FK Bokelj Kotor

Full name

Fudbalski klub Bokelj Kotor

Short name

BOK

Founded

1922; 102 years ago

Ground

Stadion Pod Vrmcem
Kotor
Montenegro

Capacity

1,000

Chairman

Davor Kumburović

Manager

Zoran Krivokapić

League

Montenegrin Second League

2022–23

Montenegrin Second League, 4th

Home colours

Away colours

Current season

FK Bokelj is a Montenegrin professional football club based in the coastal town of Kotor. They currently compete in the Montenegrin Second League.

History

History of Bokelj started at the second decade of 20th century. The team was founded on 30 July 1922 as SK Primorac.^[1] Primorac played its first game against FK Zrinjski Tivat and won 2-1. In 1926, the team was renamed as FK Bokelj and until 1941 played numerous seasons in the Montenegrin Football Championship. In that period, FK Bokelj played four times in the final of the Montenegrin Championship, but never won it.
After the war, Bokelj started to play in the Montenegrin Republic League in 1947. Only four years later, the team from Kotor were promoted to the Yugoslav Second League (season 1951). From that year to 1991, FK Bokelj played overall nine seasons in the Yugoslav Second League. During the other seasons, the club participated in the Montenegrin Republic League (third rank of football in SFR Yugoslavia), winning the title eight times. Except that, in the period between 1988-1992, Bokelj played four seasons in the new-established Yugoslav Third League.
In 1999, Bokelj gained a new promotion to the Second League, this time in FR Yugoslavia football system. Until 2006, they spent seven consecutive seasons in the Second League, with second place in the 2002-03 season as their biggest success at that time.
Historical success, FK Bokelj made in summer 2007, with their promotion to the Montenegrin First League. First game at top-tier, FK Bokelj played on 11 August 2007, against Rudar in Pljevlja (0:0). Best result, FK Bokelj made in the 2015-16 season, finished in fourth-placed team in the First League. With that success, the team gained its first participation in European Competitions (2016–17 UEFA Europa League), with games against Serbian-side FK Vojvodina. Until now, the club from Kotor played five seasons in the highest league competition in Montenegro.

First League Record

For the first time, Bokelj played in the Montenegrin First League in the 2007–08 season. Below is a list of FK Bokelj scores in the First League by every single season.

Season	Pos	G	W	D	L	GF	GA
2007–08	10	33	8	8	17	24	38
2011–12	11	33	5	6	22	21	57
2014–15	8	33	11	8	14	38	45
2015–16	4	33	17	5	11	43	28
2016–17	10	33	8	12	13	28	34

FK Bokelj in European competitions

For the first time, FK Bokelj played in European competitions in the 2016–17 season. Until now, they played one season in European cups.

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Vojvodina	1–1	0–5	1–6

Honours and achievements

Montenegrin Second League – 2
- Winners (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
- Runners-up (2): 2006–07, 2012–13
Montenegrin Republic League – 8
- Winners (8): 1947–48, 1950, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1970–71, 1985–86, 1987-88
Montenegrin Republic Cup – 2
- Winners (2): 1948–49, 1973–74

Players

Current squad

As of 25 October 2020^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	MNE	Danilo Bakić
—	DF	MNE	Miloš Banićević
—	GK	MNE	David Bjelica
—	MF	MNE	Srđan Boškoviċ
—	MF	MNE	Vladan Bubanja
—	FW	MNE	Stefan Čađenović
—	FW	MNE	Petar Čavor
—	MF	MNE	Vasilije Čavor
—	MF	MNE	Aleksandar Čolan
—	FW	MNE	Boško Guzina
—	MF	JPN	Yu Horike
—	MF	MNE	Slobodan Ivović
—	DF	MNE	Vojin Jeknić
—	GK	MNE	Aleksandar Karadžić
—	MF	MNE	Toni Katelan
—	MF	MNE	Mitar Kovačević


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	MNE	Igor Marković
—	MF	MNE	Ivan Mićunoviċ
—	FW	MNE	Vuk Milačić
—	FW	MNE	Stefan Moračanin
—	DF	MNE	Sreten Peruničić
—	DF	MNE	Ivan Racković
—	FW	MNE	David Radević
—	GK	MNE	Ivan Radović
—	DF	MNE	Ilija Radulović
—	DF	MNE	Bogdan Rašo
—	DF	MNE	Petar Sklender
—	FW	MNE	Darjan Šušić
—	DF	MNE	Aleksandar Vlahović
—	DF	MNE	Đorđe Vukajlović
—	MF	MNE	Miroslav Zlatičanin
—	DF	MNE	Nikola Vukotic (on loan from FK Iskra Danilovgrad)
—	DF	MNE	Marko Bugarin

Notable players

Below is the list of former Bokelj players who represented their countries at the full international level.

Historical list of coaches

Aleksandar Miljenović (2007 - Nov 2007)
Ivo Donković (26 Nov 2007 - )
Slobodan Drašković (Jul 2010 - Jun 2012)
Ratko Stevović (Jul 2012 - Jun 2013)
Slobodan Drašković (Jul 2013 - Apr 2017)
Milorad Malovrazić (14 Apr 2017 - Jun 2017)^[3]
Marko Vidojević (1 Jul 2017 - 1 Jan 2018)^[4]
Aleksandar Madžar (8 Jan 2018 - Jun 2018)^[5]
Milorad Malovrazić (10 Jul 2018 - 27 Apr 2019)^[6]
Dragan Đorđević (30 Apr 2019 - Dec 2019)^[7]
Slavoljub Bubanja (12 Oct 2019 - Jul 2020)^[8]
Zoran Krivokapić (22 Oct 2020 - )^[9]

Supporters

"Beštije" (The Beasts) is the popular name for FK Bokelj supporters group.^[10] Established in 1986, they are the oldest ultras group from Montenegro. Except FK Bokelj, they are also attending games of PVK Primorac.

Stadium

Main article: Stadion pod Vrmcem

Bokelj's home ground is Stadion pod Vrmcem at the Rakite suburb in Kotor, near the Adriatic coast. Today, stadium has a capacity of about 2,000 seats on one terrace. Except Bokelj's matches, at the stadion pod Vrmcem every year is playing final match of Nikša Bućin Cup, competition for Third League clubs from south Montenegro.
In addition to the main field is an auxiliary field with artificial grass that is used for competitions in the junior categories.

References

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