FK Bokelj

FK Bokelj Kotor

Full name	Fudbalski klub Bokelj Kotor
Short name	BOK
Founded	1922; 102 years ago (1922)
Ground	Stadion Pod Vrmcem Kotor Montenegro
Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Davor Kumburović
Manager	Zoran Krivokapić
League	Montenegrin First League
2023–24	Montenegrin Second League, 1st (promoted)
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 First League.

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 and 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.

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.

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

• Montenegrin Second League – 3
  • Winners (3): 2010–11, 2013–14, 2023–24
  • 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

As of 10 September 2024^[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 1 GK  MNE Suad Ličina 2 DF  BIH Denis Kovačević 3 DF  MNE Nemanja Petrović 5 DF  MNE Nikola Vukotić 7 FW  MNE Lazar Pajović 8 MF  MNE Fatih Muković 9 FW  MNE Dejan Pepić 10 MF  MNE Igor Poček 11 FW  BIH Danilo Šipovac 13 GK  MNE Aleksej Tešović 14 MF  JPN Eiki Mori 15 DF  MNE Drago Bumbar 17 DF  MNE Stefan Mršulja

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  MNE Balša Ćetković 19 MF  JPN Yuma Suwa 20 FW  MNE Vladan Kordić 22 FW  MNE Vasilije Čavor 23 DF  MNE Petar Sklender 24 DF  MNE Nebojša Obradović 25 MF  MNE Žarko Vilotijević 27 MF  MNE Balša Radević 29 DF  MNE Marko Čavor 31 FW  MNE Dejan Perović 33 DF  MNE Bogdan Rašo 88 GK  MNE Stefan Spasojević — FW  MNE Matija Kuč (on loan from Arsenal Tivat)

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

"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.

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.

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• Official sponsor: Port of Kotor
• Official kit supplier: Joma

• Stadion pod Vrmcem
• Kotor
• Montenegrin First League
• Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946–2006)

• Team profile at Weltfussballarchiv. Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine.