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, the two teams played their first matches before the Second World War. First matches in official competitions, Budućnost and Sutjeska played in the Montenegrin Football Championship (1922-1940). The first official game was played on 9 October 1932 in Nikšić, and Budućnost won 2–1. During the period before the Second World War, two teams played four official games - FK Budućnost under the name RSK Budućnost and FK Sutjeska under the name SK Hercegovac.

The first derby after the War was held in April 1946, when the two clubs played matches in the Montenegrin Republic League, for promotion to the inaugural season of the Yugoslav First League. Until now, there were 107 official games between Budućnost and Sutjeska.

As a match of main and strongest clubs from two biggest Montenegrin cities, the derby became popular among the citizens from the early history. Some of the highest attendances in Montenegrin football were recorded at the games of Montenegrin Derby. From the 1980s, 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

Runs

  • Most consecutive draws: 4 games, ''2018-2019''
    Budućnost
  • Longest unbeaten run: 17 games, 2000-2010
  • Longest winning streak: 9 games, 1932-1953
  • Longest run without conceded goal: 4 games, ''2004-2007''
    Sutjeska
  • Longest unbeaten run: 9 games, 2017-2019
  • Longest winning streak: 3 games, 2017; 2018
  • Longest run without conceded goal: 3 games, ''1969-1971, 2017''

Attendance

Attendance by venue

''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
1932Montenegrin ChampionshipSutjeskaBudućnost1:2W/A
1933Montenegrin ChampionshipBudućnostSutjeska7:1W/A
1934Montenegrin ChampionshipBudućnostSutjeska2:0W/A
1934Montenegrin ChampionshipSutjeskaBudućnost1:4W/A
1946Montenegrin Republic LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:34,000
1946Montenegrin Republic LeagueBudućnostSutjeska7:22,500
1950Yugoslav CupSutjeskaBudućnost0:24,000
1952Montenegrin Republic LeagueBudućnostSutjeska3:05,000
1952Montenegrin Republic LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:23,000
1953Montenegrin Republic LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:24,000
1953Montenegrin Republic LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:25,000
1958Yugoslav CupBudućnostSutjeska3:22,000
1960Yugoslav Second LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:04,500
1961Yugoslav Second LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:25,000
1961Yugoslav Second LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:05,000
1962Yugoslav Second LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:08,000
1963Yugoslav Second LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost5:27,000
1964Yugoslav Second LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:012,000
1964Yugoslav CupSutjeskaBudućnost2:35,000
1965Yugoslav Second LeagueBudućnostSutjeska0:35,000
1966Yugoslav Second LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost3:27,000
1967Yugoslav Second LeagueBudućnostSutjeska3:06,000
1968Yugoslav Second LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost3:17,000
1968Yugoslav Second LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:19,000
1969Yugoslav Second LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:010,000
1969Yugoslav Second LeagueBudućnostSutjeska0:08,000
1970Yugoslav Second LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:010,000
1970Yugoslav Second LeagueBudućnostSutjeska0:07,000
1971Yugoslav Second LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:111,000
1973Yugoslav Second LeagueBudućnostSutjeska3:08,000
1974Yugoslav Second LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:16,000
1974Yugoslav Second LeagueBudućnostSutjeska3:016,000
1975Yugoslav Second LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:312,000
1984Yugoslav First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:110,000
1985Yugoslav First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:010,000
1985Yugoslav First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:18,000
1986Yugoslav First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost5:57,000
1986Yugoslav First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:110,000
1987Yugoslav First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost2:08,000
1987Yugoslav First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:15,000
1988Yugoslav First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:26,000
1991Yugoslav First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:03,000
1992Yugoslav First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:05,000
1992FRY First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost3:11,500
1993FRY First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:11,000
1994FRY First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:22,000
1994FRY First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska3:02,500
1995FRY First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:01,500
1995FRY First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska5:12,000
1999FRY First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:03,000
2000FRY First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska0:04,000
2000FRY First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:13,000
2001FRY First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska4:32,000
2004SCG First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:14,000
2005SCG First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:05,000
2006Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:01,000
2007Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:03,000
2007Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:13,000
2007Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:14,000
2007Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:02,000
2008Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska4:05,000
2008Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska3:24,000
2009Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:05,000
2009Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:15,000
2009Montenegrin CupBudućnostSutjeska1:12,500
2009Montenegrin CupSutjeskaBudućnost0:13,000
2009Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:13,500
2010Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost3:15,000
2010Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost2:03,000
2010Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:11,500
2011Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:23,500
2011Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska3:02,000
2011Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:03,000
2012Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost2:34,000
2012Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska3:01,500
2012Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:03,000
2012Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:02,500
2013Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:37,000
2013Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska0:0W/A
2013Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:14,000
2014Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:14,500
2014Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:23,000
2015Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:33,500
2015Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:11,500
2015Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:02,000
2016Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska0:04,000
2016Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:42,000
2016Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:13,000
2017Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska4:24,000
2017Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:03,000
2017Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:02,000
2017Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:03,000
2017Montenegrin CupBudućnostSutjeska2:02,500
2017Montenegrin CupSutjeskaBudućnost0:12,500
2017Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska3:11,200
2018Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost3:21,500
2018Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:31,000
2018Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost2:11,800
2018Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:1700
2019Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost2:23,500
2019Montenegrin CupBudućnostSutjeska0:02,000
2019Montenegrin CupSutjeskaBudućnost1:13,000
2019Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska0:22,000
2019Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:42,500
2019Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:23,000
2020Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:0W/A
2020Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:0W/A
2020Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:1W/A
2021Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:1W/A
2021Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:1W/A
2021Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:01,000
2021Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska3:33,000
2022Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost2:21,500
2022Montenegrin CupBudućnostSutjeska3:02,500
2022Montenegrin CupSutjeskaBudućnost1:2800
2022Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska4:21,200
2022Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:03,000
2022Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:11,000
2022Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:1W/A
2023Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost2:2W/A
2023Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:2W/A
2023Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:01,800
2024Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:11,100
2024Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:24,500
2024Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska1:11,000
2024Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:11,800
2025Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska2:02,500
2025Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost1:32,100
2025Montenegrin First LeagueBudućnostSutjeska0:11,500
2025Montenegrin First LeagueSutjeskaBudućnost0:21,000

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 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 to 2007 edition until today.
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1st11111111111
2nd22222222222222
3rd33
4th444
5th5
6th
7th7
8th88
9th
10th
11th1111
12th

Key
Budućnost
Sutjeska

Honours

FK Budućnost

National Championships – 5
National Cups – 4
Championships – 4
International – 1

FK Sutjeska

National Championships – 5
National Cups – 1
Championships

Supporters

One of the crucial aspects of the Montenegrin Derby are the supporters. The supporters of Budućnost are named Varvari while the 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.