FK Dečić (Montenegrin: ФК Дечић; Albanian: FK Deçiq), known as Dečić Admiral Bet for sponsorship reasons, is a Montenegrin professional football club from Tuzi. Currently, the club is a member of the Montenegrin First League. It is a part of the Dečić sporting club.

Dečić
Full nameFudbalski klub Dečić Tuzi
Nickname(s)Plavi (The Blues)
Short nameDEČ
Founded1926; 98 years ago (1926)
GroundStadion Tuško Polje
Tuzi, Montenegro
Capacity2,000
ChairmanPal Dreshaj
ManagerMilorad Peković
LeagueMontenegrin First League
2023–24Montenegrin First League, 1st of 10
Current season

History

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Founded in 1926, the club is named after the Dečić hill. The team played only non-league matches in the period before World War II. The first official competition in which FK Dečić participated was the lowest-tier Fourth League – Central, in which they participated until the beginning of the seventies. In that era, a big local rivalry between FK Dečić and neighbouring FK Zeta was born. The first significant success during the SFR Yugoslavia era was the Fourth League championship title in 1972–73, which meant promotion to the third-tier competition Montenegrin Republic League.[1]

For most of their seasons until the end of the 20th century, FK Dečić was in the Republic League, with few relegations to the Fourth League. Dečić's best successes were in the 1988=89 season, when they finished in third place in the Montenegrin Republic League and 1989–90, when they were runners-up. Dečić had their best result to date in 2003–04. After a struggle against FK Lovćen, the team from Tuzi won the championship title in the Republic League and secured a 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.[2] The next year, Dečić finished in seventh place.[3]

After Montenegrin independence, FK Dečić became a member of the Montenegrin First League (season 2006-07), which was a historical result of the team from Tuzi. Dečić played its first game in the First League on 12 August 2006, a 1-1 draw against FK Mogren in Budva. A week later, FK Dečić played its first top-division match at the renovated stadium in Tuzi against Montenegro's strongest side, FK Budućnost, a 0–3 result in front of 3,000 spectators.[3] That was a record attendance on FK Dečić home games.
Up to 2012, FK Dečić spent six consecutive seasons in the First League. After the 2011–12 season, the team was relegated to the Montenegrin Second League.

In the following seasons, the club often went back and forth with promotions and relegations between the First and Second League, with a final return to the top division in the 2015-16 season, after a great result in the First League playoff matches against FK Mogren (2–1; 5–0). During the next two seasons, with head coaches Viktor Trenevski and Edis Mulalić, FK Dečić made significant results in the First League, finishing in the upper half of the table. An era of good results came to an end after the 2017-18 season, as FK Dečić finished at the bottom and was relegated to the Second League.

Two years later, the team from Tuzi, as champion of the 2019-20 Montenegrin Second League, made another comeback to the top tier. They would start the 2020–21 Montenegrin First League with a promising 2–0 win at home against the former Montenegrin First League champions FK Budućnost. That season was the most successful start to a season in the club's history.

Talent production

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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

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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.

Season Pos G W D L GF GA
2006–07 10 33 8 10 15 29 46
2007–08 7 33 10 8 15 26 37
2008–09 11 33 9 4 20 23 45
2009–10 9 33 8 11 14 27 35
2010–11 6 33 10 9 14 24 33
2011–12 10 33 10 4 19 34 51
2013–14 12 33 5 9 19 32 61
2015–16 6 33 11 6 16 38 49
2016–17 5 33 14 8 11 27 32
2017–18 12 36 3 12 21 25 64
2020–21 3 36 13 15 8 39 28
2021–22 3 36 15 11 10 54 44
2022–23 4 36 12 14 10 44 37
2023–24 1 36 20 10 6 55 27

Honours and achievements

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European record

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As of match played 15 August 2024

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR   Drita 0–1 1–2 1–3
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR   Dinamo Minsk 1–2 1–1 2–3
2024–25 UEFA Champions League 1QR   The New Saints 1–1 0–3 1–4
UEFA Conference League 2QR   Dinamo Batumi 0–0 2–0 2−0
3QR   HJK 2–1 (a.e.t.) 0–1 2–2 (3–4 p)
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round

Players

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Current squad

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As of 23 August 2024[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MNE Igor Nikić
3 DF   MNE Robert Gjelaj
4 DF   MNE Stefan Milić
5 DF   MNE Žarko Tomašević
6 MF   MNE Luka Malešević
7 MF   MNE Draško Božović
8 MF   BRA Caique Chagas
9 FW   MNE Ilir Camaj
10 MF   MNE Asmir Kajević
11 MF   ARG Ian Puleio
12 MF   SRB Alen Mašović
13 GK   MNE Pavle Velimirović
14 MF   MNE Andrej Bajović
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   MNE Pjeter Ljuljđuraj
16 MF   MNE Matija Božanović
17 MF   MNE Leon Ujkaj
18 DF   MNE Lazar Maraš
20 MF   MNE Petar Sekulović
22 DF   MNE Jonathan Drešaj (captain)
24 DF   MNE Bogdan Milić
28 DF   MNE Demir Krkanović
33 FW   MNE Ognjen Stijepović
50 FW   SRB Bojan Matić
55 MF   MNE Anel Asović
74 DF   MNE Saša Balić
77 FW   MNE Vuk Striković

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF   MNE Kristijan Vulaj (at Mladost DG until 10 June 2024)

Notable players

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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 have represented their countries at the full international level:

Historical list of coaches

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  • Official sponsor: Castellana
  • Official kit supplier: Macron

Stadium

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FK Dečić's home ground is Stadion Tuzi, built in 2006. The stadium was renovated several times;[13][14] today it has a capacity of 2,000 seats between two stands. The next phase of works will be the expansion of the western stand,[15] and after that, capacity of the stadium will be 3,000 seats. In addition to the main field, there is an auxiliary field with artificial grass that is used for competitions in the junior categories.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 'Crnogorski klubovi u fudbalskim takmičenjima 1946–2016', Podgorica, 2016.
  2. ^ "Serbia and Montenegro 2004/05". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Serbia and Montenegro 2005/06". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ https://fscg.me/takmicenja/meridianbet-1-cfl/ Football Association of Montenegro
  5. ^ Roster - FCSG
  6. ^ Fuad Krkanović ponovo na klupi Dečića - Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
  7. ^ Viktor Trenevski preuzeo Dečić - Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
  8. ^ Rastali se Savović i Dečić - Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
  9. ^ Mulalić: Hvala igračima, ovo je njihova pobjeda - Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
  10. ^ Mirko Marić trener Dečića - Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
  11. ^ Trenevski ponovo vodi Dečić - Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
  12. ^ Mulalić se vratio u Dečić - Vijesti (in Montenegrin)
  13. ^ "eKapija - Login". www.ekapija.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Povećan kapacitet stadiona FK Dečić". www.srbijasport.net. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Ne računaju na dvoranu u Beglacima". dan.co.me. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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Association 2
INTERN 1
Note 4