FK Zeta (Serbian: Фудбалски клуб Зета, Fudbalski klub Zeta) is a football club from Montenegro. It is based in Golubovci, a suburb of Podgorica.
History
The club was formed in 1927 as FK Danica. In 1945 it was renamed to FK Napredak. In 1955 it was renamed to FK Zeta. From the end of World War II until 1962 Zeta competed in the local Titograd municipal area league. That year they finally gained promotion to the provincial league of Montenegro where they played until 1996 when they qualified for competition at federal level in Second Federal League. Year 1996 was also significant because club was taken over by controversial businessman and former JSO paramilitary Radojica "Rajo" Božović who is still at Zeta's helm. In 2000, the club made its long-awaited final step forward, gaining promotion to the Yugoslav First Federal League. Though still playing in the dilapitated Trešnjica Stadium, the club has made enormous strides from the days when it was basically a semi-professional side. Zeta finished the 2004/2005 season in third place in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro, just behind Belgrade powerhouses Partizan and Red Star. That success allowed the club to compete in UEFA Cup where it put in a decent showing. Additionally, Zeta started producing notable young talent like Miloš Marić who transferred to Greek giants Olympiakos in the Summer of 2004, as well as brothers Bojan and Nenad Brnović, and Branimir Petrović who were all signed by Partizan, and most recently Milanko Rašković and Nikola Trajković who transferred to Red Star Belgrade. Following Montenegro's independence the club won the inaugrual Montenegrin First League in 2006-07 and were the country's first representatives in the UEFA Champions League for 2007-08. After beating FBK Kaunas in the First Qualifying Round they lost against Rangers in the Second Qualifying Round. During the home tie against Rangers, a minority of Zeta fans were heard racially abusing American DaMarcus Beasley and French teammate Jean-Claude Darcheville, prompting an UEFA investigation.[1]
Current team
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 13 |
 |
DF |
Nikola Franović |
| 14 |
 |
DF |
Branislav Vukomanović |
| 15 |
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DF |
Srđan Nikić |
| 16 |
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MF |
Aleksandar Kaluđerović |
| 26 |
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MF |
Ivan Knežević |
| 28 |
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MF |
Vladimir Boljević |
| 34 |
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MF |
Blažo Igumanović |
| 39 |
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FW |
Marko Đuretić |
| 20 |
 |
MF |
Carlos Mendes |
| 23 |
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MF |
Oliveira Do Valle Savio |
| 33 |
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DF |
Albuquwrque Marcelo |
| 40 |
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FW |
Danilo Ćulafić |
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Squad changes just before and during 2007/08 season
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Honours
References
External links
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