Montenegro national under-21 football team

Montenegro
NicknameHrabri Sokoli (The Brave Falcons)
AssociationFootball Association of Montenegro
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGoran Perišić
Home stadiumPodgorica City Stadium
FIFA codeMNE
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Montenegro 2–1 Albania 
(Shkodër, Albania; 2 May 2007)
Biggest win
 Malta 0–6 Montenegro 
(26 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Poland 6–0 Montenegro 
(10 October 2016)

The Montenegro national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Montenegro and is controlled by the Football Association of Montenegro. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1994-2006 Part of  Serbia and Montenegro
2009 Qualifying Stage 8 2 2 4 5 12
2011 Qualifying Stage 8 4 1 3 9 11
2013 Qualifying Stage 8 3 2 3 14 8
2015 Qualifying Stage 8 3 2 3 12 11
2017 Qualifying Stage 10 4 4 2 13 11
2019 Qualifying Stage 10 3 2 5 15 15
2021 Qualifying Stage 10 2 1 7 11 13
2023 Qualifying Stage 10 3 2 5 14 17
2025 Qualifying Stage 10 2 1 7 8 19
Total 0/9 87 27 19 40 106 125

2027 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

Main article: 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 6 6 0 0 18 1 +17 18 Final tournament — 2–1 2–0 30 Sep '26 3–0 27 Mar '26
2  Italy 6 5 0 1 17 5 +12 15 Play-offs 5 Oct '26 — 2–1 4–0 26 Mar '26 5–1
3  Montenegro 6 3 0 3 9 11 −2 9 31 Mar '26 1–4 — 2–0 3–2 5 Oct '26
4  Sweden 6 3 0 3 8 13 −5 9 0–6 31 Mar '26 27 Mar '26 — 5 Oct '26 3–0
5  North Macedonia 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 0–1 0–1 30 Sep '26 1–4 — 2–1
6  Armenia 6 0 0 6 3 17 −14 0 0–4 30 Sep '26 1–2 0–1 31 Mar '26 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2025. Source: UEFA

Recent results

10 October 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 Q Montenegro  1–2  North Macedonia DG Arena, Podgorica
15:00
  • Skenderović 10'
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15 October 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 Q Montenegro  0–2  Spain Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
15:00 Report
Attendance: 2,458[1]
18 November 2019 Friendly Montenegro  1–0  Poland DG Arena, Podgorica
 Report

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the European championship qualification matches against Armenia and Italy on 14 and 18 November 2025 respectively.[2]

Caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2025, after the match against North Macedonia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Benjamin Krijestarac (2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 5 0 Bokelj
22 1GK Balša Radanović (2007-05-02) 2 May 2007 1 0 Rudar
12 1GK Vasilije Stojanović (2006-12-15) 15 December 2006 0 0 Mornar
2DF Velimir Ljutica (2005-11-01) 1 November 2005 3 0 Mornar
2DF Stefan Melentijević (2004-03-20) 20 March 2004 11 0 Primorje
2DF Milan Roganović (2005-10-28) 28 October 2005 3 0 Partizan
2DF Damjan Dakić (2003-05-26) 26 May 2003 9 0 Budućnost
2DF Marko Franeta (2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 6 1 Petrovac
2DF Nikola Vuković (2004-12-05) 5 December 2004 15 0 Petrovac
2DF Bojan Damjanović (2006-06-06) 6 June 2006 5 1 Sutjeska
2DF Balša Vukotić (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 5 0 Grafičar
3MF Nemanja Carević (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 4 0 Petrovac
3MF Dragan Miranović (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 8 0 Petrovac
3MF Kristijan Radunović (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 1 0 Bokelj
3MF Lazar Savović (2008-01-12) 12 January 2008 2 0 Budućnost
3MF Danilo Vukanić (2006-08-11) 11 August 2006 4 1 Budućnost
3MF Medo Juković (2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 9 2 Sutjeska
3MF Nenad Krivokapić (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 7 0 Sutjeska
3MF Lazar Knežević (2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 7 0 Mladost DG
4FW Balša Radusinović (2004-07-03) 3 July 2004 2 0 Dečić
8 4FW Balša Mrvaljević (2005-09-03) 3 September 2005 10 3 Mladost DG
4FW Vladimir Perišić (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 8 1 Košice
4FW Filip Perović (2006-07-18) 18 July 2006 20 6 LASK

Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Luka Boričić (2002-05-18) 18 May 2002 2 0 Rudar Pljevlja v.  Albania, 20 November 2022
DF Nikola Vukotić (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 1 0 Iskra Danilovgrad v.  Albania, 20 November 2022
DF Bojan Adžić (2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 0 0 Brodarac v.  Albania, 20 November 2022
DF Kerem Sari (2002-12-21) 21 December 2002 0 0 Holstein Kiel v.  Albania, 20 November 2022
MF Đorđe Šaletić (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 4 0 Iskra Danilovgrad v.  Albania, 20 November 2022
MF Lazar Stanišić (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 0 0 Zeta v.  Albania, 20 November 2022
FW Damjan Mugoša (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 1 0 Mladost Donja Gorica v.  Albania, 20 November 2022
FW Andrija Radulović (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 1 0 Mladost Novi Sad v.  Albania, 20 November 2022
FW Balša Tošković (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 1 0 Jezero v.  Albania, 20 November 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] cg-fudbal.com: Evo koliko je gledalaca pratilo meč između Crne Gore i Španije (in Serbian). 16 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Selection for matches against Armenia and Italy" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 9 November 2025.
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