the team was dissolved after the financial troubles,[4] but was refounded in 1959.
On season 1969–70, FK Iskra won the champion title in the Montenegrin Republic League and gained new promotion to Yugoslav Second League. This time, they spent two seasons in the Second League, among some of well-known national sides such as FK Budućnost, FK Sutjeska or NK GOŠK. On 28 November 1971, FK Iskra made a historical win against neighbouring Podgorica's and Montenegrin strongest side FK Budućnost (1-0).
Until the mid 1990s, FK Iskra played only in the third and fourth division, without significant successes. On season 1993–94, FK Iskra made huge successes, with the 'double' on Republic level. The team from Danilovgrad became a champion of the Montenegrin Republic League and, for the first time in history, title of Montenegrin Republic Cup winner. That gained them promotion to the 1994-95 Yugoslav Second League and the very first performance in the Yugoslav Cup. After poor performance, FK Iskra finished 19th in the Second League, so were relegated to the third-tier competition. In the 1994–95 FR Yugoslavia Cup, FK Iskra made surprise in the first leg, with a victory against First league member FK Sloboda (2:0). But, in the Round of 16, FK Iskra were eliminated by Yugoslav title-holder FK Partizan (0-3; 0-10). During the next period, FK Iskra played between Yugoslav Second League and Montenegrin League. In the second tier, the team from Danilovgrad participated in season 1996–97, and from 2000 to 2003.
Following Montenegrin independence (2006), FK Iskra played in Second and Third League, but first notable successes came after 2013. On season 2013–14, FK Iskra won the champion title in the Third League. Next year, after the hard struggle with FK Dečić, FK Iskra became the champion of the Second League. With that result, FK Iskra gained their historical, first-ever promotion to the Montenegrin First League.[5]
On their debut in the First League (season 2015-16), FK Iskra finished at 10th position, but remained a member of top-tier after the playoffs against FK Bratstvo (6-0; 2-2).
Next three seasons, FK Iskra finished in the middle of the table and notable success came on season 2019-20. Team from Danilovgrad finished third and gained their first-ever performances in European competitions. During the season, FK Iskra made numerous impressive results, including the big victory against title-holder FK Budućnost (4-1). After that success, the team qualified for 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.

First League Record

For the first time, FK Iskra played in Montenegrin First League on season 2015–16. Below is a list of FK Iskra scores in First League by every single season.

Season Pos G W D L GF GA
2015–16 10 33 7 13 13 29 51
2016–17 6 33 14 7 12 29 32
2017–18 7 36 12 9 15 33 34
2018–19 5 36 13 11 12 46 39
2019–20 3 31 15 8 8 43 33
2020–21 8 36 9 17 10 28 29
2021–22 4 36 15 6 15 48 45
2022–23 10 36 7 10 19 33 58

Honours

European record

As of 14 July 2022

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2020–21 UEFA Europa League PR Andorra FC Santa Coloma 0–0 (4–3 p)
Q1 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–1
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Q1 Albania Laçi 0–1 0–0 0–1
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • Q1: First qualifying round

Players

Current squad

As of 19 April 2023[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Montenegro MNE Filip Mitrović
4 MF Montenegro MNE Vladimir Boljević
5 DF Montenegro MNE Nikola Vukotić
6 DF United States USA Danilo Radjen
7 MF Japan JPN Arihiro Sentoku
8 MF Montenegro MNE Petar Pavlićević
9 FW Montenegro MNE Darko Nikač
10 FW Montenegro MNE Milos Kalezić
11 FW Montenegro MNE Đorđe Šaletić
14 MF Montenegro MNE Halil Muharemović
15 MF Montenegro MNE Branislav Janković
19 DF Montenegro MNE Ognjen Obradović (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Montenegro MNE Zarko Popović
22 MF Montenegro MNE Vladislav Rogosic
23 MF Montenegro MNE Mario Gjolaj
25 GK Montenegro MNE Marko Kordić
28 MF Montenegro MNE Andrija Kolundzić
30 DF Montenegro MNE Andrej Pupović
38 MF Montenegro MNE Andrija Rajović
47 MF Montenegro MNE Bogdan Obradović
50 GK Montenegro MNE Vojislav Radusinović
77 FW Montenegro MNE Mihailo Perović
80 DF Montenegro MNE Stefan Knezević
99 FW Montenegro MNE Pavle Pavicević

Notable players

Below is the list of former Iskra 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 Iskra Danilovgrad players.

Historical list of coaches

Stadium

FK Iskra plays its home games at Braća Velašević Stadium. The pitch is built on the Zeta riverbank, at the centre of town. After the last reconstruction,[7] the capacity of stadium is 2,500 seats and in 2019 floodlights were installed.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 'Crnogorski klubovi u fudbalskim takmičenjima 1946-2016', Podgorica, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1933-1934". Archived from the original on 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  3. ↑ Здравко В. Гавриловић, Од Слоге до Искре: (монографија): 85 година фудбала у Бјелопавлићима 1919-2004
  4. ↑ 'Crnogorski klubovi u fudbalskim takmičenjima 1946-2016', Podgorica, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Iskra novi prvoligaš".
  6. ↑ "Fudbalski savez Crne Gore".
  7. ↑ "Zvanična online prezentacija Opštine Danilovgrad" (PDF).
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